COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 172, 22 July 1910, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

MESSRS ALFRED BUCKLAND AM* SONS' REPORT.

Horses: At the Haymarket on Friday last we had an average yarding and good competition tor all sound young worsers. Active spring cart and wagon horses sold at from 4,26 to £35; aged draughts, £-7 to £30; light harness class and hacks, £12 5/ to £15 10/; bakers' cart sorts, £15 to £19 15/; buggy horses, £13 to £21 5/; gig ponies, £3 5/ to £9; hacks, £6 15/ to £20; dray, £11; light cart, £10; gig harness, £10 10/.

At our Westfield fat stock market on Wednesday, the yarding of beef totalled 493. Taking the sale on the -whole, there was a slight decline in values, although' in. cases of prime oxen last week's rates -were easily maintained. Steer beef sold at from £1 2/ to £1 5/ per 1001b, and cow and heifer 19/ to £1 2/. Steers ranged in price •from £6 12/rto~£l4; cows, £4 to £810/. Fat and young calves, in full numbers, wer© easier in value. Runners made from £3 1/ to £3 S/; heavy, £2 8/ to £2 15/;. medium, £1 6/ to £1 19/; small, 10/ to IS/; - fresh dropped, 2/ to S/; 83 sold. About the usual number of fat sheep came forward, and prices hardened for prime, sorts, which formed the greater portion of the~yarding. Prime heavy wethers.realised froth £'l"4/3 to £1 6/9, heavy £1 1/ to £1 3/9, others 17/6 -to 19/6. light and unfinished 15/ toll/; best weighty ewes IS/3 to £1 0/3 (a pen of special- £1 3/). medium 15/ to i 7/6, lighter 13/ to 14/6; 1733 sold. LambrsOld" at rirom 13/6 to 14/9 for -well fattened, ordinary sorts 10/6 to. 11/9. The 71 pigs, penned - net with a brisk sale. No baconers offered. I Large porkers brought from £115/ to £2 2/, lighteT £1 5/ to £1 11/. weaners 9/6.

There was bnt a small yarding of dairies and stores at Westfield on Thursday. Dairycows made from £4 10/ to £S" 17/6uempty cows, £2 1/to £4-10/: yearlings,-£-1-19/ to £Vi 9/; fresh full-mouth ewes,, in lamb, 10/ to 13/.

There was but a fair yarding of both, cattle and sheep at Clevedon on Saturday. Buyers were in attendance, and, with the exception of two cows, the whole eptry changed owners. -Springers made from £4 5/ to £6 15/: empty cows, £2 1/ to £410/; fat heifers, £5; two and a half year steers, £4 12/; calves, £1 1/ to £1 10/; wethers, 14/6 to 18/; fat ewes, 15/; lambs, 10/. An average muster of cattle were offered at the Pokeno Yards on Monday, and verysatisfactory prices were realised. ■ Dairy cows and heifers brought from £4 10/ to £7; fresh empty young sorts, £2 15/ to £3 15/; choice yearling to 18-month steers, £2 13/ to £3 5/: small fat steers, £6 12/6; mixed yearlings, £1 19/ to £2 6/; calves, store ewes, 9/. Implements and sundries sold on account of Mr 'M. L. Adams brought full values.

At Runciman on Tuesday we held our usual monthly stock sale, and had a larga yarding of all classes. Prices for dairy cattle were equal to those ruling at'Tate sales. Stores were in better demand, consequently prices improved. Three to three and a-half year old steers sold at from £5 6/ to £6; two and a-half to three years, 10/ to £5 5/; 18 months to two-year-olds, £3 5/ to £4 8/; yearlings, £2 1/ to £2 12/; fat heifers. £5 to £6 17/6; store cows, £2 10/ to £3 17/6, according to age and condition; 18-month heifers, £2 15/ -to £3 10/; calves. £1 8/ to £1 15/; smaller, 19/ to £1 5/. The advertised ewes "in lamb realisedfrom 14/6 to 16/. Hides: Ox, 5d to 6id; cow, 5d to sgd; calf, 5d to SJ-d; kips, 4Jd to 5Jd; damage* ihides. 3d to 4Jd. " TaHow, 22/ to 27/. •Horsehair, 1/a to 1/6 J. Skins: Best butchers', 5/6 to 6/2; others, 4/5 to 4/10; country, dry, good, 3/2 to 5/; small and damaged, 6d to 2/11. A Wool: Cnrtchings, 5d to 6sd; crossbred, 7Jd; dead, 5d to ojd; lambs', 7d; piece* 4jd. MELBOURNE HIDE MARKET. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyrighty MELBOURNE. Inly SL At the sales to-day hides generally wer» in sellers' favour. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. (By Cable.—Press Association Copyright) SYDNEY, July 21. Wheat is very firm, shippers offering 3/10 to 3/10*, and holders wanting 3/11} to 4/. Flour is quiet, at £9. Oats: Taemanian, 2/6 to 2/7; Algerian, feed, 2/2; milling, 2/5. Barley, Cape, 3/ to 3/2. Maize, 2/8. Bran, £4 5/. Pollard, £4. Potatoes: Tasmanlan, £8 5/; Victorian, £6 to £7. Onions, £4 10/. Butter, 122/. Cheese, 6d to 6*d. Bacon, 6d to 6}d. MELBOURNE, July 21. Wheat, 4/. Flour. £9. Oats: Algerian, milling 2/I*, feed 1/10. Barley, Cape, 2/6. Maize, 2/4. Bran and pollard, £4 10/. Potatoes, £6 5/. Onions, £3 10/. ADELAIDE, July 21. Wheat, 3/10. Flour, £9. Bran and pollard, 1/. Oats, Algerian, LT.L LONDON. TBy Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright) LONDON,. July 21. Copper.—Spot. £53 13/9; three months, £54 6/3. Tin.—Spot, £1-1S 10/; three months, £149 12/6. Lead. £12 11/3. Wheat.—Au Australian icargo sold at 37/3. Wool.—Good sale, slightly above opening prices. Gear clip, top lid. average 9Jd; Maaonpe, top 14Jd, average 14d; Logan, top 15d. average 14 J ,d. Shares.—Waihi. buyers 155/, sellers 157/0; Waihi Grand Junction, buyers 40/, sellers 45/.