COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 342, 9 March 1922, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON WOOL SAM'S

The New Zealand Loan and MficiiiOil<- \. , ik-> On., Ltd., Palmerston Norlli, have ■oci-i veil I In 1 following c;i bU , !0 i, . 1, > Com their ) .omloii house 11 1 u I in' tliiit l Btli instant: “Tin' sevenib wool sales opened with a lull ibeniiume. ('<mi|u‘( it ion ivte fairly active, iiml price,- compared wiili ihe preceding foriri- rulcil in buyers* l;ivonr lor merino iino crossbred Ly 5 per noil, to 10 per cenW i. ici Ii; 1111 ill'll ii in I'm' crossbred spm cehl. lo Tn.per writ. . "Levin and t 0,. Lid., have rowived die followiiu? e.dile from their London agents, dated Vih March, 1922:—“Wool sales have opened. There is a large aib'iidance ol lionir. and Gonliiienla! hnyers. As coin[)iin!(l u;ll» llu* closing scrii's. fiih' mrrinos sire 1* 1 por li» lower, average merino.'. 2d per lh lower, line crossLeeds' Id per Hi lower, medium crossbreds Id per lh lower, coarse crossbreds id per lh lower.’’ Dalgctv and 00.. Lid., report having re • eiu'd I iie following e,a hit'!’,ram from their London house under dale id (he 7th in- : - “Wool sales opened; allendanee <;l i,uvers !-■ large; eonipeliiion lairlv animated: selection average. Conimenbr buyers reserved. As compared with lasi Miles closing rates lines! merino wools : change if any is in hnyeis’ favour; menm wools good 5 per cent lower, merino wool of other descriptions H per ceni. to 10 nm cent, lower, eomehaek wools 5 per cent hiv.er. eiosshred wools line i|iiah(y 7 2 to V. | (cni, lower, em>shii’d wools medinn ,‘nudity 7i per cent, lower, cros-brcil wool hoarse, a change d any is m hnveis

STOCK MARKFT

.\lnahatn and Williams, lad., and Wright, Zleplc'iisoii and Co.. Lid., reporl on the .johusiinville sale held on Wednesday as follows:—A fair yarding of both sheep and (aide came forward but the quality of a“ classes of stock was very medium, with Ihe exception of odd pens. U lacniors could he persuaded lo consign really prime slnll iheir elforis would he well rewarded Any tiling approaching decent weights sold well. We quote; Resl wethers 20s 6il to 225, forward stores 13s 6d lo 13s 8,1. medium cues 15s, 15s 3d lo 15s 9d. light 13a B*l, 14s 5(1 to 14s 6d, best lambs 235, medium 17s 3d 19s to 20s, rough sorts 14s to 14s 3d, l,es| -n £9 2s 6d to £9 10s. medium £o to' £8 10s fight £7 to £7 10s, best raws and heifers £5 5s lo £5 15s, medium £4 2s 6d, £4 7s 6d to £5, vcalcrs 20s. 33s oil, 355, 375. 37s 6d, £2 2s 6d io £2 3s. The New Zealand Roan and Mercantile Agency Co., Lid. Ralmer-ioii North, reporl •--At Rongoie-; on I nesdav we had moderate vardings of all classes of stock. There was a. good attendance, and competition was fairly brisk throughout the sale. We quilled the' whole of our yarding under the hammer at the following prices:— Small fonr-iooth ewes (good) 14s 4d. mixed-sex iambs (fat) 11s 7d io 12s 7d, ewes 12s 2d, fat cows £3 io £4, good forward cows 3cs lo £2 6s store cows £1 lo 265, low conditioned 'stores Us lo 15s. small weaner heitVrf? 20s, pot’ing bulls 25s tt) £o os. |>ig S ; (food stores 38s, medium stores 20s io 8 275, slip-s 12s Cd to 15s 6d.

ADDINGTON MARKET. (Per Press Association.) CHBIBTCUCKCII, March 8. Ai die Addington market (Imre was again an’ exceptionally big yarding, practically all the space in the yards being monopolised. There was an all-round easing, and ■ more passings In both cattle and sheep than last week. ° S'ere -beep : Another heavy penning. apj-oximalelv 30,000. drawn tiom a wide field Chatham Islands, Southland, yia-1,. iand Nelson. Much ot it had n...veiled. d a good proportion of the ewes were of inferior quality. 'There was a f a i|- elearanee. good ewes selling spiritedly. Lambs were slightly easier, particularly the poorer sorts. Forward rape lambs 14s 3d to 16s Id, good iambs 12s 6d to 14s, medium 9., 6d to 12s, small inferior 7s to 9s 3d, cull 4s to 6s 9d, good four and six tooth ewes 18s 9d to 225. good 18s 9d to 21s. ordinary 14s 9d to 18s low-conditioned inferior 9s to 13s 6d, inferior iwo-Umiti ewes 11s 6d to 14s, good live-yea r-olil 12s M in 15s 9d, rape 7s 6(1 to 9s 3d. cull 2s 2d to 5s 6(1. good forward four and six-loot t weiher,- 15s lb 17s 2d, fair 12s to 14s 9il, infenoi' 9s 6d to 11s 6d, Iwo-looth 11s 1 to 15s 3d, interior two tooth 9s 9d to Us, Pal lambs: 5040 were penned, a big proportion being lighter sorts. There was a Inrilier easing, the over-all prices being s'd The butchers secured a bigger proport ion of the heavier sorts. Extra prune lambs 22s 6d to 255, prune IBs 9d to 225. medium to los 6d, light unfinished 13s Jd to ]6s pal sheep: An overflow yarding. Ibieeouarter.s being ewes. Good prime wethers practically'held their own, lint all oilier classes were easier, pariicularly heavy ewes. 'J’he freezers secured ihe hulk ol the lightwebrlu sheep, values coming comfortably within their limits. Extra, prime wethers 29s 9d prime IDs 3d to 235, medium 17s od to 19s. light 15s to 17s, prime ewes lis in j (is s*l. milium 13s 9<l to 15. s Jd, o^hi inferior 9s to 13s 6d. |/ ~ ~; in le.: An easier market than last, week, and considerable passings in scenic ,1-,,- v ij ialilv beef. Extra mime steers £ls : ,’4; 19 ss, prime £lO 10s to £l4, medium £8 in £lO ss. inferior £6 5- m £7 15s; e-.ira prime cows £8 !5- I<> £lO 2s 6d. prune £5 10s to £8 ss, ordinary £3 5s to £5 7s 6d; prime heifers £6 to £8 t(Js, ordinary £4 to £5 15,-. Vealers: t filves lit for bntcnniing sold well. Runners £■-', . ; ood vealers £3 !■. £3 15s. medium £1 17s Cd to £2 2< 6d, small calves 3s upwards. Store cattle: Three and four-year-old steers £4 lo £4 15s, two-year £2 to £2 10-, yearling steers 15s to £1 2s 6*l. iwo-yea r old heifers £4, yearlings £1 17s 6i to £2, medium cows £1 7s 6(1 to £1 17s pd. Dairy cattle: A / big yarding, including some nniybml cattle, which sold well. Calves be- ordinary stuff about equal to iaie rates. Good second and third culvers £8 io £l2. ordinary £4 to £7 5-; good springing k.eifers £l3, ordinary £7 10s to £ll. aged inferior cows, £1 10- to £4. Pat pigs: Choppers £2 10s lo £3 15s, light' baeoners £3 5s lo £3 10s, heavy £4 to £4 10s. extra heavy £5 (average price per lb, light porkers 47s to 525. heavy 55s to 60s (average price per lb. 8d to 8.j,(l). Sion pigs: A weaker demand Large -lores 455. medium 20s to 32- 6d, good weaiier- )0s to 12- small 5> to 9s. sows in pig £5 13s.