COMMERCIAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 17935, 31 July 1920, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON METALS MARKET. Received July 31, 1.30 a.m. LONDON, July 29. Copper.—Spot, £9O 17s 6d; t hree months, £93 6s sd.' Electrolytic. £llO and £ll5. Lead—Spot, £4l; forward, £42 1.5 s Tin. —Spot, £265 ss; forward, £270 ss. Silver, 56 l-8d STOCK SALES. Messrs Levin and Co.. Ltd., report:— On Saturday last we held a clearing dairy sale on account of Mr J. Evans at Aorangi. There was a. large attendance of local buyers attracted to the .sale by the high records put up by Lilis herd. The cows were high grade Jersey and were put before the public in great condition. Bidding was spirited throughout and a splendid sale resulted. We quote;—Best cows £3O to £l4; others £2o* to £29; one old cow £l4; ay erage over all £29 5, . Springing heifers £27 to £3l; average £2B 16. ; yearling heifers £22; bull “Noel of Bulls’’ .'2 gnu.; 10year gelding £24; spring cart £2B; stack hay £7l; shearing plant £140; sundries harness, etc., made full auction rates. On Monday we held a clearing sale at Waitohi on account of Mr L. Bishop. There was a large attendance and a successful sale resulted. Best cows made frflm £lB to £2l jo : others from £lO 5 to £l7 10, ; average over all £l7 13 9: springing heifers from .£9 to £l3 15/; yearling heifers £6 I/; sows and litter j£ls to £lB 10/: sows to farrow £5 10/ to £10; shearing plant £150; separator £22 10, ; sundries also sold to full value. Mr H. .1. Lancaster’s sale on Tuesday contrary to expectation was very poorly attended, many local buyers absenting themselves, no doubt owing to the freely expressed opinion that prices would rule too high. Tho herd of 100 verv high grade Jersey cows was quite the best lot we have ever offered for sale, and did very great credit to Mr Lancaster’s selection and breeding, and were greatly admired by those present. We were disappointed with the result, and compared with recent sales of Jersey herds held in the districts; many of the cows were sold much in buyers’ favour. A beautiful type of milker in one ned “Dick” fell after keen competition to the bid of Mr U. Jonns, of Woodville. at £i>4, which is perhaps a -record for a grade Jersey cow, at all events in this district. The. 25 top-priced cows made from £36 to £54, with an average of £42 6/. The 50 top-priced cows averaged j£3B 9 . and the whole herd of 400 cows averaged £29 10/.