CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKETS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1890, 11 May 1889, Page 4

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKETS.

At the Addington Yards on Wednesday, there was a medium entry of all classes yarded. Fat Cattle—A moderate entry of the usual sort, consisting mostly of heavy-weight bullocks. Prices showed a slight improvement. The market was topped hy a grand line of bullocks, which went from £8 5s to £9 7s 6d. Others sold at £4, £4 7s 6d, to £G 12s; heifers, from £3 to £4 17s, and fat cows at from £4 2s 6d to £6 12s. Store Cattle—Yearlings sold at from £1 to £1 15s; two-year-olds went up to £2 18s, at which price a line of nice steers were sold, while good bullocks changed hands at from £3 to £4 ss, which is a slight improvement on late quotations. Dairy Cattle—Some really good springers realised from £6 10s to £8 ; others, £3 to £5, Calves— Yery prime realised from Store Sheep—A poor entry. Old ewes sold from 4s 6d to 6s; a line of lambs went at 3s, and wethers at from 2s 9d to 3s 6d. Fat Sheep—The entry was smaller than usual, and prices showed a alight advance. One line of crossbred wethers brought 18s 6d a head, and a line of very large crossbreds from the Eiverslea Estate fetched 18s. What few merinos there ware commanded good prices; a line of particularly well-bred wethers went up to lls 9d a head. Best wether mutton sold at from 2d to per lb, and ewe do at a shade less. The N.Z.L, and M.A. Go. sold for the Eiverslea Estate 106 crossbred wethers at 15s 3d to 18s, and 150 ewes from 10s 6d to 14s. Lambs—A medium entry. Prices showed no improvement on late quotations. Best lambs fetched from 6s 6d to 7s 6d. £1 to £ll3s. Pigs—Prices remain firm at late rates. Baconers realised up to 3fd per lb. DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS,

The following is the report for the week ending Wednesday:— Wheat The market for this cereal continues very dull, only choicest lots meeting with any attention at the hands of buyers. If holders would agree to accept slightly reduced rates a considerable business would be done. Por ordinary qualities only fowl feed rates are offered, and there is a good demand at that price, which, however, holders are not prepared to accept. Prime milling (Tuscan), 4s to 4s 2d ; velvet, Ss 9d to 3s lid ; red straw, 3s 8d to lOd; medium to good, 8s 4d to 3s 6d; fowls’ feed, 8s to 3s 4d (ex store). Oats—Since last report there has, been considerably more activity in this grain and prices were firmly maintained. Prime milling, 2s 7|d to 2s Bid; best short feed, 2s 7d to 2s 7M; medium, 2s 5d to 2s 6d; inferior, 2s 3d to 2s 4-kl (ex store). Barley—Malstors are still buying sparingly, and only extra prime samples. Por medium and inferior there is no demand. Malting 3s 7d to 3s 9d; medium, 3s Ocl to 3s 6d (ex store.

Ryegrass Seed —Undressed 2s 6d to Ss; dressed, 3s Gd to 4s. The demand for cocksfoot shows no improvement; quotations are 2-|d to 3Jd per lb. Potatoes—The market is somewhat languid; quotations are: Eor Northern, ! 86s; Southern, 72s 6d to 75s per ton, Piga-rWell fed, well butchered, not too fat, up to 1801 b, 4d to 4*d; others, 3d to 3£d. Hams, in cloth, 9d; flitches and rolls, 6^d. Chaff—Well cut heavy riddled oaten sheaf, £3 15s to £4; medium, £3 5s to £3 10s. Onions—£l3. Turnips, £1 per ton. Carrots, £2, Straw—(Oaten and wheaten), 40s. Hay, oaten, clover and ryegrass, 60s to 655. Butter —The market is very sluggish, and very little is doing at lOd (kegs extra). Principal buyers will not pay above 9d. Eggs very scarce. Honey—Best extracted, 4?d to 4|d (kegs extra). Cheese—Best factory, s|d; loaves, 6£d (cases extra). Akaroa (large), sd; loaves, s|d. Hides—All lots arriving are readily seld at prices as under: Best heavies, 3d to medium, 2|d to 2fd; inferior, l|d to 2d; bulls’ and slippy, l?d to Ifd, Tallow—The demand is good. Prime rendered is worth 18s to 19s; mixed quality, 15s to 16s; rough fat 9s to 10s. Sheepskins There was a further slight advancement on Monday last, both in country consignments and butchers’ trade lines. In. the latter, heavy-woolled skins brought 4s to 4a sd; medium to good, 2s lOd to 3s 8d; short-woolled, 2s 3d to 2s 8d; green merinos, Is lOd to 2s 4d; green lambskins, 2s 3d to 3s 8d ; dry country skin, Is fid to 4s fid, according to weight and quality; full wools to 6s; pelts, 6d to Is 6d. Mr John Grindley reports having sold, on behalf of the Waimate Estate, 18,800 bushels malting barley at 3s 6d per bushel (bags 7d each) on trucks at Studholme Junction, for export to Australia. DUNEDIN STOCK MARKET. At the Burnside Yards on Wednesday the following business was transacted : Eat Cattle—lßß head yarded. The quality was about up to the average. There was a slight advance on prime lines. Best bullocks sold at £7 5s to £lO 7s fid; medium, £4 10s to £6 15s; cows and heifers, £3 17s 6d to £5 7s Gd. Reid, Maclean and Co. sold for Mr A. Grant, 4 fat bullocks at £7 17s 6cl, and 2at £7 10s. Wright, Stephenson and Go. sold for Mr Jas. Guild (frevenna), 6 prime bullocks (medium weights) at from £8 2a 6d to £9, John Grindley (on behalf of the Earners’ Agency Company, Limited) sold for Mr Jas. Guild (Trevenna), 5 prime bullocks at £9 2s fid to £lO 7s 6d, average £9lls. Eat Calves—Eive brought 17s 6d each. Eat Sheep—2962 yarded, mostly good to prime, and a rise of nearly Is per head took place. Heavy weight and crossbred wethers sold at Horn 14s to 15s 9d ; average classes, 12s 6d to to 13s 6d; lighter sheep, 11b to 12s; prime crossbred maiden ewes, 12s 9d to 14s; crossbred ewes of mixed ages, 10s to 12a; merino wethers, 6s to Bs. Eat Lambs —214 penned, Good realised 9s to 10s; inferior 6s to 7s 6d. Pigs—22B yarded, all classes represented. Prices slightly advanced. Good lines of “ baconers ” sold at from 40s to 565; extra prime, 60s to 68s; porkers, 28s 6d to 345; stores, 14s to 235; suckers, 5s 6d to 10s 3d.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Melbouene, May 8. The grain market is quiet. Wheat, 5s 6d to 5a 7d, New Zealand oats, in view of large shipments, are dull at 3a 9|d, Barley—Cape, 3s 6d; malting, 5s 3d to 6s sd. Bran, steady, la 3d to la s|d. Maize—Sydney, 4s 7d to 4s Bd. Elour—Stone-made, £ll 15a; roller, £l2 sa, Sydney, May 8. Wheat —Tuscan is selling largely up to 4s lOd, and a little more for seed samples on the spot; chick wheat, 3s 6d to 3s 9d; milling, New Zealand, full supply, 4s 4d to 4s 6d; Adelaide 5s 4d to 5s 6d. New Zealand flour— Stone-made, £lO 5s to £11; roller brands, £ll 10a. An improved demand for the latter is expected now the winter is coming on, as the bakers show less hesitation in using New Zealand flour in cold weather. Maize, 2a 9d to 3s 3d; best dry sorts in good demand. Oats, 3s 3d to 3s 4d; bright heavy milling, market dull. Bran, steady, Is o|d ; New Zealand chaff, £5 to £6 on —good demand; pollard, firm and scarce, Is 2d on the spot; onious, £l4to £l4 10s; blue prussiau pe&s, 4s 3d to 4s sd, Potatoes —New Zealand, £4 10s; Tasmanian, £5 ss. Barley—Cape, dull, 3s 2d to 3s 4d ; English, 4s 6cl. Ryegrass seed, scarce, 8s Gd to 3s 9d. Cheese, plentiful, 7d to 7|d; loaf, Bd, Butter Local, Is ; factory-made, good supply. Is 6d; New Zealand, dairy, 9d to Is; separator-made, Is to Is 2d. Best qualities are scarce and in demand ; off-sorts are plentiful and dull of sale. Bacon—Best New Zealand light cuts are 9|-d to lOd; hams, Is. Adelaide, May S. Wheat—At ont-ports, 4s 8d to 4s 9d for farmers’ lots; Port Adelaide, 4s lOd ; shipping parcels, ss. I'lour —Stoue-made, £ll ss; roller, £l2. Bran, lid; pollard, Isld; New Zealand

oats, 4s 3d to 4s 4d; best China whi te sugars, £29 10s. ENGLISH MARKETS. London, May 7. The wheat cargo by the Glen Huntley, from Lyttelton, was sold at 34s 3d. The Times states that American mine-owners have agreed to restrict the production of copper. New Zealand prime selected mutton is quoted at 4fd, Leather—Best sides, 8d to B|d. May 8. There is a general decline of 6d in the English market. The Continental market is steady, while the American is depressed.