PRICE OF EGGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13783, 23 June 1908, Page 3

PRICE OF EGGS.

'flip Co-operative ■■Keg and ■ Poultry Company. Limited,' will pay ■ 1* l(M per down for '««> hen eggs art Is Hd per dozen for duck **» this , week . ■ ;,

COUNTRY SALES. The New Zealand Loan ami Mercantile Agency Comp.inv, Limited, Hamilton, report:—At Oliaupu on the loth hut. ■wo yarded 300 cattle: Competition for all classes wan much better thai', previous Bales, resulting in an almost complete clearance. Three-year-old steers realised from *>* 16* to £5 10s; 18-month to two-year-old steers, £2 18s to £4; yearling steers, £1 18s to £2 os; strong calve*, £1 Is to £1 6s 6d; others,, Ms to 18»; fresh-conditioned cows, £3 5s to £4; store cows, £1 16.-! to £2.2*. At the Jlatamatu Yards on the 18th inrit. we yarded 430 cattle and SCO sheep. A good attendance of buyers wan present from Te Puke, Walkato 'districts, and neighbourhood. We report a successful sale, everything being quitted at the hammer or afterwards excepting one pen of two and a-half year steers uud a, few culled dairy cows. Fresh-conditioned three and a-half year old steers realised from £5 18a to £6 9s; two and a-half" to three years, £4 13s 6d to £5 Os 6d: 18month to two-year steers, £219 ato £3 10s (according to size and condition); yearling to 15month steers, £2 to £2 10s; strong calves, £1 2s t:> £1 6s 6d ; empty two and a-half year heifers, £1 19, to £2 12s; "fresh-conditioned cows, £2 17s 6d to £3 10s ; fat cows, £4 12s 6d to £5 5s ; store cows, £1 10s to £1 16s. The dairy of 25 cows advertised brought £6 5s to £7; culled cows, £3 10s to £4 ss; springing. heifers, £3 15s to £4 10s; two-tooth ewes, in lamb, in poor condition. 9s 8d to 10* 6d; fresh full-mouth ewes, in lamb, 19s 3d; woolly lambs,. 9s; sulky a'nd harness, £20; light hack, £9 ss. " ..!■■»

We held a sale of furniture and effects on account of Dr. I'airman at Te Awamutu on Wednesday. There was a large attendance and spirited bidding, and everything realised exceptionally good prices. Double-seated buggy made £29 10s; piano, £30 10s; buggy mare, £15; two cobs, £3 17s 6d and £5 10s: dairy cow, £8; one and two-year-old heifers, £1 7s 6d and £3 17s 6d; marquee, £3 17s 6d; furniture, etc., at more than usual values'.

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report:— held a. clearing sale at Tirau last Wednesday on account of the Bank of New Zealand estates and have to report one of the most successful sales ever held ih the district. There was a very large attendance. We quote : —Eighty-one fat and forward steers, £6 12* 6d to £7; 68 forward steers, £5 5s to £5 10s; 66 fresh empty cows, £2 10b ; dairy cows, £4 5s to £4 12s bd. Sheep: 458 four-tooth ewes in lamb, £1 2s; 102 two-tooth ewes, 20s; six-tooth ewes in lamb, 20s 6d ; two-tooth flock rams (English Leicester), 21s; stud English rams, 15s 9d to 3| guineas, according to age; stud English Leicester flock two-tooth ewes in lamb, 21 guineas; fourtooth ewes in lamb, 1J guineas; six-tooth ewes in lamb, 2 guineas; empty ewes, 13s. Horses; Heavy 'draught geldings, syrs to 7yrs, £35 to £45; older horses, £24 "to £32; medium geldings, £19 to £27; heavy draught ma'res, svrs and 6yr3, £40 to £56; four-year-old mares, £36 to £43; other*, £30 to £32; pair of black buggy cobs, £26 each: bay gelding, £31 10s; hack geldings, £10 to £17; mates, £11 to £24.' Implements: Disc barrows, £4 to £3 10s tor the best; Cambridge rollers, £5 10s. to £10: mowers, £5 to £14; broadcast seed sowers, £5 to £9; D.F. ploughs, £6 to £10: tine harrows, £2 5s to £5; Duckfoot harrows, £3 to £3 5s ; flexible harrows, £6 10s to £7; chain harrow*-, £5; heavy, £2 5s to £3 ; light tip drays, £4 to £6; waggons, £10 to £16: Cooper and Duncan drills, £27; colonial, £10; chalFcutter and bagger, £25: engine, £40; reaper and binder, £20 to £22; traction waggon, £15; wool-presser, £9; Avery scales, £4 10s to £9; superphosphate, £4 per" ton; shearing machine, £2; engine, £48; brake, pole, and shafts, £21; buggy, pole, mid shafts, £20. At Hamilton on Thursday we had only a small yarding of stock. Well-fatted heifers nurde £4 ,17s 6d to £5 7s 6d; others, £3 14s to £3 15a; two and a-half year old steers, £3 18s; 15. and 18-month steers, £2 ss; same age empty heifers, 24s to 365; two and two and a-half year heifers, £2 17s; small calves, 12s; springing' heifers, £3 15s to £4 ; fafc and forward wethers; 17s '. to IBs 2d; fat and forward ewes and wethers, 15s -3d to 16s 4d ; fat hoggets, 14s; fresh full-mouth ewes, in lamb, 15s 2d. Pigs: Porkers, 23s to 255; slips, 14s 6d to 15s 6d. •. . . .

At Cambridge on Friday we yarded 2GO head of cattle and ' 1012 sheep,'.. There was' a good attendance and ruling prices were maintained. Fat steers brought £7 to £8 Slighter;'weights, £6; aged fat cows, £4 3s to £4 10s; fresh empty heifers, £3 to £4; forward-conditioned three and a-half or four-year steers, £6 5s to £6 12a 6d ; two and a-half year steers, £4 7s 6d ; 15 and 18month steers, £2 lis to £3 Is;' calves, 23s to 32s 6d ; store heifers, 395; fat longwool wethers, 17s 9d to 18s; forward wethers, 14s 3d to 16s 4d ; fat (dose wool wethers, 17s 3d; empty half-bred ewes in forward condition, 10s 8d to lis Id; ewes, empty, lis 7d to 12s*-, store lambs, 8s 2d ; cull ewes, 6s. WELLINGTON PRODUCE MARKET. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN 'CORRESPONDENT.] - ■ ■.' ' • Wellington, Monday. The demand for both apples and pears has kept at an excellent level lately and prospects continue satisfactory. Passion-fruit are . keenly inquired for, but lemons have declined slightly. Choice coloured dessert apples realise lis to 13s per case ; others, 6s to 8s per case ; cookers, 5s 6d to 6s 6d per case. Choicest dessert pears are worth 14s to 16s' per case; stewing, "6s to 7s per case. Cape gooseberries realise 6d per lb; pas-sion-fruit, 5s to 6s per box ; lemons, 5,s 6d to 6s 6d per case. Vegetables continue in good demand, particularly;cauliflowers and lettuce. Cabbages are worth '.to 8s per. sack;, cauliflowers, 8s 6d to 10s per sack; marrows, 5s to 6s 6d per sack; carrots,' 5s to 6s -per. sack; lettuce, 4s to 5s per case. Samples of new potatoes were marketed last week from Hawke's Bay. realising 21s 6d per cwt. . Old are in sluggish demand at 5s to 5s 9d per cwt. Local onions are worth 7s to 8s per cwt. Fresh eggs have declined considerably during the week, the demand now being quiet at Is 9d to Is lOd per dozen, preserved being worth Is 4d to Is 5d per dozen. THE POTATO MARKET. [BY TELEGRAPHPRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Monday. In Tegard to a' report in a Southern paper concerning the peculiar condition of the potato market at present, and particularly in reference to the statement that " panic seems to prevail in the North Island, where heavy orders for forward delivery up to September have taken place at £5 10s f.0.b.," a Tost representative made inquiries of the several leading produce dealers in Wellington. The inquiry elicited the information that so far as Wellington was concerned there was no truth in the statement. The market, though inclined to dulness, was very steady. The present price—£s to £5 10s, according to quality—was considered very satisfactory by all concerned, from the grower to the consumer, and so far as could be judged values were not expected to go much beyond these figures this season. Only this morning a quotation from the South listed prime Derwents at £4 10s f.o.b. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET , • - CABLEGRAM. [BV TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Monday. The . following is tlie High Commissioner's market cablegram, dated London, June 20;— The mutton market is quiet, and- trade is very disappointing, there being only a very hand-to-mouth demand. Canterbury brands are quoted at 4£d; North Island, 3id. The lamb market is very firm and a general active demand , exists for Canterbury at s|d ; other than Canterbury, s{d. The beef market is firm and supplies of American chilled are small and light. (Stocks of New Zealand brands are quoted as follows:—Hindquarters, 4d ; forequarters, 3d. The butter market is very firm. There is n brisk demand ■. for Danish at. 116s per cwt ; choicest New Zealand, 113s; Australian, 106s. The cheese market is quiet and firm. White makes are worth 64s per cwt and coloured 58s. A better demand exists for hemp, good fair grade spot being quoted at £28 and fair grade in all positions £25 10s. The cocksfoot seed market is quiet.

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. ■ [BY TELEGRAM.—PRESS association'.] Dunedis, Monday. The following Stock Exchange sale ha's been reported:—New Zealand Portland Cement, £1 s*. GRADING OF PRODUCE. [BY TELEGRAPH.—-OWN COKHESI'OSDKST.] • . New Plymouth, Monday. At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce it was decided to support any proposals in opposition to the movement, in some quarters to -make the certificate of the Government grader of produce binding on the consignee. The president submitted a sample of half-rotten and very small unmarketable potatoes taken from the middle- of a sack imported from the South last week and so hidden as to defy detection by ordinary grading methods. ' LONDON. \ By Telegraph.—Press Association.— LON'OOST, June 21. FROZEN MEAT. Mutton: North Island, 3J.il (best 3Jtl); rest unchanged. Lamb, 5Jd. Beef: New Zealand and River Plate, fores 3d, liinjs 3^d. HEMP. . The. hemp market is firm. June and July shipments, £28. HIDES AND LEATHER Hides are neglected at nominal prices. Queensland: Heavy ox, 4Jd ; light, 4i.d ; cow, 4^d. Leather is unchanged. Basils have declined a halfpenny. First Wellington. 17pl. I'll A. Copra is firm, South Sea selling at £16 5s to £16 7» 6.'. METALS. Antimony, £9 to £10. Copper; On spot, £58 2s 6d ; at three months, £58 17s 6d. Electrolytic, £53 2s 6d. Till: On spot, £127 2s 6d; at three months, £128. Lead, £12 13a 9d. THE SHARE-MARKET. The National Mortgage Company of New • Zealand have declared a dividend of IK per cent. Wail!}: Buyers £8 17s 6d, sellers £9.. Wiviht Grand Junction': Buyers- 31s 3d, sellers 33a 3d. ■';■ ' '■ .' " "' ,: