Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 177, 13 March 1902, Page 2

Commercial.

: ——— PLEASANT POINT STOCK S&LE

Thmewasan entry of between 4000 ant 5000 sh'.ep at the Point on Tuesday, and a fair sale'resulted. The following are quotations:--Forward2-tooth wethers from 12s 7tl to 13s 5:1 ; backward withers lis 6d ; store lambs, 7s 91 ; 'at and forward lambs, up to lis; aged ewes, frr-m 7s 61 8s to 10,s 3d ; 2-tooth ewes, 12s 3d to 121$ 9d ! tussock lambs, 7s 9d. Pigs— Woancrs, 12*.

TBMUKA STOCK SALE,

The entry at the fo it nightly sale at Ternuka on Tuesday comprised 10,000 sheep, 50 pigs and 160 head of cattleCompetition for all stock was keen and a good s.'ile resulted. The following are quotations :—Cattle—Steers (fat), £7 5s to £7 10s; heifers (do.), £5 10s to £6; tat cows £b' (o £6 12s 6d : heifers in ealf, £4 16s, £6 15s, to £5 19s ; cow.i (springing), £6 5,s to £7 12s Gd ; cow* in profit, £5, £5 Ids, £6, £6 5s to £6 17s 6d ; aged cows, £4, £4: 7s 6d to £5; steers, £2 18s, £3, £3 10s to £5 13s ; y< arlings, 28s 30s to 36s ; dry heifers, £2 18s 6d, £3 to £4 4*. Shlep—fat ewes, 8s 7d, 9s, 9s Id to"9s' Gd; four and six-tooth ewes, 13s Id ! two-tooth ewes, lis lOd ; sis and eignt-toolb, ewes, lii ; three quarter bred lambs, 9s 3d ; crossbred lfimbs, 4s 6d to 7s 3d. Pjgs—Weanera 6s, 6s 6d to 7s 6d; stores, lQs lis, lis 6d. 12s 13s 16s to 17s.

ASHBUETONSALE.

The attendance at the Tinwald yards on Tuesday was very large and the entries were abovb the usual average. Bidding was brisk. A good line of 30 two-year-old cattle was withdrawn at £3 19s. Tho following are representative prices :- Cattle, steers, £4 10s to £0 17s 6<J, heifers £4 5s to £5 3s 6d, eows £4 ]os to £7 10s, vealer 13?, dairy cows £1 5.i to £6, yearlings £2 10s. Fab sheep, crossbred ewes 6s -9d to 10s 6d, crossbred lambs lis 9d to 12s, erosslred wethers Us, merino ewes 3s 9d ; store sheep, lamb? 7s 3d to 10s, crossbred ewes 5s 6d to 7s Bd, two-tooth crossbred ewes? 12s 2d, crossbred ewes and lambs (all counted) 7s 6d, old ewes 2s to 3s, two-tooth wethers 10s lid to 4d, sound mouth ewes 10s to 12s 6d, ewes (sound mouth) sold at 12s 6.1 to 12s lOd.

OAMARU MAEKET REPORT.

The activity in regard to oats which was manifest during the i>a "t fortnight has oontimrd this week, ad prices my be said to have advanc. d a penny all round, while the pressure for oa'B for immeoiaie shipment to South Africa has been relieved. 'There is 'ttill a Btronj,' demand for uood w d for cmuo purpoxe. G'cus di-tu-ble q a .fitif? have oha»go<l handa at r>rU.tp v*r\ln-tr >p> 2a not to 2s 2 1, subject o commission I biih at sidings hanqy lo Oa mm Kt w l feed Qt gOOj (juftlttv m.-y bhvreftxt b-t u tuted fttup to 8s ]jd at >.iiliu«». Mii ■ h«»u Rortt are a'ftQ in «I*n»wl, hi ' *»|««* I iriVri hfHttf tn de afc fc» 2<l t'> /* M an , sitlm«s, *U(d, Uacwas.ot. good at

2s 2 ''e'ivored at Oamaru. New wheat hat' firmed about per bushel during the last few days. Early in the week new wheat was purchased at 2s IOJd at ft siting, and later on 3s was given for milling of prime quality (similar conditions). No sales of old wheat are reported. There have been a number of complaints from buyers that the new wheag is soft and undeveloped and farmers would do well to bear this in mind. Bailey has. found purchasers at 2s lOd to 2s lid, at sidings, for good quality lines, while for prim* maltiug-38 has bpen Riven. Potatoes (kidneys) are coming forward in Ja*-ge qfoaitities, and the market is weak. Eerwents have hern offered for forward delivery and the best, price mentioned wa3 27s 6d at sidings g(sacfcs in). We quote—Wheat new, : "Prime mil'ing 3s at sidings ; old (prime milling), 2s lid to 3s. Oats.— Danish 2* Id to 2* 2i 2d. Barley.--Prime malting 2i 9d to ijs ; medium, 2s 6d to 2s 9d : feed, 2s to 2s Id.—N.O. Times.

ADDIN3TON MARKETS.

[By Telkgkaph]

Ciikistcuurcii, March 12,

The entry of stock in all departments was fairly large and the attendance was thn moat; numerous this season, the store sheep market attracting more than the avi rage number of farmers and graziers, and there were visitors from the North Island,• Otago, and the back country in Canterbury, who have come in for the ram and ewe fair. Shesp—There was -on entry of 12,616 store sheep, and now that harvest is over and the n.in has improved the feed prospeots, thtre was a good demand for all classes. The faCi that the season is also advancing caused holders to be more disposed to sell, and the sale was therefore a satisfactory one tor all good lines of ewes ond young sheep. Price* improved about Is per head on later There wore seve-al lines ou offer that wgro purchased at the late Amuri fair,. Tut the prices realised would little more. than clear the railage from Cttlverdea and the cost of selling. The following were the chief sales : 101 two-tooth ewes„ 12s 2d ; 255, lis Id; 20? two and fourtooth, lis ; 206 six anrt eight-tooth, 12s 6d ; 293. 7s 7d ; 581 mixed acres, 9s lOd \ 384, 7s 6d ; 300 sound mouth, lis Id $ 233, 8s lid; 323 at 7s id ; 233, 6s Id a 476 aged, 3s 6d ; 385 sound niouth. merino* ewes 6s 6d ; 982 wethers, 12s ; 294, Ha 9d ; 491, 10s 7d ; 516, 9s to $s 2d, 820 merino wethers, 2s; 325 lambs, 9s 470, (is 6d ; 1116 small wether lambs, 4s lOd. to 5s Is. The number of fat lamba offfTed was 2400, about 60 less than last weak. The sale opened very dull bttfc imprevbd later on, though prices wert not quite up to the previous week's rates for freezers. Butcher*' lambs, however, sold better, as there was a leaser number offered in the sma,U pens. Threw 1628, were taken for freezing at 10s, 6d to 133 6.1 : and one e*tra pen, 14js 6d ; 166 weie l:Oiight by butchers at, 10s to 13s 9d : 270 by graziers at 6s 6a to 9* 4d; and 436 passed at 8s 3d to 13a "3d, most of which got to the factory on owners'" account. There waa a small mixed yarding of fat sheep, a l&rgefnumber that were being r&iled from the northern, districts being delayed. Catj'iK-rThe number of fat cattle that were i ffered at auction was 146, and in consequence of this small supply prices were firmer. Another lot of 36 came in afterwards and weae sold privately, the demand not having been satisfied. Steers made £6 5s to £9 7s"6d ; heifers, £5 10a to £8 7s 6d, and cows £5 15s to equal to 17a 63 to 22s per lOOlbs. There, was a large yarding of pigs, including a considerable proportion of unfinished fats. There was a dull sale for baconers and porkers, prices being easier, but large stores 'were in .faic demand up to certain limits. Baconera m*dc 32s 6d to 455, equal to 3Jd per lbs porkers, 20s to 30«, equal to 3§d per lb ; large stores, 15s to 23s ; others, 8s to 12s, and suckers and weaners, 4s to 7*3.

ENGLISH MARKETS,

The Agent General's cable message, dated London: March Bth, to the Agricultural Department at Wellington is am follows :—" The mutton market is firm, and has a better tone this week. Very few prime oircaara of mutton have been marketed lately. The average price today for Canterbury, is 3£d; Dunedio, Southland, and Wellington Meat Export Company's brand, 3s; other North Island descriptions, 3JfJ. There -'g &. detvand for lamb. Shipments of River Plate lamb are increasing. The average price to day for Canterbury brands is s£d other than Canterbury, ssd. The beef market is quiet. New Zealand hinds, 4£ f"res, 3i.d. Bmter is dull at 110 s. The cheese market is very firm at 51s* Hemp is dull at £3B. Reports from Manilla indicate that heavy shipments; or hemp aio expected. There is a disposition to s ell distant hemp. Apri)-June> > shipments ore quoted at £35 ; few inquiries are being made by speculative buyers for cocksfoot seed, quotations are nominal ; New Zealand 171 b standard. 4.2 sto 45j). : ' /