COMMERCIAL.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXIII, Issue 20, 25 January 1911, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

WOOL SALES. Press Assn—By telegraph—Copyright (Received January 25, 10.50 a.m.) LONDON, January 24.

The wool sales have continued, and prices are firm, with increased competition. Faulties are still weak. The Americans are operating for best New Zealand crossbreds, but the Homo trade is taking the bulk. THE GRAIN MARKET. [press association.] CHRISTCHURCH, January 24. There has been a fairly large amount of ncAv wheat changiiig hands during the past few days, both merchants and -millers making pnireh'ases. The prices paid were 3s Id -and 3s 2d at country stations, and some fairly largo lines were taken at these prices, the wheat being of splendid quality. The fine weather low being experienced for harvest operations is enabling farmers to secure their crops in good order, and the dryness of the wheat makes it suitable for stook threshing. There are still few oats offering, and merchants say they do not remember a season when the offerings were so small at this period after harvest. Prices arc unchanged, 2s being the highest figure paid at country stations for Algerians. Malt-in garley is still selling at good prices when the quality is satisfactory.

New oatslieaf chaff is now offering, and a. sale has been made at 70s at country stations. No business can be done for shipment north, however, in the fact of lower quotations from Blenheim.

Ryegrass is very scarce, and new seed is quoted at 3s 9d to 4s at country stations. Some business has been done in cocksfoot, and peninsula seed has changed hands at 6d and 6£d.

STOCK REPORTS. Th.e N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., .report Slaving held their first sale of the season dim their Waimiro yards yesterday, wlhen they offered a good' yarding of yo.ung sheep and a, fair yardiing of cattle. Bidding thro-ughoiut was dull, no doubt owing to the very dry state of thle district, find the many hush fires ia.HI round. Tlhey, ho>wever, report a gooci clearance of mostly all stock yarded, at prices slightly under late rates, which ran as follows: —Woolly lambs 7s, fat and forward shorn lambs 5s 6dd, cull Lambs 2s 6d, name to £2 2s, wethers lis to lis 9d, 2-tooth ewes to 13s 2d, weaner calves 30s to 365, 21-year steers to £4 15s. Hlawkte's Bay Farmers .report:—On Monday wo held a. very successful clearing sale on acconnt of Mr D. S. Halliburton, Ngamoko. 'There was a good attendance of buyers present, mostly from the surrounding district, and competition was keen. The stock all through was a first-class Jot, as the following prices will' show : Two-tooth owes 14s 3d, woolly lambs 9® 3d, 2-tooth wetihers 12s lOd, mixed age ewes 9s lOd, rams 30s to 10s 6d, dairy cio-ws from £lO to £6 (the herd averaging £7 10s 9d), 3 arid 4-year bullocks £5 16s, fat cows £5 17s 6d and £4 12s 6d, 2-year steers £4 ss, 20-niionth steers £3 lis, 18-month dairy heifers £3 12s, ibuli £3, weaner heifers 31s, eaives 7s, pigs £2; suintdries, furniture, etc., "all made good values.

DANNEVIRKE WOOL, SKIN AND

HIDE SALES,

WILLIAMS AND KETTLE,, LTD

Messrs Williams and Ivettle, Ltd., held their first wool, skin, mud hidiei sale for 1911 jiesteiHiay, when. tliey offered a full catalogue of wool, skins, hides, aaid' tallow to a representative gathering of buyers. There was a.

decided dirop in prices since last sal©, but that was expected, and taking ia3ii things into consideration we ore pleased to report a -fairly good smile, marking a complete clearance of oair catalogue. We quote as follows:—Crossbred wool s.yd to 7id, lambs wool scl to 6 J ,d, locks 3d to 3id, crossbred skins 4Ad to 6.\d, hogget skins 4|d to ;xl, lamb skins 3;£d to o-id, pelts Is Id to Is 9d, salted skins 4s to 6s, cow hides (lig'ht) to oijd, medium ox 6d, calf up- to Bd, cut calf 3Jd, taillow 22s 9d, tails Is 4d.

H.B. FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, LTD.

Wo report our periodical sale of wool, shins, etc., yesterday. Our catalogue consisted chiefly of bag wool, and! a fair number of sheep skins. As was .anticipated, in view of fallling market, 'and the fact that fel'lmonigers have all plenty of wool to handle at this time of the yeair, prices were by no means good, except for hides, which sold very well. We quote as follows :—Fleece wool 7-Jd to 6id, for good sound wool, for rough and faulty; lambs' wool 6|d to s£d; dead 6id to 6id, pieces audi bellies od to locks and pieces 3|d, lioc-ks 3;', dto 2d. Skins: 'Salted Is 4d to Is, damaged 7d to 3d, -diry, best., 6d-d, other sound skins ofd to sd, slightly damaged 5d to 4d, broken and faulty 4d to 2d, pelts Is Id to 9cT. Hides (no prime lots offered) : Cow s|d to oid, ox (light) s§d, cow, cut and slippery ogcl to 4jjd, cow, dry, 3jd, cow, per piece lis '9d, horse 6s 6d to 3s 6d, calf skins 8d to 7-d for sound, faulty 4ld to 4d, yeaalings Ojd and od. Tallow : 24s and 23a per cwt. Horsehair, Is 3hd per lb, cow tails Is 2d a dozen. Next snlie will be held on March /.