Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 118, 22 October 1901, Page 2

Commercial.

- HOBSE SALES. The Canterbury Farmers* Co-operatire Association (per Mr Out Jones; auctioneer) report that the borae market in Timarn on Natarday lost was good. More than the average supply came forward, the yarding- consisting of over 50, and competition'was keen lor useful animals of all classes. Heavy draughts, young, ma.ie £3% £sl, £34 £35. £36105, £37; £4O, £4O !&£*&%> £52 the latUr price for a mare bv Auditor, •old dn •coounjb of Mr John Shaw.

Meditfm - draught's* and 1 delivery sorts m& £ls, £lB, £'2, £25 10a to £2910s ; upstanding backs and good buggy horses £l7 10s, £lB, to £2510*; ordinary baoka £4 to £7 10a.

TIMARU MARKET. Daring the week ended yesterday the Timaru markets hive shown Ha. fair amount of activity, and several good lines of wneat have changed ht»hdß at 2s 6d per bushel, f.o.b. Tjw wheat has' Cor the most.part been purchased for shipment. This quotation may be taken as an all-round quotation lor all good samples of wheat, and the market has, a firmer tendency than it had. last week. N >t many lines of oats have been offered, but' quotations for lots sold have tanged from 2s Id to 2s 2d for 'Duns and tartars, while beet Canadians are wo>;th Id more. There has been nothing doing in Wley. The potato market has eas«d »ff considerably, and the season is ' now practically over. Nominal quotations are £3153 to £4 per too, f.o.b.

CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN MARKETS. There has been some enquiry for whe*t for export this week, and some 5000 sacks, principally Tu-on, has been purchased at 2a 7d f.o.b. for shipment by the Indralama next week. This bein« the last direct steamer carrying wheat at ihe 15s freight the sales quoted above cannot betaken as 1 the nominal value of wheat, 2s 6d f.o.b. being the outside price that millers, who are the only buyers in, the marker, will give. One firm reports that a fair quantity of oats have been offering, and were taken at prices equal to quotations, but generally it is stated that offerings are very scarce. The Agapantous is uow at Oamarn taking in part of her cargo for South Africa, and will complete her loading at Lyttelton. The potato market'is a trifle firmer, consequent upon the price keeping up in Sydney, £3 5s to £3 10a at country stations being offered. Owing to the large quantities going to Sydney on consignment on account, merchants are fimlii.g a difficulty in effecting sales from this end, and are consequently not very keen to buy. A fairly large quantity is being shipped this week, pi incipally on growers' account. Oatsheaf chaff is plentiful, but is not in much demand, except a moderate quantity for shipment to the North Island a»d Wf.st Coast.

The following are current prices paid to farmers, f.o.b , Lpttelton, and free of commission, except where otherwise specified : Wheat (nominal) —Hii'itt-r's pearl arid velvet, 2* 5d to 2s 6d, an.! i'ubcan 2s 6d, f.o.b.

Oats—Milling, 2s 4d to 2s sd, short feed 2s 3d to 2i 4d, Duns and Danish 2s 21 to3s2£d, f.o.b. Barley (nominal)—Malting 23 3d to 2s 6d, secondary Is Id to Is lOd, at country stations. Beans—2s 8d to 2s 9d, f.o b. Peas (nominal). ... Flour (millers' , quoiatiOnsJ—Roller £6 15s.

Sharp's—44. " Bran—£3 10s. "•' Oatmeal—£l3 f.ob. Eotatoes— £3 s*, at handy Bhtions. Oatsheaf chaff—3ss to 40s at country stations. '• ' ■

Hay—£2 10s to £2 15s, delivered. Grass seed—Ryegrass (farmers' lots} Is 9d to 2i, pi ime. heavy town,-drt-Bsed. 2s 61'to 'cicMqot to 2|d, town marine-dressed 16lb to 171 b olri seed'3£ to2|d;-f.0.b.; cqfwgra'ss. 6d' to,bit-extra choice •btover '6d to" Bd, delivered. ' • . Dairy produce—Cheese,. ifdCto r y, local, lid, North Island iU ; dairy 'Bd..to-Sd',-salt (in boxes)'Bd ; bacon, ham* 6d, to GJ ; .factory, bacon and hams id higher, f.o.b.—Press. LONDON MARKET. The Colonial Consignment and Distribution Company, Limited, have receiv' d the following cable message : "Proz»n mewtjmarket, to-day's quotatois : Best Canterbury mutton, 3|d ; Napier and North Island, 3| I. Lamb, first quality, 4£d; second, 4£d.