COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15998, 28 May 1924, Page 2

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

HAfi/HLTON STOCK SALE

The Farmers' Co-op. Auctioneering Co., Ltd., 'report:—-At, Hamilton, yesterday we held our weekly stock sale and had a good entry of fat and store sheep, a good entry of beef, a small entry of blore cattle and a good yarding of fat pig-s. Prices for sheep and ca'ttle were much on a Par with last week, but pigs were a little easier for all classes. Medium fat wethers, 36e to 3fa Id: medium fat ewes, 24s 2d: fat lambs, 19s; forward black face iambs, 18s id to 18s 7d; full mo«t)h ewes in lamb, l!)s to 235: 2-tooth lof.f.m. ewes in lamb, 2'Js 3d; null ewes in lamb, 13s to lis (id; prime heavy fat steers, £9 10s ito £10; medium fat-steers, £8 17s: light and unfinished, £6 10s to £7 2s tri: prime fat cows, £5 l-0s to £6 7s; lighter cows, £i 10s to £4 15s; forward 4-year steers, £5 to £5 10s; 2year (rteers, £3 2s 6d; fres-h-condi-tioned cows, £2 10s 1,0 £2 19is; best ■/rime baconers, £3 i&s to -£4; light baconers, £3 -is to E 3 10a; prime porkers, £2 2s to £2 10s; choppers (good), £3 4s; good weaners, 14s to lTs; small weaners, % to lis. Messrs Datgcty and Co., Ltd., report having held I heir usual weekly stock sale at mnkton on Tuesday, as under: There was a moderate yarding of fat and store sheep. Prices for rat sheep were on a par with last week's rates. Wc sold prime heavy wethers at ,39s 6d and 39s Id. Medium quality wethers 32s 6d to 345, light weight fat ewes 25s to 26s (id, store lambs (small) lis. 2-tooth ewes in lamb to Romncy rams 325, full-mouth ewes in iamb lo Romncy rams 28s. Cattle were penned in large number's, although very little prime beef was yarded. Wc sold prime heavy bullocks a! ud io £ll 2s, prime heavy cows £0 2s. light cows £3 5s to £4 ss. store cows 20s to 345. fleshy cows to £3. 1-year-old bullocks £5 12s to £4 18s. rough steers to £3 IP. good quality 20-months-old steers £2 19s. calves nl late rates, dairy cows and heifers £6 to £8 10s. Pigs were in average supply and sold at late rates. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Aevnev Co., Ltd., Hamilton, report:— At Hamilton sale on Tuesday both sheep and cattle were penned in Cull supply. Competition was not quite so keen as last week for store cattle at auction, but a fair amount of business" resulted afterwards. Beef sold at about late rites, and sheep realised satisfactory prices. We quote: Store bullocks £5, 2J-yoar-old steers £3 10s lo £3 1 7s (id. 20 months steers £2 18s Lo £3. cows in forward condition £3 to £,'i 9s, fresh cows £2 to £2 lbs. store cows £1 8s to £1 12s lid, 15 months fetors lambs 15s 3d. There was an average yarding offal and store pigs, Heavy baconers £-3 Pis to '£4 9s, medium baconers £3 to £3 14s, good porkers £2 10s to £2 18s, light porkers £1 18s to £2 Bs. choppers £2 10s to £3 ss ( good slips £1 is to £1 8s (id, weamvs J2s to lbs fiu, breeding sows £2 to £i ss.

LONDON MARKETS. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated 24th insl., from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: Butter.—Market, steady, with fair trade. Official quotations are: —New Zealand: Salted, finest 162 s to 166 s per cwt (Is aid to Is s}d per lb) 1 : unsalfed, J 72s lo 180 s per cwt its 6:}d to Is 7|d per lb): other dualities, 130 s to 16.0 s per cwt (is 2d to is s£d per lb). Australian: Salted, finest 154 sto Litis per cwt (is 4id to is b(d per lb); unsaltcd, 160 s to 162 s per cwt (is 5.!rl per lb); other qualities, salted 130 slo J ißs per cwt .is 2d Lo Is id per lb), unsaited 130 s lo :150s per cwt (Is 2d to is'4Ad per lb). Argentine: Market steady; 148 s to 154 s per cwt (Is id to is -Ud per lb); other qualities, 130 s to 146 s per cwt (Is 2d to is 3id per lb). Danish: Market slow; 182 s to 184 s per cwl (Is 7.1 dlo s 7.id per lb). Cheese. —Market steady, with fair trade. Official quotations: English, finest farmers, Market linn on short supplies; 1-iOs to 145 s per cwt (is 3d to is 3:;d per lb). New Zealand: Market steady; coloured, 82s Lo Bas per cwl per lb;; white, Sis to 82s per cwl fBAd lo B;jd per lb): exceptional, 83s per cwt (BJd per lb). Shipments of New Zealand produce arrived Ibis week per s.s. Devon, Tasmania, ami Port Curtis. Casein.—Little business has been done. Present quotations are: French rennet, £56 Lo £80; Argentine lactic, £49.

Hemp.—-Manila market has been irregular, closing scarcely steady. Business has been done April-June shipments, £3O lus and value. MayJuly shipments quoted at £39. New Zealand markol unchanged. I'Ttiil.—Fruit ex Devon and Port Curtis has arrived in very mixed condition, and showed decided evidence of (lesh collapse. Cox's Orange affected very seriously, And require picking over. Other kinds ripeping very quickly, and fruit, sold yesterday being returned to sellers to-day on account of over-ripeness. Prices are: Dunn's Favourite, lis Lo 15s per ease; Delicious, 15s lo 15s Od; Jonathan, I.'is to 16s: Cleopatra, 16s; London Pippin, J.2s; Cox's Orange (picked), 255, others 12s: Stunner, 15s to ICs; Browlic's Russett, 12s to 14s; Tasmania Cleopatra (first-class) His, Jonathan 12s 3d, other sorts average os to Us.

Kjggs.—Market firm for the best, slow demand for cheaper selections. English, Irish. Danish, Dutch, 13s to los 3d per long IttU; Belgian and Luilhuanian. lis 9d to 13s fid; Russian and Polish, Us to lis Gd.

HSDE ANO SKIN MARKET, AUCKLAND, Tuesday. At. the auction sides sheep skins met with good competition and ready sale at satisfactory prices. Hides were very dull, and practically all the lines offered were passed in. The dullness in the demand for hides is in sympathy with the weakness in the overseas market. Quotations for hides are nominal. For heavy ox buyers quoted up to 'J.DI per lb, medium to Bd, light 5d lo 6d, cow 5d to 6id, and besL.call' 13d Lo 16d. Sheep skins had spirited competition, sales being made at the following rates: —Best grades, three-quar-ter to full wool, Kid to per lb, half wool llsjd to Oi:,'d. Second grade, three-quarter to full wool 13d to 13*d per lb, half wool lid to !i:|d per lb: damaged, three-quarter lo Cull wool, realised up lo 13s each, medium, half Lo three-quarters lUs to 10s Gd, half wool Up to ss Ail, quarter to half wool 6s to <'>s fid each.