STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 743, 16 February 1910, Page 10

STOCK SALES.

■ Messrs.:Dalgety. and■ Co. report:—At our; Jlarton , sale (held' yosterday!,. there r was a, good: entry of sheep- and a small yardini; of cattle. Eape lambs were in good ;de-; mand, old ewes were dull of sale, wethers' sold well, cull lambs sold to 45., fair.lambs, to ss. 6d„-medium lambs to 6s. 6d., rape; lambs ,to;7s. ; 6d., empty ewes to 75.,: fat and forward ewes, Bs. to Bs. 6d„ fat ewes. ,9s. 2d.; store wethers, 10s.- 3d.;. forward, wothers. 12s. 2d. ... , ■/COMMERCIAL ITjEfYIS. / "■•, ' : /i INVESTMENT'SHAEES. /".'• ■/■■% ■' Business'iri 'investment/shares Vasauiet yesterday, 1 ;the.'.sales recorded I :being,; Wei lington -Woollen,'. £i Is.; and' Sharlands; preference; £1.25.; National Bank; buyers £6 Ib. 6d.. sellers £6 3s. 6d.-. Bank of New/ Zealand, buyers £9 105.,/ sellers £9 13s. 6d.; N.Z. Loan ,and Mercantile, .buyers-35., sck lcrs : 4s. 6d.; Wellington Investment, buyers Us.; .-sellers'lis. 6d.;- Wellington Trust and, Loan, buyers £7' 25.; Wellington' Deposit:, sellers Bs.; Feilding Gas, buyers „£1 „ls< 6d.; National Insurance, buyers £1 7s. 9d.;. Standard Insurance, buyers £1.:35.; Christ-, ohurch Meat, buyers £11 7s. Steam, buyers £1 lis.; Wellington Woollen, buyers £3 os.-6d.; Westport Coal,.sellers£6 2s.f'Westport-Stockto'n Coal, buyers 7s.'. 3d.; sellers 1 7s. 9d;; N.Z. Paper Mills, sellers' £1 35.;-TaranaW-Petroleum,' sellers 95.,6 d;;' Whitcombe and.Tombs, buyers £4 185.:6 d.v ;' ::; MEEOnANTS'tioNPEEENOE.;:... /'•; s A/conference wHI-ibegin'atlO a.m..to-day, ! in the Chamber-of/-Commerce of representatives of, praotically all the wholesale' houses in, the Dominion handling groceries and oilmen's It -is expected about' twenty-five representatives will bo present, "and matters relating to the trade generally will be discussed. The; meeting mil "deal; practically*with;ithe Menus- and condition's upon" which:'kerosene; tobacco,"and flour I .are.sbld,'.these- commodities ,-• being more or loss under:the control of trusts. The, conditions of -the - flour. trade are not open tOi'thevsaiie objection-asi.tho' others, because,it 'is possible'; to ..meet-harsh- conditions and high prices with importations :of 'Australian .flour,', but-with-..the other two : commodities'-the;position is different.. It is generally agreed-that the remission of the kerosene duty was a mistake., .This was/effected by.the..late.Mr. Seddon, who also suggested . that .there should be:'a, reduction in ! the .tobacco duty, but which, 'however, was not-disturbed. .'lt .is tion whether the':consumers in Ncy. Zealand have-.received'asy -benefit'.from' tho remission,;of;..the.;'keroseno. ;duty., ",-:■:■■ Si i TEABBjiWi/ALLBN,' STEEET. -.' .V''-'; Onions—Picklingidnioriß'areinow making' their appearance on the market, and satis■factory, prices are ,'bemg: realised... The demand-for-tabid'onions is'improving, due' no doubt vto the; ourrent. low, 'prices.•,:•.. ■ ■■'. Potatoes.—Farmers -are now mshing snp'plies on to x the market on-account of the blight. .-Some of the'tubers coming forward are .unfit, for human consumption, 'd'nd are-being"sold^for.pig-feed.■'• Tho.pota;'tbes; from.AtheiiSduth Island ..-are., reaching the market'in a.satisfactory condition.. .. ■~'Bran"is"se!lisg'more freely now. Several hundred .sacks.-have been forwarded to Fiji by" the" last" steamer, and . this has had,ithe.. effect of- slightly- .hardoning-the tone l of i'the"'*marketv.. .- ■-'■- Ohaff.—Excellent business is passing, .in this line, and 'supplies are offering,more' freely from-the.'North "Island than: from, the .South;'-' '-.;.■ ■'-.• '}'"!.'■ •;'.:; ■Fowls'... Wheat.—Supplies'"are increasing, and.the .'market' hasvdeclined, fully,2d; per •bushel. ,: ',''■'; ; ':■'--■ ;■'.'.;■.-■ ,-f -.:... ': Baled straw, is , in, heavy, supply, and buyers, af©:;complaining.,about the: shortness, of..the,/Eiraw. thisiseason. ■ : - Hay.—The demand continues. good, but -without" any'alteration:; in, value.••;■ /'.•FreshV «to -the .'high now ruling, limed eggs;are on the-market,-and are-'-ciioted at,3d. per dozen less than fresh.. ■-■&?>■ ;-..";,;, ;."';;,';'-/':;. ■ .--■ ■'•a\ ' Hams.'nn'd' our last v rop'ort hams have -."advanced }d. per' 1b.,; and. even riow'.'it>'isf,;& difficult .matter 'to';.;secure .etocks.y;':Bacon : is selling. freely. '■'. ■, ..V,' ,;;Eohey'.T-ycry .'little'business;, is passing, and; holders; wi!l-;bb-forced to .export if they ;wish to. clear.:'stocks. -' -Beeswax is in good demand at-Is, 6d.' ;per-;lb.--;:" ?."-;"•-'--::'•''.-'.'•;•■;*■:-.'.' .-•■". ■■Tomatoes cbntinue-'in heavy supply;, and Icohsignorsi .have;. had\to. accept low rates to ."Quit. ■■ The. same, remarks .apply to •the. southern ■.markets.'. ," '■■ Peaches—Supplies are !falling off,■'and prices have' improved considerably-.' glut:,ihas.now..;disappeared, and/prices; show'-an- : upward'-.tendency .'A-' ■Apples.—A'-.considerable '-advance has taken place in dessert apples,, and. excellent. prices 'are. being obtained for. choice "~*:■'■■■■'■■ '• ...Pears.—Dessert •■pears:;-have .improved:.in ■value; the idemarid. having..been stimulated byi the warm-weather.:.;'■".''■'; •;'.; -.';.."•''.' '".-Tegetables,; are '■ without'' 'alteration.: in values;, and'supplies ..continue'to be well ."up. to requirements: -'~;. :.;,/;;'■? /PEIOES;OF'•METALS.;; '// By, Telegraph-Press ••• ■',/ -'.-.'v.-:;-'.'(H«b." February ,15, 9.15" p.in.) ■ :•''■/;/ ''■. ,;-- .-,"■-' :. London, February :15/. ; : •' Copper.—On' the spot, £59:.'65.' 3d.; three months,. ,£6O. 25., -6d.; electrolytic,; £62 ss, per ton. .;.,:'-.. ■.'.''■:'.-.'"■■ -.'■- / '-'V ; Tin.—On the, spot, £150; three months, £151.128.. 6d. per ton.-' •-.',.. Lead; .£l3 7a. :6d. per ton. ~;:://.WHEAT AND,..FLOIJE.-.:" : ;/'■ -By Telegraph—Press'Assdciation—Copyright. >;;;:-, .■.•./', S/C'.y.London, '.February 14..-. -llie wheat'and'flour'afloat'for the United Kingdom is 3,260,000 Quarters; for-.the Continent, .1,455,000;. Atlantic shipments; 176,000 quarters. The total shipments to Europe for, the: week were, 1;270,000 - Quarters;'in-, eluding 331,000 from -Argentina; ahd ,-TJrueuay.';: - . ;;;'; \ > ■;■'..',v'.'',.;.". •':.■ -f.-,'-"; ■ > .■CANTEEBUEY GBAIN. ..; (By Telegraph.—Pt'ess i Association.! ■:.. ■ ,' Christcniirchi February'ls.;' During the last .day or two. the wheat market has eased, as millers who bought freely of, the sound wheat offering, while serious .damage to the:crops -through, the late rains was ahtioipated, have now'filled their requirements. The London market having eased, ahd freight being : higher by. 2s. 6d. per'ton,', the outlook for ...the .export trade lis'..not too bright, though .sound.wheat was sold yesterday up to;-3s. "lldi-i.-It is now said that. 3s. Bd. and-3s. 9d.-. is ■ all that■will be ■ offered, 'while, slightly weathered is worth.3s. 6d. and:3s. 7d., and badly damaged (solas to bo'suitable- dnly'for fowl wheat), 3s. 3d. to; 3s. 4d. ■: A. lice of about 13,000 bushels; mostly tuscan,. slightly,-damaged, has -changed hands at 35.. Bd. at a distant station, .equal to about 3s. lid. f.o.b. Oats are but sparingly offered; and few sales take place. ■A.line of 1000 bushels, A, grade Gartons, has. ohanged hands 'for .milling, at ls. 5 .9 d;;also 3000 bushels of B grade, at 18.',8 d.'; and 3200 bushels;of B grade Sparrowbllls, at Is. Bd. at country.stations. -The la'stanmed two lines .are for local feed purposes. -There-.is- good inquiry for primo malting barley, and special samples command up to 45.'3d., whilo any prime lots are readily saleable at 4s- atxeountry' stations. ■: The .quality, of ;the barley varies to, such "an eitent, however, that inferior is worth as ;low as 2s. 6d.':- .-::;..':;;'■, ~ Customs.revenue collected at Weilington ■yesterday';.amounted,:tp,£lßl6 9s'.-.'9d.; '.-,:, '