LONDON WOOL SALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20113, 26 November 1928, Page 7

LONDON WOOL SALES.

PRICES WELI. MAINTAINED.

ANIMATED COMPETITION.

Australian and N.Z. Press Association. LONDON, Nov. 23

At the London wool sales to-day 8722 bales were offered, of which 3793 were Australian, and 3506 New Zealand. There was an excellent selection of Merinos suitable to all sections of the trade, a good offering of slipes and scoured crossbreds and a few greasies. Animated competition ruled in all sections, and thero were practically no withdrawals. Prices were fully maintained. The following clips sold at the rates quoted: —"Coongan," 21d to 19jd; "Warrjiwagjiic," 20id to 18d; "Warendji," 21d to 19d; "Midkin," 29d to 26(1; "Bcringara," 25£ dto 24d. STONE FRUIT IN OTAGO. PROSPECT -OF HEAVY CROPS. [I!V TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] DUNEDIN, Sunday.

The latest roper!s from Otago Central stale that Ihe prospects of heavy crops of stone fruit of all varieties arc very promising. The season is now advancing and the danger from frosts is dai|y grow ing less. The quality of thp fruit', moreover, should ho better than usual, as growers arc learning the value of thinning their crops as much as possible. NITROGEN FROM THE AIR. WEST CO-AST SOUNDS SCHEME. about the scheme for developing the West Coast Sounds, in connection uilh which ho recently visited England, Sir Douglas Mawson stated in Wellington last week that the scheme was undoubtedly a great project, and his investigations in England would ho the subject of a comprehensive report to the promoters. The scheme would call for a capital of £7,000,000, which financiers at Home were prepared to find. Undoubtedly, with the resources waiting to bp tapned the cheapest hydro-electric power in the world coi]ld lie developed for the extraction of nitrogen from tho air, and the making of nitrogenous manures. STOCK SALES. PRICES AT MORRINSVILLE. [IJY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] MORRINSVILLE. Sunday. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, 'Limited, reports having held its usual Morrinsville stock sale 011 Friday, when nh extra heavy entry of fat cattle came forward. Though prices were easier throughout, the whole yarding was cleared. Following are tho quotations!— Sheep: Fat wethers, 32s to Dos fat hoggets, oOs to 365. Beef: Good quality medium fat steers, X'l3 12s Gd to £ll 5.}; lighter. £'l2 to £l3: goodquiflily 2-year l'at steers, £'9 2s Gil to £lO 7s Gd; heavy fat cows and heifers, £9 6s to £9 IGs; medium fat cows, £8 2s Gd to i'S ]7s Gd; lighter, £'7 7s Gd to £7 18s: forward-conditioned cows. £'G 10s to £7 2s Gd; good-quality ITolstein store cqws, £G 12s to £G 19s; good-quality Shorthorn store cows, £5 13s to £'G 15s; other store cows, £1 fis to £'G 2s (id; boners, £3 2s Gd to £4; 3-year-old Shorthorn 3teers, £9 7s Gd; good-quality 15 months to 18-iflontlis .Tprsey heifpis," r.w.b., £'G 1-ls to £7 7s Gd; Jersey and Jersey-cross empty heifers, £4 12s Gd to £5 ss; Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, close to profit, £ll 10s to £ll ss; backward, £7 Ids to £9 ss; 1-year Jersey and Jerseycross cows in mill:, I'd to £l4 10s; Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, close to profit, £lO 15s to £l4: more backward. £7 to £lO 10s; Holsteii). clo.sp to profit £lO to £ll Gs; Jersey bulls for service. £8 lo £11; potters. t:j to £5 ss. Pigs: Raconprs, medium, £2 7s io £2 IGs: porkers, £1 17s to £2 7s: stores, £1 8s to £1 15s; slips, 19s to £1 G3 Gd; wqaners, Gs Od to 17s Gd. Bobby calves, 13s to 17s: smaller, 7s to lis. PRICES AT TUAKAU. Dalgety and Company. Limited, rpport as follows on their monthly Tuakau stock sale last Friday:—Very heavy yardings of cattle and sheep came forward, which were disposed of to a representative gathering of buyers frpm all ' parts. Prices were again in accordance wifh ruling rates, and we have to report a total clearance at prices which must bo considered satisfactory. Fat and forward shorn 4-tooth wethers, £1 5s 3d to £1 10s; 2-tootli ewes, £t 10s; 4-year-old bullocks. P.A., £ll 2s Gd to £l2 12s; 4-year' Shorthorn bullocks. £lO 6s to £lO 9s; 3 and 4-year Shorthorn bullocks, £8 8s to £9 IGs; 4-year Holstein bullocks, £9 12s; 4-year Jersey bullocks, £9 Is; 3-year Holstein bullocks, £7 18a; 3-year Shorthorn bullocks. £9 8s to £lO '9s; 4-year-old P.A. and Hereford bullocks. £ll ss' to £ll 15s: 2-ypar-old P. A. and Hereford steers, £7 ss; 2-year Shorthorn steers. £7 5s tp £7 10a; cows and calves, £G; 18niontlis steers, £G ss; yearling steers. £5 7s Gd to £5 10s; emptjr cows, £5 12s Gd to £7 10s; fat cows. £8 7s Gd; fat bullocks. £l3 Is; Jersey bulls, 75gns to Signs; Shorthorn bulls, yearlinsrs, £4 12s Gd; yearling Jersey heifers. £1 18s to £5 9s; Holstein hulls, £lO 10s: 2-year Shorthorn heifers. £5 8s: springing daivy cows and heifers, £7 5s to £ll 15s.

KEEN BIDDING AT FEILDING. [IJY TEI.EC.nArH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] FEILDING. Saturday. Kxccpfionnlly rood prices for rliecp and dairy cattle nilc-d at the Fcilding sale. Tiwe hoggets in wool sold up to ••16s, I Ilia being i lie highest price this season. Whom hoggets, Jioj, of first quality, inndo up to "?.os. Fat sheep. of tliero was a small yarding, at late rales. Dairy caitlo wpro in livpu demand. Cows in milk brought up to £lC> ss; springing cows. £'B to £11); springing heifers, £9 15s; heifers in milk. t',7lHs. Fnf cows made from £5 10s (Hi to I'll 10s; fat heifers, .€0 5s to £1(1; vealers, £2 Ca (id; three-year Shorthorn lieifers, .£0 f>s; threo-ypur bullocks, £ll 7s lidfbulla, X' l to X' 10.

SHEEPSKINS AND HIDES.

noon prices at Wellington

[BV TELEGRAPH.: —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] WELLINGTON. Saturday. At (lie fortnightly sale: of sheopskjns, hides and fallow the market generally was buoyant. The recent improvement in Hie wool linnet was reflected in the prices ruling for sheepskins, which were higher by fully Id per Hi for dry full wools and approximately (id each for sallcds. Heavy ox hides were very firm at late sate rates n-nd' medium weights advanced }d to id per lb. The olfieinl range of prices is us follows: Dry Sheepskins.—llalfbrcd, 13d to M|d; fipo crossbred, l.'Hd to 143 d; medium erossjired, 12d to Mid; coarse crossbred, J2d to 13Jd; half wools, lOd to 125 d; Quarter wools, S]d to 11 jd; pelts, Sd to 12d. Salted Skins.—Pells. 3s 2d to 4b Gd; quarter wools, 5s 9d: three-quarter wools, Ps 7il to lis 7d; full wools, Os Id to 13s Bd; extra large, Ms Gd; lambs, 2s Sd to Ss '"'ilides.—Ox, ."Sill to 4lib, OM; 4511) to 521b, 9d to 9]d; 631b to 601b. o}d to lOd; COlb to 0011). ind to IP 3-8(1; Vfllb and over, 10 1-Sd jo 10 3-8(1. Cow hides, 331b 1o 39tb, 7 3-Sd to 0 7-8 d; 4Mb to 431b. 8 3-Sd to 9}d; 4011) and over, 8 1-8(1 to 9 5-Sd. liip, 251b to "2lb, Sd to 111(1: ITlb to 2tlb. lOd to 12d. Yearling, 1 lib to llilb. 10d to 10} d; calf, 01b (o inlli, 10d to 12d; 01b to 81b, lid to lGdf ill) 1o oil), lOd to 17d. Tallc#V.—ln casks, 20s to 31s; in tins, 25s to 20s. Horsehair.—2od to 23',d. PRODUCE AT PUKEKOHE. [qv TEI-EG (lAl'lt. —OWN COB It ESFONDEN'T. ] PUKEKOHE, Sunday. The franklin F n nil fig' Auclionccrinp Company, Limited, report that at the weekly r>:|le at their mart small wearier piss sold at from 6a Gd to Bs, aged light liens at Is' Id to Is Gd. better hens at, 2s 2d to 2s Gd, am} ducks at Is Gc). In v'epe<ul)Jts". which wci'o in gqo'cl supply* cabbages brought 1p to 2s [id n "dozen, cauliflowers t,o 5s a dp/«n, green jieaa 2ld to 4d it lb, and potatoes 4s Gd to Gb Gd i(- sugar bag for first grade, and 2» Gd a fjugnr bug for second grade. Rhubarb sold i|t 3s to 6s ft dozen bundles.' In " fruit, lptnpns realised Od fq'ls 3d ii dpzen, Sydney orapges Is 3d n dqzen, ' Dougherty 'apples 7s to 7s Gd a case. ' Stunner ripples flg to 10s Gd a case, ijml guosphtirrifis 8s Gd n box. A duontity of furnituro and sundries weto disposed of at satisfactory prices.