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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14929, 29 February 1912, Page 5

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THE LONDON MARKETS. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLEGRAM [Bf TELEGBAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Wednesday. TffK High Commissioner's cablegram, dated London, February 21, is as follows (Note :, Quotations, unless otherwise specified, arc average- market prices on spot): - EGGS. Small supplies are- coming forward, and there is good demand. Prices have been unusually high for this time of the year. It is expected that supplies will increase this week, ami lowor rates will have to • bo accepted. Per 120: Home, 15s 6d; ' Dutch. 13s 6d to 15s 6d ; Assyrian, 12s to 14s : Moroccan, lis 6d ; French, 12s 6d to 15s 6d ; Danish, 13s to 15s 6d ; Italian, 13a 6d to 153 6d; Egyptian, 9s 3d to 10s. rox:LTRT. The market is quiet, with small business doing. Chickens: Home, 9d to lOd per lb ; Russian, Bil to 9d ; American, 9d to lid. Ducklings: Home, 10.1 to Is; Chinese, sid to 6i'd ; Russian, oAd to bid. Turkeys: French, 9d to 10^d; Continental, 8d to*9d. TUCON'. ' The market is quiet, but steady. The consumption lately has been satisfactory. Prices are firm. Sicks : Irish, 58s to 68s ; Danish. 56a to 64« ; Continental, 50s to 61s; Canadian, 55s to 60s. Hams: Market dull for Canadian and American. For English and Irish there- is a good demand with steady rates. English, 84s to 102s ; • Irish, 86s to 100s ; Canadian, 56s to 665; American, 50s to 545. • By Telegraph-Press Association.—Ooprrieti. London,, February 27. WOOL. Wool : for the forthcoming wool sales 406.000 bales have arrived', of which • 228,500 were forwarded direct to the ■ manufacturers, leaving, with that, which was held over from last sales, 191,500 bales availableCOPTER. Copper: On spot, £64 3s 9d at three ' months. £64 13s 9d ; electrolytic, £67. TIN*. Tin :On spot, £196 ss; at three months, £192 ss. LEAD. x Lead, £15 13s 9d. ,■ Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. are in " receipt of the following cable from their , London office under date February 23:— Rabbit Skins: Wo expect firm market at ensuing sales; 2600 bales will be offered. STOCK SALES. , MESSES. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS' REPORT. At the Hay-market on Thursday last we , held a sale on account of Messrs. Pnllau, Anmtage, and Co.. and Jas. Martin and Co. Bujerß were in attendance from ail parts and a satisfactory sale resulted. Cub horses realised from £9 10s to £24 Iss; gig and Buggy horses, £3 17b 6(1 to £17 10s: waa-jrou • horsed. £29 to £33; gigs. £12 10s to £18 ss; landaus, £39 to £68; hearse. £79; hansom cabs, £5 15s to £6 IDs : D.S. hearts, £17 to i-x- Bi i?Brle-seatea buggies. £14 to £17 5b ; single harness £5 to £4 2s 6d; double harneas, £4 to £11. * At the Haymarket on Friday last aged draughts sold at from £20 to £26 15s; spring £15* ?£» **LP f' 3 "*' Jeers' cart sorts! £10 in?*!?*!? 4 * . bu es>-. Worses and hacks, fP 108I 08 S * a3: *'*' Ponies. £3153 to £•! sstoe trotting mare Hinekowai brought 32* guineas; light spring: carts, £12 10s The SMS™ 1 ° l On Monday, F ? b ruary 26 ■we held our K T.. Uj SaJ ° m the l*ukekohe Yards. fJn Mt « wa s a lar&e muster of stock and a rrL da-n . ce - c " hwc ? 3 ' oun *>' si-' 1<l « Jersey ccrws. on account of Mr I' OComior brought from £11 10s to £14 ss; good dairy* "» ** Profit - t £B to £1 ° ssj others, £4 ids! 1-. ii C 8; cm D l y J'OUns cows, £218 ato £4- • yearling to two-year-old dairy heifers, £.' m to 10 7s ¥.' very fresh two-and-a-half to three-year-old steers, £5 to £6 4s; less condition, £4 158 to £5 10s; 18-month to tw>jear steers. £4 to £4 12s; yearling to »months. £2 13s to £3 15s: good calves. £. MB ~' £2, extra to £2 ss, smaller £1 tc Si las; heavy bulls £7 10s to £9, young £'< 103 to £8 Bs. A full supply of beef sold as about" Westfield rates. We held our second sheep and ram fair in tue Pnkekohe (sheep Yards on Tuesday. .February 27. More than the advertised number came forward, eery pen and yard ' being utilised. There was a large attend- 1 ance of buyers, and although in most cases ; prices were scarcely up to last month's sale, j aonost a total clearance was effected, j tnoice two-tooth owes 15s to 16s. smaller class 12s to 14s, large-framed six and eight I tooth ewe 3 12s 6d to 14s, fresh full-mouth; 10s tod to 12s. failing-mouths 7s to 9s 6d. i rails <<) 6d to 6s 6d, fat wethers 15s fxl to 1 lis 3d. store wethers 12s to 14s. fat and I forward woolly lambs, 8s 6d to lis. smaller 6s 6d to Bs, best shorn lambs to 8s 6d. small and weedy 3s 9d to 6s 6d. Eoxnney rams £2 2s to £4 4s, Lincoln* 21gne to 2Jgns. At our weekly YV'estfleld fat stock market on Wednesday, February 28, the beef pens contained 414 head, and all of excellent quality. There was a firm demand through- | oat at late quotations. Choice ox to £1 | M, ordinary £1 3a to £1 5s : cow arid heifer, I • 198 to £1 Is: steers ranged in price from! « ; 8 u to £12; cows and heifers, £4 to £9 • 158 (the lattor pr.Ve was obtained for a ■ . cow of Mr. W. Vosper. Cambridge). Fat j and young calves in short supply. Choice \ •nckers sold at advanced rates. Runners. ! ■ 7s, J? 8 , to £6; choice medium suckers £2 to I £-, lighter £1 5s to £1 13, ; small and fresh- • dropped, 33 to 18s—f49 sold!. Fat sheep were permed in less than average numbers. There was an improved demand, at prices' • which were from Is to Is 6d in advance of , last report. Choice heavy wethers 18.-5 9d to 19s 9d, medium 17s to 18s fid, medium and ji?at 12s 6d to 16s 6d; best weighty ewes i Hi 6d to 16a 9d, others 9s to 13s (1458 j •Old). As regards quality, the yardinsi of ! lambs was the best we have had for several , *eeka. Best heavy 15s to 17h, lighter 139 to Ms 6d, small 10s 6d to 12s 6rl: unfinished, • 6s 6>i to 10s; shorn. 5s to 6s 9d—(709 "old*. An average entry of nigs sold under keen competition at rulim» hitrh rates. Eaconers, "£2 15s to -- 3 13s; large porkers £2 5a to *2 12s, lighter £1 10s to £2 ?s; slips, 15s to 18s; wearier?, 10s to 135—(156 sold). NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., LTD. At "\restiield Yards, on Thursday last, "airy and store cattle were yarded in usual | numbers, and sold at late rates. Best dairy i cows and heifers close to uront sold at from £6 10s to £9 2s 6d, others £4 5s to I *J6»; empty cows, £2 Ilia to Jt4 Is; calves, | 203 to 32. 5 ad; bulls, £3 Uj £4 2s 6d. At Albert, Yards, on Friday, horses camel forward, in average numbers, and sold at j late rates. Heavy draught Horses told at from £28 to £45. medium do. £18 to £24,1 l( light harness £8 10s to £12 10s, hacks £5 to *15, conies and weeds £1 to £0 los; harness, i £3 to £6 lCs per ict. At Tuakau i arde, on Tuesday, we held! ' °'j"r usual monthly sale. There was a lair | 'tauter of stock, and the whole yarding was j , sold at auction at late quotations. At Weaineld Yards, ou Wednesday, fat | cittlo were yarded in larger numbers than Usual, and sold at fully last ween's rates. | •fcrimo oxen sold to 25s ner 1001 lis, others "s to 25a; cows and heifers, 19s to 225; ■ prune steers sold at from £3 15s to £12 17s ' H others £6 as to £8 '2a 6d; cows, £4 5s to £8 12s 6.1: heifers, £3 15s to £3 as. Calves in short supply, anil advanced in price. Heavy veaiers £3 to £3 10s, . Medium do, £2 to £2 16s, others 20u to 355, smaller and fresh dropped 4-, to 15s. Sheep were yarded in less numbers than usual. : and advanced from Is to 2s per head, Best | wethers 15s 9d to 19s 9d, others 15s 6d to j Iji 3d; ewes, heavy weight 12s 6d to 13s j «, others 10s 6d to 13s. Lambs, in average numbers, also advanced in price, best 1 finality Bellini,' to 16s, others 9s 6d to 14s. ■ -tigs camo forward in usual numbers, and again sold at high values. Baeoners sold to £3 10s. largo porkers £2 103 to £3 Is, Porkers £2 to £2 9s, slips 22e to 31s, weaners 8s to 15s. WESTFIELD fat stock market. ; Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held their usual weekly fat •tcck sale at Westflcld on Wednesday, February 23, as under: j Beef: A large yarding. The demand was '°ofl, and last week's values were well maintained. Choice pens of ox sold at up to | ;w3 1001b, ordinary quality ox at 23s to 245; '°w and heifer beef at 20s to 23s for good, ■ «£to 19s for rough. . Veal: A small yarding, which sold at very mil rates. Heavy fetched up to £3 15a, ' food suckers at 34s to £2 15s, small at v-» to 255. .Mutton: A moderate yarding. Heavy •j wethers sold at 17s 6d to 19s 6d, medium ' ~ weight wethers 16s to 17a, inferior 14s 9d ■ to 153 6d. heavy ewes 139 to 15s &J, light / aitto lis to 12s 6d. i tomb: A. small yarding, which sold at >iaat weeks rates. Heavy fetched 13s to A.'- Rood lis to 12s 6d, medium 9s to 10s 6d. i ; fork: A. small yarding. Heavy porkers' , *2 5s to £2 15s. light ditto 30s to 425.