Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 117, 19 October 1901, Page 2

Commercial.

WAIMATE MARKETS. 8. d. s. d. Butter, wholesale 010 retail... 8 9 Eggs „ 0 7 „ 6 8 ST. ANDREWS STOCK SALE. At this sale yesterday about 1000 sheep were > aided. There was a tail attendance of buyers, and moderate prin-s resulted. The sale, however, was turner than of latr, and prices were Ewes with ian-bs at. foot, 7s 6d to 8s 6.1, all counted; store wethers, to 14s ; dry ewes, 10s; extra good hoggets, 14s to 14- Id; culls, ?•. There was a fair yarding of cattle. Cows in profit, £4 10s, £5, £5 17s 6d ; s. ringers, £3 15s, £4 10s, £5 17s 6d to £7.

THE BURNSIDE MARKET. Dunedin, October 16; Cattle—l 42 head of fal niUle were yarded, ab-mt one third being prime. The • etnand was good, and ihe bulk, especially the primer s >its, iodised last week’s ra cs. Best bullocks bo dat All to £l2 15s; medium weights, £9 5* t<> £lO 10s ; light and i derior, £G 10s to £8 ss; besl cows, £8 to £9 17s 6d, mediua: and inferior, £5 10s to £7. Sheep - 2100 fat aheop were ya ded, the bu k wethers. A large number of the lots were of uneven qua.ity, and prices showed a decline of from 6d to Is from lust week. Bes' crossbred wethers sold at 18s to 19a; medium weights 16s 6d to 17s 6-1 ; light and inferior, 13s 6d to 15s; best ewes, 16a 6d to 17* 6d ; infeiior to medium, 12s 6d to 14- 9i. Seveni.y-nine lambi were yard» d Prices showed a decline on last week a rates. Best sold at 13a to 14a 6d ; medium to good, 10s to 12s 6d. Pigs—2so pigs were penned. There was a good demand and prices were in favour of vendors. Suckers sold at 5 a to los ; slips, 11* to 16s; s'ores, 17s to 225; porkero, 21s to 32a; baconcrs, 36s to 54s ; hr avy pigs, 56s to 70s. Wheat—There is no change in values. The demand is confined to prime millingand fowl wheat. Prime velvet and Tuscan are qu ted at 2s 9d to 2s lOd ; medium 2s 7£d to 2s B*d; whole foul feed, 2s 6d to 2s 7d ; b.okeu, 2s 3d to 2s sd, sack- in. Oat s _There is a good demand for bright feed suitable for export, Cut prime milling sorts are not so easy to place. Prime milling is quoted at 2s to 2s 5d ; good to best 1- ed, 2s 3£d to 2s 4Jd ; inferior to medium, 2a to 2a sacks extra.