COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9541, 19 June 1911, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

THE STOCK MARKET.

GORTON AND SON.

Gorton and Son, Ltd., report:—At Bulls on Monday wo had a fair entry Li snoop and a small entry of cattlo, and whoro reserves wore within roason, business was dono under tho hammer. On Thursday we hold a most successful salo of grade Jorsoys on behalf of Mr S. J. Johnston. Tho cows, though in low condition, wero a particularly nico lot and wero all high testers. They elicited tho keenest competition and mado from £lO 5s to £lB 2s 6d, with an avcrago of £l3 lis, which is ono of the best averages obtained on the coast for a grado honl. Tho heifers mado.from £7 to £l6, averaging £lO 14s, and the woancr heifers mado from £3 5s to £5 17s 6d and averaged just on £4. Yearling Jersey bull £lO 10s, 2-vear Jersey bull £l3 13s, 3-year Jersey bull £l2 12s, grade Jersey bull 6,'jgns, Sundries and furniture made usual auction rates.

At Fcilfliiiij on Friday wo had a fair yarding of shwsp and a good yarding of cntiJo. There was keonor competition and a decided rise all round.' Wo quote as follows:—50 empty ewes on account J. F. Bishop, 8s lOd; 113 owe lambs on account N. J. Tucker, 9s 6d; 120 wethor lambs

on account W. J. Tiw&er, 8s 10(1; 84 . einptj ewes on account Comfort and Hogg, 9s 6d; 23 cull lambs on account • S. J. Jcll'ories, 4s 4d; 66 owes in lamb on-account It. Hastio, 10s 3d; 28 empty owes on account S. J, Jeffries, 4s lOd; 76 ewo lambs on account S. J. Jeffries, 9s Id; 26 fat sheep on account R. Marshall, 12s 7d; 122 owes in lamb on account H. E. Cuff, 10s Id; 66 empty ewes on account l'\ J. Dillon, 5s 9d; 6 ompty owes on account J. F. Bishop, 9s 3d; 66 ewes in lamb on account Springfield, 7s lOd; 12 f. and f. bullocks on account J. Northcott, £7l9s; 5 bullocks on account J. Northcott, £6 8e 6d; 4 fat heifers on account J. Northcott, £5 17s 6d; 1 fat j heifer on account J. Northcott, £4 10s; 1100 forward bullocks on account Riddiford and Co., £6 13s; heifers on drop, £5 7s 6d to £5 15s; cows on drop, £5 17s 6d. NEWTON KING. Newton King's weekly report is as follows:—At Urenui, on Monday, few young cattle woro yarded. A fow nice lines of springing heifers came forward, and wore well competed for, as also were store cows. The demand for steers was not so keen, but several lines changed hands; 13-month steers made £3 ss, calves to yearlings 33s 6d, springing, heifers,:good, £5 13s to £6; Jersey, do., £8; storo cows £3 5s to £3 13s; forward cow 6 £4 2s 6d; fat cows £5 to £sl2s; store pigs 16s. At Stratford, on Tuesday, there was ft good yarding of mostly grown cattle,. All calves, except steers, met with good competition, and sold well. Bidding for 18-month to 2-year steers was not so brisk, but most of this class were placed; privately. Calves woro in small supply, and thero was an unsatisfied demand for this class. Mixed calves made 28s to 355, 10-month to 20-month steers £3 ss, 2 to; 2i-year steers £4 6s 6d, store cows £2 155. : to £3 6s 6d, Jorsey heifor calves £2 6s 6d, 15-month Jersey heifers £3 14s 6d, llolstein do £3 17s 6d, springing cows £6 to £7los, fat and forward ewc6 8s 6d. ■ At Stonoy Creek, on Wednesday, there, was a fair yarding and attendance, with. good inquiry for all classes, especially calves. Mixed calves mado 25s to 30s 6d, ' lioistein cross heifer calves £2 66, yearling steers £2 14s, 18-month empty heifers £3 I2s6d to £3los, store cows £2 10s to £3 ■ ss, fat cows £5 6s, springing heifers £5 to £5 13s.

ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS, LTD:; Abraham and Williams, Ltd.; report, on their Feilding sale held on Friday as follows: —We lud a good yarding of 6heep and a fair one of cattle. There was a distinct advance all round in prices for sheep, especially lambs.; Cattle sold at lato rates. We quote: F.M. ewes in lamb ss, 5s 4d, crossbred lambs 6s lid, 7s 2d, 8s 3d, small lambs. 3s Id, 3s 7d, 4s Id, small B.F. lambs" 6b 3d, cull lambs Is 3d, Is 7d, Is Bd, 2s, fat ewes 12e 6d, small 2-tooth wetli-; ers 10s, s.m. ewes in lamb Ss sd, 9s 6d, 9s 9d. Cattle: Heifers in calf .£3; 15s, dairy cows in calf £4 17s Gd, £5 2s 6d, £6.

WELLINGTON WOOL, SKIN AND HIDE SALES. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile. Agency Co. report as follows-:—The sales on Friday were largely attended by buyers from al parts of New Zealand. Bidding was brisk, and ; prices, obtained tor wool wero rather better, than last sale's. Sheepskins were, :if. anything, easier, owing doubtless to; the cabled report of a drop of id to id per pound in the current .London sales. Hides 6old at fully equal to last week's rates. We quoto:—\Vool. —Crossbred fleece stragglers 7-Jd to 7|d per lb, medium BJd; crutchings,good 6d to CJd, medium 5d to old, a'cdy 4}d to 4|d; dead wool, 6d to GJd;. lambs' medium 6:|d to eeedy od to s|d. Sheepskins—Crossbred!lialf-:; wools 6]d to 6;; d, quarter-wools o|d to Gd; hoggets and lambs, 6}d to 7d: dead and faulty skins, 2d to s|d; green and salted skins 4s to 5s Gd each; do. lambskins, 2s to 3s each. Hides —o\, heavy.7d to 7}d, medium and light Gd to Gjjd; cow, 6d to GJd; faulty hides, 3£d to s|d; calf sound 7£d to faulty 4Hd to 6d; yearlings, sound (jjd, damaged 4j|d to sgd. Tallow.—ln tins, 24s per ewt; rough fat, 21s 6d Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their sale as follows: —We offered .a good catalogue of all classee of produce to a large attendance of buyers, Competition was keen for everything' offer-' cd. Wool and sltiiiß sold on a par with rates ruling at last sale, whilst: hides were higher by a farthing per lb. We quote:—Good medium crutchings GJd to 6}d, second quality od to '53(1;:. inferior 4Jd to 4jd; good crossbred Bid, inferior crossbred GJd to 6|d ;.- lambs, seedy 5d to 6d; dead, 7id: pieces. 3Jd to 4id. Skins—Mediumhalf-woqls. : 6}d; to. 7d; threequarter-wools. (id to 6?, d-; lambs, 6Jd: dead, 5d to 5-}dinferior and short, 3Jd to 4sd; butchers' halfdry and ween, heavy 5s to. 5s 9d, lighter 3s Gd to 4s 9d, small 2s Gd to 3s; shorn lambs, 2s 4d. Hides— Hoavy ox 7|d, medium.ox 6jjd to Gjd; heavy cows 6jd, medium GJd to G|<l: dry hides, 5Jd; yearlings, GJd: inferior calf, 7|d to 7sd; cowtails Is 3d per dozen. Tallow.—ln shipping,vordeiy 26s to 27s 3d; in tins, 22s 6d to 23s 9d.