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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 22, 23 May 1912, Page 5

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o LONDON METAL MARKET. London, May 22. Copper.—Spot £73 jhree months £74 ss, electrolytic £76 ss. Tin—Spot £2OB, three months £202. AMERICAN WHEAT SUPPLY. (Received 23, 11 a.m.) London May 22. The visible American wheat supply is G8,429,UU0 bushels. Mr. T. Lamason's Report. Last Saturday I held my usual weekly sale at the Mart. Owing to it being very wet in the morning, only a moderate' entry of birds came to hand. However, the prices were very satisfactory. There is a, good demand for good birds, and if farmers would try and go in for good killing sorts, there is a very good market in prospect for them.' A very large quantity of vegetables came to hand, and the mnrket is rather glutted. 1 quote ■'.< follows:—Roosters Is 6d to 2s Id, cockerels is 3d to Is 9d, hens Is to Is 6d, ducks 2s 3s, pullets 2s to 3s; cabbage 2s 6d to 3s. N.Z. L. and M. A. Co.'s Report.

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., and Reduced, Stratford branch report as follows: — ! On Friday, 17th inst., we held our usual monthly sale in our Te Wera yards, when we had a full yarding of 221) cattle and 65 sheep, most of which were sold under the hammer or afterwards at the following prices:— Good empty heifers, 62s 6d to 655; weaners (small), 13s 6d to 27s for fair quality; fair store cows, 51s; good forward cows, 87s; 20-months steers, 58s 6d to 65s (pooi- colours); well grown 3-year-old bullocks, 127 s 6d; lambs, 7s' 6d (fair size). On Tuesday, 21st inst., we held our usual fortnightly sale in our Stratford yards, when we had a yarding of 500 cattle, which realised the following prices:— .Mixed weaners, 31s to 31s for good

stuff; weaner heifers, 35s to 42s 6d for medium quality; empty heifers, Shorthorn sores, £2 Us Gd to £3 15s dor coloured; 1 9month steers, £3 5s to £3 IDs. A line of 2-year steers off the hills, realised £4 7s (3d 20-month heifers, in calf small), £3 9s to £5 10s for nice quality; 2£-year Jersey springing heifers, £8 10s; store cows, £2 to £4; forward cows, £1 4s to £i lis; fat rows, £1 15s to £5 Is. We also disposed of a small dairy herd, in our yards, on account of Mr W. Holmes, at most satisfactory prices, Holstcin cows being in great demand. Holstein cows relised £7 10s to £8 2s (3d; ordinary Shorthorn cows, £5 5s to £7 12s (J<l. During the week we have disposed of several lilies of stock privately, at full market values, as follows: Poor lambs, (Js 6d_jto 8s Gd for a nice line; woolly lambs, 9s 3d; 2tooth wethers, lis; 4-too.th wethers, 12s; 1 and fl-fcooth ewes, 15s; fat ewes, 13s 3d; mixed weaners, 31s to 355: yearling steers, £2 8s; yearling heifers, £2 15s to £2 19s for a nice line of coloured cattle; 2-year-old heifers in calf, CI to £1 10s; well grown, 24year bullocks, £-! 12s (id; also a nice, well-grown line of 50 three-year bullocks at £5 13s; also 1 pedigree Holstein hull, bought by Messrs Tichbon Bros., of Tariki, from the well known breeder, Mr J. H. Parkinson, of Op&tiki, at 00 guineas.