Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 199, 7 September 1901, Page 2

Commercial.

WAIMATE MARKETS. s. d. 8, d Butter, wholesale 010 retail... 1 ( Eggs „ 0 7 „ 0 9 SPECIAL HORSE SALE 7“ r ~ Messrs Guinness and LeCren (per U. P McLean, agent) report bolding at Stud holme Junction on Thursday, a specie, sale of hordes at which the entries tom prised one draught stallion, two earring, stallions, 25 working draught horses, fou. unbroken draughts, and 22 saddle an-, harness horses. There was a very good attendance of farm rs and dealers, b a the sale was a dragging or.e throughout. The stallions Aviemore, Pinole Patehen and Tommy Atkins were passed in at 64, 39 and 67 guineas respectively, those prices not reaching the vei Aors’ reserves. However, negotiations are now pending with southern hoMcowners, and the auctioneers expect to complete sales at .in early date. About one-third of the genera] entries were sold nb auction, and a good number changed hands privately before they left the yards. Young draughts, broken, sold from £2B to £39. aged draughts at £32, £2B, £26, down to £l2. Three-year-old unbroken draught ii lies,- £34, £2O ; S year-old, £3O; 2-year-old colt, by Crown Prince, £2B. Saddle and harness horses sold at £lB, £l6 10*, £l6, down to £7. Some farm irapkmsnU, rlmber and sundries were sold at full uii-rket values. At the conclusion of the «.le, Mr Guinness, at the request of the directors of the Saloyards Company, announced that the company had decided to hold monthly horse sales at these yards on the first Thursday in each month, open to all auctioneers. The first sale is to take place on the 3rd October. ADDINGTON MARKETS Christchurch, September 4, Cattle.—Only 109 fat cattle were yarded, mostly good steers and cows, farifers were short. The scarcity caused improved prices, and prime besf ruled at 24a to 26a, in some oases over; other sorts 21a to 93a 6<i. Eight North Island bullocks fetched £l2 to £l3 10a; local Blears, £7 2s fid to £9 10s; heifers, £6 17» 61 to £8 7s 6d ; eown, £5 15s to £8 ss, and £ll 5s and £ll 7s 6d Lr extra prime. Store cattle—About 150, very good lines an i weaker sale. Ca vse, £1 2-; yearlings, £ll3s 6d to £2 ;15 to 18 months, £2 17a 6d ; 3-year heifers, £4 12 1 6d ; do steers, £5 7s fid; dry cows, £1 10s to £3 ss. Sbssp.—About 3000 fat sheep were yarded, mostly prime wethers. Tuare was a batter sale and a rise of 1«, while good awes also improved. Heavy wethers 22s tc 33s fid: good, freexa s, 18u 6d to 21s fid ; lighter, 17s to 18s; best ewes, 16s to 19s fid ; others, 13a to 15s : merino wethers 14s to 15slid. 1675 store sheep were yarded, mostly wethers and hoggets, which were in demand. Wethers, 16* lOd to 17a 10d; b- st hoggets to 15a 4d ; others, 10s 13s 10d ; breeding ewes, 14s fid. Pigs.—About 400 pigs were yarded, including both good fats and stores. A Wellington buyer made fats firm, and farmers improved the price* of big stores, Baconem, 35s to 59h fid (equal to 9£d to 4d per lb); porkers, 20a to 32s 4d ; large stores, 19s to 34s 61 ; smaller, 12s to 18h ; suckers and weaners, 6b bo Bs. DUNEDIN GRAIN MARKET. Wheat.—There is a good inquiry fer all clausa at late quotations. Piime milling and good fowl wheat ore scarce, and find ready sale. Prime northern milling, 2s 9d to 2s lOd ; do. southern, 2* 8d to 2s 9d ; good fowl, 2a 7d ; medium do. 2s 5d to 2a fid ; broken, 2e to 2s 4d (sacks in). Oats.—The market is still improving, prices having advanced during the week by id to 2d per bushel Farmers are holding very firmly, and BO great amount of business is paa»ing. Seed lines, 2« 5d to 2s fid; prime nulling Sutherlands, 2s 4£d ; good to best feed, 2s 3d to 2s 4d; inferior and medium, Is fid to 2s 2d (sacks extra). Barley.—Uncertainty as to the Federal tariff keeps the market for malting dull, and there is practically nothing doing. Feed lines are readily saleable. Primmalting, nominally, 3s to 3s 61; good, 2s 3d to 2s 9d ; feed, la fid to la 2d (sacks extra). AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, September 4. Wheat, chick, prime, 2a IOJd ; milling, prime, 2s lid. Flour, £6 10s to £6 15<; Manitoban, £ll. Oats, New Zealand, prime feeding to 2s fid; other sorts to 2a 4d; milling, 2s 7d. Barley, best feed, 3s to 2s Id; Oops, 3a 2d to 2a 4d. Maize, prime, 2s 7d. Peas, Prussian blue, 5s fid to 5s fid. Bran, BJd to B}d. Pollard, Ski to B£d. Potatoes, Circular Head, £fi 10s to £7 New Zealand derwents, £5 15s to £6 ss. Onions, Victorian, £l4 to £ls. Batter, factory-made, lid to Is; creamery-mode, Is. Cheese, 6d to l|d. Bacon, 6Jd to B£(L Hams, Bjd.