FARMING & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2509, 9 July 1915, Page 8

FARMING & COMMERCIAL

V NEWS"AND KOTEa'

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LIVE STACK SALES j/- : Megsrs. - Dalgoty, and : Company, -Ltd.,, Palfi.A jnerston Xorth, rcport:—At our Euntcrvillo sale •' on Tuesday wo haro to 'report hav- - '-ing a fair entry of stock," ;-,wliioh : ; sold .as follows:—Cull two-tboth. ewes; 165.;"-fat andi forward -wethers,'v'MSr sdi>; to.: 275.; light fat n ;. , i. A V:' llosars.' Dalgety-; and Company, ..Ltd., -. :. jiort liavin::' held their usual -weekly Levin . ... • talo'on : ; AVodnee(iay. They offered a' very, i.f '-.Vheavyl, yarding ot«heep and a good yarding -'-'-of cattle'.to^"'a large"attendance of the pub- :' '' lie. .'-Most of. tli-e i^lietp-olTored -were two : and four-tooth ewes in lamb, which met -with:Tery"kedn'competition from the'start, i >!(-';".and.wis'practically.sold all lines under the. ( iiammerr ',at' the close of tlio:'sale. Cattle .I met - with"a dragßing eaJo. '- -A line of- .679 V" two'and four-tooth.' ewes in :la-mb- realised .'-" . 'Othor 'sales' ivero .inu'.or:— Sheep: I.; Two-tooth, ewcs,l9. ! i." 'to : :21s.'; four and. flve- : ;'..; ;year:. ewes/, inr ; lamb,".2os. s'to" 2ie.; - fdilincr; :mouth 'ewes, to 16s.' 4t1.; sour.d-momth ewes in lamb';;!23s.';;fat ewes; 255. 3d.; fat wethers ; ; ;and .ev,'CS,-273."t0-276.'-:4d.'-'Cattlo: Fa-t cows, - ":£8; t'wo.'end. a liftlf-yc-ar stecrs. to £4 ,Bs. ;6d.; fat;baUocks, ! to £ll :65.;. springing com, - ;to £5,;55.;: sprjngiiie-.-licifors, .to £4; year- ,. . . ling :do.,' to ;:35a.'.'!-.—•: -. . . - - i MesSTs:r.W<-.a-n(l G. Turnbull and Co., Ltd., .report'.lievlng held tiieir usual-weekly sale;ln ttefrWaipoua'tMaStortionl.-sdle: yaids on.', Vr'ediieyaay, and bffered-.'.a," good" yor-ding of ; ■ Bhecp.<up -to • advertised' numbcrs. 'and a: ~:V-: good quality , ': ehcep..'inet t 'ivith Gpirited-competit-ion. Every : :Hne -waa-'sold' ivath -the* exception- of one- .:■ pen ot-cweS. An excepiionolly good'.line, . -of • fat • and -fonvoird- wethers'-.offered; / on behalf of Mr J Savage of Lansdown'e, 1 - '. :rcallsed-.275.~-4d.-v-vTho--followniig- are--the: , • :prlcea Tealised:—Sheep;:'Fat.and. forward 21s, Jd^tQ,-378. r M;;.,light, - ■ t:18s. 8d(-.tO!22sK*BOod*woollyi-lombSi'"169."ld,!-S-:---;';BJ? w lainbsAjl«rward .condition, 165.; fat lambs. -195.:; two-tootU to f.m.- ewes in ' - lamb, 17s. 7d. • tbf-Ma::=aged ewes in .lamb ' ;,>:(lo^ r ;conditionsra6'ffi7®'ra;ttj6 v 2'iThrce'and ;::;'" foar-yea-r-old;.4)ullocks;«;J»l;'-,ifati;hcifers, £9 . •'. 7s. -6d.; light'«fats^w^;-J i £6'«los'ij i '-'£7,'' to ,'£7 ::cows, £i < Jersey. - covr.-' £17 'ICS/;' good 'dairy cows.' close -to lings. tb;!-£2-ss. ; *weanor : 'calves,'2os. 94i^as!;-?'2s3;?&sK;{tlA}¥ iielfers os!r; to, £7- «s-, .bulls £S •Borees::-l-h«ck,"- i £s , '2s;v6d.-——.-'v,Tll6' Ifei^?#feh'd ■: . Agency :.,Compariy, XJjiiuted, ; :s.-report:—On: .. Tuesdayvive.hcld-a, eale'of'dairy-'-cows-on: .. ;' account jofMrrv BnjMaTahali,-: Kongotea,' :.\:':V--''«nd:;-hav^.-.^*6iiW-;^ei®:6dtißfa<toty- : ' " 6ale,-,the'-her<l':averaßlng' ; -i:'V-49 £14%'g66dSiOTemge;!c6ws.\i£6'-' ! to' t £tj 16s.;:low-oonditioneiland agedcows, l £2:10s-.i £7;^ringiDg-heifers, : -j£3;.'"£s,:£6 103.;'ompty ; - . Thfe. Ne^v^ZeaJand. 1 ; , : ' Itongotea '.yaiding of both 6heep and cattle.There , - wasran-: improved .demands, for all .'classes ■ >'V . of. 'cattle, and sheen .sold- at-late;,rates. :: /Pa*»and'forward.eMß» lfe.; fat owos-122s- ■! 6d;; 1 forward, covr?: -£5; heifers/ i!s *£5 5s £6 "" ' ' v.v -Messrs. Abraham and Williams' Ltd -ic- ' port'ron .their ,Pahiatuo, stock'eale, held on , Tuesday..last, as follows-.—There was a ; ", large yoxdihg; of'-sheep and a'medium-one >'.v of-cattle, which .were submitted to a large ■ , attendance.of the. public... Competition un- '■ der.the hammer."was very- keen,--and;- we ! :'. : , ihavo:to:;report'a' total clearance' at'prices in'.excess of ruling , .-tho. previous ', . '. week:/ Sheep: Four and.flve-year"ewes,; in ' lamb, 17s. 7d., , '195.'8d., to 255. Bd./and 12s. 'Sd.-.to 13s. '3d.-; aged.ewes, :14s, :5d.; .mixed , sexed lamb 3,' lte.' Si. '145." 5d,; 15s. Sd., .15s'.' K-ir'Vrßd. 'to 176 v; cull rlambs;-'7s.'?-tb' Bs.-'4d.;"fat --wethers,i,'2fe.:i9d,;..fat jcwes, ,:19s;- lld.-;. two- . tooth wethers, 225. 9d.;: heavy, fat cowe. ■ i, . £7, £9 10s.; .others, £5 75.: 6d. ; to ' ,V ;'£6l7s. edi; forward'store' cows,'£4 Ss.' to ;£6,105.; two-year steefß,: £5;, iyearling-hei-fers,?2ss.: to £2 _12s. :6d.;, empty-heifers, £3 ... -17s...fid. ■ . - At*:- Mr. F. Kerr's clearing Eale at'Ruawhata on' .Wednosday 'last there '.V'i was:a,-very. successful sale. >Tho cows came fcoTvard in tip-top condition, and as they j':'.; woro very high-testers, an-.average':,price I-,:. - for tho Jierd of: 28 of'£B'lss. per'head was realised. • The coivb sold< frojn £6 10s.- to £11, 59.; two-year purebred Jersey bull, £6 -.. - 58.;:yeojliug heifers, £3; breeding sow, £4 : 65.; 'store cows. £3 2s. 6d.; mhed sexed -woolly hoggets, 15s. 7d,;-. mixed sexed shorn hoggets, 14s. lid. .- .

COMMERCIAL ITEMS • INYESTMEST SHAKES. In itheVlnvestment' market a sale :'of' Eaiar poi Woollen,'ordinary, at £5-2s. 6d. "-was reported: The . Qiuotations were, as .under :— ■ v'::-'' • ' Buyers.. Sellers'.' ■ :■■ ■■>< £ s.d. ■ ' £ s.d. ;. Equitable Building 910 0 -' - ;■ Gear. Meat (£1) 4 0 0 : — Union Steam, (pref.) .1 0 5 I 0 9 ; Loylomd-O'Brien ■ 1- 1 9 — . Golden Bay Cement ....... 11, 6 - 1 2'o .Ward-and Co. — 5 io 0 NEW COMPANIES. ': ' ■ Tho "Mercantile Gazette" reports re^is- • -tration of the following now.companies'— : 00-operatlve: Film Service,,Ltd.—Capital: .'£B(XM .divided into - 8000' shares of £1 each. Subscribers—Dunedin; J. H.: Lawrence; 4150. /.h Wellington: - C.' E,.'. Stevens, 1850;:: Dominion Picture Theatres Co., Ltd.,.-.ICD9; : Grand y. Theatre and Picture Co., ,Ltd.;: 1000., ■-'Ob;V V ijefts: To enter into; a' certain , agreement dated' April:2o, 1915, and made between: the- - Olement Mason Omematogiapli" Co.',: Ltd.; .. and J.'ißT. Jjaurence. and H. E. Gjetsed, and ■: carry von the -business ;of j-cinematograph liircrs and ■ emppUers;; > ■'-"V .- -: ■:' ; ■ J. Hott. Ltd-—Capital£7soo, .divided .into ~ .-.7500 shares .of £1 each. -Subscribers—'Wei-'-'f-.'"'. Ilott, 3600 .f.p'.n;,- lOOO'.cont;' J: • ,Jf. A. llott, 2000.-f.p.TL,';soofcpht'.j-'-F., 1 Ilott, 400,f.p.u. - Objects: To acquire 'as• a going ■ -- -concern the advertising "agency: carried "on : at Wellington by John Ilott and J." M. A'. ..• Ijott .under the style; of : ,"J.iHott's' Adyer-' Agency." .- -. • ■ ;

Wang<inul Amusement ::Bttterp'rises- Co;,' '. '.-Ltd., Wanganui.—Capital: £3000; -divided into 300 shares of £10 ;'eaoh.v Subscribers— Wanganoi: L: Cohen,,: WiVit. Tuck, E: Luv' -' -cena, J. W. Hirst. M.- E;:Hirst: J..8. Fos- ;"{ -ter," T. H. Battle, J. 'P:'-.Watt/ W. S. 'Dustin, iW. Jameson. All 30 shares each. Objects:

To carry oil the business of theatre and picture show: proprietors. . WHOLESALE PKODUCE PRICES. Messrs. Lacryand Co., Ltd., Allen Street, teportv.wholesale prices as follow:—i'onls' wheat,' - prime, 7s. 7d.; fowls' barley, ,6s. .;3d,;,;oapey:,ba.rley, ,6s. 6d.; ' feed peas, i prim'e," 6Si ,6d.;. good, 65.; Prussian .blue peas, Bs. 6d.j-maize, 6s. 3d. to &, 9(1.; chaff,.:; oat-sheaf,, , £10,7 10s.; hay, £1 to -£B' : 303.; ' flour,, in 1 ; sacks, £18; . : Vatmoal, .(£24; bran, £9 1 105.;.. pollard, £11; rlßO'.'; pollard, .£8 10b.; onions, ss. -6d. to ifa.'iwt-; potatoes, white-skinned table/ £7 to £B; Donvc-iits, £8 10s.; bacon, oil best factory, sides, 91d. per lb:; liams, 9Jd.; rol'a, tOld.; EhGUldors, 7|d.; cheese, factors;, medi am-„ 9id.;iin&eed meal, £19 103. lon linseed nuts, £14 ton;"linsecd grdund cake, £14 ton; whole linseed. £18 ton; ,* ; ' Customs' duty, collected at the port "of Wellington ■ yesterday amounted .to £939 -lie. : sd. -f ' ■ , v ... ■'• I ■'; LONDON. WOOL' SALES. .By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright / ' ' ' London, July 7. 1 At the wool sales, merinos wero very. Aim, 'fine urossbreds ivcro firm, and.shab-. ,bier sorts..slightly i in; buyers' favour. ■ " /The' '.following prices.'" were realised for i the' .flecc©:.portions''of the clips named ;— .. top!rprice Ufa avenue-ISM-.; "Coombie," 3fld. and 25Jd.; "Cassilis, 31id. and 20jd. New Zealand: "Hawaikij" 19id. and. ISfd.;: "Centrewood,", 20d: .'and 19' 3-Bd. .'■ Messrs!'' Murray, JBobbrts and Co:, Ltd'., have receded the following cablegram from HKeir?;libndon.' , .fnends,* •Messrs.';-Sanderson, Murray: and Co., under date of July 7s— "Excepting,, best, combing, merino end fine rcrossbfSd'im^elZwSEker; '.coarse 1 ' to' mej. dium' crossbred; declined halfpenny." ■ • WHEAT.. .i v. v.- 'r- -. .>■ . London, July T. • Tho whcatimMliei '16' steadier. Wllla, ai-- ' V.Chicago 'M#'options, 105! cents to 1074 Scents; Septemba:V;io7J cents to 102 - r " , _ TALLOW i'.''*"/,"' Londoni Jnly 7. .i.'iAt».a».<'teilow- sales prloes were ?unchang-. 2013'.caste> were offered and 255 sold, . . . V.. v^The^New^Zealand. LoaYi ;and MercantileLtd.", has - received the) ■following-cablegram from,its London house, under.datei-July 7:—Tallow: We,quote nro- ' scn'ti. Kpotv3'ahics for the following "descrip-. .'.tions:—yine-imutton, 355. 3d. per cwt:; , good ' beef,' , 34s. i :perf;e'«rt.: mixed, 30s. 6d. per cwt. ■The-. market ds dull, with a downward- ten-' :denoy^y¥;'-iS'-';-i ''i.'- • V' t METALS ■' Copper!—On the spot, £78 15s.- to £79;' three . months; £80 ; 2s.- 6d. to £80 7s. ; 6d. ' - ■ Tin.—On the spot,*'£l7o 10s: to £171; three - months,- £166 to £166;10s. '-'Lcad;"£24'-2g.'!6d.<-t0'£24.125.'6d. r ." "Jiar silver*'iff'quo tod at 22 U-16d. per. ounce standard. -.LINSEED OIL'"AND TURPENTINE. •Linseed oil, £26 10s. J . '; .topentdne,. : '3?s;; 4id.",'.. V , ; ; : ;r AUSTRALIAN APPLES; London, July. 7. • ?/Owing, to' transp'ort delays the Palermo's, apples arc clearing elowly. Many of the consignments lately; auctioned were • overripe and .wet-.; A large; proportion was 're-" 1 sold. Many, of.the -larger varieties .were bruised. Thei better kinds of.-Stunners re-, alised 78. to 126.; Oleopatiras', 10s. to ,11b.; iScarlot's.Five-crowns, ts. to 305.; 'Mimfos,-. 7s. to.9s. ■; , : Tho Euripedes': apples are being marketed slowly. • • . AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. j : (Rec. July 8, 10.45. p.m.) , 7 : '■■■■■• ■ ' Sydney, July 8. "Oati 'Tasmonians, ss-" 6d.; New ZealandA' GaiEons, ;55?:6d.; Duns, ss. 6d.; Americans, ss. '3d: -to- ss. 6d. Barley,! nominal. Maize, yellow, ss. lid. Wheat,: 55.-,Bd. to : <55.-9 d.; : Javan, ss:. .4d. v Potatoes, Tasmania, ans,. £10'.10s. ; to £12; ,Svr Zealand Dates," £10 10s.'' to £11; "Early Rose," £11., Onions, Victorian,;,£lo ,10s.; "New: Zealand, £8' Bs."'to'.£lo. ■ Oheese, prime,- lCd. Bacon, lOd. ; . ■; •" ... , -Adelaide,' July 8. 1 - Wheat,'Bs. 3d. Flour, £18' ss. -Bran, 2s. 2d. Pollard, 2s. 6d. • Melbourne, July 8. Hides.—Good'.'.supplies;.,iac'tive - demand. -Prices, l-Bd. to id. lighter;'.' l ; ; -l/X . , MINING NEWS . ' ": WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. , •, There. is:extreme. dullness --.in the joining market,' and>yest«rday : only, t.wo.-mining .-companies .received attention: in. the' Quotations, which'wero asunder—■ Buyers. Seller! .• • : £s. d. ' £s. d. Ross 0 0 6 Talisman -1 0 ;0 10 3 ' ' ' STOCK. EXCHANGE. . 7 "■ /; ; : By Telegraph.—Press Association. ;- ■ -v Dunedin, July 8. The lollovrtng .sale wa« made on the Stock Exchange "to-dayWaihi, ■£2 os. 4d. The i.foliowin'g' ;' 'sales '-. were reported ;—Union •Steam, ordinary; £I : 3s-i 9d.; Waihi, £2 os. <d:; Talisman . Consolidated; £1 os. Bd. 1 V. . > .;• • Christohurcli, July B.v. , - Sales -reported:—Union Steam Ship, 235. Farmers' Co-operative (6 •per!.cent.' pref.):; £5 3s. 6d.; Waihi. Grand' Junction, 3d; . . - ; LONDON MINING QUOTATIONS By TelegrapTi—Press Association—Copyright . London, July 7. If: Stock and shere morket quotations; in.elude:—Hampdens. 325.: to" 335.; 'Mount Klliott, 605..t0.655. ' ■ . HIGGINSON AND. MACSHANE, 143 • FeatKerston Street;' Wellington, ' SHAEEBROKEES and ACCOUNTANTS. MONET; TO' LEND ;on First-class. Jree- .'. hold Security. :