COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 57, 8 March 1923, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

DUNEDIX WOOL SALES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.^ DUXEDIN. this day. A total of 21,334 bales are catalogued for the third wool sale, on Friday. COUNTY STOCK SALES. Messrs. Dalgety ana Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report: — At 'the Fellding sale on Friday, 2nd inst., there was a rerjr large ynrdln.; of shpep and a medium eritry of cattle. The better class of ewes met with keeu competition; but medium and inferior sorts showed a decided drop in values. There was a very fair demand for lanil»s, nut prices .were inclined to be easier all round. There was practically no demand 'for j?rown bullocks and all lines were passed at auction. Sheep.—Sinalr limbs, 11/ to iv. cood w..f lambs. 16/ to 17/6: w.f. ewe lambs. 21/8; b.f. ewe lambs, 17/ to 19/; =ood. t0 good 4-year/ewes. 27/0/127/8, to 29/ i: twotooth ewes. 27/ to' 2fl'ti: four and six-tooth ewes, 28/, fat ewes 22/ to 23/6; fat wethers 28/ to SI/: fat lambs, 25/ to 28/3; B.d. rams, m.n.. three to eight guineas: good twotooths, to 13 guineas. Cattle.— Mlxeß wpaners. 21/: weaner heifers. f3: st<we cows. £1: forward cows. £3 to in 1/: fat cows, £3 15/: 2i-yenr steers. £4 i.V: hulls. £> 3/ to £3; l.Vmontll Hereford steers. £3 4/ to £3 13/: 15----month I.A. steers. £3 18/; 18-month P.A. cross heifers. £3 10/ prime fat heifers, £3 15/: light fat steers. £7 to £7 12/6. ■During this last week we hive belJ our sheep and ram fairs at our different centres, nemelv. Whanjrarel, Pakotai. Kalkohe and Ohaeawai, and report good sales throughout. There were full yardings in all places, and all classes of sheep were keenly sousht after, especially good young ewes' of which there was rather a scarcity. 'Wetherw were also in keen demand, and met with a ready sale. In all cases there was fl total clearance. At Whnnsrarei on February 23rd we lisa a full yarding of all elnsees of sheep, which met with ii ready sale under keen competition:—Two md 4-tooth, fair quality ana condition. 2.VS to 26/3: fat wethers, to Rl-j medium qualirv wethere. 21/ t<> 24/: small and light condition. 10' to 21 '. Tjwes.—Twotooth. good quality. 27/ to .10,': others -4/ to 27/6; 4 and O-tooth ewes, good quality. 27/fi to 30/:--small and lie-lit condition. 24/ tn °6'e - ffm ewes, good quality. 21' '° 25'; 4 and vVyenr-oli " ewes, 10/ to 23/fi: old ami poor condition. !)' to 13'fi. I.arntis. —Oood woolly m.s.. aood quality. IV to 17/ ft: shorn, ditto. 146 to fi '<<• medium quallf. 11/ to 18': cull lsfflM. 6' to!)' At Pakotai. Kaikohe. and Ohaeawai there were full vnrdings. anrl the above prices ■were maintained throughout. At the Whansrarel ram fair on Fefiruarr °4tli flier" was ke.en competition for sooA ntinlltv fine, dense wool which"'mad« from 0 to Illff'is: fiir quality ram* from « to SJsns: older rams from 2 to '4en*. -Southdown*.— Very few ofere'l. •pßlr onallty 4-toot'i. F.rom !il to Shropshire rams.-Small entry. Two-t"ot'i. 7»i?ns: fi-tooth and f.m.. 3J to 4 gns. llsh Leicester.—Two nnd 4-tooth. from 4 to 6gn«. Bn-der T.eie«s'<"\ -No ymine rums offering. C-tooth and f.f.m from lg to 21gs.

HIKTTAIA STOCK SALE.

{By Telegraph.—Own Correspondents PAKROA. thl« dnv. At the Hikutnia stock Rale, ycsterdnv beef showed n sIiHU improvement. Mutton. com!, prime wethers sold up !■> Sl/6. nll'l lcrobs to 2fi/<".. There were r>oor ynrdiosf of calves anil pics, and brisk trade was done.

I ' SOUTHERN EXCHANGES.

(By Telegraph— T'rrss Association.) PHRISTrirrUCTf. this day. Sale reported : Government ~,\ bonds, 1027. £07 I".'. m-NEDIN. this day. Sales nn Thnnge: New Zealand Paper Mills, 25/: Grand Junction. 8/S.

LONDON* WOOL .SALE.

Messrs. Halffcty and Co.. Ltd.. report havinp received the following cable fTora tli»ir bead office. London, under dnte the Gth inst.:— ' i Wool Sales.—The number of buyers Is ' larce and competlWon animated There Is ; a fair selection. Continental buyers are fbe principal operators. Home trade competing but with more reserve. As compared with Inst snles closine rates, merino wool nothiinK offering. Jlalfbred wool Id to ljd lower. Crossbred wools, fine md inertlum qualities, id to 1,1 lotrer eoar"? crossbred >.d lower, slfpe and scoured cross- ; bred Id to 2,-1 lower. Halfbre.l. pood to! stippr. ISJd to 22d: low to modi.im. IGW to l I<d. Coarser balfl.red. pood to super" 17d to 1f»d; low to nipdiiim. 15d to lejrl Kine crossbred, jroorl to super l"rl in lGJfi' Fiuo to medium. 12d to'urt. ' Medium .-ros-lireil i zoofl to super, li'rt to I rid : low to medium. • !>Jd to lljd. Crossbred. C""<1 to super Hid to lid: low to medium. Sid to o|d." Coar«e i cro«sbred. iood to super. f).\d to ]ojd ; i low to medium, Sd to Od.