WOOL MARKET FIRM

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21505, 31 May 1933, Page 7

WOOL MARKET FIRM

LATEST LONDON SALES SUSTAINED COMPETITION LONDON, May 29 At the London wool sales to-day 6800 bales were offered, including 3235 from New Zealand, and about 5830 were sold. Competition was well sustained, with a firm tone. There were some withdrawals of greasy Merinos owing to high limits. New Zealand clips sold as follows: Greasy halfbred, "Benmore," top price, 3 average, lOjd; greasy crossbred, "Whangara," 9d and ojjd. BRADFORD TOPS ALL QUALITIES VERY FIRM LONDON, May 29 The Bradford market is quiet, but all qualities of tops are very firm. HIDE VALUES ADVANCE l . SPIRITED COMPETITION GOOD OVERSEAS DEMAND Substantial improvement in the value of hides and sheepskins was registered at the fortnightly sale held by Auckland brokers yesterday. There was an average offering which met with a keen demand from a large bench of buyers. Exporters were prominent, a rise in the overseas markets enabling them to increase their limits. Inquiry for tallow was not so keen and prices were unchanged. Prices were:— Hides.—Best ox, heavy, 5Jd: medium and light, Sd; cow, heavy and medium. 45d to 4;d; light, 5d to 55d; yearlings, medium, light, Od; calfskins, medium, GJd; light, s]d; cut and faulty, 2Jd to 4!d. Dried Sheepskins.—Three-Quarter to full wool. Bound, 41d to 4Jd; damaged and faulty, 2}d to 3d: half-wools, sound, 3id to 4d; damaged and faulty, 2Jd to 3d; bare to Quarter wools, sound, 2id to 3d; damaged and faulty. Id to 2}d; lambskins, sound, 4Jd to 6d; damaged and faulty, 4d to 4id. Salted Sheepskins.—Half-wools, large. 2s 4d to 2s 8d each; light and medium, Is 3d to Is 9d; bare to quartor-wools, 9d to Is; lambskins, medium to large, Is 3d to Is 8d; light and small, 8d to lOd; shorn, Gd to Bd. Tallow.—Best mixed, 14s to 15s per cwt.j second grade, 12s to 13s Gd; inferior, 9s to lis. COUNTRY STOCK SALES

QUOTATIONS AT FRANKTON IMPROVEMENT IN PRICES [from our own correspondents] HAMILTON, Tuesday A better tone for fat ewes and wethers was noted at the Frankton stock sale today. in spite of the increased yarding. Both classes eold readily at prices in advance of last week's rates. There was a keen demand for fat lambs. Prices for fat bullocks Bhowed an improvement, The yarding was smaller than usual. Better prices were realised for fat cows and heifers, which were in short supply. Baconers improved on late quotations, and stores sold well at advanced prices. The yarding was small. The auctioneers report:— Dalgety and Company, Limited.—Extra prime fat wethers made up to 15s Gd; prime wethers, from 14s 6d to 15s; light wethers, 10s to lis; extra prime young ewes, to 10s 9d; ordinary fat ewes, 8s t? 9a; unfinished ewes, 7s Gd; fat lambs, 10s to 133 9d. Fat cattle: Prime fat steers eold at equal to 15s per 1001b; ordinary fat steers, 13s to 14s per 1001b; prime young cows and heifers, to 14s per 1001b; fat cows at equal to lis per JOOlb; light. Jersey-cross cows sold from 30s to £2 ss; runners, to £2 8s: vealers. j to 31s. Pigs: Best baconers, £2 2s to £2 7s; medium, £1 lGs to £2 Is; light baconers and heavy porkers, £1 Gs to £1 15s; medium porkers, £1 Is to £1 ss; light and unfinished porkers, 14a to 19s; choppers, £1 10s to £2 ss; beat stores, 12s to 17s; slips, 83 to lis; i weaners, to 6s 6(j. G. \V. Vercoe and Company, Limited.— Sheep: Fat wethei-a eold from 13s 9d to 14s; heavy fat ewes, 10s to lis lid; lig'lter, 9s to 9s 9d; light. 8s to 8s 9d: heavy fat lambs, to 13s 6d; lighter, 12s to 12s Gd; 'light and unfinished, 9.s to 10s. Cattle: Medium-weight fat bullocks, £5 to £5" 15s; •lighter, £4 10s to £4 15s; light and imfinished, £3 to £4 ss; heavy fat cows, £3 10s to £4 7s; lighter. £2 15s to £3 7s. 6d; light, £1 5s to £2; heavy fat heifers, £3 to £3 15s; lighter, £2 3s to £2 15s; light, to £1 15s. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £2 5s to £2 8s; medium, 38s to £2 4s: light, 28s to 365; heavy porkers, 25s to 275: medium, 20p to 245; light and unfinished, 15s to 18s; stores, 10s to 13s 6d; weaners, 6s to 7s; sows in pig. £2 12s to £2 16s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited.—Sheep: Prime fat wethers, 14a 3d to 15s 2d; good quality, 12s 9d to 13s 9d; medium, lis 3d to 'l2s Gd; light, 10s Gd to lis; heavy ewes, 9s to 9s lOd; good quality ewes, 8s 3d to 9s; lighter, to 8s;- prime lambs, 12s Gd to 13s Gd; odd lots, 143; good quality, lis '6d to 12s 3d: medium, 10s Gd to lis Gd: lighter, 9s Gd to 10s 3d; small, to 9s. Cattle: Prime ox beef, £5 12s 6d to £6 lis; good quality, £1 15s to £5 10s; lighter, to £4 10s; best heavy cows, £4 2s 6d to £4 lis; prime, £3 14s to £4; good quality, £3 to £3 10s; medium, £2 7s 6d to £3: light, 38s to £2 ss; forward stores, to 31s; medium, to 225, Pigs: Heavy baconers, £2 2s to £2 7s; medium, 3Ga to £2 Is: light, 31s to 355; heavy porkers, 27s to 30s; medium, 23s to 265; light, 18s to 21s; large stores, 12s to 18s; slips. 9s to 12s; weaners, 4s to 7s 6ti. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited.—Sheep: Prime wethers, 15s Id to 15s 7d; medium, 13s 9d to 14s Gd: lighter, 9s Gd to lis Gd; prime two-tooth ewes, 13? lOd to 14s 7d; prime heavy fat ewes, «9s to 10s Id: medium, Gs Gd to 7s Gd; heavy fat lambs. 12s Gd to 14s 4d; medium, lis to lis Gd; light, 9s Gd to 10s Gd, Beef: Medium fat steers, £5 5s to £5 12s; light, £3 15s to £4 10s; heavy fat cows, £3 10s to £3 18s; medium fat cows and heifers, £3 to £3 ss; light. £2 2=< to £2 l?s; heavy boners, to 31s. Pigs: Choppers, 30s to 35a; heavy baconers, £2 4s to £2 Gs; medium, £2 to £2 3s; light, 3Gs to £2: heavy nevkevp, £1 9s to 335; medium, 25s to 28s; large stores, to 16s Gd; slips, 9s Gd to 12s; weaners, 5s to Gs Gd; sows in pig, 34a to 37s 6d.

VALUES AT CAMBRIDGE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, Hamilton, reports on its Cambridge stock sale held on Monday as follows:—A fairly large yarding of fat cattle, for the most part medium to inferior quality, were in good demand, late rates being maintained. Several pens of yearling heifers were keenly sought after and. prices improved .appreciably under the good competition ruling. The yarding of»pigs was a medium one, consisting mostly of stores and weaners. A steady demand caused values to remain firm. Values were: Small fat steers, £2 9s; good quality fat cows, £2 Ms to £3 -Is; medium, £2 5s to £2 12s Gd; lighter. £1 IB g to £2 2s (Id; killable, £1 10s lo £1 17a Gd; forward stores. £1 3s to £1 9s; medium, 10s to £1 2s; good yearling heifers, £1 15a to £1 17s; medium, i'l 8s to £1 12s: light porkers, 18s to £1 Is; medium stores, 12s to 15s; slips, 9s to lis; vveanera, Gs to Bs. RANG IRIRI QUOTATIONS The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its Rangiriri slock sale on Monday, when a medium yarding of cattle sold well at late rates, while dairy cattle, of which there was a good yarding, were hard to quit. Values were:—Heavy fat cows, £"2 15s to £3 os; medium prime, £2 Is to £2 10s; light, 30s to 36 s; killable cows, 22s to 2Ss; boner cows. Us to 18s;-good store cows, 33s to 395; 18months Jersey-cross heifers, 33s to £2 Is: yearling Jersey heifers, 30 a to 335; yearling Jersey-cross heifers, 2Gs to 295; yearling Friesian heifers, 17s Gd lo 20s- springing Jersey heifers, £3 15s to £1 10s; Jersey-cross heifers, £3 to £4,; Jersey-cross cows, in milk. £2 los to £4 10s; Jersey-cross cows,, springing, £2 to £2 sa. PRICES NEAR MAT AM ATA The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited,- reports having held a clearing sale on Monday on account of Mr. F. Blackman, of Piarere. A good attendance of buyers was present. The herd, which was of good quality, did not consist of early calvers, and. although a fair average resulted, no high prices were realised. An entry of 50 heifers on account of Mr. M. W. Watkins was a choice lot and a ready sale resulted, the entry averaging £5. Values were:—Choice Jersey cows, close to profit. £G to £8: Jersey cows. July calvers, £-1 15s to £5 2s (Id; August calvers. £3 10s to £4 ss; Jersey-cross cows. July and August calvers, £4 5s to £4 15s; Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, later calvers, £2 5s to £3 10s; more backward and unsound cows, 20s to _3ss: choice Jersey heifers, early calvers, £5 5s to £G; choice Jersey heifers, later calvers. ft to £1 15s; more backward sorts. £2 to £2 10a; heifer calves. 20s to 295; bulls, 21s to £2; good farm horses, £IG 10s to £26 10s; hacks, £4; breeding bows, 30s to 375; slips, 12s Gd.