Commercial.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXI, Issue 3574, 6 July 1903, Page 2

Commercial.

SYDNEY STOCK SALES.

!• vdney, July 2 At the stock sales at Homelush to-day the suppjy was large tud values were lower. Beat wethers brought 19s to 20s, good 16s to 16s 6d ; best ewes 18s 6d to 22a 6d, good 15a to 16s. Values for cattle were easier. Best bullocks fetched £ll 10s to £l4 17s 6d, good £lO 10s ; best cows £7 15s, good £7. Good beef realised 28s per lOOlbs.

THE STOCK MARKET,

W. Rose reports ; During the past fortnight sales have been held at Woodville and Dannevirke.

At my horse sale on Saturday, 27th June, over 30 horses were catalogued including a special entry of brood mares from the Mangatoro estate, for which there was remarkably spirited competition, and a total clearance at satisfactory prices. Other useful lots were well competed for, and a fair proportion found buyers. At Dannevirke, on the 3rd July, there was a large entry of both shtep and cattle, and I am glad to be able to again report a thoroughly successful sale, prices all round showing an advance on previous sales. The quality and, condition of the stock was unusually good, and to some extent accounted for the brisk competition. I quote as follows : Horse sale, Dannevirke. —Brood mare on account of Mangatoro Station -6 at from £l4 to £3B, heavy draught gelding, 4yr old £SO, hacks and light harness sorts from £6 to £l2.

Dannevirke sale, 3rd July.—Forward bullocks £6 10s, fat cows £6 to £6 10s, Syr steers £5 10s, 2Jyr do £5 5s to £5 12s 6d, 18 mos do. £3 12s 6d, young do. £2 12s Bd, 2£yr heifers in calf, £6 2a to £6 17s 6d, 2yr do £5 ss, 21mos do £4 15s, store cows £4, weaners and yearlings 445, weaners 85s, small do. 21s. Sheep.—Fat ewes lls 6d to 13s 7d, 2th wethers 12s Cd to IBs, forward wethers 12s 9d, forward ewes lls. Pigs.—Weaners 10s.

Messrs Abraham and Williams report as follows: Bales for the week comprise ville, Dannevirke, Pahiatua, Poh.mgina and Palmerston, besides clearing sales on account of Messrs Sly and Kilshy. At Dannevirke last Friday we hud a moderate entry of sheep but only a few cattle. Business at auction was animated, sheep making a decided advance, everything selling at prices in favour of vendors. At Woodville on Monday a somewhat small entry was submitted. Cattle were in demand and sold wall. A pen of nice quality dairy heifers made £7.

At Pahiatua on Tuesday stock came forward in advertised numbers. The demand for sheep was particularly brisk and business at auction keen. Cattle also sold well, an almost total clearance being the result.

At Pohangina we had only one or two pens of sheep, but cattle mustered m good numbers. The slit sp sold freely and there was a fair demand for cattle, though dairy co vs were not so much inquired for as of late. With few exceptions a general clearance resulted. At Palmerston, we had a moderate entry of sheep but cattle were far in excess of advertised numbers. The attendance was good, and included buyers from H.B. Wairatapa and down the Manawatu line. The sheep offered were mostly of poor class, and the prices obtained show a considerable advance. £or cattle there was a spirited demand and a general clearance was made at better values than of late. A very good sale resulted.

Quotations: — At Dannevirke —Fat bullocks, =£9 17s fid; steers, £3 6s ; cows in calf, £4 16s fid to £6 ; fat ewes, 13s fid ; forward ewes, 10s fid to 10s 9d; cull 2-tooth wethers, 9s Id ; store ewes, 7s 3d ; lambs, 7s 7d. At Woodville • Dairy heifers (good) £7 ; 2 and steers, £4 7s fid; cows in calf, £4 to £6; weaners, 39s ; ewss in lamb, 11s fid ; store ewes, 8s 7d. At Pahiatua —Fat cows, light, £5 to £5 12s fid ; cows in calf, £3 16s to £4 15s 6d; empty cows, £3 10s fid ; heifers in calf, £4 10s to £6 4s fid; 15-months steers, £3 15s to £4 2s fid ; yearling heifers, £3 8s; springing cows, £5 Is Id to £7 ; weaners, £3 3s fid; store wethers, 12s9d to 13s fid ; ewes in fair condition, 10s Id to 10s 5d ; store ewes fis fid to 7s.

Palmerston ar.d Pobangina—3year steers, £6 13s; 2-yeac steers, £3 17s, £1; 18-mouth steers, £3 8s Gd ; fat cows, £5 I9s, £6, £6 7s, £7; forward cows, £4 10s to £4 Us; dairy cows, £5 18s to £8 ; store cows. £2 to £3 8s ; springing heifers, £3 to £6 10s ; backward heifers, £3 11s to £4 6s ; weaners, £1 3s to £1 12s. £2 ; shorthorn weaners, £2 14s; cows and calves, £4 16s to £5 12s ; yearling heifers, £2 2s 6d to £3 4s.

PRODUCE SALE.

Mr D. Crewe reports having held a very successful sale at the Pahi tua Mart on Saturday. A large cousinmen t of fruit trees and shrubs ./as submitted and realised good prices. A considerable number of pigs and poultry were penned in excess of advertised numbers. All sold except one small pen of very young pigs. _ The following prices were obtained Store pigs, 20s to 25s 6d ; young slips, 8s to 12s ; fowls, Is 2d to Is 6d each ; ducks, 8s to Os Cd psr couple ; gig, £l4 ; spring traps, £9 10s to £18: harness, £3 10s to £7 10s, Still enquiries for fowls and pigs of good sorts ; also, good harness horses. Now that my regular Saturday sales are an established fact, then is invariably a good attendance otia] aers and the general public, who attend these sales lor their supplies.

These sales afford a good opportunity for sellers to quit their surplus lines. Pig and poultry Saturday. ■.

■WOOL, SKINS. &c,

Messrs Levin & On., report: At our fortnightly sale on Friday we offered 50 bales wool, and about 1700 skins. There was animated competition, particularly for good crutchings. Fine skins were in good demand, but dead skins were hardly saleable. We quote:— Wool.—Medium crossbred, 4|d to sjd per lb ; ' coarse, 4d to 4id; crutchings, coarse, 3d to Sid ; tine slight, 3£d to 4d. Skins.—Merinos, 6d to 6fd ; halfbreds, 54d to 6d , fine crossbreds, 5d to. 5Jd ; coarse, 4|d to 5d ; dead skins, 2Jd to 3d.

GRAIN REPORT

Wellington, July 1. Mr F, Pownall, of the New Zealand and Canterbury Farmer’s Co-. Op. Associations, reports as follows, all quotations being free on truck Wellington, sacks extra, unless specified:— Oats.—Enquiries for shipments abroad have eased considerably, buyers limits being below holders present acceptances. B grade Danish are firm at 2s Id, Duns 2s 2d, Gartons 2s 2|d, Canadians 2s 3d. Bpatrowbills are mostly off colour, and have relaxed to 2s Id. Seed varies from 2s 3d to 2s 6d. Wheat.—Consequent on rapid clearance of limited supplies available, an early advance in prime milling is predicted beyond current value of 4s 6d. Ordinary feed baa dropped to 3s lid; soft, 3s 9d; seconds, 3s 6d. Potatoes.—Considerable space for next out-going Cape steamer is being reserved for case packed keepers. Local enquiry is brisk, Derweuts realising £3 10s s.i; other kinds, £3 5s s.i. Maize.—With threatened invasion of crops from Argentina, via Sydney, value has fallen to 4s. Barley.—Cheap feed grain is offering at 3s 2d, with small turnover. Malting is quiet at 3s lid. Pearl barlay 15s, b.i. Beans.—Horsebeans, fit for crushing, are finding ready sale at £3 10s. Peas.—Dans are enquired for at 3s 4d, Partridge are scarcer at 4s 6d blue Prussians 6s 6d ; split peas 15s b.i. Bran.—remains stationary at £4 15s, s.i. Pollard.—Demand is regular at £6 5s s.i. Langdowns and standard brands are costing lls, s:i.; rolled oats 14s, s.i. An advance in sympathy with flour is not improbable. Chaff. —All kinds and conditinos are being forced on a bare market at 80s to 90s, s.r. Canterbury bright is selling ahead at 87s 6d, s.s. Oat: straw chaff is worth 47s 6d, s.r. Hay.—Heavy all clover commands 100 s, rye-clover 60s, pressed straw 455.

Grass seed.—Dressed Eye still rules at 3s 6d to 3s 9d, cocksfoot 2|d to Bsd, White Clover, 80s. Cowgrass, 70s. *■'