COMMERCIAL.

Bruce Herald, Volume LV, Issue 67, 1 September 1919, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

OIiEABING SALE.

. Thoi. -New. Zoaland.'Loan and Mercau 1 - tilo'A'geii'eyi >Co.,;Ltd.,'.report having 'lield' a very successful clearing sale on Wed* ■nesdiay, :at Hillend, on account of Messrs Sliand Bros. >There was a^ good •attendance of 'buyers and otters interested, and everything -sold at good prices. Thei. following are some of 1 the figures realiscdi: —. ' steep.—Two hundred and sixty-nine fat wethers from!. 40s 6& to l 625; 130 •forward wethersy 34s 2d; .132 two-tooth 'ewes, 34s Idly 1»5 four, six and) eiglittootli 1 ewes,' from 38s 2d to 39a sd; rams, from 2iVgs to,3lfgs. Cattle .-—Dairy cows, - £l3 10s to ±.17 10s . 18-monit'hs-old steers and 'heifers, £4 to £6 15s. Horses,—Draught gelding', £4l; dio- do, £3O; do dlb, -£37.105; draught mares, £37, £32,. £23.; - spring, -carter, £10; ccrt), £1.7; uii^rokeii)'horses,: £l4 ( 10s.to h*A 10S. •!; ' ■ •" . ' .' . ; ~ limplennents, harness and sundries soul we'll 'Up 'to presieint valuer •

BUBNSIDE STOCK SALES. At Biirnside on "Wo'duesday a vCI T 'buoyant. sale took place in regard to steep. 'The prices realised per lb for sheep worked out 'higher than on any' previous occasion! during the. past 35 years- Pat" cattle were* 'also sold at vory hig'h rates, prices onl'hei average working out at 65s pe,r 1001b. Pigs were again particularly "dear. Sheep.—'A' small yarding, numbering 13-31 'head. With .the exception of a few pens of extra prime tsheep, the yarding was of a mixed quality. Owing to the small num'ber forward competition was exceedingly keen, and: prices showed an adlvance of from 3s to 5s per 'head on last week's rates. Extra prim<c 'heavyweight wethers made from 72s 6d up to 84s; prime from 58s to 67s 6d; medium from 48s to 565;. light audi unfinished kinds from 38s upwards. kxtrn. P™ 'heavy-weight ewes made up to 06s <»u'; prime from 48s* to <54»; uncdiumfrom 30s i to 465; light, -and aged from 32s upI wards. „

No hoggets were forward 1 . Pat Cuttle—A 1 medium yarding, a f total, of 160 'liead 'being peiracd. The quality of the yarding of an ordinary 'description'. 'Competition' was again' keen as a result of the tnul'C' being short .of supplies. Prices realised were firmer, byi 10s per head 1 a'bovc last week's rates. Nothing' of outstanding' merit was offered. Prime (bullocks inutile from £24 up to £29; imc,diunit from! £1!) to £23; 'light and unfinished kinds from £l6 upwards. Prime heifers made from £l7 up to£l9'7s 6d; medium' from £ls to £l6 10s; light and aged from £l'2 upwards. ' Store Cattle—A' much larger yardimg than usual.. The yiarding, was '.comprised of flood cattle, a ibig .pereenta'ge of them 'being from 18 to 30 months old. ''Competition: was good for all sorts, 'of, any quality, sales ibeing effected at prices wellup .to'late rates. ( -pjfrg,—lA imediunv supply was for 1 ward; which, met with keen competition •at.-prices fully equal to 'last week>s 'high rates. Best- 'baconers realised from 1(M up to 1 Id' per lb, audi I)est -porkers from' 10'lcli to 11M pe; It).

DUNEDIN PRODUCE MARKET. Donald ReMi and 'Co., Ltd., report:— We lie let our weekly auction salo of grain and produce at our stores 'on 'Monday, when values-ruled as under: — Oats. —No ehan'ge lias takem-placc in the 'market during the week, an'd except for a few odkll lots- for local requirements 110 sales are reported. To-day's yalues are: —Prime milling, 4& 3d 1 ; A grade: Gar tons, 4s »d; be : st feed', 4s to 4s 1(1; goods feed, 3s 9d to 4s; inferior, 3s 6dl per bushel (sacks extra). ■ Wheat.—'A good demand 'exists, for fowl wheat, at <up to 6s 3d per bushel (ex store-). , Potatoes.I—Few 1 —Few . are arriving/ and; prices are firm at fill for c-hoiee freshlypicked lots, and £lO to £lO 10s for good quality. , Chaff—Although deliveries during, the week have eased off, prices dto not show any .change, and: are quoted at- £7 5s for prime, £7 for good sound, and 1 £5 lOsto £6 for irvediuiiVj of which'there is a fair supply.