COMMERCIAL.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2307, 10 March 1914, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

BY ELECTRIO TELEGBAPH COPYBIGHT. PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. (Received March 10, 10.15 a.m.) At the wool sales prices for merinos and line crossbreds were well maintained. Shabby to medium crossbreds were irregular. . Silver, in bars, 26 13-16 d. Share quotations.—Waihi, buyers 46s 3d, sellers 48s 9d. Imperial Consols quoted at £74 10s. AUCKLAND WOOL SALES. Auckland, March 9. At the last and clearing wool sale of the season to-day 1836 bales were offered. The greater portion was of moderate and poor quality. Competition was keen, January prices being well maintained and in some cases at a slight .advance. An exceptionally good clearance of all ewes was effected. The following is the range of prices: Fine halfbred Merino lOd to fine crossbreds 10_d, lid;-me. dium crossbreds 9-_d, 10Jd; coarse crossbred 9jd; inferior, Bd, 9d; pieces, 6d, 7d; crutchings, 6id, 7_d; locks, 4d, sd; lambs, superior, lOd. Hid; seedy, 6Jd, Bd. NORTH OTAGO MARKETS. Oamaru, March 9.

The grain market has been faiijy active during the week, and full 10,----000 sacks of .-wheat have changed hands! The demand has hardened the maiket somewhat, and up to 3s Bsd was given for velvet, and 3s 8d for Tuscan at . country stations. The prces are as follow: Velvet 3s Bd, Tuscan 3s 7(1 and 3s red chaff 3s 7_d and 3s 7d, and 3s 9Ad for Marshall's white. ■ all net. A fair amount of business has been done in oats, though the offerings are not large; ls 8d has been given for good quality Gartens, for immediate delivery. The prices are: A grade Oartons Is* 7crai_d ls 7_d, 11 grade Gartons ls 6d and Is 6_d, all net. Duns l.t-ve sold at Is 8d and Algerians at Is 7d tor good. A sale of malting barley is reported at 3s net, aud another at 3s, loss commission. Ryecorn was sold a.t : from" 2s 3d to 2s 6d. /v ni.. c.can sample of cocksfoot soil at 4d per lb. There are no local buyers for potatoes. DANNEVIRKE STOCK SALES.

. A limited entry of cattle came forward. Medium lambs (shorn) to Bs, medium lambs (woolly) 9s 6d to 10s Id, good black-face lambs to 13s, I.in. ewes 9s 4d to 10s, s.m. ewes 13s to ]-..;6d, 4-year ewes los-to 16s 3d, sin .'! 2-tooth wethers 12s 3d, 13s id, ditto- ewes 12s 9d, 2 and 4-tooth weohii". "ii 16s 3d, fat ewes 16s to It's Ui. xS-i'ionth steers to £3 lis 6d.