COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10822, 11 February 1921, Page 10

COMMERCE AND MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YE-ViFUDAY’3 QUOTATIONS.

AB9 15s ( .'). s-u - 'iii ’Change: —Bank of New Zealand. X2 7a 6d i; South British Insurance, xl 13s fid. S.U.ES IN' OTHER CENTRES. AUCKLAND, February 10. j Sa.es.—Daug. o; New A.-aiunU,' fißs; YVaih.. 2ca; Grand Junction, 8s; New Ztalaa:d Paper Mu.-U Fas; Faupni Coal, 17s «d. . DUNEDIN, February 10. Sale on ’Change : —P. and O. (deferred) stock. x 350. , LONDON QUOTATIONS. Australian and Nr. Cable Association. (Received February 1'!. S. 10 p.m.) LONDON, February 9. Quotations: — \i.tiai, buyeis -*'>s, sellers 27s fid; I’. and y. (deterred;, buyerc A 330. tollers X3SU. Commonwealth scrip, 12s 6U discount. TALLOW MARKET WEAK. Australian a*nd N.Z. Cable Association. sKeceived February Id, ■’■■ld p,in.) LONDON, February 9. The tallow market is weak, and there small business. Quotations are largely nominal. Mutton, fine Ads, medium 40s; I beef, fine 48s, medium 38s. Probably j the sales wul be resumed on February 16th. , PRICE OF FLOUR. Australian and N.Z Cable Association, (tleceived February t f> , 8.10 p.m.) LONDON, February 9. , The price of flour has. been reduced by mother shilling. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. Ay Telegraph—Prrss Ann.—Copyright (Received February 10, 10.20 p.m.), 8 YD.VI7Y. February Id. Oats. Aigetiaa feed 2s lOd to 3s: mailing, As fid; white feed, 4s; mailing, fie Id. lfaiz\ yellow 6s 6,1: white 5s 9d to 6s. Potatoes, Tasmanian, X 9 to XU; Vic»ria.’i. X 9. Onions, Victorian. X 7 to X 3 10s. ADELAIDE, February 10. Oats. Ifc 3d. COMPANY AMALGAMATION. By Telegraph —Press Assn. —Copyright SYDNEY. February 10. The Australian Mercantile, Land, and Finance Company has acquired the duel- : aes; of Kill and Clark, Ltd. For sixty | years both these companies played an | important part in the pastoral develop*: ment of Eastern Australia. The former; com;<any has a nominal capital of X4,-; #OO,OOO. 7 TAI I nui UADITCT i

TALLOW MARKET. Messrs Dalgety ajid Co., Ltd-, refxvrt having receive.! the fallowing cablegram from their Loudon house under date of the 9th instant:—••Tadlow: Nominally 2s tower. Nominal quotation fine mutton 43a 6d; good mixed 39e ex warehouse." The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London house under date 9th instant: —Tallow: We • quote present spot values for the following descriptions:—Fine, mutton, JS2 2s 6d per cwt; good beef, .82 la per cwt; mixed, JEI 1-ts 6d per cwt. Tone if market steadier. THE LOCAL MARKETS LAEBY AND CO.'s REPORT. Messrs Laery and Co.. Ltd.. Wellington iu ruler da to January 31st. 1921) ivpurt wholesale prices as follow; Barley, feed GhaveUer per bushel, i jacks in. luuioe. p*u* uuslic;. DAuka fu. j mai#, eruifhed Ss 6d per bushel, sacks Is; partridge peas. 11a 6d per bushel, sacks 1»; peas, Prussian blue 12s Gd per. bushel, sacks! U; feed peas, 9s t6d per bu.-nei, s.ica6 1«; »>al«, huued ior poultly feed, 7s 2d per bushel, sacks in; oats, see l Algerians. 4s 4d per bdshel. sacks in; auv>., emsued 4s 9d per busuel* sack* in; drowsed dbt* ior poultry feed 6s 3d per bushel, sacks in; oats. Garton B grade 4e 2d, l)ua oats 4e 6d per bushel, sucks in; ehatf, prime oaten sheaf, truck lots XI 5* per ton," sacks in, free on trucks Wairarapa; ehtitf, prims Blenheim, ton lots. JS,B 12s 6d per ton, sacks in, free on truck?. Wellington; hay, lucerne, extra choice JCi l*-s ton; pig and calf meal/£l2 ton; Farm food, All IDs ton; new potatoes Auckland-grown 8s to 8s 6d, others 6s to 7s, sacks in; fowls, hens 5a to 6s, h<*aw i {•<*ntcr» Ct* ou to 7n 6d pair; ducks, 13* t> los pair; gneee, Bis to 14s pair; turkeys, la 7d to Is 8d per lb; butter, farmers separator, dairy or milled. Is lid per lb; egijs, fresh 2s 8d to 2s 9d per doz; dressed pork iTO’s to 90’s), 7d per lb; shell grit, tine quality, 8* per cwt; Meggitt’s linseed meal, 19 s per IGOtb; onions. 10s per cwt; rolled oats for poultry feed, 18s ton ; feed peacneal, .£l2 lT.s 5d per ton; barley meal, .£l2 , r >s per lea. SALE AT MARTON. J*he X.Z. Farmers’ Co-operative Distributing Company, Ltd., report as follows:—At our Marton .sale on Monday, tho 7th instant, we offered a heavy yardbig of »heep. principally lambs, to a good attendance of buyers, Competition o.i a ll black-faced htui be was keen, and prices were well above late rates. YV.f. rape lambs were hard to quit, but stub* b*e lambs sold. well up to late rates. We ?uotc: 240 forward b.f. rape lambs, 20b Id 66 ditto, 13* 111; 7/27 smaller ditto, tds'ftd; JUi ditto, Of* 3d; cull w.f. lambs, Is 9d. 4s 6d, 5s 3d t*> 7k Id; s.ra. ewes, 10s and 12^: m.s. SALE AT HUNTERVILLE. The X.Z, Farmer** Co-operative Distributing Company report on their 1 ilunterville sale on the Bth instant. A I go*ul entry of shiep and a small one*>f| irnHU- (Mfi-.H forwurJ to a large attend-I .in--* <d havers. The entry comnnsed l

If i! mostly of w-f. etnbbde lambs and small « ij.;\ lambs- One line of w.f. rape lambs ■ .{realised 12s. We quote—W.i. otubblej j iambs, 6s 6d, to (>a lOd; small b.i. ; : lambs, 8s 6d; 3-dth«&r b.O. rams, 3£ guineas'; store cow's. J£s. 4 | SALE AT PAPAPASAUMU. The N-Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency. Co., litd.. report having held a clearing sale of dairy stock on account of Messrs Beckett linos. at the farm. Vara, paraamu, on FritTay, 4th instant. There was a good attendance present, and results of the sale proved satisfactory to the vendors. Quote: The majority of the cows in full milk and due to»spring sold from .817 to 5620; three-quartered ,|<to. .68 10s to .810; store cows, All 10«; [yearling Jersey bull, J 110; wearier heifer, M2; aged harness gelding, -Ell 15s; sundries brought good market values. On account of an outside vendor: Dairycows. -fill to -615 10s; springing heifer, .810 se. SALE AT LEVIN. llessrs Dalgety and Company!! Limited, report having offered a lair yarding of sheep and cattle at the Levin sale on Tuesday. Although bidding was slow,. vendors were in most cases prepared to meet the market, and u good clearance! was effected. Quotations-. Cull 3-tooths 17s 6d, forward woolly lambs 17s 4d. 18s 3d to 2(fe, m.s. lambs Ids to las, cull lambs 7e 2d to Bs, fat and forward cows -67 10s to .89 ss, fat heiiere .68 ss, stone cows J 63 to -65 10a, weaner steers 20s. s.h. bull -tfi. ■ At Te Horo there was a small yarding. The following prices were realised Four-tooth wethers 235, mixed age ewes 18s 6d, springing heifers to .610 10s, lj-year steers .64 ss, weaner steers 20s, store cows Mi 10s. SALE AT RONGOTEA. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Palmerston North. report:—On Tuesday we held the Kongotea annual weaner fair. The entry was not as large as previous years, but the quality was very fair. An average attendance, of buyers were present, and good Jersey, Jerseyeloss and Holstein heifers sold freely at very satisfactory prices, steers and ordinary mixed weuners, however, wero elumpy. *Ve quote: Jersey heiftrs -65 to ,67, Jer•eycross heifers X2 15s to Xi 7s 6d, Holstein heifers (good) £i. X( 5s to -63, , Holstein heifers (ordinary) j 63, mixed heifers Jss to .62 3s 6d, Jersey bull weaners to .68, steers (Shorthorn) 37s 6d to f J&. Steers (ordinary) .61 to j6l 11s, empty c «> w s -Jf* *o -£4 12s 6d, f. and f. cows Mi is 6d to JCS 2s 6d. potter bulls -62 to Mo. lambs 5» lOd, 9s 9d. 9s lid to 10s. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. The Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday totalled -£5608 17. s 7d.

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