WOOL SALES PRICES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20989, 28 September 1931, Page 3

WOOL SALES PRICES.

LONDON MARKET STRONG. RISE ON JULY RATES. i LONDON, Sept. 25. At the wool sales 10,161 bales were offered, including 3168 from New Zealand, and about 4750 were sold. There . was a strong market, with active Home and Continental demand. Compared with the July series scoured Merinos are unchanged, greasy Merinos and fine crossbreds are from par to 5 per cent. up. Medium coarse crossbreds are unchanged. Slipes, fine are 5 to 10 per cent up, and lower grades 5 per cent. up. New Zealand slipes W.F.M. made top price, average 7j[d. HIGHER PRICES GENERAL. MARKET STRONG AND ACTIVE. Dalgety and Company, Limited, has received the following cabled advice from its London house, dated September 25: The wool sales continue to be active. Tho market is strong, with a hardening tendency. As compared with the closing rates of the last series the prices for good greasy Merino are 10 per cent, higher. Greasy Merino of other descriptions, halfbred and fine greasy crossbred are par to 5 per cent, higher, and slipe is 10 per cent, higher. Scoured Merino is about the same as at the last sale with the exception of short and faulty, which are still irregular. Since last week Bradford tops have advanced. Merino is 3d higher and crossbred is Id to higher.

I WOOL IN AMERICA. ! i INCREASE IN CONSUMPTION. (Received September 27, 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON. Sept, 26. The Department of Agriculture in a report indicates that the recent consumption of -wool in the United States has increased remarkably. The consumption of combing clothing ■wool in July was the greatest for any month since May, 1923. The high rate was maintained through August, and for the first seven months of 1931 the consumption was 20 per cent, above that of the previous similar period. The wool consumed was largely domestic, owing to low prices and small imports. FROZEN MEAT EXPORT. SHIPMENTS FROM DOMINION. FIGURES FOR CURRENT MONTH. Figures supplied by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board show that frcm September 1 to 15 the Dominion exported to overseas countries 4679 quarters of beef, 91,406 carcases of mutton, 232,951 carcases of lamb and 4783 carcases of pork. With the exception of one qnarter of beef, nine carcases of mutton and one carcase of lamb all the shipments were to English ports. During the same period Australia exported to the United Kingdom 68,436 quarters of beef, 178,564 carcases of mutton and 301,987 carcases of lamb. South America sent 177,854 quarters of beef, 38,963 carcases of mutton and 68,406 carcases of lamb. Following are the total New Zealand shipments from October 1, 1930, to September 15, 1931, the figures for the same period of the preceding season being given in parentheses: —Beef, 117,648 quarters (136,645); mutton, 2,366,495 carcases (2,038,893); lamb, 7,754,031 carcases (6,647,151); pork, 126,249 carcases (128,315); boneless beef, 104,755 bags (80,664). SYSTEM OF SLAUGHTERING. OBJECTION TO ALTERATION. [Br TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HASTINGS, Saturday.

A proposal recently made by certain freezing works proprietors, that the board of slaughtermen be eliminated from the ■works and replaced by inen working under the chain system and employed in gangs by contractors, was discussed last evening "by a largely-attended meeting of men employed at the three local works. Under the chain system the men -would work on a principle similar to that in mass-production factories, each man performing a single operation: Speakers at the meeting expressed the view that the slaughtering trade would cease to exist, that slaughtermen would become unemployed, and be compelled to leave the unions, and that as a consequence the unions would become weakened or even go out of existence. The meeting passed a unanimous resolution of protest against the proposal.

STOCK SALES. WAIHOU QUOTATIONS. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report having held the fortnightly sale at Waihou on Friday, when there was a small yarding of sheep and a good yarding of cattle, with prices at late rates. A medium yarding of fat pigs was penned and a heavy yarding of store and weaner pigs. Fat pigs maintained values, competition being good on store pigs. Quotations:—Fat heavy wethers. 18s Gd: fat wethers, 16s Gd to 16s 7d: heavy fat ewes, llis; fat ewes, 12s Gd; fat hogget's. 13s 4d to 14s 6d: heavy fat cows, £6 ISs to £7 ss; fat cows, £5 to £6 10s; light fat cows, £3 to £4. 15s; forward-conditioned, £1 10s to £2; boner cows, os to 15s: best yearling Jorsey heifers, £3 10s to £3 13s; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 7s to £3 10s. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £2 18s to £3 Is; medium baconers, £2 103 to £2 16s; light. £2 5s to £2 7s; porkers, £1 16s to £2; lighter porkers, £1 12s to £1 14s; choppers, £1 4b to £2 10s; good store pigs, £1 6s to £1 8s; slips, £1 to £1 ss; weaners, 15s to £1; smaller weaners, 10s to 14s. Dairies: Jersey heifers, choice, £ll 15s; others, £5 to £7 15s: poorer sorts, £2 10s to £4 15s; Jersey cows, £5 to £6. PRICES AT FEILDING. [BY telegraph.—press association.] FEILDING, Saturday. At tho etock sale yesterday, prices for fatsheep dropped Is 6d a head. Prime fat wethers realised up to 15s 6d; fat ewes, 15s 7d; fat hoggets, 17s 3d. In the fat cattle section, there was keen inquiry for good quality beef. Polled Angus bullocks made up to £8 18s; Ilerefords, £9 5s Shorthorns, cows, £7 15s; Polled Angus cows, £B. There was a good demand for dairy cattle, an* best springing heifers brought up to £8 'Js 6d. RED POLL SHOW AND SALE. FIXTURE AT TAUMARUNUI. The second annual Red Poll show and sale was held nt Taumarunui on Friday. There was an entry of 31 head and tho standard of the young cattle in particular was excellent. Keen interest was displayed in the judging, Mr. CJ. E. Robertson, of Wellington, making the following awards; — Yearling Bulls.—Messrs. Risk Bios., Ohura. 1, 2 and 3. All three bulls, which showed superb quality, were by the same sire. Deucher Carlos, a grandson of. Marham Prior, imported from England. 'Heifers: Messrs. Risk Bros.. 1; Mr. D. F. McLeod, Taumarunui, 2. Cows: Mr. P. T. Burgess, Ongarue, 1; Estate A. G._ Anderson. Kukuta. Wanganui, 2; Messrs. Risk Bros., 3. Bulls: Two years and over, Mr. J. E. Shewry, Kohuratahi, 1. At tho resulting sale, conducted by Messrs. Wright,. Stephenson and Company, Limited, in conjunction with Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Limited, prices, were in favour of buyers, who were present from as far distant as Foilding and Wanganui. Top prices were 20gns and 23gns. paid for A.A. heifers, bred by Mr. D. F. McLeod.