COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10851, 17 March 1921, Page 10

COMMERCE AND MINING

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■fLU»U JiV. j Sales [Vivrtai .-uw-riuul Jd-.wk \\V3*\ *&2 c. d* ; t . ni.,n liauk. -till lv» v. \2;. | SALKS ! N OTUKU CENTRES. | WiigVix lit tail, it.in-h l-.i. | SaU‘ re ; -o. „.-vi . *-inu.k ui New Zealand.* 43®. ! Ill’S FD* X. Mai'eli In. 1 Sales r v;>- ■: t :d ■. - N >.■ Z.a uiul r.-j-' -J ante, «3:. ! AJSTRALIAN WHEAT. j 'l' H K I’Kht IN I.NGi.AN I'. I By Teloura’.. A -sn- Copvrifflit ' M i: i. lii H' l; N K, A!a;'i-h itf. Private a.tvivi - ,Mli lluu Australian wheat has t ecu - rf ' f > ' I .*> h‘ir..!aial a I a ran. e„'u'.a'. uruler S, i-»- l.tishe! fit".' ..a Via.ml. u.i tlie 7c.< (lev ton basi*. 'the latest a.hi.e of the affinal price fur Vustraluui wii-'a:. il K : isiiti;r una expvt:. is t’a per h'.ish.'l. ADDINGTON STOCK SALES. SIX A I) I EK. I'KH li'S K)E GOOD yE A LITRES. CUKIs-TCUL'LCU. March 10. At the AoU.uSeun m.uairi there war, an u S. 'iueie i\as a steaajinu; in trie store sluey market, a raiGut * improvement far prime nether mutton anil a ttooil sate for prime ctcer beet. Secondary beef and mutton sold weuluy. Prune uuulrty iambs i... 0 farther down to tile extent of about one penny per lb. seUiui; at ajd to afp ;er 1"Store sheep.—A sharp 1.-eovery in ■values for t;ood young cives le.iiured the store market, and generally tauie was a htuithier tone about the market, although inferior stuff was ah bedrock prices. Good forward lambs IDs od to Its, inferior Its 6d. to os 6d, forward—wethers Pi. Gel t« lb* KM. ordinary 11a 6d, good two-tooth halfbred ewes - s to £l*, ordinary ’ V’s Gd to Its Gel, goou crossbred ewes It's 6d to 2bs 6d. interior ewes Ss G.I to 12s Gd, four and five-year 7s Gd to 17* Gd. aged Is 6d to 6s 6.1. Fat lambs. —Values woxe lower, out thd t' Uvt yarding was cleared. Prime lambs l!*s 0 to lii, 3d, medium 17s to 13s Gd. light unfinished 13a 6d to lGs 6d. • Fat sheep.—The market was steadier. Prime wether mutton, eoid more freely, bat ewe mutton was in slack demand. Extra p; iuie wethers 2Ss 6d. prime 12s 3.1 to 2.>s Id, medium 13s 3d to 225, light and unfini he.! 12s Od to ISs. prime ewes to 22 s Pd, medium los to 18* 6d. I'jjut 12? ti,\ t ‘ 1 1* Gd. interior 6s Gd to 11*. Fat %♦*.*trio* lixtru prim? s>toei-«* -C2l l(Vi, prime .£l7 5s *o .£'lo. medium £‘l3 l.Vs t«*> £l7, light „i'-d unfinished XS 13* to £l2. extra pr:ruo heifers .£l3 17* Gd. prime ’,£:> i.» .fit 7s Gd, ordinary .£-4 To* to £D 16-. prii.it' ootv«i «£*7 10s to _«£11 o-s raedaim and inferior *£s 54 to X 7 ss. Voalors.—A w,«k d-mand. i?u JC4 P*:. cr'>*'d mt fhum £1 7s 6*l to 2s 6d, small 10s to £1 2s tM. Sto:.* .cattle.—Ou.lv " ixl stuff sold with any freedom. Two-yenr*old Here. for<l heil'-rrt .E-t 10s. three-year steers Xo 10* fr» ‘-'6 2s Gd, eighteen-months .£3 l<>s to w£.’j t inferior Jtl to i>s, medium to jmod ..£2 u> XI Ids, hulls X\ l*t*. r.>uirv <aith. The dfraaud was scareeiv w«> fiHid la>t '>t«ek. Second end thml Ciin.is £ 12 to -£l6. good springing he ft iv cl* v to £ls, cows in profit J£6 to £l3. Fat \ sl’.xido easier in demand. Fbi'i'p*'”-* .£3 to -•;.*> Kn, !>itc‘»!’•<■ rs -.£4 as to £fc I.'.g, heavy baeoimrs .£5 to J—\ 10s. ,\iP!*r;b j.r :*■*> pe r P» Gd to 7ti. Light poiUer.-v 7i<u to i>7s Gd, heavy XZ to -£3 l’?s. Averago price per lb 01 to Did. Store nicr.w --Frio* w were down from 10s to las p r head, the demand being very weak. Medium stores small 325, weunera 7s t-* l*'x PRICES AT BURNSIDE. t MuDKUATH YARDING CHECKS t A LL LAG T E N l) K X C Y. riiii i:: : v .- s Asy r.v DL'NKDIX, starch 16. There wc-ro oioy nio-icrute yarding* in (til depail.-mill* at the iluriiaido »tuek luark it to-day, and tin* served to cheek the falling pri‘-f-» oi the two prior sales, ami pi KtA-TSii!’ over wvio just about on a par with last sale. Fat cattle —A small yarding of fair c|Ualitv. numbering 15<> hoatl. liidding >vas uuvleraio, but toward* the close became much keener, and values apjjreeiute<l somewhat. Aiood unfinished stock ia the pens were keenly coxupeteil for. Fxtiu prime ox beei’ sold at up to 41s p-r hundred, and prime to 38s to 40s, cfv.v ho*‘i being in the vicinity of 10s. The following are the quotations per head : Extra prime heavy bullocks to *£24 U‘h. prime £ii to .£l6 10s. medium 0:11 to .£l3, light X* to «£lO, extra primq heifers to «£lf, prime Jfclb to medium £7 to X\) 10-, row.; medium to XS lbs. light and aged to *£7. Sheep —A medium yarding, numbering 233 D head of mixed quality. The demand g*nerallv* was moderate, but. as exporter** were not operating, butehors were the on!,' buyer-;, and prices were firm at la-t week's rates, more especially as regards prime ewe*. Frime heavy wether.-? iea!i*r«t ih to threepence p* r pound, and lighter weight* a trifle ovr the «dd figure. Hwt* mutton brought U P to 2d and a fraction over for primo of light er Quota! ions :—-Frime heavy wether* 2Hs t*> 28q prime 18s tf» 23s fx 1, medium U.s to 17s Gd. prime heavy ewes 2<Vs to Pd. prime I.“»* to 18s. medium 11s tc> It*-, light from 7s upwards. |' t m!) i A fair yarding of medium quality. Tho t*it.i! nurnlipr offered was !.’O3 • :apet ition laekerl animation, and fi pf»' ,« rc ;i< '•.? i rwlifated t hat frec/.i rig huv. er-. Im\i> had th«ir purchasing limits reduc, • t, f,. wer prices had to he accepted t«. ,-l r . -> ml.g, ranging fr<irn Ms Gd tr» 2.*»d per Prices per pourirl wre in the ■\ »-• i n i t - «»f *- i s P‘- D'o all. St*.ye imMlm A s,ina!l yarding, and only ft U'\\ g*H.<l sort* were offered. f riie fh«mnnil was nhnod libless, ami n fui! her' !«./!•(< »i>,M in priee<» took p!ac<*. I*i". \ large «umh*»r was forward, tlie v.i'Tiro .naist ing rru>“tTy of porkers.; <* "■ t i-t i 11- in w.-w go**!, and prdeps were p» ;>*•» 'l'd! »’ , n a Mr with !a-f ivi-ek's rotw. SHEEPSKIN SALES. M- .-rv and fViinpanv. r.td-, report liaving leeoived t!i« fvdlowing ealdejnam from their Fondon lion.-e, Tinkler chde of 1 ho 15th instant Sheepskin

sales 7110 Imlcs Government anil freo otlereit, about 70 per cent. hold. Competition moderate. On average crossbred combing skins anil merino combing skins prices aro lower from 10 per cent, to 15, per cent. Other descriptions prices aro lower from 7i per cent, to 10 per cent., as compared with lust sales. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. The Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday totalled X92C7 8s lid.

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