Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 191, 17 April 1902, Page 2

Commercial.

ADDINGTON MARKETS.

[BT telegraph.]

Christchurch, April 17. There was a large entry of stock in ffle yards, and a good attendee i. Sheep.—There wft» “n exceptionally heavy yardinv of store sheep, the total being 16,000, principally wethers and l- mb*. The former sold firmly at late rates, and lambs showed an imp ovement to the extent of fid to fid per head. The few ewes that were in were n«t very keenly competed for. The chief sales were : 324 wethers 14s, 133 at 14s, 250 at 13s lid, 275 at 13s Id, 143 at 13« Id, 270 at 13-, 160 at 12s, 348 at lie lid, 1344 at 10s 3d, 2CO at 10s, 451 at 7s 9d, and i-mailer lots at 6* 7d to 13- 6d, 250 lambs at 8< 6d, 128 at 8s Bd, 157 at 8s 3d, 391 at 8s 3d, 142 at Bs, 258 at 7s Id to 7s 2d, 489 at 7* 6d to 7s Bd, 243 at 7s Id, 181 at 6s 9d, and small tots 4s fid to 9s fid, 810 tW.p tooth ewes 13s sd, 236 six and eight tooths lls lid, 256 at 10a 2d, 650 at 10s Id, 3Q2 two apd four tbojths 10s Id apd jjmall lojs 3< 6q to ll§. Tfle yafding of fat lamb? totalled 3332, the quality beipg cb)efiy medium- There was a good sale for al} pluses, espep}ajly well finished lots; There were 1454 taken for freezing at 10a Id to 13a Sd, averaging 12s 8d ; 234 bought by butchers at 7« to 12s, and extra to 13s lOd, 138 want to grazers at 9s lid to 10s 7d, and 506 were passed at 12a 6d. There was a large, mixed entry of fat sheep including some good lines of wetheis, and the market opened wall. Catt'e.—The supply of beef comprised 783 head, the bulk of which was only three parts fat. Prime quality showed well, and showed an advance, but a large proportion of the backward sorts was passed. 9£oejrs made £6 10s to £.9 ss, heifets £5 10s to and Bjlrq. fo £g |s fid ; and pnws £5 7 s fid tp £.B Ifia, and extra to £f ss, equal to 19s fid to 25s per 1001 b, according to quality. Pigs.—The yarding of pigs was an exceptionally heavy one, and there was a good demand for all classe-, especially for large stores, there being buyers in the market for this class from Dunedin, Oaroaru and Studholme, the pigs being principally wanted for feeding on grain gapiaged by the late rains. Baconers piadeMs t&4s3 ? equal to 3id to 5Jd per lb : porkers, 22s tp r 33s, eaubl to 3|d and id par lb; largo stores 20s to 255, ifiedliihi 12s fid to IBs fid, and suckers and weaners Ss to 7a fid.

THE BURNSIDE MARKET. [BX TJILEORiPH.] PpNppiU, April 17. Pat Cattle. bullocks £9 10a to £ll, medium £8 8* to £9 7s 6d, ofihera £6 15s to £9 2a fid, cows in proportion. Fat Sheep.—2l4o were penned. Best wethers brought 14s to 16s 6d, medium 12s to 13s 9d; best ewes 18s to 16s, medium 11* to 12s 9d, others 9s to 10s 9d, Lambs—s2B were yarded. Best lls to 12s 3d, medium 9s to 10s 9d, others 6s to 9b 9d.

Pigs. brought 6b to 10s $4, slips 12s to 16s, stores I6s to 225, porkers 2£s t? 325, baconers 88s to 475, big pigs to 60s.

WABHDYKE STOCK SALE. There was a good yarding of sheep and a fair attendance of buyers at the Washdyke sate on Tuesday. The followare quotations Pat ewu, 9s 6d to lUs lid, store lambs, 8s 6d; fat lambs, 12e ; 2 and 4-tooth wethers 13s 8d to 14s <Sd; broken-moathed ewes, ss; 6tooth Shropshire rams, fa, Cattle—Dry cows, £1 to £1 Ifis.

OAMARU MABKEF REPORT, In the early part of the week the advance mentioned in these columns was maintained, and new wheat was %Id at prices equivalent to 3e 4d and 3s 5d at sidings, but since then the market has become very excited, and a sharp rise has taken plaee consequent upon the high prices quoted in other centres and in Australia, and on the expected shortage of milling wheat of even average quality in North Otago Hie cables advise that in consequence of the state of the Sydney market three charters for ships for the export pf wheat have been broken, which leads to the conclusion that over-exporta-tion has b*en going on. and that it has 'suddenly been discovered that there is likely to be a shortage. The expectation, therefore, that if the price of wh*at here rose too high Australian might be imported, pbay pHroysrgronndless, bat on the contrary it 2s pointed cut >fh«t American coold be landed here profitably 1 ' if 'the r V,* .-I 4. h. .

rice should top id by more than two or three pence, but this depends on the.ratea of freight. In Oamaru the weather has continued to delay threshing and very few samples are being exhibited, and for these extreme values are generally being asked, U having been mentioned, but probably j without. any serious expectation of msiness resulting. But everything is in di uncertain state. The sale of a large .joe of old wheat is reported at a price not disclosed, but understood to be slightly below 3s 9d per bushel in store. New wheat may be quoted at about 3s 6d to 3s 9d at sidings, but in the absence of sales the figures are not very reliable. Oats are unchanged, there being neither enquiry nor offer to chronicle. Potatoes are also an uncertain quantity, but may be quoted at from 55s to 60s, on sidings. Wheat, old —Prime nulling, to 3s 9d, at store ; new sound, well developed milling, 3s 6d to 3s 7d ; medium to 5s 6d ; fowl feed, 2s lOd to 3s. Osts -Daniah, 2s o£d ; duus, and Uartons, 2s Id ; short feed, 2s Id ; milling 2s Ijd. Barley—Prime ‘malting, t»i 3s ; medium to good, 2s 6d to 3s : feed, 2s id. Potatoes—Her wen is, 65s to 60s A ! o th Oiag, Tunes.