LONDON WOOL SALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20366, 21 September 1929, Page 7

LONDON WOOL SALES.

12,508 BALES OFFERED.: ;

NEW ZEALAND CLIP TO Isd,

Australian and N.Z. Press Association. LONDON, Sept. 19,

At tho London wool sales to-day 12,508 bales were offered, of which 5863 were from New Zealand. There was a representative selection of Merinos, but competition was slack and there were some withdrawals. There was a moderato supply of greasy crossbreds and a good selection of slipes and scoured wools met with good competition. A New Zealand greasy halfbred clip, "MacDoriald Downs," sold at 15d to I4d. BRADFORD TOPS. The Bradford tops market is weak. A small amount of covering is being done for spot requirements. Quotations are:— Sixty-fours, 34d; sixties, 32d; fifty-sixes, 27jd; fifties, 24d; forty-sixes, 22d; forties, 21d. RECORD WOOL DELIVERY. BUSY DAY AT SYDNEY, - Although tho authorities at Darling Harbour are accustomed to handling ten or fifteen thousand bales of wool a day, during the month of September, their oiganisation was tested to the utmost on September 9. On that day about 340 trucks of wool were in position at the wool shed. This meant that the record number of 17,008 bales, 9 butts and 259 bags had to be delivered to the varioils wool stores between 7.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. By using motor-lorries and horse-, waggons belonging to various contractors, as well as tho fleet of 20 lorries owned by tho Railway Commissioners, this was done. Tho previous record was .16,154 bales, 14 butts and 489 bags, on September 26, 1927. FEILDING FREEZING COMPANY. PROFIT OF OVER £4OOO. The annual report of the Feilding Freezing Company states that there has been a decided improvement in the affairs of the company. Tho year's operations resulted in a profit of £4073 14s, which has been written off as depreciation. The killings for the season were 225,229 sheep and lambs, and 2393 cattle, _ showing increases of 9036 and 34 respectively. Tho company also treated 19,663 calves and 1520 pigs, this being new business. Last year the company reported a net profit of £IBO2, which was devoted to depreciation. In the previous year, there was a loss of £6606, which increased tlie accumulated deficiency in the profit and loss account to £16,619. :

STOCK SALES. „ PRICES AT TE AWAMUTU. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a stock Bale at Te Awamutu on Thursday, when there was an average yarding of all classes of cattle. Competition was steady and the majority of ihe yarding changed hands at prices quite equal to late quotations. Fat steers made £l4 ss; fat cows, £9 10s to £lO 12s 6d; lighter fat cows, £7 17s Gd to £9 9s; forward cows, £6 5s to £7 10s; store cows. £5 10s to £6 4s; othors. £3 lOr to £4 10s; three to four-year-old steers, forward condition, £ll 7s to £ll 13s; three-year store steers, £9 8s to £9 15s; Jersey yearling heifers, well grown, £8 2b Gd; Jersey cross yearling heifers, £4 12s to £5 4s; choice Jersey heifers, close to profit, £l3 JOs to £l7 10s; Jersey and Jersey cross springing heifers. £lO to £l2 10s; backward heifers, £7 10s to £9 10s; calved heifers, £9 to £l2r dairy cows, close to profit, £lO 10s to £l3; choice dairy cows in milk, £l2 10s to £l4 10s; Shorthorn arid Jersey cross dairy cows, £8 to £9 103. -'Pigs: Breeding bowb, £3 to £3 10s; light to medium porkers, £2 10s to £2 17s; stores. 35s to £2 sa; slips, £1 to 31s; weaners, 15s to £1 4b. .*

YARDING AT WAINGARO. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held a very successful sale at \\ aingaro yards on Thursday. A medium entry of cnttlo and small yarding of sheep came forward. Quotations 3f-year Shorthorn steers, £lO 6s; 2J-ye.ir steers, £8 3s to £9 2s Gd; yearling Hereford steerß, £6: fat heifers, to £lO 10s; medium cows, £8 os heavy fat wethers, 3Ss 4d; shorn forward wethers. 255. ( LATE RATES AT WAIHI. • • • The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a sale at Wailii on Thursday. A good yarding of all classes of cattle was penned, and was readily disposed of at late rates. Quotations:—Pat cows, light, £B-17s Gd to £10; forward cows, £6 3a to £8 12s 6d; fresh store cows, £4 15s to £6; store cows, £3 Is to £4 lis; mixed coloured two-year steers, £6 10s; Jersey heifers, yearlings, £3 3s to £5 la; Jersey bulls, yearling, £3 to £5 55.; dairy cows, best, £8 10a to £lO 15s; backward sorts, £5 to £8 ss; dairy heifers, choice, £l2 to £l4; others, £7 16a to £ll 158. . VALUES AT MATIEEE. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report, having held a stock sale at Matiere, when a fair yarding of. sheep and cattle cama forward. Quotations Two and four-tooth wethers, 82s 9d; empty two-tooth eweß, 30s 6d; good woolly wether hoggets, 27s 4d; fair shorn wether hoggets, 25s 6d; four-year-old Fnesian. bullocks, £10; twq-year Jersey steers, £5 Is; yearling Jersey heifers, £5 to £6; yearling. Shorthorn heifers, £3 10s to £4 ss; store cows, £4 to £0 15s; best dairy cows, closo to profit, £9 10s to £11; backward, £6 10s to £S 15s; best Shorthorn heifers, to £l2 10a; others, £9 10a to £9 15s; small two-year springing heifers, £6 10s to £7 10s: _ 18month Shorthorn bulla, to £lO 10a. Pies: Fair slips, 21s. FIXTURE AT OTOROHANGA. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held a stock sale at Otorohanga this wee*. Sheep were yarded in small numbcrß. while ilia cattle pens were fairly well filled. Competition was good throughout at late rates. Quotations: —Fat black face hoggets, ~<s, good mixed sex hoggets., 26b 2d ; fat , cow /' medium, £S 10s to £9 10s; fat bullocks, to £IG 10s; fresh conditioned cows, £o 10a ta £7 10s; stores, £4 10a to £5 12s Gd; y, c ; ar * l ®K Jersey heifers, £4 12s Gd to 1-s . dairy cows, cloao to profit, £1- to £ls los. medium cows, £9 to £lO 15s; best hufe . close to profit. £l2 to £IG 10s; medium and backward, £7 to £lO 10s. BAY OP PLENTY JERSEY SALE, [BY TELEOKArH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. 3 TAURANGA, Friday. The Bny of Plenty Jersey - Cattle Club hold its first annual sale of pedigree Jerseys at Taurnnga yesterday. There was a yarding of nearly 50 head and buyers wore present from various parta of the liay ot Plenty. Satisfactory prices were realised, the highest figure beir.g 36 guineas for a throe-vcar-old bull, Meadovvland Hopeful, offered by Mr. B. gladden and purchased by Mr. L. J. Hopping, of Cambridge Road, Taurnnga. The snle was conducted by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. FEILDING QUOTATIONS. [BY tfxegraph*—press association.] FEILDING, Friday. There waa a small yarding of fat slieep nt the Feilding stock sale to-day and prices declined slightly. Store sheep did not find a ready market. Fat cattle sold at 45s pel' 100lb. for choicest, beef., The dairy cattle entered were not equal in quality to those entered last week, but found a good market. Prices were;— Sheep: Fat hoggets, prime, 28s Cd to 32s Gd; good, 19a 3d to 22a Gd; shorn prime, 28a; fat ewes, shorn, 20s to 21a; medium, 22s Gd to 2Gs 8d; fat wethers, prime, 3Gs Id to-30s; medium. 28a Gd to 33s 3d; store ewes with over 100 per cont. • lambs, 35s lid; good mouthed ewes, with 100 per cent. lambs, 30s 4d; black face hoggeta, 19s 2d to 245:, wether hoggets. 25s (id; ewe hoggets, S3e; myced sßxhoggets.Ms 3d. Fat cattle: Good quality Hereford bullocks, £lO Is to £l7 10s; Polled Angus bullocks, £l3 17s Gd. Dairy cattle: Best springing heifers, £10.15s to £ls; «e<hum Quality. £8 15s to £10; inferior, £7 2s Gd to £8 bfl.