COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 330, 17 October 1908, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

THE SHAKE MAKKET. A sale was reported yesterday of Gear Meat shares, .£4 paid, at .£9 lGs. The market was weak; there wore numerous'sellers but very few buyers. Bank of New Zealand, sellers £8. 95.; National Bank, sellers 25.; .Equitable Building, sellers .£lO 2s. Gd.'; Wellington"ln-, vestment, sellers lis. fid.; Welliri^tbh'Trust and' Loan, sellers £7 .75.; . Wellington-Deposit,-sel-lers 95.; New Zealand and River Plate,, buyers. <£1 10s. 9d., sellers J:l lls.' Gd.; Christchurch Gas, sellers .£9 165.; Port Chalmers Gas, sellers ,£1 Is.; Christchurch Meat, buyers iC9' 155.; Wellington Meat Export, £s:paid; sellers: iCG 7s. Gd.; ,£f paid, sellers .25: -~£2 J2a. Cd..«,paid, buyers ,£3; New Zealand &bMlpi',lg v .,lw:&P> ,#8 45., ex dividend; Wellington Woollen, sellers 55.; Westport Coal, seller'S'3!G 9s.'/'WestportStockton, 10s. paid,'buyers"9s. 9(L; LeyfandO'Bricn Timber, sellers £1 2s. Gd.; New Zealand Drugs, sellers .£2 lis.; Taranaki Petroleum, buyers 4s. Gd., sellers Gs. ~ THE MINING MARKET.;.This market displayed , "quidtn'ess'''''yest6rday. A sale of Talismans at I£l:rl7s.-.'M., was reported. Tho .quotations \vei»-as ..under Buyers. erSelle'rs. Sales. £s. d.ii ™£-,s. d. d£ s. d. Talisman 1 18, <L_.tl9. 0 117 9 Waihi 8 17 0 r;: 8' 19' 0 - N.Z. Crown 0 3 11.. 0.,4 2., - Big liiver 113 o^Tls'|o; J: — WELLINGTON PEODt'CE I'' The N.Z. Farmers' Co-opera|ive Sistributing Co., Ltd., report as follows:—Maize,' "4s,*„"10i(;; Wheat, fowl, ss. 2d.; barley,"f^edj'4s.'3d:[;-bar-ley, Cape seed, 4s. Gd.; maize-,- "crushed, 55.; oats, 3s. to 3s. 2d.; oats, .-duns, ',2s:.JhKf: oals, discoloured, 2s. Gd.; oats;; crushed, ! 3s. .44*; oats, seed, duns, sparrowbills, gartons, 3s. 3d., Algerians, 4s. 4(1. per busheU-i.ts .m' .o-.j-.oV u'< llyegrass perennial, ss. c £s 10s. per ton; straw, <£3; 55. to £3 10s.. per. ton; pollard, £7 10s.; bran', \£G ' per toii; sucrosine, £7 per ton; linseed oil cake'(genuine), 15s. per cwt.; primfe'-oateu' r shenf'chaffi .£4 15s. to £a ss. per ton. .ii .1.. Potatoes, table, to XOOs .pep ..top; seed potatoes, specially-selected Canterbury .Up-to-Dates, .66 10s.; Canterbury .tfei'weiits;.'. JS; onions, Melbourne, JCIG. Butter, separator Is., milled" ls>"okhy.dairy pats lis. to Is. per lb.; eggs,. fresh,UJ3d. per doz.; honey, GO's, 5d.; bacon, „ sides- SJd.;, .rolls 9id., hams 9d. per lb.; porkers, 70's to 90's, Gd.; 00's to 100's, 5!d.; baconersr 5d.; choppers (heavy), 3Sd. to 4d. p.or Jb; beeswax. Is. Gd.; fungus, 43d.; walnuts,' lid." lb: s'dAper,lb. " Cabbages, ss. to Bs.; Qaillilkw.cj.s, 7s. per sack; asparagus, Bd. per lb.; green peas, ,Is. 3d. .to Is. 4d. per peck; rhubarb'-'4s.'.■!#&•-.doz.; carrots, table, 35.; carrots,. i hoj;sej s 2s. J)d. ._per sack. ' ' "'

Apples, dessert, 135.; apples',''cookers, 9s. Poultry, table roosters, 4s;lid. to';ss:; cockerels,- ss. to Gs.;-table hens,"4s. Gd. to,ss. 6d.; ducks, 7s. Gd. to Bs.; geese, 7s. Gd.,..alLa.t per pair; turkeys, gobblers, lid'.:;to..ls:,-'.hens, ;od. : , live or dead weight. - :

The Customs revenue yesterday amounted to JG1772.155,.2d.; _ * LITE STOCK SALES.,." si-f , r"'.:." The New Zealand Loan. • "and" Agency Company, Ltd., report asfollbwaVrOn'. Thursday we.jhad a medium yarding of. cattle, which 'met with a good demand', every ; lino selling freely under the hamitavaiid prices be-, ing in favour of vendors in all.oases. Only one pen of sheep came forward..- Sheep—Ewes and lambs, 17s. Id. Cattle.—Yearling..heifers (inferior), 235. to 255.; 12 to 15-month heifers (good)', 385.; cull yearling steers,3os:'yearling steers, £& 7s. Gd.; 2-year heifers, .£2 to ,£2 4s. Gii..; springing heifers, £3 10s. to,. £o; cows, in calf, <£3 to. lis.; storo cows,'- 25s.fto "355.; forward cows, £2 10s. to JC3=los. j bulls, .£3 12s. Gd: to .£5. ' ' V ........

' Messrs. Hudson and Marriott, Ltd., report having held their usual fortnightly sale of pigs at Levin yesterday. The .supply of prime porkers was limited, and those offered'met .with a ready sale at good prices. A line of porkers from tho Boys' Industrial Farm was eagerly competed for, and made 12s. 6d. -Heavy- porkers made 455.; medium, 395.,' 41s:,' 425. 6d.j- lighter sort's, 355.; sows, 575. tov^G4j. : stpre pig's, to 255.; weanors, 19s.

Mr. Newton King supplies tho following weekly auction report:—Cattle;' At' Raliotti,' on Tuesday, thero was a good yarding and" bidding was brisk for all classes. Mixed calves' "made 20s. to 275.; yearling steert, 37s'. to, 41s.'. Gd.;. yearling heifer, 355. Gd.; 2-year.-heifers, .£2 10s.; springing heifers, :£3 14s. ; Gd. to .£6; 2to 21-year bullocks, .£3 Gs. Gd.; fat cows, .£4 12s. to ,85 Bs. ;• store coirs,. £2 45,; Gel., to. .£2 10s. Gd.

At Stony Hivcr, on Wednesday; all-cattle were well competed for, and nearly,,-everything- was sold at the hammer at fijll; market values. Mixed calves to yearlings made 24's:. to 275. 'Gd.; steer yearlings, 395, to 4%'4;',h?ifer '.yearlings;. 255. to 265. Gd.; 2-year, heifers, £2 ss. to-,£2 95.,store cows, ,£2'los. to' i2 <, lo?: ? ;'fo'rwurd cotfs,' £3 to £3 25.; fat heifers,--sGl'- K:; springing heifers, .£3 to il-t 7s. Gd. ' : -

' "At' Waiwakaio, on Thursday, there was a good yarding and attendance, with plenty of buyers, nearly all classes being sold either at the hammer or privately. Mixed yearlings made 2Gs. (id.; heifer yearlings, 275. to 325.; steers, 375. Gd. to 425.; store,cows, .£2 10s. to .£2.155.; springing heifers, JE3 15s. to J24 12s. Gd.; Jersey heifers, ,£G, 10s.; 3-ycar hullooks, JC4 Bs.; fat and forward cqws, M 10s.

...The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile' .Agency Co., Ltd., Feilding, report as follows:— At ; Apiti on Tuesday wo had a good yarding of sheep and a heavy yarding of cattle. All line* of sheep wero in good demand, and sold freely, Good young cattle and dairy cows werj also in demand and 6old well. Quotations:—SheepMixed hoggets, 10s. Sd. to lis.; wether do, lQs. to lis.; owe hoggets, 10s. Gd.; small others, 12s, Gd.to 135.; ewes and lambs, 14s. 4d. to 15s Bd. i store w,ethers, 13s. Cattle—Mixed weaners, 255. i yearling steers, 275. Gd.; forward cows, £3 lGs; store cows, 255. to 355.; store hoifers in calf, 3Ss.; 18-month heifers, 84s. 6(1.; 2-year heifers, 38s. to £2; fat cows, J25 ss; dairy cows, J24 175.. Gd. to ,£(>; forward' springing heifers, £3 55.; young bulls, £2 9s. Gil. to £2 12s. , AtFoilding on Friday we had a small yarding of sheep and a medium entry of cattle. AVe had a good clearing at late rates. Quotations :—Sheop—Medium ewo hoggets, lis. Gd.. Cattle7-Store cows, v £2 95.; fat and forward heifers, £3 lis.; 2 and 21-years steers, £2 195.; 2J-year steers, £3 17s. Gd. to £4.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.; report having had one of the largest ordinary entries of vheep ever held in Lovin, the total entry being closa on GOOO. Buyers were present in good numbers and .with the exception of a few pens, the whole • yarding, was disposed of. Priccs all round showed a decided improvement on previous sales. . The''entry chiofiy comprised wethers and hoggots of,. a good class. Competition for cattle ' also .was brisk, and practically the whole yard- .- ing was quitted. The following were prices realised wethers, good, 16s. Gd,; others, 15s: Gd., 155., 14s. 2d., 13s. 7d., 12s. lid.; hoggets, Bs. Id., Bs. Gd., 9s. 7d., to lis. lid.; eweq and lambs,' 10s. 2d to Its.; empty ewes, poor,' 75.; others; 9s. <d." Cattle—4-year bullocks, .£8 Is.; 2-year steers, J!3 12s. Gd.; empty heifers, 395; Gd. to £2 Gs.; springing cows, £i 7s. Gd.; . store cows, '£110s. to £3 Is. ' I .-.r. .HIDES, SKINS, ETC. Messrs. A. H.' Atkinson and Co., Ltd., report:—On Thursday we held our monthly Feilding; sale, and offered a heavy catalogue comprisingi 1700 skins,' 30 -bales and 70 bags wool, 950 hides and calfskins, 80 tins tallow and usual sundries. We had a good attendance of buyers, bidding for wool was not keen, and skins wero Jd.' easier than last month, and hides a shade better, good calf making up to 7d. per lb. Quotations:— ■ , , , Wool. —Fleece, 4}d., 43d., 5Jd., 55d.; lambs, 5d.; crutehings, 2Jd., 3d., 3Jd.; pieces, 2d.; dead, 2jd., 4Jd. ' Skins.—Crossbred, fine 5Jd., medium 5;d.; crossbred, broken, 3Jd.; pelts, 13d. to 3d.; dead 33d.;" dead,'broken, 2Jd.; lambs, Sd.;-black, 3d. ; crossbred, half dry and green, at. each, Is.' 10d., 2s. Gd., 3s. 4'd,, 3s. 10d., 4s. 3d., 4s. Bd., 4s. 9d., Gs. 2d. - Hides. —Ox, 4Jd., 5d.; cow, 41d-i 4gd., 41d.; slippy, 3d.; cut, 3Jd.; yearlings, 35d.; cut, 23d. to 3Jd.; calf, GUI. to 7d.; slippy, 3Jd.; out, 45d.; rough, 51d.; bull, 3d. Tallow.—TiiiSi' 19s. 9d. per cwt.