STOCK SALES,

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 108, 30 January 1908, Page 8

STOCK SALES,

Messrs. Dalgety .and. (Co., Ltd., Report that at.. thcir-Honterville sale yesterday, there was a small entry of sheep and cattle. Two-tooth wethers sold at 9s. lOd. ' '

• flfessrs. -Dalgety and' Co., Ltd., report that, having sold a portion of Messrs. Fraser. and Son's Koniako property,"they held a very successful clearing sale of surplus stock at the homestead, .Kamako, on Monday; January 27. Wi|;h outside entries, about- 2GOO sheep wore yarded/and-"120-head of cattle.' Bidding on sheep was rather quiet, owing no doubt to the continuance of the dry weather. However, all wer.e quitted, at..satisfactory prices. In cattle,'-competition was keon, and with the ,exception ,of line,' all were dispo'sefl of ajt full market value. Thfe following is a list of prices':— Sheep.—Two-tooth, to ff.rn. and f.m. breeding ewes, 10s. 7d. to 14s. 3d.; two-tooth to :an;d. :f.m. :breedjng u ewes,. low condition, 7s. Gd.; two and four-tooth wethers, small, 10s. Bd.; (Shorn. lambs, 7s. od. to Bs. 3d.; cull lambs, 3s. 9u.; Romney rams, from 1J to 2igs. ,/- Cattle,rrihree : to three and. a . half-year bullocks, £5; forward cows, calves,' -£2 Is. -lid.; forward-two to threc-vear heifers, 3s':- T6d.;. tw.o-year; lieifors, £2 Is.; yearling to fifteen-mpnths heifers, 345. Gd.; yearling to. (eighteen' months- steers,.-.£2 9s. 6d.; weaners, 18s. Gd. v "

" (ut TEI.EQBAPE— srncuii 00ttUESP0Np?NT,) Dunepin, January 29. At Burngide stpok nijjke.V 2411 sheep were penned. Sheep were iit-tover supply, and, although the freezing- works were reopened yesterday, tWe.'were : no .freezing'.buyers present, and prices dropped from 2s. to-3s. per head. Bes£ .wethers, /from ,17s. to 18s.; 'extra; up to 225., Gd.; gooil,' 15s. Gd. to 17s. i medium, 14s. ■ -best ewes, "16s. to 18s.: ; estra, to 19s. 3d'.'? mediums'lis: to l-ls. Lambs: 406 penned. Owing to short' supply prices showed an ad;vaHfe of ■ Is.-6d.; per l head. Best' lambs, 15s. to ilfe Gd,; medium, 126. to las. 1 Cattle: 245 yarded; Prices'showed a decrease of 10s. to >£l"per head.» Best bullocks sold at «£10; good, _£7 ,' 1(1$. to. 48. 155..; medium,. .£6 • to .£7 10s.; best cows and heifers, up to.£7, Pigs: Prices for.small pigs were much the ,same as last" lvcflk;'but for largo pigs the demand was not so Keen..' Suckers, -15s. to 18$. ; slips, 265. to 28s.'j stores)''33s. to''36?.;-porkers, 40s. to 455.,light- baconers,, 475.-.-to 525.; heavy, 535. to 645. _... GRAIN ( -MARKET. ■' Dunedin, January 29. Wheat.—The demand for .milling is some..what...slow, and until new grain is on tho market operations will probably -be limited. Fowl wheat is in good demand; but there :beincrno supply : buyers 'have to fall back on milling. Prime 'hulling' (nominal), -ss. Id. to ss. 3d.; fowl wheat, 4s. lOd. to 55.; medium, 4s. 8(1,„t0,45..,10d.',; (inferior and broken, 4s. to 4s. Gd., sacks extra, ex store. Oats. —Moderate demand is experienced for ;goocV"best.:feed,; bnt "littlo or inquiry for milling. Prime milling, 2s.' 3d, to ,2s. 4d.; best bright feed, 2s. 2d. to 2s. 3d.; inferior to medium, 2s. to 2s. Id., ex store, sacks extra. IMPOJKTS PER MOANA AT VANCOUVER, in risiJtaiMrii—phess Association—coriEipin, .i , • (Rec.-Jan. 29,-5.5 p.m.) \ : ' Sydney, January 29. The R.M.S. - --Moana, from Vancouver, brought the following imports for New Zealand: 'For Auckland—3 packages pictures, 1 •package-,.clothing, 1 package kpives, 1 packago packago .shoes, 1 case effects, 1 box pillows, 19 cases rubbers, 12 boxes drugs, 1 case tinware, 1 case catalogues, 1 crato lawn mowers,-r2 packages mouldings, 1 box glass, 9 boxes,iixle grease, 10 cases desks, 309 boxes fruit, 174' cases salmon, 10 boxes typewriters, 31 cases corsets, 4 cases boots, 1 caso valves. For AVellington—27 cases rubbers, 1 case whips,-45-cases boots-and shoes, IG cases desks, 197 cases drugs, 7 cases saws, 1 case scrapers', 500 oranges, 10 cases sowing machines. For - cases -carriage goods. For Napier—9 cases corsets. For Greymouth—2l cases sowing machines. For West port—S cases sewing machines. For Lyttclton—3 bundles trucks, 1 caso seats, 19 cases desks; 21 bales leather, 29 cases cartridges, 1 case advertising matter, ,G1 boxes drugs, 1 ease saddlery, 10 barrels oil', GO cases salmon, 27 cases automobiles, 7. qftfes food, 32 _cases vegetables, 2 cases hardware, 8 cases sowing machines. For Duncrliri—222"cases drugs, 70 cases rubbers, 1 case chenille,- -17' cases tinware, 1 box ' golf balls, 1 case cigars,. 4 cases, carriage goods, 13 bales hops, G4 cfiscs salmon, 33 cases oil, 55 crates washers, JO, cases sewing machines. For Oamaru—cases corsets. For Bluff--2 bales leather, 110 cases salmon. ' ■' ■ AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. at TEI.EGItAPII*—TItESB ASSOCIATION —COFTItIGIIT. . Sydney, January 20. Wheat, milling, 4s. Gd.; flour, .£lO lOs.'j oats, algerian, nominal, 3s. to 3s. 3d.; white, 3s! 4d. to'-35.'.5j1?; bran and pollard, 16(1.; potatoes, local, Xs;'anions;- Victorian, £1 to JC7 10s.; butter, 100s. to 1035.; cheese, 7Jd.; bacon, 83d. to fldr ; i " ■■ Melbouknk, January 29. _Wheat,.4m 3d.Jour,, .C 10; oats, feeding, 3s. Id. j barley, Cape, 3s. 9d.; English, malting,

•is. fid.; mmzc, 4s. tel.; bran and pollard, 14d.; onions, a! 6 to «C(i 10s,; potatoes, to JU. , Adelaide, January 20. / Wheat, .Is. 3d.i flour, .£9 155.;-oat6, algcrian, 35.; barley. Cape, 3s. 3d.; English, malting, 4s. 9d. to ss. 3d.; potatoes, £i; onions, i!G 10s.- . ' ' BBITISII'MARKETS. ' ' bt TELEQiiArn—:rni!Bs association—coprnionx. - . • ' London, Jijnn'ary 28. , Silver is quoted at 2s. lid. per ounce, Copper, on the 'Bpot, £Sl per tori; three months, .£6l 12s. 6d.; electrolytic, MS 10s.' Tin, on the spot, 0£122 ss. per-ton; three months, ■ .£123 2s. Cd. ', . • . Ijead, i!ll 12s. (id. per ton. At thu wool, sales tho followhiK were the average prices realised for. the fleece 1 portions of the clips named: —Titi, 93d. per lb.; Pakipaki, JOd. (Rec. Jan. 29, 4.54 p.m.) ■ . London, January 1%. At the wool sales there was a' fair market for all sorts. Prices wero unchanged. American buyers are operating well. Bank shares—New South Wales, buyers £i\, sellers ,£42; Union -Bank, buyers JJSS; sellers .£59. > Other bank shares are unchanged. DIVIDEND DECLARED, •r IEI.EGItArri—rEESS association—cofyeight. , London, January 23. "he National Mortgage Association of New Zealand has declared a dividend of 7J per cent., and a bonus of Is. per share.