COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 247, 5 October 1911, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON WOOL SALES

(Received 5. 11.30 a.m.) London, Oct. I. At the wool sides, prices were unchanged. For seouretls and faultier prices were irregular. WHEAT. 'I he visible .American wheat supply i.v 88,1-1 2,000 bushels. TALLOW. Eighteen bundled .and eighty-six casks were (.‘lered, and 1596 sold. Prices unchanged. MINING DIVIDENDS. Rcefton, Oct. 5. The Consolidated Goldfields, Ltd., pay a dividend of 1 - per share, and the Blackwater Mines :i dividend <;f I ti per share. LIVE STOCK. STORTI-'OllI) LODGE SALES. There was a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle at Sunt ford Lodge yards yesterday, when the Associated Stock Brokers held their usual weekly sale. Beef did not come forward in any quantity, and the quality was not up to usual. Fat sheep sold up to late rates. Both store cattle and sheep were in gold demand, most lots changing hands at satisfactory prices. '1 fie reports of the various brokers are given below : —

Dalgety and Company. Ltd. report the following sales:—<sl iat ewes 15 10, l‘> fat ewes )(> 9. 12 mixed age ewes 10 (>. 3 wethers 15 3, 70 forward ewes I‘2 6. 18s four. six. and eighttooth wethers 16 -, 156 suin' ewes 9 3, 132 store ewes 6 -t, 3 fat heifers £6 11 -. 3 fat heifers £5 5 -. The Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ s’u--'pe;-ative Association, Ltd. report the following sales: —Cattle: 7 fat hullo •<s £'> 11 -, 16 at £8 10 -. 3(> fat and f rwanl bullocks £7 15 one at £7 I')'-. Sheep; 23 fat ewes 18 II fat ewes II 11.

ADDINGTON SALE. [per press association.) Christchurch. Oct. I. There wore moderate entries of all classes of stock and a fair attendance. Fat cattle sold at almost the previous week’s rates. There were 103 fat lambs yarded, and the quality showed an improvement on the yarding of the week I cfo.e. Prices were accordingly better on the average. Best lambs made 16 - to lx 3. and others 13 6 to 15 9. The yarding <f fat :;he j p wa- a moderate une in point of numbers, and was principally made up of Southland sheep, t;f which there were some exceptionally goc.l lines. There was an active demand. and last week's rates were improved upon by (id t<> 1 - per head. The range of prices was:- -Extra prime wethers to 3-5 -, prime 22 - to 22 6. others 20 - to 21 6, extra prime ewes to 25 -. pi ime 19 - to 21 -, others 17 8 to Is 6. hoggets 13 3 to 20 6, merino wethers 20 2.

Th.- supply of bo f totalled “do head. I’.'.i.lv one-half of the number being tr.im the North Island and I.f excellent quality. The d-mand was keen, and prices wor.- fully up to those of the we'k before. Steers mad - £S 7 I. to £]“. extra to £l7. heifer.. £5 17 f> to £lO. extra to £l2 10 -, and cows £f> to £f> 7 t> and extra to £lO 7 fi, equal to |0 - for extra prime, 30 - to 3o - for prime. - to 20 ii for medium, and 2f 6 to 25 ti for cow ami inferior, per 100111. Veal calve-; si.ld at -I <> to £2 |o and extra well-grown £l. One line of North Island steers averaged £’ls 10 -. and another large line mad.? £l2 12 - to £1.3 2 fi. Store cattle were in good d 'manti, a moderat.- yarding -oiling at the following rates: Yearlings 30 - to 3 X 15 l<> H-months 52 -. 2-'ear steers passed ;it £-1 2 fi, 2-ye;.:- Mews £3 !) li t.> £3 1-5 3year £0 12 -. 3-year heifers £’3 0 - to £3 15 -. and dry cows 3-5 - to £’3 IO-. The dairy < < .vs were inferior sorts, and mad.- £-3 to £ s •> -■ Fat pigs formed a saiall entry, and bidding was brisk. Choppers sold at |0 - to 75 -. ’ .1. go ba'oners tiO - to 75 -. :mailer |5 - to 52 li. equal to sld per If.; larg ■ porkers 10 - to It-, and -.mailer 30 - to 37'0, equal to 5Jd pec lb; large -tor.-.- 25 - t<> 2' -. medium fs - to 23 -. small 12 - to Hi -. and weam-rs 7 - to 12 (>. FROZEN MEAT MARKET. The C.C. and D. Company. Ltd . have to-day cabled the following report .ill the fi. .ten meat market : Brices are unchanged.”