COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXII, Issue 2560, 10 April 1928, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

HAMILTON STOCK SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Hamilton,' reports: At the Hamilton Sale on Tuesday last, beef was penned in full supply, and prices were easier. Store steers met with a strong demand. The entry of fat sheep was larger than usuel, and competition was not keen, but last week's prices were generally maintained. A medium entry of store sheep sold readily at late rates. We quote: Heavy fat cows £9 2s 6d to £lO 7s 6d; medium weights £8 to £8 12s 6d, light £6 5s to £6 lis, fleshy cows £3 10s to £4 17s 6d, veal calves £1 19s to £2 10s, dairy cows £6 10s to £8 10s, light fat 2tooth wethers £1 8s to £1 9s, fat lambs £1 4s, aged fat ewes 17s, forward 4-tooth wethers £1 5s 3d to £1 6s 6d, 2-tooth wethers £1 4s 7d, fat and forward shorn lams 18s 3d. to 19s sd. Pigs; a large yarding: Heavy baconers £3 18s to £4 4s, medium baconers £3 9s to £3 14s; light baconers and heavy porkers £2 15s to' £3 2s; medium porkers £2 to £2 7s, lighter porkers £1 8s to £1 15s, stores 18s to £1 4s, slips lis to 16, weaners 4s to 7s.

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report: At Hamilton on April 3 we had a full yarding of cattle and pigs, while sheep were yarded in small numbers. Beef and mutton were a little easier than previous sales; however, a full clearance was effected. Store cattle were in keen demand, and the 250 2% to steers offered on account of Mr. Westlake were cleared at satisfactory prices. The heavy yarding of fat pigs sold at late rates. We quote: Plain fat steers sold, at £lO 17s 6d, best fat cows £9 5s to £9 15s, medium weights £7 5s to £8 15s, light £5 to £6 ss, store cows £2 lis to £3 ss, vealers sold from £2 10s to £2 17s 6d, Sy 2 P.A. steers sold to £8 13s, 2% shorthorn steers £6 Is to £6 9s, smaller sorts £5 8s to £5 17s 6d, iy 2 - steers £4 lis to £5 Is. Sheep: Fat wethers made from 30s 3d to 33s 6d, best ewes 23s to 26s 6d, forward ewes 18s to 19s 6d, store ewes 9s 9d to lis, fat lambs 23s 9d to 26 6s, store lambs 15s to 16s 3d. Pigs: Heavy baconers £4 5s to £4 14s, medium weights £3 12s to £3 18s, lighter sorts £2 17s to £3 2s, best porkers £2 14s to £3, medium sorts £2 5s to £2 10s, light and unfinished 30s to 365, stores 19s to 235, slips lis to 15s, weaners 5s to 9s. JOHNSONVILLE. Messrs Abrahaan and Williams, Ltd., and Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report on their Johnsonvillc sale held on Wednesday as follows:—A very nice quality yarding of all classes of stock came forward. The beef wa|s particularly well finished and the sheep and' lambs showed more quality than has been the case for yome time. Thei v e was a good attendance of butchers and the sale was keen throughout at prices in advance of previous week's quotations. We quote:—Best bullocks £l3 2s 6d to £l4 10s, lighter £ll 15s to £l2 15s, light heifers £6 ss, vealers (light) 30s to £2 10s, wethers 27s to 31s 3d, ewes 21s 9d to 25s 2d, lambs 21s to 32s 6d. RETAIL PRICES OF N.Z. MEAT IN LONDON. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board hais been advised by its London manager that the following retail prices are being quoted for New Zca.la<nd lamb and nratton retailed in London on 30th March, 1928: ! New Zealand Lamb.—Legs lid, shoulders 13d, loins 12d, necks 83, breasts 6d per lb. | New Zealand Mutton (wether,). — 1 Legs 10id,. shoulders 9£d, loins 9£d, ' necks breasts 3^d. DAIRY PRODUCE, , New Zealand Loan ahcl Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Hamilton, have received the following cablegram from their London house under date 4th inst. (last week's quotations in parentheses) : Butter: New Zealand, choicest, 168 s to 170 s per cwt (170 s to 1725). Cheese—96s to 98s per cwt (98s to 100 s.) Market slow. SHIPMENTS OF MEAT. FROM SOUTH AMERICA. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board has received a cable from its representative at Buenos Aires, South America,, advising the following shipment to the Uftited Kingdom for the foi'tnight ended 29th March, 1928, from Argentine and Uruguay:— 102,150 quarters chilled beef, 1500 quarters frozen beef, 20,346 carcases frozen mutton, 41,245 carcases frozen lamb. The quantity shipped to the Continent of Europe during the same period as follows: 16,790 quarters frozen beef, 7939 carcases frozen mutton, 959 carcases frozen lamb.