COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9954, 25 April 1918, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. TESTBEDAT’S QUOTATIONS.

QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE. Preps AUCKLAND, April 2*. Stock Exchange sales:— Northern Steamship (paid), 108. Talisman, 8s Bd. TIN MARKET EXCITED. iy Toicgrapli—i’rflsa ■Vs.iocinUon-Copyrlßlv A««*— -*■ ' 'v »• (Received April 21, 10.40 p.m.) LONDON. April 23. On an excited market, tin reached JsS43 per ton. LIVE STOCK SALES , ADDINGTON*MARKET. Frets Association. CHRISTCHURCH April 21. At Addington market to-day the yardings of stock, except fat cattle, were somewhat smaller than the week before. There as practically no change in the store sheep market, the quality generally beine inferior. Prime fat lambs maintained,their value, but medium and inferior softs were a little easier. Fat sheep met with a good sale all through, with practically no change in prices. Fat cattle met with a better demand, the quality showing improvement. Freezing buyers were operating on the basis of 12s 6d for steer, and 38s 6d for cow beef per 1001 b. There was a limited demand for store cattle, the quality being poor. Good dairy cows sold well, as did fat pigs. Unfinished pigs and stores were slow of sale.

Store Sheep—Two-tooth ewes 22s Id to 33a 6d four and six-tooth ewes to 23s fid. four, six, and eight-tooth ewes 19s to 3L 9d, sound-mouth ewes 18a to 21s, two and four-tooth wethers 24s to 27s fid, four and six-tooth wethers 29s fid, ewe lambs I4t 7d, wether lambe 13s to 20a 4d, mixed sex lambs 10s -id to 23e. shorn lambs (West Coast) 18s to 21s 7d. ' - Fat Lambs —Extra prime to 35s '3d, prime 27s Gd to 32s 3d. medium 23s 6d to 275, lighter 20s to 235, shorn (West Coast) 2ds fid to 27s 6d. Fat Sheep—Extra prime wethers to 4(L 6d prime wethers 36s 6d to' 41s, lightei wethers 29s Id to 365. merino wethers alt Gd to 23s lOd, extra prime ewes 39s 3d, prime ewes 34s to 37s 6d, medium ewer--293 6d to 83s fid. lighter ewes U3s to 295. Fat Lambs —Extra prime to 35s lOd, 13s, prime steers ,£ls to £lB Ss, ordinary steers £ll to £l4 10s. prime heifers £l4 to £l6 15s. ordinary heifers £9 2s fid to £l3 10s, prime cows to £lO. ordinary cows £7 Ite to £ll 6s. Store Cattle—Efigbteen-months £5 12s, dry cows £3 to £B. Pigs—Choppers £4 to £8 10s. baooner£4 to £6 5s (equal to 7}d to 8d per lb), porkers £2 7s 6d to £3 10s (equal to Bid to 9d per lb), large stores £2 8s to £2 12s, medium 88s to 40s, smaller 18s to 30s, weaners 11s to 18s.

BURNSIDE MARKET.

Press DTJN'HDIN, April 24. ■At the Burnside stock market 202 fat cattle were penned, including a good number of prime quality. ' Competition was not very keen, and a drop in prices was recorded. Beet bullocks fetched J 317 to JBI9, extra .£24, medium £l4 10s to .£lO, best cows, heifers Jt£l3 to <£ls, medium £ll to £l2, others J6lO upwards. Sheep—3lß4 were penned and competition was keen for prime quality, which was firm at late rates. Medium and inferior were in, less demand, prices dropping about Is. Best wethers fetched 41s to 455, extra 48s 6d, medium good 83s to 365, best ewes 87e to 41s, extra 455, medium good 80* to 335. others 25s upwards, Lambs—llßo were penned; competition was keen and values firm at late ratesPigs—iMediflm yarding; fats cleared at prices about 10s below last week’s rates; small yarding, of stores, but pries* ware lower than of late, probably owing to a large extent to the high price of feed. ATJOnONBEES' BtEPOBTS. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile. The N.Z. Lean and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report;—At Pahiatua on Tuesday only a small entry of sheep and cattle came forward. A total clearance under the hammer wag mode as follows; —2-tooth wethers 29s 7<k forward empty ewes 20s 3d, aged ewes in lainlb 13s, store cows JBB to J&8 11s, bull £8 10s. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., Palmerston North, report having a medium yarding of sheep at their Marton sale on Monday, 22nd inst. The following are quotations:—Cull lambs ss, small lambs to 10s, empty ewes 18s 4d, small 2-tooth wethers 28s 6d, forward wethers 34s 2d.

Freeman E. Jackson and Co.. I<td.. report os follows:—Ait the Wanganui sale on the 17th inet. we yarded 550 liead of oattle, 2100 sheep, and 40 pigs. The bulk of me sheep were sold, prices being in favour of buyers. Cattle, no quotable change; pigs in good demand. AX WaverW on the 20th inst. we yarded 350 head of oattle and 1200 sheep. We had a good attendance, but bidding wa» slack, several peno of oattle and sheep being turned out unsold. We quote: At Wanganui: 2-tooth wethers 2S» id to 25s 6d, small do. 17s to 18s fid, fullmouth ewes 13s to 10s 2d, others 7s 2d to 12s. culls fa in ss, lambs 11», oull 2-tooth ewes Its 3d. light fat cows £lO to lOgua, fat and .forward ©owe £0 to £9 15s, store Cows £5 10s to £8 10s, fat and forward heifers 7gns to £7 15s, Hereford heifers Syne empty heifers £5 18s, 3 to 31-yoar bullocks £l2 ss. 2iycar steers JCll 15s, Hereford steers (2-years) £lO ss, IS-moutha hedfers £3 17s 6d, mixed wennerss £2 10s, vectors jH3 5s to £2 9s 6d. Pigs: Heavy baconers £4 2s 6d to £t> Bs, porkers 83s, medium porkers 22s to 22e 6d, stores 13s Od to 14s. weaners 5s to 6s fid. At Waverley: Good forward wotlhers 29s fid store wethers 20a fid, fat cows (light) £9 ss, 16-month steers £8 to £8 10s, fresh 2j-year steers £ll 7s fid, empty cows and heifers £8 -dte, store oows £5 10s to £B. weanera (small) 90s, oows and calves (poor) £8 10s, weanere (good) £3 16s, medium ditto 82s fid to 89s, springing oows lOgns, fat heifers (good) £l2, bulls £lO to £23.

Envers. Sellers. £ a d £ s d Mining— Talisman Consol 0 7 6 — investment— National Bank 5 5 0 5 6 6 Bk. N.Z. (dB3 6s 8d)... — 12 7 6 Bk. N.Z. (£6 13„ <W)... 17 10 0 Equitable Building ... 0 3 0 — Choh. Goa (£5) 6 17 6 — Wn. Gas (pret'.i 0 18 0 — - National Insurance ... 3 0 9 Sth. Brit. Insurance... 6 0 0 Huddart-Parker (ord.) 1 17 6 1 18 0 Huddart-Parker (l>ref.) 1 0 6 , ~ N.Z. Shipping (pref.) 10 10 u — Union Steam (pref.)... V 1 8 •116 Wn. Woollen (ord.l ... 6 18 0 — Westport Coal (pref.i 0 8 0 — Wnina Colliery o 17 0 0 17 9 .Beyland O’Brien +1 7 9 — Golden Bay Cement ... 0 17 9 — N.Z. Cement 0 9 9 — 1 N.Z. Paper 0 19 6 10 6 ■iharland and Co. (ord.) 1 8 B — Ward and Co 4 15 0 — Wilson's Cement (ord.) 1 0 0 — Wil=on's Cement (pref.) 1 9 0 — •ill la 4d sale on ’Change. tCum dlv.