COMMERCIAL ST. ANDREWS SALE
BEEF VALUES UNCHANGED The penning of fat cattle at St. Andrews was an average one with quality for the most part good. Competition was steady throughout, and values realised were on a par with recent auctions. The yarding of fat sheep and lambs was an average one, the bulk of the penning being of indifferent quality. Two of the exporting companies were not operating, and competition was slow. Values were:— Cattle: Prime heavy steers £ll/2/6 to £l3/17 6. prime heifers £lO 7 6 to £l3/7/6; light to £B/17/6, prime heavy cows £B/7/6 to £ll/17/6. Store cattle: bulls to £5/17/6, 3-year steers and heifers £7 to £lO. Fat sheep: Prime heavy ewes to 20/10, light to medium 12/10 to 16 4. Store sheep: medium ewe lambs to 20/9, 2-shear 3 bred ewes to 28/6, 2-tooth wethers to 26 6.
STOCKS AND SHARES Auckland.— Sales on 'Change: Victory Loan, 15/2/49-50. 21 per cent., £96 'l5 - (2); Victory Loan, 15/2/55-58, 3 per cent., £97/17/6; Commercial Bank of Australia, 17/71, 17/7; Commercial Bank (pref.), £lo'lo/-; Farmers’ Cooperative Auckland <B pref.), 25/3; Northern Steam (con.), 2/11; Kauri Timber, 30/6; Dominion Breweries 48.'- (4); Caro's Stores (pref.), 25 6; Farmers’ Trading, 27/3; Morris Hedstrom, 48/-; Reid Rubber, 32/6; Woolworths (Syd.). 22/6, 22/7; Mt Lyell, 29/6; Southern Cross Assurance, 20/-; Winstone (con.), 10/6, 10/9. Wellington.— Sales on ’Change: National Bank, 57/-: Union Bank, £B/6/6; Reid Rubber, 32/6; Woolworths (N.Z.), 22'9; Fletcher Holdings, 29/6; Stock, 15/2/55-58. 3 per cent., £9B, £97.17/6; Stock, 15 5'49-52, 4 per cent., £104; Stock. 15'4 60-63. 3 per cent., £96 7/6; Stock, 31/5/54-58, 4 per cent., £lO6/15/-; Wellington Gas, 32/3; Kaiapol Woollen. 23/-; Tooth and Co. 59/3; G. J. Coles, 70/-; Woolworths Properties, 30 - (2); Dunlop Rubber, 25/3; Reid Rubber, 32/6; Martha, 9/2. Christchurch. — Sales on ’Change: Westland Breweries, 28'-; sales reported, Fletcher Holdings, 29/-; Morris Hedstrom, 48/- (2); Woolworths (Syd). 22 6; Mt. Lyell, 29/-. Dunedin. — Sales reported: Stock, 1955-58, 3 per cent., £9B; Woolworths (Syd.), 22’6. __
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLVII, Issue 23186, 27 April 1945, Page 2
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