COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1928, 10 August 1889, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORT.

GERALDINE. Messrs J, Muudi'il and Co. report sales for tbe,-week ending Saturday, 9th August, 1889, 83 follows At the Geraldine yards on Wednesday there was an average entry of stock sent forward for the day’s sale —viz., 5670 sheep, 59 head of cattle, and 28 pigs. We have to record a drop of about Is 6d per head in fat eiheep. Stores are selling readily, at full market values. Our quotations are as follow: i Sheep—Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes (fat), 14s 4d, 18s, lOd, 12s Id; light-weights, 11s 6d to lls sd; crossbred ewes (in lajmb),, 6s; crossbred hoggets, 10s 9d, ,10s' 9s Id, to 9s. Cattle—Steers (fat),; £5 15s to £4 12s 6d; cows (fat), £4 10s to £4; cows (springing), £4 to £3;/dry cows, £2 17s 6d to £1 10s; yearling .steers and heifers, £1 6s; calves, 10s. '* Pigs—Bacon sorts, £ll9s; small stores, 8s 6d, 7s 6d, to 4s 6d.

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKETS,

At the Addington Yards on Wednesday, entries all round weite not large except fat cattle, of which:there was a large supply. Fat Cattle—The lines submitted included a good few really fine beasts. Nearly .all the lines changed hands at satisfactory rates. ■ Best heavy weight bullocks made from £6 to £8 7s 6d; inferior beasts, from’ £4 to £5 10s ! ; heifers went from £4 10s to £7, and cows up to £6, or from 16g 6d,,t0 17s 6d per 1001 b. Store Cattle—Two-year-old . steers made £3 7s; do heifers, £2 10s; three-year-old steers, £4 6s; and heifers went up to £3 17s 6d.' 1 Dairy Cows—Best cows made from £ss 10s to £7 10s, and inferior ones up to £5 a head. Fat Sheep—The entry of fat sheep was just about sufficient for the demand, being .made up to a large extent of maiden ewes of excellent quality, and a fair, sprinkling of large framed crossbred , Wethers. Prices ’ were; in favor of the sellers. In some cases, for the best sheep, there was as much as 2s a head advance on late rates. Inferior sorts were a shade easier, selling at about 2d per lb, while from 2|d to 2|d was obtainable for best mutton. Merinos were not strongly represented, but what few there were met with a ready market, at prices ranging from 7s 6d to 12s 3d a head. The highest price obtained during the sale was 18s 9d, which was got for some very heavy crossbred wethers. Crossbred ewes made from 10s 6d to 15s lid, and inferior wethers from 7s 6d to 13s a head. H, Matson and Co. (associated with, the N.M. and A. Co.) sold for Mr A. Kelman, 52 crossbred ewes at 13s and 13s Id, and 72. half bred ewes at lls to 12 s sd. Pigs—A very small entry, :The quality all round was poor. Prices for good baconers showed a slight advance on last week’s rates, while porkers, on the other hand, showed a falling, off.

- DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS. The foßowing is the report loir the week ending Wednesday:— Wheat—The market remains without animation, and prices are unaltered. Small lines keep moving off at quotations, but it is difficult to place lines of any extent, except at a considerable concession ( in . price.; ’JEowltf ; continues scarce, with an excellent: demand. , .We quote prime milling, Sa 8d to 3s 10d;_ medium milling, 3s 5d to 3? 7&; s?wls’ yviheat and inferior, 2s 6d to 3s 2d. Oats—Business in this cereal has been somewhat better during the-past week. Millers, who have been well stocked during the season, are once more in the market, and as their requirements are heavy this year prime samples have firmed a little in price. There is only a very limited supply of really prime milling oats 'in the market, and should the present demand continue . prices for this quality are sure to. be at least well maintained,; if not improved. Milling, 2g 9d tq : 2a lOd (sacks extra); short bright feed, 2s 7|d tb ‘2s Sid 1 (sacks; extra); long and discolored feed! 2s 6d to 2s 7d (sack extra); seed (all descriptions), 3s to 3a 3d (sacka extra). Barley—The market still continues dull, and quotations are unaltered.

Potatoes There, is an excellent demand, and all arriving meet with ready sale off truck at quotations. Northern, £4 10s to, £5; Southern, £4 5s to £4 15s.

Chaff—Heavy oatsheaf, £3 10s to £3 15s; mixed chaff, £3 to £3 sa; straw chaff, £1 to £1 10s. Eyegrass Seed—A moderate amount of business is passing in machine dressed perennial, and, an increased demand is certain to set in as the spring advances, i jMachide ‘dressed, 4s to 4s 6d; undressed, 3s te 3s 9d ; Poverty Bay, 5s 6d to 7s (ex store). Cocksfoot is moving off slowly, but will have stronger inquiry further oh. Best, 4d to 4|d ; inferior to medium, 2|-d to 3|-d per lb. • Pigs—Well fed up to 1801 b, heads off, 4id; hams, 8d to ’B£d: flitches and rolls, 6d to 7d. c ' 1 Turnips—l7s to 20s. Carrots~Bss to 40s. Straw Oaten and wheaten, 40s Hay—Oaten, clover, and ryegrass, 65s to 70s.

Butter—Salt, ho demand, and not quotable. Honey 4|(i to 4fH. Cheese—Factory, 5d to s|d ; Akaroa, 4d to 4|d.

Sheepskins—On Tuesday dry crossbreds sold at 2s 8d to 5s 6d; do merinos, 2s 5d to 5s ; a lino of picked merinos up to , 7s. 6d ; dry pelts,and jambs,4d to 2s' 8d ; green crossbred, jss lOd t 0 '3s; do merino®, 4s 4d to 3s; |do lambs, 4s 7d to; 8s sd, i Hides, continue id meet a very dull , sale, with j litijej or no signs of imAuring/, the week all ! forward have been disposed of at, for 'prime, heavies (salted), 2|d to'2fd; | medium, 2d to 2|d | inferior, l|d to lid ; ■ 'bulls’, flippy, T|d to l£d; butchers’ green hides up to 3d per lb. , Tallow—Local Stocks are very low, and there is brisk enquiry. On Monday at auction prime rendered iiealised 16s to ,18s; medium, 14s to ISA; inferior, Us to 14s ; rough fat, 9s fid to 13s.

DUNEDIN; STOCK MARKET.

At the Burnside Yards, on Wednesday the following business was transacted; — " I ; Fak Cattle—l 44 bead -were yarded. The quality was very much below the iaverage; and with the exception of two drafts of about : 3.0 head the bulk forward- were. littlev better than stores. Orly prime quality was in demand, and ruled say 10s per head better than at last week’s, sale ; while middling and inferior sorts were hard to quit, and several pens Had to be turned out unsold. sold at £8 2s 6d to £lO- medium bullocks, £5 6s to £7 ss; cows and heifers, £3los to £6. Fat Sheep—The week’s supply consisted of 507ynerinos and 3346,crossbreds, total 4096., About half were wethers, ranging from prime to medium quality; the balance ewes, principally of medium quality. . A dragging sale resulted. The' , general complaint amongst farmers is scarcity of turnip feeding, the late - severe frostshaving caused the turnips in many cases to give way, and we think that to this cause we must - attribute the last few weeks’ excessive supply. Crossbred wethers sold at lls 3d to 15s 6d; crossbred ewes "sold at 8s 6d to 13s 3d,; merino wethers sold at 5s to Bs. Pigs—24B yarded; fully two-thirds Were porkers and baconers,' the balance mostly suckers. Suckers sold at 8s to lls 6d, stores at 20s to 265,, porkers at 28s to 365, baconers at 89s. to 68s.