Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 11, 28 January 1905, Page 1

Commercial.

DATES OF STOCK SALES. Waimate Yards—First Friday in thi month. Studholme Junction and St AndrewsAlternate Fridays. Glenavy—As arranged ; Wednesdays. Fairlie—As arranged ; Mondays. Albury—As arranged; Mondays. Pleasant Point—First and third Mon Says. Washdyke—First and third Tuesday. Temuka—Second and fourth Tuesday. Geraldine—Wednesdays, |Oamaru—Tuesdays. , 0 Addington— Wednesdays. Tinwald and Ashburton — Al tern at Tnesdays. Burnside—Wednesdays. CHRISTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. The following are current prices pai< the farmers free of commission, excep where otherwise specified Wheat—Tuscan 3s 5d to 3s 6d, Pear 3s 4d, Hunter's 3s 3d, at country stations Oats—Heavy Canadians Is 8d to Is yd milling Gartons Is 7d to Is Bd, feec Gartons Is Cd to Is 7d, short feed Is 6c to Is 7d, Duns Is 5d to Is 7d, heavj to Is Bd, Danish Is 4d to Is sd, a country stations. Barley, nominal. Ryegrass, good ?s to 2s 3d, inferior t< medium Is 6d to Is 9d. Flour (millers’ quotations)—Roller £1 per ton. Pollard, £4 10s. Bran, £3 ss. i Oatmeal, £lO. Oatsheaf Chaff—£3 to £3 2s 6d, at country stations. Dairy Produce—Cheese, factory, 4|d dairy 4d to 4|j • loaf cheese 5d ; butter, fact ory, local, lOJd; farmers* sops rator, B|d ; dairy, 6d to 7d for prime bacon, 7£d ; hams, 8|d,t.0.b.; eggs, 11c per dozen;—Press. DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKET Wheat—The fature of the market if uncertain. Samples are offering more freely from the north, but meantime millers are buying sparingly of the best quality only. Quotations are as follows Prime milling, 3s 7d to 3s 8d: medium (nominal), 3s 3d to 3s sd; best fowl wheat, 3s to 3s 2d; inferior, 2s 9d to 3s, sacks extra. Oats- Stocks in store are light and the market has an upward tendency for all sorts. Best qualities are in strong demand. Quotations are—Prime milling and A grade, £s 9d to Is lOd : best feed, Is 8d to Is B£d; medium Is 6d to Is 7d ; sacks extra. DUNEDIN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Messrs A. Moritzson and Coy., auctioneers, wool, stock, station, grain, produce, and commission agents, report (wholesale) for the week as under. All quotations are subject to market fluctuations We would ask farmers when sending samples always to put a price on them, as buyers do not feel inclined to make offer ( Wheat—There is no change from last • week, prices remain firm as below: — Tuscan 3s 9d to 3s lOd, redchaff3s 6d to 3s Bd, fowl wheat prime whole, scrace, from 3s 2d to 3s 3d, fowl wheat 3s to Oats—Enquiry for prime samples remain brisk, and last week’s prices are fully maintained. We quote prime mil* ling Is 9d, B grade Is Bd, faq and C grade, Is 9d. 3s Id. Ryecorn, 3s to 3s 2d. Barley—Prime malting in fair demand at from 3s to 3s 3d, milling 2s 3d, feed 2s. Chaff market barely supplied, but very little prime quality, we quote prime oaten sheaf £4 to £4 12s 6d, medium to good £3 to £3 15s, choice £2 16s, prime bright oat shoaf being sold at £2 7s 6d to £2 12s 6d, medium neglected, £2 7s 6d; straw 25s to 355. Ryegrass: Fair demand. We have sold. Farmers dressed 3s to 3s 6d, machined 4s to ss. Cocksfoot: Owing to small crop and high price in London, this seed is considerably firmer. We have sold farmers lines from 3£d to 4|d, machined seed s|d to 6d. Linseed : From £8 to £lO per ton, af per quality, Chewings Fescue: No demand at present, owing to large stocks of last season’s. We anticipate low prices for new ( seed. Rabbitskins: Sucker and runners 3d 1 to sd, summers 7id to B£d, autumns 9d to 10£d, outgoings 12d to Is l|d, mixed winters 15d to 17d, prime winters 15d , to 17£d, winter blacks up to Is lOd, silver greys 30d per lb, winters 14Jd to 17Jd, late autumns 12$d to 14|d. i Wool.—Our next sale takes place ‘on 3rd February. Sheepskins: We hold sales every Tuesday. The demand is keen for all classes, and extreme prices are being paid, Crossbreds (good) sound pelts 7 s 6d to 8s 6d, medium. 5s to 5s 9d, extra 5s 3d to 6s 3d, halfbreds (inferior) 2s 6d to 3s 9d, i merino good, 7|d, merino inferior tc per lb, halfbred 6s 3d to 6s 9d each, merinqp to 7|d, top prices guaren. teed ; lambs, good, 4s to ss. Hides: Wt hold fortnightly sales. We quote prime ox up to sad tc 6d,l medium i 1 2d 5 1 2d, light 4|d to_ 5d ; cows, heavy up to 4§d, light Qd to 1 ;caliskins 1 to 2s 3d, yearlings 2s 6d to 3s 6d, horse hides 6s 6d to 9t 6d each. Our next sale will be on Feb. 9th. Horsehair, to 15d,bale lots 1 FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORT. Butter: Prime salt Bd, off 6d to 7d; ‘separator butter in bulk 8d to 9d per lb. Butter for export to London—Our cdtotract provides shipment until first week in March, please apply for particulars. Eggs,.fresh, during the week we sold at 9d to lOd. Cheese, very scarce, and all coming forward can easily be placed; factory 4gd, 5Jd, loaf sid, s£d, Akaroa sd. Honey, demand is not very strong; prices ruling from 3£d, in tins 4d, for good quality. Walnuts, scarce at 4Jd to 3£d per lb, (wanted). Beeswax, Is 4d, (wanted). Onions, prime, just landed, £9 10a, Bacon, rolls 7£d to 8d per lb. Hams, 8d to B|d. Pigs, for sizes up to 1601bs, first class dairy fed quality, Id, overweight 2 l-kd to 3 l-2d. Poultry—Prices are higher for local consumption than for export. We quote hens 3s to 3s 6d, roosters 3s 6d to 4s 6d; ducks 4s 6d to 5s ; geese 5s to ss6d ; turkey bens 5d lb, cocks 7d lb, live weight. Ova Egg Preservative, particulars on apjplibation

THE NAPIER WOOL SALE. Nac’Eß, January 25. The sexmd wool .ale of the Beacon was held here to-day, when a total of 9097 . bales wers offered, the largest quantity yet brought under the hammer at a local . sale. There was al ho a record of foreign buyers, but in sympathy with latest London advices and .he fact that reserve values were very high, bidding at first was slack. Matters improved, however, as the sale progressed, and although a number of lots were passed in, the majority of these were afterwards quitted at satisfactory prices, although on the whole prices ruled from (d to Id less than at the December sale. There was a good demand for lambs’ wool, which showed ajd rise. For much of the wool howexer, December rates were fully maintained. Quotations were as follows:— Merino, very little offering, up to 9Jd for inferior ; halfbred up to 10fd ; crossbred up to 9jd; coarse crossbred up to Bjd; lambs’ wool up to 9Jd; pieces up to 711; bellies up to 7fd; and locks up to Sfd. * I HOMEBUSH BALES. Sxdniv, January 26. At the Hemebush sales aheap were ' dearer. Beet wethers sold qt 16s fid to 17s 7d, good 15s fid to 16,. best ewes 16a , to 17s, good 15s to 15s fid. Cattle were easier, best bullocks selling at £9 5e 'o ’ £lO 10., good £8 ss, best cows £7 8., good £6 15s. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. * Sydney, January 25. Wheat, milling, 3s 4d co 3a 5d ; chick, 2s 7d to 2s Bd, Flour. £8 10s to £8 15a; Manitoban, £l3 to £l3 15a. Oats, Taamanian prime, 2s 7d te 2s 9d; Victorian, I Algerian, la 9d. Barley, Cape, 2s 2d; [English 2a 6d to 2a 7d. Maize 2a 7d to 2s 9<l. Bran, Bd. Pollard, la. Peas, Prussian Blue, 4s 6d to 4s 9d. Potatoes, £7 10s to £9. Onions, Victorian. £l2, ißulter, fid. Cheese, 5d to fid - Baeon ,6d. Melbouiinb, January 25. Wheat, 3a 3jd. Flour, £7 15s to BdiOats are very firm : feeding Is 7d to Is 9d. Barley, 3s 10d to 4s. Bran, 9jd to lOd. Pollard, IQj. Onions, £8 to £8 10s. Potatoes, £5 10s to £6. Adelaide, January 25. Wheat is steady at 3s 4d. Flour, £8 10a. Oats are scarce ; Algerian, Is 6d. Ba, 2JI. Pollard, Is. ■KA — home markets. London, January 22. aeep.—Canterbury, light, 4jd ; medium, 4^d; heavy, 4jd; Dunedin and Southland, 4jd; Nortn Island, 4jd to 4 716 d; heavy, 3 j d; light, 3 11-16 d. The restare unaltered. Hemp is quiet; January-March shipments, £3O ss. London, Jsnuary 24. Wool is brisk of sale, and prices are well maintained. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for .the United Kingdom amounts to 2,725,000 quarters, and for the Continent 725,000 quarters. The Atlantic shipments tor the week amount to 31,000 quarters, and the Pacific to 14,000 quarters. Shares are uncharged.