COMMERCIAL

Hawera Star, Volume L, 25 September 1930, Page 7

COMMERCIAL

LONDON WOOL SALES

(Dotted free® Association— By Electric Telegraph Copyright.J LONDON, 'Sept. 23.

At tlie wool sales 11,779 bales weire offered, including 498 S from New /calantl. Approximately 9570 were sold There was an excellent f j 1 New Zealand descriptions bligbtL better top prices were maintained. SMELTING COMPANY’S PROFITS. LONDON, Sept. 23. Imperial Smelting, Ltd a profit of £231.372. of which £3d,360 is brought forward. Dividends have been declared on ordinary (o per cent.) and preference (61 iier cent.)

SYDNEY WOOL SALES

SYDNEY. Sept. 24. Of the 11,494 bales offered at the wool ‘••ales to-dav. 9967 were sold and the • 101'3 offered privately were sold. There was good demand' for better elasses of fleece but for dusty and hurry fleece competition was irregular. Greasy Merino made ICUI a lb.

LIVE STOCK MARKET

PRICES AT WESTFIELD

(Bv Telegraph —Press Association.) AUCKLAND. Sept. 24 The Westfield sale of stock was held B *ef was penned in average numbers and there was a. steady demand with values oir a par with late quotations. Extra, choice ox sold to £ I per 1001 b. choice and prime £1 16s to 18s, ordinary and plain £1 18s- 1:o *4 15s. prime young and heifer beef £1 44s to £1 17s. ordinary cow beef £1 lw to v i. r? )S Heavy prime steers realised £l4 to £ls 155./lighter prime £l3 lte to £l3 17s '(hi. light prime ±lO to £l3 os, unfinished, and small £S' to £9 'las 6d. extra hca-vv prime young cows a.nct heifers £lo'os to £l2 10s, heavy prime £9 to £9 17s 6d. lighter £7 10s to £S 17s 6(1. light cows £6 5s to £7 7s 6d, other cows £5 10s to £6 2® Gd. Sheep. —Large numbers were penned, prime wefliers selling at late rates. Prime ewes and hoggets were' easier m values Heavv prime wethers brought £] Os Gd to £li Us Gd., medium prime £1 7s Gd to. £1 9s 3d. light prime £1 Gs to £1 7s' '3d. small and unfinished £1 os fid to £1 5s 9d. extra heavy prime owes £1 3 S 9d to £1 ss. heavy prime £1 2s to £1 3 S Gd, medium prime ISs to £1 Is Gd, light prime 15s to l'7s 9a, inferior fatted ewes 5s to 12s 6d, heavy* prime hoggets £1 4s to £1 Os' 9d, extia ■prime to £1 9s Gel, medium £1 Is to £1 3s 9tl, light l«s to £1 0s 9d, unfimshed hoggets ISs Gd to 'l7s 9d. Spi*ni°- lambs. —Increased numbers were penned, the supply exceeding the demand, and values tvere decidedly easier. Prime lambs sold at from l'Ss to £1 Gs 9d. unfinished T3s to 17s 9d. Pigs, —A larger yarding of pigs met with an easier sale. Values- eased on last, wee'k’s quotations. Choppers sold from £2 10s to £4 17s Gd, heavy and medium! baconcrs £3 to £3 9s, light baconers and heavy porkers £2 13s to £3 USs. medium, and light porkers £2 os to £2 11s. small and unfinished porkers £1 ISs to £2 4s, The demand) is still good tor store pigs and values' were firm, large stores at £2 to £2 7s. slips £1 12s to £1 ISs. weaners £1 to £1 12s. Calves. —Average numbers were penned. Values showed an easing tendenev on last week’s quotations. Runners'made £5 to £8 16s, heavy venders £5 to £6 ss. medium £4 fo. £4 ISs, light £3 to £3 I'Gs, smaller £2 Ss to £2 18s, small and fresh dropped 7s to £2 Gs, 5 rough calves £1 to £2 5,5.