COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 99, 28 April 1922, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK SALES. AUCKLAND. Alfred Buckland and Sons. Ltd.. report:— : i , During the week we held sales at Pukekohe, \ _ Clevedon, Pokeno, and Westfleld. There were 1 average yardlngs. and generally a clearance i was effected. Grown steers were dull cf , . I sale. Best dairy cows and heifers made, 1 from fD 10/ to £13. second grade £7 15/ ro ' t £9. aged and inferior £1 10/ to £5 10/, t ; empty cows £1 7/6 to f2. store cows 15/ to i £1 26, three to four-year-old steers £2 15/ ( ' I to £4 3/ yearling to two-year-old £1 2 6 to £2 4,', good calves 18/ to 35,', others 8/ to '. 15/, ouils 10/ to 7} guineas, dairy heifers, ''due Julv,August, £4 15/ to £8 10/. Be;f ; and pigs at Westfleld rates. At the Haymarket on Friday, and PukeI kobe on Monday, horses were enrered In average numbers. Aged draughts brought from £9 10/ to £22 10/. medium draughts £18 , II to £33 10/. plough horses £12 10/ to £26. . ' light harness class £7 5/ to t£l9. gig ponies I ' ! £3 10/ to £16 10/, hacks £3 to £15. : I The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile | Agency Co.. Ltd.. report:— ' We held sales of dairy and store cattle - during the pa*t week at Westfleld. Waiuku ' and Ngatea. There has been no improve- • I ment in the demand for store catUe. this - i market being very dull. Springers have - ' been selling at late quotations. We quote:— : ' Springers, best £11 to £16. others £6 to • 1 i £10 10/; aged cows and inferior heifers. £2 , I upwards; bulls. 10/ to £1 15/, according to 'weight; empty cows, 15/ to £1 1" -'; calves, ■ best 17/ to ±1 7/6. others 6/ to 15/; yearling ' I to 18-montbs steers. 17/6 to £1 12/6; two to , : 2i-vear steers, £1 15/ to £2 12/6; three to 1 31-year steers, £2 15/ to £3 15/; dal.y hel ers -1 £3 15/ to £6 10/. according to quality; year- , ■ I ling to IS-monrhs empry heifers, £1 to £2 2/6. " On Monday at Whitford we held Messrs. ' t Wade Bros', clearing sale, and at Waiau i : | -Pah on Wednesday Messrs. McLarin Bros*. I I sale. There were large arrendances, and ws I : report most successful sales. j ' WESTFIEtD FAT STOCK. J i , I v Alfred Buckland and Sons. Ltd.. report:— * Yesterday, at our weekly Westfleld fat stock market, we penned beef to the number | ~ I of 447 head, comprising 313 steers. 100 " • cows and heifers, and 4 bulls. There was | - a 6teady demand, but all classes suffered ' 'a decline in values. Extra.choice ox sold to ' J£l 3/6, choice and prime 19/ to 22/, ordinary . •land plain 16/ to 18/; prime young cow | , ! and heifer beef 18/ to 19/6, ordinary cow , J i 12/ to 16/, rough beef 5/ to 10/6; extra I heavy prime steers ranged in price from ; 1 !f9 to £9 17/6. beaw prime £8 5/ to £8 17/6. ! 'lighter prime £7 to £8, light prime £6 to 3 £6 15/, small and unfinished £4 15/ to f5 10/; • heavy prime young cows and heifers, £6 to ' '£6 15/; heavy cows and lighter heifers. £3 c i 10/ to r.3 2/6; lighter, £2 10/ to £3 2 6: ] ' other cows. £1 7/6 to £2 5.'. The highest j 1 averages for steers were:—B from Mr. H. j 1 E. Reed. Waerenga, £9 5/; 16 from Mr. Jas. [ 1 McNicol, Te Aroha. £8 16/10; 15 from | Messrs. Motion Bros., Maungatawhiri. . c £8 2/8; 8 from Mr. Wm. Taylor, Te Awa- ! ;" mntu, £8 1,3; 12 from Messrs. Death Bros., - Waitakamru, £7 18/4; 8 from tbe North, £7 16/3: 30 from Mr. A. Finlayson, Whan- ,- garel. £7 12/10; 20 from Mr. Sinclair, £7/ ' 11/1: 17 from Mr. Geo. HuU. Otaua, I '• Waiuku, £7 9/7: 5 from the Falrview Land i *" Co., £7 5-; 18 from Messrs. Proctor Bros.. , J OriDi, £7 3, 1: 9 from Mr. Hy Bayly. Tirau, ! a £7 0/7: 8 from South Head, Kaipara, £7: j 1 116 from Mr. Geo. Jack. Hamilton, £6 19/1: 3 8 ex road, £6 15': 26 from Mr. Bullion. Whangarei. £6 11/9; 23 ex Waikato. £6 7': " 16 cows from Mr. J. M. Leigb, Tokoroa. ! ■" £4 11/10. Sheep were penned in less than | ? average numbers. The demand was strong i '• at an advance on last week's quotations. I : " Heavy prime wethers sold at from 27/ to c 30/; medium to heavy prime, £1 4/3 to £1 | '•10/; lighter prime. £1 2/ to £1 3/6: light j '" and unfinished. 18/6 to £1 1/: best heavy j '■• prime ewes. £1 1/ to £1 3/9; heavy fat | ewes, 17/ to 20/; lighter ewes, 15/ to 16/6 1926 sold). Lambs were yarded in excess of last week's entry. Values were on a par with last report. Best prime, £1 2/6 to £1 6/6; lighter prime, 18/ to £1 0/6; light. 15/ to 17,"3; small and unfinished. 11/ to 14/6 1906 sold). Fat and young •►calves were penned in large numbers. There r was good demand for all choice quality veaiers. although values were easier. Rough , and plain calves were dull of sale. Runners i '"'made from £2 5/ to £3 4/: beaw veaiers. ? £2 7/ to £2 19'; medium, £1 18/ to £2 «i ; '' light, £1 5/ to £1 14/: small and fresh- ." dropped, 5/ to £1 (152 soldi. Pigs were •' yarded in extra large numbers. There was j' a steady demand, and values were slightly ' lower for all classes. Heavy baconers, £3 2/6 to £3 17/: medium baconers, £2 13/ - to £3: heavy porkers to light baconers. • £2 7/6 to £2 13/: light to medium porkers. ° £1 15/ to £2 3/; unfinished porkers. £1 to „ £1 7/6; slips, large, 11/ to £1; weaners. 6/' ° to 10/ (513 sold). ), Dalgety and Co. Ltd.. report as follows i- ou yesterday's Westfleld sale:— _. Beef.—There was a fairly heavy yarding, j Prices were on a par wittr last week. Choice i. prime ox made up to 24/ per 1001b. prime [_ 21/ to 22 6. plain IS/ to 20'; prime cow s and beifer. 17 to IS,: aged down to 126. Mutton.—There was a small yarding. L l Prices were up quite 5/ per head on late a rates. Extra prime heavy wethers 32/6, ). prime 25/ to 29-. medium 20/ to 23/. light 5' 19/; prime ewes tip to 24/. medium. 20/ to y 28/, light down to 19/. ), Veal.—A heavy yarding was offered, and , 3 prices dropped considerably. Best veaiers np to £2 7', ordinary good 30/ to £2, lighter _ 25 ■'. fresh dropped 5-' to 8/. l_ Pork.'—There was a heavy yarding. Prices t' were on a par with late rates. Baconers i., £3 to £3 7 . .-hoppers £2 5/ to £2 15/, porkers 1-35/ to £2 12/. * | 7,1 Lamb.—There was an average yarding, i n I Prices were firm at late rates. Best up to ■ t_ 24/. good IS'S to 21,, average 16' to 18/, i- light 14/ to 16/. J. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile d Agency reports:—At WestSeld fat stock y I market on Thursday beef cattle were '. I penned In more than average numbers, 'a Competition was steady throughout, with D. prices easily on a par with last week's sale. No extra heavy prime cattle were r. I penned. We quote: Extra choice oxen, to 1. '24/ per 1001b; choice and prime oxen, 19/ to 1, ;23/ per 1001b; rough and Inferior oxen, 15/ i- to 18/ per 1001b; young cows and heifer 5, beef. 16/ to 20/ per 1001b; other cow beef. 2, 12/ upwards: heavy prime steers £8 to o-1 £9 2/6, medium prime £6 17/6 to £7 17,6. I light prime £5 10/ to £8 15/: plain and tinfs finished steers. £3 10/ to £5 5 '; young cows 1, and heifers, £4 5/ to £7 2/6; other cows, m , £2 upwards. Calves were penned in average ig I numbers and declined in price. Runners. >s |£2 to £3 10 : heavy veaiers. £2 5/ to £2 15': Id medium veaiers. £1 IS to £2 II: light :y 1 veaiers. £1 2/ to £2 1/; smaller, 10/ to 16 : v. small and fresh-dropped. 4' to S.'. Sheep were penned in average-numbers. Competition was very spirited, and we report a sharp rise of 4/ to 5/ for finished sheep. We quote: Extra prime wethers, to 32/6: j heavy prime wethers, from 27/6 to 3i}': medium prime wetbers. from 24 to 27-3: light prime and unfinished wetbers. £1 0/T3 to 23/9; heavy prime ewes. £1 4' to"£I 7': ,k medium prime ewes. 21,6 to 23 "9; light IS prime ewes, 18 6 to £1 1/3: small and rs inferior ewes. 12' to 16/. Lambs were .._ I penned in average numbers and sold at e r late quotations. Heavy prime lambs. 22. __ to 2S-3: medium prime lambs. 19 9 to 21 9: •y light prime lambs. I(s' to 19 6: store lambs T. . hest 12 to 14,6 .others 9 6 to 11/fi. T were penned in full numbers and decAned in _ price. Choppers, £2 5/ to £2 15,': heavy baconers. £3 5-' to £3 11 ; medium baconers. t £2 IS to £3 5/: light baconers and heavy ■ porkers. £2 10/ to £2 18/; medium porkers. "j£2 to £2 S : lisht porkers. £1 10' to £2j£ slips. 13. to 30 : weaners. 6/ to 14 '. ■ t . ADDINGTON. w (By Telegraph—Press Association., CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday. ~. i At the aVddinaron market all classes of n . stock were well represented, particuiarlv rs fa' cattle. ;i- Srore Sheep.—A large for thi* *l time of the year. Ewes and Limbs formed ly most of the entry, ewes being of indifferent e "_ class. There was a free sale, which heiarh:Jg eaed as It passings being few. I e Forward la'»bs made 15/6 to 178. good 136 to 15/, medium 11/ to 13,'. small 9,' to 109. er culls 6/ to 8/6. Fairly good 4. 6. and S-roorh r r. ewes 17/ to 19/. inferior 12/6 to 16 6: good tQ 4-year halfbred ewes. 21/10; sound and faiiing month. 13/ to 16/9: rape ewes. 10/ to a; 13/6: cull. 4/ to 6,8; forward 4 and 6-roorli ;o wethers, 16/9 to 20/1. ordinary 13/6 to 15/6: _~ 6 and 8-tooth wetners 16/ to 17/- good 2,f_ tooth wetbers 14/6 to 16/. pi Fat Lambs. — 6SOO were penned. The ,3 qnaliry was not so good and there was an g. average easing of 1/ per head over all, values P. being about Sid per lb. Extra prime lambs, H 27/ to 31,9. nrlme 23 9 to 26 9. medium , a 21' to 23/6. light and unfinished 17/ to 20/9. , tt Fat Sheep.—Recem prices were fully mamaa rained, prime ewes showing an advancet Extra prime wethers 28/ to 34.', prime 23/6 ! to 27/. medium 20/ to 23/3. light 17/6 to 19/9: extra prime ewes 23 fi to 27/3. prime | 20/ to 23/. medium 15/6 to 19/6, lighter 11/ 10. 1 to 15/. t Fat Cattle. —A large yarding. Good beef v ■ sold slightly better than last week, but I rough beef was almost umnsrkerable. Extra

prime steers. £14 to £16 12/6. prime £10 ta I £13 10/, medium £7 10/ to £9 17/6. inferior ■ £4 15/ to £" 5/. Extra prime heifers' £8 ' 10/, prime £5 5/ to £7, ordinary £2 10/ ta . £5. Prime cows £5 5/ to £7 17/6, ordinarji £3 to £5. - Veaiers. —Runners £5 o/. good veaiers £3 15/ to £4 10/, medium £1 10/ to £2. small calves 4/ and upwards. Store Cattle. —Two-year-old steers £3 to £3 15/, yearling -£1 to £1 10/; 2-year-old heifers £2 10/ to £5 15/. yearling £1 to £1 10/; medium' cows £1 5/ to £1 15/, inferior 15/ to 20/. Dairy Cattle. — A large yarding and aa Irregular sale. Good cows did not sen as well as last week. Good second and third. eaivers, £14 10/. second and third, calvers, springing £7 10/ to £12 10/; good springing heifers £12. springing heifers £5 10/ to £9 10/: goo-1 reliable cows. just. calved, £12; reliable cows, just calved, £6 to £10. Fat Pigs.—A large entry met a fairly goal demand. Choppers £3 10/ to £5 10/; Ughr. baconers £3 15/ to £4 10/, heavy £4 15/ to £5 10/, average price per lb 6id: light porkers £2 5/ to £2 10/, heavy £2 15/ to £3 71. average price per lb Sd to Did. Store Pigs-—Medium stores £1 12/ to £1 18/, small 16/ to £1 10/, weaners 6/ to- if. WAIKATO SALES. i The Farmers' Co-op. Auctioneering Co.. ■Ltd. Hamilton, report:—At our Morrinsville sale on Friday last there was an improvement of 2/ per 1001b iv the prices realised. The beef was of excellent quality, the top price, £S, being realised by Messrs. Barners Bros., of Tahuna. another line at £7 14/ from Mr. H. M. Clothier. There was a large supply of beef and very good competition. Other prices for beef ranged from £3 15/ upwards. Fat cows £5. lighter £1 11/ to £1 1/. There was a good yarding of yonn? sroek but these were rather bard to quit and prices easy. Three to 35-year steers ±2 S/ to £3 12/, 2 to 21-year steersjtl 3/ to £2 4/ 2 to 2i-vear Letters in caif io ,/<> to £S. others £2 of to £3 10/; heifer calves 16/6 to 25/. steer calves 13/, bulls il. The few dairy cows sold well, a Jersey making- £10 5/ and a Holstein the same price. Sheep were in small supply, ewes and lambs only present. Prices on a par with last sale, i Ewes sold at 15/3 to 19/. lambs 9/6 to Ity--1 Very few pigs were yarded, and tnese were i disposed of at prices in favour of the seller. Baconers making £3 5/ to £o, porkers .£2 10/. others £1 ISA TARANAKI STOCK MARKET. Messrs. Newton King, Ltd.. reports:— I At Stratford, on ISth April, there was a good offering of both sheep and cattle, and a satlsfactorv clearance effected- xae I market showed a considerable strengthening Ifor weaner heifers, -mixed sorts wita a. dash. of Jersey. Other classes remained, nni changed. Two-tooth wethers. 13,1. mixed : age ewes. 13/6; cull ewes, 6,: lambs. inferior lambs. 6/: weaner heifer* f&>j£- • better quality heifers £2 4/ to £2 WtJOMT heifers. £3 10/. £3 15 : in-calf heirers. £3P\ 1/- «xore cows. -0/. 04/. o»/. i ai j cows. £3 IV; fonvarf conditioned bullocks. on 19th .inst.. all classes sold freely. Uttle_ remaining unsold- Two- ! tooth wethers. 17.': lambs, 9/6. weens , lambs. 12.7: mixed age ewes ™. 1 -™°-,fr' m t>. 7- weiner heifers. 18/, 20 , 31.-: heifers to £2 7 6: Jersey strain heifers. £2 13/; heifers, £3 W* SP™"*"* heifers, £7; store cows, 20/ to 30/. fat j cows. £3 lal/6: 3i-year-old bollocks. £2 li ■ • fat bollocks. £5 to £5 15/. . _„_ i At Rahotn. on the following uay quotations w»re:—Weaner heifers, 20/. Ay, *v • ; Jersey heifers. £2 7/6: fair Jersey MM £3 5- "'u-month in-cali heifers, £3, «, tor fard'trow™ 30,'. 32/6; small IS-nwntH on the same day. a moderate ! yarding was fnily cleared Mixed aseewej, \W: SuUl lambs. 7«:j i 17/; 2J-year steers. £2 7*. £2 13. , ftyear I old Ethers, £3 10/; fat ouUocks.ro tat I cows. £3; 13-months in-calf naifeis. -" •> • j springing cow. £7 15/. ' COLOMBO TEA SALES. COLOMBO. April 26. At the tea sales 3.000,0001b were offered. The oualitv was rather disappoißiin... i-M demand was fairly general. Common and medium broken Pekoe sold to l/-s. one l/4i. good common leaf and fannlngs. l/u». <A. and N.Z. Cable.) LONDON WHEAT MARKET. LONDON. April 26. Wheat cargoes are steady despite the weakness of the American market- A. cargo ex the Claxacamus sold at oi/. —i-a. and N.Z. Cable.) AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. SYDNEY. April 27. Oats.—Algerian, feed, local 36. TaSmanlan 3"9 to 310. white 4 1. - Maize.—Yellow 5/, white 4 9. Potsstoes. —Tasmania!]. £6 to —•- Onions. —Victorian. £7. ADELAIDE. April 27. Oats.—Algerian, feed, 3/ to 3.1.—1 A. and N.Z. Cable.)