COMMERCIAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2634, 17 March 1894, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

RAM AND EWE FAIR.

There were nearly 6000 entries for the ram and ewe fair at Christchurch on Thursday, the bulk of which were of indifferent to extremely bad quality and condition. Really first class purebred sheep Bold fairly well, but flock rams brough little more than half laßt year's prices,and inferior descriptions Were sold at nominal prices or withdrawn, many not receiving a bid. Shearling Shropshire Down ramß sold at 1 guinea to 4 $ guineas; aged down to 5s 3d ; ram lambs, bred by Messrs Mcßwraith from recently imported stock, 59£ guineas ; another passed atso guineas; two shearlings imported, passed at 75 guineas each ; shearling, imported by Pulley, 52 guineas; shearling bred by John Grigg, 10 guineas ; two shearliugs, bred by E. Menlove, 5 guinea;}Southdown yearlings, half a guinea to 3 guineas; stud rams bred by S. Garforth, from imported stock, 5 guineas to guineas ; half bred shearlings half a guinea to 3 guineas; Lincoln shearliugs, If guineas to 5 guineas ; shearlings, bred byFred. Sutherland, Thornbury, up to 40 guineas ; bred by Henry Overtoil, to 10 guineas; bred by Charles Witheil, to 6 guineas; Border Leicester shearlings, half a guinea to 3 guineas, a few to 8 guineas ; one on account of Little Bros., 20 guineas; on account o'f Mr John Little, one at 30 guineas, and five at 14 guineas. English Leicesters, Romneys, and the balance of the Border Leicesters were sold yesterday. OHBISTCHUHOH STOCK MARKET. M *fo§ AMwZ*- on Yiir<Js ou Wednesday tba entrias. aspjßsaJiy in sheep, were very Fat Cattle—l 93 head of fajt yarded, mostly M«ht weights. The marjc.e}, was much easier. Beef brought from 20s to 22s Gd per 1001 b. Steers sold at £0 10s to £8 17s 6d, heifers £3 12s Od to £7 10s, cows £4 17s Gd to £7 7s 6 d - Store Cattle—ln store enUk there was an average entry, but the sale *m auopr one and prices unquotable. The safe of: daiiy stock was also poor. Fat Sheep—A heavy supply of fat sheep came to hand. Best mutton was Jd lower. The, over supply caused a dull sale for all but the f.'ery primest sortH. Some extra good linea of urgthors brought up to ]Gs. Freezing crossbred ayattopps sold at 12t> to 13s Gd, secondary 8s to #«, foest pposfrbred ewea 9s Gd to lis, secondary 6s to 95., best merino wethers 7s to os, secondary 3s to Gs. Store Sheep—For store sheep there was a draggiug sale owing to over-supply and the number of country sales recently held. Two-tooth crossbreds were quitted at Gs to 10s, crossbred lambs 3s to Bs, crossbred wethers 0s to 9s, crossbred ewes, aged, 2s to Gs, merino wethers 2s Gd to 4s Gd, merino ewes Is to 4s. Fat Lambs —In fat lambs about 2000 flreiva penned. The bulk of the entry was inferior #u4 half fat wetheis. There was a di«ep of U {WW nod pri»e 3 t sorts wsr« -fIWJW

Pigs—About 3000 pigs were yarded, and met with a firm market. Baconers and porkers brought 4d per lb. DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKETS. The following iB the report for the week ending Wednesday : Wheat—Prime Tuscan up to 2s lOd ■.; pearl velvet, 2s 9d ; really extra-hard, good old wheat is saleable up to 3s; medium to good qualities, 2s 7d to 2s B£d (several new samples have been to hand from the north, but none of prime quality) —the demaud is not over brisk; fowls' wheat wanted, 2b 6d to 2s 7d. Go dto prime samples find buyers at quotations. Oats—Market has slightly receded. Prime milling and feed, from Is 8d ; medium to good, Is 6d to Is 7d. samples are to hand. Cape, 2s 4d to 2s 6d; chevalier, 3b 8d to 4s 2d. Potatoes—Supplies very short. Derwents have inquiry, £5. Chaff—Good prime well-cut oaten sheaf, 30*'to S 3 10s. Pigs—Prime quality and suitable sizes, would sell readily at 4|d to 4Jd. Salt Butter—6d per lb, cases in and extra. Cheese—Prime factory (medium sizes), 4Jd; loaf, 5 d per lb; A karoa (large sizes), 4*d to 4Jd; loaf, 4|d. Bacon—Scarce, 7Jd for rolls; hams, 8d toߣd. Onions, 6s 6d to 7s 6d per ewt. Honey—(Extracted), 3Jd to 4£d. Ryegrass—For farmers? best dressed 2s6dto2sßd'; extra good, 2s 9d ; medium, togood, Is 8d tb 2s 4d; machine-dressed, 3s 3d to 4s 3d. Cocksfoot—-4d to 4Jd f.o.b. Lyttelton. Prime heavy machine, sd-and above. Sheepskins—At auction on Tuesday country dry crossbreds, inferior to medium brought Is 9d to 2s lOd; do do merino, Is 5d to Is lOd ; medium to fnll-woolled crossbreds, 3s to 4s 3d ; best, 4s 4d to 4s 9d; extra heavy, 5s to 5s 6d; fullwoolled merinos—good, 2s Id to 3s 2d; best, 3s 3d to 4s; dry peltsj 2d to 1B 4d ; best green crossbred pelts, lslOd to 2s 3d —for special purposes ; when suitable, 3d to 6d more; medium to good,7d to Is 9d; green lambskins—best, 2s to 4d ; medium, Is 5d to Is lid each. Hides—There is no alteration to note in regard to pricej obtaining for these, wellsaved salted ox hides, 601 b and over fetching 2jd to 3d; medium, ljd to 2d ; inferior to"light, Id to l£d per lb. Tallow—The market is steady at late rates—say, for best rendered mutton 21s to 22s 6d ; medium to good, 18s 6d to 20s (id; inferior to medium, 13s 6d to 17s 6d; rough fat—best mutton caul (fresh), 14s to 14s 6d; medium to good, 12s 6d to 13s 9d ; iuferior to medium, lis to 12s 3d per cwt (ex store). DUNEDIN STOCK MARKETS. At the Burnside Market on Wednesday the following business was transacted : Fat Cattle—] 57 yarded. A moderately fair demand waß experienced, but owing to a few of the principal buyers having purchased supplies outside of this market priceß ruling last week were hardly maintained on this occasion. Best bullocks brought £9 5a to £lO 2s 6d ; medium to Rood, £7 17s 6d to £9; light, £6 10s to £7 *b; best cows, £8 to £8 12s 6d; medium to good, £5 37s Gd to £7 12s Gd ; light and aged, £3 2s 6d to £5 12s 6d. Fat Sheep—l6oo were penned. These included about 220 merino wethers. Most of the wethers were taken up for export and a clearance was effected at prices about on a par with those of last week. Beßt crossbred wethers brought 12s 9d to 13s 3d ; medium, 10s to 12s Gd; medium to good ewes, 7s 9d to 10s 9d; merino wethers, 6s 6d to 7b 9d. Lambs—626 were penned, which only met with moderate demand. Lower prices had to be accepted to effect' sales. Best brought 8s 6d to 10s ; medium, 5s 6dto7s9d. Pigs—Only 36 penned. Suckers brought 10s to 13s; slips, 15s to 17s; porkeis, 34s to 40s; two or three extra heavy pigs, 55s to 60s. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, March 14Wheat, chick, 2s 3d; milling, nominal, 2s Bd. Flour, roller-made, £7 5s to £B. Oats are in better demand. Bright heavy feeding, 2s 4d. Maize, prime, 2s Gd. Barley, Cape seed, 3s to 3s 3d. . Bran, and pollard, 7d. Peas, Prussian blue, 3s 6d to 4s. Potatoes, local, £2 to £2 15s; Circular Head, £3 10s. Onions, £5 15s to £6. Butter, dairy-made, 6d to 7d; factorymade, 7d to Bd. Cheese, prime, 3£d. Bacon, best, 6£d. Melbourne, March 14. Wheat is in fair demand at 2s 4£d. Oats, Algerian, Is 6d to Is GJd ; Tartarian, 1b 9d; stout, IslOd. Maize, 2s 3£d. Barley, Cape, 2s Id to 2s 4d; malting, prime, 6b 2d. Bran, 6d; pollard, 7d, Potatoes, £2 2s 6d to £2 10s, Ade&aipe, March 14, Wheat, firm, 2s 4Jd Flour, roller-made, £6 5s to £6 7s 6d. Barley, malting, 4s 6d. Bran, B£d; pollard, BJd. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. London, March 14. Thfl nijfiTitfty of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,292,000 quarters and for the Cpntinpnt &64>QOQ quarters. It is estimated that the visible Bupply of American wheat i-s 93,500,000 bushels. Wool prices are unchanged. There have been large withdrawals of inferior sorts. Germans are buying freely. tf the wool sales competition was brisk in . prices femaju unchanged. r '"' ° " .March 15. Messrs Uoay, Reynolds, representatives of dairy prodijce Jinn's, had an interview with the Shaw Savillo Company, and as the result of the meeting the company have agreed to carry butter from the pojo»je» to Eugland next season at a temp.erAitjfre.tjf It was pointed oujt #>*£ )'& J?/$ imperative , Mm* tb> butjter shoyld be phffled forgg day* fcfiur' to .shipment.