COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 258, 29 October 1907, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

WAEEATO STOCK SAXES.

The New Zealand -Loan and Mercantile 'Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, renort:— At onr'monthly sale at Ngaranwahia on Fdday eyerything sold at the hammer at prices quite up to any Waikato market, anii two-year-old steers were in good demand, and made up to £3 10/ for the latter; empty cows, £3 'if, empty heifers, £2 10/ to £2 12/0; aged cows, Hllable, £4; strong calves, £1 12/; smaller ones, 19/ to 28/. SeTeral young bulls bronght £4 15/ to £5 5/; dairy cows, £4 15/ to £6 15/, there being only a few yarded. A gig and harness realised £25; harness, £3 8/. -Sundries sold as usual. On Wednesday and Thursday, the 23rd sad 24th inst, we held our annual spring horse sale at Ohaupo, and during the two Says offered 126 draught and light colts and 880 odd draught and light horses. A large number of buyers attended from Auckland. Te Knltl, Otorohanga, Kawhia, Raglan, and neighbourhood, and, notwithstanding the rain, we report one of the best sales yet held at Oliaupo. Competition was keen throughout for sound animals of every class, the prices realised being quite equal to Cambridge September fairs. With the exception of a few light colts and aged draughts in poor condition everything was sold at the hammer or before leaving the yards. Three-year-old draught colts and Allies realised from £34 to £43; heavy dranght mares and geldings, £38 to £4D: medium draught colts, £24 to £32 10/; aged flranghts and medium draughts, £16 to £30; light coits, £8 to £14: upstanding hacks, £17 10/ to £2S; good buggy horses, £16 to £S ]n/; useful harness sorts. £7 10/ to £12; light hacks. £6 to £10 10/; good ncnles, £4 15/ to £8; small ponies, £2 10/ to £3 W.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET CABLEGRAM.

WELLINGTON, Monday. The High Commissioner cables from Lonflen nnfler date October 2C as follows:— There has been a better tone in the mutton market this week in anticipation of small shipments from New Zealand. River Plate mntlon is in large snpplv, being «rongly pushed for sale at 3d. Canterbury ""■"on Is quoted at 3Jd and North Island at Sid. The lamb market is steady, as there is * Eood demand for prime qnality. There « a dnll sale for heaxT carcases. CanterMiry lamb i B quoted at sid; other than Canterbury, old. 'JS* t**t market Is weak, with heavy SDpplle? of Blver Ptate. New Zealand jjiMqosrtcrs realise 3Sd and Xoreqcartera rif l s\ l}atter marte t Is very firm and exated by the speculative demand, owing to pc expectation of small supplies coming Phi 8 Supplies on hand are small. "WSK New Zealand is quoted at 120/4; Danish, 128/; Siberian. 110/. floi . Ch^ ese ma! *et 's quiet, with a tcn?S*7 „?T ccr oI Du yers; Canadian manu- ' for colon!al makes, G3/ (for semps emp ma rtct is dnll. and heavy ArSS : r rc cx Pectea from Manila. The American disturbance has affected tho mar- «». ei7 , Benmsi y- Current quotations to. Good fair grade, on spot. £20: fair m ** 10 ' /: ra!r "irrcnt Manila. ~JP°t• £20; October-December shipments. gooa fair graae, m 10/ . fai . d £2(J •ni cnrr ent ManUa. £28. hw,ZL cotkst °°i seed market is quiet and h\^ £** not keen to a ° business. There is noi change in price in the last week. s=a«ai and active demand.

SYDNEY WOOL SALES.

, SYDNEY, October 28. Pans 17°°! rales tbe bidding was brisk. m and cc ' Ml *" last week's gg Greasy touched 15d.