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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15549, 5 March 1914, Page 5

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LONDON MARKETS. By Telegraph— Association—Copyright (Received March 4, 6 p.m.) London, March 3. JUTE. March-April, £32 10s. WHEAT. Wheat is quiet. Australian is steadily held. The visible supply is 110,446 quarters. PRICES OF METALS. Copper, £64 3s 9d to £64 7s 6d; electrolytic, £66 15s. Tin, £173 10s to £175 10b, Lead, £19 7s 6d. ISSUE BY LEVEE BROS. By Telegraph— Press Association—Copyright. LLondov, March 3. The firm of Lever Brothers is issuing 1,000,000 6 per cent. £1 cumulative preference el wires at Is premium. STOCK SALES. AUCKLAND. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, .Ltd., report.— At Vv'oslueld Yards on 'lliursday last, dairy and store cattlo came lonvaru in less numbers than usual, and sold at late rales. Lest dairy cows, ciooe to profit, £7 to £8 15a-, oihers, £3 10s to £6 15s; empty cows, £2 las to £1 Is, calves, 20s to 335. At Albert Yards on Friday, horses were yarded in larger numbers than usual and met with a ready sale. Heavy draught horses, ±rf to £36 lus, medium ditto, £15 to £23; light harness horses, £12 to £17 15s; hacks, £S to £10, ponies, £3 to £8; unbroken light colts and runes realised at trom £5 to £17 lea. At Westheld Yards on Friday wa held our second sheep fair of the season, \(hen more than the advertised numbers came forward and, without' exception, everything changed j hands at exceptionally high prices, breeding ewes, two, tour, and six-tooth, sold at trom 17s 3d to 235; full-mouth ewes, 13s 6d to 16s yd; agsed ewes, 10s 3d to 13s 3d; cull owes, 8s 6d to 10s 3d; wethers, 13s 6d to 17s 9d: lambs, first quality, 9s Rd to 12s 3r others, 5s 6d to 9s 3d. Kama in strong demand. Romney rams, 3 r ns to Signs; Lincoln. £3 3a to ±o 6s; English Leicester, lign: to 3gns; Border ditto, ljgns to 3gns; Shropshire, Ign to tgns. At Waiufcu Yards on Saturday we hold our monthly sale. There was a fair yarding, which sold at late rates. Dairy cows scldj at from £4 to £7 10s; empty cows. £3 to * £1 2s; empty heifers, £3 to £3 18s; calves. I best, 20s to £2 2s; others, 10s to 18s Pd. Beet" at late rates. Pigs, 10s to £1 10s; and large quantity of sundries at ruling rates. ] At Wlutford Yards on Monday there was a full yarding of stock, and prices were the same as iate Quotations. Dairy cows, £5 to £6; empty cows, £2 5s to £3 18s; calves, 15s to 30s. Sheep sold to 15s 3d. At Westfield Yards on Wednesday fat stock was yarded in full nnmbors, of excellent quality, and prices were scarcely on a par with late sales, although quotations are the same, best oxen selling to 30s. per 1001b, others, 25s to 39a; cows and heifers, 24s *o 28s. Steers sold at £7 10s to £12 15s; cows and heifers, £5 to £9 ss; a draft of 34 steers, small, but well fatted, from Mr. F. Manning, Moumoukai, averaged £10 19s 3d. Veal calves were penned in full numbers and sold at lower rates. Heavyweight sold at from £3 15s to £4 10s; medium-weight vealera, £2 2s to £3 3s; lighter, 30s to £2; others, 15s to 255; small and fresh dropped, 3s to 123. Sheep were yarded in extra large numbers, and mostly of extra good quality, and declined in prices from Is to 2a per head Beßt wethers sold at from £1 Os 3d to £1 8b 9d ; others, 15s 9d to £1; ewes, extra heavy, 19s 6d to £1 Is 3d; others, 13s 6d to 19s 3d; a draft of 120 ewes averaged £1 0s 3d Lambs in full supply sold at late rales. Best, 15s 6d to 17s 9d ; interiorly fatf. 10s 6d to 15s 3d Pigs were penned in less numbers than usual and sold at higher rates Baconers, £3 Ss to £3 15s; large porkers, £2 15s to £3; porkers. £1 15s to £2 14s; slips, 20s to £1 10s; I weaners, 10s each.

At I'apakura Yards on Tuesday we held our usual Monthly sale. There was a full yarding and prices were firmer than late sales. Best dairy cows and heifers, close to profit, sold at £8 5s to £10; others. £1 to £8; two to three-year-old steers, £4 18s to £6 15s -, yearling to two-year-old steers, £3 5s to £4 17s 6d; good calves, £1 18s to £2 sb; others, mixed sexes, 20s to £1 17s; empty cow = , £2 5s to £4 Is; empty heifers, suitable for dairy purposes. £2 12s 6d to £4 2a; bulls. £3 la to £8: beef at Wostfield rates, and large quantity of sundries sold at satisfactory prices.

Messrs. Alfred lluuuand and Sons report: — A small y»ic*ng oi aiii.y una store cattle were cUßposeo. oi at 6aiu<.».a on XjHursuay. tetwuary ib in« lormor are in strong aomana, selling at irom XI to £IJ.

xhe vvaiukaruru iaras were moderately filled wuh 6iOLk on fc'naay, Fuoruary *i, ami practica.iy everything cuangod owners. V\<jilbred two ana a-nau year oia steers. £5 lis to £6 2s; la momh to two year olds. £4 to £5 '6a, yearhnj steers. £2 16 a to £3 3s; empty young c *-s, £3 lus to £4 3s; store cows. .£-• ius to £.i 8s; -ood caives, £1 -is to £1 15a; snia.ler, lis to £1 3s; 18-monm heifers. £3 10s to £4 os; springing heUers, £5 os to £6 16s; fresh lull-mouth owes. 12s to 13s 6d; lambs, 7s to 8s Gd. We held r our second snoop fair in the Pukckohe Vavdß on Monday. March 2, when fully the advertised number came forward. Buyers were in attendance, and with the exception of two pens of aged ewes everything sold. Full-mouth ewes were in a few in stances about Is under last month's saJe. but lambs and young sheep were firmer. Best, two-tooth owes, 17s to 1?" smaller, 15s to 16s 6d; ordinary three and four-year-old ewes, 14s to 16s; fresh full-mouth ewes. 1& 6d to 15s (3d; second-class full-mouth ewes, lis to 12s 6d; failing mouths, 9s to 10s 6d, best wethers, 16s 8d to 17s 6d ; smaller sheep, 14s to 15s 6d; forward woolly lambs, 10s fid to 12s; smaller, Ss to 10s; shorn lambs, Os 6d to 8s; weedy. 4s to 5s 6d; Romney rams. £2 2s to £3 3s; Lincoln, £2 2s to £4 4s Shropshire. £1 Is to £2 2s; Englisn Letcdsters, 81 guineas to £4 4s; aged rams. 12s 6d to II guineas. At Taupaki on Wednesday, March 3, we hold a clearance sale on account of Mr. Mansfield There vr%r. a fair attendance, and satisfactory pricec were obtained. On Wednesday March 4. at our weekly Westfield tat stock market we penned beef to the number of 139 head. There was a steady demand throughout, although in most cases pri es were about 10s a head below last week's cuota'icns. Choice ox sold 10 £1 10s; prime, £1 7s to £1 9s; cows and heifers. £1 2s >o £1 6s; steers ranged in rnco from £7 10s to €13 12s 6d: cows and heifers £4 "is to £9 17s 6d: 23 extra well finished steers frim Mr A. N. Dingle Tama here. £11 19s, Id. There was a small entry of calves. Choice suckers were better worth, other sorts unnhnneed Runners, to £4; heavy suckers, £9 10s to £3 ss: choice medium stickers. £1 13s to $1 ss; lighter, £1 5s to £1 12s; small and fresh dropped, 6s to £1 • weedy. 3s '46 Fold). Sheep ceme forward in extra large numbers and inn'uded_ many 'ines of heavy orim" sheep. Renlly prime ronHon sold at about last week's rates all others wore a shade easier Extra henvy prime wethers. *1 3s to £1 4« Od; heavy nrimo. *1 Is to £1 2„ 6d. medium to heavy 17s ( o IB". li«ht and unfinished. 15s to lfis fid. ex'rn heavy prime ewes. 19i fid to S\ 3s (2474 cold) A fair supply of lambs fold freely Best. 14s 9rl tn ifis fid (no extri prime lambs yarded); lighter. 13« tj 14s 6d; good stores, lis to 12s '310 -nidi

Fists -»mo forward in usual numbers Poi-Vers me* with Veen competition at. 'ate ro.tea. an al«o did stores. "Raeoners were ee.-Vr in nriee. Baoone-s. fi.<? 17s to £3 4smedium /"» 10s <n £9 1««- lars-e Twrkers. <"? *» to £2 lis- i; ? h'er £1 IBs to £2 4s: =mell. 4*l 11-. to £1 14«; veiners. 10s to IRs 6d: olio- 19, to £1 5s 'Ififi -old)

Messrs. Palgety and Co , Ltd., report having hold their usual weekly fat stock sale at Westfield on Wednesday, March 4, an under: Beef: A fairly large yarding. Prices were on a par with last week generally, some pens selling a shade less than quotations Choice pens of extra prime ox Bold at equal to 30s per pwt; ordinary ox at 26b to 28a; cow and heifer beef at 25s to 27a, according to quality. Veal; A small yarding, which sold at last week's rates. Kunners made up to £i lis; choice suckers, 3-1 to 465; others, 5s to 23a

Mutton, A large yarding. Prices opened firm, and all prime sheen sold at late rates. Inferior qualities were easier. Extra prime heavy wethers sold at up to 25s 3d. Our sales included a line of extra prime heavy wethers from Mr. K. D. Holt. Cape Hunaway, which averaged just on 24s per head Medium-weight prime wethers ms-'" ?'s to 22s 6d; lighter weights, 16s 6d to 19s; heavy ewes made up to ill;, incuium, ii..-, u. lis; unfinished, 10s to 13a. Lamb: A small yarding. Prices were same as late rates. Heavy woolly made up to 16s; others, Its to 15s; shorn, 12s to 14a; unfinished, 9s 6d to lis Pork An average yarding, which sold at late rates Cnoppers made up to £2 14sbaconers, £2 8s to £'2 14s; porkers, £1 18s to £2 6a.

The Farmers Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report:—On Friday, at Je Amu, we had a yarding of 5629 sheep and 587 cattle. Competition was keen for sheep, but there was little demand for cattle We quote. Fat wethers, lHa to 19s 6d ; fat ewes 15s 4d to 16s 6d ; fat ewes and wethers (woolly). '21s 3d; 2-tooth ewes, 14s 3d to 15s-2-tooth wethers, 14s 4d; 1, 6. and 8-tooth ewes. 13s 7d to 15s Id; sound-mouth ewes 10a to 12s lid: good shorn lambs. 7s ma to Rs 6d; cull lambs. 3s to 5s Id; Lincoln rams, Ign to HgTis.; Leicester rams, 2<ras. Cattle —Fat cows, £5 2s fid to £6; 2} to 3-year steers, £4 19s to £5 7s; 18-months to 2-yoar fleers. £3 13s to £3 17s 6d; calves, 25s to 27s 6d.

ADDINGTON. [Ny TELEGBAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Christcottrc!:, Wednesday. At the Addington live-stock market there was a very largo entry of store sheep and a rather smaller yarding of fat sheep and fat lambs, and good entries in other depart-

ments. There was a very largo _ attendance of farmers, who are now becoming free, of harvest work. Fat cattle were rather easier. All classes of store sheep were in keen demand, but lambs were a shade lower in price. Fat lambs were firm at a slightly better average of value, and fat sheep showed an advance. Pigs were unchanged in prices. Store Sheep: Two-tooth ewes, 17s to 23s 3d; two, four, and six-tootn ewes (good), 18s to 21s 2d; six and eight-tooth ewes, 16s to 20s Id; four, six, and eight-tooth ewes, 15s to 18a 2d; good sound-mouth ewes, 16s to 18s 6d; other ewes. 13s to 14s 6d; full and failing mouth ewes, 12s to 12s 6d; aged ewes, 10s upwards; (our and six-tooth forward wethers, 14s to 18s; two and four-tooth wethers to 17s; merino wethers, 6s 4d for low-conditioned sorts to lis lOd (or forward linos; best rape lambs, 13s 6d to IBs 6d; medium to good rape lambs, 12s 6d to 13s; other classes of lambs. 10s 3d to lis 6d; culls, 7s to 3s 6d. Fat Lambs: Tegs 18s to 19s Bd, extra to 21s 3d, average weights 16« to 17s 9d, light and unfinished 15s to 15s 9d. Fat Sheep: Prime wethers 21s to 24s 6d, extra to 28s, others 16r. 9d to 20s 7d. merino wethers 13s to 19s Id, prime ewes 18s to 20s 6d. medium 15s 6d to 17s 6d aged and light 12s 5d to _15s. merino ewes 9s 6d. Fat Cattle: Prices declined by about Is per 1001b the current rate being 28s to -lis. Quotations are: Steers £7 15a to £11, extra to £14 10s: heifers. £6 to £9 10s; cows, £5 to £9 7s 6d. Store Cattle: Yearlings £l 18s, 15 to 18months sorts £3 8s to £3 10s, two-year steers £4 10s, two-year heifers £4 ss, two and a-hali year heifers £4 10s, cows £1 7s Cd to £3 sh. two-year heifers (C'hathoms) £3 15s, three-year h'cifers (C'hathauis) £5 Is, fouryear steers (Chathams) £5, cows (Chathams) £3 15s. suckers iChathams) £1 Bs. dairy cows £4 to £13 ss. Fat Piss: Choppers £3 10s to £6 10s. heavy baconers 62s 6d to 77s 6d, lighter baconers 52a Gd to 60s 'price per lb 5,d to sJd>, heavy porkers 47s to 50s, lighter pqrkers 10s to 44s .price per lb 61 d). Store Pigs: Large stores 38s to 435. medium stores 28s to 375, small store*, 20s to 275, wennors (ordinary) lis to 18s, weanera (extra) to 20s, sows in pig £3 15s to £5.

BURN SIDE. [BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DrNEDiN, Wednesday. ' At Burnside to-day 174 fat cattle were yarded, and the entry proved quite sufficient for requirement.) The bulk consisted of cows, heifers, and medium-weight steers, for which the demand was not very keen, with the result thai me sale was somewhat erratic. Prime quality bullocks of good weight sold well tnder good competition. ; Best bullocks made £13 to li, medium £11 | 10s to £12, light £8 10s to £10 10s. Best hoifers fetched £8 10s to £9 l."s. medium I £6 10s to £7 10s. light and inferior £5 to I £6 ] The yarding of fat sheep showed a considerable failing-off a3 compared with last week's supply, only 1412 hung penned. There wan u good demand for both ewes | and wothers at an advance of fully Is p«r head on last week s rates. B»3t wethers made 24s to 27s 6d, extra to 31b 6d, mediumweights 21s fid to 235, light 18s to 2Us 6d; best ewes 20s to 23s 3d, medium 17s to 18s | 6d, light and inferior 12s to 15s. I ijambs: Five hundred and eighty were : penned. The grer.or number were of medium ! quality. Prime lambs sold at equal to last I week's rates, but medium and interior were j rather easier. Best made 18s to 19s 3d, medium 163 to 17b 6d, 'ight 13s 6d to 16s. I Only 37 fat pigs were penned, and these ; 1 root a good demand, prices ruling firm at 1 last week's rates. On the other hand, stores : were in slow demand, and the yarding, con- : sisting oi 115, sold at a reduction of 2s 6d I to 53 per head as compared with recent j values. MARKET REPORTS. I j Messrs. Alfred Buckland and Sons report: ' Hides; Market brisk. Ox, stout, Sid; medium, 81d to 81d; light, Bri to 8ld; cow, j good lines, Bid; seconds, 7£d to 7Jd; dry 1 hides, up to 9;d; yearlings', B{d; calf, best, i to Did; others. 8d to BJd. I Skins: Competition keen. Butchers' I pelts and lambs, picked, to 4s 2d; good j lines, 3s to 3s Id; small, 2s 6d to 2s 9d, . country dry, medium, 4s 6d to 63; small, 3s ! to 4s; pelts and lamb 3, 9d to Is 3d. Tallow; Best, to 28s; seconds, 22s 6d to 255. 1 Bones, £5. I Tails, Is 8d per dozen. j Wool: In bags and dumps; crossbred, 8d : to Sid; log-stained, 6Jd to 7<d; lambs', 7id : ; to Bjd; locks and pieces, 3d to 4Jd.