COMMERCIAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 6 January 1930, Page 10

COMMERCIAL.

BURNSIDE PRICES DECLINE

DUNEDIN. Jan. 3

Smati entries and lower values were the rule at the Burnside sale to-day. The entry of fat sheep numbered 1150, comprising medium and light sheep, with a few pens of heavy wethers. Competition from the outset was dull, and opening values were fully 2s below late rates. Marked reductions fdlilowed', and at the close of the sale the decline was about 3s 6d per head. Several pens were- turned out unsold. The best wethers nuade to 41s 6d; prime, 36s to 38s; medium, 32s to 345; light, 28s to 30s; ewes made to 32 s for best, and 28s for primes. There was only a small entry of fat lambs, but the quality was good. There was no demand, however, and values receded by about 2s per head. The fat calttle sale was like most 1 holiday fixtures —very disappointing. The small yarding was considerably , in excess of requirements, with the result that the prices for all grades fell below the Christmas market level. The entry comprised 140 head, mostly good steers, with ia> few cows and heifers. The sale opened weakly and there were several passings. Values generally were from £1 to £1 10s below late rates. Best prime heavy bullocks made to £22 2s 6d; prime, to £l9; medium, to £l7; light up to £l3. Good heifers and cows were worth from £lO 10s to £l4 10s. There was an exceptionally dull sale ior store cattle. Boning sorts were in demand, but the supply was negligible. Both fiat and store pigs were in short supply, and all pens sold readily at late At Johnsonville on Thursday, Wright, Stephenson and Oo„ Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., submitted a smaller yarding than usual of all diasses of stock. Cattle comprised heavy weight bullocks with a few pens of cows and heifers. A good sale resulted at price® on a par with the previous sale’s rates. Sheep offered were of good quality and met with a ready sale at late rates. Lambs were yarded m smaller numbers than usual. There was no demand. The following prices were realised: —Extra heavy 'bullocks, £l6 12s 6d, £l6 15s, £l7 2s 6d; heavy bullocks, £ls 15s. £l6 2s 6d; estra heavy cows, £ll 15s. £l2; heavy oows, £lO, £lO 17s 6d, £ll 7s 6d; medium cows, £6 2s 6d, £7 lGs; heavy healers, £10; wafers, £3, £4; small venders, 17s, 18s: heavy wethers, 27s 6d; extra 28s; medium wethers, 25s 6d; extra heavy ewes, 22s 3d.; heavy young ewes, 20s 3d; heavy ewes, 18s, 18s 4d, 19s 6d; medium ewes, 17s; hoggets, 24s 6d; -lambs, medium, 17s 6d, 18s 6d,- 19s. MELBOURNE PRODUCE.

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 4. WTieat, 5s 4Jd a bushel; flour, £l2 10s to £l3 a ton; bran, £7 ss; pollard, £8 15s a ton; oats, 3-s Gd a bushel; barley, English, 4s Id a bushel; maize, 6s 3d. TIN STATISTICS LONDON, Jan. 3. Tin.—The visible supply is 27,926 tons; on spot, 1778 tons; afloat, 2460 tons; deliveries, 2690 tons. RAW 7- MATERIALS LONDON QUOTATIONS. . LONDON, Jan. 4. Friday’s closing prices for the following raw materials were as follow, j those for December 27 being given m ■parentheses: . Cotton—Liverpool quotation, American middling upland, January delivery, 9.19 d per lb (same). Rubber. —Para, 81 d per lb (same); plantation smoked, 7-§cl per lb (7-Jd). Jute. —January-February shipment, £2B 5s per toil (December 13 5 £27 10s). Hemp.—None offering. Copra.—January-February shipment, South Sea, £2l 10s Id per ton (£2l 15s); plantation, Rabaul, £2l 15s per j tun (£22). ■ , , Linseed 0i1.—£45 per ton (same) j Turpentine.—43s 6d tier ewt (42s 3d). Beet Sugar. —February delivery, 6s 9Jd per cwt (6s 9d). Osmiridium. —Tasmanian, _ £l9-£2O per ounce (same) ; South African, £l9 (same).