COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9614, 4 October 1913, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

MR KENDALL'S SALE.

Attention is drawn to the advertisement relating to the umjeservod sale of dairystock, sheep, cattle, horses and meats, to be conducted jointly by A bra-' ham and Williams, Ltd., and N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Ag«ney Co., Ltd., on behalf of Mr Ged. Kendall, of Rangiotu, who has disposed of his property. The cows are a lirst-class lot_jn full profit, and have been very heavily culled. A line of purebred Romnev ewes will also bo offered and also some very forward 4 and 5 year bullocks. The horses comprise draughts and useful farm sorts, and all the implements are in fair class order. AUCTION SALES. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., advertise particulars of a clearing sale in the estate of the late Mr W. A. Ellis. On Tuesday of next week. Mounsey and Co. conduct the selling of the whole of the new furniture and effects contained in the dwelling. 95 Ferguson street. Ea»t, near Scandia street, commencing at 1 p.m. Th* 6-roomed dwelling is extensively furnished throughout with furniture that has been well selected, regardless of cost, and buyers of furniture can rely on getting something very special at this sale. A detailed list of the chief items is advertised with this issue, and special attention is drawn io the roll top desk, piano, 2 Morris arm chairs, new 3-piece bedroom suite, mirror wardrobe, sideboard, lady'se bicycle, antique wood bed stead, and specially made mattress, bedding. blankets, etc.' Everything will be sold absolutely without reserve.

ARGENTINE Sil IPMENTS. (Peh Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Oct. 3. The Department of Agriculture received the following cable from Buenos Aires, dated September 2nd :■— The following shipments of produce wer< despatched from the Argentine to the United Kingdom during the year ending September, 1913. as compared with 1912: Frozen beef, quarters: 1913. 51.000: 1912. 196.000. Chilled beef: 1912. 246.000: 1913, 170,000 Frozen mutton, carcases: 1912. 90,000: 1913. 255.000. Frozen lamb: 1912. 9000: 1913. 36.000. Butter, cwt. : 1962.

SHIPPING COMPANY SHARES (By Electric Tilegbaph—Copybisht.) (Pes Press Association.) LONDON. Oct. 3

The New Zealand Shipping Company increases its ordinary capital to a million. and will create a million preference capita: in six per cent cumulative shares. .Holders receive paid-up new ordinary shares for 40 3d in respect of existing £8 shares, anc one paid-up preference share in respect oi every four ordinary shares. LJs not, in tended to immediately issue the. balance oi preference shares, which will be reserved for future requirements. The New Zealand Shipping Company passed a dividend foi the year of 16s, and carried forward £25,388. STOCK MARKET* Dalgefy and Co.. Ltd.. Palmer-ton N\. report: —We have to report having a small yarding of slice]) and a. good entry of cat tie at our F 'tiding sale on Friday. 3rd inet.. which sold 13s 3d. fai and forward wooily ewes ki Ifi.9d. light, fat woolly ewes to 21s. fat shorn ewe- 17s to 17s 6d. small yearling steers £2 7s. empty heifers £3 to £3 ss. bull? to £5. light fat bullocks to £9 ss. The N.Z. Loan and .Mercantile Agenc\ Co., Ltd.. report:—At Rangiwahia on Tuesday we had a .-mall yarding of both sheep and cattle. We quote: Mixed hoggets io 15s. 18-mofl heifers £3 lis. yearling heifers £2 6s. £2 7s 6dJo £2 15s. springing heifers to £6. On Thursday wi held a clearing sale on account of Mr R. B. Uaswell. and quote: Cows in milk £6 to £3 2s 6d. autumn caivers in miik £5 to £6. springing cows £6 ro £3O ss, Jersey bull £7 10s, woolly hoggets 18s 3d. ewes and lambs 3d half-draught gelding £l6. gig and harness £l9 10--. spring dra\ Mo. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd.. Sin (ford branch. report as follows:—(hi Tuesday fast. 30(1 September, we held a springing heifer sak in our Stratford yards, when we yarded 80 head of heifers. Bidding v.as not ikeen as at previous a!., but any heifer? in good condition and close to profit real ised good money. We quote as follows: 2 year-old heifer- elosn to profit and in good condition £6 5< to £7 10s, 2-yr heif ers backward and smah 77s 6d to 122s 6d, 3-vr heifers close to profit £6 12s sd. £i 15s. £7 ss. £7 10s and up to £8 ss. good dairy cows £6 10s to £7 10s. During tin week we have disposed of «tock privately ai the follow ing rates: —Yearling steerb2s 6d to 67s 6u. yearling heifeis ordinary sorts 52s 6d to 565. yearling heifers show ing colour 75s to 92s 6d. 2-yr steers £4 5k to £4 10s. springing, heifers £6 10s to ££ 2s sd, store cows in lines £4 2s 6d to £4 ss, unbroken draught gelding £3O, one harness horse £2O.

MARKET CAULKS. Dalgeiy and Company. Limited, Willing ion, have received the following cablegram? front their London office, under date of tin 2nd instant:—Tallow : Prices are 3d pei ewt lower for good colour mixed, and foi beef. how and inferior deevcriptions a«;< par to 3d higher. For million (ho market i> quiet and beef is negh-ctod. Frozen meat: The market is unchanged. LONDON WOOL SALES. Dalgetv and Company. Limited, Wellington, have received the following cablegram from iheir London oftice. under date of the Ist instant-.—"The opening dates for next season's wool sale* have now been 'ixed .is under: - -Ist series wil] open on loth January. 1914; 2nd series will open on 3rd March,' 1914; 3rd series will open on 23th April. 1914; 4th sprit* will open on 7th July, 1914; sth series will open on 29th September. 1914; 6th series will open on 24th November. 1914. For rhe last series th< quantify is unlimited, and all arrivals up to within 8 days of the opening of the sales will be admitted. The limit, if any. for all otin r series, will Ik> fixed later."

R. eived October 4. 1.0 p.m. LONDON. Oct. 3. At ihe wool sales there was good competi ion. and prices arc unchanged.