COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 511, 25 September 1922, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK MARKET. Levin’s report on Feildiitg sale, Friday, September 22nd, 1922!—There was a small yarding’ of sheep and a good entry of cattle. Fat sheep were easier than at last week’s sale. Hoggets were in good demand and sold well. The _ dairy cattle yarded Were of medium quality and met with little competition. Fat cattle •' also wore Slightly easier than at last sale. Stores sold well, young cattle especially selling freely. Quotations Good fat ewes 24s Bd, 23s sd, medium m.s. hoggets 18s 6d. small ewe hoggets 19s, 2-year S.H. springing heifers £3 ss, £4 2s 6d, £4 10s, £4 12s 6d, £5, £6, springing Jersey cross heifers £5 15s, £7 15s, guaranteed cows in milk £3 10s, £5, Prime Hereford cows £5 15s, prime Shorthorn cows £4 2s 6d, £5, light fat bullocks £5 lls. 4 and 5-year store Shorthorn bullocks £4 12s 6d, forward 3-year bullocks £4 6s, purebred Hereford yearling steers £3 2s 6cl, £2 6s, purebred Hereford yearling heifers £2 15s, yearlingheifers (small) 20s, yearling Shorthorn steers £2 13s, yearling Jersey cross heifers £3, £4 10s, empty cows 27s 6d, 335, bulls 2 and 3-year 355, 37s fid, £3 2s fid. Abraham and Williams, Ltd,, report holding a very successful clearing sale on account of J. 0, Kelly, Tokornarn, on 18tlt inst. The cattle and sheep yarded were particularly good and were keenly sought after. We quote: Two-tooth ewes with lambs 35s 2d, four, six and f.m, ewes with lambs 31s, aged ewes with lambs 275, mixed hoggets 23s 3d, .Romney rams (aged) 6d, 21s to 25s fid, Shorthorn cows in 'Calf £5 6s, three-year steers (forward) £6 2s 6d, £6 17s 6d, yearling steers £3, wcaner steers £2 12s 6cl, bull £3 10s, second culvers £5; implements and sundries sold freely. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report a good yarding of both sheep and cattle ounie forward at Palmerston North sale on 2lst inst. Sheep Were dull of sale owing to owners’ reserves being too high. Cattle sold freely. We quote Sheep: Black face fat hoggets 20s to 30s 6d; dairy stock, best cows £6 10s, £7, £8 to £8 10s. A herd of 27 cows on account S. Wright realised from £6, .£6 10s, £7 10s, £9, £lO 10s, £ll 10? to £l4. Springing heifere £5 10s. £7. £lO to £lO 10s, fat cows £3 3?, £4 to £4 ss, yearling Jersey heifers £4 10s to £6 16s, two-year Jersey heifers £5 6s, 18-months heifers (Shorthorn) £2 2s 6d to £3 4s, store cows 20s, 32s to £2 12s, Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on Feilding sale held on 22nd inst.A small yarding of sheep came forward and met with a dull sale, except for ewes and lambs. Fats wore decidedly lower. A heavy yarding of all classes’ of cattle met with a pood sale, beef also stalling well. Good dairy stock made good money; inferior were hard to quit. We quote:—Fat wethers 26s 3d to 27s Id, two-tooth ewes with lambs 39s lOd, Cattle: Fat bullocks (rough) £6 10s to £7, fat cows and heifers £3 lls, £4 9s 6d, £5 ss, £6, £6 2s to £6 10s, three-year bullocks (rough colours) £3 16s, £4 to £4 Bs, two-year steers £2 to £2 17s 6d, weaner heifers £2 2s 6d, £3, £3 5s to £4, store cows £l, £1 ss, £1 10s to f £2. Dairy stock: Cows £5 10s, £6 ss, £B, £lO, £l4 to £l4 7s 6d, heifers (springing best) £B, £8 10s, £9 to £l2, inferior sorts £3 10s to £5. WELLINGTON SHEEPSKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALES. The above were hold on Friday. All sections of the trade were represented and with good competition n strong market obtained. Sheepskins: Good parcels of halfbreds and fine crossbreds were keen at last ’ sale's rates and generally values were very firm. Sallies if anything sold better. Hides: Values for lots of quality and condition remained on a fimi basis with lust sale’s rates (heavies). Light and medium weights wore down about |d. Kip and yearling were on a par. Calf wore in demand and advanced fully £d per lb. Tallow ; No quotable change is reported. The following is the range of prices;—Sheepskins: Halfbrod, 4j?d to 8(1; fine crossbred, 6Jd to £d; medium-coarse crossbred, 3RI to 6id; short to halfwools, Id to 3J,d: lambs', lid to 6.R1; dead and damaged crossbred, lijd to 61d; inferior and badly damaged, Id to 3),c1; pelts, (Jd to lijd; damp, salted and green, 3s to 6s 4d; lambs, salted lOd to 2s 3d. Hides: Ox, heavy, 59 lbs and over, 8d to OJd; ox, medium. 58 to 581bs, bid to 8d; ox, light, 491bs and under, s§d to 7gd; cut, slippy and inferior, 2Jd to 7d; cow, heavy, 55lbs and over, to 7Jjd; cow, medium, 42 to 54105, 6§d to 7^d; cow, light, under 421bs, sijd to 7|d; cut, slippy and inferior, 2d to 6id; bull, stag, Id to 3£d; yearlings, 11 to 321bs, 5d to B|d; calf, superior, up to lOlbs, 13d io 14d; calf, medium-good, up to lOlbs, Bkl to 13|d; calf, damaged, up to lOlbs, 2d to 10gd. Tallow: In casks, 22s to 245; in tins, etc., 17s 6d to 21s. Sundries; horsehair, 20d to 24d, LONDON MARKETS. FROZEN MEAT QUOTATIONS. M. A, Eliott, Ltd., have received cable advice from Gilbert Anderson and Co. Ltd., London, of the following Smithfield prices for the week ending 22nd September, 1922, same being on the “delivered” basis, that is, including storage charges, cartage, etc:—North Island prime Down lambs under 361bs I2d, 3G-421bs llpt, 4250lbs lOJd; best North Island prime crossbred lambs under 421bs ll^d; ordinary North Island lambs, 421bs second quality 421bs Hid. Best North Island wethers and maiden owes 48-561bs 7ijd, 66-641bs 7j)d, 64-721bs 6|d; ordinary North Island wethers and maiden wes 48-561bs 7|(l, 56-641bs 74d, 64-721bs 6gd; North Island owes under 641bs 6d, 64-721hs s®d, over 7211)3 6|d. New Zealand prime ox beef (equal fores and binds) 160-220. 4d. Remarks: Lamb gd to id higher, wethers |d to id higher, ewes id to id higher, beef id higher. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house under date of 21st instant:—Quotation: New Zealand prime crossbred lamb, Canterbury heavy IOJd, light 12id, North Island heavy 10id, light 12d. Demand for New Zealand lamb continues, market firmer. New Zealand prime crossbred mutton; Canterbury heavy 7d, light 7|d; North Island heavy light 7id. Demand for New Zealand mutton has been checked by increased prices asked; market firm. New Zealand prime ox beef: Hinds 4k), fores 3£d. Demand for New Zealand oeef active; market firm. Mutton, Australian heavy 6id, light 6id. Demand for Australian mutton good,

The Kairanga Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report another big yarding of pigs and poultry last Saturday. Prices wore easier than last sale. Weaners made 18a, 18s 6d, 19s, 20s, 21s, stores 24s 6d, 30s, 26s 6d; sows to farrow, 2 at £4 15s; lat £5 19s; 1 at £5 14s; 2 at £7: 1 at £7 ss. Poultry came in largo quantities, one lino of 150 laying birds sold at 3s 7d and 3s 8d each; fat hens 2s 9d, 3s lid, up,,to 5s eachducks 4s 6d each ; dog cart £l2 10s and £18; horse £4 15s; milk cans up to 50s. Meat during the week sold well. Hay 2s 6d bale; chaff up to 5s sack; fresh eggs Is 3d; bacon 9d to lO^d; hums 10id,