COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 65, 17 March 1919, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. LONDON. March 13. METALS. Copper: On spot, £77 5/; three months, £73 5/. Lead: On spot, £28 15/; three months, £20. Spelter: On spot, £3S; three mouths, £36. Tin: On spot, £242 10/; three months, £234. Silver: Barn, 3/llj per stnndard ounce.

MANAWATU STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report that at Palmerston North on March 13 they hud a good yarding of both sheep and cattle. There was poor inquiry for ewes, but good lambs sold well at late rates. Prices for nil classes of cattle were eusier right through the sale. They quote: Fat ewes, 23/10 to 24/9; four and five-year ewes, 10/ to 21/7: two-tooth ewes, 23/; twotooth wethers, 20/4; rape lambs, w.f., 11/ to 12/2; rape lambs, b.f., 12/, 14/3 to 14/4; small lambs, 4/ to 5/2; Southdown rums, __ 'd/; potter rams, 10/1, 15/ to _./. Cattle: Fat cows, £9 5/ to _9 15/, £10 7/ to £10 ]../; forward, cows, £-1, £i> si/, _ti 10/ to ti 2/; cows in milk, to £6 .">/; 20-month steers, to £4 7/; 18-uiouth heifers, to £4; bulls, £t> to £S 5/.

STOCK SALES.

Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report that at Palmerston North on the 13th inst., we had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle. There was poor inquiry for ewes, but good lambs sold well at late rates. Prices for all class of cattle were easier right through the sale. We quote:—Fat ewes 23/10 to 24/9, 4 und 5-year ewes 19/ to 21/7, 2-tooth ewes 23/, 2-tooth wethers 25/4, rape lambs y.f. 11/ to 12/2, rape lambs b.f. 12/, 14/3, to 14/4; small lambs 4/ to 5/2. Southdown rams to £5 3/, potter rams 10/1, 15/ to 23/. Cattle: Fat cows: f_ B/ ( £9 15/, flO 7/, to £10 13/; forward cows, £4, £5 17/. £6 10/. to £7 2/; cows, in milk to £6 5/, 20-uiont.s steerß to £4 7/, 18-months heifers to £4, bulls £0 to £8 5/.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report on their Palmerston North sale on the 13th Inst. We had a good yarding o£ both sheep and cattle Ridding was dull, but the majority of lines changed hands. We quote:—Sheep: 2-tooth ewes 24/, 2. r >/: forward ewes, 21/0; 5-year ewes, 18/; aged ewes, 4/1, _/, G/, 11/9; 4-too'th ewes, small, 15/; fat lambs, woolly, 22/6; Southdown rams, 4_gns, 3_gns; Komney rams, lgn, Cjgns.

Cattle.— Weaner steers, 30/; 18-month steers, £3 5/, £4 15/; store cows, £4 11/, £5 1/, £5 10/, £_ 17/, £6 10/; fat heifers. £7 ">/; fat cows. £9 10/, £10, £10 7/; fat steers, £12: hulls, £4 5/, £3 1/, £0 10/, £9 10/, £14 17/6.

"Though Wellington is the headquarters of the two parties contending over the liquor poll," our correspondent writes, "it is not greatly agitated just now by their activities. The leaders on both sides appear to be devoting their efforts to other communities, and tc he leaving the capital city to make up its mind for itself on the issue to be decided next month. As far as can be gathered the opinion of peoplo best informed upon the subject, is that the result will turn rather on completeness of organisation than upon superiority of numbers. It is expected, in other words, that the result will be decided by the electors who abstain from voting. If this is the case, personal enthusiasm and indifference will be big factors in the decision." Miss Boniwell, organising secretary of the Sudan United Mission, will lecture on " African Pioneers " in the Tabernacle School Hall on Thursday evening next. The lecture will be followed by the annual meeting of the Auckland committee of this mission.