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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9632, 5 October 1911, Page 2

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WILLIAMS AND KETTLE. Williams and Kettle report : having hold their fortnightly sale at Woodviilo on tho 2nd inst., when a.fair entry of sheep and cattlo was yarded,. Hoggets wero in good demand, as also 1 were i dairy cattle, and Ave cleared the, yarding } at satisfactory prices. "' Quotations: 45 hoggets, ,7s 6d; 70 lioggots, lis lOcl; ; ..100. j good line, 19s 3d;"l hcif(M|l|P>; 2 , heifers, £4 17s 6d; 1 heifer, £5 ; 1 dairy 1 cow, £6 Is; 1 dairy cow, £8 10s; 2j heifers, £5 ss; 2 store cows, £2 3s 6d; ■ 8 yearlings, £2 14s 6d. ' I ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:— On Tuesday wo held a most, successful clearing salo on account of Mr C. Newton, Shannon, They were a good lot, but mostly on the old side. Prices ranged from £6 5s to £l2 15s, making tho very excellent average for the 19 cows of £lO Is 6d. Tho attendance was large, and tho majority of tho cows wero bought by outside buyers Wo quote: 2 year heifers, £5 17s 6d; 15 month heifers, £4 5s to £4 12s; mixed yearlings, £2; half-bred Jersey bull, £4 17s 6d; sows and litters, £2 16s to £4 15s; sows to farrow, £2 to £2 12s; slips, 15s. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report as follows on their Pahiatua stock salo: We offered a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle. All the sheep were sold at good values, and the bulk of the cattlo, good dairy cows, selling exceptionally well. • Quotations: Ewes and lambs, 19s; fat sheep, 18s 3d; small hoggets, 8s fd; empty owes, 5s 3d to 10s 6d; dairy cows, £6 7s 6d, £7 10s to £B' 15s.;' springing heifers, £5 7s 6d to £5 12s 6d; fat cows,' £4 17s 6d to £5; empty cows, 20s to £3 4s; 4 year bullocks, £6' 16s.' WOOL SALES. ' The Bank of New Zealand have rcoeived tho following cable from their London oflico, dated 3rd inst:—Current prices for North Island farmers' lots: Coarse cross-

breds, 36-40 quality, average condition, Bjd to 9d per lb; medium crossbreds, 4446 quality, ,9d to 9®d per lb;. fine crossbreds, 50 quality. 10jd to llid. Current prices for South Island farmers' lots, Canterbury stylo: Inferior Merino,'common, 60-64 quality, 9d to 9^d; slips, Merino super 60-64 quality, 12jd to 13-jd; half -and quarter bred. §6 quality, average condition, 10jd to' ll|d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Company, Limited, are in receipt of the following from their London house: As compared with last sales' closing nates, priqes are about % same for- greasy Merino super, and greasy X-bred, lambs about par to 5 per cent lower,'for greasy Merino medium, and coarse greasy X-bred, 5 per cent lower for lambs, fine X-bred, coarso scoured _X-bred, and X-bred slipe, . Greasy Merino inferior and scoured Merino sup»er, about_ sto per cent lower for scoured Merino medium, medium X-bred scoured. Merino inferior. Sales progress firmly, but some irregularity in the bidding; America is not operating, MEAT MARKET. Messrs Mellsop, Eliott and Co., tho local agents, have received the following re : I'.ort, dated August 25, from Messrs G. .Anderson and Co., of London:— Smithficld may now be said to have got back- to normal conditions, and to all intents and purposes tho dock striko may be considered at an end. Steamers that were held commenced a slow and irregular discharge the beginning of this week, but to-day thev are leportcd to havo got into swing. Tliis as a natural consoqucnce, is having its influence, and whilst mutton holds firm thero is great uncertainty as to lamb, and buyers for tho most part aro only purchasing requirements for day to day trade. Anticipated supplies of Dutch meat doe 3 not help tho sale of frozen. Home killed meat is still being pushed forward in an unfinished condition on account of the recent drought It will thus be seen how many factors have to bo taken into consideration when dealing with the future. Sinithfield market, prices, August lllh, 1911, Mutton-: Canterbury, W. and M. E., 48-56 not quoted; Southlands, W. and M. E.,48-56, not quoted; best. North Islands, 48-56, 3|d; 56-64, 3|d; 64-72 North Islands, |4B-56, 3id; 56-64, 3fd; 64-72, 3Jd; Australians, 40-50., 3§d; 50-70, 3-Jd; ewes, 3gd; Soulh American, 40-50, 3j}d; 50-70, 3 9-16; ewes, 48-64, 3 3-16. Lamb: Canterbury u-36, sid; 36-42, sjd; 42-50, sd; Southlands, u-36, 53-16; 36-42, 5 1-16; 4250, 4 13-16; best North Islands, ut 36, 5 3-16; 36-42. 5 1-16; 42-50, 4 13-16; North Islands, u-36, sgd; 36-42, sd; 42-50, 4|d; Australians, best not quoted; South American, 28-42, 4®-d; seconds, 4Jd. Beef: New Zealand, fores, 2jjd; hinds, 3^d; Australians, fores 2 J 4 d; hinds. 3 5-16; River Plate; fores, 2^d; hinds, 3|d. June shipments: Mutton, t'87,250; jamb, 234,£00; frozen beef, 234,500; chilled beef, 201,500. July shipments to date. _ Mutton: Now Zealand 87,000, Australia 85,750, River Plate 245,750; total, 428,500. Lamb: Ne-v Zealand 138,000, Australia 9,000, River Plate 96,000; total 243,000. Frozen beef: Australia 62,000, River Plato 153,000; total, 215,000, Chi'led beef: 214,500. j DOCK CHARGES. We beg to draw your attention to _ the following charges which we have received from the' London Port Authority and Storage Companies:—"Notice is hereby given that in consequence of the additional expenses entailed by the recent increase in wages, all the existing dues, : rates, rent, and charges (other than river i tonnage dues on vessels, river tolls, and : port rates on goods), on vessels, lighters, and merchandise will, as from tho 14th inst., bo increased by ty per cent., pending the revision in detail on the several rate books and tariffs."

ADDINGTON MARKET. , (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 4. At. the Aldington live stock market thoiie wero moderate cntcriea 'of all classes of stock and a fail* attendance. Fat dattlo sold at about the previous week's rates. Store sheep wero a shade firmer. Fufc lambs sold well aim the fat 6heep salo opened firm, prices rising from : 6d to Is per head.' Fat pigs met with a I good demand at the previous week s ■ prices. Store cattle were in good tle--1 mand, and pigs sold well. There was a small lhixed yarding of storo sheep, Ewo lambs, of which there wero several lines, sold at improved prices, crossbreds selling upto 14s 9d, and a lino of lialfbreds was passed at 14s lOd. Several lots brought up to 14s 9d, and a lino of lialfbreds was 9a. Ewes with lambs also sold _bettor,good lines with young ewes making 12s 6d, all counted. Aged ewes with good I lambs 8s 7d, and eight-tooth Down ewes with lambs 9s 6d all counted. Forward crossbred wethers sold up to 16s 3d, lialfbreds 15s 8d to 15s 9d. Several lines of sheep were passed at bids above the parity of la to values, but now that there is a. good growth of grass and fine spring weathor has set in holders are looking for better prices. Thero were 103 fat lambs penned, and the quality showed an improvement on tho yarding of the week before. Prices wore accordingly better on the average, but lambs made 16s to 18s 3d, and others 13s 6d to 15s 9d. Tho yarding of fat sheep was a moderate one in point of numbers, and was principally mado up of Southland sheep, of which thero were 6ome exceptionally good lines. Thero was an active demand, and last week's rates wero improved upon by 6d to Is per head. Tho range of prices was; Extra, prime wethers to 355, primo 22s to 22s 6d, others 20s to 21s 6d, extra prime ewes to 355, primo 19s to 245, others 17s 8d to 18$ 6d, hoggets 13s 3d to 20s 6d, merino wethers 20s 2d. The supply of beef totalled 205 head, nearly one-half of tho number being from (lie North Island, of excellent quality. The! demand was keen and prices were fully up to those of the week beforo. Steers made £8 7s 6d to £l2, extra to £l2 10s, heifers £5 17s to £lO, extra to £l2 10s, cows £6 to £9 7s 6d, and extra to £lO 7s 6d, equal .•'to 40s for extra prime, 30s to 35s for prime, 26s to 29s 6d for medium and 24s (kl to 25s 6d for cow and inferior per | lOOlbs. ' , Veal calves sold at 4s 6d to £2 10s, and ■ extra well grown £4; one line of North

Island; steers averaged 15s to 20s, and another large line made £l2 12s to £l3 29 6d.. Store cattle wero in good demand, 'a moderate yarding selling at the following rates:—Yearlings 30s to 38s, 15 to 18months 255, 2-year steers passed at £4 2s 6d, 2-year steers £3 9s to £3lss, 3-year steors £6 12s 3d, 3-year heifers £3 9s to ' £3 15s, and dry cows 35s to £3 10s. Tho dairy 'cows wore inferior sorts, and made £3 to £8 i*. Fat pigs. >rmed a small ontry, and bidding was b:..'k. Choppers sold.-at 40s to 755, largo honors 60s to 755, smaller 45s to 52s 6d, cqu.il to si,d per lb, large porkers 40s to 445, and smaller 30s to 37s 6d, equal to s|d per lb, largo stores 25s to 28s, medium 18s to 225, small 12s to 16s, I and weaners 7s to 12s 9d.