COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10886, 28 April 1921, Page 10

COMMERCE AND MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS.

AUSTRALIAN FRUIT. NOT FIT FOR LONDON MARKET. Australian ami N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON. April 36. The Bel tana's pears and grapes are mostly over-ripe and unmarketable. ADDINGTON STOCK SALES. A HEALTHIER TONE. r»>* a-- - * CHRISTCHURCH. Apfil 27. At Addington to-day there was a healthier tone for beef, store sheep advanced in value and fat lambs and mutton met with a freer sale. Store sheep.—A smaller yarding- and met a much tetter sale, values appreciating up to 3s per head. Good forward lambs 9s to lls 6d. fair wether lambs 6s 8d to 7s 6d, <ntli lambs 3s to 5s 6d. good hafbrecl ewe lambs 15s, cull ewe 6s 9d, forward 4, 6 and 6-tooth wethers 13b 9d to 14a 3d. ordinary ditto 9b to 11s 6d, inferior wethers Ss to 9b, good 4 and 6touth ewes in lamb 14s 9d to 19b lOd, fair ditto 12s to 13s lid, failing mouthed awes 5s 7d to 9b. Fat lambe.—43oo were yarded, and met with spirited sale, the bulk realising s}d. and in some oases 6d. Prime lambs 18s 9d to 91s, medium 16s 6d to 18s 6d, light and unfinished 11s 6d to 16s. Fat aheep.—A bigger yarding, but a firmer sale, freezing buyers operating mors freely for wether mutton and paying up to lib. Extra prime wethers sold to 25s 3d, prime 19s to 23s 3d, medium 16s 9d bo 18a 9d, inferior 10s 6d to 16s 3d, prime ewee 10s to 17a 6d, medium Kb 6d to 15s 9d, lighter 16b to 12s 3d, ir. fior 6s to 9s 9d. Fat oattle.—A much better sale, values firming up for prime beef by 30s to 40s | per head. Extra prime steers jEt9 Ss to JtSI 15s. prime JBIS 5s to -£1& 17s fid. medium Jtl® 10s to 5:14 17s fid, inferior ■teers *B6 to 530, prime heifers *99 to 2112 17a fid, inferior *65 to *6B, prime cows *67 15s to *6lO, ordinary *B4 to JZI Ks. Vealers.—A firmer demand. Runners *B4 ss, good Teniers 23 lib 6d, medium ealves Sis fo .63 7s fid, small 5* to 20b. Store cattle.—A poor yarding with , little inotabie. Eighteen months to * *W©-ye«r-old steers *B3 17s fid, old cows I Jss to *e4, calves 15s. ! Hairy cattle.—A big entry and a good i demand for cows close to profit. Extra good young cows *822, third and fourth - caivors, springing. *eT to *Bl9, cows in , sulk *B2 to *B6, aged cows *ei to *B3 10b. Fat pigs.—An over-supply of porkers ’ »nd a decline in values. Choppers *66. 1 light baooners 10s to *BS 10s, extra • heavy *B6 12s fid. Average price per lb . 7Jd to BJd. Porkers *B2 15s to *B3, heavy Perkers 23 3a to *B3 15s. Average pries per lb sEfd to IOJd. P Store pigs.—A lam entry and a* moderate oemand. Medium atorea 40b to Ms, small Sfe to 40s, weasers 7* to 13b email weanem 4a to ?a. IMPROVEMENT AT BURNSIDE. A Press Association message from Dun- , edin states that at the Burnside yards , yesterday there were good yardings, the 1 fat stock departments being specially well supplied. There was a decidedly • better tone in the market and prices ; showed a slight advance over those ruling last week. ’ SALE AT MANGAWEKA. ! Dslgety and Co., Ltd.. Palmerston ! North, report having a very good yarding of sheen and a email entry of cattle : at their Mangaweka sale on 21st instant. The yarding comprised chiefly lambs ! and all pens sold readily at auction. Quotations Small lambs, 2» 9d to 3s;. fair lambs, 5s 7d to 6s fid: very fair lambs. 7s to 7s sd: good lambs. 8a to 8s 9d: small 2-tooth ewes, 8» Id s 2-tooth . wethers, 11s to Us fid; springing cows, i •811 17s fid: cows and calves. 2*4 Is. '

Price* of investment anil mining stock* yesterday were ** under i — Buyer*. ctliors. jt 3. d. Jt a. d. Miiunff— Waihi i 6 6 —«• Taliban 0 3 3 Inscribed Stock (1&39) 78 15 0 lu-c.ibed frtot-k UiWe) 79 0 0 — Ic.scr:i)ed Siock 0933) 88 17 6 89 2 6 Wut Binds 0930) 79 0 0 — W .tr BojkIs (U&S) Ttt 0 0 — War Bond* (lUoS/ 86 u 6 89 0 0 Bank o£ Australasia— If ruction.* 2 0 0 2 5 0 11,.uk a*- N.ti.W 29 5 0 —a Bonk of N.Z 2 6 6 2 7 0 tnioQ .Bftiik l: 9 0 — Abralmni & Williams (oid.) — 4 12 0 N«a1 lounl Moi tgoge Uooalj .... 3 0 0 — N'dUunal Insurance ... t-' 16 0 — it.i!. Insurance — 1 5 e Srh. B;it. Insurance... — 1 11 6 N.Z. KefiiV^ratinj; Meat u<*) — 0 15 0 Wn. Meat Export (JJ3 12s Cd) 3 10 0 P. and O. Deferred. Stock 333 0 6 — iuuapoi Woollen Co. (ord.) 1 5 0 Wn. Wuollm Co. (pref., .£4 pd.) — 7 3 0 Westport Cod i e 0 I**yLaxwl O'Brien 1 5 0 1 3 0 MiscoUaniHM>,H - Sliurland and C,> 1 1 9 — tCurn dir. " .