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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2302, 9 November 1914, Page 8

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;> ;-'; : ;'si^,"i\iEM;':stock bale. ' -. "f '■ Jlcssri. : Abraham and Williams, Ltd.,' ro • port :-On ■•:• Tuesday,, last, November 3,, we ' oubmitted to. auction, on behalf of the '. Government'' Experimental: Farm, Wereroa, i Levin, their annual draft oMtolstein and '. Shorthorn, • yearling -. bulls., '■ There' -was: : a. : largo attendance;' and" universal 'approval '.was. expressed at the excellent condition of ; tlie 6tock offered for falo,' and the general impression was,thdt.tho;quality was even, .better than .that of previous 1 years,•and 1 great credit', was.duo to .those" responsible ' for•:their, caro and attention.". The' Hol- ■ steins, as expected, did. not meet •.with the 'Bam©'demand-as'in -previous'seasons; bat ■it mustibc remembered -that'■'•.buyers who : have been in 'the. habit' of attending 'theso, sales: are not now operating to the same extent;,: having 'established:.herds' and:,hav- '■ of .their own--ior'disposal;■;"and ..the decline-in the'-price of .the.ilo-lstean'lis' •undoubtedly • due -to - over-production. Only' . one animal reached, threo'flffures.-ajid this :was the bull-.by.-.{Wood.ticsb, Joe: from .-Spot ■ IV, which fell:to the -bid.of:Mr, ,G..,Gardner,. Medbury,'..' North- Canterbury, - at..150 -g'uineae.' •■". Tho ShoTlhorn bulla-met .'with. '.'very keen' competition,'>bidding for- them being spirited, arid a larger number .could; very -easily'.have been 1 disposed 61. - The •buyers'and'^visitors ; .present'..were- unaoi-moue'in-:their:-praise of.-,the:arr«ngemont6. made fpr-.the -sale -by tho manager,-. Mr. sDrysdale,':and:'the,.coriditfoh; , dKall ■:.- tie -- stock. and-tho- general appearance "of .the '.farm.'' ;f*"'■■':'^•^'■i -■•■-'•'■' '■;; "•:■ <' '["' ;- '-'Prices"'' and.'. purchasers "» of' 'the Various lots; are'-' as . follow:—Yearling Holstein bulls: Lot ■ I,'- 21 guineas, T.: 0. Hodgson, Waikato; lot 2,-36 guineas, J: Boyce, Glen ' Oroua: lot 3, 56 guineas, G. Gardner, North, : Canterbury; lot 4, 15 guineas, J. D. Piper, Makairo;lot 5, 25 guineas, -V. W.'Lonsdale,. ::Moumahaki; lot 6, 26 guineas, F.-O. Bur,geiis, "Tiongotea; 10t,7, 45 guineas, W. Bevan, 'Manakau; lot.B, :15 guineas, ;H..K. Bunny,', Carterton.; 10t'.9, 15 guineas, J...D. Piper, Makairo; lot 10,: 15 guineas,. J. D. Piper, Makairo; lofcj 11,,33 ; guineas, .A. F. TVaikato; lot 12. 50 guineas, G. P. Catley, ;Te' Horo; lot 13,. 150: guineas,. G„ Gardner,: North: Canterbury. ~ - Yearling : Shorthorn >■ bulls:. Lot. 14, 51: guineas, 'T. ' eeocombe,; Bay of Plenty; lot 15, 31 guin- ' oa3,'>Mrs:--'C. i : IT.. Strand, Lower : Hutt; "lot , 16, 48 guineas, :,H. 11. -Essex, Levin; lot .17, 42-guineas, J.'Smith, Donnevirke; lot 18, :62 guineas," T. -Frost. Aokautere;- lot '20,-. 3-year' Shorthorn' ; bull, 85 guineas,' T. TV. 'Lonsdale; 'lot 21, Holstein cow, 30 guineas, F. W. Kob'or-tstein,. Taonui; lot ,22,; Hol:gtein: heifer, 12 guineas,' F. 'VT. Kobertstein, ■ Taonui; lot 23,' fiolstein heifer, 15 guineas, 'H.- E." Bunny, Carterton.:" ~ '. ': . ' . . .

/■/''■-''■';.■' .SHOW STOCK BOLD.; ;;■ : ■;;,-/ V .Messrs.: ; Abrahanv ; and •Williams,'/ Ltd., ■: reporthaving sold the following- purebred, '-. "stock during show week :—Ayjshires, on. ao- ; - count of" Mr.. J. Kyle,,of Abkautere: 2-year 1 heifer, Evelyn. HI, .to 'Mr...H.,.H. Olsen, ■ /Inglewood;. at' 121 guineas; 2-year heifer, ■•Mdree, to-Mr. A. Wycherloyi at',l4 guineas;' ■. 2-year heifer,' Queeuie, to.Mr. D.' Bashfood, . iManaia, at 15 guineas; 2-year heifer,' Jenny :■■:l, to■ Mr. H. R. Oisen, at; 15 guineas; 2- : -year bull,' Plain, Bill, to Mr.. A. Metcalfe, ;vttt.':ls Buineos; 2-year,bull, Straight Back: ' lOf'GlenariuV.to Mr/ H. Brady,.at 10 guin-: ■ caa; yearling bull; Ben of Glenariff, to Mr. :.•'.- 0. Webb, at 10 guineas; yearling bull, Earl .of Glenariff, to Mr. D. Bashfood, at 6 guin- ; eas;..yearling;,bull,-' Bed Boy of Glenariff, /to, Mr. A. Wycherley, at B'' guineas; 'Red ■Polls,: on :eccount of Hon. .B/ Beaton (Rhodes, • Canterbury: Bull,' Watson, by .The ':• Prawn, /Mr. Mastcrton,' at 30 - guineas;/bull, Bed Prune; by The Brawn, vMr. 0. 11. Strand, Lower: Hirtt,. at 25 guin- ■ . eas; bull, Rufus, by The Prawn, Mr.., D. ■'. .Weight, Baetihi,..at 181 guineas/Jerseys, : 'on account of Dr. Truby King, SeaclurY :'bull, ,oomcdy .'King,'; to Mr.- P.' Nay lor,' -Fox-; v" ton, at 24-guineas; cow, Royal Show Maid,' .loir.: P.. Nesbitt,-.Bata, 'atlO guineas; 'cow, Wioletta; to.Mr. P.- Nesbitt; Bata,: at ■VJOJ guineas'; cow, Christine, to'-- Mr.: W. -H. .-Wilson, .Foilding, ,at 181: guineas; ': cow, .; Xucy,-to.Mr.. 0. ■]?;-. Spooner.y'.-Palmerston /.North, e,t' 20 guineas. . Holsteins, on . ac-. / count, of .Dr. : Truby King,' Seacliff:-Bull, /-/Victor,/to Mr. B. Wright,' Batotu,' at- 8 ■" Buineas.'.v, _ : ' \ " .' '' .'•'.

;ii: The' New Zealand Loan and.Mercantile *,' .'Agency, Co., -Ltd., report:—At ,Apiti. on •'.Tuesday a email, emfcry/of: Sheep, and/a ;* good yarding of cattio camo forward, tho //talk. of. the entry selling at. late; Tates. [.'-..Quotations: Medium .hoggets, 145..7 d.V ycarV.'./ling.'steers.'(inferior),' £2• 9s. 6d;- 'fifteen-.:•-months',stcers,;;£3 75.~ 6d,;: eighteen'-mouths /',-/ steers,. £4; : 7s.'to £4' 14b:,'6d.';/'Jersey-cross ,;.-'yearling -.heifers- (good), ; '£2; 15s,' to::£2' 195.; • .'cighteen-months heifers, £2-16s. to £3 55.; /. forwafd. heifers, £4 ss. 6d.; fat andfor- .";'" ward.heifers;' £5 25.; apringing'heifers,'£s;' ':. .fat cows,'.£6:l7e. 6d, to £7; young.bulls, £2. k •fe;6d.: t0.;£4.7a. 6d, ■•;".- ~//-/////'.V-'-V U.':' Messrs.;'W:Vand G. TitrnbiiU ;and' ,00., /,/Irtd,, report having .heW their, usual weok;::Hy'.'sale in: their Carterton: saleyards ■-. on .'Friday, /November 6. Competition', /was keen . throughout the sale, and .there ,was , a, good clearance. Amongst our entry wo /offered on account of Belgian Belief Fund: >/. ,6 -prime fat: ewes,', donated by .'Sir.',Walter ,* Buchanan,:-that' were sold ■ twice,'.being. '/.'bought the -first time by Mr. Thos.' W.- '•,'.' Jt'Kenzie/ for, '£2 55., and' then -given; back ■•'■,'■'.- to! the. fund,': irealised £2 10a.; being, bought : by. tho .jpTevioue purchaser . for-, the "■' Meat -Export 'Co':' '/A Holstein two-year. bull do-. /'.'Dated by'<lßr.-.H.'D. Bayliss, Matarawa, re/..Blis'ed. £6 '55.; one yearling Holstein.bull' .: :'; donated .by. Mr.. Georgo Hart; Dolefield, 're-' "■'•'.• ftlised. £2'l6s:; two yearling Holstein bulls, /.'donated by- Mr. Walter A. Hart,, realised' ■ :' S£2. 16s. each;' one yearling: Jersey bull, ~... .donated-by.-Mrs. A."-A..Pike, Gladstone, re-. nlised £2-:145.; and- one fat cow, .donated .y'.by Mr. J.;:M.' Jury, Ponotahi, 'realised. £7 .-■&;-. -'total;-'/£4B-. Es. - Following wereiprices •', .-; realised at: the salo:—Fat shorn-■ owes, 215.- : ; .;'2d.; fat woolly ewes, 275. .3d.;' } store owes, ./12s. 6d. t0.155.5d. Pigs: .Weaners, lie. 6d.; ■■-.!) plips, 18a,"-80s'„ to 243. 6d.; porkers,: 365., :,., Cattle: Fat 'cows, £7 65., £7 '75./6d...t0 £8

:";■'• 6s.;jforward cows, £5, £5; 10s.; :to-"£6-' is.: ".:.-■:store, cows, .£3 65., £3 lOs.i' £3 'lis;, £4,. to. . /'£4.35.; cows'and oalvee,.'£3,;£3-?s; 6d„ -£3 ■v; ;9s.V :; £4,- £4V7e. 6d.,. to '£4 -93.:' threfr-yeai \; 'empty heifers, £3 10s;,' £3 .116./ to '£4 lis.;. .! empty ;hedfers; ; .£2 ; lßs.,' £3, 55./, to. ~;v'£4 Is.; yearling heifers;'£2,.£2'.los.,':-.to £2 :•";; .1183.; mixed::yearlings,. 375. : ;6d.,--£2" is.,"to .';'£2;2s. 6d.;-.yearlingi'steers; £3),15.;-:spring-. ■■■: i iug heifers, -.on account ''of ■ Mr.l B. ■ B. ■ Say- :/: -era;£6 165:,-£7l2s. 6d;,"£9, to £9 10s-.; othoi-' . : 'vJot3,".£4-.l7sVi'«d. > .-£s i 2S.'6di,-t6>£6;-Bprliig-.- •,-.: ing cows,' £3 .46.. to '£6 j.ttoee-year-Ayrshire ;,.- ■•;. iduß, £7 :• 10s.; three-year .Holstein bulls, : . £5." lis. to :'£9:lfe.; .two-year Holstein' bulls, .:.'£4, £4 Ms.,'to"£s 15s.';. two and. three-year .:.■■•, Jersey bulle/'£4,: £415.-, to. £5 -7s.;' yearling i -Jersey bull, .on account of: Mr.-. A. Pors:.:;:berff,.£s.los,;:,othero, £2 : .145.;t0-£3 6s. 1 ; ■;■ '.'■'■■■■ -Mr..Newton King reports':—At TJrenui.on . ■ ; Monday,. November 2, -there ma a full .':-, yarding, ail - cla-see3'of.' cattle, being ent Jtered.::; Prices:—Good steers, . ■ '£3 16s. 6d.; yearling -steers (coloured'lines), ..';'y'£2 10s. to £2:17 a; weedy, £1 f 103. and £1 ~-125.;.. fifteen-month heifers, well grown, £3 -..■'.: - 65.; good, £2 7s':-6d.- to ■£,t'119. : 6d.; yearling- "... heifens were unsaleable; -two-year steers ?,: (mostly coloured), £4 10s.-and £4'Us.; good, ~>£s;-coloured.two to three-year s-teera, £5 ■:■: ••■lis.-'.and £S lfe.; thies and:-a half-year -;--.-bullo'cxs (coloured), £7 55.; 'empty - two- ■ ■, drear,- heifens, -£3 10s.; small cows with- - - caJv«£, £5 17s. 6d. to £4-135.; fat .'-,cows,.-£8 176., £8 135..-£8 95.,- £8 Bs., £8, £7 .-■ Us.; forward cows, £5 to £6 165.; good store ' xows,;,£4 15s. to £4 175.;. aged- cows, £3 ; ,.: Zs. to,£3. 10s.; dairy cows,-£6 ss. to £8 ..65.; springing heifers, good, £6 15s. to £8. ■,;■■ 65.;. smaller two-year-olds, ■£4 17s, 6d to , : £5 15s.;"yery small, £3 to £3' 175.. 6&; Jer- •: eoy -two-year -bulls, £6 .to.. £7; - yearling ',■■-.: grade Jersey bu113,.£3; Holstein-dairy,bull, : .'£10; flffeei and eighteen-month: Shorthorn ~ -bulls, £5 125.6 d. for one.short of'condition -' -■■, -.-to.' £8,155.. for a. very, nice bull.' - A -heavy. ■ Jersey: bull-made-£lo' 17s. 6d.'for boning .out.. :Fat shorn 1. Wethers, - 21a ■ 6d.;-.. fat' -,;. shorn .ewes, light, 19s. Id.; ,agod.ewes'and [lambs, £1; empty aged ewes,. 14s. 6d.': store ■;.-, pigs, £1 125.; weaner pigs,', 10s.-to 12s. At . Stratford for my weekly spring heifer sale ; thero'_was a fair entry, and improved prices,-were obtained throughout, best heito £7.155: ; email, £310s, to ■ST ■} ■ -1 iMTy cows,' £B,and £8 ■ 55.; the : .44 head averaging £6 ss. 3d.''

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.'.''■ .':,-INVESTMENT SHAEES.' There were .no transactions .ini invest- . ment shares on Saturday.- The quotations ■■.. W«re^fl6.follow:—. .■•■-. ".'■.:■■''.■■:':-.'■■,. ■ .'. Buyers. Sellers. '}■'.. Bank N.Z. (£6 13s; 4d.) .;. 15 S 5 *6 £ - d ' , -N.Z. and Eiver Plate ..:... 119 0 '2 0 0 ;■:-■.. Auckland Gas ;..„"■ 1. 7 6 — .... Ohristchurch Gas (£5) .... 7 0 0 . — Gisbome Gas 118 0 — Wellington Gas (£10) ■.-. 16 0.0 —' '•..TJnion Steam (prcf.) ........10 0 . — :-Bikurangi Coal .0 9 6 — ■Wostport-Stockton : ' 0 3 0 — - 'I/eylaud-O'Brien .....: 1 1 6 —

. '■, BANK OF ,'AtrSTEALABIA. ' ■■ • ' The report-of the Bank' of Australasia for tho half-year ' ended April 13, states that, after-: providing for rebate on bills current, for British and Australasian rates and tares; and after, making provteion for bad and doubtful debts and, other contingencies, the not profit for the half-year amounted to £233,896. To. this must bo added £30,168 brought forward., making a total of £264,065, out of which' the. directors have declared a dividend"' for ;the halfyear at the rate of 14 per cent. per. annmn, or £2 16s. per share, and a bonus at the rate of 3 per cent, per annum, or'l2s.per share, together £3 Bs. per 6hare, free of income tax. - Tho dividend and bonus Will absorb £170,000, leaving £94,065 to bo carried forward. Owinfr to the general dislocation of business and the financial pfcringency caused by the war, the directors think it prudent not to make the cus-, ternary specific appropriations out of tho half-year's.profits to the reserve fund and bank promises, but to carry forward tho whole available balance, which can he dealt-'with hereafter in such manner as may bo considered expedient. .-'■': .LONDON-WOOL SALE* • By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ':.■'■'■':':■■;■ V ':'.' London; November 6. . There ifl. strong competition foE all eort4i'

of wool. Grossbreds are at fancy prices, and merinos are firm. .Messrs. Dalgety and Oompany, Ltd., have received- the following cablegram - from their London office, under date November 4:—"At the wool, sales' there, a- better selection. The 'market' is firmer." • • : ; DAJJGETY.AND CO., LTD. . . ' London, November 6. :Dateety'9,' Ltd., shows a profit of £287,014. A-dividend of 8 per cent, has been declaimed.. The' staff benevolent fund . receives £10,000, and £197,014 is earned forward.' .-' -. ■-.'•. LONDON MARKETS. ' London, November 6.' ■WTieaV is very- firm, and is sparingly offered at 6d. advance. Australian, 495. ,6d. l ■■ Flour:, is quiet; prices firm.': Australian, ex-store, ,355. to 365. '; Oats are firm. New Zealand, ex store, 3te. t0,325. Peas and'barley firm. Prices nnchanged. ■Beans firm. New Zealand, ex stored 40s. to 425. ; ';::' MEAT 'MARKET. ~: " (Bee.'.' November, 8,;. 5.5 p.m.) : :■ : '•'■'' .'.-'''• ' .'. London, ■' November 7. . ■ The Incorporated-.- Society of Meat Importers/-, Sinithfleld market:quotations -for the (undermentioned classes of. frozen meat are based.on actual sales ■ of.not less than, one,hundred corcaseea'Of mutton orlamb, ;or.• twenty-live: quarters • of, beef, of fair, ; average' quality.'■ The. quotations are not for selected lines,, but for, parcels fairly representative :■ of .the'bulk '.of the ,ship-'. .mouts now'on-the market... The prices ' which'follovf. axe" on'the' average a farthing per lb. ■ more than, the' values'.' ex ship,' this . difference "..representing the average cost'- in expe'nse,'> handling,, oonveyancc,■ and fiellins of themeot:— Sheep— . :■'■.>, Southland, ,5Jd.. North Island, best .brands, 5Jd. Lambs—'..-'.. • ■ ■ ' ; • Australian, best,-.6 9-16 d .; ' • . Australian, fair,. 6 7-16 d. , Beef— ■'.-'■.'■ ' .: '.■■:■. ■'■ ■ . ;.••.'.' .New Zealand hinds, 6 3-16 d: 1 Australian h'inds, 6Jd. . Argentine froscn hinds, 6 3-16 d. ,TJruguay frozen hinis, 6d. .'Argentine chilled fores, 5Jd. Argentine chilled hinds, 6Jd.. , TJruguay chilled fores, 5}d.,/' ~ Uruguay • chilled. hinds, 6Jd. Other meats aro nnchanged.- '.'"■:,' RABBITS. Babbits are. firm and Tinchanged.

V: ;■;;, -'■■;■ HARES/ Hore3" are practically' unobtainable owing to the closing of Continental markets. ~ '■'■;■' BANK OF ENGLAND EEOTJEN. : By Telegraph—Press Association—Ojpjrlght ' " London, November' 6. Tie' Bank of England return issued for the, week ended Wednesday, November 4, la as under:—'- .-■ I««¥E BEPABTMEHI ' Met* 11imf87.390,000 Gov.dßbt ... 'f11.015,000 ■ ■ . Sther ttcml- ■:„ ;,.■• .". ties ._ ,» 7,434.000 ."-..-'.' ~■.■,' '■' B»W :.,. ... 68.941.000 .-•'./.-■■ £ 87,390,000 -. .■ .. £87,390.000 ' .; BiHDNa DEPiIITHENT. Pr«prl»teri' Govt, stourl. capital £H,553,000 ties i17,HH,000" rublio do. Other Mcuri* * posits ~.16,451,000 tii«.„. ..^01,005,000 Other deposits ...1i0.293.C00 Notts „. 51.860,000 Best, 7-day and other ;■:bills..;• ■■■„, 8,506,008 C01a.... «. 634,000 ; •"•'.'. £174,503,000 './.''• £174,603,000 The leading items*of the Bank of Eng. land return afford the following comparison:— ;-:'.-, '• '~".' . This wesk last wotk tut yoar Bnlllou ... ..-.'.; 68,941.000 . 61,362.000 35,147,000 Binrvo : 62.884,C00 45,210,000 36,482.000 Noto Issue ... 35,530.000 50.113,000' 28,740,000 Public Deposits 16.451.000 24.G94,0C0 7,132.000 Othor Dopbsits 140.293.000 126,737,000 42,307,000 . Proportion of ' ■ ■ reserve to''.'■' ' liabilities 33.48 29.70 63.43 ' -'-.'' MONEY 'hABKET. ■■ The Bank of England disoount rat© was on-January 2, 1914,' reduced from 5 to 4J per cent.', on January 22 it was reduced to 4 per cent,,, and on: January 29 to 3 per cent. On July 30 the rate was raised to. 4 per cent., on -July 31 it was raised. to' .8. per-cent., and on August 1 it was fur-' ;ther.;advanced; to.; 10 'per. cent. On:- Ailgust '6 tho Tate was reduced to' 6 per cent., on August ?it was further reduced' to s,per cent., at which rate it now stands.. .-The Bank of France rate is 7 per cent.; as .'against .7 per/cent', last week, and; 4 per cent; last.year.;. ■'.".■ > : . .OPENJMAEKET BATES. : "The open market •discount rate for three months' bills'ls: 3 per cent., as compared with 3. per.cent.-lost week, and 4 15-16 .per cent, last year. . '~ Short loans ore quoted.at 1.2 per cent.i ne against 13' per ecnt. last week, and".33 ; to 43 pea- cent. last. year. ... \■' •• :'"': COLONIAL'AND OTHER PEODTJCE. [•.','' Butter.—The' maTket' is recovering after exhibiting some weakness, and Australian is" selling Teadily. . Choicest salted, 1265., unsalted 1286.; secondaries, 118s. to 122 a.'; Danish,', about 1325. to 1365. .- Cheese"is duiet.'; Canadian, 755. ,".. . : Sugar.—American''■ granulated sugar, on. spot, is quoted, at 275. 6d. ■■■ ' ■■ \ Jute.—(Native, first marks, November 6hipr ment,'.' £17 per ton. . • Bradford Tops.—The market is rather quiet, but prices are firm and nnchanged. :.; .•'•'. METAL HAKKBTS. Pig-iron is. quoted at 495. per ton. . . Surer.—Bar silver is quoted at 23d. per ounce, standard'.

MINING'-NEWS

;..'':-^; , MARKET. , . '•:■' There .were no.'transactions in the mining, market, on -Saturday.' The quotations were as.-follow:— :,'• ;.v,.; '..; . ■'.••,' • .':',■., ."'.."• Buyers. Sellers.' £s. d. . £b. d. Munrays "Hreehold r -..,'.. par — " .8055.......„.-.a..i:.;:;.;....:...;:..„.':0 cio —. Talisman. ~..,...'.. 17 0 17-9 Waihi 114 0 114 6 Grand Junction 14 0 14 6 ' .... ■' DREDGING ■BETDENS. ■ ■ .(By .Telegraph.—Press Association.) ■ .-..•■' '■'■'■. • Dunedln,' November 8. » The' dredging returns are as follow-:— Eiso and Shine, No.. 1, for 130 hours, 470z. 13dwt:; BSee and Shine, So. 2, for 133 hours, 320z. sawt.i Electric, No. 1, for tho week, 30oz. 6dirt.; Golden Bed, for the week, 160z.; Success, ■ for 114 J hours, 370z. 13dwt.; Bed Jacke, for 124 hours,, 16oz. lOdwt. ooaij otjtptjt. : . - . • .-'■ Wostport, Norember 8. The <ioal output last weak was as follows :-Weslport - Coal Co., 15,432 tons 9owt., °S9 cone, 16 tons 3cwt.: Westport-Stockton, 400? tons 17cwt;,.

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