Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 128, 14 November 1901, Page 2

Commercial.

{■ ■ j ADDINGTON MARKET. ; [Bt TELKOIUPH.] Ohrtstchukch, November 18. Although there hud been no Rale for ■ fortnight, the entries in all classes of tock were small and the attendance as not large.

Shepp—ln the store sheep perm 2226 w<re yad'd, about equally divid»<S between, hoggets and ewes with lambs, no wethers coming forward. The sal c was a disgging one and a good many lots were withdrawn. Small locs of hoggnts made 7s 6d to 99 7d. A line )f 800 was passed at 8s lid. Small sots of ewes with • lambs, all counted, -old at 6s to 9s Bd, 382 being with drawn at 7* 8d About 600 lambs ivere on < ff r in the fat pens, but with a few exceptions the quality was only secondary. Competition was entirety in the bunds of the local trade, and ;rcea wn'« eas'cr A few extra, good I •:« mude from 15s to 16<; medium sorts, 12-i fid 'a 14s, and inferior down to 11* Tiie yiiditig of fiit was a m>di an one of mixed quality, and i lie Httlet7p''ned at übovJt la-te rates.

Cattle- Fat cattle were represented by 220 bend, including some really /nod stfers and cows, but the heifers were all light, weights. If anything, bef wis h shade easier, ranging from 2is to 27* p'r 1001 b for good to prime a ul 20* vo 23-i 61 for other sorts. Two priz*! heifers from Mr Arthur n-iambi*rlain made Ll2 and Ll 3, and hi* prize cow Ll2 10-?. Fourteen at-ers from the North Island realised from LlO to Lll. Of the other entries, bnsr, steers made L 9 to LlO 15s; others L 0 Ids to LB; heifers, L 5 17s Gd to L 7 S< ; cow*. Lo 5* to L 7 for ordinary s irts, and L 8 sj> to Lit) 15s for extra well finished. Pigs—There was a yarding of all classes of pigs, a.id with the exception of porkers all sorts suffsred a decline. Bacouers nr.de 33s to 46s ; stores 16s to 22' 6 I ; smaller list to 15s, and suckf-rs and weaners 5s to 9s.

BKIN SALES.

The Tiinaru skin sale was held on Tuesdwy when suiom good catalogues Wfie presauM-d. Tn-ro was a good attendance of buvers, and a cousiderable improvement ia prices. Particulars of the sale were : Butchers' skins, half breds. 3s sd, 3s 6d, os 7d, 3s Bii, 3s 9d,; merinos, 3s 5d and-is; farmers, lots, Is Bd, Is lOd, 2s Id, 2s 6d. 2s Bd. 2s 10J, 2s lid, 3s Id, 3= 2d. 3s 3d, 3s 4d,3s Bd. 3-3 8-1, SslOd; hall bred, fanners.' U 9d. Is lid, 2*. 2s 2d 2s lOd, 3<, 3s Id. 3.-> 4d, 3s sd, 3s 7d. 3s lOd, 3>lld, 4-: iu-.'iiiiun, at per lb., 4d. 4£d, 4£d, 3d; mdf-bred nu-g-its, 3d, 4d, 4£d. 5.i ; b iiii-s, d.-ud woil, locks mid dimming*, l£d ; p -o-H, 2}d. Fat. 15s 6d, lbs 6d, 16s yd and 17s pur cwt —Herald.

HOUbE SALES

At Dunedin on b'»iuird.»y the following were some of the principal sales i-ff.-cled : Two dtaught glidings (one five and the other six 'years old), at £,45 10s and £'4s respectively ; one draught at X"33, und strong spring, dray mare (five years old) at ii 37 10s For an extra <j.nd four-year old, by Blue Peter, £23 was obtained, a fi -e fwur ye. r-01.l upsranding hack (gt-ldi'ig), by General Traeey, £'23. A lew o.h-r u eful hicks uud harness iiji'MO sdsuch ugod Hands at from 1 9 so .£ls Superior g draught g.'idh.g>. £'4s to £52; extra good prize hordes jL'54 to L6U ; m-dium draught tnares and gildings, .£35 <u L 42 ; aged do £22 to L 39 ; upstanding earns go border, L3O to L 35 ; w«»ll tu:iiched carriage pairs, J. 70 to £9O; strong R"'--ug van horses, L2B to L 33 ; mtik cart noises, LlB to Ll 6; light lucks,, i.a in Ll 5 ; extra good hacks, LlB to L 25 ; weedy and ag«-d hacks and harness horses, L 4 to L 7, DUNEDIN GIUIN MAIiEBTd. Messrs Donald K«id and Co., Lituittd, report holding their auction sale on Monday, when prices ruled as under. — Oats.— Only a small quantity is on offer, aud prices are on a par with late rates. Prime milling. 2s 4J-d to 2s 5d ; good to best feed, 2* 4d to 2s 4^d; medium. 2s 2d to 2s 3id. Wheat.—Prime milling and fowl wheat meet fair demai.d. Prime milling, 2s to 2s lOd; medium, 2-. 7d to 2s 8d; whole fowl wheat, wis 6d to 2s -7d ; broken, etc., 2i to 2s sd.

Potatoes.—Heavy supplies are forward, and prices have suffered a decline. Best Derw«ats, 60s to 70s; oihers. 40s to 555.

Chaff. —Prime oaten sheaf meets with a ready sale. Best oaten sheaf, 60s to 655; extra prime, 67s 6d; medium, 50s to sds 6d.

EFli-LIiSH. MAKKuTd

The Agent-General's cable message, received at W lliigton vest-rday, dated Lo: don, November 11th. U aa follows :—'■ There is no alteration in the quotations for lamb. is a better demand or beef. New Zealand hind*, 4d ; fores, 2|.i. Hemp is q\iiet, high prices restricting busi nesa. There are light Blocks on hand, and the<-e is no disposition to sell distant hemp. New Zealand, good fair Wellington, spot. £3l The stock is 199 tons against 1697 tons last year." Meesra Dalgety ane Co. have received the following cable message, dated London, November B<h :—"The frozen meat market is steady, without change in prices. There is a fair demand for leather and basils at full prices, . Prices for butier are weak Th« pr«;b*bl*'U! most value diXt week t > 112 h per owt. fo pritnet quality."