COMMERCIAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11382, 6 December 1930, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

MATAWHERO YARDS

The attendance was hut moderate at the P.B. Stockbrokers’ Association’s fortnightly sale at the Matawhero yards, and prices reflected the ruling, conditions in the primary , industries.

STORE SHEEP

Tho yarding totalled 3932, and the prices continued the downward trend of recent weeks. Shorn wethers of good 4-tli stamp made 11s Bd, and some 2 and 4-tli wethers went to 11s but others, 2-tlis. ranged down to 9s and 8s 6d. ,Ewes with lambs brought 15s for one pen of. good sprts the next price being. 12s 7d. Shorn eives, old and forward, made 5s and os 7d. Prices.—3Bo 2-tli wethers, a good pen Gy), 9s; 37,4.-th do., good size and condition G>), 11s 8d; 200 2 and 4-th do. (p) 11s; 410 2 and 4-th do. (p) 9s 9d; 338 2-th do., fair condition (p), 8s 6d; 20 do., woolly, with size and condition, 155.; 259.2 and 4-th, do., average size and fair condition (p), 7s 6d; good woolly hoggets 10s; 81, ewes in good condition, with* 84 heavy lambs, 15s ; 52 shorn owes, old and in moderate condition with 55 fairly good lambs, 6s 3d; 37 good ewes, 4-th and 40 good lambs, ]9 S 7d; 22 shorn' ewes, with 22 lambs, all fair (p) 6s 3d: 11.9 ewes, 2 and 4-th, all fat (p), lls 4d; 21 do. 2, 4 and 6-th. woolly, lls 6d; *2l do., woollv, fairly good order, 4s 2d; Jo do. shorn forward condition (p), os : 17 do., shorn, and forward, ps /cl; 59 do , shorn, 2-th, fair size, 6s 9cl.

BEEF There was only one bidder for a prime Jersey-cross steer at £6. and a heavy well-finished Jersey-cross cow at £5. FAT SHEEP There was little alteration in this market, although the tendency was downwards. Woolly owes made up to lls Del; woolly hoggets, 12s; shorn ewes, 6s to 9s 6dy rend 'Southdown 2-tlis, lls 6’d. Second grade woolly ewes made 7s 3d, and shorn ewes to 7s Bd. Prices:— Woolly fat sheep: .6 woolly owes, lls Id;* 17 do., lls Sd; 14. d 0.,, 10s 10d • 9 woolly hoggets :(p) 325; 1/ woolly ewes (p) 9s sd: 4 heavy lambs, 13s; 3 woolly owes, 10s ,d. Shorn fat, sheep.—l 4 Down --th. lls 6cl; >l6 ewes, 9s 4d; 8 do., ,)s; 12 do., 9s 6d; .37 do. (ph 8s 3d .; 1 heavv wether (p) 13s ; 92 ewes, / s 3d. ‘ . , Second grade: 26 ewes, shorn, /•- 8d • 3 2-th ewes, woolly, 10s IOd; 10 ’ewes, woolly (p) 7s sd; 9 do. os 9d.

PIGS Tliere was a good sale of pigs. Prices: 4 good Tamworth slips 13s 6d; 3 good Tamworth wetaners, 13s 8d- 1 .average weaner, 12s; 1 small sftore, 16s; 6 white woanors, 14s; 4 medium-sized , easy conditioned stores, 255; 3 poor-conditioned weanors, 7s; 3 small fair-conditioned ■stores 15s.

FELL DING YARDS

PRICES DOWN ALL ROUND

(Press Association.) FEtLDING, Doc. 5. A dull stock sale was recorded at the. Foil-ding’ sale yards to-day, tmd prices were down all round. There? were small yardings except iOr store cattle. Fat lambs sold at 16s 6d. ~-th black faces 16s, w.f. very good 19s, good 17s to 19s, (good hoggets IBs 2d. others 15s. woolly fat ewes 13s Gd. shorn do., best offering lls 3d, good 10s to 10s fkt, medium 9s to 9s 9d. fat wethers lls 3d to 15s. Stores: Ewes .with over 100 per cent, lambs 235, good 20s to 21s 3d. |-th. wethers 14s, 2-th wethers .lls 2d to 1.2 s Bd, 2-th owes, best. 13s Gd to 14s sd, poor 8s to 10s. Dairy cattle sold at below the previous week’s rates, bfit the quality was not there. Fat cattle sold up to 25s per 100 lb. Many Jines were passed as the vendors would not meet tho market. .Store cattle: Jersey cows £2 10s, yearling (Jersey heifers £4 10s to £4 15s, Hereford steers 3-yr £5 10s, P.A. steers £4 to £5 10s, P.A. bullocks -.£7 Is, Holstein bullocks £6 lls.

LONDON BUTTER AND CHEESE

MARKET

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Deo. 5. 7.10 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 4. Butter is rather more in demand. Danish is quoted at 130 s, choicest salted N.Z. to 106 s. Australian 98s to I G2s. exceptional 104 s unsalted N.Z. 124 s to 130 s, Australian 114 s to ÜBs. The cheese market is weak. N.Z. colored 56s to 575, white 58s to 595, Australian colored 555. white 5/s.

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE

MARKETS

(U-P.A. by Elec, Tel. Copyright) (Received Dec. 5, 11 p.iii.) MELBOURNE, Dec. 5. Wlieat 2s 8d; Hour £8 to £8 5s ; bran £4- pollard £4 15s : oats Is 9d; barlev. English. 2s lOd to 3s; maize 4s to 4s Id. ’ '

CANADA’S BUTTER PROBLEM

AUSTRALIA WILL NOT SWAMP MARKET.

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Dec. 5, H p.m.) VANCOUVER, Dec. 4. ■Mr. W. At James, N.Z. agent here, states: “Seemingly with the duty of only one cent, Australia lias the bnttor trade all her own way. Canada will bo short this year ancl will have to import and Australia is'likely to supply that market-.” 1 1 OTTAWA, Dec. 4. “There is absolutely no danger that the Canadian market- will be flooded with Australian butter,’/ said Mr. MacGregor, Trade Commissioner to-dav. when asked to comment on reports that twenty million pounds of butter would be exported to Canada .within a .few -months. He stated that Marketing Boards bad been set. un in Australia to regulate exports. jOnlv such' batter would be sent to Canada-.'as was needed to satisfy requirements, Air. MacGregor said that Australia- was-.desirous-of talcing every'possible stop to preclude, prejudice .to the Canadian dairy' industry and avoid embarrassment to the Canadian Government. To this end, t‘le Australian butter exported to Canada ivoiild be" controlled' be th° Australian Government. “We wdl, send only .a. portion of the disclosed shortage in Canadian production. We have invited Canadian dairying and distributing interests to join ns in assessing what the shortage is likely l to be . Reports of an alarmist character are regarded as unfriendly to Australia and Calculated to be damaging to tho friendly relations between our countries, which we .seek to maintain and stimulate.” - ; ' This' whole question' of AuMrdhan and 1 Canadian trade will be •discussed between • the ! Minister for Commerce Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Maloney, when the - latter arrives -shortly from New York: '// 4

CHICAGO WHEAT PRICES.

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Dec. 5, 1.1.. n.ni.) • • - CHICAGO, Dec. ' 4. Wheat, December -70-J- cents, March 782 cents, May 'Bl} cents, • July 74j cents, -- -- - -