Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 262, 27 September 1902, Page 3

Commercial.

WAIMATE MARKETS. s. d. s. d Butter, wholesale 0 10 retail ... 1 Eggs „ 0 6 „ 8 STUDHOLME JUNCTION SALE. Messrs Guinness and L'-Cren, Ltd., report that at this sale yesterday, owing to the very rough weather, tl } ere r '™ s ot.ly a very small yarding of stock, ine attendance of buyers was snvdl, consequently very few lots were sold. Dairy cows—Spongers, £b, 7a 6d, £8 2s 6d. Hi, Sheep—Hogget 3 ,10 s 9d. A steal lot. of ewes and lambs, 5s 3 1 (all counted).

DUNEDIN GUAl'n’ MARKETS. • Wheat—Prime milling is inquired for ; medium sot 1 ..t a.e neelected. prime milImjr ifi quoted at 3s lOd to 4s 3d, medium 4d t.. 3s 9i, goo"d whole fowl feed 3s to 3- 3d, broken 2s 6d to 2s lid. LGU— I The market has hardened .jor shipping and milling lines and to some extent for lower grades in a dry condition. Orders for seed lines have mostly been filled and there is less inquiry. Seed lines are quoted at 2a 9d to 2a lid, prime milling 2s 7d to 2s 9d, B grade 2* 6d to 2s 7d, inferior to medium 2s in to 2s 6d, sacks extra. ADDINGTON STO K MARKET. Cbiu-tchukch, September 24. Cattle —150 head of cattle, including a few heavy wethers and a lot of lighter sorts, were yarded and met keen competition. Heavy bullocks sold_at £l4 to £l6, good steers £9 to £l3 ss, lighter £5 17a 6d to £8 10a, prime heifers £9 to £ll 7s 6d, others £6 15s to £8 10s, prune heavy cows £lO 2s 6 1 to £l2 10*. other* £5 to £9. lu atore cattle ab ut 300 me f.u"ward, mostly good yotug sorts. The market was easier. C-.lves .-old ‘t to 28s, yearlings £1 KD t £1 l«s L> «o 13 nmnlhs £2 5s to £3 6s, 2 year -te- r< £4 2s heifer* £3 2s 6> J . to i 3 lo bi. o year st-ers £5 15s to £6 12s 6d, motets £4 17a 6d, dry cows £llßs to £4 ss, dairy cows £4 to £9. . , i- c Sheep—3soo fat sheep, including a few lines of extra prime crossbreds, were yarded. The bulk were unfinished, and at there was a large supply of prime merino wethers, competition was mostly in the hands of local trade. Export buyers were not much in evidence. Pnoes for all sorts, especially ewes were firmer. Extra heavy wethers sold at 225, 23s bcl up to 27a, freezers 16a, 20a, unfinished 13s to 16s, heavy ewes 21s 3d to22s9d, prime 17a 6d to 20s, others 13? 6d to 16a, prime merino wethers 18s to 21b 6d, good 14s 8d Jo 15s 9d, others I3s to 14s, fat lambs lls to 16s. Store she p were a mixed y-wding of 1480, but owners would not accept the prices offered, and nearly all were withdrawn. ’1 he only sab » were 103 hoggets at 9s lid, 85 ewes wiih 120 per cent of lambs at 8» 9d (all counted), 143 merino ewes at 4s 6d. Pig ß . 450 pigs were penned’ Ane sale was easier, and as the stores were mostly inferior, tho demand fell off. Bsconers fetched 38s, 535, to 68s for heavy : porkers, 22s to 35s ; large stores, 16s to 20s; smaller, 8s to 14*.