COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume 98, Issue 15308, 8 August 1923, Page 2

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

HAMILTON MARKETS. GRAIN, SEEDS, PRODUCE, ETC. Business has shown a steady increase in volume during the last few weeks, this condition of affairs applying to practically all lines of produce. Grass-seeds and seed oats particularly are in keen demand, while the,re is also an improving demand for fertilisers, s-o much'so that' the works cannot cope with- the demand. Fowl wheat is still scarce, but the market remains about the same as last week. Feed oats arc in slightly belter demand, this- being due no doubt to the fa-ct. that farmers are now working more horses. The same remark applies to chaff, the price -of which remains unchanged. The maize market remains unaltered and the demand continues good. The small quantities of bran and pollard that have been landed from Australia have all been taken up in Auckland, and none have reached the local market.

Fruit and Vegetables. vffi- fruit market is improving, supplies coming to hand more freely and selling at improved rates. Owing to the influenza there.is still -a'good demand for oranges and lemons, 20s being obtained for oranges which arrived in bad condition and -had to be repacked, and from 25s to 27s 6d for lemons. Apples are in good demand at from 6s to iOs for Sturmers, from 6s to 8-s for Dougherties, and from 12s to 14s 6d for Delicious. Cooking apples are in. .keen demand, second grade fetching up to 7s, and flrst-grade from 8s to 9s. Pears, which are slow of sale and are about; finished, are quoted at from 13s to 14s. Island tomatoes are selling'fairly well at from 16s to 17s 6d, >and tree .tomatoes, which are about finished, at 'from 8s to 9s 6(1.

Potatoes are scarce in Hamilton, but further supplies may be expected in the course of a few days. Quotations are 14s per cwt for reds and 15s for whites.

Poultry, Eggs and Butter. There was a fair pennjng'.of poultry during the week and .prices were on a par with recent quotations. Table birds sold as follows: Prime roosters from-3s 6d -to ss, .and others from 2s 9d to 3s 3d. Young hens fetched from 3s Gd to 4s 9d, and -others from 2s 6d to 3s 6rt; ducks., from 3s to '3s' lOd, and drakes.up to 3s 9d.

Eggs.—A further drop has- been recorded in the price of eggs, which are now being received in large quantities. Quotations are ls.Bd retail and Is d,d wholesale. A further drop may be expected. Butter. —Pric'es remain unchanged, viz., AnchUr Is 9d and Daffodil Is 7d. Farmers’ butter is scarce, and is fetching Is 4d and' Is 5d retail and Is 2d wholesale.

LONDON MARKETS. i WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated 4th inst., from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: — Meat—The dock strike has not been settled, but it is thought that men may return to work next week. Market dull. Home supplies are increasing but demand is only moderate. Canterbury lightweight lamb firmer, second class quality weaker. Mutton unchanged except for heavyweight, which is firmer. Chilled beef supplies' plentiful. N.Z. 49-561 b, ■ Sid, 57-641 b Bd, 65-721 b 7Jd; North Island, 49-561 b Bd, 57-64 lb 7id, 65-721 b 7Jd; ewes s§d. N.Z. lamb, Canterbury 29-361 b Hid, 37-42 lb llid, 43-501 b 10Jd to lOgd; second class 10Jd; North Island best 10id, second class 9|d. N.Z. Beef. —Fores 2|d, hinds sd. Chilled beef, fores 2id to 2id, hinds 4id to sid. London retail prices are as follows—English legs Is Bd, loins 2s, shoulders Is 8d; imported Is, lid, lid; lamb, English Is lid, 2s Id, Is lid;, imported -Is sd, Is 4(1, Is 4d. Beef, English ribs Is lOd, sirloin Is lOd, steak 2s Gd; chilled Is, Is, Is 9d; New Zealand frozen lid, lid, Is lOd.

Butter —Market Official quotations are. —New Zealand ' salted, finest 172 s to 174 s up to 17Gs per cwt (Is Gtd to Is GJd per lb); other qualities, salted lG4s to 170 s per cwt (Is 5Jd to Is GJd per lb); Australian, salted, finest, 164 s to 168 s per cwt (Is sid to Is 6d per lb) ; exceptional 170 s per cwt (Is Gld per lb); unsalted 164 s to 168 s per cwt (Is sfd to Is 63 per lb) ; other qualities, salted 150 s to 160 s per cwt (Is 4d to Is sid per lb) ; unsalted 146 s to 160 s per cwt (Is 31d to Is sjd per lb). Argentine,’ 144 s to 160 s per cwt (Is 3id to Is 51d per lb), exceptional 164 s per cwt (Is 53d per lb). Danish, 176 s to 180 s per cwt (ls-6Jd to Is 7Jd per lb). Irish, 166 sto 168 s per cwt (Is 5Jd to Is 6d per lb). Cheese—Market firm. Spot supplies very scarce. Demand is good for English. New Zealand prices more or less nominal. Official quotations are:— English, finest farmers’, 114 s to 116 s per cwt (Is 03d to -Is Old'per lb). New Zealand, coloured 108 s to 110 s per cwt (llid to'Mfd per lb); white 110 s to 112 s per. cwt (llid to Is per lb). A shipmentlof New Zealand produce arrived this week per s.s. Matakana., Estimated stocks of cheese on hand—Canadian; London nil; Liverpool and Bristol 12,800 boxes, against total of 83,000 for'- same time last year. New Zealand " and Australian in London, 6,700 crates; Liverpool and Bristol nil, against 20,700 for last year. Figures represent cheese actually landed and available. In addition, there arc 5,000 crates landed but not available. Estimated stocks awaiting discharge in London —Canadian 62,000 boxes, New Zealand 84,000 crates.

Hemp —Manila market firmer. “J” grade, August-Oetobcr shipments sold for £3O 15s, hut now quoted at £3l buyers. New Zealand nominally unchanged. Business reported in fair grade spot at £3l. Sellers ask £33 for good-fair. Peas —New Zealand Maple have arrived freely. Stocks on hand and awaiting discharge at docks more than sufficient for present requirements. July shipments sold for 80s per quarter'; Septemher-Oetober shipments 82s Gd. Very little forward business. Tasmanian are scarce. July-August shipments sold at 02s. Small sales of Blue Peas reported; New Zealand 90s ex store and S2s Gd asked for parcels to arrive. Japanese cheap, new crop hand picked Marrowfats, delivery to be in two equal lots in November and December, quoted at £22 10s per ton. Beans. —Sale slow. English winter making 8s lOd to 9s Gd per cwt. according to quality; Pigeon 12s to ISs per cwt; Chinese Horse, Augusl-Oeto-ber shipments, quoted at 10s 3d per cwt.

ADDINGTON fYIGARKET. A SPIRITED SALE. BEEF PRICES ADVANCE. . Yardings at Addington were generally under the average. The only exceptions were in sheep, the fat entry being about normal and the store larger. The. notable feature of I he ®axket was the jump in beef prices.

which developed as the sale progressed, rather than on last week’s values. The ilrst few pens offered showed little advance, ’-ut when some good quality cattle were offered the competition improved, and. finished up Ds to 6s per 1001 b better than last week’s average. Quite an amount of beef sold at from 36s to 38s per 1001 b, with special lots making a full 40s. Fat sheep also made extremely good prices, few good class wethers selling under 39s or 40s, and few ewes under 35s or 365. Store sheep maintained the recent keen demand, and pigs showed a further improvement. Store Sheep.—For a winter sale the yarding of store sheep was a very big one. A big proportion of the entry consisted of inferior class sheep. There was a good attendance of buyers, and bidding was spirited for good sheep, but the inferior stuff was much harder to sell than has been the case for some time, and there were more passings than has been the case for the past couple of months. Values: — Ewes: 4 and 6-tooth halfbred 42s 6d, 4 6, and 8-tooth crossbred 38s 9d to 38s lOd, sound and failing-mouthed 28s to 36s 4d, aged halfbred 28s to 295, aged crossbred 19s 6d to 26s 4d. Wethers: 4 and 6-tooth crossbred 35s 2d, 2 and 4-tooth halfbred 31s 9d to 325, inferior 2 and 4-tooth halfbred 27s lid, small 2-tooth halfbred 30s Id. Hoggets: J ewe 28s 3d, crossbred ewe 26s 9d, good halfbred wether 27s Id, crossbred wether 22s lid to 245, } wether 23s 3d to 26s Id, mixed sex crossbred 23s lOd to 25s 3d. \

Fat Sheep.—A yarding of 19i races. Wethers were again well represented, forming quite 50 per cent of the yarding. About half of the entry in both ewes and wethers were of very prime quality, but there was nevertheless a decided “tail.” The market opened a little firmer than last week, and improved all the way through, end of sale values being' up to 2s a head better than at the commencement. On an average big sheep were better than the preceding sale by Is Gd to 2s per head, and lighter by up to Is Gd. Big ewes, now that ewes are being guaranteed free of lamb, sold particularly well. Best wether mutton sold at up to 7£d per lb, prime 7jd to 74d, medium GJd to 7d, and light 64d. Best ewe mutton made to 7Jd, prime from 6sd to 7d, medium from 5Jd to 6Jd, and light to old. Values: Wethers, extra prime 45s to 48s, a few special pens 50s to D2s lOd, prime 40s to 445, medium 36s 6d ta 39s 6d, inferior 31s 9d to 365; ewes, extra prime 3Ss to 41s, special pens 465, prime 35s to 37s 6d, medium 31s Gd to 34s 6d, light 27s 6d to 31s, aged ewes 22s 6d to 275; hoggets 26s to 355. Fat Cattle.—The yarding comprised 326 head. There was a good showing of prime beef, a few of the lines being particularly outstanding. The market opened about 20s per head better for big cattle than at the preceding sale, and the demand improved as the -sale progressed, another 20s to 25s advance being recorded. On an average the market was better than last week by quite £2 a head on big cattle, and by another 10s on a few particularly good sorts, with lighter in proportion. The competition at the close, of the sale was very keen. Special beef sold at up to £2 per 1001 b, good prime beef from 36s to 38s, ordinary 31s 6d to 34s 6d, lighter finished from 26s to 30s, with a small proportion of rough beef from 25s down. Values: Steers, extra prime £l7 to £2O, a few special to £26 ss, prime £l4 to £l6 15s, medium £lO 10s to £l3 15s, light £7 to £10; heifers, extra prime £l2 to £l3 ss, prime £9 to £ll 10s, ordinary £5 10s to £8 10s; cows, extra prime to £ll 7s 6d, prime £8 to £lO 10s, ordinary £5 5s to £7 15s old cows £3 to £5 10s.

Vealers. —A fairly large entry of veal calves was forward, but the majority were of Inferior quality. There was a good demand for the good but' the Inferior sorts were neglected. Values: Runners to £4 15s, good vealers to £3 10s, medium calves 35s to 455, small calves 15s to 32s 6d. Store Cattle.—One of the smallest yardings of the year was forward, chiefly consisting of old cows. Only a couple of lines of steers were forward. Values: 3-year steers £6 10s, 2-year steers £4 ss, aged cows 15s to 30s.

Dairy Cattle. —The yarding of dairy cattle was smaller than usual. Owing to the recent wet weather the demand was poor, and sales were difficult to make. Very few springing heifers were offered and those that were offered were of inferior suality. One exceptionally good Friesian cow with calf at foot made £l7. ‘ Values: Good second, third and fourth calvers £4 to £6 10s, extra to £9, springing heifers £2 10s to £5 10s, inferior and aged cows 20s to 30s.

Pigs.—A small entry of fat pigs met with a good demand, and they sold firmly at late rates. Values: Choppers £3 6s to £B, light baconers £4 to £4 10s, heavy £4 15s to £5 os, extra heavy to £5 12s, average price per lb 7d to 7id; light porkers £2 10s to £2 17s 6d, heavy £3 to £3 12s, average price per lb 9d to lOjtd. A medium entry of store pigs met with a better demand than last week, and the whole offering was cleared at satisfactory prices. No large stores were penned. Values: Weaners 10s to 18s, slips 17s to 255, medium stores 28s to 375, sows'in pig to £5 7s Gd.

CLEARING SALES. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering C 0.,. Ltd., report:— On Thursday we held a very successful clearing sale on behalf of Mr E. J. Rye, of Motumaoho. The herd consisted of 30 members, all of which wore of excellent type and quality. Buyers were attracted from many parts and the various lots were keenly competed for. Prices ranged from £lO 10s to £36, the herd making the line average of £25 6s 8d per cow. Four two-year heifers made £l4 10s and five yearling heifers made £8; the pedigree bull, Maitland’s Choice, made 37 guineas, pedigree cow Richvvood Snow Signs, and pedigree yearling heifer Maitland's Snow 30gns. On Friday we held a clearing sale at Komokorau on behalf of the executrix in the estate of the late W. Johnston, with satisfactory results. The average for the herd of 36 cows was £l2 12s. Individual cows, Jersey and Jersey cross made from £IS 10s to £24, backward £l4 10s lo £l6; Holsleins £ls 10s to £2O 10s; Shorthorns £l6 to £lB, medium £lO to £l2, backward sorts £6 to £B.

FEILDING SALEMessrs Abraham and Williams,‘Ltd., report on Feilding sale held on 3rd inst. —We had a very heavy yarding of sheep, including some 4000 hoggets. The quality throughout was good, most of the being winitqred oil turnips were in excellent condition. Buyers were present from Hawera, Waverlcy, Wanganui, and Hie Main Trunk. A very keen sale resulted, hoggets showing a rise ol' fully 2s Gd per head on previous quotations. Ewes in iamb also improved in price. The fat pens were well filled and met with a good demand ail through. Some

very nice quality springing heifers were yarded and sold well. The beef market improved considerably, a nice pen of fat heifers realising £9 7s. Fat lambs made up to 24s Bd, fat ewes 29s 7d, fat wethers 33s to 38s 6d. Cattle: Springing Jersey heifers £8 to £lO 10s, 1 springing S.H. heifers £4 to £6 15s, springing cows £4 to £B, pedigree Jersey cow 27gns, bull calf 18 gns, fat heifers £6 10s to £9 7s, fat cows (heavy) £9 6s, do. light- £4 17s, Jersey weaner heifers to £4. CANTERBURY PRODUCE MARKET. The following are the quotations to be paid to farmers at country stations, sacks extra, unless otherwise stated: Wheat, Tuscan 5s 2Jd, Hunters 5s 4td, Pearl 5s Gld; oats, A and \B grades 2s 7d; chaff, bright oatsheaf £4 10s, f.a.q. £4 to £4 ss; white clover, Is to Is 2d; Italian ryegrass (nominal). us 111 lilt IM.T biiM-cl: pi-: limnul ryegrass (nominal), 5s 9d per bushel; cowgrass, 9d to iud; potatoes, £8 5s to £8 10s for whites, £7 15s’ for Dakotas, £7 10s for reds; cocksfoot, 5d to 5Jd; linseed, £l6; peas, 7s 3d; flour, £ls 10s per ton; pollard, £7 per ton, f.o.b. main ports, 10s extra for smaller packing; bran, £5 per ton, f.o.b. main ports, 10s extra for smaller packing.

The above price's are at country stations, Canterbury, sacks and bags extra, and to them must be added handling charges. Railage, store charges, freight and wharfage on grain (about 2s per bushel), and the cost of cleaning in the case of seeds, which is approximately; Cocksfoot and clovers 4d to 6d per lb, ryegrass Is 6d to 2s per bushef.

Sharlaod’s “Moa Brand” Egg Preservative keeps eggs fresh and sweet, without the slightest smell or disagreeable taste. 3 Nazol cannot be used too freely—■ the stronger the atmosphere of Nazol created — In the early stages of influenza infeotion—the more promptl; it is controlled. (i> Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colds, never falls.