LONDON WOOL SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21297, 26 September 1932, Page 5

LONDON WOOL SALES

MARKET STILL FIRM GOOD GENERAL COMPETITION LONDON. ScDt. 23 At the London wool sales to-day 11,787 bales were offered, including 3269 from New Zealand. About 6075 were sold. Thero was good general competition at full late rates. New Zealand clips sold as follows:—Greasy halfbred, "Boscobel," top price 12£ d, average ll^tl; slipes, lialfbred lambs, "lielfast," and 10^d. RABBIT SKIN SALES At the rabbit skin sales 3008 bales were offered and 1815 were sold. Hatters' sorts were in good demand. Pulling advanced 5 per cent, compared with March, unpulled, 10 per cent. Furriers' racks were neglected, and declined 20 per cent. The few hares' skins available advanced 20 per cent. GOLD AND SILVER

QUOTATIONS IN LONDON

(Received September 25, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 24

Gold was quoted yesterday and to-day at £5 18s lid an oz., compared with £5 19s Id on Thursday. Silver wan quoted yesterday at 17jjd spot and 17 7-8 d forward, compared with 18 l-16"d and 18 3-16 d on Thursday.

STOCK SALES TE AWAMUTU QUOTATIONS The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, reports that at the stock sale at Te Awaniutu on Thursday upwards of 500 cattle of all classes were yarded. Dairy cattle were penned in large numbers, good quality 6e '»- in" under keen competition at advanced rates. The 250 yearling heifers advertised attracted a large bench of buyers, sold above late quotations. There was a full yarding of store pigs, late rates being well maintained throughout. Quotations: Sheep: Medium fat wethers, 13s; fat ewes, 6s 9d to 8s; fat hoggets, 10s 6d to 12s; mixed sex hoggets, 8s to 8s 7d. Cattle: fat steerß, 4:0 5s to £6 10s; prime fat cows, £5 to £5 19s; medium. £4 to £4 10s; light, £2 15s to £3 10s; good store cows, £1 15s to £2 8s; two-year empty heifers, £1 lis to £2 2s; best quality yearling Jersey heifers, £4 3s to £4 9s; good quality, £3 7s to £3 15s; medium, £2 8s to £3; smaller, £1 .10s to £2 2s; the advertised line of 100 yearlings averaged £3 10s. Dairy cattle: Choice calved Jersey heifers, £lO 5s to £11'; good quality, £8 to £9 ss: medium. £5 10s to £7; poorer sorts. £3 to £4 10s; best qualitj Friesian and Shorthorn heifers, in milk, £8 to £9 ss; good springing heifers, £7 10s to £9 ss; medium, £5 10s to £7; poorer, £3 10s to £4 10s;' best dairy cows, to £9 103; medium, £5 15s to £G 10s; others, £3 to £3 10s. Pigs: Large stores £1 to £1 ss; medium, 16s to 18s; good weaners, 12s 6d to 15s 6d; sows with litters, £5 7s to £5 15s. PRICES AT TUAICAU

Dalgety and Company, Limited, held its monthly stock sale at Tuakau on Friday. A heavy yarding of cattle of all classes came forward and sold to a representative bench of buyers at full ruling rates. The following are the prices obtained:—Fresh-conditioned four-year-old Pplled Angus steers, £4 to £4 2s; Shorthorn and Shorthorn cross steers, £3 17s; Polled Angus steers, £3 17s; two-year-old Shorthorn bulls, £5; small Hereford yearling heifers, 13s to £1; steers, 15s; medium Hereford yearling steers, 2Gs; small two-year Hereford heifers, 38s; medium cows, 245; yearling Jersey heifers. £2 10s to £3; small, 303 to £2 14s; fat cows, £3 17s; fat steers, £i> ss; good quality calved Shorthorn heifers, £5 10s; others, £3 12s 6d to £5 7s 0d; good quality springing Shorthorn heifers, £4 17s 6d to £5 7s Cd; backward calvers, £3 15s to £4 ss. MORRINSVILLE PRICES

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held the usual fortnightly stock sale p.t the Morrinsville saleyards on Friday. There was a fair yarding of catt.e and a good yarding of pigs. Fat cows sold at up to £4; store cows, 10s to 265; sound empty young Jersey cows and heifers. 32a to 40s; fair yearling Jersey heifers, £2 15s; dairy cows, to £5 ss; dairy heifers, £5 to £7 15s; small, £4. Large store pigs made 25s tc 325; good store pigs, 20s to 245; weaners, 8s 6d to 13s Cd; slips, ,14s to 18s. VALUES AT NGARUAWAffIA

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports that at the Nganiawahia stock sale on Friday a good yarding of ail classes came forward. Beef was penned in larger numbers than usual and sold under good competition. Dairy cattle also came forward in good numbers, and those of good quality found a ready Bale. Values were:—Light fat steers, £5 15s; light fat cows, £3 18s to £4 ss; light fat heifers, £3 to £3 12s; killable cows. _£2 10s w £3 2s; fresh-conditioned cows, 359 to £2 2s: store cows, 20s to 80s; boner cows, 8s to 16s; small Jersey yearling heifers, 30s to £'2; two-year-old empty heifers, 35s to £2 ss; sound young cows, 20s to 333. Dairy cattle: Choice Shorthorn heifers. £8 to £8 <153; Shorthorn heifers, later, £G 10s to £7 10s; Jersey heifers, £6 5s to £7 sa; Friesian heifers, £5 10s to £7; genuine dairy cows, £5 10s to £7; others, £2 5s to £3. WAIHOU QUOTATIONS The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports that at the Waihou sale on Friday there was a good yarding of sheep and a large yarding of cattle, prices being on a par with late sales. There was a fair yarding of dairy cattle, which met with good competition. A good yarding of pigs was penned, both fat and storo. The bidding was brisk and all classes of pigs met with keen competition. Values were: — Prime fat ewes, 9s Id to 9s 6d; fat ewes. 7s Gd to 8s Id; fat hoggets, 10s; fat wethers. 14s Id; prime fat cows and heifers, £5 10s to £6 2s; medium fat cows, £3 10s to £5; light fat cows, £2 7s 6d to £3 Gs; killable cows, 32s Gd to £2; fresh store cows, £1 2s 6d to 30s; boner cows, 5s to 18s; young fatheifers, £1 5s to 30s; two-year-old steers, mixed colour, £2; 12 to 18-montlis steers. £1 Gs; best yearling Jersey heifers, £3 Gs; yearling heifers, 85s to £2 10s. Dairy cattle: Extra choice Jersey heifers, £9 103 to £lO 15s; choice Jersey heifers, £7 15s to £9: good Jersey and Jersey cross heifers, £6 15s to £7 10s; other Jersey heifers, more backward, -£5 to £6 10s; Shorthorn heifers, £3 15s to £4 15s: Jersey and Jersey cross cows, £3 to £5 lan. Figs: Heavy haconers, £2 to £2 2s; medium, 36s to 395; light. 32s to 355; heavy porkers, 29s to 31s, medium, 2Gs to 28s; light, 22s to 255; good stores, 22s to 2Gs; stores. 19s to 21s: slips. 15s to 18s 6d; weaners, 9s Gd to 14s Gd; maiden Tamworth cross sows, 355. GOOD DEMAND FOR BULLS [from our own correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Saturday Prices showed a sharp advance at the bull pale held at Pukekohe yesterday by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd. The entry comprised 125 bulls and competition was keen throughout. The prices realised were well in advance of late rates. All except two or three of the animals offered were sold. Jerseys predominated, with the other dairying breads fairly well represented. The top pries paid was l"a guineas, but the majority made from 10 to 16 guineas. AMERICAN WHEAT PRICES (Received September 25, 5.5 p.m.) CHICAGO, Sept. 24

Wheat.—September, 51| cents a bushel; December, 54g cents; May, 59 7-8 cents. The New York quotation for cash is 61 cents.