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Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 16 January 1930, Page 7

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toYx>NEY WOOL SALES. UnUcu it.,! Association —By Electric Telegraph: Copyright.) SYDNEY, Jan. 15. Competition was good at the wool .sales to-day, and 9Si2 Pales were soldMamet conditions were unchanged. I Greasy Merino made 23£d a lb. LONDON MARKETS. LONDON, Jan. 14. At the wool sales on January 21 there will be available 464,000 bales, ot w'iiicli new' arrivals consist of 9/,900 bales of Australian and 19,600 of New Zealand ivool. The amount- held over accounts l;or 30,000 bales. The price of gold to-day is 84s 11-J-d per qz _ Dalgety’s shares are quoted at £l2 5s and debentures at £7l 10s.

STOCK SALES. PRICES AT WESTFIELD. ißy Telegraph —Presa Association.J AUCKLAND, Jan. 15. At the Westfield market to-day, ox beef was penned in less than average' numbers, values being very firm at late rates. Cow andi heifer beef was penned in average numbers and sold readily at last week’s quotations'. Extra choice ox sold at nip to £2 3s per IGOib, choice andi prime £2 to £2 2s, ordinary and plain £1 17s to £1 19®> prime young cow and heifer beef £1 17s to £1 19s, ordinary cow beef £1 14s to Li 16s, extra heavy prime steers £l6 5s to £l7, heavy prime- £l4 los to: £l6 2s 6d, lighter prime £ll 10s to £l2 15s, unfinished and small £9 to £ll ss, extra (heavy prime young cows and heifers £ll to £l2 12s 6d, hea,vy prime £9 10s to £lO 15s, lighter £8 12s 6d to £9 -7s 6d, light cows £7 10s to- £8 10s, other cows £6 to- £7 ss. jS-lieep were penned n large numbers and sold at late rates. Heavy prime wethers made £1 8s 6d to- £1 TOsy middle prime £1 6s 6d to £1 Bs, light prime £1 5s to £1 6s 2d, small and unliuished £1 2s 6d to £1 4s 9d, extra heavy prime ew 7 es £1 Is 6d to £1 3s, heavy prime 19s 9d to £1 Is, medium prune 18s to 19s 6d, light prime 16s (id to- 17s 9d. Lambs were penned in average numbers and sold at* 'late rates, realising 18;s to £1 ss.

Pigs were penned in average numbers and met with keen competition. Values were firm at last week’s quorations. Choppers sold a.t £1 10s to £4 Os 2d. heavy and medium biaooners £3 10s to £4 7s, light baooners and heavy porkers £3 4s vo £3 14s, medium porkers and light porkers £3 4s to £3 "14s. medium porkers and, light porkers £2 12s to £3 2s. .Small! and unfinished porkers £2 5s to £2 10s. Store pigs were penned in small numbers. Values were firm at late’, quotations. Large stores made £1 11s to £2 4s, slips £1 5s to £1 15s, weaners 12 s to £1 4s. Calves were penned in large numbers and were dull of sale. Values, eased considerably on last- week’s quotations. Runners made £4 _los_ to £6 10s, heavy veasers £4 to £5 15s, medium £3 to £3 10s, light; £2 to £2 18s, smaller £1 8s to £1 18s, small and fresh dropped 7s to £1 Gs, rough calves 16s to £1 5. DAIRY PRODUCE. Messrs Newton King, Limited, are in receipt of the; following cablegram from their ....principals (Messrs R. and \t. Davidson, Limited): Butter. —Market steady at- from 150 s to 1535. Unsalted 174 sto 1765. Cheese. —Market quiet; coloured 85s to 83s; white BGs.

LONDON QUOTATIONS

The Hawera ofi’ice of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd-, has received the following from London, dated January 15: Butter.—New Zealand choicest salted 152 s to 1545; market slow. Cheese.—B3s to 80s; market steady.