COMMERCIAL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 50, 27 February 1918, Page 3

COMMERCIAL

STOCK SALES REPORT.

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile, Agency Co., Ltd., report on their recent sales a 9 follows : At Murchison on Friday, 15th inst., we offered a good yarding of both sheep and cattle. Good sound mouth ewes were in good demand, whilst wethers were in poor demand as compared with the previous month's eale. Grown bullocks realised good figures, the majority going towards Canterbury. We sold the following :— .Sheep :34 2-tooth ewes at 25s 9d; 24 at 23s 6d; 21 lambs at 10f 6d ; 62 at 12s 6d ; 42 at 18s 6d; IS at 14s; 12 at 20s ; 63 fat ewe s and wethers at 255; 40 at 25s 9d ;11 at 18s; 16 cull ewes at 9s 6d; 43 2-tooth wethers at 19s 6d ;32 at 23s ; 16 at 21e ; 2 Romney rams at £2 2s; 1 at 255. Cattle : 2] 18-mos. steers at £6 16s; 26 2A-yr steers at £8 17s, 2 at £7 ; 6 cows and calves at £lO Is; 3 bullocks at £l2 fis ; 2 fat cows at £8 10s; 2 at £9 12s 6d ; 2 at £lO 10s; 1 at £9 7s 6d ; 2 weaners at £2. At Takaka on Thursday, 21st inst., we offered a large yarding of sheep and a few cattle. All sheep were in good : demand, the result being that we clearled the greater nart of our yarding atprices entirely satisfactory to the vendors We ouote as follows: —Sheep :42 2-tooth wethers at 18s 3d ; 74 at 21s 9d; 60 at 21s ;25 at 21s 3d ; 25 at 21s; 28 at 20s ; 38 at 20s 3d ; 71 at 23s 6d ; 17 at 21s 6d ; 16 at 19s ; 16 at 23s 9d ; 16 at 23s 9d ; on account A. G. and S. R. Sparrow, 378 4-vr old s.m. ewes at 23s 9d; on account "-Geo. IManson, 186 5-yr old s.m. ewes at 21s 6d_: on account other vendors. 19 mixed age s.m. ewes at 19s • 64 at 21s 3d ; 4 at 7s 6d; 31 at 17s 9d • 60 ewes at 20s ; 52 at 22; 20 at 27s 6d ;38 at 25s 3d; sat 16s 6d ; 26 at 19s; 22 at 265; 36 at 21s ; 16 at 23s • 25 at 20e; 79 at 19s 9d ; 18 at 24s 3d ;'26 at 20s 3d ; 25 at 15s j 12 at 21s; 31 at 17s 3d ; 63 at lf?s> 9d ; 26 at 20s 3d • 39 fat ewes and wethers at 26s ; 48 at 25s : 16 at 23s 9d ; 8 at 23?; 27 at 26s : 20 lambs at 17.= 9d ; 52 at 15s : 20 at lis 6d ;24 at 14s ; 50 at 9s 3d ;57 at 16s; 63 at 12s 9d; 30 at 14s. Rams —We offered a large yarding consisting mostly of well-bred Romney rams, practically the whole of which were disposed of at good prices. The following are the sales made by us : On ace. J. Liddell Harris: 23-shear Romney rams at 8| gs: 3 at 7£ gs; 4 at 6 gs : 25-shear at 4i gs ; 2 at 4£ gs ; 1 7-shear If gs : 1 half-bred at s=? gs. On account A. G. and S. R. Sparrow : 6 3-shear Romney rams at 6 gs; 2 at as • 4 shearlings at 5J gs ; 2 at 5£ gs; 1 at 5 gs ; 9at 6gs : lat7A gs; 1 at 4 gs; 10 at 3i gs; lat 3f gs; lat 6 gs; 1 4-shear at 8 gs ; 2at 6 gs; 2 at 5 gs; 2 at 25 gs. int. ■On account A. Hodgkinson : 1 2-shear Lincoln at gs. , On account .las. Manson: 1 4-shear Romney ram at 6 gs; 2at 5 gs: lat 6 gs; 2at 5 gs; lat gs; lat7gs ; 1 2-shear at 4i gs ;2 at 6gs; 1 at 5 gs; 1 a On alcount H. and It. Sparow : 1 fullmouth Romnev ram at 2£ gs ; 2 at 1£ gs ; 1 at If gs; 1 at 2i gs; 1 at 1* gs ; lat 1 guinea. Cattle.—ls calves at £2 9s ;6 at 35*: 2 heifers at £8 7s 6d; 1 fat cow at £8 ss; 1 bull at 3£ gs. WELLINGTON FRUTT AND PRODUCE MARKETS.

(By Telegraph.—Snocval to Mail ) WELLINGTON-. Feb. 26. Townsend and- Paul Ltd. report as follows on the -Wellington Fruit and p roduce market.— Reduced consignments of apples and oears are coming to hand and prices are firmer. Choice lines are selling at payable prices, but inferior quality apples are hard to quit. The market has improved for tomatoes and choice lines are selling at fair prices. Peaches, plums, nectarines, and all .stone fruits p.re in good demand and we recommend consignments promptly. We quote to-day's values: Apricots, Roxburgh 7s 6d to 8s 6d half case. Peaches, choice dessert 5s 6d to 7s 6d, others 3s 6d to 4s 6d. Nectarines, choice 6s to 7s; others 4s 6d to ss. Plums, blue diamond 5s to 5s 6d; yellow gage ss; prunes 4s; damsons 4s;. Burbanks choice 6s to 7s; others 4s to ss; Satsuma 5s to 6s; October Purple, choice 7s; greengages 7s to 3s. Cucumbers, 2s 6d to 3s case. Tomatoes, choice coloured 4s; choice firm 4s to 4s ,6d; ' Cape Gooseberries 5s to 6s half case. 6d per punnett. Grapes, Is to Is 3d per lb. Water Melons, 18s to 24s per dozen. Passions, local 4s to ss. Raspberries, 6s to 7s per bucket. • Apples, Coxes 7s 6d to 9s; Ribstones 8s to 9s; green cookers 4s; Worcester Pearmains 4s 6d to 6s; Munroes 4s to ss. Pears: Choice dessert 3s to 3s 6d; cookers 2s 6d per half case. Eggs, 2s to 2s 3d per dozen. Butter, farmers' separator Is to Is Id lb. Chillies* 6s per half case. Egg fruit 8s 6d per half case. Potatoes, market dull, £4 10s to £5 ton. Onions £9 to £lO. Lettuce 4s to 5s 6d case. LONDON MARKETS. HIGH. COMMISSIONER'S CABLED REPORT. The Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce has received the following cablegram dated London, 23rd February, 1918, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand. (Note. —Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot). Meat.—.Meat continues in active demand, market poorly supplied. Supply falls short of the demand. Supplies consist chiefly of Wew Zealand and Argentine lamb, each United States frozen beef, Ai-gentine, and Brazilian chilled beef, in each case selling at hinds ll£d, fores 9£d. Butter and Cheese. —No "change since last report. In active demand, with short supplies. Wheat.—Business .is curtailed owing to the absence of offers for account. of Government. Official quotations have not changed. Number 2 Nc.ther'n Manitoba and No. 2, Hard Winter, 765.. Oats. —Market' firm, especially for landed. American white, 61s 6d; (mutilated word here) Western Canadian, 635. Hemp.—Manila and New Zealand market quiet but firm.