LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1508, 2 August 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co.; Ltd., report:— At our Palmerston sale yesterday a fair yarding of stock realised the following prices :—Mixed hoggets, Us. 7d.; fat owes, ; 14s. 5d.; f.m. ewes, ia lamb, 12s. 9d.; cnil owes, in lamb, 3s. 7d.'to Us.; empty ewes, lis. 6d.;-fat cows, £6; dairy cow 6, £4 17s. 6d. to £6; empty heifers, £3; store cows, £2 7s. to £5 55.; mixed woaners, £2 16. to £3; ri'sing 3-year steers, £5 14s. Tho Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., and Reduced, report:—At Falmerston North on Thursday we had a fair entry of sheep and a moderate yarding of cattle. There was a good inquiry, and all lines sold freely under tJio hammer. Storo ewes, 9s. sd. to 10s. Id.; forward ewes, 15s. 2d.; ompty 2-tooth owes. 16s. Id.; itoro wethers, 175.; forward wethers, 19s. 4t1.; fat wcthors, 225. 9d.; ewes in lamb, 17s. 6d.; hoggets (small), 10s. 3d. Cattle: Wcaners (small), 265.; storo cows, 355.; forward cows, £3 is. to £3 18s.; fat forward cows, £4 4S. to £4 17s, 6d.; cows in calf, £4 10s. to £5; springing cows, £8 7s. 6d.; fat and forward hcifors, £4 195.; bulls, £2 2s. 6d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At our Palmerston North sale yesterday wo had a fair yarding of both.sheen and cattle. All stook mot a good demand, and practically tho whole of tlio entry was sold undor the hammer. Aged ewes in lamb, Us. 2d.; empty ewes, 7s. Id.; mixed hoggets, lis. 6d.; empty Hereford heifers, 2 years, £3 19a. 6d.; yearling heifers, £3 Bs.; mixed yearlings, £2'165.; fat cows, £5 to £5 55.; store cow's, £2 10s. to £3 10s.; dairy cows, £6 10s. to £8 12s. 6d. ADDINGTON STOCK SALES. (By Telegraph— Press Association.) Christchurcn, July 31. At tho Addington Live btocK Jlarset today tuere. were omy small entrios of 6tock in almost, all dopartmeuts, but a good attendance. There was a.good demaud for. tho tow fat lambs aud freezing sheep offered, as the Canterbury factories iiioso down at the end of, next week, August 9 being tho last day for receiving stock. Store .sheep, except for tho best class of ewes, were easier. A few lines of fat lambs brought last week's rates, aud fat sheep sold at an advance of fully Is. per licacf. Fat cattle sold with more keenness in bidding, and very prime sorts showed improvement in values. Fat pigs eold well, especially porkers. Tho yarding of store sheep was a very email one, indeed quite tho smallest recorded at Addington during the current season. Tlio entry included a few lines of hoggets, half a dozen small pens of wethers, the balance being cwos. The laat named included a couple of specially good lines of ,2 and 4, 6 and 8-t-ooths respectively. 'For all' descriptions, excepting the good ewes referred to, there was a lack of animation in the bidding as compared wit>i tho previous week, and some lines of hoggets, failing to reach the owners' reserves, wore passed at auction, but wero afterwards sold privately. Hoggets were a shade easier than on the previous week, and the same remarks also apply to the wethers on offer. These, however, were all of medium class. Tho two linse of ewes already mentioned were well competed for, 2-tooths realising 225. 7d., and 4, 6, and 8-tooths 21s. Id. Other quotations arc:— Two and 4-tooth wethers, 16s. to Its. 3d.; a line of wethers, in low condition. 14s. 7d.; aged ewes, 6s. 6d. to 9s. lCd.; wether hoggets, 13s. to 13s. 6d.; owo hoggets, 15e. 6d. to 16s. Id. Only 340 fat lambs were penned, the quality being only moderate. There was a good sale for all classes at lato rates, togs making 17s. to 19s. 9d.; ordinary freezers, lfc to 16s. 9d. A mixed yarding of fat elieep (about 'equal to last week's in point of numbers) opened at rates in advance of those ruling on July 24, the presence of an outsido buyer adding more briskness to tho competition. Prices generally were fully Is. highor, ewes especially selling woli. The range of prices was:—Extra prime wethers, to 555.; prime, 21s. to 245.; others, 16s. 4d. to 20s. 6d.; extra prime ewes, to 325. 6d.; prime, 19s. to 235. fid.; others. 13s. to IBs. 5a.; merino wethers, 13s. Id. to 20s. 9d.; merino ewes, 12s. Two hundred aud twenty-six fat cattlo were penned, as against 267 on th« previous week. The quality on the whole was good, some being of a very superior grade, and, for the best, the prices obtained were the highest recorded at Addington Yards for sorao time. The sale on the whole was muoh brighter than anv held, hut prices in general were unchanged, except for the very best descriptions. Beef realised 245. to 31s„ and extra, to 325. 6d. per 1001b. Steers made £7 17s.- 6d. to £12; extra, to £12 Is.; heifers. £7 5c to £11 2s. 6d.: cows, £5 ss. to £9 2s. Cd. The yarding of fat cattlo was of fair dimensions, and included a consignment of mixed ages and quality from tho south The demand (no doubt on account of t.ho approach of spring) showed a distinct improvement. Yearlings realised 31=, 6d ■ 15 to 18-mpnths sorLs. £2 19?. to £3 10s.- 2year steers, £4 9s. to £4 Ite.; 2-yoar heifers. £3 10s.; 3-year setcrs. £5 lis. 6i1.; drv rows, £1'1j«.; cow« in oalf, £5 ss. to £6 15=.; dairv cows, £5 to .Eil ss. The yarding of fat pigs was only a small one. but the quality was good the bulk of the animals being well finished. ■ Baconers were unchanged, but porkers wero in rather hotter request. Choppers mailn .£4 to £6 7s. 6d.. and lighter. 50s. to 57s Cd.. eqiinl to 5Jd. per lb. Treavv iiork"ns realised 355. to 4t's., and lighter sorts. Sflu to 335., equivalent to 55d. per. lb. There was a fair en'r.v of stores, and very keen demand for all classes. Larue stores made 28s. to 3Ss.: medium. 225. to 27r,.; small "oris. 17s. to 21s. We.mers were a.l«n in keen demand, and realised'lis. to 16s. COMMERCIAL ITEMS. . INVESTMENT KIIAIIEP. Sales, of • investment shares recorded yesterday wore:—'Wellington Trust and Loan £7 175.; ITokitika Gas, £5 12s. Id.: and I evlandO'Brieii Timber, .£1 6s. 9d. Tli" buying and selling quotations were as under:'— Buyer*. Seller?. £s. d. £s. j. Dank of New Zealand ' « linn %V.lmn! Bank • s " o ' . N.Z. low and HereanUle 0 3a —

Well. Investment Oil 9 — Well Trust and Loan — -800 I'eilding Gas 10 6 — Gisliornc fins 212 0 — Well. Gas (£10) 17 15 0 18 0 0 N.Z. Insurance — 4 16 9 Moseicl Woollen — .380 Well. Woollen (old.! 3 10 0 - Well. Woollen (pref.) — Z 18 3 Tatipiri Coal '. t 2 6 13 0 liOylaml-O'Bri'on ••• 16 6 — Taringaimitu 'I'otara 2 6 0 2 7 6 Donaghv ltopo and Twine 15 0 — Golden Bay Cement — 110 WELLINGTON MEAT EXPOItT CO. The following is the report of tile Wellington -Meat Export Company, to bo submitted to shareholders at the annual meeting, to be held in the Chamber of Commerce on August 27:— "In presenting to shareholders the twenty-third animal balance-sheet of tho company, your directors have tjie pleasure to record a good season's business, notwithstanding that in the earlier portion the prospects were anything but encouraging. After making full provision for depreciation—£l44 Is. lid.—and .placing to reserves as follows, viz.:—Reserve fund, £1500; insurance reserve. £2300; equalisation of dividend reserve, £3C-00; and for the interim dividend paid December 31, 1911— £4230 13s.—there remains a balance of £6094. 2s. 5d., from whioh the directors recommond a further dividend of 4 per centleaving to be carried forward £1863 9s. sd. Ttie retiring directors are Messrs. Edward Newman and James Campion, who, being eligible, offer themselves for re-election. In order to meet the pressure of midseason and the conditions of Slaughtermen's Award, the board found it necessary to extend the slaughtering tloo.r, and is also about to increase tho fellmongery In sympathy. Shareholders have recently given effect to recommendations of directors in respect of alterations to articles of association, which provide for three auditors instead of two as heretofore, the longest one in office of said three auditors to retire annually and not to bo eligible for re-election for ensuing year. The retiring auditors, Messrs. O. S. Watkins and E. W. Hunt, aro eligible for election at meeting to be held as above on August 27, and offer themselves accordingly." CUSTOMS. Customs revenue collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to ■^ 9 ' l l 16s. Tlio total for the month of July was .459,533 7s. 4d. The returns for eaeh of tile past seven months, compared with tho figures for the corresnonding periods of last year, show as , under:— . . 191 J. 1911. January 84,460 . 70,809 February 72,741 68,223 March 74.484 . 70.067 April' 67,986 " 62.891 May ". 61,667 63,203 June 65,237 51,514 July 59,533 . 86,342 486,108 473,049. The beer duty collected last month totalled £1023 Os. 5d., as compared with £922 19s. 3d. in July, 1911. PROPERTY SALES. Messrs. J.-H. Betliuno and Co. state:—We have to report recently having effected tho sale of the following city, suburban, and country properties:—Maranui, Torn Street, land 80ft. by 120 ft., with two dwellings. £950. Maranui, Taiuui Terrace, building site, containing 1 rood, 2.4 perches, £200. Maranui, Queen's Drive, vacant section, 44ft. by 27Cft'., £220. Knrori, section, No. 16 Evelyn Estate, containing 20.6 nerohes, £180. Highland Park Estate, building site, having an area of 1 rood 14 perches, £150. Vogeltown, Fortunatus Street, corner section, containing 1 rood 18 perches, £2CO. Vogeltown, Mills Road, land 40ft. by 123 ft. 9in.. with a four-roomed dwelling. £350. Island Bay, Clyde and Brighton Streets, corner block, having a frontage of 79ft. 11 in. by a depth of 87ft. 10in„ £175. Kilbirnie. Duncan Terrace, double frontage section, 29ft. by 166 ft., and four-roomed dwelling, £490. Brooklyn, Jefferson Street, section, 22ft. by 135 ft., with four-roomed dwelling, £350. Lower Ilutt. Elmwood Estate, level allotment, having an area of 1 rood 6.94 perches, £110. Kelburno Extension. Knight's Farm, building 6ite, area of 22 perches, £25. Hall Street, three leasehold sections, each 33ft. by 145 ft.. on a. 42 years' lease, at a rental of £22 Is. per annum. Country, 228 acres, near Suva, Fiji, at £5 per acre. LAND SALE AT MANAKAU. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, lAd., held a successful sale of land at Mnnakau pn Wednesday, when they offered Mr. Dugald Thompson's . property, consisting of 280 acres, subdivided into sixteen sections, and ranging in area from 1 to 96 acres. Although bidding at auction was not bri6k, every section eventually changed hands at prices well up to the vendor's reserve. Tho following is a list of purchasers:— Sections 1 to 8, Mr. Avory: Section 9, Mr. J. Glceson; Section 10, Mr. Section 11, Mr. Avery; Section 12, Messrs. Bull Bros.; Section 13, Mr. J. Gleeson; Section 14, Messrs. Bull .Bros.; Section 15, Mr. J. Gleeson; Section 16a, Mr; J. Glceson. • The herd of dairy cows, comprising 2CO head, will be offered for sale, without reserve, on August 21. LONDON MARKETS. Messrs. Dolgety and Company, Ltd., have received tho following cablegram from their London office, under date July 31:— "Sheepskins: Crossbred combing skinsprices are }d. higher. Wool: Merino combing unchanged." Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., have received tho following cablegram from their London house, undor date July 31:—Wheat: Wo ouote an Australian cargo at.ffls. c.i.f. The market is firm, but inactive, and the outlook is uncertain. LONDON WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, July 31. For an average selection of greasy merinos there was-good competition. There have been considerable withdrawals owing to the high reserves of speculators in wools. (Roc. August 1, 9.50 p.m.) London, August 1. "The following arc tho prices received at tho wool sales for tho flceco portions of the clips named:—Ngaio, top price lC4d.: average price, 9Jd. Bl'oomflold. lOd. and 9jd. Badero, BJd. WHEAT SUPPLY. London, July 31. The total visible wheat supply is 35.488,000 bushels. . - Tho NeW Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London house, under date July -31:—"Wheat: We ouote an Australian cargo at 40s.- c.i.f. Tho market is firm but inactive, and tho outlook is uncertain." AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. (Rec. August 1, 10.30. p.m.) Sydney, August 1. Wheat, 4®. l}d. to 4s. 13d. Flour, city brands, £10; country brands, £9 17s. 6d. Bran, £5. Pollard, £5 ss. Oats, Algerian feeding. £3 ss. to £3 95.; seeding. 45.; New Zealand whites, 3s. 4d. to 3s, 5d.; Giants, 3s. sd. Maize, 45. ( sd. to 4s. 6d. Barley . quotations are 1 nominal. Potatoes, Tasmanian, £10 10s.; New Zealand, £8 10s. Onions, Victorian, £15; New Zeala.nd, £7 to £B. Butter, selected brands, 1445.; prime, 13Cs. Cheese, 9!d. Bacon, 7d. Adelaide, August 1. Wheat, 4s. ljd. Flour. £8 7s. 6d. to £9 2s. 6d. Bran, Is. 2d. Pollard, Is. 3d. Oats, 3s. sd. MELBOURNE HIDES MARKET. (Rec. August 1, 10.30 p.m.) Melbourne, August 1. Hides were in fair supply at to-day's sales. A firmer tone was maintained, with an occasional advance. SILVER, ' " London, July 31. Bar silver is quoted at 273 d. per ounco standard. MINING NEWS. WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. There wore no transactions in mining shares yesterday. Talismans wcro steady, but Waitangis were weakor. The buying and. selling quotations were as under;— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d, £ s. d. Con. G-oldflelds — 014 0 Keep-it-Dark — 18 0 Kuranui Caledonian 0 12 D 1 4 N.Z. Crown — '027 New Big River 4 11 0 — New Sylvia — 0 10 Ross Reconstructed 0 5 7 0 5 9 Talisman 119 9 — Waihi Grand Junction ... 1 1 3 — Waitangi 0 110 — STOCK EXCHANGE. (By Telegraph-Press Association.) Auckland, August 1. Business done at this morning's call:— New Sylvia, Is. 3d. to lid. Waitangi, 2s. to Is. lOd. Crown, 2s. 6d. Talisman. £1 19s. 6d., £1 19s. 9d. Waihi, £1 13s. Grand Junction, £1 Is. 6d. Kauri Timber Co., 16s 4d„ The following business was done at tho 3.15 p.m. call:— New Sylvia, Is. Id., Is. 2d. ! Waitangi Consolidated. Is. lid., 25., 2s. Id. Talisman Consolidated, £2. Auckland Tramway lord.), £1 4s. Dunodln, August 1. The following sale was made on the Stock Exchange to-day:—New Sylvia, Is. The following sale was reported:—Waitangi, 2=. OJd.