COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14600, 25 February 1921, Page 7

COMMERCIAL

WESTFIELD MARKETB. Dalgetv and Co., Ltd., report as rollnws on their'rat stock sale at WestfJeld on Wednesday: Roof' K blp yarding. Prices eased considerably especially for second quality rattle. Extra prime nx £3 7a. prime £2 fis to V! 3s, medium t-2 to 355, unfinished 3?s to 28s; cow. extra good £?, good 30s to ?ss, unfinished 23s to 80s. Sheep: A medium yarding-. Prices about the same as last week. Kxtrn prime wethers Has, prime 32s to 20s fid. others 25s to 235; ewes (food 288, prime '.'7s to 255, others ?.|S tn 20S. calves: Hood yarding:; dull sale Htmiiers £5 lo £3 10s; vealers £:i to £t ins rresli- dropped 8s to is. Pigs: An average yarding; rlaek sale, prices on a par with last week. Baconers, £4 15s to £3 ir,s; choppers, £i 10s to £3 10s; porkers, t-.) ins to £1 10s; stores, neglected. Lambs: A I'air yarding, a pood number helng unfinished. Extra good 2Cs, prime !.»r,s to ins, others 18s to l?s.

The New Zealand loan and Mercantile A grew v company. Limited, report:— At Westfleld fat stock market on Wednesday beemvas penned In large numbers, competition was not so keen a< the previous week and prices were easier. We quote:—Choice oxen 10 £2 Rs, prime oxen £2 2s to £2 7s, rough and Inferior ox £1 15s to £9 :is; heirer beer £1 18s to £2 4s per 1001 b; cow beer sold £1 15s to. £2: rough and inferior cow beer £1 ss to £ I tis per mnib. Steers sold at from, for best, £ls ins to £1? ins (no (extra heavy steers were penned); others TIC to £ls 7s fid: inreriorlv ratted steers, £8 to £ll 7s fid; heirers sold at from £H If)s to £ls for three heirers fatted by Mr Jos. Dreacton, Papatoetoe; cows sold at from £7 15s to £ll' for best; others, inreriorlv raited and aged, fa 10a to £7 10s; bells. £2 to £4 ins. Some or the averages were:—S steers rroni l\!r It. A. Pent, T'nketnrna K-lale, Putariiru, £l7 lis; 8 steers from Mr E. T. Ilnln. Hanplrirl. £l7: R steers rrnm Mr N. K. Tavlor, Tauplri, £l3 18s fid: 27 steers rrom XVnlkato, £l2 ISS; :'. heirers rrom Mr N. K. Taylor, Tauplri, £lO IBs; fi cows rrom same client, £R. calves were airaln penned In large numbers, competition being dull. Prices were easier than last week. Runners, .C i ins to £5 17-; heavy vealers £3 5s to £4 Rs, medium £2 10s to £2 17s fid, llghl £1 I is to £2, small and fresh-dropped 5s to £I. Pigs were penned in average numbers, selling under steady competition at late quotations. Store pips were neglected. Heavy baconers, £1 10S to £5 ss. medium £1 Is to £i 12s. light £3 15s to £(; heavy porkers £3 ins to £3 12s, medium £2 ins to £3 ss; weaners, Ins to 15s; slips. £l to £1 ss, Sheep were penned in average numbers, selling ai late quotations. No extra heavy prime wethers or ewes were penned. Heavy prime wethers £1 fis fid to £1 13s, medium prime £1 fis r>d, light £i .is to €1 fis 3d; small and unfinished wethers, ins Od to £1 4s; heavy prime ewes £1 5s to £1 7s fid. medium prime £1 ?s to £1 4s od, light 10 S fid to £1 1- od, small and inferior ewes 13s 0d to 18s fid. I.ambs were penned in large numbers, selling at late quotations. Heavy prime £i r>s to £1 ins 3d. medium £1 2s 0d to £1 5s lid, liirht £1 to £ I 2s fid. small and unfinished ins to ids.

Messrs A. Ruckland and Rons report:— On Wednesday ni our weekly Westfleld fat stork market, our entry or beef was 3(0 head In c.\ee-s of last week's sale, 583 liein,? penned, comprising 373 steers, 207 cows and heifers and 3 bulls. There was a falling; oiT In the demand, and all classes receded In value, especially row and plain steers. Extra choice ox sold to C 8 ins, clioiee and prime C? 5s to £2 Bs, ordinary and plain £-.' to £2 is: prime cow and lieiTer peer fl 15 s to £2 SS; prime eows £1 5s to £1 13s; rough heer. 17s to £l 3s. Steers ranged from £2O to £22 12s fid Tor extra heavy prime; heavy prime £l3 tn £lO Ids, lighter prime £ls ins to £l7 ins, litrht prime £l2 to £ l i 10s, small and unfinished £fi ins to £ll ins; heavy prime young raw, and heirers £I fi to £l3. liirhter £S to £0 15s, IIR-hl £fi ins to £7 15s; plain and old cows. £3 to £:, IDs; bulls, £:i tn £7. The highest averages for sleeps were: If from Mr B. Heed. Waerenga, £2O 19s 5(1; 8 rrom Mr u. naviy, Tlr.iu. £ifi is 3d; o Trom Mr .las. Pell, Kiwltahl. £ls ins fid; 21 from Mr Ed. Mulr, Onewhero, £ls 3s •Id; IS rows from Mr .las. McMceol, Te Aroha. £ll ss. Sheep again came forward in larc-e numbers. There was a steady demand throughout, with little alteration in values rrom last report. Heavv prime wethers made rrom £1 1 Is to £1 1 is (no extra heavy prime wethers offered), medium to heavy prime £1 8s to £1 10s fid, lip-liter and unfinished £| ■.).? to £1 7S; heavy prime young ewes £1 7s to £1 Os, heavy fat £1 3s tn £i ss. up-liter fl to £1 2s. other ewes I Is to 18s fid (1024 sold). There was about an average supply of lambs, which met with a fair sale. Rest Cat lambs £1 7=; to £1 Os (id, lighter £1 is to £1 C,s fid, litrht £1 Is In £1 3s fid, tlllflnIshod I (s to Ids; small stores 7s r,d tn l-,>s fid. (sfifl sold). Calves were penned in e.Vtra large numbers (including several lines of good quality medium ami lißlit vealers.) Competition was exceedingly dull, and values receded considerably on last week's quotations. Runners made from £i 17s fid to £8 7s fid; heavy vealers £;t ins to j*.f ss, medium £2 15s tn £:', ss. light £1 Iss Io £2 Ms, small £1 7s In £1 15s, fresh dropped 5s to ics (203). Pips were atrain yarded in large numbers. There was a steady demand for fat pigs, which sold at prices equal tn last, report. Small young -store pigs were dull of sale, and are not wanted. Choppers, £f ins to £5 2S; heavy baroners £i 12s fid to £i 19s, medium £i •is to £1 1 Is, light £ll 17s fid to £i 2S fid; heavy porkers £;i ins to £:f l os, medium £3 2s fid to £a 7s fid, light £2 2s to £::. .-tore pigs, £1 0s to £2 Is; weaners, good ins to 15s, small and weedy a to 7s od. i:)SG iolil.) LONDON MARKETS The High Commissioner's cablegram, dated London, February 19, is as follows :—• Meat. —Chilled beef continues in large supply at previously quoted prices, viz., fores Sd, hinds IOJd to Is per H>. 'l"lie result is home-killed beef is lower, at ts 4*d per lb, and there is little demand foe New Zealand beef. Home-killed mutton is quoted at I;- '.Hi, and lamb at '2.s did per lb. Six thousand New Zealand lambs from America, mainly owned by Swift and Armour, have been placed on the Smithfleld market this week, Canterbury brand of first and second quality is in good demand, all at the maximum price (Is lit per lb). In consequence tho demand has fallen off considerably lor New Zealand cut, lamb sold on the Government's account.

Butter. —The average prices are:—■ English, £l2 per cwt (3s 9d lb) for the small supplies available: Irish, El-i to £ls Ids 6d per cwt. (2s Gd to 2s !4d per lb.) There are staled to be large supplies in Ireland owing to the withholding of export certificates. Governmcnl butter shows no'change (£l4 I 8s 8d per cwt, 3s lb retail). Cheese. The wholesale price nf Government cheese has been reduced to is i : ',d 11», but the retail price ,s maintained al Is 8d lb. English is scarce al £8 8 S to E 0 2s per cwt (Is 6d to Is 71d lb). Canadian is slow al £7 lis to £7 lGs per cwt 'approximately Is Ud lb) white, and £7 IGs to £7 18s per cwt (approximately Is i.Jd lb) c )1oured. For New Zealand the demand is restricted al reduced prices, white £7 Gs to £7 12s per cwt (l s 3Ad to Is SJd lb), and coloured £7 I'ls to £7 18s per cwt approximately Is 4d lb). Hemp.—The .Manila market is inactive on account of the absence of demand. Nominal quotations are:—".l" grade, November-January to FebruaryApril shipments, £ i a per ton, and possibly sellins at £i:i per ton. New Zea-

kind is neglected. Nominal values an High points afloat about E-i 3, fair i'-i per lon.

Wool.—The Bradford position Is weaker now. Business on aroounl of [lie United Stales is practically finished. Tops are: Nominally, 6-i's is 3d, ."><>'s 2s lid, iO's prepared Is -'.Ad per lb. At the Hull Government sales on Wednesday 101 bales of New Zealand and 18,731 bales of Australian were offered. There was a good attendance of the Home trade, but Continental support \v;is poor. Superior merinos maintained their prices, while medium and inferior declined 10 per cent. Crosslinks, being neglected, were largely withdrawn.