COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 417, 25 November 1911, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:— At Ngaruawahia on 17th inat, we year !Hi3 head of cattle. There was a large attendance, and a keen demand, and the whole entry changed hands at most satisfactory prices. Three and four year ulcers Hold exceptionally well, fully half the yarding being of this class. Buyers were present from all parts of Upper and Lower Waikato. Mafamali, Hinuera nnd Ilug|an. IT ices Crown steers in forward condition £7 8s to £8 10s, fat sieers .I'll lis. 3 to 3£ year steers £0 ,"s In £7 lip, 2h year steers £5 5a to Ah l lis. Ili to If) months steers £3 ;,s in a::-: ]ss, mixed yearlings £2 14a to x: ! , Lin. ?. year empty heifers £4 8s (,» ,vi Ids, IS month heifers £3 14s to Ad. fat. cows £5 12s to £0 10s, empty caws in fresh condition £3 9s to £4 Is, ■ rood !:' (o ir> month heifers £3 to £3 ids, springing heifers £. r ) 10s to £S :.: . dsirv cows £7 to £8 15s. Messrs Dalgely and Co. Ltd., report us follows:

; U To Awamulu on 18th inst. wo in i,; our usual monthly stock sale, w 1,, I. a full yarding of cattle came forward including some good quality 2 and :: year steers. The attendance

was very good, but the Hale wna dull, ! sveis net caring to give the big • ernes asked for at present. Wo, however, were successful in disposing of a good many pens after the sale. Id iocs Kaf. cows £5 His (id, forward hj, if, ri-' .ft Ss to £1 12s, 3 year steers .■■:,. is month steers £3 17s to £4, vearlmr steers £d Is to £3 ss, ; ni ~< v dairv heifers £4 2s (id to £4 (',;:, eParr eo-.vs A'.i! ]2s to £3 lfia. ,lersiy hulls A'S 10s to £5 15s (id, Shorthorn hulls -U to (igns, Bpring- ,.,,- |,i , imr s l 'a (o A.'7 ss, springing dairy cows l '■ !2- <sj t .) AS 17s <>d. (i ;i gist oil A . we held out usual fortnightly sale ad Oliaupo, when WO bad ;, ;,;,.; [; US, I 'Alii Sale. IllOStof tllO penS ,- t ig-... v.-, ' i meli i the hammer with iu-isk cemm . it ;on, the remainder being • mid direriA afiirt.ho sale. Prices Sprmg-M-g heifers in backward condi- !,„;, e;: id id io.l'J I hs. empty cows ...;; ~:■. veiitiiin: steers £2 15s to £3 3s, veailing heifers £2 10s to £2 IDs, '2 year en'inly lieifers £3 li)a to £4 7s, calves 22s' (id to 30s. LONDON WOOL SALES, The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Compnay, Limited, have received advice from their London office that the following are the dates fixed for the sales in 1012:—First series, 1 (ith January, no limit; second, sth March, no limit; third, 30th April; fourth, !Uh July; fifth, 24th September; sixth, :i(Uh November; the last four limits, if any, to bo fixed later. The list of available fresh arrivals, as usual, to bo closed eight days prior to the opening date of each series, unless the limit bo previously reached.

AUCKLAND WOOL SALE. Dalgefy and Company. Limited, rei port.- -We submitted our catalogue of ! woo) for the first Halo of tlic season to I the largest, attendance of buyers over present," in Auckland, a total of 0222 hales bonm offered by the Associated Wool Hn.kers, out vf which wo contributed l. r i2'.t bales. Owing to broken weather for shearing the quantity to hand was loss than last season, but the condition of the offerings was I ammd and well grown, and lighter than at the. corresponding sale of laHt i seas hi, a small portion of inferior 1 shabby' wools being offered. The i major'ilv of growers expressed themselves w< II satisfied with the prices realised, the competition baing very ' |, ,-jsk throughout the sale. Values, in sympathy with London, the Continent i ' ; ,V,',i .Australia, rilled on a lower level ih;m at the opening sale of last season, j hut the drop was not so marked as anticipated, good wools selling well :it Id to Ud loss than the opening sale o( last season, lower descriptions ruling about Id lower after making allowance for conditions this season. Most of the passed-in lots were sold after the sale, owners deciding to meet the market. Some of our best, sales were - On account 11. KuMierfortl, Esq., Waiheko, 0 bales line crossbred, Hjfd; | account Commander Robert Newton, Waiheko, i',7 hales crossbred, 9Jd; U j bail's hoog.'ls, *.JA«I; pieces, 7Jd; ! hHiirs. t'id; account Leslie 11. Jones, ! i.v.,, '!', Aioha, A bales Komney ewes, VuiV'aci'ouht Alfred Dreadon, Esq, : Matakolie.-I bales fine crossbred, 9id; account d'eorge Wilkes, Esq., Bombay, :' hales fine crossbred, iHd.