COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 274, 18 November 1910, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

[ __E___KS. __LF__E_D BTJ C______Sl) A_vD ' j _>_■__.' i____>_-J-. ' At ihs Haymarket on Friday last we fr _d a full yarning of horses _n_ a. large _ttenu- i ante ot . __y_r_. iouug ,-ueavy , __-.-_ug cart ana lorry class soiti it from "__s_ to- ±i__r; aged ana worn draughts, ill to £._. 1./; uiiSers' and grocers' c__t class, £ie 5/ to ! £2a; buggy torses and sood.iin.eks, £__•__/ i to _;__ ix)/; light harness ahd brutnary i ! riding sorts, £3 15/ to _;__•; gig ponies, i_ ' lv/ to __lv; weeds, ati prices; uiree to ronr- ! year light to -mettram colts realised irom ' £11 10/ co _2S. Tne trotters sold as followit —WoodDurj-, i>ogs,; yueen iv-cuo-.S-a. fugs.; Pakuranga Lav, lT_gs.; Lass, _*__.; tseilman filly, _lg=-; two-year coit, _ags.; '- heavy mares, with xoals at xoot, _i_a. 10/ ana . £23; sulky, £11. Hides: Ox, 5 3-Sd. to 6 3-Sd.; cow, 60. to t_tti; eulr -Hljl xo S<l- __p s__. _o 6*l, __-n_£-_rt iiiaes, __. to Oa<lTallo .': ItS/tj to -o/ij. Horsehair: 1/H. Skin.: I__lse. _/ to S/10; good, 4/2 to 5/6; suian to ineuiuiu. 2/ to 3/1U; aamaged, fid. to l/lo; pelts auu lambs tsalteo), 1/3 to 1/5; dry, _d. to 1/. The Cievedoii yards on. Saturday weie fairly well nil, rf stock, wludi found re_Uy buyers. V airy cows —-1 5/ to _*6 13/; lat i.-ow_ £4 12/0 to £5 10/; empty cows and heifers, ±_ •">/ to 5.3 17/0; yearling to is months steers, £2 10/ to £3 10/ ; strong .ulvc... . l 7/ to £1 IS/; fat ewes, la/a; 14,'; ewes' with lambs, 19/. oil _ii.iiilay at Pokeuo a full yarding of cattle changed owners at ruling pr.ces. Dairy c_w_ and heifers, £4 to £7 T/B; empty yi.ung cows, £3 in £i _/; fat co«-s. £j to ili iv ; 1.-mouth steers, £3 9/ to J-3 15/; niised yearlings, £_ 2/ to £- 10/; ca_ves, ±1 1/ to £1 14/: fowls, 2/1 to 2/3; gray mare, £27. A quantity of furniture realised sutis-actory figures. At Ruuciman on Tuesday there was an exceptionally large yarding, eve.y pen and yard being ntili_ed. Values were much the s_me _s those ruling lately. Dairy cows and heifers of first quality, £6 to £9 10/; others, £3 10/ to £5 10/; large-framed, empty cows, £2 15/ to £3 15/; fresh empty young cows and heifers, £3 to £4 5/; yearling to IS-month empty heifers, with a strain of Jersey or Ht-lsiein. £3 15/ to £5 13.'; fresh three to four-year-oid steers, £S 15/ to £U IS'; two to tnree-year-oids, £4 10/ to £5 7/; IS months to two-year steers, £3 In/ to £4 S/; yearlings. £2 8/ to £2 18/; mixed sexes. £2 to __. 10/; strong calves, £1 lv/ to £1 13/; small 15/ to £1 3/. At our Westfield fat stock market, on Wednesday, beef totalled 393 head. Competition was s.eady throughout, last week's •ad-ranee -being maintained. <J_. .beef, £1 3/ tv £1 3/6; cow and heifer, 19/ to £1 4/; steers ranged in price, £7 2/6 to £15 5/; cons an.l heifers. £4 to £9 10/. In consequence of mc short supply of calves, prices improved. Heavy, £2 10/ to £2 19/; choice suckers. £1 14/ to £2 5/; medium to ngnx. IS/ to £1 10/': ___all and fresh dropped, 5/ to 13.' (55 soldi. There was a full entry of , fat sheep, bxrt the demand was limited- A few uens of extra prime wethers sold within 1 - of last qnoratlons, but taking the sale on the whole, there was a drop of ,3/ per head, lieivv prime wethers, shorn, 18.6 to £1 1/; medium, 159 to 17/(5: light and unfinished, l-"_ f> 15/6: best weighty ewes, 14/ to _6/0: others. 11/3 to 13/6 (1851 yarded. 13__ s_:_i The 502 lambs penned met with a firm sale, at fnlly late figures. Prime heavy 17-t; to £1: medium. 14/ to 16/6: light. 11/ to 13-ft. Although only an average yarding of pi-s. the number was cousideraoiy m e_.ee . ° of requirements, and values were the lowe-t experienced f. r a long time. Heavy ba.-oners £2 9.- to £2 15/: lighter. £2 to £2 7 1. r-c porkers. £7 6 to £1 13/: small 17' to £1 5/; lar_e stores. 10 to 10/; weaners. 7/6 to S/ 1115 sold). Ou Thursday, at Westfield. dairy add ; .tore rattle were yarded in the usual num- j bers, and there was a good demand for all descriptions. Dairy cows and heifers £b to £9 10/ for be .r. others. £4 10' to £■> 10, : emp-T <-ows. £3 5/ to £4 11". IS-month ,-eer"; -i_ 12/6 to £3 16/: IS-month Jersey heifers.'£4 10/ to £5 15/; calves, £1 1/ to £1 15. . XEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO.'S. LTD.. REPOI-T. tin Thursday. November 11th. at West-fielilY-ards. we" held our weekly sale of dairy • auii store cattle. There was a good yarding, and prices were the same. Dairy cows and heifers clcee to profit sold at from £5 10/ to , £8 17/6: others more backward, £4 10/ to • £5; empty cows and heifers, £3 to £3 IS/: : calves, _»>/ to £1 W. „_,. At.the, Albert-street yards on Friday we held our opening saie. There was a large yarding of horses of all classes, which sold at late rates. Heavy draught horses sold at Irani £25 to £3B; mecLmm. do.. £19 10/' to £25 15/; horses suitable for butchers' or bakers' carts realised to £17. The unbroken draught colts sold at from £13 10/ to £33: light" harness nores and hacks, _:S 10/ to £17; Shetland ponies to £14 5/; gig horse and harness. £23; spring cart, £10At the Westaeld Yards on Wednesday -we held our weekly sale of fat stock. Therwas a good yarding of fat cattle, -which sold at fully last week's rates, ox b_€T selling to 20/ per lOOlbs: cows, 20/ to 23/: steers sold at from £7 3/ to £14 15/; cows and heifers, £3 5/ to £9 2/6. The fat calves were permed in small numbers, and sold at from 3/ to £1 IS/. The sheep pons were well filled, and sold at lower rates. Best shorn wethers sold to 20/9: others, 14/6 to IS/9; ewes, 8/9 to 13/9. Lambs were yarded in large numbers, and cold at late rates. Extra well fatted, 18/ to £1 2 : others, 14/ to 17/6; lighter sorts, 12/ to 13/6. Figs were penned in usual numbers, and declined in prices. Bat-oners, to £2 10/; uorkers. £1 S. to £1 12/; good weaners, 12/ to 14. : small weaners. 3/6 to 6/. Wheat. - Steady sales. Market firm at 3/S ex store. Oats.—Market advancing. Local supplies short. 2/8 aud 2, T . ex store. Maize. — As anticipated, a slight fall has taken place, and wholesale supplies, ex wharf, a. lower rates. Brio.—ln good demand. Supplies very short, £5 10/. ex store. Pollard.—Sales firm at £6 5/, ex store. Barley.—Sales steady at 2/8, ex store. Potatoes. —Sew coming into town freely. Fair sized. Samnles. Id per lb. ex store. Butter. —Choice registered 9fd: first grade separator, 9_d; second grade separator, 9d. Unregistered" slightly lower. Egas.—ln good demand at 9d per dozen. Cheese.—-'First grade, mediunx size factory, in good demand, at s£d: farmers' slow of sale at 4_d. Fungus.—Sales firm, at o_d. ex store. ' We submitted and sold extra large catalogues of hides, skins and tallow on Tuestlay, competition being very keen for all Hides.—Market advanced. We quote:— Efcctra stout ox. 7d. to 7H.: light 61-S. 63d.; medium, 6id. to 6 3-ad.; light, 6_l-Bd-to 6 3-Sd. Cows, best lines, 6 3-Sd- to 6 o-Bd.: good 5 7-Sd. to 6 1-Sd.; scored and sloppy, old. to 5-5-_d- Stags, 4«d. to Sjd. "Sips. 6id to 63d. Calfski--. best. S.d. to "Hd.: good, 7-d. to _<_,; cot and damagpd, lid. to 6-d.: damaged hides. 3_d- to 4Jd. Sheepskins.—Market brisk. Best butchers skins picked, to 8/: good lines, 6/ to 7/: medium. 4/9 to 5/3: small 4/ to 4/4. Country dry skins, lar_e, to 6/6; medmm. 3/6 to 4/3; small, 1/6 to 2/6; lambs' and pelts, Vto 1/5. _, . . . Tallow.—Market firm. Best mixed, to 30/: good, 26/6 to 2S/; inferior, 24/6 to 20/6: rough lat. lid. to 2d- per lb.: tones, £4 Id/; ■ cowtails, 1/S per doz.; horse hair, 1/3 to l/7_d. CANTERBURY WOOL SALES. CBy Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCBTHCH. Thursday. The first wool sale of tie season's series opened to-day, when 5520 bales were offered. There was a very large gathering of buyeis, representing t-he Home, Continental, Aineric:ui and local sections of- the trade. The wool was heavier in grease this year than I last, on account of the long spell of warm | weather, but a large portion of it was very • eirthy. This applied particularly t.> tie] wool from the plains where the north-west winds, wbieh have been so prevalent this ! spring, contiuuaily raised the dust from the | dry paddocks. In the first -two catalogues I most of tlie wool was passed, as it was I mostly from the plains, and suffered coni _iderably in condition. 'When a better selecI tion of wool ottered, competition became I spirited and continued so till the end of the sa-e. Though prices were irregular it was I considered that on the whole tihey were - very satisfactory. The wool that declined I most in value was choice halfbreds and fine ; , crossbreds, which, under competition of ; Amercian buyers lasf season, commanded • exceptionally high rates. A small quantity of merino, offered sold well, the woollen mills •as usual demand ing snch goods. Medium half-bred, and crossbred wools were lower oy _d. per lb., as compared with the openin" rates last year, 'but inferior wools and scour' Ing lots sold fully np to last year's values. when ths condition is considered. The Continental buyers operated principally In ■_•*.- •breds and pieces, and Bradford representa- - trves ptßrehased most ot the crossbred. Tlhere -was a good local demand for scourtog lots, of w-ilcb there was a consideraiile ,£ro£o-l_<__ of tiie o__er_n_a-

The foßdwing is the range "of "p_i__s. with, j those of coritsponding-.sale .last -ear in brackets:—<sl__ino. Od. to l_»t_ (_*_i_- to _2id)_: super, half-bred. Hid "to ___kd &3d to loid.) ; medium halfhreds. 9__ to llcl (ll.d. to 12.d.): inferior halfbreds, TJd. to Sjd (Bfd to 106): super. t4tre--quarter-bred, lid. tb 12Jd. (ISd. to l_ja.)i, meaimn threequ-fterßf-'d. 93. to 10*_- (Did./to ll.d.); inferior threequarterhred. 6Jd. to 83d. CT*dto Ml: super, crossbreds. lOd to IOJd (_2d to 13Jd.): medium crosdDreds, 84d. to 9Sd. (!Hd. to ll_d.>: inferior crossbreds. 6d.- to Sd. i6d. to, 9d.): longwooL, 6Jd. to J.o.d.- (Sid. to 12d-)r, tiest hat-bred pieces,. Sd. to lOJtt : (Bd. .to.lOd); second hatfbred 6d- to 1 tid. ifijd. to TJd.l; crossbred pieces, *Sd- to Sid. (4_d. to Sid.l; locks, 3W. to 5-d. (4d- to