COMMERCIAL

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 9 January 1930, Page 10

COMMERCIAL

FINAN 01AL DEPR ESS 10 N

The general financial depression is affecting the market lor all commodities, states cable advice received by the Anglo-Continental Company. The message says the butter market is demoralised, New Zealand being quoted at 152 s to 154 b and Australian at 150 s. The cheese market is quiet at 84s to 80s for New ZealandSYDNEY WOOL SALES. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright., SYDNEY, Jan. S. At the wool sales 11,171 bales were sold. There was very keen and general competition, prices being well up to late rates. Greasv Merino realised 19Jd. WAIKATO STOCK.

(By Tclugrapr rress Association.; HAMILTON, Jan. 7. The prices paid for stock at the Frank ton sale.vards to-day varied only slight!v from those realised before the holidays. Eat cattle and sheep were yarded in good numbers, while there were fewer store cattle. There was a medium yarding of both fat and store pigs, the former realising improved rates

Messrs Dalgety and Co. report: There was a large yarding of fat cattle, including a choice line of prime bullocks. Prime bullocks were sold up to £l3 14s; light-weight fat steers, £ll 3s to £l2 2s; choice young cows and heifers, up to £ll 2s Gd; good young cows and heifers, £9 to £lO ss; aged and inferior cows, £7 10s to £9 ss; light cows, £6 to £7 2s Gd. Very few store cattle were yarded. Forward conditioned cows sold at up to £6 10s. A pen of mixed quality yearling steers made £5 lOts. There was a large yarding of fat sheep. Prime fat wethers sold at up to 295; extra prime fat wethers 24s to 255; fat ewes, up to 18s; forward woolly lambs, 16s 9d. Heavv baeoners made £3 14s to £4 Is ; medium £3 8s to £3 12s; best porkers, £2 17s to £3 2s; light, £2 11s to £2 15s; large stores, £l 15s to £2 4s; slips, £1 8s to £1 13s; best weaners, £1 2is to £1 6s; small, 16s to 18s.

WESTFIELD SALES. AUCKLAND, Jan. 8. At the Westfield sale to-day ox beef was penned in Lsmnll numbers. The quality was first-class, and with strong demand the market showed an improvement. Prime medium weight bullocks realised £l2 17s 6d to £l3 15s, and light prime bullocks £l2 ss. Cow and heifer beef was penned in numbers well up to the average. The demand was strong, and all classes sold at well up to late rates. Prime young cows and heifers from Waikato realised £lO 10s to £ll 2s 6d. One pen of extra well-finished young cows from Waikato realised £ll 10s. Extra good vouug cows and heifers realised £lO 15s to £ll 10s, heavy cows and heifers £9 2s 6d to £lO. medium £7 12s Gd to £8 15s, and light £6 17s Gd to £7 ss. Extra choice ox sold to 43s per cwt. choice and prime 39s to 41s, plain and secondary 34s to 365, prime young cow and heifer 395, iust killable 29,s to 31s. Sheep were penned in slightly less than usual numbers. There was an improved demand, with values better than at the previous sale. Two trucks of prime wethers from Waikato realised 26s to 28$ 3d. Prime wethers from the Otahuhu Trotting Club sold at 28s 3d, and ewes from Waikato 19s 6d to 20s 3d. Heavy prime wethers (shorn) made 27;s 3d to 28s 3d, medium 25s to 265, heavy prime ewes 20s 3d, lighter 19s 6d, other ewes 17s. Lambs were offered in smaller numbers than last week. Values were about on a par with those of the previous sale. Pleavy prime lamb brought 245, medium 22s 6d, and light 21s. Calves were penned in small numbers, and sold at rather better values than last week. Runners made £5 10s to £6 10s, heavy vealers £4 to £4 12s. medium £3 to £3 15s, light £2 2s to £2 16s, rough and small 12s to £1 IQs. Pigs sold under k een competition, with values very firm. Choppers made £2 10s to £3 15s, heavy choppers £3 16s to £4 2s. medium £3 9s to £3 15s, light £3 to £3 7s, heavy porkers £2 14s to £3. medium light £2 5s to £2 12s. LONDON MEAT MARKET.

The Farmers ’ Co-op. Organisation Society of N.Z.. Ltd., has received the following cabled advice from London: Lamb.—New season’s opened; 2’s, Hid, 1/-; S’s, llid, llfd; values (have now weakened to l td. This should hold for a week or so. Mutton is in short supply; firm.