LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1778, 17 June 1913, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. • Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report havine held a successful sale of choice dairy* stock,' on. account of Jtr. J. D. Brown, of Ihaltara, Levin. The herd of 70 cows consisted for the most part of grade Jerseys, and beinc younK—early calverswere cauerly'sought aXtor. Prices ranied from £6 to £15 IDs.. £14 55.. and as Inch as £15 10s. The cows averaged the good price of £10 Is., and including the sprinKins heifers, the whole' herd returned an average prico of £11 2s. 6d. For the 20 grade Jersey heifors, in calf to P.avensivoods Model, competition was very KOCH, ■and thoy «ventually fell to the bid of Dr. Knteht's manager at £15 a head. 1' or the 38 weaner heifers, an offer of 6 guineas was tho boit prico obtainable, but ilr. Brown was firm at the reserve of £7, and they were passed in. In addition, we quote as follows-.-Weaner bull, by R-avcns-woods Model, £12 125. ; wwa and Utter. £5 10b., £7 10s. j sows in Pis. £4 10s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report on their Shannon sale, held on Mlday last-.—We had a small yarding of sheep, but cattle camo forward well over advertised numbers, and we have to report almost ft total clearance. A good demand existed for all classes of cattle. We quote iaa follows:—Fat rams, 13s. Sd.; woolly lioceots (small), Bs. 3d.: fcvt and forward ewes. 13s 9d.: Shorthorn and Hereford cows, in cnlf (Station brad), £<! 10s.; 3-yeiw steers £5 Us'.: 18-month to 2-year-oM steers. £3 12s. 6d. to. £4 55.; weaner heifers Kmall). £1 lfc'.i mixed wcaners. £1 ss. 6d.. £1 »s.. £1 9=. 6d.; forward cows. £3 75.: fat COWS, £4 10s.; porkers, £1 10s. to £1 15s. (id. j COMMERCIAL ITEMS. INVESTMENT SHARES. No sales of investment share? were recorded Yesterday. Tht auotat-ons wore as under:— . en — Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ e. d. 'Metropolitan liuildine - ~ 12 9 0 N.Z. and River Plate ... 119 6 - Well. Investment 011 3 01Z o Well. Trust and Loan ... ? J » - .Well. Deposit J 5 i Gisborne Gas 2 2 0 _ Napier Gas (£10) J' ' J _ ■Well. Gas .(£lOl. lj> .2 9 Well: Gas (pref.) 0 19 6 S.B. Insurance a w » Standard Insurance — l u Christchurch Meat 15 I u ' Union Steam ' 2± u Tattpiri Coal i I j _ Westport Coal 1 J A Donaghy Hope and Twme 16 0 Golden Bay Cement - l JJ 0 Mannintt and Co ' 1 , , , Sharland's preference .... - .i _f Ward and Co b i 1 W.F.C.A. (£5) - 730 CUSTOMS REVENUE. Customs duties colieotod at the port of Wellington yesterday' amounted to xlqw 18s. Bd. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLEGRAM. The Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce h&s received tlie following • cablegram from the ITigh Commissioner for New Zealand, dated London. Jnno 14. (Note—Quotations, unless otherwise specified, arc average market prices on spot):— . „ , • Mutton.—The market is firm. No chance in prices. Canterbury. 4id. per lb.; lierht weight, a small supply, as high as 42d.: North Island, 4*d. k _ Lamb.—The market is not quite so firm. There is a dull sale for heavy carcase at lower prices. Canterbury, 6£d. per 11k: •twos heavy-weight fours, s*d.; other than Canterbury, unaltered, i.e., 53d. to 6£u., according to weight. § . Jk^f.—The markot 15 firm. N.Z. hinds. 3Xd. per lb.; fores. 3id. Chilled supplies are decreasing. Prices are firmer. Hinds. 4 3 Bd. per lb.; fores, 3Jd. ttivcr Plate shipments received during the moiitli of May. 1913. Mutton. lidinli. London 55.532 L-5,500 Liverpool 105.217 . 72.650 Hull 5.317 Southampton z.'Mo aCO Newca:-tic *. « 6.2^ 1757362 HMM

Buttor.—Tho market ie rather miict, but there is a good demand for choicest New Zealand and Australian. All prices have declined, excepting Danish. Choicest h.A.. per cwt, '1135.; Danish, 116s. 6d.; Australian, 1055.; Siberian, 100s. Cheese.—.Stocks aro sufficient for demand, which ig very fair. Prices maintained (mutilated word omitted here). No clianec in prices. Hem p'.—Tho market has been depressed, hut lit the close there was a better demand. During this week (rood fair was selling at £28 IDs.: fair, .£"5. The valuo to-day ia about ss. to 10s. lower for any position. Fair current Manila, £29 IDs., all positions. The output from Manila for the week was 12.0W bales. . Oats.—The market is' timet, but steady. Old crop—a moderate supply. Jf.Z. onts short (Sparrowbills). ex granary, per auarter of 3841b.. 235.: Danish, per quarter of 32011)., 21s. 6d. New crop—nothing offering here. peas,—The market remains firm for best quality. Demand spot h sood, 2f.Z. peas (partridge), per 6041b., 425; old crop, infcrior, selling very slowly: per 50411).. 3<s. | Beans.—The raarfcot In ouiel.' but linn, i NY/,. heans, f.a.fl., old ctop. per f041b.. 40s. Cocksfoot.—Xot-hiutf lins been done. j Wool.—The market is linn, and un- j changed. FROZEN HEAT. | By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright ! London, June 15. Tho Incorporated Society of Meat Import- 1 era' Smlthficld market quotations for the , undermentioned classes of frozen meat are ba«ed on actual sales of not loss th<ui 0210 hundred carcasses of mutton or lamb, or hveuty-fivo Quortcrs of beef of fair average nuaJity. The quotations are not for selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of the shipmento now on tho market. Tho prices which follow are on the average a farthing per lb. rnoTC thf<.n tho values ex ship, this difference representing the averago cost in expense, handling, conveyance, and selling the meat:— _ ' , Ji\ne7. Juno Ih. Mutton— d. d. Canterbury, light h 43 Canterbury, medium 4 3-B 4 3-B Canterbury, heavy 41-16 41-16 Southland L : * North Island, best 4 3-16 4i North Island, ordinary... 4* A\ Australian, light 31 3X Australian, heavy * River Plate, light River Plate,' heavy 313-16 3£ New Zealand ewes 3? 33 Australian ewos 311-Zo 0 U-io River Plate owes * ' * Lamb— Canterbury, li?ht 6j Canterbury, medium 53 5a Canterbury, heavy 5i Southland .... 6 North Island, ordinary... 515-16 5 15 ;J 6 North Island, selected ... 6MS 61-16 Australian, bo6t * * Australian, fail * Australian, inferior River Plate, first 53 River' Plate, second 5J ! Beef— „ . T 1£ New Zealand, ox foros... 31 J-10 j New Zealand, ox hinds ... 3is 33 | Australian, ox fores 3h 3ft Australian, ox hinds 3 9-16 3 9-16 River Plate, frozcu fores 3,} 3.J River Plate, frozcu hlnd3 35 3a . River Plate, chilled fores 3i River Plate, chilled hinds 5$ 43-8 ♦None offering. WHEAT AND FLOUR. London, June 15. The wheat market ie dull, with an easier tendency 5 38s. 3d. is asked for Australian January-February shipment, 38s. for April, and 375. 9d. for cargoes loading. The wlieat and flour afloat for tho United Kingdom t0ta15.3.730,000 quartern; for tho Continent, 2,740,000; Atlantic shipments. 472,000; Pacific, 18,000. The total .shipments to Europe during ;the week totalled 385,000 quarters, including 79,000. Australasians.