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SHAREMARKET BUSINESS. Wellington, July 10.—Reported sale: Wellington Meat Export (pref.), 21s. Christchurch, July 10.—Sharemarket sales: National Bank of Australasia (£lO paid), £l9 14s; Bank of New Zealand, 61s 3d. Dunedin, duly 10. —Reported sale: Westport Coal Co., 32s 9d. Auckland, Last Night. —Share market sales: New Zealand Breweries (debentures), 26s Gd; Bank of New South Wales (Melbourne register), £5l 12s (id; Auckland Gas, 24s lid; Auckland Gas (con.), 18s sd, ISs (id, 18s sd;“ Timaru Brewery (5s paid), 8s 6d; New Zealand Farmers’ Fertiliser, 235; Robinson Ice Cream, 23s 6d; Taranaki Oil. 3s; Mount Lyell, Lis lO'Z.d.
STOCK SALES.
PRICES AT HAMILTON
Hamilton, July 9.
The weekly stock sale at the Frankton yards to-day was well attended and most prices were firm at late rates. Bobby calves were yarded in large numbers and realised good prices. The auctioneers quote: —
Dalgety and Company-, Limited. —An average 'yarding of beef and a smaller yarding than usual of fat sheep. Beef firm at late rates and fat sheep easier. Light fat heifers, £8 15s to £9 7s Gd; prime fat cows, to £lO 15s; fat cows, £8 10s to £lO 10s; light fat cows, £6 7s 6d to £7 17s 6d; unfinished cows, £4 15s to £5 7s 6d; fat wethers, to 36s lOd; small ewo hoggets, 245; Friesian cows, close to profit, to £18; others, £9 10s to £10; Jersey cows, £9 to £ll 10s; Jersey heifers, £7 15s to £9 10s; baconers, £3 12s to £4 4s; light, £3 to £3 . 3s; porkers, £2 5s to £2 12s; light, 32s to 41s; choppers, £2 6s to £3 3s; stores, £1 2s to £1 Ss; slips, 16s to 18s; weaners, 12s to 15s. Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited. —An average yarding of beef and a medium yarding of fat sheep and pigs. Good quality beef maintained fair competition and all classes of fat stock sold at late rates. A good number of dairy cows and heifers were yarded and anything close up and good quality met with good competition. We quote: Good quality fat steers, £l2 10s to £l3 10s; fat cows, £9 7s Gd to £10; medium fat cows, £7 13s- to £8 10s; light tat cows, £6 Ils to £7 4s; forward, £5 7s 6d to £6 2s 6d; store, £3 15s to £5 ss; small heifer calves, £2 ss; vealers, to £3 9s; fat wethers, 36s 9d; fat ewes, 35s Gd to 39s 9d; forward ewes, 23s to 24s 9d; fat hoggets, 27s to 30s 6d; store hoggets, 17s 8d; empty aged store ewes, Ils 5d to 16s 9d; full-mouthed ewes, in lamb, 23s 6d; heavy porkers and light baconers, £2 18s to £3 10s; medium porkers, £2 7s to £2 15s; light, 35s to £2 2s; slips, ISs Gd to £1 Is; bobby calves, 8s to 15s; dairy cows, £lO to £ll 15s; Jersey cross springing heifers, £3 10s to £9'los. ~ G. W. Vercoo and Company, Limited. —Eat bullocks, £lO 12s to £l3 17s 6d; rat cows, £6 6s to £8 7s; lighter cows, £4 3s to £5 lis-ffid; heifers, £6 15s to £9 15s; fat wethers, to 36s Gd; ewes, 28s 9d; fat lambs, to 245; heavy baconers, £3 10s to £4 3s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 3s to £2 7s; good bobby calves, 10s to Ils Gd; light, 6s to 9s.
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. —Fat bullocks, £ll 15s to £l2 15s; fat cows, £8 7s to £8 ISs; lighter, £6 15s to £7 13s; fat wethers, to 3Gs; hoggets, to 255; baconers, £2 15s to £3 9s; porkers, £1 19s to £2 10s.
JOHNSONVILLE PRICES.
GOOD DEMAND FOR LAMBS.
Wellington, July 9.
| Messrs. AVwght, Stephenson and Co., I Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on the Johnsonville sale held today as follows:—There was a large yarding of both fat cattle and sheep. The bulk of lhe yarding comprised prime heavy quality bullocks, which sold at prices slightly easier than last week. There were no cows, heifers or vealers yarded. The wethers were mostly extra heavy weight of good quality, prices being on a pax’ with last week s rates. The ewes were of good quality, and met with keen competition, with prices showing a slight advance. The lambs submitted were of good quality, and met with keen competition. Prices were: Heavy show bullocks, £23 15s and £22 15s; extra heavy bullocks, £l6 10s to £l7 12s Gd; heavy bullocks, £l5 10s to £l6 7s Gd; medium bullocks, £l4 12s Gd to £l5 ss; wethers, extra heavy, £2 2s; heavy, 38s 8d; ewes, heavy, 30s 3d to 325; lambs, heavy, 27s Gd to 29s 7d.
SALE OF MEADOWLAND STOCK.
97 GUINEAS FOR HEIFER.
Hamilton, July 9.
A sale of pedigree Meadowland jersey stock was conducted on behalf of Mr. F. Phillips, of Otorohanga, yesterday, by Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd. Of the heifers, Aotea Duchess realised the best price, the animal being bought by Mr. F. Cornwall, of Taranaki, fop 97gns. The- 50 heifers sold averaged 402gns, while 11 bulls averaged . 524gns. Among the animals sold were: — Heifers. —Aotea Duchess, F. Cornwall, Taranaki, 97gns; Aotea Eligible, F. Cornwall,, Taranaki, 724gns; Meadow■land Fanciful, D.. B. Millward, Otorohanga, GOgns; Ferncrest Dewdrop, J. Dempsey, Kiokio, GOgns; Aotea War Nurse, F. D. Harvey, Waiuku, 574gns; Belinda’s Bell, F, D. Harvey, Waiuku, 54gns; Aotea Elimination, F. Cornwall, Taranaki, 54gns. Bulls. —Meadowland Fascinator, Miss J, Disher, Maihihi, SOgns; The Cid of Meadowland, D. Douglas, Bay of Islands, 71gns; Meadowland- Exile, L. N. Gane, Te Kawa, 70gns; Meadowland Favour, A. Hill, Waiuku, G24gns; Meadow-land Flash Knight, S. Cowley, Otorohanga, 53gns.
PEDIGREE JERSEYS SOLD.
HEIFER MAKES 120 GUINEAS. MANY OTHER GOOD PRICES. Hamilton, July 9. The Almadale Jersey pedigree stock owned by Mr. W, H. Miers, of Rototuna, was offered for sale by Messrs. "Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., to-
day. There was a large attendance of buyers. Ten cows, averaged 57gns, ei<>ht rising two-year-old heifers averaged°sl gns, ten yearling heifers 52JgU8, and thiee aged bulls 01 l-3gns, while fourteen younger bulls averaged 42gns. The best priced heifer was Alinadale Sea Breeze, which was bought by Mr. W. B. Noble, of Durban, South Africa, for 120 gns. Mr. L. Clark, Manawaru, paid 115 gns for the bull Oakland KCB. The bull Alinadale Golden Rule was passed in at 205gns. Following are the details of some of the prices: — Heifers.—Alinadale Choice. F. J. yaxby, Hamilton, JOOgiis; Miss Cheeky, Mrs. Spiers, Levin, lOOgns; Alinadale’ Bell Bird, O. V. Adlam, Manurewa, 90gns; Beauty’s Desire, F. Cornwall, New Plymouth, 821gns; Rosebury Twilight, 821 gns; Jersey Brae Pearl, G. 11. Pearson, Taupaki, 76gns; Alinadale Graceful, F. J. Saxby, Hamilton, 75gns; Jersey Park Little I'lirt, J. Carson, Rototuua, “Ogns; Jersey Brae Primrose, W. .J. Freetli, Taranaki, 6Jgns; Alinadale Cheeky, Mrs. Spiers, Levin, (iOgns; Alinadale .Axis, O. V. Adlam, Manurewa., 55gns; Alinadale Delight, O. V. Adlam, Manurewa, 5-Jgns; Alinadale Cowslip, F. Cornwall, New Plymouth, Signs; Quecnie's Own, Mrs. Spiers, Levin, 50gns. Bulls. —Alinadale Centaur, A. Faithful, Ohaeawai, 55gns; Alinadale Choysa, J. Barrett, Te Kuiti, 53gns; Alinadale Royalty, Holden Bros., Te Awamutu, 524 gns; Alinadale Nuggett, G. H. Pearson, Taupaki. ;524gns; Alinadale Forester, F. Ilastie, Te Awamutu, 50gns.
WOOL SALES IN LONDON.
POOR PRICE’S FOR POOR QUALITY.
By Telegraph—Press As.su.—Copyright.
London, July 9.
At the London wool sales 9493 bales were offered, of which 2553 were from New Zealand. It was a wretched selection of all sorts, except the slipes, which were fairly good. The attendance was largo, and all sections were represented. The Home trade did most of the bidding. French buyers were reserved. There were considerable withdrawals for poor sorts. Prices, compared with the May closing rates, were: Merinos, good, 5 per cent, lower, shabby and faulty, 74 to 10 per cent.; crossbreds, line and medium, 74 per cent., low, par to 5 per cent, loxver; slipes, line and medium, 10 per cent., low, par to 5 per cent.; lambs, crossbreds, about 5 per cent, lower. New Zealand slipes: TBS Canterbury, halfbred, 20£d; three-quarterbred, 184 d; CMC Eclipse Triangle, halfbred, 22Ad; three-quarterbred, 20R1.
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