COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 31, 19 January 1912, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

A SHIPPING DIVIDEND

Berlin, January 18

The Hamburg-American Shipping Co. has declared a dividend of 9 per cent. The profit for the year was £2,020,000, compared with £1,830,000 for 1910.

AUSTRALIAN MUTTON SHIPPED TO GERMANY.

Berlin, January 18

' There is much interest evinced in the consignment of Australian mutton. After- complying with the moat inspection law, it was distributed to various, centres. .

I . J f v 'l - . * i’ •' V i j ,f Fifty menfhers of the Butchers’ 3-uild at Chemnitz partook of the meat it a luncheon as a test. The meat was pronounced satisfactory, and sold at Sd to 9d per lb. LONDON WOOL SALES. (Received 19, 11 a.m.) London, January IS. At the wool sales Continental buyers. are-, competing , for line wools. Prices.'-.aro unchanged.. Nswton King’s Weekly Report. At llahotu on Tuesday I had a good entry of stock and a good attendance, iildciing throughout tiie day was brisk for all lines except 18 month heifers. A nice pen of steer bullocks were yarded, and after keen competition were sold at £6 Is 6d. Two pens of woan•rs wore offered, but were passed in at 15s 6d, yearling to 15 mputh mixed realised £2 10s 6d, yearling to 18 month heifers £2 7s Cd to £2 14s, 18 month steers £2 16s. to £3 2s, empty 3 year heifers'£3 6s to £3 16s 6d, empty grade Jersey heifers (good colours) 95 3s, 24 year steers £5 3s, store bullocks £6 Is 6d, store cows (strong demand) £2 10s to £3 19s 6d, forward cows £4 ss, fat cows £4 16s to £5. bulls £4 7s to £7 ss.

During the week I have sold a good number of cattle privately, at the following rates:—Mixed weaners (good quality). £l. 18 month steers £3, 18 month heifers £3 to £3 7s Gd, 18 month mixed £2 15s to £2 16s, 21 year steers £4 5s to £4 10s, store cows £3 10s, £3 15s, £3 16s, store bullocks £6 6s, fat bullocks £8 10s, fat cows £5 6s, £5 10s, £6, lambs 9s to 10s, ewes and lambs 18s 6d, owes Ss 3d, wethers 14s 6d, 11s 9d, 13s, 13s 3d, fat ewes 13s, fat wethers 15s 6d, mixed sheen 7s Cd, 9s 6d, team of bullocks £7l 10s.