COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17219, 30 September 1927, Page 9

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

LONDON WOOL SALES. FAIR COMPETITION: LATE RATES. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON, Sept. 28. At the won] sales there was a poor selection of Merinos and greasy crossbreds. There was fair competition for all sorts at late rates. New Zealand sales: 7K, top price 24d, average 21 d; Algidus, 45d and 4 4 d.

LONDON TALLOW SALES. LONDON, Sept. 28. At the tallow sales 1050 casks were offered, of which 344 were sold. Fair to line qualities declined Gd, and the lower sorts Js. WESTFJELD MARKETS. Dalgely and Company, Ltd., report:—Beef: A somewhat., smaller yarding of beef came forward at yesterday’s Westfield Sale. The quality and finish was not as good as the previous week. Competition was keen for all well-finished, hut oilier qualities were dull of sale. There was no quotable change in values. We quote: — Extra choice ox sold to 32s per iOolb.; choice and prime, 28s to 30s: "just I killable,” 25s to 275; prime young cow 'and heifer beef, 275; "just killable,” •20s to 255. Two heavy-weight extra i prime bullocks ex 3\lr Bothell, Tirau, | realised £ls 10s and £l4 10s. Sheep: j An average yarding, good sheep were j not so plentiful; values were steady: with a good inquiry at late rales. No j extra prime wethers were penned. , Heavy prime wethers, woolly, 38s to j £2 2s; shorn, £1 2s 6d to £1 10s; med- ; ium, woolly, 35s to 375; shorn, £1 4s , to £1 7s; light and unfinished, woolly, | 28s lo 335; shorn, £1 to £1 3s; hea’vyj prime ewes, woolly, 33s lo 355; lighter, , woolly, £1 4s to £1 Bs. Lambs: A good : yarding met with keen competition at late rates. Heavy prime iamb, £1 12s lo 3.1 15s; medium, £1 7s to £1 10s; light, £1 3s to £1 Gs. Calves: There was a good yarding, with little or no . change in values. Runners, £3 to £4 Gs; heavy vealers, £2 18s lo £3 12s; , medium, £2 8s to £2 14s; light, £1 18s to £2 ss; small, fresh dropped, 3s to : £1 4s. Pigs: A very large yarding, all j classes being considerably easier, es- j pccially toward the end of the sale, j Choppers, £3 is to £3 14s; heavy baconers, £3 3s to £3 Gs; medium baeoners, £2 10s to £3 2s; light baconers, £2 14s to £2 18s; heavy porkers, £2 Bs‘to £2 13s; medium porkers, £2 4s.

Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., report:—At Westfield our beef pens contained 349 head as compared with 510 at last Wednesday’s sale, comprising 132 steers and 208 cows and heifers. There was no improvement in the demand and generally values were similar to'those ruling last week. Extra choice ox sold to £1 12s per 1001 b; choice and prime ox, £1 8s to £i lis; secondary and plain ox, £1 Os to £.l 7s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 3s lo £1 7s; ordinary cow beef, £1 to £1 2s Od; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £l4 10s to £ls 7s Od; the latter price was obtained for steers ’from Mr William Yosper, Dingley Dell, Cambridge; heavy prime steers, £ll to £l2 7s Od; light prime steers, £9 15s to £lO 17s Od; small and unfinished steers, £7 10s to £9 7s Gd; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £0 15s to £7 17s Gd; lighter prime cows and heifers, £5 10s to £6 12s Gd; oilier killablc cows, £4 to £5 7s Gd; 24 from the same vendor averaged £l3 18s Gd and eight from lvereone Estate, Morrinsville, averaged £l3 15s 7d. The sheep pens were moderately filled and there was a steady demand for all classes. Last week’s values were fully sustained. No extra heavy prime wethers penned. Prices wore:—Heavy prime wethers, £1 17s Gd to £t 19s; medium and heavy prime wethers, £1 16s Gd to £1 17s 3d; light lo medium prime wethers, £i 14s to £1 IGs 3d; unfinished wethers, £1 9s to £t 12s Gd; medium weight fat shorn wethers, £1 5s to £1 7s Gd; unfinished and store shorn wethers, 17s Gd to £1 3s Gd; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 Lis to £1 15s Gd; heavy prime ewes, £1 12s lo £1 13s 9d; lighter prime ewes, £i 9s to £1 11s Gd: oilier killable ewes, £1 3s Gd to £1 Gs Gd (1070 sheep sold). The lamb pens contained 129 as against 42 at last week’s sale. Competition was spirited, although values were not equal lo last Wednesday’s. Heavy prime lambs, £1 13s to £1 14s Gd: lighter prime lambs, £1 11s lo £1 12s 9d; light prime lambs, £1 7s Lo £1 10s; small lambs, £1 2s to £1 6s 9d. A heavy yarding of calves, with few' good quality vealers, sold at values about equal to late quotations. Prices eased considerably toward Hie end of the sale. Runners made from £2 14s to £4 19s; heavy vealers, £3 Is to £4 Gs; medium, £2 IGs to £3 Is; light, £2 3s to £2 IGs; rough and plain, 15s to £1 10s; small and fresh dropped, Gs to £i IGs (340 sold). An increased number of fat pigs were penned. In comparison with last week's prices values for all classes recoded. Choppers realised from £3 to for best; others, £2 to £2 15s; heavy prime baconers, £3 9s to £3 14s; medium, £3 4s to £3 7s; light, £2 19s to £3 2s; heavy porkers, £2 IGs In £2 19s; medium, £2 j Is to £2 14s; light, £2 Gs to £2 9s; small and unfinished, £1 19s to £2 7s. Competition for store pigs was also easier; good framed up to £1 18s; smaller, £1 12s to £1 15s; welldone slips, £1 8s to 81 l|e; wcaners, 18s to £1 Is. A total of 362 pigs was koUiL i