COMMERCIAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18207, 30 September 1933, Page 6

COMMERCIAL

DAIRY STOCK SALES DEMAND NOT GREAT The demand for dairy stock in the Gisborne district recently lias not been great; in . fact, prices realised in private and public sales have been disappointing to vendors. One strange point is that the recent flutter of excitement in the butter market lias not helped to any extent in raising the values of milking stock.

Messrs. Common, Shelton and Company report holding a sale of about 30 Jersey heifers on account of Mr. It. It. Biggar on Thursday. They were mostly in milk, and the prices ranged from £3 to £4 10s. The same firm sold 20 young Jersey and Jersey cross cows on account of Mr. Abbotsford Smith, Ormond, last week, at an average of about £5.

LONDON MARKETS The Bank of New Zealand is in receipt of the following advice from London as at the close of business this week “Wethers: The- market is very quiet. Ewes : Trade is slow. Lambs : The market is steady and no material change is expected yet. Trade generally is affected by heavy supplies of home killed meat. Quotations: Wethers, light 4£tl to spl, heavy* 3-gd to 3|d; ewes, 3d to 3|d : lambs, twos 7d to 7{d, eights 6-Jd to 7ld, fours 6d to 6RI, seconds 6ijd to 7d.”

The Bank of New South Wales has received the following advice concerning tlio London wool sales: “Medium and coarse crossbreds show a hardening tendency. Other sorts are firm at the opening rates. There is good general competition.”