COMMERCIAL WESTFIELD YARDS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12526, 11 April 1935, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

WESTFIELD YARDS

SYDNEY WOOL SALES. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.) (Roc. April 10. 10.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 10. At the wool sales 10.25 D bales were offered, of which 9468 were sold and .135 bales were disposed of privately. There was keen all round competition for all descriptions and good clearances were effected. Prices very firm. Merino made 17-ikl. STOCK AND SHARE MARKET fPress Association). • ’ AUCKLAND, April 10. Sales on Change: Commercial Bank 15s sd: Taupo Totara, prof., 17s; vDunlop, 17s 6d; Auckland Gas, 27s 9d • Wilson’s Cement. 34s : -Bank of New Zealand. 49s 9cl: Broken Hill, 51s 9d: New Zealand Breweries, 54s ; New Zealand Insurance, 70s 6d; Union Bank. £8 11s; Newmarket, Ah pecent'. £107; bonds, 1956, £lO6 ss; 1949, £lO9 2s 6d; Christchurch Trams 4’ per cent., £lO6, x WELLINGTON, April 10. Sales on Change: E.S. and A. .Bunk £4 16s; National Bank of Australasia, £5 paid, £6 3s; Union Bank, £8 10s; Bank of New South Wales, £3O; New Zealand Breweries, 545; Timaru Brewery, eon., 8s sd; British Tobacco, £1 17s 9d; Mt. Lyell, 19s 3d. 19s 4U. CHRISTCHURCH, April 10 . Sales on Change: 'Commercial Bank of Australia, 15s sd; EiS. and A. Bank, £4 15s 6d, £4 16s; -National 1 Bank of New Zealand, 67s 6d; Bank of New Zealand, 49s 6d, 49s 9d (4); New Zealand Refrigerating, 10s pd. 9s; New Zealand 7s 6d paid, cum. -div. 8s 4d; British Tobacoo, 37s lOd; Colonial Sugar, £42, 7s 6d; Woolworths (N.Z.) ord., £10; Big River, 2s sid (3). Reported sales: Colonial Sugar, £42 10s (2); Kildare, 3s 2d,; Mt. Ly- • ell, 19s 2d. DUNEDIN, April .10. ■ Sales reported: Bendigo Gofdlight, llfd; Commercial Bank, 15s. 6d; Farmers’ Fertiliser, 19s 2d; Gillespie’s is m.

KEEN COMPETITION FOE- GOOD BEEF AND SHEEP RECENT PRICES EASILY MAIN-' ’ TATNED (Press A-&HOCJ-a-tlAn> AUCKLAND, April 10. Competition, was again good for all but plain cattle at the Westfield’ stock sale to-day, and recent price levels were easily maintained. The yarding of ox - beef was well up to the average, comprising 200 steers, while 600 cows and heifers represented the largest yarding for >sonie time In both classes there wore a number of exceptionally good lines of ox beef, and good quality cows and heifers were very firm at late rates. Inferior and plain -sorts were hard- to quit, the sale dragging noticeably when rough lines were offered. Extra choice ox -solid to 24s per 1001 b., choice and prime, 21s to 23sq secondary and plain, 17s to 19s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 20s to 235; other cow beef, 12s to 10s. Extra heavy prime steers s-old frim £lO to £ll ss; heavy prime, £8 15s to£9 17s 6d; lighter prime, £7 10s to £S 12s 6d ; light prime, £6 t-o £7 7s (icl; small and unfinished, £4 to £5 15s; extra prime young cows anct heifers, £6 10s to £7 10s; heavy prime, £5 7-s 6d; lighter prime, £3 J.Us tci £4 17s 6d; -other killable cows £1 10s to £3 7-s 6d. A full yarding of young calves included a fair proportion of good quality heavy vealers, for which the demand remained unchanged, late rates ruling. All othens- eased about 2s a head, though there were some improvements in the late .sales. Runners made 30s to 80s; vealers, 14s to 525. Doth the sheep and lamb sales were conducted in very heavy rain. Fat wethers and ewes were penned in .fewer numbers than usual, the quality being well up to- the average. There was a ready demanvl throughout, with prices firm at late rates. Lambs were also in full supply, and sold well at current vanes. Wethers, prime, made 20? to 28s: unfinished, 18s to 19s 6d; ewes, prime, 16s to 21s 6d; unfinished, 8s to 15s. 6d. Lambs, prime, 17® to 22s 6d; unfinished, 10s to 16s 6d. The yarding -of fat pigs was an average one, with a plentiful supply of wcTl-finished baconers. Competition ivas more .spirited than it had been for some time, and a very firm market resulted. Some extra heavy baconers realised to 755. Store pigs show eel a slight- improvement with a hotted demand. Baconers made 48s to 735, porkers, 28s to 435; large stores Iss to 20s—prices per lb., baconers and porkers, 5.1 to ssd. ADDINGTON YARDS KEEN SALE FOE- STORE EWES GOOD STEERS INCREASE BY 15/FAT SHEEP RISE BY 1/-. cPress Association 1 CHRISTCHURCH, April 10There was a good sale of store and fn-t sheep and fat lambs at Addington to-day. Store lambs were in good demand; ewes lambs made to 19s 3d: wether lambs sold at unchanged values. Store sheep.—-There was a -smaller entry, but larger than usual at this time of the year. There was a keen sale for all classes of ewes, particularly better sorts. Extra- good 2-th made to- 31s; ordinary 2-tli, 22s to 24s 6d;, - medium 2-th Romney ewes, to 265; extra good 4-vear halfbred to 23s 2d; ordinary to medium 4-yr, to 20s; good iS.m. Romney-cross, to 18s 6d;i -f.m., 8s to 12s Fat lambs.—2soo were penned. All the export buyers were operating ami 6;M per lb. was paid ,for firsts. Fat sheep.—4ooo- were penned, and there wai.> a general improvement of up to a shilling a, head. There was a good export demand for light ewes. Extra- prime heavy wethers made to 35s lOd; prime -heavy, 26s 6d to 28s 6d; prime medium-weight, 24s to 265; ordinary, 19s to 23s 6d; extra prime ewes, 26s Id; prime heavy, 20s to 245; prime medium weight, 16s 9d to 19s 6d; ordinary, 10‘s to 16sFat cattle. —480' were pennd, Increased values prevailed at the commencement of the sale for good steers on account of the scarcity, but the demand weakened to- last week’s values over the final stages. The average advance for good steers was 15s. Other classes were unchanged. "Best beef made 23s 6d, to- 25s per 100 lb., good, 20s to 22s 6d; good heifer 19s to 22-s; best cow, 18s to 20s 6d; medium steers, 15s to 18s; inferior, I4s to 15s 6d ; and rough down ,to lbs. Extra prime heavy steers made to £l2 2s 6d; prime heavy, £8 Ids to £lO ss; prime medium-wight, F 7 15s to £9; ordinary, £4 10s to £6 10s; extra prime heifers, to £9 7s t>Ji; prime, £4 10s to £6 10's; ordinary, £3 ss. to £4 ss; extra prime cows, to £S 7s 6d; prime, £4 to- £6; ordinary, £2 10s to £3 10s., Fat pigs.—There was a’ mixed entry and a good wale for porkers. Baconers wore easier. Choppers were 37-s 6*d to £4 6s, baconers, 45s to £3 10s Cd—average price-per lb., 5d to s£d-; porkers, .28b to £2 11s 6cl—average price per lb., 53d to 6i’d.