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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18709, 15 May 1924, Page 5

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DAIRY PRODUCE MARKET. 1 BUTTER AND CHEESE PRICES ■ The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated May 10, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:— . Butter.— market continues Quiet with fair inquiry, Germany buying large quantities of.Danish. Official quotations are :~ New Zealand: Salted, finest. May 10. 1688 to 172s per cwt; May 3, 170s to 17to per cwt; April 26, 164s to 108 a; unsalted, May 10s, 176s to 182s; May 3. 1765. to 182s; April 26, 166s to 172s other qualities. May 10. 130 ato 1665. Australian: Salted, finest. May 10, 156s to 160s; May 3, 160 a to IMb; April 26. 150s to 158s; unsalted. May 10. 162s to 1665; May 8, 164s to 1665; April 26, 154s to 168s; other qualities, May 10. salted. 124s to 1525; unsalted, 130s to 156s Argentine: May 10, 146s to 1525; exceptional, 154&; May 3. 148s to 1665; April 26, 138 si to 140s; other qualities. May 10. 130s to 1445. Danish: Market steady; May 10. 208s to 2125; May 3. 2025: April 26. 174s to l(6s. Cheese.— holding of large quantities has had a depressing effect and Canadian new season's make is now being offered forward. English scarce. Steady demand for New Zealand available goods. Official quotations English: Finest farmers. May 10, 140s to 1455, up to 148s per cwt; May 3, 140s to 1455; April 26. 140s to 1455. New Zealand: May 10, coloured and. white, 84s to 86s; May 3, coloured and white, 86s to 88s; April 26. coloured and white. 86s to 88s. . .... Hemp.— market quiet at beginning of week, but closed firm. No business reported. "J" grade, April-June shipments, quoted at £38, sellers; May- shipments, £37 10s. and value. New Zealand market unchanged. . , Wool. —Sales continue with good attendance, and active support at last prices. Peas.—Blue: Consumptive demand better for all descriptions. Present van en me:— Japanese, on passage. £21 10s per ton, c.i.f.; April-May shipments, £20. Small Baltic, April-May shipments, £20. Dutch, handpicked, April-May shipments. £21 10s. a.a,smanian, on passage, £20; April-May shipments, £18 10s; spot selling at £21 10s to £22, ex store. New Zealand, spot, nominally £17 to JEI9. Maple.Supplies plentiful, and New Zealand excessive. English selling at 55s per quarter; New Zealand offered at 70s to 80s; Tasmanian. best, 85s to 90s. ex store. Beans.—Market quiet with fair trade for choice winter and spring crops at 40s 6d and 60s per quarter; small round, 70s to 755. Cocksfoot.—Danish not offering. Quotations for small lots, 86s to 92s per cwt. Fruit.The balance of the Cornwall shipment#of apples is practically disposed of »♦■ T>ri"»s similar to those given last week, with the exception of Adam's Pearmains, Ribston Pippins and Golden Pippins, which were severely attacked by frost and heat and had to be disposed of at the following prices:—Adam's Pearmain, 6s to 8s per case; Ribston Pippin. 2s to 8s; Golden Pippin, ss. Australian apples: Better varieties of all descriptions have been sold ' for 5s 6d to 14s per . case. Eggs.—Market quiet and slow demand. English, Irish, Danish. Dutch, 13s 6d to 15s 3d per long 100; Styrian, Lithuanian, Italian. Belgian. 13s to 14s; Irish duck eggs, Dutch duck eggs. 13s 6d to 14s. Shipments of New Zealand produce arrived this week per Kia Ora, Kumara, Westmoreland; last week. Remuera.

LONDON" WOOL SALES. DEMAND FOR CROSSBREDS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 13. At .the wool sales there was an average selection of all sorts. Merinos" were unchanged. There was .strong competition for crossbreds, with a better tone. ■ * '' . WESTPORT COAL CO. INTERIM DIVIDEND DECLARED. [BE TELEGRAPH. ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN. Wednesday. The directors of the Westport Coal Company hare declared an interim dividend of 6d per share. LONDON WHEAT MARKET. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.). LONDON. May 13. '_■ Wheat cargoes are steady. There ia little business, however, owing to fluctuations in French, exchange. Parcels are quiet. THE METAL MARKETS. (Quotations on May 5 in parentheses.) A. and N.Z. LONDON. May 12. Copper.—Spot, £62 -Gs 3d (£65 6s 3d); three months, £62 3s 9d (£64 3 s9d). Load.—Spot, £29 10s (£29 17s 6d); three months, dߣB 10a (£2B 7s 64). Spelter.—Spot, £30 19s 9d (£3O 6s 3d); three months, £31 (£3O lis 3d). Tin.—Spot. £229 17s 6d (£235 12s 6d); three months, £229 12s 6d (£235 12s 6d). Silver.— (33d) per oz.

STOCK SALES. AUCKLAND. } .■■•■■* The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:— We held sales during the past week at Westfield, Warkworth, Clevedon and Pukekoho, all classes of cattle and ''aeep selling at late quotations. We U'U.** J ' -Best dairy cows and heifers, £9 to 2x4 10s: others, £6 to £8 15s; aged tow and inferior heifers, 42 10a to £5 16s: bulls, £1 5s to £5 10s, according to weight; empty cows, £1 to £2 10b; yearling to IS-months' steers, £1 10a to £2 7s 6d; weaner calves, best £1 to £1 10s, others 10s to 19s; two to '4-year steers, £2 10s, to £3 12s G6i threo to 3 J-year steers, £3 15s to £1 17s 6d; four to five-year steers, £6 to £6 7s 6d. At Westfield fat stock market on Wednesday beef was penned in large numbers, prices being easier. Extra choice oxen sold to 28s per lOOlb; choice and plain oxen, 23s to 27s per lOOlb; plain and unfinished oxen, 18s to 22s per 1001b; prime young cow and heifer beef, 22s to 25s per lOOlb; other cow beef, 18a to 21s per 1001b; rough beef, X3s to 17s per 1001b. No- extra heavy prime steers were penned. Heavy prime ateors sold at from £10 to £12 10s; medium, £8 15s to £9 17s 6d; light, £7 to £8 10s; smaller and unfinished steers, £5 10s to £6 17s 6d; extra heavy prime cows and heifers, £8 6s to £9 10s; heavy prime cows una heifers, £6 15s to £8; medium. £5 Cs to £6 10s; light, £4 to £4 17s Cd: forward, fleshy cows, £2 12s 6d to £3 15s; poorer cows, £1 6s to £2 10s. Calves were penned in average numbers, selling readily at late quotations. Runners, £2 15s to £4j heavy vealers, £2 14s to £3 6s; medium vealers, £2 2s to £2 12s; light vealers. £1 5s to £2; smaller. 12s to £1 Is; small and fresh dropped, 4s to 8b; rough .calves, 18b to £1 6s. Pigs were penned in average numbers, prices being at late quotations. Choppers, £2 15s to £8 19s; heavy baconers, £3 12s to £4 6s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 to £3 lis; medium and light porkers. £2 5s to £2 16b; store pigs at late quotations. Large stores, £1 6s to £1 12s; slips, 12s to £1; weaners, 5a to 103. Sheep were penned in large numbers, selling readily at late quotations. Heavy prime wethers, £1 18s to £2 0s 6d; medium prime wethers. £1 16s to £1 17s 9d; light .prime wethers, £1 14s to £1 15s 9d; unfinished wethers. £1 lis to £1 13s 9d; heavy prime ewes, £1 12s to £1 14s 9d; medium prime ewes, £1 9s to £1 lis ?d;. light prime ewos, 26a fid to 28s 6d; inferiorly fatted ewes, 18s to 255. Lambs penned in average numbers, sold a* late quotations. Heavy prime lambs, £1 8s to I.loa 6d; medium prime lambs. £1 Cs to £1 7s 9di light prime lambs. £1 3s to £1 6s 6d; store lambs, best 18a to 225. others 14? to 17s 9d. .

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly sate of fat stock at Wesifield on Wednesday, as under: __d Beef.— large yarding; prices easier. 'We quote:—Extra prime ox, 28s per 1001b.: choice and prime, 25s to 275; other, 18a to 225, Prim» young cows and heifer beef sold from 22a to 25s per 1001b.; other, 15s to 21s. Sheep.— large yarding; prices easier. Heavy prime wethers, 33s Od to £2; medium prime wethers, 36s to 083; light prime, 32s d to 35a 6d; «mall. and unfinished, 27a to 82s; best heavy prime ewes, 28s to 30s; good ewes, 28s to 28s; others, 22s to 25s Cd. Pigs. largo yarding eold at lata rates. Choppers. £3 to £3 15b; heavy and medium baconers, £3 15s to £4 Os; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 to £3 16s; medium and light porkers, £2 8s to £3. Calves.A large yarding sold at prices slightly easier than the previous week. Runners, £2 168 to £4 4s; heavy vealers, £3 10s to £4 Is; medium and light vealers, £1 15s to £2 18e; others, 18s to £1 12s. Lambs. good yarding.* Prices for good Quality lambs were about the same. Prime lambs, 26s to 28s 6d; medium, 25s to 25s 6d; light. 21s to 255; others, 14s, 18s, to 20b 6d.

Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd.. report :— During the week we held Bales at Westfield, Turua, Wellsford, Kumeu, Heleusville, and two clearing sales. There were average yardings at each yard, and a good demand at ruling prices. Best dairy cows at clearing sales, £12 to £16; good cows, £9 to £11; others, £5 to £8 10s; aged and inferior, £1 10s upwards. Grown steers in forward condition, £6 to £7 ss; three and a-half to four and a_-half-year-old eteers, £4 10a to £5 17s fid: two and a-half to three and a-half-year-old steers, £8 5s to £4 10a; 18-month to two and -year-old oteers, .£.2 5a to £3

ss; yearling steers, £1 10s to £2 2s; 18month to two-year-old, in calf, heifers, £1 15s to £5, according to breed and quality; empty young cows. £2 10s to £3 ss; store cowa, ;£1 to' £2; /at eteers, J2.7 ■ 10s " to £10 12s 6d; fat cows and heifers, £3 15s to £7 6s; rough killable cows, £1 10s to £3 10s; best calves, £1 6s to £1 lis; smaller calves, 15s to JJ.I 3s; email and weedy calves, 8s to 123: bulls, £1 10a to £7 7s. Yesterday at pur weekly Westffeld fat stock market wo again had a heavy entry of beef. 805 head, comprising 522 steers, 276 cows and heifers, and six bulls. The quality cene-ffiljy was first-clans. There was * falling off in the demand, and values receded 103 to 15s head. Extra choice ox sold to £1 8s per 1001b; choice and prime ox. £1 6s to £1 7s; ordinary arid plain ox, *■* 2a to , * l „ 43; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 to £1 ss; ordinary cow beet. 14s to 18s; rough beef. 7s to 13s;. extra heavy pruno steers ranged in price i i t ??. £l^}°^- i 1. £15;; heavy prime uteers, iil-Q l?;,"Kliter prime steers, £8 15s to £10 15s: light prime eteers, £7 5b to JZS 10s; unfinished and small, £5 to £7; extraheavy prime young cows and heifers. .£8 to £0; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 to £7 15s; lighter, £ 1 10s to £5 15s: other c S7"-,- V- l°n ,£° &l Sb - bull! and stags, £1 10s to £fi 155.. There was a full yarding of sheep, and as in the case of beef the demand was ess keen, although really prime mutton sold at, about last week's values. *? tT - a „ 188,77 P«me wethers, £2 2s to £2 bs6d; heavy prime wethers, £1 IPs 6d to £2 Is; medium to heavy prime wethers, %V 15 s I°-, 5 1 ISs 3<T = h "eht and unfinished, £1 10s 6d to £1-15a-6d: . best heavy prime young ewes, £1 9s to £11 12s 6d; heavy fat ewes. £1 6s to £1 8s 9d; lighter ewes. £1 3s 6d /?4 X s iV 9d; <her ewes > I'B to £1 33 (1904 sold). The 404 lambs which came ward were, with the exception of an odd pen. all of prime quality, and met with a brisk sale. Heavy prime, £1 8 S to £1 10s 6d; lighter prime, £1 5s to £1 7s: light KJ2S' -i- 1 ♦*" i? o^ 1 , 43 ?, d = unfinished stores, 1 (8 to £1 2s fid. Fat and young calves were yarded in large numbers, values tor all classes being easier. Runners made to £4 9s; heavy vealers brought from .£2 3s to £4 la; medium vealers, £1 12s to £2 8s; light v ? aler8 ', £ 4s to" £ 1 16 email and fresh dropped. 1 B to £1 Is (223 sold), ihere was again a heavy yarding of pigs. A keen demand existed for heavy prime wrS„^ ,le Prices fo . all other 'la-Sea were about the same as last! week's. Heavy *Vn £3 fc/i 108: M* and medium! £2 19,■ i;t& 163; j heav £ Porkers, £2 15s to £i us. light and medium, £2 to £2 12ssold) UP t0 UP no t %ve l an l e ß r 3 s

HAMILTON. CoLtd arn £«« f Co "?? ißr A tiT< Auctioneering day weTi/7°. rt! r Hamilton, on TuesstOck «rirp &° 0d yard ?nf 9* ill classes of tVin. ' i p .> ce ° W general being equal to waß°fS 8 - *he demand for sheej m«,i.Bi. Wl ■ ,^ at wethers, medium, SS• JEft v rward lambs 19s to 31s Id. A the Br P vfin! S b i emg r ?% ht] y fi ™er than at from £8 u- E % steers made jr/.T „ 13b to &1 15b - forward sorts £5 to to'lts, Vr,S £V 6' «eht-we>«hta £4 10s store r„w« Un,s 4 hed r cow.g £3 10s to £4 ss. were il ? f«; 25 3 to * 2 J 81-year st °°* steers making & ma , n , d ' backward-conditioned market i=° m ** lls , to £i 15s - The calf marKet was, as usual, the reverse of buoyBftfufniV 1 ?? 7 C £? 88 made from 16s t0 275, Mt?d for 1!"; Pl £ B were again brißkly competed for. heavy baconers making to £4 12s. Itirl • ?i heht Powers £2 to £2 7s 6d. •"ore pig 8 £i 7 8 to £i 16 slips £1 to £1 53. weaners 12s to 16s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency t\!« j - *? a «"lton, report: At Hamilton, on J.uesday, there was an extra large yarding of sheep, which met with good competition, ■tile cattle yards were also well filled, and oeef and grown stores sold under a steady aemand at satisfactory prices. We quote:— •tat, steers, £8 17s; fat cows, £5 9s to £6 1/s; cows in forward condition, £3 6s to £4 *» 6d; cows in fresh condition, £2 48 to £2 15s • store cows, £1, 6s to £1 18s; 2i to 3-year-old coloured steers. £2 18b to £3 ss; fat two-tooth wethers, £1 14s to £1 15s; uwt two-tooth wethers, £1 12s; forward lamb, 18s Id; empty store ewes, 13s 6d. A large yarding of fat and store pigs came forward, and met with good competition. We effected a total clearance. Prices realised were:— Heavy prime baconers, £4 to £4 13a: lighter baconers, £3 10s to £3 18s; good porkers and light baconers, £2 16s to £3 ss; light porkers, £2 5s to £2 15s; good stores, £1 10s to £2 Is; small stores, £1 5s to £1 9s; good weaners, 18s to £1 2s; small weaners, 10s to 15s; breeding sows, £3 5s to £3 15s.

ADDINGTON. fa* telegraph.—press ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday. At the Addington market there were heavy entries, that of fat sheep being the largest for a single week's sale for some years. The market throughout was firm for all classes of fat stock. Store Sheep.—The heaviest yarding for some weeks, including Central Otago and West Coast drafts. Good quality sheep sold freely, though old ewes were cheaper. Forward lambs and wethers eold particularly well. Good ' four and five-year-old crossbred ewes made 355; small two-toothed halfbred ewes, 33s . Cd; sound and failingmouthed halfbred eWes, 25s to 28s 6di sound-mouthed threequarter-bred ewes. 33a to 34s Gd; aged halfbred ewes, 19s to 245; aged crossbred ewes, lis to 22a; aged empty eweß, 15s to 21s; forward lambs, 25b; ordinary lambs, 21s to 22s - 6d: good halfbred wether lambs, 25s 3d; halfbred ewe lambs, 26s 3d to 28s; cull halfbred ewe lambs, 23s 10d; small wether lambs, 17b to 18a; forward four and six-toothed wethers. 31s to 33s 8d; ordinary, 27s to 30s; low-conditioned two, four and six-toothed wethers, 24s to 255; four and six-toothed crossbred wethers, 293 lid; four and six-toothed threequarterbred wethers, 29.S to 31s. Fat Lambs.— yarding of 3600, v compared with 3130 last week. There'was a keen sale, best lambs making lid per lb. others lOld to lOfd. Extra prime lambs, 38s to 40a 3d; prime. 33s to 36s 6d: medium. - 30s to 32s 6d; light. 24s 6d to 295. Fat Sheep.—An exceptionally heavy yarding and of better quality than last week. A good sale throughout at up to last week's prices. Exporters operated freely. Extra prime wethers. 49a; a few special to 56s 6d; prime, 38s 6d to 445; medium, 34s to 38s; light. 30s to 33s Cd: extra prime ewes, 36s 6d; a special line, 37s 6d.to 495; prime. 31s 6d to 84s: medium. 28s; light, 23b to 27s 6d; old, 19s to 22s 6d. Fat Cattle.A yarding of 480 head, compared with 670 last week. A bright sale for good beef with rough beef very hard to quit at cow prices. Best beef, 31s 6d to 34s per 1001b; medium, 27s to 31s; unfinished. 22s 6d to 26s 6d; and rough, down to 12s 6d. Extra prime steers, £15 to £16 17s Gd; prime, £12 to £14 15s; medium, £9 to £11 15s; light. £5 to £8 ss; extra prime heifers, £10 2s 6d; prime. £6 10a to £8 16s; ordinary, £4 to £6 355: extra prime cows. £10 ss; prime. £6 to £8 6s; ordinary, £3 5s to £5 15s. < l_ Voalers.— large yarding and easier prices. Runners made to £4- ss; good vealers, to £3 16s; good calves, £1 15s to £2 17s Id; small calves, up to 20s Store Cattle. —A medium entry of mixed class. One to two-year steers, £2 to £2 10s; cows. 20s to 495; bulls, £3 10s, Dairy Cows.—Cows and heifers, close to calving, were in keen demand. Second and third calvers, £8 to , £12 10s; springing heifers at drop, £7 to £9 10s: baokward springers and cows in milk, £1 10s to £4. Fat Pigs.—Baconers were firmer and porkers easier. Average price, baconers GJd to 7Jd per lb,- porkers 6d to 7}d. Store Pigs.Weaners. 9s to 13s. small stores, 16s to 18s Id; medium, 26s to 33a; large, 38s to 445. AUCKLAND HIDE SALES The market for hides showed an easing tendency at yesterday's sales. Heavy ox hides realised ud to 9d per lb.; medium ox hides, brought from 74d to 8d per lb.; lisht ox hides from 4id to Gd per lb. Cow hides brought from 4Jd to 6d; kips, from 4d to " l '': and yearlings, from 4d to 6ld per lb. Calf skins were easier, prices ranging from 10d to Is per lb. There was. a keen demand for skins, prices showing an improvement on those of the last sales. Dry skins full wool brought from 12d to 19d per lb, according to the grade of wool; quarter to half-wools realised from 18ld to 15d per lb.; up to quarter wool. 6d to lid per lb.; cut and damaged hides, Gd to 13d; salted skins, extra large, up to 12s: medium, from 8s to 10a; small and light. 4 8 to 6s; pelts, 2s to 3s Cd. . . ■Ml I I I •*■ 1.. ■ ■

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A good "All-wool" New Zealand Bug makes mighty comfortable travelling. Seei the exceptional selection at John Court, Ltd., Queen Street, first floor. Fresh chills and colds unless tackled at once may lead to .serious consequences. Use Naaol very freely and it will give prompt relief. > Wonderful values showing th's week in fur coats, furs, marabouts, velour coats and all winter garments at the popular A.B.C. Stores, Karangahape Road. L "Fleet Week'* visitors will be charmed with*the fine display of "All-wool" New Zealand Rugs, at- keenest prices.— John Court, Ltd., Queen, Street,, nrst floor departments ' '