COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 71, 24 March 1910, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

■ " ■ ■. —; » ' VKE3XOJGTON SALES. \ (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) . ••' ■• ■ WFIT.T/mGTQjST, this day! The -wool sales closed firm, "with good competition, especially . for. fine merinos, by Continental buyers, .whose. trade ia good, and is likely to continue so. ■'■'American "buyers were very cautious, and operated very moderately. The folio-w----ing are estimated values: New Zealand greasy wools—Superior -merinos, 1/1 to 1/3; medium merinos, IOAd to HAd; inferior, Sd to 104; fine crossbreds, f/li to 1/3s; medium erossbreds, lid. to 1/1; coarse erossbreds, Sα to lid. The Bank of New Zealand has received the following cable message from its London office:-—"Th& sales close' firm '■ for • merinos. Total quantity held over, 9000 bales, of which 7000 bales are New Zealand. The sales close • Irregular for erossbreds. Current prices for Korth Island farmers' lots, Palmerston North style: Coarse erossbreds, 3G/40's quality, average condition, 10*4 to lie per lb; medium erossbreds 44/46!s quality, average condition,. Hid to 12id per lb; tine crossbred,. 50's quality, average condition lvyd to 14|d per lb."

J MA R.KBT BBPOKT.

The Sew Zealand -Loan and : Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as follows:—.' , At Westneid' last Tlinrsday we held our ■ usual dairy and store sale. There was a, small yarding, and stock of all descriptions were hard to quit, although a, fair number changed hands. i At Bncham-stxeet Yards' horse sale on Friday there Wi»6 mare than ■ the average ■ number, and. competition was keen for 1 anything young and sound.. Heavy draught horses sold at from £23 to £35; medium draughts from £22. to £2S; light- harness sorts, £10 to £15;. hacks,. £5 .to £14 10/. The contractor's plant and horses, sold o> from £1* to- £34. Dray, £S to £7 15/. Harness, £2. to £3 10/ per set s Gig, £«; , curt, a\(y. ■ ' j.,. At I'mji on Tuesday we held a clearance sale of the late Jas. Hosking's live and dead' stock. There was a large attendance and good price* ruled; Dairy cows, In'fuil milk, sold,at from £5 to £8 for jonng cows, others £3 to £4; bulls, £2,10/: to £3. 15/; yearling: colt, £19. Sprirjg cart, £14; har- : ness, Hi. 2/6; drill, £8; mower, £10. Pigs, ; £10 to £IA. . Furniture brought satisfactory nri.ces... . - .. ...... ■,- ~ ... ..- •_ At Westfield rartls on Wednesday we had •en average yarding of- fat cattle, i CompetiI tion was good: at last week's rates, ox beef . seiUng to -JX/, cctws; 18/6. per UOQIbs: • Steers i°io a l &o ? *? 10/ to -•> 2/6; co.w-Si, £1 to £6 2/(3; calves, 8/ to £2 1/- Sheep were yarced In more "than average numbers and soid at lower rates. Best.wethers sold at iron; IS/9 to 17/& others, 10/ to- 12/&; ewes, for" extra heavy weight 12/9 to . 15/, lighter sorts 10/6 10 12/; lambs, extra well fatted ,12/: to- X 3/6, others.-6/ to;8A The- advertised - store wethers sold at from 8/9 to U/; ewes 2/6 to 9/. Pigs were yarded in fair nun> ber, and sold, at last week's rates. Porkers, 10/ to 25/; baconers, 25/ to £2 5/; weaners, 0/ to 15/. . . . - Hides, Etc—We submitted and sold aver-, age catalogues of hides, skins, and tallow .on Tuesday. ComEetitien was; noc so keen, 'but last week's-, prices- were maintained., •We quote:—Ox: Extra stout, Bd. to., Sid: . stout, 74 to 75<1-; medium, ejd to «sd; light; ,6id:.to.6sd!. Cows: Best lines, Ggd ; to '6id• good, 6id toC*d,; scored, ojcl to, (idi Stags, 4Jd to 4ld. Kipe,. 66. to 6id. Calfskins: Best, Sd to-Sjid; good; 7d to 7Jd; cut, 5d U 6d; damaged, 3id to ad. : SUcepsklns.—STarEet "firm.' Best butchers' skins: Large, to 8/; good) lines, 5/9; to 6/6. Country dry skins: targe; to '5/6; niedlum, 3/6 to 4/3; small.. 1/6. to 2/3. Lambs' and pelts: Best, 3/2 - to 3/6;, good, 2/4. 'to. 2/8; .SMain 1/6 to; 1/10.: ; "■ v ■ I; - ; Tallow.—Market firm. - Best mixed, to 26/6; good, 24/3 to 25/3; inferior, 17/6 to . 21/6;, rough fat, l§d to Ijd per lb. i Bones, £4 17/6. Cow tails, 1/8 dozen. Horsehair, 10d to 1/© per lb. . p . , Wheat.:— much easier. In demand: at 4/ ex store. , ;■..-'?' ...-,- . I Oats.—Market almost bare and prices, firm at 2/5 and* 2A> ex store. : ; ■ ] Maize.—ln -good- demand "at 3/1 ex store. |, Bi-an and' Pollard.—Sales, steady- at £4 and I £5 ex store. ■ t Barley.—Steady, at 2/7 ex store. '■ ' Potatoes.—Scarce. Firm at £7 ex store. Butter.—First grade reg: 9Jd; second, grade 9<l; first-grade,, choice farmers, £d; second grade, farmers-, Sid'; poor, Tld, to Sd. t ..Cheese.— grade factory, sid.; firstgrade farmers', 3d; second grade farmers', 4jd; poor, 4d. • ' • ■ ■ . .' w ' Eggs.— per dozen. In good aemand-. V Fungus.—Selling freely ,at s£d. . j.-,-■ .';]

B.TJCKIIAJSD AND. SONS' HEPOBT.

At our Westfield fat stock, sale on Wednesday we. ' again had: a heavy, yarding of ; fat cattle-, 581 head being - penned. In ; a I few instances.-, prices- were a trifle lower, . I but on . the wiole- values' were much the same as. ruling Inst week. Steers ranged in •price &:oni £5' 10/ to flO 2/0; - cows and heifers, £3 10/ to 15/. The- oi veal yarded' . were' required, and sold- well at from 3/ to • £1 IS/. There* was au. average entry: of fat sheep, and little alteration in values. Prime heavy (Wethers, 1(5/6 to IT/3- lighter ■rceigbts 13/ to. 15/6-; light, 10/3. to 12/6; I extra hea-ey ewes. 15/3, to. 16/»; heavy,, 12/ to. 13/6; others. 9/6 to, 11/04 1708. 'sold. Lambs met. a steady sale at late rates. Heavy prime, 14/ to 15/3; good, 10/ to 13/6; ' light, 8/ to 0/&; 5«. sold. ! Pigs numbered '• ■ 93. Prices a«e very firm, tight baconers, ,'fl 17/ to £1 19/; . porkers, £L. 5/ to :iX 13/; ; ' slips, 13/6 to 10/; wcaners, S/."