Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 12, 31 January 1905, Page 3

Commercial.

DATES OF STOCK SALES. Waimate Yards—First Friday in the month. . , Studholme Junction and St Andrews Alternate Fridays. Glenavy—As arranged ; Wednesdays. Fairlie—As arranged; Mondays. Albury—As arranged; Mondays. Pleasant Point—First and third Mon a& Washdyke—First and third Tuesday. Temuka—Second and fourth Tuesday, r Geraldine— Wednesdays, '3 Oamaru— Tuesdays. <3 Addington— Wednesdays. Tinwald and Ashburton — Alternat Tnesdays. Burnside—W ednesday s. THE GRAIN MARKET. Owing to the operation ot.the new railway tariff, farmers have been and are more anxious to make sales of wheat, and some sales nave been made during the week at prices equal to those quoted last Saturday. There is a pretty keen enquiry for oats, but prices in these also are unchanged Very few are offering. A demand exists for barley, bit no lots are forthcoming. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report under date London, January 26th. The frozen meat market fs dull and very little r is doing. We' quote prime Canterbury lamb, new season’s at 7d per lb, in consequence of the scarcity; we expect a gradual decline in prices when arrivals come forward more freely. Legs are worth s|d per lb. Prime Australian lamb 5d per lb. Canterbury mutton, crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, fair average quality, 4^d: North Island ditto, 4|d: Australian mutton, crossbred and merino wethers, fair average quality, light weight, 3j|d. New Zealand beef, hindquarters, fair average quality, 3JI, and forequarters 2Jd per lb.” WELLINGTON WOOL SALES. Wellington, January 27. At the wool sales to-day 8250 bales ware offered. There was a large entry of medium crossbreds which at previous sales would have realised 9|d to 9|d ; these sold at BJd to 9d. Halfbreds sold at 9Jd to 9Jd, against lOd to JOJd last month. The decline may be put at Jd to id on coarse wools, and £d on fine wools. The range of prices was -Halfbreds, 9d to 9td; super crossbreds, 9d to 9Jd; medium do.. BJd to 9d; coarse, 8d to B|d ; inferior 7d to 8d; lambs, 7d to 9£d ; bellies and pieces, 6d to 7d; locks 3d to 3£d. THE SOUTH AFRICAN MARKETS. Wellington, January 27. The following are extracts from a report made to the Hon. the Minister for Industries and Commerce by the Commercial Agent for the Colony, Mr J. G. Gow, dated at Durban, 16th ult. : —*• The Surrey landed her cargo at Durban in excellent condition. The poultry were very good and gave special satisfaction to the consignees. In connection with poultry it would facilitate business if New Zealand shippers would quote c i f prices per lb, ae Durban buyers prefer to operate on that baais. A small consignment of New Zealand cheese was landed at Durban by the Surrey in good sound condition. The New Zealand butter ex the Banffshire and Surrey was landed in excellent condition and ae stocks were low and had been so for some time it came to an exceedingly good market. The brands '• . vhicb were landed were principally Sfaieri, Peninsula, and Hinemoa. Shipments of New Zealand oats especially those from Canterbury are giving great satisfaction, and are of excellent quality and should secure for themselves a very good market.”