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Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17966, 11 March 1930, Page 2

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CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALE PRSCES 'DISAPPOINTING. CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. The fourth and final wool sale of the season at Christchurch was held to-day. The catalogue comprised 8933 bales. There was a full bench of buyers, ail the purchasing points being represented. The catalogue was of the usual end of season character, and comprised for the most part back country wool, dull, with very little bright wool through it. The sale was somewhat disappointing. The range of prices was as follows: — Merino. —Super to iOJd, medium Sid to 9Jd, inferior CJd to Bd. •Corriedale. —Super to l td, medium 9:}d to tout, inferior 7Jd to 9d. Fine Ilalfhrcd. —Super Lo i lid, medium 9-d to 10. kl, inferior 7]d to 8 i d. Medium ' Halfbrcd.—Super to lid. medium S|d to lOd, inferior 7d to 8 idCoarse Halfbrcd. —Super to 10i'd, medium, Sd to Old, inferior OJd to 7|d. Three-quarter-bred.—Super to’ 9Jd, medium 7d to Sd, inferior 6id to 7d. Medium Crossbred.—Super to SJd, medium GJd to 7|d, inferior- Gd to 6id. Coarse Crossbred-—Super 7Jd lo 7|d, medium 6|d to 7d, inferior s}d to 6d. Pieces. —Best halfbred 7id to 81 d, medium oid to 7d, crossbred 4d to s|d. Crutchings.—Best 5d to 6|d, low to medium 3d to 4£dBellies.—Best' to 7|d, low lo medium 4Jd to sid. Locks. —Best 3|d to sd. low to medium 3d to 3Jd. LONDON MARKETS. WELLINGTON, Monday. The Department of Agriculture lias received the following cablegram dated March 10 from the High Commissioner for New Zealand in London: 'Tallow. —Moderate demand at auction this week at prices Is to Is 6d below previous sale rates. A total of G 27 packages offered • and 332 sold. Present quotations per cwt. are:— Mutton: Fine, 40s; fair to good, 36s to 38s; dark to dull, 33s to 345. Beef: Sweet and or mixed, 37s to 425; fair to good, 34s to 36s 6d; dark to dull 32s to 335; fine, 37s- Mixed: Fair to good, 33s 6d to 3Gs; dark to dull, 32s to 335; gut, etc-, 30s to 325. Hemp.—Manila: /Market easier with moderate business at the decline. “J" grade March-May shipments sold at £29 10s. Sisal: Market quiet and easier. Fair average quality No. 1 for March April shipment sold at £33 10s, and good marks offered at £34 10s. No buyers at present. No. 2: Value of good marks at £33 10s, and fair average quality £33. New Zealand: More offering, but buyers holding back. 'March-May shipment position as last week. No first- hand sales portedApples—Demand slow and prices inclined to be easier. Californian Newton, l-4s; Oregon Newton (very little offering at present), 16s; American Stayman’s Winesap, 9s to 11s. Wool-—Bradford: Market weak. Present quotations are:—-64’s warp, 2s 4d; average, 2s 3d; 56’s, Is 8d; 50’s prepared, Is 5 Ad; 40’s prepared, Is 3d. MERCURY BAY STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report: At Mercurv Bav on Tuesday last- we yarded over 300 cattle. Competition was good in all classes and prices were very firm. Three-year and three-and-a-half-year steers brought £7 10s to £9 19s, two-year to two-and-a-half-ycar steers £6'9s to £6 17s, 12 to JSmonth steers £4 5s to £;> ,10s, lat bullocks £lO Bs, fat cows, best £7 is 6d to £8 10s, light £6 Is to £7 7s, forward cows £5 5s to £5 15s, store cows £3 3s to £4 13s, steer calves £2 Is to £3 4s, heifer calves, best £3 4s to £4 4s, others £1 15s lo £3, heifers run with bull £o Us to £/ 2s, bulls £5 5s to £lO, lambs 14s 3d to 15s, store wethers 18s to_ 20s. At Coromandel on Wednesday a medium varding of cattle sold under keen competition. Fat cows, good, £6 17s Gd to £8 7s, light £6 2s Gd to £6 15s, store cows £2 12s 6d to £4 6s, 2J-year steers £6 7s Gd to £6 16s, 18-month steers £4 Gs to £6, steer calves £3 11s, hull calves £2 11s, mixed-age ewes 18s 3d to 21s 3d.

WAIHI STOCK SALE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report having held their Waihi sale on Thursday last, when they had an average yarding of cattle. Prices were on a par with last sale and everything changed hands. Weancr pigs brought 7s Cd to 16s, cull ewes Ills, fat cows, best £7 12s Gd to £8 ns, others £G Gs to £7 :11s, store cows £3 5s lo £4 15s, hulls £•! 17s Gd to £lO 2s Gd, steer calves £2 to £3 11s, heifer calves £i 17s to £3 ss, heifers run with hull £5 7s Gd, dairy cows £5 7s Gd lo £7 ss. RAETi'H! stock sale. .Messrs. Dalgely and Co., Id.d. report as follows on their Ractihi sa;e:| There was a yarding of J 0,000 sheep j ."•niiftU in next column.} !

and lambs, of which our share was 5300. There was not a very large atlendance of outside buyers, and prices for aged ewes were easier. Young sheep were, however, in more demand and prices were higher Ilian at recent sales. The quality of the yarding was not as good as at our recent ewe fair. Lambs were in good demand and brought satisfactory prices. The following prices were secured : Two-tooth ewes, 2(3s to 31s 2d; four-tooth ewes, to 31s id; four and six-tooth ewes. 27s 4d lo 2!)s; four-year ewes, 23s Id to 21s 3d; four and five year ewes 14s •id In 21s 9d; aged ewes, (is to 12s 9d; small two-loolh wethers, 20s to 20s (id; four-tooth wethers to 24s' 2d; ewe Jambs, lis 8d to 20s; wether lambs, 13s lo 1 is Id; M.S. lambs to J-is id; cull lambs, f>s 4d to 12s: llomrains. 15s to 3 1 gllS - .'