COMMERCIAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 10065, 1 August 1925, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

MATAWHERO STOCK SALE.

The weekly sale, under the auspices of the Poverty Bay Stockbrokers’ Association was held at the Matawhero yards yesterday. There was a fair attendance of buyers, and prices were good. Bidding was fairly keen, especially for hoggets, which are still in good demand. There was a yarding of approximately 170 sheep. Only one cow was yarded in the fat cattle section, and this was passed in at £5 10s. There was- a yarding of 100 fat sheep, good prime ewes bringing 29s od to 20s, lighter ewes 24s Id to 20s (kl, small wetherc- 28s, fairly good do. 32$ Id to 335. Fifteen pigs were offered, weaners making 15s and 17s, porkers 31s to 37s 6d. In the store sheep good hoggets brought from 16s 6d to 19s, very good do. 225, 24s scl to 26s Id, in .a. ewes, b.w.r. 100 6d, s.m. do. do. 12s 6d. 5-year do. do. 23s 6d, 4, 6 and S-tooth do. 30s 3d, s.m. ewes empty 14s 6d, 17s 3d to 20s Bcl, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 30s to 31s. The following are the prices secured for the lines offered, (p) indicating those passed in :- — Fat Sheep: 49 maiden owes and wethers 335. S wethers (p) 28s, 8 owes 28s, 30 wethers 32s Id. 30 good ewes 30s Id, 15 ewes 295. sd, 7 do. 275, 7 do. 24s Id, S do. 26s fid. Pigs: 3 weaners 17s, 2 do. 15s, 4 porkers 37u £d, 3 do. 31s, 3 do. 365. Store Sheep: 206 m.a. ewes b.w.r. (p) 15s fid, 130 m.s.hoggets (p) 18s Gd, 46' do do. 28s. 15 5-year ewes b.w.r. (p) 23s Gd. 34' s,.m. ewes, empty 20s 3d. 31 m.s.’ hoggets (p) 24s sd, 41 do. do- 19s, 35 s.m. ewes, empty 14s Gd, 15 do. do. 13s Id, 43 m.e. hoggets 225, 52 s.m. ewes, empty 16s 9’d, 88 m.s. lionets (p) 24s sd, 2Go s.m. empty ewes (p) 15s, 90 do. do. b.wup 12s Gd, 70 m.s. hoggets 26s Id, 1 2 s.m. eves (p) 15s. 48 4,6, and 8-tooth ewes lnv.r. 12s Gd, 70.m.5. lngget.- 26s Id, 72 s.m ewes (o') 15s. 48 4. G and 8touth owes b.w.r. 30s 3d, 58 m.s. hog„ots 22s lOd, 63 2 and 4-th wethers 30s, 37 do. do. (p) 31s, 33 s.m. owes, emptv (n) 17s 3d, 40 m.s. hoggets 31s pd 36 s.m. oiraty ewes (p) Bs, 20 m.s. hoggets 15s 7d, 13 m.a. ewes b.w.r. (p)'Bs.

PRODUCE MARKET

RISE IN POTATOES.

MAIZE PRICES STILL CAUSING CONCERN.

The grain, seed and produce market Ims remained quiet during the week and little movement has been registered in prices. Local ineicliants report a slight improvement in business, the ’better weather conditions having a favorable effect on business. Supplies of southern produce are m .rood supply amongst the merchants. The Kamo arrived during the week with further supplies and the Manaka is expected early next week. The maize market is causing the most talk among the local merchants and farmers and it is most difficult to prophesy what prices will be during the next few months. Merchants have been offering 5s -lid f.o.b.s.i. during the week for prompt shipment to Auckland but few farmers are willing to sell and consider the price will rise. . , , A sharp rise was registered in the southern potato market yesterday and quotes were received at 10s to £7 15s f.ob.s.i. Southern ports Supplies are plentiful in ton n «it present and the merchants report an increas'd business in seed lines during the week Plentiful supplies of chaff both local and Blenheim, are held by most of the local merchants though the demand locally is not as good this year, the increasing number of motor cars having a serious effect on the amount of chaff used. Bran, pollard and flour are reported to he in good supply and merchants are experiencing no difficulty in satisfying their customers’ requirements.

HOME PRODUCE MARKET

Messrs Dalgoty and Co, Ltd., have received the following cable from, their head office, London, dated 30th inst: — Butter market is quiet. Quotations are: N.Z. salted 194 s owt; N.Z. exceptional brands 196 s cut.; Danish 202 s owt. ; finest Australian salted 190 s owt-; do., nnsalted 194 s cwt. Cheese market is dull. Quotations are: N.Z. white 108 s t<> 1.09 s cwt.; Canadian snot price 10Gs to 108 s cwt.; Canadian, c.i.f. 109 s Gd cwt.

FELIDING STOCK SALE. (PRESS ASSOCIATION) FEILDI.NG, July 31. At the Fcilding stock sale to-dav an average winter yarding ol 2000 cheep came forward and. taken all over, vats of very fair quality. Pat sheep fully maintained late rates. Hoggets again met with ready sale. Extreme values in lamb were in less demand. Prices for all hut best owes receded a little. Fat lambs brought ?S3 fid 29s 3d, 31s Gd. 36s Gd; ewes 80s 3d' 32s ocl, 34s 34, 36.3 2d, 375, 39s fid; wethers 39s 7d, 40s, 435, 43s 9d. 445, 475, -49 sGd : b.f. sheep 455. Stores: w.f. hoggets 2Ss. 28s 7(1; good lines fetched 30s, 31ii 3d; w.f. owes 30s 2d, 355, 3Gs Id; do., medium, ?3s 4d, 255, 27s Gd: do., wethers 22s 9d, 25s 7d. 26s Gd, 26s Sd: poor 17.5, 48s 8d; b.f. hoggets 22s 4d, 25s 3d, 29s Gd: R.W.SD. rams, poor, 295, others 33s 3d, 35s 4d, 36s 4d; do., with Romnev rams. 32s 3d ; 2-tli ewes with R.W.S.D. rams 445: store ewes 17s, 235. 23s 9d : very good. 4 and 5-vr owes with R.W.S.D. rams 4Gs Gd, 46s 9d. Fat cattle improved through competition of outside buyers. Store cattle showed improvement on last sale. Best Jersey springing heifers made £7 10's. £B. £9 ss, medium do. £4, £5, to £6 10s; host dairy cows £6 15s to £S 5s fid. medium quality dairy (■(ovs £4 to £ • Tirffim Cat S.H. cow r, £ll 9-- (tU : fat/ Hereford heifers, light, £s’2s; good do. passed at £9 Iffis; good fat cows £~ 17s firl; do., heifers £7 10s; med'am Hereford cows £7 7s; 24-veer Hereford steers £7 16s: poor condition two- v ear steers £4. 2-i-yanr ff-.H. steers £7 3s Gd, yearling Hereford steers £4 10s; do., heifers passed at £2 12s; yearling p.A. steers, good. £5 3s; Hereford cows R. XV. bull £4 11s.