LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1731, 23 April 1913, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. ftalgety and Company, Limited, report- on their (Jreytown sale a& follows:A fairly good entry of i-heep and a small entry of rattle were offered to a trood attendance of buyer*. Sheep sold readily, nnd we had a good clearance at prices Katisraetory to vendors. Cattle also met with a good sale. M'lie following is a list of price-* milled. Slieep: Small lain bp, s*. 3d. to 5.J. 9d.; medium luinbc?, 6«. 7d. to 6>. lid.: hlaeli'faeed lambs, to 9s. 7d.; woolly lambs, 7a. 2d. to 7s. 4d.; f.m. ewes, to tK; good-conditioned ewe. l ?, 9s. 6d., lGn. 3d., to lis.; ewe? in lamb, to ll®. 9d. Cattle:— Weaner heifers. oft-.; yearling .stee.r:«, small, 35.-!. to £2 If.; 18-inonth steers. £3 2*.; empty eowp, £3; cows and calves, £4.

tflio Is T ew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At llimatongi, on- Monday, wc bail ;v heavy yarding of sheep and cattle, iiml have to report a brisk sale ami a good clearance. Sheep: Gull lambs. 3?. 3d.: medium lambs. Bs. 6d. to Ba. 7d.; good lambs, 10s. 2d.: aged ewes, 6«. 7d.: store ewes. Bs. 7d. to 9i-\; fat ewe?, 13s. 6d. Cattle: Weancrs (small), 22d.; wcaner heifers (good), £2 If. 6d.; wtHiner steers (good), £2 4«.; *to're cows, £2 Itf. to £2 17*. 6d.; forward raws. £3 3*. to £3 18s.; fat cows, £6; cows iu calf, £5 lo £5 10^.; springing cow*,' £8 ss. to £11; heifers In call (good), £7 55.; liellcre in calf, £4 u

to £4 17s. 6(1.; fat heifers, £5 55.; two-year steers, iM 3s. 6(1. to £4 7?.; hulls, £3 \2ti. 6d. to £i). • COMMERCIAL ITEMS. INVESTMENT SIiAHES. Sales of iiivwtn.ient shares' yesterday were:—Wellington lUis (£10), at £16; and tihurland's ordinary at 2i«. 'flic quotationc? were i\a under:— Buyers. Sellers. £s. (1. , £e. d. Hank New Zealand II 7 0 11 10 0 National. Bank (old) 5 2 6 — National Bank (new) 4 19 0 — NLoan and, Mercantile 0 10 0 — Well. Investment 010 6 — 1 Well. Trust and Loan ... 7 1 0 — W-:ll Clad (£10) — 16 1 0 X.%. lusurauec 5 0 6 3k:at Kxport (Gto, 6d.) ' 2 IB 0 — Imhou .Steam 11 2 9 2 3 3 Ju'.iapoi Woollen (ord.) ... — 5 2 6 •'w-.'.'iel Woollen — 5 12 0 \i-A\. Woollen (ord.) 3 11 9 V. rtiiporL Coal 17 3 17 9 Vavingamutu Totara ..... -- 2 5 0 Urldon Bay Ceinrnt — 10 3 .Manning and Co 4 0 0 — SHcrJaiid's ordinary 10 6 10 9 W.F.C.A. (£5) - 7 4 0 W.F.C.A. (£1; - 19 0 OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE. Tho report of tho Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, litd., for 1912, states that tho revenue for the year amountedto £2,078,863. Of this» tho total premium income, Ja-y reinsurances and bonus to assured, amounted to £2,000,769. The income from the investments, after making provision for depreciation of leaseholds, was £(8,093. The compensation paid and provided for, including incidental expenses, amounted to £1,011,960. The investment and i other assets amounted to £2,685,254. After debiting all charges and expellees there romains, including the amount brought forward, a credit balance of £1,391,468, less a-mount to be set aside as proportion of premiums unearned £727,247, leaving to be carried forward £664,220. SHAKLAND AND CO., LIMITED. The fourteenth annual report of the directors of Sharland and Co., Limited, states:—"Your directors, in presenting the annual balance-sheet- of the company for the year ended February 28, 1913, are pleased at being able again to report a satisfactory result. Due provision has been made for bad and doubtful debts and depreciation, and, after doing so, the net profit for tho year, inclusive of £651 Is. <d. carried forward, amounts to £7076 13g, 4d; From this sum your directors have added £20C0, and rccommcnd appropriation of the balance as follows:—To pay a dividend of 7£ per cent., £4386 19s. Id.; to carry forward to next year, £689 14s. 3d. Thanks aro again due to the officers, uitaff, and employees generally, who have worked well during the year and given satisfaction. Mr. J. H. Owen retired from the position of general manager during the year, and was clected by the directors to a seat on the board. Confirmation of tho election will be required at the annual general meeting." Tho gross profits for the year totalled £32,726 75.; the fa.la.ries, interest, discounts, etc., amounted to £25,047 16s. 10d.; bad debts written off, £1078 4s. 4d.; depreciation, £174 13?. lOd. Tlio assets include stock on hand, £60,965 17s. 5d.; book debts, £34.124 2s. 2(1.; plant and fixtures, £4872 Bs. 9d.; freehold and leasehold properties, £31,486 13s. 2d.;lcash in hand. £189 16s. 2d.; bill receivable',on hand, £2300 7s. ?d.: total, £133.939 &. sd. The liabilities include mortgages, ,£16,250; amount owinr; to bank; open liabilities, otc., £36,228 7s. Id. TRADE IN. ALLEN STREET. Fruit.—Tho Moana, due from Rarotonga on Friday, is, bringing consignments of Island orauges and bananas,, and if tho fruit readied tho market in good order and condition, fairly high prices should be obtained. For apples anil pears prices aro well' maintained. Australian grapes aro olf tho market, indeed there is a practical cessation of shipments of Australian fruits generally. New Zealand grapes are realising good prices.

Vegetables.—Cabbages, cauliflowers, and celery continue in.excellent demand. Carrots and parsnips aro making good prices and are wanted.

Tomatoes.—Prices have declined again, yesterday's quotation being 2s. 6d. to 2s. lOd. per liatlf-caee.

Potatoes—The market is steady at £G to £6 ss. per ton for best grades. Onions.—Table onions have firmed slightly in the south, and ft good demand exists; pickling onions are ill short supply, and are worth lid. per lb. Flour.—The Fiouruiillcm' Association raised their price to £9 per ton. f.o.b. south,' tha eauic as that ruling for tlie Atlus brand. Tho quotation, cx store, is £9 17s. 6d. per ton. I'ollard is in good demand, and prices rango from, £7 ss. to £7 10s. per tou. Bran is in full supply, and 'meets with a poor demand, at £5 to £5 ss. per ton. Maizo is in bettor demand, at 63. per bushel. Oatmeal is quoted at £14 per ton f.o.b. south, ami at £15 ex store Wellington. Rolled oats, in 41b. bags, are selling at 3s. 6d. per dozen, and oatina at 10s. Oats.—The market continues to show an upward tendency. Short feed, 2s. lid. to 3s. psr bushel; feed Algerian, 2s. lOd. to 2i3. lid.; seed Algerian, &. to 3s. 3d.; Dun oat 1 ?, 2s. lOd. to 3s. Hay.—The markot is firm. Primo quality is ouoted at £4 IC3. to £5 per toil". Chair is in good demand at £5 to £5 ss. per ton, sacks in. Fowlo' wheat mecl.9 with good sale at is. 4d. to 4i. sd. per bushel. Eggs.—Fresh eggs have again advanced, and are now quoted at 23. 3d. to 2s. 4d. per dozen; preserved. Is. 4d. to Is. sd. Butter.—Prime milled in bulk is scarce, and is selliii? at to IOJd.; with good quality at 9jd.-Ho 93d. Partridge peas are c-low of sale, at 3s. 9d. to per bushel.

Prussian blue pea.s arc in moderate demind, at 6s. per bushel. Cane, barley is emoted at 3s. Id. to fc>. 3d. per bushel: and feed barley, at 3s. Id. Poultry.—Hens. 2s. 6d. in 3c<. per pair; rockerols. 4s. to 5'.: duckling?, 4s. to 4s. 6d.: turlcey cobblcrs, lOd. per lb. live weight; liens, 9d.

CUSTOMS REVENUE. Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2825 14s. 7d. OANTEKBUKY GRAIN MARKETS. (By Telegraph.—Pross Association ) Chrlstchurch, April 22. Tliero is no change to note in the local wheat market, offerings now being scarce. What is offering is chiefly Tuscan, for which alono there is less demand than for- Hunters or Pearl. Tho latter variety is scarce and dear in' South Canterbury, as solid straw Tuscan is now largely grown iu that district. Though flour has risen IDs. per ton thero has, so far, been no corresponding advancc in wheat. Millers are, however, now well stocked, and probably there will lie no further move until they come on tho market again. The only chango in oato is that "A" grade Oartona havo readied 2s. 3d. at handy stations. Very few oats arc offering, and in'view of the fact that there wilt he a considered shortage in the Southland crop this year (aG so' much grain has not yet ripened and what has been saved will bo of only moderate quality) holders aro likely to maintain a firm attitude. The chaff market is without change, and potatoes aro still selling at about .€4, though some buyers are ottering u little less.