COMMERCIAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 18 February 1915, Page 1

COMMERCIAL

GENERAL DECLINE IN PRICES. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. ; ,'; : . ;,; There was the keenest. . competition and best prices for all good classes \,-'oi : , wool to-day. Greasy crossbred sold ito 16id the season's record. ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK V market. x -; r v CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 17.. Jit the Addington live stock market to-day there were smaller yardings of fat stock, but a fairly large -entry of store sheep. Owing to the block at the freezing works, no export buyers . were operating, and there wag a general ' decline in prices, store sheep being af» fected in sympathy with fats. Beef declined 5s to 6s per lOOib, store lambs 2a 6d to 4s, store ewes 2s 6d to 3s 6d, -,fat lambs 3s to ss, and fat sheep 2s to 6s per head. i ■ - ' : Store sheep: Forward lambs 13s 6d, fairly good lambs 10s to lis 3d, medium lambs 7s 7d to 7s 9d, inferior lambs 4a 3d to 7s 3d, ewe lambs lis, good sound-mouthed ewes 13s to 15s 3d, fair sound-mouthed ewes 12s to 13s 3d, twotooth ewes 3d to 18s 6d, (medium two-tooth ewes 12s 3d to 13s >9d, twotooth wethers 10s to 12s' 3d, forward' four and six-tooth wethers 15s to 17s sd. Fat lambs: Prime wethers 20s to 24s 6d, medium wethers 16s 6d to 19s 6d, others 13s 6d to 16s, merino wethers, 8s lQd to 22s 6d, prime ewes 18s to 21s lOd, medium ewes 15s to 17s 6d, others 8s to 14s 6d, merino ewes ss. Fat cattle: Ordinary steers £7 10s to £lO,, extra steers to £l3 55,. ordinary heifers £5 17s 6d to £B, extra heifera to £l2 2s 6d, 'Ordinary cows £5 5s to £9, extra cowsvto £lO 2s 6d. Price of beef 28s to 37s- per 1001b. Store- cattle: jfearlings 245. 15 to 13 months £3 2s 6d,-; two-year steers to £4 15s, two-year heifers to £3 ss, thre-j----year .steers to s ', £6 7s 6d, tihreo year heifers to £5 l'ss, dry 'cows 30s to £5. ' ■>;*'- ( Dairy cows £3 to £ll ss. Pigs : Choppers 60s *fc> £3 125.,-,-Bd> light baconers 47s 6d to' ,555, 57s 6d to £3 12s (equal Hbp./s£d to s£d per lb), porkers 25s to (equal to s£d to s?d per lb), large storjeS 24s to. 30s, medium 14s to 20s, slip* 8s to lis, weaners 3s to 55,.. = i GREATER J. D. WILLIAMS CO. SYDNEY," Feb. 17, The fourth annual; report of the Greater J. D. "Williams 'Company, including the balance'.."brought forward, shows a credit of £16,876. It "recommends a dividend of a shilling shared The sum o;£ -65000 is/ transferred to the reserve fund, and £2,851 carried for* ward. —* HOBART WOOL SALES. . (Receiver. 10.40 a.mj HOBART, This Day. At the wool salgg there was keen competition and prices were frQm two pence ,to-thi-eo penco.-be'tter than- at the Ja«tiary sales. /s ■ ■" ' (Received Feb. 18,' 9.25..a.m,V - v LONDON, Feb. *7.,, At the tallow - sales 552 casks ■ were' offeted and sol<fr Mutton-fine, 43s 6d; medium, 38s. Beef fine, 40s 9d; medjqm ; 375. .« ~ ! ■ " ' , The banks haye reduced the charge' for - collecting bills-on Australasia to t 7&6 d per cent. "7" .*" ■ .-- w-'-Only arrivals to 2nd. February, jave Mr eluded in 'the •■wool sales,- reducing the available quantity to 103,000 bales.,."", BANK OF NEW ZEALAND* LONDON WOOL SALES. ,'. V The j following cable has been , dated London, 15th inst.:— v '". '•' ' , "Wool sales —second series* .> .Owing*to congestion list arrivals closed 2n<J. .February. Included lonic, Rakaia, fTurakina." *