COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 July 1920, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

CANTERBURY MARKET. Chrlstchurch, July B. Belated deliveries of wheat continue to be made, but the season is practically over. Opinions in regard to the area to be seeded differ, but the General impression anionjst those In a position to judge, is that the 1921 harvest will be larger, not so much In middle and north Canterbury as In the southern part of the province. The position has Improved during the past few weeks as a result of the Government's appeal, and although several recent ' estimates are considered to be on the extravagant side, it is safe to predict a much larger crop than in 1920. There are few oats offering, and apparently there is little now that Is not in second hands. The atop is the result of inactivity. Prices as between merchants have slightly eased, but to the extent only of about Id. per bushel. The position in regard to potatoes is the same. The North Island is well supplied, and the southern outlet is small. Onions are purchasable at £0 at country stations. Admittedly, (he crop Is not keeping too well, but growers are justified In expecting more when the retail price in the North Island towns is 3d. to 4d. per lb. AUCKLAND STOCK MARKETS, The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report : Wo had a good average entry of dairy and store stock at Westfleld. Best dairy cows, close to profit, made from £ls to £2O; good sound cows £l2 10s to £l4 15s; otherß £9 15s to £l2 ss. Best heifers £ll to £ls 10s; smaller and backward from £7 15s. Yearling to 18-months steers £3 15s to £4 ss. Yearling to 18-months heifers £3 5s to £4 17s. Calves, best. £2 Is to £2 9j; others £1 10s to*£l 19s. The advertised 365 woolly hoggets made £1 4s 6d, the latter taking the whole line. At Westfleld fat stock market choice ox sold to £2 17s per 1001b, prime ox £2 12s to £2 16s, rough and Inferior £2 5s to £2 lis; cow and heifer beef £2 5s to £2 139. Steers, best, £2O to £2B; other steers £l3 to £l9 17a Bd. Cows and heifers £9 to £ls 12s 6d. Sheep sold at late quotations. Extra heajvy prime wethers to £3 4s. Extra heavy prime ewes to £2 12s; heavy prime wethers £2 3s to £2 7s 6d, medium, £1 19s 9d to £2 2s 9d, light, £1 16s to £1 19s 6d, small and unfinished, £1 123 6d to £1 15s 9d; heavy prime ewes £1 15s 9d to £1 19s, medium £1 13s to £1 15s 6d, light £1 9s to £1 123 6d, small and inferior £1 6s 6d to £1 8s 9d. Lambs sold at late quotations. Heavy prime £1 103 to £1 ISs.W medium £1 7s Cd, small and unfinished £1 Is to £1 4s 3d. Calves: Kunners Bold at from £6 10s to £9 12s 6d; vealers, heavy £4 10s to £0 9s, medium £3 5s to £4 9s, light £2 to £3 4s; Inferior and small calves £1 to £1 19s, fresh dropped 9s to 19s. Pigs sold under keen competition at improved prices. Medium to heavy baconers, £5 15s to £8; heavy porkers and light baconers, £4 15s to £5 14s; medium porkers £3 17s to £4 14s, light £2 15s to £3 16s. At Papakura wo held a. special sale, when over the advertised number of 400 sold. Competition was extra keen, high values ruling. Messrs. Walters Bros.' Papakura herd of 22 cows averaged £23 16s. Best dairy cows sold at from £l7 to £29, others £l2 to £ls 15s; backward calvers, £9 to £1 117s'6d; best heifers, £l2 to £lB 10s, others £7 to £ll 15s.