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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15728, 1 October 1914, Page 5

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WHEAT MARKET QUIET. j By Telegraph Proa ß AssociationC-opyneht. j London - , September 29. j rirr. wheat, mnrket i., wry quirt. AnatrnJian grain that has arrive,] is beiiic | offo-mi at 45. 6 j Tile Chicago niark'H is firm anil brisker. STOCK SALES. AUCKLAND. j The ~ew Zealand L->nn and Mercantile j 1 l,or fy Company, Limned, report.— ' |„;V ,! h '' Stock sale on Thursday waw ln , rrt ' »'an u Kood yartung, and prices ; fl - ♦ ho oame as at late sales. Best cows, I V to profit, sold at iron i'S to £'J 15b. I "'O'-ra from x: , 10 - I ' 7 ViR M he iters, from i !'\i is OH; cn,T y .. .iw« an.i heifers, j f »\o •" , tO . -f"' < calves. from i'l IBs to ■*- Wf, and Inula from i'l lo s to is Bs. 1 ~",i r ,CS , came forward in average numbers I.to Albert Yards on Friday, and sold at ("i" 1 rates - Uoavy draught horses made from } i 10 medium from i'iS to £27, light turn.** horses, from i -i to i'l2 Ids; hacks, /t'!! 1 ' 10 los, and spring carl horses, i lu 10s. , At the Wliitford Yards on Monday they i odd their month ! y sale. There was a lull . yarding, anil prices were liic same as at - recent sales. Dairy cows made from £6 10s , 10 Art; empty rows, from il Us 6d to I*6; i n"iters. -t'd to £4 . calves. £1 II)." to £2 lUs ; St.ecp made 110111 17s 3d to '20s. Horses sold , up to £9 12* (id. Sundries sold at late rates. At the Werfied Yards on Wednesday f.it | cattle came forward in full numbers. The [quality was not up in last week, and no : extra heavy-vveigh'.s were yarded. Prime j x< 7\ made up to 37s 6d per lUOlb, others 31s j to 36s per luoib; cows and heifer.-*. :ioa to 35s per 1001 Seers sold at from £9 10s to £15 ; 10m; cows una he:ier>, i l to £12. A draft of 30 steers from .he Okahukura estate averaged -€lt 17s, and 30 cows from the same estalo j averaged £9 18s. Many other consignments : averaged over £13. Veal calves came forward I in large number, and sold at late rates. I Heavy vealers made from £3 19s to £4 13s, ■ medium weights £2 10s to £3 Is. lighter sort# , £2 to £2 9s. smaller 20s to 38s, small a"d I f v hly dropped 3s 10 IHs. Sheep came fori T «ird in very Urn* n in hers. Well fatted I - 4 o'd at last week's rates, and interiorly fatted were a little easier. Best woolly I wethers made from '.\ q q to 32s 9d. others 2is to 27g 9d; shorn wethers, 21 a to '26s 3d; woolly ewes. 20s ' : 'o 26-4 9d; shorn ewes. I lfts 6d to 235. A draft of 100 we:hers from , Mr A. Mian . Tamahere. averaged £1 lis Sd | Hoggets :nado from 17« 6d to 22s 6d Spring i lambs pc'* 4 at from £1 to £1 3s 6d. There whs a v<. . supply of pirrs. which sold wen. j Large baroners mede from £4 to f5 t>=*. I bncotiers £3 to £3 18-; large porkers £"2 9;; I to £'* 19s. porker? £1 10s to £2 03; slips, 2\'s j to 'In.-*. good wtaners 13s to 22s 9d, others 2a Gd to 63. Messrs Alfred Rivklnnd and Honp report t h<>• ♦ at t he JI 0 ym a: I «*t on Fr i ci ay t hey h ad a full yarding of hoise3. met witn a very slutrg-'sh demand. Those sold realised hte aiions. On Tuesday they hold a clearance sal« at Mr. 11. G. Burton's pronerts at Bombay. I There was a good attendance, and satisfacj tory prices were realised Best dairy cows , ecivl nt (rom £8 to £12; others. €i to ** 10r . , yearling li«eifers, ♦Rom £3 3s to £3 12s fid A j farm gelding reab'sed £2" lOg and poultry , rrnd- from Is lOd to 3s Th's sea-son's calves soid iron-. Gs to £1 3*. The implemer'. ; and ! sundries brought full values. j At the weekly sale of dairy and store cattle i nt We*)'field on Thursday last there was a ! fair yarding and a good demand Befct dairy i cows sold af from £S 10s to £11 10s: other**. | £5 to £7 10s - x #>mpty cows. £4 to £0 10s; | well-bred. nice-conditioned three-year-o'd | s'oers. £7 10* to £8 8s; year-olds, £5 5s to £fi: yearlings, £2 to £3 12s; calves, £1 10s ! to £2 10s f Ax on Saturday they held a. spe;, : I sal<x of dairy cattle and bulls, "buyers we 't, and bulls met with a strong sal*. Pv*' c ws brought from £9 to £'.2; others. £4 10q to £8: best spnngrng heifers. i £7 10s to £10 *>«: others, £5 to £7; two and three-year-old Shorthorn bulls made from £9 9s to £14 14s; be*t yearlings. £11 lis to £16 los; other yenrl'ng Shorthorns. £5 5s to , 93; best yearling Jersevs made from £8 8s to £12 12*: others, £4 4s to £6 6s; Holsteins ma-dA from £5 5s to £11 lis; Avrshires, £5 5s to £12 12s At Pukekohe on Monday they had a record yarding m all classes. _ There was an extra largo attendance, and it was the most successful pale conducted in these yards. A pen. of old cows and an odd lot of small calves j was all that failed to change hands. Forward I four-year-old steers brought from £9 10s to j £10 ss; three to three and a-half year old i steers £8 to £9; two and a-half to three-year-olds. £6 15s to £7 10s; two-year-olds. £5 ! 5s to £6 .ss; yearling to 18-month steers, £3 ! us to £4 153; best calves, £2 10s to £3 Z%\ ! smaller, £1 18s to £2 9s; others. £1 8$ to : £1 15s; fresh empty cows, £5 to £6; store! cows. £4 to £4 17s; 18-month heifers, £3 IDs to £4 10s; yearling heifers. £2 15s to £4 4s; ' dairy cows and heifers. £5 5s to £10 10s: 1 u j according to and bleed. The record entry of 176 fat cattlo met with a firm sale at about West£eld rates. S'fcrß made from £9 15s to £13 10s. and cows and hollers £6 to £11 15s. Yesterday at the West field fat stock market there were 541 fat cattle penned. The quality was first-class throughout, and there was a ! steady demand at about lan week's quota- i nons. Choice beef po-d to £1 17s 6d per 1001b; prime, £1 14s 6d to £1 16s; cows and heifers. £1 8s to £1 14s. Steers ranged from £0 los to £17 ss, and cows and heifers from £5 10s to £12 2s 6d. Twenty choice quality steers from Messrs. R. and W. Gollan, Panmure, averaged £15 2s 6d. A draft of ? 1 cows and heifera averaged £9 (i 8 6d. There wero 108 fat and young calves yarded, out they wero in excess of requirements, and ; n consequence prices were easier. Runners sold up to £4 178 6d; heavy suckers. £3 108 to £4 sr; medium, £2 to £216 a; lignter £1 4s to £1 15s; light, 15s to £1 2s; freshly dropped, 3s to IBs. There was a heavy yarding of sheen, and all were of prime finality I he demand was ieaa keen than last week and generally prices were lower. Extra heavy prime woolly we;hers made from £1 9g 6d to £1 10s Gd; shorn, £1 4s to £1 5s 6d ; one small pen of extra heavy shorn, £1 8s 9d • heavy prime woolly. £1 7b to £1 »s 6d; shorn'. £1 0s 6d to £1 3s; medium to heavy woolly. £1 4n to £1 6s; shorn, lis to £1; best heavy prime woolly ewes, £1 4s to £1 7e; shorn. £i to £1 2s. other woolly ewes, £1 to £1 3s.' Soring lambs Bold readily. Best made up to £1 la fid; smaller. lCs to 18s; light, lis to He. Pigs were penned in large numbers, ani- -a.lues were enaier ('hoppers made up to ±'A lis 6d; heavy baroners, i'j 12s to £4: medium, £.5 13 to £3 lis; heavy porkers. £2 Jan U £3; medium. £2 2s to £2 12s; buhl £1 Hi to : slips, £1 to £1 8s; wean"-;- 15a. to i-L 2s. ' 01 L'' s.'g, !Daljrety and Company, Ltd., report ; avini' held their weekly fat Bioci sale I at V.-. '•(fi . I.J yesterday. 1 R< ->t ■ '• 'nere was a larue yarding t-ad ' prucv Irr-n on a par with late rates Choice ' pen. .0 ejtrn, prime ox sold at equal to TCs 1 per It'Oili Ordinary quality prime 01 .iP.Je . 35'. 'o Ms. and cow and heifer beef froi-j 183 ! to 33s per 1001b j Veal- There was a large yarding, vtiich ' sold at late rates Heavy runners mt'.a i un to £5 10 s ; ordinary ditto from £3 5s to ! £4 10s; heavy suckers, from £2 5s t . £2 ! 15s; small sorts, 18a to 325, others. to ! Mutton: There was a large yarding, and I prices were about Is Cd per head lower t„an last week, while the demand was weak. ' Kit heavy woolly wethers made tip to 29, ; | ordinary qualify medium-weigh: v.-ethers. i r )'s 1 to 27s Gd : !i.'hi and unfinished. 21a Cd to 21s. I Heavy woolly ewes made 2.N to 25s f-d; i medium. 10a to 225: heavy shorn wetlers, i 23s Gd to 2G* , medium, from 20s to 225; I heavy shorn, from 20s to 225; medium, 17s I to 10s. ! Lamb*- A fair number was yarded. Prime ! rams made 20s to 23s 6d; l est woolly hot'ffets. IDs to 20s, and others 17s 6d to IBs tld Pork: There was a lartre ysrding, which pod at 'me rates. Pai oners sold at equal to ad per lb; porker? to 6d per lb: and store- and weaners made from 15s to IPs 6d. ADDIXGTOX. [nr TKI.FCnaph.—PRESS association.] Cruii'iTCHrrtrH, Wednesdnv. There were small entries of fat stock and of store f -..'i at 'ho Addington live stink market The yard nit of fat cattle was inferior, bo'h as io numbers and quality, but 'here was a further advance of 2s 6d per lOolb Fat sheep also sold several shillings per head better than last week, and young store sheep realised improved prices. The market for both beef and mutt.in if considered in be liie dearest ever held in the yards Tuts showed an a-dvance for all (lasses. , K'';" Sheep: Fairly got d hoL'cets, 15s 3d) '•! >•" fid i-.ed.'im liofuets. lis Id to lis 0d: very medium linnets, 10» fid to 12s 7d; small and inferior hoitrets. Ps Gd 'o 9sKood ewe fco(j::e!«. IBs Od; full and failingmouth ewe-, with lambs, 12s 'all counted); good sound-mouth ewes, with good lambs, 13s 4d 'a.l counted fairly good ewes, with lambs, 12s 7d: aged ewes, to 10s 3d; six and eight-tooth forward wethers, 17s Bd.' Fat. Lambs: Rest. ISs 3d to 22s 3d. and others 12s to Ifis od. Fat Sheep: Extra prime weth»rs, to 435; rime welh.'is, 2,-j Gd to .I'm; o'her R-etliers, 20s fid to 275; shorn wethers, 10= to 20s; merino wethers, 21p to 24s Od; prune ewes', 25s to 33s 3d; other ewes, 17b to 24a 6d. Fat Cattle: Average steers, £7 10s to £11 extra steers to £17, average heifers, £8 5a to £8 10s, extra heifers to £15; average cows, £6 15s to £8, extra cows to £16 2s 6d. Price of boef, per 10€lb, 35s to 450. Store Cattle: Yearlingn, 37a 6d, 16 to 18months, £2 10s to £3 Ills; two-year steers, £1 Be to £1 15s; two-year heifers. £1 ss-' three-year steers. £7 7a 6d; three-year heifers, £4 10s; dry cows, 30s to £7 7s~7ddairy cows, £3 10s to £11 10a. Fat Pigs Choppers, 70s to 90s; extra heavy baoonera, to SOa; heavy baccogrs 66« to "2ai light bscoaara, 60s to 6is (erica, per

lb, 6d); heavy porkers, 44s to 475; ordinary porkers, 38s to 42s (price per lb, 6id to 61 d). Store Pigs: Large stores, 40s to 41s; medium stores, 32s to 39a; small stores, 22a |to 30s; weaners. 8s for very small to 16a sows in pig, to 90s. BURN SIDE. [nr TF.LtORAPn. —piiess ASSOCIATION".] 1 lun'f.pin", Wednesday. At Burnside, to-day, 241 fat cattle were yarded. The entry comprised a number cf well-finished cattle. Freezing buyers wete nperaiu.s for suitable sorts, which ha-d a steadying effect on prices. Tile sale opened at prices showing a drop of from 10s to lis on last week's rales, but as it progressed, values hardened up to almost last week's prices. Extra heavy bullocks, to £23; heavy, £16 to £17 His, medium £12 to £1.3 5s 6d. light £10 to £11; extra heifers, to £19 10a, prime cows and heifers, £12 to £14, good £10 to £11 10s, light £6 10a to £8. Fat Sheep: 1873 penned, a good proportion of only moderate quality. The demand for prime well-finished sheep was keen, and prices for this class showed an advance of Is to Is 6d per head. Medium quality were not competed for quite so keenly, and sold at about last week's rates. Prime wethers, 28.s to 31s, extra to 31s 6d. good 2ls to 255, medium 21s 6d to 22a 6d; ewes, extra heavy, ; to 32s Gd, prima 22e to 21s, medium 18s 6d j to 20 "' Fat Lambs: Eight spring lambs oWnice quality wero penned, n:id they realised up to 275. Pigs: Sixty-three fat pigs and 160 stores were penned, and sold at about last week's rates. JOHNSONVILLE. [nr TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] rir.Tov. Wednesday. At the Johnscnvilie stjck sale ihero were fair entries ar.ci prime catile and sheep met i with a good demand, everything selling | mdily at high prices. Prime heavy bullocks ■ made £14 to .£ls 6s; lighter, £13 os; vealers, 22s io 325; prime heavy woolly wethers, 30s .' Pd . light 254 7d; prime shorn weir,era, 23s , lid and 245; ligh er, 23* to 23s 3d; prime . heavy shorn ewes. 235. prime lambs, lbs 6d to 16s 3d, others. 13s fid to 15s. MARKET REPORTS. alewrs. Dalge'.y and Company, Ltd., report having held their weekly sale of hides, skins, tallow. eto , on Tuesday. Competition fur bo.h hides and sheepskins was very keen. Hides: The market further advanced. Butchers' hides, well flayed and conditioned, clout, to Bid; medium. 71d to 74d; light. 6jd to 7u Cow hides, well flayed and conditioned. to 7d ; wet conditioned, 6d to 6;d; dirty. scored, or sloppy hides at lower rates, damaged and cut, 2d :o 4d; stags. 3d to i*d: kip. 5d to 7d; calf, best lines, to 9',d- good, ■7d to 8d; cut, damaged, and meaty. od o Sheepskins: The market was very Srm. Dry. woolly skins made up to 6s; medium, 3s to 4n 6d; small, 2s "to 2s Gd; dry pelts. 6d to 9d. according to length of wool. Skins with weevil-eaten and weather-stained pel's so.d at lower rates. Butcher's salted skins, pest lines, made up to 6s; seconds, trom 3a to 4s 6d: picked skins, to 6s 6d. iall(,w: The mnrke; was very dull. Best '.".tlow. in shipment casks, sold at 2Jn; in ft 't casks, 18s to 21s Gd; seconds, 15s to 17s fid; 'ins. 15s to 20s, according to quai'tr. Kc ;-i. fat, Id to Hcl tails. Is 4d per dozen. Horsehair: Tail, Is 3d to la 6d; raised, la to Is sd; mane, 7d to lOd Bones: Good dry; £5 per ton. Wool: Crutchir:-,-, 3d to 6d. Messrs. Alfred Bucklaad and Sons report ; .'hat on Tuesday they submitted Urge catalogues of hides and sk.ns, which mcl. with ' good competition. i Hides: The market shows an improvement. CHJ *1 -°? made up to 7<d: iridium, 6- l d to 6}d: . light, 6d tr- 6Jd: cows, best lines, m.\de : up to G,d; good. (?Jd to 6id; stags, 3d to 1 ,9; yearlings, 63d to 71d; best lines of calfskins made from 9}d to lOd; seconds, 8d to M: «t and damaged hides made low values. Sheepskins: The market continue very hrrn .Sutchera-* best skins made up to 6s-&-Kid from 4s to ss; small. 2s 4d to 3s 6d: ountry dry skins, largo, made up to'ssmen mm t 2s Wto 4s; small. Is 3d to 2s 6d ■ butchers pelts and spring lambskins made irora _9d to Is each. Taliow: 'fhe supplies were small, and there was very .mle inquiry. Ha:'r; (rood fail hair nade up f<i Is 51d. a"?) * mixed b'd io Is per lb. —