THE N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO Ltd.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 24 January 1912, Page 3

THE N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO Ltd.

At the Westfieid yards on Wednesday, fat cattle were yarded in less numbers than usual, and sold a shade easier, best oxen selling to 25s per lOOlbs, others 22s to 245; cows and heifers, 20s to 225. Steers sold at from £6 15s to £11 12s 6d; cows and heifers. £4 15s to £7 ss. Calves were penned in smaller supply than usual, and sold at high rates, heavy vealers selling to £3 18s, medium £2 to £2 18s, others 20s to 355, smaller sorts 3s to 12s. Sheep were yarded in larger numbers than usual; and sold at fully late rates. Best wethers sold at from 18s 9d to 225, others 14s to 18a; best ewes 15s 17a 9d, others lls9d to 13s 6d. Lambs were yarded in usual numbers and sold at lower rates. Best lambs 138 to 16s 9d. others 10s to 12s 6d. Pigs were in short supply, and sold at late rates. MABKET REPOKT. Oats: Prices have eased consider* ably of late owing to the prospective early delivery of new oats from Canterbury. "White oats are worth 3s 6d ex store. Wheat Fowl—The market is firm and prices have kept up owing to short supply on hand; 4s 6d ex stort.. Bran : Sales are steady, with a tendency to lower rates pending; £6 5s ex store is readily obtaiued. Pollard: Firmer tone, and sales are steady at £5 7s 6d with a slight increase possibly very shortly. Chaff: Owing to new season's chaff offering freely from Mailborough quotations for old chaff have fallen in sympathy. Old chaff: Southern has been selling at £6 10s to £6 15s. With the splendid crops harvested locally, the market is likely to be well supplied aDd prices will cease in consequence. Butter : Supplies have beeo coming forward very freely since Christmas, but owing to the warmth, the quality has suffeied considerably. The market is slightly easier. Choice has averaged lOfd ; first-grade September 10-]dto JOid ; second-grade September 9|d to 10£ d. Poor qualities have been readily sold at 9£d for milling purposes, Cheese : Owing to high pricee ruling in England, heavy shipments have been made, and local supplies have been depleted, and piices have firmed. Fungus: Owing to the holidays, supplies have been coming forward very slowly, and prices have firmed slightly, good quality fungus realising 4£d to 4Jd for prime sundries.