COMMERCIALS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17965, 15 December 1921, Page 5

COMMERCIALS

PRICES OF METALS. Australian and N.Z.. Cable Association. (Bccd, 9,40 pinn) LONDON, Deo, 13. spot, £66 13s -9d; forward; £67 13s 9d. ' :; : i ' ' Lead.—On ap^t,:£2s 10s; forward, £24155. Spelter,-On spot, £26 6s 8d; forward, £26 18s 9d; >;':■: -;■:■ ' {}■-,• ':;■',■:,•*'•■' . Tim-On'spot, £169'7s 8d; forward, £171 , 6s Bd. ••■, -•. , Silver.—2s' lOfd per os standard, ' ' . . " : . '"'. ' '.' —■ —- > ■■- • j STOOK SAWS, U-, " b AUCKLAND, w"A •.; Alfred BuckUnd and Sons, Ltd., report:— During the weekr : we held sales of dairy and store cattle at Westfield, Tiiakau, Turua and Heleneyille.. There were only moderate yardings, wilh ad improvement in prices. Best dairy cows at profit £17 to £21, good cows £14 to £1610s, eeoond grade cows £10 to £18. others £5 to £9, aged and inferior 10a to £4; best springing heifers £10 10s to £14, others £8 to-£lO, email £3 to £7; empty cows £1 to £1 16s. Btore cows 10s to 17s 6d; 3 to 4j-year-old steers £8 to £5,* 2 to 3-year-olds £2 to £3, yearling to 18-month steers 16s, to £110s;, heifers, eame age,, £1 10s to £7, according to breed and quality; fat Bteers,! £6 to £7 10s; fat cows and heifers, £I.lob to £5; calves, 5a to 17s; bulls, 10a upwards. The olearing'sale held on account Y of Mr. E. W. Fordttam at Manger©, on Tuesday, wae well attended, aid satisfactory prices were realised. Cows sold at from £8 to . £20. ■ , Yesterday, -at our weekly Westfield fat etook market, our eupply of beef totalled 311 head, comprising 279 steers, 69 cows and,heifers and 3 bulls. There was an improved demand, and generally values were firmer by 15s to £1 por head. Extra choice oi sold to £1 ss, ohoice and prune £1 2s to £l-4s, ordinary and plain 19s to £1 Is; prime young cow and heifer beei 18s to £1 ss, ordinary and plain 13s to 17s, rough beef 7s 6d to 18s; heavy prime steers ranged in price from £10 to £11 17s 6d, lighter prune £7 10s to £9 10s, light and unfinished £4 10s to £7; heavy prime young cowa and heifers £5 16s to £7 2a Bd, lighter prime £( 5s to £5 10s, other fat cows £2 to £4. The highest averages for steers were: 3 from Mrs. Scott, Mangero, £11 17s 6d; 20 from Messrs. Perham, Larson and Co.'a AkaAk* property, £9 12s 6d; 40 from Messrs. Holdsworth Bros., Awaroa, Whakatane, £9 8s 6d; & from Mr. fi. Bayly, Tirau, £8 12s 6d; 8 ex-rail; £8 7s from Mr. E. G. Phillbps, To Heke, Belensyille, £8 6s; 20 from Mr. F. A. Price, Banganum. Papatoetoe, £8 -is 4d; 24 from Mr. A. Bell, Mangatawhiri, £8 0s 7d: 9 from Mr. Blash Evans, Helensville, £7 12s 6d: 7 from Miss Peter, Waiuku, £7 10 3 4d: 8 ex-road, £7 10s; 8 from Mr. F. Beacook, Mangatawhiri, £7 5a 3d; 8 local, £7; 12 from Mr. J. S. Fitch, £7; 3 cows from the same vender, £5 17s 6d; 6 from Mr. M. G. Orr, Pukekawa, £6 16s 8d; 16 from MesaTs. Death Bros., Waitakaruru, £6 lis. 3d; 82 from Mr. Walter Peters, Kaiaua, £6 9s lOd; 8 cows from the same consignment, £4110s 4d; 8 steers from Mr, W. J. Ralph, Huntly property. £6 16s lOd; 8 from Mr. M. Maki, Pukekawa, £6 9s : Bd-j 2 heifers from Mr. A. S.' Thompson, Pakuranga, £6 2e 6d; 14 cows from Messrs J, and A Robertson, Mangero, £4 Us 3d. There was again a heavy yarding of aheep, included being many lines of nice quality mutton. There was a steady demand throughout, with little or no alteration -in. values from last week. Heavy prime wethers, 13s 6d to 15s 6d; medium to heavy prime wethers, , 12s to 138 6d; lighter prime wethers, 10s 6d to lis 9d: Other wethers, 9s to 10s 6d; heavy prime young ewes, 10s to 12s-. heavy fat ewes, 7g 6a to 9s 6d: lighter killablo ewes, 6b 6d to 7s; aged store ewes, 3s to 4s 6d. (2357 sold.) Lambs were also penned in extra, large numbers, and met with a steady sale at last week'B quotations. Heavy prime, 14s to 17s 3d; lighter prime, 12s to 13s 9d; light prime 10s 64 to Us 9d; small lambs. 8s 9d to ICa 3d (829 sold.) Pigs were yarded in average numbers. There was a better demand and prices slightly improved on last report; Medium to heavy baconers. £3 2s 6(1 to £3 13s; light baconers, £2.10s to £3; heavy porkers, £2 to £2 8s; light to medium porkers. £1 7s to £1 17s 6d; slips, 16s to £l2s; weaners, 10s to 14s. (328 sold). Fat and young calves carao forwArd in good numbers which were far in exoess or requirements. There was a fajr demand for light and medium vealers of good quality at slightly lower values..-Rough and plain were considerably ***»* and hard to sell. Runners made from ±2 6s to £4 4s; heavy vealers, £2 7s 6d to £3 4s: medium, £1 10s to J3 Is; light, 18s

aBL N ?. w ' Z 64l '""' t J*>*a »nd Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports:We held sales of dairy and store cattle during the nut week, at Westfleld, Henderson. . Pukekohe and Warkworth, quotaliona for all ola»see„of. stock being on » par with last report. Springers, best, close to profit, £13 to JE2O; others; £9 to'£l2 15s; backward spongers, best, £8 to £10 10s:' irthers; £5 40s to £1 15s: aged cows and inferior heiiers,' £2 upwards; 81 to 4-year steers, £4 to £5 sb; 8-year steers, £2 15s to £3 15b; 3 to 2}-year steers, £1 10s to £2 12s-6ds yearling to 18 months steers,.lSs to £1 7s6d; do. heifers, 1?« 6d to£2; twoyear heifers. £2 10s to £i 10s; bulls, £1 Jo £31 empty cows, 10s to £\ 5s s beef at fully Westfleld quotations. ■ At iPanmure op Monday, we held a clearing sale on account of Mr. Jas- Biggs, i There was a fcood attendance, and we report a satisfactory sale. > At Westfleld fat stock market on Wednesday, beef was penned in average numbers. Competition was keen throughput,' priceß improving, on last- report. l WT* Quote:— Extra choice oxen to 26s per 1001b; choice 'and prime oxen at from 19s to £1 4s per 1001b: rough and inferior oxen. 18s to 17s per 1001b; young cow and heifer beef, 15s to 19s per 1001b j other -«ow beef, Us upwards per 1001b. No extra heavy prime steers were penned. Heavy prime steers,' £8 Ids to £10; medium primt steers, £6 12s 6d to £8 7s 6d: light prims steers. £5 6s to £6 10s; unfinished and small -. Steers. £3 15s to £6. Calves, were penned in large numbers,; competition was dull throughout, with prices much lower than last week's re* port. Runners, £3 to £4 19s j heavy vealers, £3 5s to £4 2s; medium vealers, £1 18s to £2 8s; light vealers, 16s to £1 ss: smaller; 8s to 12s; small and fresh dropped, 4s to 7s. Sheep, were penned, in .average numbers, competition boing firm, prices improving on last week's sale. Heavy prime wethers, 13s 8d to 14s 8d; medium prime wethers, lis 9d to 18s: light and unfinished wethers, 9s to lis 6d: heavy prime ewes, lOs 3d to 12s 6d; medium prune ewes, 8s 6d to 10s; light and unfinished ewes, 6s 3d to 8b; medium and. heavy prime hoggets, 9s 6d to 12s; light prime unfinished hoggets. 6s to 9s. Lambß were penned in full num bers, selling readily at late quotation*. Heavy pritoe lambs, 18s 9d to 15s 9d; medium prime lambs,, Us 9d -to. 18s 6d; light prime and inferior .lambs, 9s to lis 6d; Pigs were yarded in less than average numbetfl, and showed an improvement on lalt week's'prices. No heavy baconers yarded- Choppers, £1 to £1 10s; medium baconers. £2 Hto £218 a; Hfiritw and heavy pOrkers. £1 IBs to £2,135; light porkers, £1 9s to £1 14s; Store pigs sold up £> last week's rates.

Daleetv and Co.; Limited. rer*rt as follow:i on their fat stock aa-lo »t Westfield * e |S-A~me#um yarding. Prices imr,s*d consid» on last watfi J»& being a rise of Bs. to 4s per BJ.v»W choice ox, 265; prime,, 245. to 18s: second Z&.% to'l&i wta* young, cows and heifers. 20s: others..lss to.JOs, Sheep.-Good yarding; prices shortly better. Prime wcthors 16a 6d, good 15a to, 12s 6d, others 12b to lQe; ewes, good lis. others ! 10 2obsri-A very full yarding. A steady demSa ihrbughout, the quality being general good. Extra good 16s 6d, prime 16s to lis 6dl others lis to 8s 6d. . i Calves-Calves came fprwafd in large, numbers, and completely glutted the market, only Hhe beet be rig saleable. Good runners k» £4. others M to 41 10s: vealors, £2 5s Ito SI 6s: h*»n dropped 8s to ss.

ADDINGTON. [by telegraph.— phess association.] CHRJBTCHOReH, Wednesday. A notable feature at the Addington market to-day wa* the eubstantial recovery in nn lamb vanies. Last week there was an. overeubnly, and prices touched the lowest point lot a number of yeare. To-day there was a, very email yarding, due ma measure to the freezmg work*, opening, and values jumped up about 8s per head. Mutton was stight.y dearer, and beef allowed further weakening. , , Fat Lambs.—76o were, penned, compared with 2230 list Week 'There'was, an active demand by butchers, and most limb sold from 6id to 6id per lb. Extra prim* jamb? m to Bk. prime 20s fld to 24s 9d, medium l?e to 20s, light and inferior 12b 9d to 16s 9d; good 2-tooth wethers 7s 6d tor 8e 4d, ordinary 6? 3d to 6s 4d; cull 3s lOd to 4s. 2 and 4-tooth wethers 6b 9d to 8s Id; woolly wether hoggets 8s; forward 4 and 6-tqotn wethero,,loa Id to 12s Id,, ordinary 8s 8d to 9s Id; 2-tooth ewes 10s fid, aged ewes and lambs 8s (all counted), sound and fail-ing-mouthed ewes 6a 6d (all counted). Fat Sheep.—A small yarding with a small proportion of prime wethere. tor these there was an advance of, 10s 6d per head. Extra prime wethers made 225-9 di,, prime 18s 9d to 21s 6d, medium. 15s 0d to ÜBb 3d, lighter 12s to IBs 6d; extra prime ewis.lv* 7d to 19s 2d, prime! IBs to 17s X medium Us,9d to 14a 9d, light and inferior fls 9d to Fat Cattle—A large yarding of-368 head. There was a further decline, and prime beef eo'd at from 27s 6d to 80s; secondary 22s 6d to 2Bs. Cow beef was/unsaleable. Extraprime st«rs made £14 12s 6d to #16, prune £10 5s to £18 Be, medium £7 108 to, £10, lighter steers £5 to £7' &».; prime heifers £7 2e 6d to £8 17s 6d, ordinary £4 lps to £7; prime oow»"£B 7e 6d to £8 ItM, ordinary cows £3 to £6 ss. Vealors.—Hunners £5 10b; good., veaierß £3 2s 6d, medium £2 ICa; good calves £1 to £1 103 ' ' Storo Cattle.-A large yarding in fairly good demand. Three-year-old steers £3 10s to £i Bs; ttfo-year £2 10s to £2 18s fid; yearlings £1 5s to £1 M\ teo-mwW heifers £4 10s, yearlmss £I.los to m fair cows £2 to £3, medium and inferior, cows IBs to £1 6s; good bulls £4 65,. inferior to £3. " • y

.■■■■■> '... - .-■ . .-. -..- ■•■■:: •./•.... ■ ■/•,'■••■■'. Dairy good fourth 'cflr«? £12 to £18, second and third calverß, .aotma and: close\to calving £6 to;.'*lo{:.springingheifer* £6'to £9 10s; aged and lnfenor.cows -.■'.'/..-: '■-:/■■■■ ,:?. v \-*V;': Pat Pigs.—A largo entry and > mederate demand. Prices were ;on. a par- with, .last week's -rates. Choppers' £2 to £4 7s;. flight baconers £3 6s to £3 10«, heavy-£3.17s 6d to £4 ss; average price per lb sid ..to; Oldt. light ; corkers £2\6s to;£2 12s 6d. : heavy £2 16s to £3 6s*. average price per lb 6ld..toed. Store Pigs.—Medium store* £3 to £3.75; email'22s'to 295; weaners 7s to 9s. '. WAIKATO. - , The -'Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering ' Co., Ltd, Hamilton, • report as follows onstook sales held .in the Waikato':—Apart from' ordinary fluctuations beef Jhaa net altered, much ainco our last report. Export quotations ato, ! however, weakening, with little desire on tho part of, buyers to operate. Tlie market for mutton has declmed. Tho chief activity at present is, m regard to lambs,' but;the enthusiasm of last •season'■ is sadly lacking. - As regards store' cattle there is.no alteration in values to report, although With 'the present small yardings, inquiry is again setting in. Not much business in store sheen is being transacted, and tho inquiry is falling off. The market for fat pigs iB still rery duly,' bu{ stores continue to draw fair conipjtition. Horses ■have shown no improvement Binco we las'* reported. Wo quote s-VBullocks, heavy, prune £7 to £7 10a, medium'£6 to £6 15a: Cows; heavy £4 10s to' £5 6s, medium £3 to £3 16s; cows, forward £1 IBi to £2 10s; Bteers, 4-year, best £4 10s to?£6: 3-year, best £215 ato £3 ss; 2-year, 'beat 85s to £2 ss; heifers,> 2-year, empty £3 10a ,to £4 10s; cows., stores 16s to £1 10s; dairy cows, best £10 to £15; dairy heifers £7 to £10; steers, yearling, best £1 to £1 7s 6d. yearling, medium 15s to 17b 6d; heifers, yearling, best £2 10s to £3 10s, yearling, medium £1 IDs to £2 lis; ewes, with lambs by Romney rams, 12s to 15s; ewes, with lambg by SJ>. ramß,vl7s (id to 22s 6d; wethers, prime woolly 16s to 17s 6d, medium 14s 6d to 15s 6d; ewes, prime woolly .12s to' 13s 6d; wethers, prime shorn 12s to 16s 6d: ewes, prime shorn 9s to 10s; wethers, store 4-tooth, shorn 12s 0d to lis 6d, 2-tooth 8s 6d to 9s; pigs, baconers £216 ato £3 7a, corkers 86s to £2 2s 6d. good slips £1 6s to £2, weaners 6s to 15s: horses, heavy draughts £30 to £40. medium draughts £25 to £30, light draughts £17 to £20; harness lwrsos 18 to £16; hacks £6 to £10.