LATE COMMERCIAL.

Mataura Ensign, 22 July 1909, Page 3

LATE COMMERCIAL.

LONDON WOOL SALES. BT KLECTKIC TI3LEGIIAPH COFI'KIGUT. A'lli UNITED PItESS ASSOCIATE LONDON, July 21. At the wool sales Home buyers took 73,000 bales and tho Continent 32,000, and there wore held over 16,000 bates. Averago to superior greasy combing merinos fully maintained May rates. Scoured decliued 5 per cent, and short iaulty per cent.; all fine crossbrcdß and best parcels in medium and lower grades were unchanged. Shabby and faulty decliued 7} per cent. Slips sold well at about 5 per cent, decline. Best merino lambs were unchanged. Short and faulty declined 5 per cent., and lambs Jd to Id.

LONDON TALLOW SALES. Received July 22, 11.15 a.m. LONDON, July 21. At tho tallow sales 12,000 casks were offered and 530 were sold. Prices are unchanged. LONDON MARKETS. Received July 22. 12.10 p.m. LONDON, July 21. Iho prico of crossbred lamb has declined id to Id. Copper—On spot, £59 <J-10; at three months, .£59 5-16. Tin.—On spot, £l3l 15s; at three months, C 133 ss. Lead, £l2 12s 6d.

ADDLWIOX STOCK MARKET. CiIIUSTCH I'RCII, July 21. At the Addington stock market today thero Has »i smaller yarding of store sheep. f J lio demand lor hoggets whs not iicnrl.v so keen as ol late, and pricey «'ero weaker by Is olid Is 6d per lioad. Ewes and wethers sold at late rates. A lino of I'wn hoggets was exceptionally good and sold at 15s 3d ; small halfbreil ewe hoggets brought 1& Id; other lots of ewo hoggets, 12s to 12s 9d; average lines of mixed sexos, 9s to 10s; and others, 8s to 8s 6d; low-conditioned wethers, 10s and upwards; ewes. 12s to 14s. Fat Lambs.—Only >lB5 were entered. Export buyers wore not operating, and butchers bought 192 head, the balance being passed in. Prices ranged from 9s Id to 14s; a few extra, to 15s 3d. Fat Sheep.—There was a fairly largo yarding, of which owes formed onlv a small proportion. Among the wethers were many lines of prime quality and heavyweights. Several of the export buyers were operating, and good competition continued throughout tho sale, last week's rates being maintained. Ewes, if anything, wore rjither firmer, in consequence of the short supply. The range of prices was: Prime wethers, los fid to 19s; lighter. 12s 6d to 15s; prime ewes, 14s to lGs Cd ; others, 9s lid to 1.3s Get; merino wethers, 10s Gd to 13s (ill.

Fat Cattle.—Two hundred and fortytour were yarded, the bulk being good to prime steers. There was a dull demand and a number of lines were paused. Primes, however, showed little or no change. Steers made £4 12s 6d to £l2 10s; heifers. £ij 10s to £7 10s; cows, £4 to £7 17s 6d—equal to 19s (id to 21s (id for prime, 18s to l!)s for medium, and lis to 17s for cow and inferior beef per 1001b. Dairy eows were in good demand and sold at £3 15s to C 8 2s Gd, a line of heifers making £6 os to £lO.

Store Cattle.—Only 13 head were yarded. Most- of these were eows and sold at 25s to £3 10s, heifers bringing to T'igs.—There was a small yarding, and the demand consequently showed improvement. Choppers sold'at, £3 to C 5. heavy baeoners, Dos to (its; and lighter, 47r to 52s—equal to lid to -lijd per lb; large porkers, 40s to 445; lighter, 35s to BSs—equal to 5d to s.Jd'per lb; large stores, 30s to 355; medium, 22s to 28s: sows in young, up to £0 15s. SALE OF HOUSES.

Messrs \\ right, Stephenson and Co., Jjtd., report having oold on account ot Messrs ALatthew Dickie and Sons, at very satisfactory prices, the following horses; Iwo-and-a-hall'-ycaer-old mure, Flora McDonald, by Hector MeDauolcl; dam, Less, by .Southern Prince; second dam, -Haggle, by Lincolnshire Hero; tlwru dam, Bess, by Black Champion. Flora McDonald has been buccesslul in the slioh I'-ing, and as Jalio is a uiaiy biiowtug great, quality she is sure to be heard ot as a prize-taker in the future. Colt l'oal, by Sdvercrest; sire, Acme, by Baron's Pride; dam, Lass, by Garth land; second dam, Flower, by Shcp'■H" I '.' third dam, Blossom, hv McArtlmr. iSJ-'klius, Clyde, by Young Lord Churchill. Aa a yearling this gelding «as awarded first and special at Gore, and iiisfc as a 2-year-old at Goro and luvercargill. The buyer, Mr J. AV. Blair, is to be congratulated on acquiring the above animals troni Messrs Dickie and Sous, During the past season these breeders received 17 first and 11 second prizes at Gore, luvercargill, and Wyndham shows, showing that their stud is second to none in the district.

CLEARING SALE AT WENDON. J'lio National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., report as follows: ci held a most satisfactory clearing sale Oil account of Messrs Davidson and Nowall at their iariu, Wendon, on Tuesday last. There was a large attendance of farmers from all the neighboring districts, and as Messrs Davidson and Netvall have dissolved partnership everything had to bo sold, the prices obtained being very pleasing to both vendors. The following shows the prices realise'] for the principal lots soldl and li-tooth owes (a hit low in condition and rather mixed), lJs 3d; sound-mouthed ewes, mostly halfbred, Its .3d ; 2-tooth ewes, lis 8d; aged ewes, ■ls 10(1; 2-tooth wethers, !>s yd; lambs, mixed sexes, os (id to Us. Cows sold well at from £t 2s (id to £6 17s 6d; heifers, £4 to IT); vearling steers and heifers, £1 12s (id: calves, £1 Is. The draught horses were light in condition, and sold at from £lO to £3l; light harness horses and hacks at from £-1 lo £lO 10s; 2-year-old colt, £10; filly foal, £lO os. A large quantity of implements and sundries sold well, as did the oaten sheaf stacks. An excellent luncheon was provided by Mrs Davidson and her assistants, and was much appreciated by those present.