COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume LV, Issue 6154, 11 August 1921, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET. The following transactions have been received in Gisborne:— AUCKLAND, August 10. r Waihi, 22s 3d, 21s 6d; Junction 10s, 9s" 8d ; National Bank, £5 14s, £5 10s ; Bank of New Zealand, 48s 9d, 48s 6d; Union Bank, £l2 11s (sellers); New Zealand Insurance, 29s 3d, 295; South British Insurance, 35s 6d, 355; Huddart Parker," 46s’ 3d (sellers); Wilson's Cement, 15s 2d, 14s 10; Auckland Gas, 21s 9d, (buyers); Contributing, 235, 21s 7d. —Special. WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. WELLINGTON, August 10. Inscribed, £B3 10s, £B3 17s Gel; Soldier’s Loan, £92 (buyers); Bank of New South Wales, £35 5s (buyers); Bank of New -Zealand, 48s Gd, 49s 6d; Union Bank, £l2 ss, £l2 10s; National Insurance, 59s (buyers); New Zea Land Insurance, 30s 3d (sellers); ITuddart Parker, 45s 6d, 46s • Bank of Australasia, £BS 5s (buyers.)—Special. CHRISTCHURCH SHARE MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, August 10. Sales reported: National Insurance, £2 19s 6d; Standard Insurance £2 12« and £2 12s 6d.—P.A. HOME SHARE MARKET. LONDON, August 9. Bank shares: Australasia, 802; New South Wales, 321; Union, 12J (ex dir); National of New Zealand, 111-3 (ex. div.); New Zealand, 76, 46-6; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, 57.1, 84. A. and N.Z.C.A. SHORTHORN BREEDERS. ANNUAL MEETING. CHRISTCHURCH, August io. At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Shorthorn Cattle Breeders' Association, the name was changed to the Shorthorn Society of New Zealand. Officials were elected as follows: President, E. E. Alexander (Lincoln); vicepresident, A. Hunter (Hawera); council, W* G. Park (Te Awamutu), G. Stoddart (Lincoln), R. Miller (Whangarei), ,T. A. Johnstone (Dunedin). The, award of 14 shields for champion bulls during the coming season was allotted to tho following shows: Hamilton, Manawatu, Carterton, Gisborne, Napier. Whangarei, Wanganui, Christchurch, Ellesmere. Dunedin, Invercargill, Timaru, Ashburton and Gore. — P.A.

WHEAT FREIGHTS. LONDON, August 9. Australian wheat freights are firm. Several steamer fixtures have been made for September and October at 75. —A. and N.Z.C.A. I RIG PACKED FRUIT DEAL. LONDON, August 9. Mr Cox has sold the whole of the season’s pack of 75,000 cases of canned f-ruit at-prices which he says will repay the Federal Government’s guarantees and leave a substantial dividend for the growers.—A. and N.Z.C.A. MATAWHERO STOCK SALE. The weekly sale conducted by the Poverty Bay Stockbrokers’ Association was held at the Matawhero saleyards yesterday, in the presence of a small number of buyers. The yardings were: Fat sheep 558, fat cattle 1 only, pigs 36, store sheep 1864, store cattle 8, dairy cattle 73. The bidding was very slow, and there seomed to be a decrease generally in the demand for all classes of sheep. Pigs realised failprices, and anything of any quality in dairy stock sold well. There was no demand for fat sheep, only twen-ty-four being sold cut of tho whole yarding. The following sales were recorded under tho hammer (p) 1 representing passed in:— Fat Sheep: 24 ewes (p) 14s. 51 ewes (maiden) -no bid. 30 wethers (p) 16s, 46 wethers (p) 19, 1 ewe and 1 wether (p) 18s, 20 ewes 12s 7d, 18 ewes (p) 14s 6d. 17 ewes (p) 14s 3d, 6 wethers (p) 18s 6d, 4 wethers 17s Od, 45 • maiden ewes (p) 15s 3d, 14 ewes (p) 15s 6d, 11 wethers (p) 15s (id, 26 hoggets no bid. 50 wethers (p) 17s 3d, 32 ewes no bid, 50 wethers (p) 16s 6d, 10 ewes (p) 14s, 25 wethers (p) 17s, 14 ewes (p) 13s, 48 wethers (p) 19s, 15 ewes (p) 13s 6d.

Fat Cattle: 1 steer, £4 ss. Pigs: 3 light porkers (p) £2, 1 slip £1 7s, 1 slip, (inferior) 10s. 2 slips 18s, 1 baconer £4 15s, 2- slips £1 7s, 1 weaner 19s. 1 light porker £1 10s, 3 slips £1 Bs, 4 slips £1 3s, 3 porkers (p) £2, 2 weaners £1 (is, 2 weaners £l, 1 pure-bred sow £5 ss, 3 sows £4. 1 sow £4, 1 sow (p) £4 10s, 4 porkers £3 Is. Store Sheep : lIS mixed ages einp ty owes (p» 11s Od, 99 f. and f. wethers (p) 17s 9d, 113 m.s. 2ths 11s Id, 58 mixed age ewes in lamb (p) 17s, 67 mixed age ewes in lamb (p) 17s' sd, 38 empty ewes (p) 11s 6d, 26 ewes in lamb (p) 15s 6d, 73 mixed sex hoggets (p) 10s Bd, 29 ewes in lamb (p) 19s 6d, 40 wethers (p) 15s, 79 m.s. hoggets 5s Id, S empty ewes 11s 6d, 17 2th ewes and wethers 7s 4d, 19 hoggets Bs, 1 2th ewe in lamb 16s, 37 m.s. hoggets 5s Bd, 9 ewes (p) 10s 9d, 14 aged ewes 7s 6d, 11 aged ewes in lamb 3s, 67 mixed ago ewes in lamb (p) 11s, 72 mixed age ewes in lamb (p) 16s lid, 64 wether hoggets (p) 13s 3d, 200 mixed age ewes in lamb (100 sold) 18s, 210 m.s. hoggets 10s 9d. 175 4, 6 and Bth ewes in lamb (p) 16s 9d, 116 s.m. empty ewes 11s Id, 104. mixed age ewes in lamb (p) 11s 6d. Store Cattle: 1 old dairy cow, no bid, 4 steers, no bid, 2 steers £3 ss, 1 'Steer £3 7s 6d. Dairy Cattle: 1 cow in calf £lO ss, 1 do. (p) £lO ss, 1 Jersey cow (p) £B, 1 cow, no bid, 1 Jersey cow in calf £9, 1 do. unsound one quarter £lO ss, 3 heifers in calf (p) £B, 1 Holst ain-Jersey cross heifer (empty) £4 iss, 2 heifers in calf (p) £9 ss, 1 Jersey cow (just calved, unsound one quarter) £9, 1 Jersey weaner heifer £4 ss, 2 Shorthorn heifers in calf (p) £S 10s, 3 do. (p) £9, 2 heifers, Hereford cross in calf, no bid, 1 heifer do. (p) £lO. 3 do. (p) £B, 1 Shorthorn heifer in calf (p) £ll, 2 red Polled heifers in calf (p) £9 ss, 1 cow in calf £ll ss, 1 do. £9 15s, 1 do. £9, 1 heifer in calf £8 ss, 1 Jersey heifer in calf (p) £l3 10s, 1 P.A. jersey cross heifer in calf (p) £ll, 1 Jersey cow to calve early £lB,, 1 Shorthorn heifer in calf £lO, 1 do. £9 ,12s 6d, 1 Jersey cross heifer in calf £9 2s 6d. 1 Jersey heifer to calve early £lB, 1 do. £l7 ss, 1 heifer in calf (p) £l2, 2 heifers due September (p) £.12, 1 do. (p) £ll 10s, 1 Shorthorn heifer, this month (p) £l3, 1 heifer due early (p) £l2 15s, 1 cow coming to 2nd calf (no hid), 2 red Polled heifers in calf (p) £5, 3 do. (no hid), 6 Shorthorn heifers in calf (p) £4, 7 do. (p) £3 ss, 1 cow (no bid), 1 heifer due tliis month (p) £lO, 1 cow (no hid), 1 heifer due early £8 15s, 1 do. £5 13s, 1 cow due September (no hid),. 1 young Holstein bull £2 5s 1 Shorthorn bull (p) £5.