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Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18625, 3 May 1932, Page 12

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SYDNEY WOOL SALES. ALL-ROUND FIRMNESS. United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. SYDNEY, May 2. At the Sydney wool sales to-day 10 716 bales were offered and 9847 were sold. Also, 878 bales were sold privately. ’ An all-round firmness was manifest, and there was good competition. French and Japanese buyers were more active. Greasy merino sold to 26Jd. The average price of the wool sola last week was £9 11s a bale, or 7.7 d a lb. LONDON MARKET. WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated April 30, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: Tallow: No auction until next week. Market quiet with no alteration in prices. Hemp: Manila markt dull and inactive; value of “K” grade for AprllJune shipment £l7. Sisal market quiet but steady at last quotations. New Zealand nominally unchanged; no offers reported. Fruit: Apples—S.s. Coptic and s.s. Otira consignments practically cleared. Cox’s Orange, exceptionally wasty, 4s to 14s, others 9s to 11s Gd. Pears— Conference 14s and Paekham’s Triumph 15s. S.s. RangiUki discharging. Condition of fruit reported very forward. CAMBRIDGE STOCK SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Hamilton, report bn their tri-weekly stock sale at Cambridge as follows: — Cattle.—The yarding of cattle included a few pens of ox beef, an average number of fat cows and a number of store cows. The demand for all classes was steady at values showing no variation from this week’s Frankton quotations. Several pens of heifer calves were disposed of at satisfactory prices, while buyers for incalf heifers offered barely up to sellers’ reserves. We quote: Average quality fat bullocks £3 tOs to £3 19s, lighter £2 15s to £3 10s; average fat cows £2 15s to £3 JOs, lighter £2 7s Gd to £2 12s Gd, light £1 15s to £2 ss, killablo £1 9s to £1 12s Gd; stores, ,18s to £l Gs; boners, 9s to 15s; incalf heifers £4 10s to £5 15s, poorer £3 to £4 ss; yearling heifers £1 5s to £l 12s, poorer quality 19s to £i -is. Sheep.—Practically Hie whole of a large entry of store lambs were sold under spirited competition. A large enlry of ewes did not meet with so keen a demand, but several pens found buyers. Fat sheep realised late rates. Fat lambs 10s In 12s, lighter 9s !o Ills; rape lambs, Gs 7s lo 8s 9d; good store lambs. 5s 5d to (is Gd; fat ewes, 8s to 9s 9d. Pigs.—A small enlry of mosUy stores and weaners met with Ihe usual demand. No change in prices is reported. We quote: Light porkers, IPs: stores, lOs lo I is; slips, 5s to 7s Gd: wiva-ers. 3s to ss.