COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 29 September 1927, Page 9

COMMERCIAL.

STORTFORD LODGE SALE.

At the Stortford Lodge sale yesterday there was a small yarding of both sheep and eattle and a fair attendance of the public. A short supply of beef accounted for firm values. Store sheep sold well, especially ewe hoggets. Fat cows from £5 10s to £9 ss, -fat bullocks £lO to £lO 10s, fat ewes up to 275, fat wethers 34s 3d, ewe hoggets 25s to 29s 3d wether hoggets up to 265, 4 and 6-th empty ewes 26s Bd, ewes and lambs passed at 225.

Murray, Roberts and Go., Ltd.—l forward cow £2 17s 6d, 7 yearling dairy heifers £2 16s, 1 do £l5, 1 springing cow £4 10s, 1 fat lamb 23s 2d, 28 m.s. hoggets 22s 3d.

Loan and .Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.—l Jersey heifer in milk £6 ids, 1 Jersey cow £5 7s 6d, 1 do £5 2s 6d, 2 fat cows £2 17s, 2 fat heifers £8 9s, 1 fat cow £6 15s' 3 forward cows £8 10s, 3 forward heifers £8 ss, 13 forward ewes 22s 6d

De Pelichet, McLeod and 0., Ltd.— 29 fat ewes 275.

H.B. Farmers’ Co-op. Assn., Ltd.— 3 fat cows £9, 1 do £9 5s 3 do £8 15s 2 do £7 ss, 2 do £7, 1 'do £5 10s, 4 springing heifers £5 17s 6d 2 do £5 15s, 1 do £4 12s fid, 1 cow in profit £3 2s Od 1 springing cow £5 10s, 2 fat ewes 235, 22 do 20s, 16 do 255, 25 do 265, 118 4 and B-tooth ewes 26s Bd, 23 forward empty ewes 18s 6d, 31 forward ewes 22s fid, 3 do 16s 3d,' 109 wed. hoggets 23s 7d.

Williams and Kettle Ltd.—4o fat wethers 34s 3d, 95 f. and f. ewes 235, 11 f. and f. wethers 28s fid, 10 store ewes 17s, 79 ewe hoggets 26s 1 fat ewe 23s fid, 1 fat wether 28s 6d, 2 fat hoggets 245, 1 do 20s, 1 3-year Jersey bull £2, 1 springing dairy heifer £6, 2 fat bullocks £lO. 1 do £lO 10s.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd.—23 fat ewes 25s 7d, 8 do 21s, 30 fat wethers 32s 6d, 15 forward wethers 27s fid, 277 wether hoggets 26s 266 ewe hoggets 29s 3d, 100 do 24s lid. WESTFIELD MARKET. Auckland, Sept. 2b. At Westfield to-day, a somewhat smallef yarding of beet came forward. The quality and finish was not as good as the previous week. Competition was keen for all well finished, but other qualities were dull of sale. There was no quotable change in values. Quotations: Extra choice ox sold to 32s per 1001 b, choice and prime young cow and heifer beef 275, “just killable” 20s to 255. An average yarding of good sheep were not so plentiful. Values were steady with good inquiry at late rates. No extra prime wetners were penned. Heavy prime wethers woolly 38s to £2 2s, shorn £1 8s lid to £1 10s, medium woolly 35s to 375, shorn £1 4s to £1 7s, light and unfinished woolly 28s to 335, shorn £1 to £1 3s, heavy prime ewes woolly 33s to 35s lighter woolly £1 4s to £1 Bs. A good yarding of lambs met with keen competition at late rates. Heavy prime lamb £1 12s to £1 los, medium £1 7s to £1 10s, light £1 4s to £1 6s, There was a good yarding of calves, with little or no change in values. Runners £3 to £4 (is, heavy vealers £2 18s to £3 12s, medium £2 8s to £2 14s, light £1 ISs’to £2 5s .small fresh dropped 3s to £1 4s. A very large yarding of all classes of pigs were considerably easier, es pecially toward the end of the sale. Choppers £3 Is to £3 15s heavy baconers £3 3s to £3 (is, medium baeoners £2 19s to £3 2s, light baeoners £2 Ils to £2 18s, heavy porkers £2 8s to £2 13s medium porkers £2 4s to £2 7s, liglit porkers £2 to £2 4s.

17/6 PER PECK. RECORD PRICE FOR PEAS. Scott & Menzies, Ltd., fruit auctoneers. Wellington, reported yesterday that they sold the first consignment of this season’s green peas from Bav View district on account of Mrs J. Scarrott, and realised the record BRIGHT PROSPECTS'IN BUTTER MARKET. MR F. GRAINGER RETURNS. Prospects for the butter market in England are very bright. * This is the opinion of Mr F. Grainger, of 'Wellington, who returned from London by the Mataroa on Monday afternoon. He was sent Home by the Dairy Control Board to report on the storage and handling of butter, and until he has reported to the board he did not wish to make any statements.

Mr Grainger remarked that last year the market began with 800,1'90 cases of butter in stock; this year was started with none.

Speaking generally of conditions in England Mr Grainger said that there is a big improvement on last year, and a spirit of optimism was quite noticeable.