Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 188, 13 August 1901, Page 2

Commercial.

BTUDBOLME STOCK SALE. . There was an entry Of about 8000 sheep and a few head'of v ‘cattle at the Studholme s ile bn: Friday. There wav* very •fair attendance of buyers, and a good sale'reslilted. The 'followi- g are a few quotations;—Sound-mouthed ewes in lamb, but in low 'condition, 14s s<l; fall mouth half bred ewes in lamb, in good condition, 13s. 16s 11 to -Ffs 4.J ; ba|f- ; bred hogg -.’s, lls 9d; three-ijUarter-bred do, 12i Id- The cattle entered were 1 turned out unsold. MAKIRIHI SALE, The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Limbed (pm 0. H. Guthrie, agent), report'having h«W a most succes ful clearing, sale on account of Mr F. X'Bishop. Makikihi, on ThUrsday last. The attendance of farmers was large, and the bidding rpiritel , throughout. The following were Pome ■ some of tbe'prfoes realised : Sheep—Sound mouthed half-bred ewes in lamb, IBs ; 4d ; two tooth half hr. d -ewes in lamb, 19s 10d‘; broken-mouthed ewes in lamb, TOs. Cattle—Milch cows, w?-; calves, £2 4s each.

Pig-i—Tw» bacmiers, 47s 3d each. implements Dune n cultivator, £18; dray, .£$ ; plo 17a 6d ;re rer and binder, £5 ; chaff bug., 4d i *a,h. TIMARU MARKETS. Buriness on the local grain and produce, market, during'the pst week, has beenfairly active. Quotation' for wheat remain t.he same *s last wee-k. but oats show a -slight increase in va'ue. Wheat is wrtrth‘2i 6d p rhhh 1 all round, ex store; oats, laßd to 1. per bushel,: all round, country star ions. There is little or n-.th ng doi g in barley, and potatoes are worth £4 per ton, country stations. LAND SALE. : Messrs Guinness and LeCren (per Mr 1). P MeL-an, b anch m.inag-r), report■ the sale to.Mr E. (J. S-u.ilv>lrae,. of that portion of Mr N. -Francis’ '‘Kiwirca” estate cnmprhei in Jots 2 and 3, c n-, taming, respectively, 741 acres and 325 acies. Other lots are now under offer, ot which the ag- nts expect to lepoft the sale'in *R few days’time.

INVERCARGILL GRAIN MARKETS

INVERCARGILL, Angus* 9. Oats—There has been considerable excitement in'the in-rket during-the pa t week or two, owing to more South African orleis ben g pl<‘cad, and the demand has consequently been particii- < larly keen. Every sample offering by farmers has been eagerly lOlirpefed ‘for. The iesnlt lias ben that prices have advanced, and buyers • < -re giving freely Is 8d to Is 9d on trucks at up-country stations, sacks extra. The Oceana is loading f<-r South, Africa, and the Mary Park has arrived to tske in about .22,600 Sickafor-the German Government. The Port Darwin is also expected ;o load for South Africa. The eupp ies in sight, are in very small compass, although it is reported that considerable qua ‘tities are still held up country Tor rpniig threhing. It seems e\ ident that there is likely to be a continued demand for South Africa, which will probddy keep the prices firm at present quotations.

ENGLISH MARKETS. London, August 8. The A nierinrfn Visible wheat supply is *10,924,000 bushels. Apgust 8. Wisest—The markets are qoi t but at-ady. New South Wab-a August and Septemlv r shipments-ft d South Australian March shipments sr ! d Victorian July s' ipmerrts hit 29s 7j'i ; 8500 qu -Tiers of South Australian Jiy ehifineut per srilng ves.ol soil at 29s l^d