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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16310, 17 August 1916, Page 5

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WHEAT MARKET WEAK. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. [Received U p. m .) LONDON. August 16 Ihe wheat market is weak on account o: the heavy decline in America. DAIRY PRODUCE IN LONDON. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their head office, under date August 11: — ''Butter is scarce, and is firmly held. New Zealand, 178s ; Australian, nominal, I Ms. Cheese is firm. New Zealand, 9Zs] i 7&." STOCK SALES. AUCKLAND. lue Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile ageucy Company, .Ltd., report: — »»«! "esttiCid sioro sale last Thursday dairy -airie j were penned m large numbers, and mowed a slight improvement in prices. Best lairy cows and hewers, £10 10s to £14 15s; -L~ IS, J? -, 15s to £9 15s ; a «ed and lienor ,"' 4<j 108 to £5 15s; empty cows ana leuers. £6 5 3 to iS - s 6d; bulls, 6gns to l-i /' . accordl DS to quality; yeaning sieers, el , ° *°. ls; yearling heilers, £3 5s to if j.l °, calves, it 15s to £2 17s. •»,i ,-- 10 ® 11 larus on Friday horses were >arded in average numbers and sold at late S.S? Heavy , draughts, £25 to £33 10s; medium draughts. £17 to £2 light harness lorses, £10 to £15; hacks - £8 to ill; ponies, ~... . 10s - Quantity of harness and proluco at ruling rates. At Pnkekohe on Monday we held a special is'J 56 . sale, , and, owing to the bad weather, i^,,„ l .. smahei ' arcll than usual, Heavy n% f,! 3 ♦**}&»** , from £2i '« £ 35; medium, -18 lus *? £26; hsht harness horses, £9 to fi «,^ JtS V r ' to £14 Pomes. £4 lo a to a\ - i ' los upwards. Wdini a . PUa on Monday we had a large raraing tor the time ot the year, and report h successiul sale. Dairy cows, close to proL 5 «°?q £ - 9 10 if * £15 > backward ditto, £5 £ *in to °" ; heifers, £6 to £9 -'* 6d; bulls. £ tfi <»yUi yeMun S to 18-months steers. £1 el S. £„'' ycarlln ß heuers, £3 2s fid to A* tv dt to, .s°? r condition. 32« 6d to £2 15s. lav fat ran « fat, stock market on *«k««L !i , "° Wcrc » enn od in full numbers, luTitt.- f consignments being of prime ?».« J R,h? mpeUUon J was keen at last weeks «her« Sf 8 ?, oxen sold to £2 (is 6d per 1001b. ?J?,J S £2 ,1 33 .H £ * 5s Per IUUIb; cows and Si S ? id S *V ro /? f 2 3s , »° *- 6» fat best esi to 8 . 7} il- * to i2 ., :Ls - Slecrs »° ld at from >v I w V? for a three-year-old steer fatted .L I" Vos P« r - Dmgley Deil. Cambridge eonsonbvf d by Mr ihos - Baetsr butchlr rom Mr w °\ f - the ave , ra *? were: 15 steers I*™ u . V -w Xosp "> Cambridge £19 18 3 - ) small steers from Mr. C. G. Payne, Hata' S'fiS/ , 3 . 3 "J 21 Sir. from item from *£*% £? nmurc ' Jt ' l6 ; 16 smalL tenured J ¥n; « re ? Waiuku. I 0« •to 4 1 r 0s; 8 « rs lr °m - x orth, £15 ™Jn 19 °° ws , from sam e place, £14 15=- 9 verled'Tl/ 1 ?? 1 J - J ,l B]dde " Taup'.ri! »ierased ±H 17s: .' sraaU steers from Mr Scow's from 'rhJ^* 10^06 averaged £15 8s; > cows trom the same vendor averaged £13 5-i tiSZSi r m Penned m iar S« numbers and mowed no improvement in prices. Runners ?4 10- o°Vi 103 tO -^ 8 178: heavy sucker" ?4 TsM |J., ; mralum suckers, £3 5s to T,t if 6d , ; r l!sul suckers. £1 ISs to <•? 1, small and fresh-dropped. 3s to £116, Sheen *in* penned in full lumbers! many of them u^,?ll° ln , fenor Quality. Prime wethers .Aid n priL^pSf 3 ' mferior-fatted were 133 9d tv, *f I S I o^"' aethers, from £1 ijs t»a to £2 3s 9d; others, £1 8s 9d fn i'l V ; otte- h /r^Tr htS " «»m£l 17. o £2 ?i ♦ .Jc^oi 18 6d £1 16s 6d; hog"ets oar. James Bell, of h.iwitah , averaged £•"> lUfnt v&r R U ° v £ f Ki n r es p^ d «« realised £■■> n« t>: " Bent - utarurn, S« d >d P ft 9 fX t^ iight baconers £3 lOh •? ?? in **, iUs • corkers, £3 to ii 3 i m di '- 19s i heavy Us to £•■> 19s Uru,- ™ ed ™™ porkers, £2 ifi«« i» » *■ ll{Jat Porkers. £'2 to £i 10= • 'lips. £1 03 1o £1 13 s l " °*- «». No weaners yarded. -uchers, ,9 to lis. reJo?f hivS-'SS , 'S? Co "" a Limited, t-port na.mg iield their usual wepk-lv « u » £der:^' e ** Westfieid Waterd-Z m Beef: An average yarding, and prices J™. on ? par - with late rates (Wo w lMlh Xtr^ PrUne ox sold at -« a l to 45° 3s ti^i 3- ordmary W'n,c quality ox made »s to «i C ° Bnd he,fer l,eef s ° ld at ""'» •ales ßl ' Ev(r^ rg S yardin ?- . w Wch sold at late id to J?i'?n. I " a !? cholce runners made '7 V?* M 3l"• ordlnar y runners £5 03 to "hm &' to d sr SUckerS « as to « 16? - Mutton: A moderate yarding. The denand was not brisk, although late rate, fere . maintained. Extra prime heavy 22il" d .^l thera m , adc up to ii 3 M- ordinary leavy wethers made 37s 6d to 42*. light and mtmished* 28s to 34- extra heavy ew „ nade tipli 35s 3d. others 26s to 30? -ioij : "j STOaII warding. Extra" heavy is?3a ma up to 29s 6dl o,h " s 238 to Pork. A large yarding, which ft so!d at Co 6 is«^■*i C &", made f5 3s; baconers, 1.2 18s to £1 3s; porkers. 29s to 49*. Messrs. Alfred Buckland "d Sons At the Haymarket on Fridav last horses jere yarded in average numbers. Ased draughts brought from £15 to £24 ■ lorrv -or d t. 61 ?- 6 - 8 ' : ] ass ;„f 22 to £, ? 5; light harness jorts i. £, 5s to £lo 10s: gig Ponies, £3 to ?•, h S°£V 1* Iro1 r 0p 1 to „- £11 10?: the hunter sold on behalf of the Servian Fund realised On Thursday. } *>- we held a clearance sale at Mr. G. J. Bond's. Karaka. There ""ft a i^ rse attendance, and everything sold well (he dairy cows and heifers realised For best £12 17s (xl to £16 15s : others. ' £<) M £12; empty cows. £7 2s M to £10 is i d: » ye p1 hng S , te^ s> £5 58: yearling heifers, £4 to £4 4s: bulls, £6 to £12; two-year-old heifers, £6 5 ? to £8 10s: ewes, in lamb 3»s to 395; pigs, sows, £3 3s to £8 "a 6d : slips, £1 10s to £1 19s; weaners, 13s to £1 as: this season's calves. 9s to 15-= - farm I?L dm8 ' 27 , 1C)fi to £29; harness geldin-. £19; the implements and sundries brought ull values. At Helensville, on Wednesday Kith less than the average number of cattle were penned, which sold at late quotation" We held our monthly sale at Turua on triday, August 11, and had a large yarding >£ stock, all classes being represented. There was & big attendance and a good demand aaj X n cows and heifers brought from £7 10s to £12; small springing heifers, £6 to £7 »s; empty cows, £6 10s to £8 os; fat cows »nd heifers, £8 10s to £11 ss; fat steers. £14 to £14 16s; forward four-year-old steer?, £13 to £13 18s: forward three-year-old steers! £11 10s to £12 10s; two to three-year-old steers, £8 10s to £11; yearling to two-year-olds, £5 5s to £8; yearling to 18-month heifers, £3 10s to £1 10s; calves. £2 10s to £3 7s. On Saturday. August 12, we held a special sale of dairy stock in the Runriman yards, There was a fair yarding and practically everything sold, although prices were a little. easier. tows made from £8 to £13 10heifers. £7 10s to £12; smaller heifers £5 5s to £7- yearling bulls. £8 Ss to £11 lis xr j ° eld our monthly sales at Pokeno on Monday. 14th, and Runciman on Tuesday. 14th. There was a moderate entry at Pokeno and a. large yarding at Runciman. Buyers were m attendance and a good clearance was effected. Three-year-old steers made from £10 Is to £10 17s 6d; two-vear-olds. £7 17s 6d to £9 2s; yearling? to 18-month steers. £5 10s to £7 7s; heifers, same age. £4 to £5 18s; empty cows and heifers, £6 17s 6d to £8 108; fat cows, £8 14s to £13 10s; calves. £2 10s to £1; weedy calves, £1 15s to £2 7s. There was a, full yarding of dairy and store stock at Westfield on Thursday. August 10, the greater number of which was cleared at late quotations. Best dairy cows and heifers made from £12 to £17 s*. others £7 17s 6d to £11 10s. Ten grade Jerseys from Mr. Lynn?, Mangere, averaged £12 9s. Empty rows, in fresh condition, £6 15a to £8 3s; yearling to 18-months heifers. £3 15s to £4 18s: four-year-old steers. £12. On Wednesday, August 16, at our weekly Westfield fat stock market, we sold fat cattle to trie number of :;-_!9 head, comprip g 253 steers, 75 cows and heifer* and 1 bit..'. There was a steady demand throughout, prime cattle making fully late rate?. Choice ox sold to £2 6s per 1001b, prime £2 3s 6d to £2 ss. ordinary £1 18s to £2 Is.; cows and heifers. £1 17s to £2 I? :><-)• 1001!,: steers ranged in price from £11 to £19 15s: cows and heifer', £6 17? 6d to £11 10». The highest averages for steers were" 16 from Mr. W. Vo-per. Dinsrley Dell, Cambridge, £19 <? 6d: 12 from Mr. G. T. Vicol, Papatoetoe. £16 r.s; 11 from Messrs. Ball Brothers, t'scngaroa. £15 IRs 2d: 16 from Mrs. A. C. Hunter. Pukekawa. £15 12s 2d; 16 from Thame* Vallev. £15 17s 6d : 27 from the Waikato. £15 17? 10d; 8 from Mr. J. O'Sullivan, Otorohanga. £15 F,= 3d: 8 from Mr. C. F. Storey. Kiokio, jPIS C- lOd ■ am! 27 from the Xorth. £15 15? lOd. Sheep came forward in full numbers, ami included several lines of big wethers, hut many were unfinished. Prime mutton was very firm, but other classes were inclined to He easier. Fxtr.'' heavy prime wethers. £2 2? 6d to £2 4s 9<l. heavy prime £1 18.- fid to £2 Is. medium to heavy prime wethers £1 16? 6d to i: 10--. unfin'shAfl rtid light PI 'I--to £1 15?: extra heavv crime eve? £1 18s 6-1 lo £2 3s 3d: good cv,-« £1 13= to £1 16? 6d : others 19- Cd to £1 R-; best hoggets £1 r,s to CI 10?: others 11= 6d to £1 4s \ truck of extra soe-isl ewes from Mr. C. .T. Storey. Woodstock. T-- Awamtitu, p-veraged '2 -" Id. 1"7 1 sheep sold.) Fat and young enlve? wore yarded in largo numbers, and sold freelv at ln'.e ouotstions. flintier" mad* f'nm r 7 to £1" 10- -even from Messrs Humphries r>nd Fe!*ham Mount Boskill. averaged £11 18? 7<! ; : heavv vealera £4 to £5 23 6d. medium f'3 :,= to ?3 IBs. lighfov ?o Jo s * 0 r-rj 3s. l!"ht £2 to *•:> 10s: small and fresh dropped 3? to £1 18? 1"5 sold. There was an e*'.ra large yarding of pigs of all classes and. >n convenience, values were sli"htJv easier. Choppers brought £5 12? 6d to £7; heavy baconers £J 2? to *J ITs fid. "tedium PI 15s to Pi. b"r>M £3 5s to £3 I'!s- brge porkers. P° ]5? to £3 B*. sir tiller «1 Ss to £" lis. small £2 to £2 *•; slipi, *1 S» to £1 le«: rrpaners. IJ< to A 4a. No luenrs yarded. 37S pigs iold. I

BURNSIDE. [BY TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, Wednesday. yarded S„ W, 7' 162 wei locks ' prices were firm and gradually in tfrn™> «,k c ? s „? er * firm »°d gradually in Ss mochum £11 108 to £13 10s. T>rf^f P »L- 2600 p ??°, ed - Prices were fir* SSL* teL V !t i l 6 , dearer - Towards tb weth«r» i. e i hardened somewhat Re. Sssto tJ£* 32s * *£&"** unfiaishe 2&A. A 32 - medium and unfinishe & at'sw 3ls - estra heaT unfinished 350 graziers bidding fo unnmsnea. » Best realised 24s to 26a 6<i the s\^e S r^t ar w ee and PriCCS "* ™ HIDES, SKINS, AND TALLOW. Messrs. Alfred Bucand and Sons repot tall™ held i thel f Weekly al * of hides, skins Tuesday Sk etC ." a , l Hayniarket o: offering* " tra larße of al ♦„^Y» e i S: Ve i 7 firm mTket. Stout ox. 11. 'Vta i i(5 ed "r ° x - T M d to 103 d: light £ ?oirf £ i^ d -v Cow: Light-we-ht outchers 1 ini ♦ i.j : heavy wei eht3. 9!d to 9Jd. Kips in°i Ud; ta , 8 - 8 - 6 * d to 6d : yearlingsi ft score* - 1 calfskins. 12d to 14Jd- cut M" scored -al d t to 9--d; damaged. Id to 6d; ho« Hides. Bs l-° 16s each, according to size. 1. 0 faneepskins: , Market firm. Butchers ' ■t« S Stl t o a UT I Vi3 J d ™ U * "LhSS ,10s 5d to 12s good medium 8s 7d to 9s 6d medium 7s fid to 8 3 3d. small 4s to 6s 4d pelts and short woolled. Is ad to 3s 6d ■ dried sound pelted woolly skins selling a .equal to lOd to 10id per IB; ° the at price relatively lower. uJfeH Market inactive. Crutchings. 94, | to lOd for clean and light, in condition. 8J« lto 9d for heavy condition. 7d to 8d fo I faulty seedy wool. 4d to fiid; dead wool l?« K?„ d: V' 6id to 8d; rou eh fleece j in bags, 9d to lOd. , .Tallow: 30s to 33s for best mixed in ship ! Ping casks 28s to 30s in 4cwt casks. 25s t ! 30s per cwt m tins: first-class mutton ta] low in tins or casks. 323 6d to 35s per cwt. Bones : £5 10s per ton for dry. | Horsehair: Is fid to Is 8d for tail. Is 3< , to is yd for mixed. 9d to lOd for mane. Messrs, Dalgety and Company. Ltd.. re port having held their usual weekly sale o hides, skins, tallow, etc.. on Tuesday a 1 under: — I , Hides: Market firm, with increased price i v°j Us] \t hides of good Quality. Butchers Hides: Well flayed and conditioned ox. extr: i stout to lid. medium 9Jd to 10id. light 9i< I '"„ 9id - . Cow: .^ el] flayed and conditioned X?\ b „'J s '" eisht to'lOSd. heavy weight t< [ 9sd. Wet conditioned. 8-1 d to 9d: dirtI scored or sloppy hides at lower rates: darn aged and cut. 6d to 7Jd : stags. 5d to 7d kip. 8d to 9Jd; calf, best lines to 14d. goo( lOd to 12d: cut, damaged, and meaty, 6( to "lOd. Sheepskins: Market firm. Dry woolli skins, best 9*d to lOd per lb. seconds 8< to 9d: dry pelts. Is 6d to 2s 6d. according to length of wool: skins and weevil-eater and weather-stained pelts at lower rates butchers' salted skins, best 123 to 14s medium Ss to 9s. small 5s to 7s. ' Tallow: Market firm, and supplies verj short. Best in shipment casks, to 335; ir 4c\vt casks, good 26s to 30s. seconds 22s t< ,245: tins. 20s to 265. according to quality. Cowtails: Is per dozen Horsehair: Tail. Is 6!d: mixed. Is to li 6d: mane. 7d to lOd. Bones: Good dry. £5 10s per ton. Wool: Bright crossbred and lambs' t< 13d: cotted and dingy. 9id to Hid: crutch mgs best lOd to 10Id. heavy conditioncc or short. 7?d to 9d. Seedy wool difficult tc sell. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd.. reports:—We Bub mi tied "and sold large catalogues of hides, skins, and tallow on Tuesday. Hides: Market firm. Wc quote: Ox. extra stout, lid to Hid; stout. IOJd to 10$ d: medium. lOd to 10Jd; light, g'.d to 9Jd: cows best lines, to lOd; good. 9id to 91d; inferior Sid to Sid: kips. 10Jd to 10} d: calfskins, best, to li;,d: good. 11»d to I2id: cut and damaged, 6id to Sid; damaged hides, 3!d tc 7Jd. Sheepskins: Market active. Best butcher-' skins, picked, to 14s 6d: good lines, 10s tc J2s id: medium, 7s 6d to Ss 9d: small 3s 9d to os fid; country - dry and woolly skins, best lines, to lOd per lb: good. 7id to Sid; damoged, V d to 6 - d; lambs' and pelts, dry, Is .id to 3s yd. Tallow: Market firm. Best mixed, to 34sgood. 28s 6d to 31s 6d; inferior. 22s 6d to -6s: rough fat. 2d per lb. He res: £5 lCs. Cowtails: Is dozen. Hoisehair: Is to Is SJd. trtl 'i^ n ,l ,a f?, and ,1,lm Ps: Bright cross:it -° l -id. coarse crossbred. 9td to lOid. inferior crossbred. Sd to 9d; crutchi%": C l*-, t, V ld: good. B * d »«8W: heavy, '■.d to Pd; locks and pieces. :»id to 6»d.