COMMERCIAL.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14653, 6 March 1918, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

■LOXDON MARJKJ?rS

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED,

REPOiiT.

Hie Department of. Agriculture, industries, find. Commerce has " received the fallowing cablegram, dated London. 2nd March, 1918, Irom the High-Com-ir.isskmoi for/New Zealand:— Meat.—Notwithstanding very limited supply-of all descriptions of meat, prosent supplies meet 'requirements.. Demand is limited. The present supplies consist chiefly of English meat, . Patagpnian lam Iv and Argentine mutton, selling at maximum prices. NewZealand lamb, .chilled beef; Small supply available. Gutter.— Butter is extremely scarce and supply iaJls short of demand. JNo cuange in prices. Cheese.—Stocks are very light, with the exception of Dutch. JKstiumted •Canadian cheese stocks. London, Liverjpool, and Bristol, 5144 boxes, against 23,163 boxes at same time .last year. wheat.—More offering;- moderate business has been done at last Quotations. •» ■ . Oats.—Active demand at full prices, rlemp.—Manila hemp market steady, with moderate demand.' Output during1 two weeks ended 23rd February, 40,000 jbaies. New Zealand spot ' market | strong; market quiet and steady for i forward shipment. I . STOCK SALES. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report as foi- I ! inw S on tl; e various sales held by tl-em ' miring the past week:— ! On Tuesday, 28th ult., wo offered on I account of Messrs. Fugle Bro«.. Stni.-1 ]«%- T-irook. the whole of their lives j-.ncl : dead stock to a good .attehdaure rf buyers from the surrounding district. All live stock sold well, a lino of 200 ! ewes topping the ■ market rt 28s 6d. Other sales were 110 2-toth wethers (rather } mv oonditionV 20s 3d, 12b M-ether lambs 14s 6d, 135 ewe lambs 16s. 1 ' rams 1J guineas to 2'h guineas1. Ckld

pens of mixed sheep brought satisfactory prices Cow-s in milk £5 17s 6d +° pJio^'ir to, calve £8 2s 6d to £8 12s 6d, 15 months heifers £4 17s 6d weaner calves £3, empty cows £6 3s 6d, bull £6 2s 6d, quantity hay £t£, sheaves £13 ss, pigs 40s, sundries, implements, furniture, etc.," brought full vake. °

On Wednesday, 27th, at Tanawera, wo I old our ram and cattle sale. A lair, enory of rams and a good yarding of cattle were well competed for and Wi mT V oxceptibns--all lots were cleared. The bidding for well bred, .gooQ conditioned Romneys was spirited, numerous buyers being present for the best to be got. Unfortunately several local breeders were not represented c* pressions of regret being' heard on all sides as a result With tho co-oper-ation of the breeders we feel sure thfo fixture could be made a success The presence of an outside buyer or t»e ! ensured a good sale of cattle. The bidding for good coloured, well bred stun ■was particularly, keen. We quote--— 1 shear rams ggns. 3-shear Signs 2 .hear 4*gus S shear 4gns, mermo^i gns hair - bieds 3 gns. A lame number of sales of from one to j££ pv2 ?A-i; " , i Os ' heayyfat cows i.U, forwara bullocks £11 io s to "-'l^ to £9, 2-year steers £6 15s to +8 according to colour and condifcion,~emptT ds V™ ? S 6dV^^soS £? os, 18 months steers (Hereford) £7 7s yearling Hereford., (low condition) £5 los 15 montl; s R f.«p^ u ,^ ean . q^hty. Numerous buyers were present and what undoubtedly was the most successful sale yet held in these yards took place Bidding throughout vas spirited, and we disposed of Ivery me but one under the hammer ( total clearance was made by the end ot the day at prices in vendors' favour breeding ewes in fair condition, mixed ages or sound mouth, were in demand: good conditioned, well grown wethers were also sought after, but small low conditioned sorts were harder to ouit home of our sales were:—23o mixed ages' ewes 295, 67 sound moutli .ewe 2os, 53 mixed ages ewes 26s 3d, 112 2tootb ewes 295, 50 mixed ages ewes 26s 3d, 43 full-mouth ewes 24s 9d. Other sales were:—Mixed ages ewes 245, 24s I ■9d, 22s 3d. to 295. sound mov,tb ewes 20s, 225, 23s 9d, 24s 6d to 255, older sorts. 19s to 225, low conditioned ev/es i 16s to Igs 6d, cuj.l ewes 12s 6d to 15s according to condition, good wethers 22s 6d to 26*, small, low conditioned wethers 17s to 21s, 2-tooth ewes 245, 25s 6d, 28s 6d-to 295, cull 2-to^th ewes 19s Sd, fat ewes 24s to 28s 9d according weights, good lambs 18s 6d, forward lambs- 16s 6d to 17s 6d, store lambs 14s 6d "to 16s, small lambs 12s Gd to 13s 6d, culls 9s to 11s 6d.