COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XII, Issue 92, 28 March 1922, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

CHRISTCH URCH WOOL SALES.

GOOD CLEARANCE AND

SATISFACTORY PR ICES. Christchurch, March 27. The fourth and final wool sale of the season was held to-day, when 9934 bales were offered. The quality was very moderate, there being a big proportion of seedy and stained wool entered. The sale showed a distinct improvement on the February auction for all - classes, the advance representing from par to three farthings and up to a penny in the case of good haljjbreds. There was a clearance of from 80 to 85 per cent of the total catalogue. The bulk of the buying was done by Bradford representatives. A satisfactory feature of the sale was the animated crossbred demand, it being easily the best coarse wool sale of the season. The competition of local mills was restricted to merinos and fairest crossbred. Bidding was throughout remarkably keen, and, considering the quality of the offering, it was the most satisfactory sale of the present series. Values were:—Merino, super 17d to 19£d, medium 14Id to 16|d, inferior lOd to 12.fc1; half bred, super 13-}d to 15|d, medium 10£d to 13|d, inferior 8d to lOfd; Corriedale, super 13pl to 14Jd, ordinary lOd to 13d; threequarterbred, super 8d to 12|d, medium 6fd to 7|d, super 4|d to 6d ; medium crossbred, super 7|d to 10fd, medium 6d to 7d, inferior to 6d; coarse crossbred, super sjd to 6|d. medium 4|d to sd, inferior 3|d to 4d; merino pieces 7|d to 14|d, half bred pieces 4|d to 12|d, crossbred pieces 3d to 7d, crutchings and pieces 3d to Gild. locks 3d to 6|d.

SYDNEY WOOL SALES

Sydney, March 27. The wool sales were continued with keen competition for all lines. Date rates were maintained.

WHEAT MARKET STEi A

London, March 25. The wheat market is steady, but lacks buying interest. Australian cargoes, afloat, 575; April 575; parcels afloat 56s. —(A.and N.Z.

FROZEN MEAT PRICES.

London, March 24. The following are the latest quotations for frozen and chilled meat: — SHEEP. Canterbury, light, Bfd per lb: medium. 8d; heavy 7d. Southland, none offering. New Zealand ewes, 6|d, Australian, firsts, 6£d. South American, light, 7£d; heavy 6id.

LAMBS. Canterbury, light and medium, 11 7-8 d; heavy, 11 3-8 d; seconds, ll|d. Southland, none offering. South American, light, lOd; heavy, 9|d.

FROZEN BEEF. Argentine, fores, 3 3-8 d; hinds, 4 7-Bd. Uruguayan, fores, 3d; hinds, 4fd. CHILLED BEEF. Argentine, fores, 4d; hinds, 7£d. Uruguayan, none offering. Other sorts oi meat are unchanged. CLEARING SALE. Messrs Hoadley, Son and Stewart, Ltd., report having held a successful clearing sale on account of Mr. T. Leadbetter at the farm, Meeanee yesterday, when they offered the whole of his live and dead stock to a good attendance of the public. Bidding throughout was brisk. The following prices were realised: —4 cows in profit and to calve £lO, 2 £l2, 1 £lO ss, 1 £lO 15s, 1 £9 10s, 5 £9, 1. £8 2s 6d, 1 £7 ss, 2 £7, 1 £6 15s, 1 £.6, J springing heifer £7 15s, I £7 10s, 4 empty heifers £3 17s 6d, 5 weaner heifers £1 7s, 3 £2, 2 £2 10s, 1 18-month heifer £3 ss, I £3 16s. 1 draught gelding (8 .years) £l4 ss, 14 hens 3s 6d, 4 ducks 3s Gd, 1 bacon pig £2 14s, 3 porkers' £1 18s, 5 weaners £1 ss, 3 at 10s, 206 forward ewes 12s. The farm implements and sundries all brought satisfactory prices.

SATURDAY MART REPORTS.

Beard, Bullen and Co. report as follow's re their Saturday market sale. We offered over 300 head of poultry, 170 pigs and a good yarding of dairy stock at our sale on Saturday last, the whole of which were sold under the hammer at most satisfactory prices as follows: W.L. pullets 16s Io 245, B.L. pullets Ils per small to 21s, heavy table fowl made up to 3s 4d, extra heavy to 9s, medium sorts 4s to 7s lOd, young W.L. cockerels 3s to 5s 6d, ducks 5s for small to 10s 6d for heavy, young' turkey gobblers 13s to 20s, turkey hens 10s to 15s all per pair. Pigs: Prime weaners to 19s 6d, good do to 15s (id, small 9s to 13s, slips 16s to 3»’s (id, stores 17s 3d to 33s (id, porkers to 37s for light, medium to 68s. Dairy stock and horses: Aged gelding £3 15s, aged mare £7 10s, aged hack £1 3s, 2 weaner heifers at £3 16s. 3 weaner heifers at £1 9s 6d, 2 weaner heifers at £3 2s, 2 weaner heifers at £1 6s (id, 1 Jer cow on drop £l5 12s (id, 1 Hols,Jersey heifer in profit £5 7s 6d, 1 Hereford cow in profit £4 15s, 1 Shorthorn cow in profit £3 10s, 1 Jer-Holt in profit £l4 10s, 1 Jersey-Shorthorn cow in profit £4, 1 Jcr.-Holst cow in profit £2 17s 6(1,1 Jersey cow in profit £3, 1 Jersey cross cow at drop £l3 2s (id, 1 Jersey cross cow at drop £9 15s. Fruit and produce: Apples dessert 2s to 4s 3d cookers Is (id to 2s, pears Is 6d to 3s 3d, peaches 3s to 6s, tomatoes 3s to 7s all per half ease. Prime table potatoes to 12s, others 7s to 10s, pig do Is 6d to 2s 6d per sack, pumpkins 4s to 9s doz, water melons 6s for small to 18s for large, marrows Is 9d to 12s doz for extra large, barley 9s for discoloured to 16s for prime. Other produce at recent quotes. Wo sold 1 gig for £l6, L r.art £9 Is, harness £4 5s to £.ll set, and quitted a large quantity of tools and sundries at good prices.

Gill Bros.—We report sales fol- the week as follows: — Tuesday: We cleared 20 new bicycles from £7 to £lO 10s, and a case of accessories at very satisfactory prices.

Thursday: We held a very successful salvage sale of confectionery, etc., on account of Mr C. Charles, when every lot was cleared.

On Friday on account Messrs J. and H. J. Anderson, of Paki Paki, we held a very successful clearing sale of live and dead stock, when the followingprices were realised:—Jersey, Shorthorn and Hereford cross heifers in profit, and August and September calvers, 1 at £5 15s, do. £5 10s, do. £7 7s (id, do. £6 12s 6<l, do. to £lO, do. £5 Is, do. £4, do £6 17s (id, do £ 6 ss, do. cows £lO 10s, £l2 ss, do. £l2, do. £ll 7s, do. £6 do. £lO, do. £8 10s, aged cow £6 10s, do £5 12s Gd, 4 weaners 27s Bd, bay farm mare £l9 ss, 3 store pigs 48s, 2 do. 45s (id each. Sundries sold well at ruling auction rates'? On Saturday at. the Hastings market sale we had fair entries of poultry, pigs and dairy stock, wli-dn the following prices were realised:— Poultry: Table hens 4s lOd to 7s Bd, laying hens 5s 8d to 9s 2d, moulters 3s 4d to 4s 4d, crossbred pullets, 3 months old Ils Gd, old hens 3s Gd, cockerels 2s 8d to 4s lOd, all at per pair. Pigs, small weaners 8s Gd to 12s, better sorts 12s, to 18s, slips 17s to 235, sow with litter £4. Dairy stock: Entries comprised aged cows and late calvers, and were passed in; also 3 horses (late entries), 1 Jersey cow in profit £l3 , calf 4s. Fruit and produce: Tomatoes Is 6d to 2s 6d per quarter case, pears Is Gd to 3s Gd, apples Is 6d to 3s, all at per half case, table potatoes, sack lots 10s to 14s half cwt bags, 3s to 3s (id, cucumbers 6d and Is dozen, tins Is each onions Id to IJd lb. marrows 2s doz, pumpkins 3s to 4s 6d dozen, 6s Gd sack lots, small vegetables Id lb, pig potatoes Is to 3s Gd, according to size of sack, water melons 3s to (is per doz, Citrons 6s doz, maize l()s sack (cob), barley 6s gd to 17s, damaged chaff 2s 6d sack, bacon 9d to Is Is Ig. Sundries, harness, separator, We sold keenly at ruling auction prices.