COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16800, 19 May 1926, Page 2

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

MARKET REPORTS. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Tli, lollowing is a summary of the Hamilton markets for the past week:— Seed merchants report a seasonal falling-ofT in trade, though large quantities of fertilisers are still being distributed for top-dressing. The demand for stork foods is increasing. There is practically no alteration in last week’s prices. Fowl wheat is •quoted at ‘.is (id bushel ex store, and there are indications of a rise on the arrival of the next shipment. A shipment, of South African maize arrived last week and is selling at Os Gd ex store, fiats are quoted as follows: A grade i airfoils, retailing at (is fid, machinedressed'lnins and Algerians 7s. Bran and pollard are in good demand, and are selling at J2s fid and 13s re: peclively. ho cal ehaff is being retailed at .1 Os (id and Blenheim at 12s fid. There is a glut'in the fruit market and prices are down. All classes of apples are arriving freely, hut pears are scarce. Tomatoes are about finished, and are selling at 7s lo LOs per ease. Other prices are: Dessert apples ■is to 7s, cooking apples is lo fis. dessert, pears up to 13s, and cooking pears 5s to 7s. The price of butter is unchanged, being as follows: Superfine Is 9d lb, first grade Is Sd and second grade Is 7d. ‘Eggs arc scarce, and - likely lo remain so for the remainder of the month. The price is 3s 6d dozen. Fair quantities of poultry have been received during the past week and have been disposed of at satisfactory prices. Cockerels made, from 2s lOd to 3s ltd, liens (heavy breeds) 3s 2d to 3s 9d, hens (light, breeds) 2s id to 3s 3d, hens (old) Is Id lo 2s, ducks 2s 7d, and is Id lo 5s 2d. PEDIGREE JERSEY SALE. MR B. E. VEALE’S HERD. A sale of pedigree Jersey cattle on account of Mr I>. E. Vcalc, of Tirohia, was conducted hv the Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Go., Eld., yesterday. Despite the inclement weather* there was a fair attendance of buyers from all parts of Ihe district. Bidding was not been and prices were a little lower ihan should have hocn realised for Ihe class of cattle, offered. The highest, price of the day was fio guineas, paid by Mr A. Hazelton, of Wailiou, Tor Ihe cow Tirohia Briar Leaf. A number of oilier cows sold at over in guineas. In the case of the Imrd sire Yiolanas K.G. bidding did not reach the owner’s reserve and he was passed in. Three younger trulls sold at 23. 13 and 12 guineas respectively. The average price realised was £3O 7s per head. HAMILTON SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative 'Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report: — At the weekly stock market in the Krankton yards yesterday we hud u good yarding of beef, principally cows and heifers. A fair entry of sheep and a full number of fat and store pigs were penned. Prime cow and heifer beef was easier than the previous week, while plain and unfinished sold oil a par. Medium quality heavy- steers sold "to £l2 ss, good quality light prime steers £3 ss, prime heavy cows and heifers £8 15s to £O, lighter prime £7 10s to £7 17s fid, well done medium quality £5 10s to £fi 10s, light £ i 1 Os to £3 is, best veaiors £2 lfis lo £3 3s. young and smaller £1 J9s lo £2 fis. unfinished cows and boilers £■’> las I" £.} r.s, stores £2’ 10s lo £5. culls 25s In -fSs. wdl-hred low-conditioned 2yr. 11.-refor.l sleeps £3 I Is. same class 18 months £3 2s lo £.’! os, poor quahiy 2yr. in-,mil S.U. heif'-rs 33s In yin All classes sold at similar , j; j o ,. s jo liiiisu reached at oilier lute mark'ls. Fa! welliers made, fins to 3iis 3d. medium fa I wethers 2 is. prime i-ariv v 1 1 oru iambs 25s fid, medium size faj. wi,„illy lambs 17s lo 18s 6<k forward ennui! innod empty ewes Ifis fid lo 17s I, F.M. ewes iii lamb lo B.F. rams 20s. same age small frame and in lamb In imrnney rams 13s, cull ewes 7s. Pigs: The large entry comprised eh icily unfinished ha-oners and porkers, and sold at late rates. Piime hcavy pigs were scarce. Stores sold in advance, if anything. Best baconeis made £3 1 is to £4, medium unfinished haconers and good porkers £3 as to £3 12s. medium porkers £‘2 las to £3, well done light £2 5s to £2 J os, unfinished 35s do £2 2s. heavy choppers £5 to £3 10s, slips £1 to £1 3s, lies! weaners 1 is fid lo 17s fid, fair 10s to 12s, small and young is fid lo 7s. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report, having held their usual weekly slock sale at Franklon saleyards on Tuesday, as under:—There was a large varding of fat cows and heifers, only a few steers yarded. The demand was slack and prices were a shade lower. Best cows and heifcis made £7 to £8 3s, medium weight and ?T quality cows £5 to £C 5s small steers £5 10s. vnalcrs 2as lo £3. Store entile were yarded in fair numbers and sold at about late rales. Two and a-half rear Hereford steers, good condition, ' £3 7s; IS months Hereford steers, low condition, £3 Hs to ifis; store, cows 30s to £2 'las. forward heifers £i, in-calf Shorthorn heifers £1 ss, Jersey and in-calf hnrers £-1 ss. There was a moderate varding of sheep. Fat heavy wethers made to 30s id, light weight wethers 27s to 27s fid. fat ewes 17s I Od lo 20s fid, store ewes 11s 9d. Pigs A large yarding of both fat and stores. •Fats’ sold easier than previous sale. Stores sold better. Heavy haconers £3 ifis to £ 4 3s, medium do. £3 10s to £3 13s, heavy porkers £2 fis lo £2 jSs, light do. £2 to £2 ss, choppers £3 ’tOs to £5 3s, empty sows £2 5s to £2 18s, large stores £1 1 is to £1 ifis fid, good slips £ 1 3s to £ 1 fis, best weaners 12s to Fis, small weaneis 7s to 9b. The, N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co,, Ltd., report: At the Hamilton sale on Tuesday we had a medium warding of fat and siore cattle. Beef declined in value, butchers’ requirements apparently being limited. A fair demand existed for store steers, which realised late rales. The market for sheep was unchanged. We quote: Prime heavy fat cows and heHers £8 3s to £9 15s; medium fat cows £:> 12s to £fi Is; rough fat cows £3 Is to £4 3s- 2 to 21-year-old Hereford steers h)s to £5 7s; 20 months P.A. steers £7 12s fid; 12 to IS months Y-> r,s to £3 is; yearling Jersey cross heifers £2: fat 2-tooth wethers Cl 7s ltd• fat lambs £1 3s; lambs in forward condition 10s fid; full mouth ewes in lumi) to Romney rams 19s. An avrr-,,-e varding of fat pigs were, yarded. H u-r number being porkers and unfinished haconers. Prices were hardly -cod a .s recent sales, most of the yarding being cleared. We quote.:—Prime' heavy haconers £3 12s lo £i for few pens of well finished haconers: medium haconers £3 3s lo c;; to.s; Ijgiil haconers £2 17s lo £3 Is; hp.ivv porkers £.2 Ids to £2 Ins,

light, porkers £2 to £2 7s: small and unfinished £t 12s to £1 18s; good ! Stores £1 fis lo £1 1 is: others £ t Is i |o £1 is; slips lls In :18s fid; wcan- ! its 9s to 12s fid. I ’ KING COUNTRY SALES. i Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:— At Tatimanmui on Tuesday our varding comprised 2:>tl sheep and 2.tfi iiead of cattle. Tliere was a good j attendance of buyers, and all lines were well competed for. Practically everything was sold at prices on a par with late sales. Two-tooth wethers made 23s 9d to 255. m.a. wethers 17s 5d to 18s. m.a. ewes 15s In 225. m.s. lambs Us lo 16s 9d, wether lambs 13s lo Lis Ltd, ewe lambs (medium) 15s 3d, small m.s. lambs fis 3d to tOs iOd. fat cows £4 2s fid lo £5 17s, fat heifers £5 13s, low conditioned /,-vear steers £5 2s lo £fi, 20-month steers £2 Is to £3 10s. store cows £2 to £3 7s fid, empty heifers 3Gs to £3 15s, weancr heifers and steers (poor condilion) .!o,s to 255, cows in milk and close to profit £1 los to £7. At To Kniti on Wednesday there was a small entry of sheep and a good yarding of cal tic., and with Ihe. exception of one pen everything was sold. The main prices were: 4 and G-loolh wethers 20s 3d, rn-s. lambs 13s -id, fat cows £4 5s to £- >. store cows £2 19s lo £3 7s Gd, 21-year steers £3 Is to £4 fis.

At Pio Pio on Thursday, owing to Hie wet weather, there were only small yardings of sheep and cattle, which sold at late rales. Four-year ewes in lamb to S.D. rams 2is Gd, fat cows £4 7s Gd lo £4 12s Gd, store cows £2 13s to £3 15s, empty heifers 33s to £2 Cs. “MIDDLE RUN” JERSEY SALE. The well-known “Middle Run” Jersey stud founded in 1903 and owned by Messrs W. 11. Booth and Sons, of Carterton, was dispersed on Wednesday, May 5. The splendid breeding of "the stock and the high reputation of the stud attracted a record attendance of buyers, with the result that the cattle were very widely distributed. Despite Ihe serious drought experienced in the Wairarapa, flic cattle came forward in splendid condition, which demonstrates their wonderful constitution. The “Middle Run” Jerseys arc line-bred to the. famous Monopolist strain, and are. widely known for their wonderful udder development. which fact made breeders very keen to secure, this great strain. The sale was conducted by Wright, Stephenson and Go., LtcL, in conjunction with the Wairarapa Farmers’ Goop. Association, Ltd. The highestpriced cow, Jersey Meadows Sunday (1918), Saivozc of Jersey Meadows — Sunimp of Jersey Meadows, 1 11) gns, was purchased by Air F. Phillips, Olorohanga. Messrs A. Moreland and Son, Fraakton, purchased Rewa Sumach. (1922), Ironoak of Pukclapu —Rewa Summerion for 37 gns. Air (i. Taylor, Thames Valley, purchased Rewa .Macaroni (1922), Ironsand of Pukehthu —Rewa Merry Mace, for 30 gns. Mr T. Barfitt, To Poi, made several purchases, namely, Rewa Allium (1920), Felix of Pukclapu— Rewa Alyssum, 20 gns; Rewa Bud (1919), Ironmaster of Aleadowbrook —Rewa Blossom, 47 gns; Rewa Aconite. (1923), Alum of Puketapu—Rewa Acorn, 4G gns. The highest price for helfers,*lo6 gns, was paid by Mr John Brown, Newcastle, New South Wales, for Rewa Alliance (1924), Tclgarth Pntchmaster Rewa Allies' Victor; other prices ranged from 21 gns to 70 gns. The bulls ranged from 11 gns to 16 gns.

FEILDING SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams. Lid., p.-porl on FeUding sale, hold on Friday, i-itil hist.., as follows: —A heavy yarding of both sheep uml cattle, came forward, and despite the inclement weal her, the sale was good throughput, practically the whole of our entry selling at prices on a par with last week's quotations. We quote: Fat 2looths 23s id, fat wethers 20s 7d to 27s fid, fat ewes 17s lOd, purebred Romney ewes on account of Air F. S. ,M. Rankin, 2-tooths I.} gus to 14 gns, 4 and C-tooths 14 gns to If gns, ewe iambs 1 gn to If gns; ewe lambs Ifis 4ci to 17s od, wether lambs 14s lid to Ifis Gd, 4-tooth wethers 22s 9d to 24s 7d, 2-tooth wethers 21s 3d, forward ewes Ifis 6d; fat cows £3 10s to £4 17s Gd, fat heifers (light) £4 17s, forward steers £G 12s, 2 J-year P.A. and Hereford slecrs £3 7s Gd (low condition), forward cows 33s to £2 17s Gd, dairy cows £3 3s to £6, springing heifers £7 5s to £S 17s fid, heifers (calved) £(i 10s, springing cows to £S, weancr heifers 21s. BRADFORD WOOL SALES. (Australian and N.Z. Press Assn.) LONDON,. .May 17. At Bradford wool sales Ihe lone is firm. Business is quiet. LONDON MARKETS. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having received Ihe following cablegram from Ihejr London house, dated .1 711 1 hist.; —“Wool sales, June 1; sheepskins .June 3.