Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 116, 17 October 1901, Page 2

Commercial.

ALDINGTON LIVESTOCK MARKET. [By Telegraph.] (Jhotstchdbch, Ocfc. 16. There was a fairly large entry of stock in the yards, and an unusually large attendance. The firat shorn sheep of the season were offered in the fat and store pens. There were only 1310 store sheep offered, but on account of the dry weather they were unsaleable at the priees' asked, the only lots- changing hands being 'wethers at 15s, 38 hoggets at 129 7d, and a few ewes and lambs at Bs, all counted. Shorn wethers were passed at 11a 7d and 13si Between 80 and 90 fat lambs were penned'and they- sold ; *elt t beat sorts making 15* to 17s 9d, and others, lis 8d to 14a 6d. There was a fairly Urge ent- y of fab sheep, ' comprising chiefly crossbred and merino we4hers. There was no- competition ©n-the part of expart buyers and all classes except very prime merino wethers were a rh*de casiei.

Cattle*—The supply of beef "numbered only .123 head, add with the exception of a few good; steers, the entry oemprised light weights of ordinary quality. Values were about the same as last week exeept for very choice, which' brought above the marked rate. Four steers from the Cant« bury,Agricultural College made LlO 6s to L1212* 66, equal to 29s per1001b; ordinary steers, L6.JL7; 6d to LU 17a 6d; heif ?h, Lslsa to L 9 tts ftd, wdcowf,

r. 5 s« trt L 8 ga, equal to 21b to 27a 6d per 1001 b, I ig».—There was a large entry of piga and the-decline in values all round that was manifest last week was again experienced. Baoonera made 303 to 56b 6rt, equal to to 3|dper lbvporkprs, 22a to3os,equal to 3£d to 3|d per lb; <tore«, 11" to IBs 6«i ; suckers and weaniers, 6s to 8s 6d. | GRAIN MARKETS. Stagnation reigns in the Oamaru pro. duce markets. Small linea of Tuscan and red chaff wheat have sold at 2s 5|0," and velvet at 2s sd. Milters' requiremmita f r gome t»m p to come are tilled' Quotations are : Wh»at-Prime Tuscan. 2s 5H ; ptime velvet, 2s &d; red ch«ff, 2a s£d; fowl wheat. 2a Id; seconds, 2s Id. Oats.—Danish, 2a to 2s o£d; duns, nominal; prime Bhort, 2* Id ; milling, nominal; Garton's, 2s Id' Barley.—Prime samp es> 2a, ordinary samplea, Is lOrl (nominal). Potatoes.— 72s6dto ?7s 6d, ou trucks at sidings (packs- in). In grain and produce, Massm Dalgety and Co., Limited Danedin» report having held their usual' weekly auction sale on Oats' —The demand still continues brisk, ail lines of good, bright feed being sought after, while other grades have also more attention. We quotes Prime milling, 2d 4£d to 23 5i ; good to best feed, 2s 3&d to 2s 4£d ; inferior to medium* la lQd to 2j 2d flacks extra)...- Whoat—o.nly prime samples are enquired for by mUers, medium quality * being ooly saleable as fowl fee<?, which still-main: tains a good sale. Prime velvet and Tuscan, 2« to 2* lOd ; mediom ditto, 2s 7Ad to 2a Bid ; fowl feed, who've 3s 6 I to 23 7d. broken 2s 3d to 2a 5d (bags in). Po'atoes.-The market has advanced 5s a ton. Derwents from £4* Isd to £5: medium, £4 5s to £4 10s (b <gs ip).

HORSE SALES. At Oamaru on Saturday, draught mares and getdings,.flve to six years old,, so dat £36 to £46. At Du.iedin sales were made as follows -.-Superior young draught geldings, £45 to £SO; extra good prize horses, £&2 to £6O; med.um draught mares and geldings, £2B- to £4O; aged do. £l4 to £25; upstanding carriage hor.es, £25 to £3O; well matched carriage pairs, £6O to £80; strong Bpring van horses, £3O to £35; milk cart arid butchers' order cart horses, £lB to £24 ■> tram horses, £l2 to £l6; l'ght hacks, £lO to £ls; extra good hacks, £lB to £25; weedy and aged hacks and harness horses, £4 At Christchurch on Saturday there was an entry of seventy horse*,, including a draft of twenty from, the North Island- There was a t ..-.i ail round .iemand, and a t»ir . Urauce Was effected. Best draughts made £33 to £3B 10s, medium.£2o to £2B. aged £5 o £l6, b»st baddle and harness hordes LlB to L 26, medium LlO to Ll 4, hacks L 5 to L 9, unbroken hacks from the North Island L 7 to LlO, trammers Ll 6 to L 23, broken in saddle aud harness horses Ll 4 10s to L2O.

PIGS AND POULTRY. There was an unusually large entry of pigs at Saturday's markets at Christchurch, and prices showed a considerable decline on L;so week's rates. Snnll workers made from ISa to 20s 6d, stores 9s to 33s 6d, and suckers and weaners 3a to 8s 6d, Poultry was in fair supply, and m«t with a very brisk sale »t the fallowing rate* : -Hens 33 31 to 3* 9>i; pullets 3s6d to ss, rooß'er*3s.3d to 4s 9d, ducks 4b to 53, geese 4s 6a to 5s 6d, turkey hens 8s to 10s, gobblers 20s, all at per pair, _ ENGLISH MARKETS.

Messrs Dalgety and Co. report under date London, October 11th, as iollows : "Lately 1 epo!ted prices of frrssen meat are barely maintained. We. quoe Victorian prime faetory butter p-?r cwt., nominal vilne. Rabbit-sWns are 10 good demand for good and best qualities, and prices are fully maintained ; while for inferior qualities prices are higher by id to- Id per lb, Bince our last telegram. ' ~ The Agent General s cablegram, received at Wellington yesterday, dated London, October I2tb. is as follows: "Trade for all classes of mafeton has been very slow, and priees are barely maintained. Canterbury mutton, 3Jd; Dunedin and Southland, 3|d; North Island, 3§d; River Plate, S&d. There is scarcely any demand for lamb. The market is depressed ; Canterbury, 4£d ; other brands 4£d. There is a better demand for beef: New Zealand light hinds, 4d ; fores, 2Jd. Butter is firm; Canadian, 108 s ; Danish, 1245. Cheese is dull; Canadian, 46«- Hemp K quiet and prices are unaltered." , London, Octobor 13.

Mutton.—North Island, 3|d, or,her sorts uncbanged ; River Plate, heavy and light, 3£ i. Lamb and beef are unchanged. These prices are official prices furnished by the Frozen Meat Trade ALssociatfon. The basis of quotations is on sales of not less than. 100 carcases of mutton or lamb, or 25 quarters of beef. All quotations for mutton are for fair average quali' y. Quotations for New Zealand lamb do not include small lamb or heavies, or inferior quality. . _