Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 245, 21 August 1902, Page 2

Commercial.

HORSE SALE AT STUDHOL'ME

The Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Limited (per Mr J. Mundel), auctioneer) report holding a special sale of draught, light harness, ‘and hackney hor»es, farming implements, and sundries at Studholme Junction saleyards nn Tueslay. The entries comprised 65 h-rse?, principally draughts, the major portion of which were very good sorts. There was a large attendance of buyers present from North Otago, Albury, Pleas mt Point, Ashburton, Timaru, and surrounding districts. With the exception of a few aged stale horses, every lot was sold at the following quotations Draughts, young, with trials, £3O, £32, £32 10s. £33, £34, £35 10s, £36, £37 10a, £39, £4O. £4l, £44 10s, £46, £47, £47 10s to £SO ; ditto, light and aged, £ls, £l6 10s, £l7, £2O, £2l, £25, £26 10s, £27, £2B to £3O; harness horses, £l2 10s, £l3, £l4 10s, £l6 to £l7 10s ; ponies, £l2 10s, £l3 to £ls 10s ; hackneys, £7 10s, £B, to • £lO. Due notice of the next sale at this yard will «ppear in a future issue of this paper. WASHDYKE STOCK SALE. There was a good entry of sheep and cattle at Wa hdyke sale on Tuesday, and » good sale resulted. Quotations were as follows Fat ewes, 9s 9d, 14i to 14s 2d ; Shropshire hoggets, 8s 6d ; good store hoggets, 9s lid to 10s ; fat lambs, IQs 7d. Cattle : Springing heifer, £6 2s 6d ; cow in profit, £3 15s ; dry heifer, £2 15s; store steers, £1 17a fid.

ADDIN3TON STOOK.MARKET,

[By Telegraph.]

Christchurch, August 20.

There was a fairly large entry of all classes of stock and a good attendance. Sheep—ln the store sheep pens there was a mixed entry of 3050, mostly in small lots, and a good sale resulted for ■ll classes, few lines being passed. The chief sales were ; 213 wethers 10s, 246 at Us 7d, smaller lots 12s 5d to 14s 9J ; ewes at : mixed ages 12s 6d to 15s 3d, aged 5a 3d to 8s 9d ; 290 hoggets 10s lOd, 192 at 9a 9d, 129 at 8s 9d, others 6s to lls 2d. About half a dozen of thh season’s fat b.mbs were sold at 8s 6d to 16s. There was a good demand for fat hoggets, and 520 were sold at 12s 3d to 13i 6d, for freezers down to lls for light, and 17s 9d to 22s 9d for a few heavy weights bought by butchers. The yarding of fat sheep was no! quite so heavy as last week, but the market opened well. Cattle- The supply of beef comprised 191 head, mostly prime quality, and bidding was brisk throughout A line of 14 stores from Mr T. Chapman, Mount Palm, made £l2 17s 6d to £l4 10s, and other steer# brought £5 17s 6d to £ll ss, and two extra £l3 2b 6d ; heifers £5 2s 6d to £9, and extra to £lO ; cows £6 to £9 2s fid, and extra £9 17a 6d to £ll 17s 6d, equal to 21s to 30s per 1001 b. Pigs—A large yarding of pigs met with an exceptionally brisk sale, a buyer for the Sydney market can»ing keen competition for fats. The stores were mostly small sorts, and they also sold well. Baconers made 36s to 55a and up to 70s for extra, equal to 5d to s£d per lb ; porkers 20# to 355, equal to s£d to 6d per lb; larger stores 20a to 28s, medium 12s to 18s, and suckers and weaoers 6a to lie.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS. Christchurch, August 19. Ths wheat market is steady, and with lit- le business passing, the principal oallft still being tha North Island. A few purchases have been made at late quotations of Hunter’s and Tu«can, and Pearl is worth rather more. There is a great ?c .rcity of poi'ard and bran, and prices are firmer. The oil market is firm, consequent upon the enquiries from Australia. Tnere is little off ring, but there is said to be a considerable quantity sti 1 up .hreshed in South Canterbury. Quotations have been furnished in response to theenq Try from Vltdhourne for 1000 tons, but n > badness has yet re n't.ed hut it is reported that large s-les have been ma le in the South for Australia.

The demand fu - potatoes to fill the Government contract has firmed the market considerably, and up to 47s 6d at country stali -ns has been paid, while other buyers have given 60s at near titions. T e Noif.dk, which cirries 'ho - potatoes to South Africa f>r the Government, is expected early next weet, and the contractor* are busily engage 1 in ge tinu the potatoes put up in boxes. It is said that a quant ty of po atoes will also he shipped by h r ai Blenheim un 'crlhe Government contract.

The following are current prees paid to farmers, and free of commission, except where otherwise specifi-d : Wheat—Hamer’s an 1 Tuscan, 3s 9Jd to 3s 10 ; Pearl, 3< lOd to 3s lid at country stationaccording to distance from port. Oats—Long feed, 2s 3 1 to 2a 41; short feed, 2s 4d to 2s 51 ; mill ng Canadians (nominal), 2s 6d at country stations. Barley (nominal) —Prime, 3s to 3s 6 i at country Gallons. Be ms, 3s 41 to 3s 5d at country stations Flour (Millers’ quotations)—Roller £lO 10s pier ton. Pol’ard, £6. .Bran, £5 15s Oatmeal, £ls. i Sidneys, £4 to £4 5s ; Derwents, £2 7s 6d to £2 10s at country stations. Onioos, £5 (nominal) at country stations. Oatsheaf chaff, £3 5s to £3 10 1 at country stations. Grass seed—Ryegrass, prime heavy, town dressed, 4s 3d to 4s 6d ; ryegrass, Italian, town dressed, 4s 6 I ; cocksfoot, i- 3d for off colour to 3|d for bright 121 b, 3;Jd for bright 141 b seed ; iown machine dressed, 4£cl to 4|d ; white clover, 8d to Dairy produce—Cheese, factory, 4Jd to 5d ; dairy, 4d to 4Jd ; butter, factory, local Is 3d, North Island Is Id ; dairy, 10c] ; salt (in boxes), 9d ; bacon, haras, 7d to 8d ; factory bacon and hams Jd higher f.o.b.—Press. THE % ASH BURTON STOCK SALE. Ashburton, August 19. There was a large yarding ef stock at the Ashburton yards to-day, a large number of turnip sheep being penned. The f it sheep pens were three parts filled, principally with merino wethers. The attendance of buyers and others was good. The following are some of tha prices realised : —• Cattle—Dairy cows, £3 15s to £7 ; springers, £3 16s 6d to £5 18s ; 18 months old cattle £2 17s 6d to £3 5s ; 2 year old cattle, £4 los ; fat steers, £4 17» 6d to £8 10s ; heifers, £5 17s 6d to £9 15s.

Fat sheep—Merino wetheys, 10s to 12s 6d ; crossbred wethers up to 17s lOd ; crossbred ewes, 9s lid to 10* 9d ; merino ewes, 6a 6d ; hoggets, 11a 6d to 13s 3d ; freezing wethers, 14s to 16s 9d ; freezing h ggets, 9s 8d to Ids 6d. Store sheep Hoggets, 5s lid to 10s 3d ; crossbred ewes in lamb 14s 3d to 15s 7d ; forward mrnip sheep, 10s 2d to 13s 4d,

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS,

Sydney, August 18.

At the fat stock sales 13,000 sheep were offered, inc'uding about 5000 from New Zealand. The demand was not equ*l to the supply, and prices, eapecial'y for imported sheep, declined considerably. New Zealand wethers ranged from 17s 3d to 28-i. A yarding of 706 cattle wai offered, including 200 from New Zealand, which ranged in price for nullocks from £ls 14s 6d to £l9 15s. Cows sold at £l6 7s 6d. Values generally were lower. August 19.

. Sixty New Zealand fat wethers offered at ihe sales ranged from 31s to 3S», Some lot* were withheld in consrquenee of the decline in consequence of the decline in prices. Country reports indicate that the wheat area this year is somewhat less than that of last year. Rain is urgently wanted. THE HOME MARKETS. Wellington, August 19. The Agent-General has cabled as follows to the Agricultural Department: —“ London, 18th August. There has been no alteration in the mutton market since last week. There is a better tone in the lamb market ; the average price of New Zealand lamb, Canterbury brand, is 5d ; New Zealand lamb, other than Canterbury, 4gd. The beef market is firm and stocks of New Zealand on hand are light ; hindquarters, s|d ; fore* quarters, 4d: The hemp market is firm, and the price to-day for good fair Wellington grade on spot is £34; September November shipments, £3llos,