LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2511, 12 July 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

.The. New . Zealand Loan .'and Mercantile Agency - Company; -Limited, report a3 101-' lowsDuring r the - week we held sales at' ■Apiti,- Eongotea,' Palmerston North," and Foildmg, and a" dairy sale on account of i.J&:»'MaTßhaU,attEongotca. At Apiti, on. Tuesday, a moderate, entry met with;good /competition., Lincoln ewe lambs, 18s. 7d.; mixed-age.ewes in-la'mb, 245. 9d.j two, lour, and six-tooth Lincoln ewes in lamb, 325. fid.; two-tooth ewes-iiivJam'b, 28s. <>d.; forward wethers, 245., ,6d. r,. Eomney .-rsms, • lgn.' to 31gns.; forwOTd"«iws. £4: light fat cows, £6: cowa In- calf,'*.£s.to '£«; springing heifers, £6; two'and Whalf-year sters.-£6 10s.; yearling'bull, £2;55.; Holstein bull, £7. On Tuesday-wO' iield ai sale iof i dairy cows on raccount of Jforshall, Eon'gotca, aiKl', have to-' report: a .very - satisfactory ■sale,'-the: herd averaging £8. Early, cows. "£9'.'t»''£l4;- gwod 1 average cows,. £4 to £8. low-conditioned.and aged cows, £2 10s. ,to' £7; springlng-heifers, £2 15s. At EongoI'tea', oniWeffieMiy, w'e had a fair yarding of.-' both" eheep- -and'' cattle. There .. was an improved demand .-for all classes • of ;catUe,; while-sheep, sold at late rates. Fat and forward,.ewes. -lfis.;: fat ewes, 225. 6d.;forward'cows, :£6; - springing heifers, £5, -'£5 55." to £6. ' At"Palmerston, on Thursday, a">sinall entry of'-Bheep and cattle ca-mo 'forward.:"" Cull-ewes', 55.; prime fat lambs, ■24s.i.:'ld.'; eighteen-month .heifers, £2 10s.; backward heifers-in calf, £3 15s:'to £5 10s.;. ;,'6l'd''cows'; £2 135. ! W ; £2 155.; storo.cows. £3 6s. * to'-£3 16s.forward ,cows,. £5 126. ;. fat cows, '£8 12s. M.; twenty-month. steers, £4. At: Feilding.j on Kriday, we had a good yarding-of/sheep and. cattle. Prices were .well, maintained.'; •' Folr lambs, 14s. 10d., 165., • to 16s.' Id.'; "good Lincoln ewe lambs, -195.: two-tooth. Eomney ewes, (good' line), '335.| 'store 14s.- 3d:; . forwaTd -ewee, 195. : 54';'; light fat- ewes,-235. 9d.; light fat ■^withers,'2ss:' 3d'. ';to 275.;. good condition :two and. a 'haU.,'.to/.'.;three-year steers, £9j ilght' -fat . cows,: £6: ss.'; springing cows, £6 -15s. .v V"

" .The 1 New 'Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report.having .held their fortnightly; • sale on Thursday at Upper Hutt, .:when .-they .'offered a. good entry of stock.,: They .fquote;—Empty store cdws, >£3 10s.; yearling bulls, '£2 75.; fifteen-month heifers,;- r.w.b., : £2 18s.; spring calving heifers,,-£4;. "woolly mixed-sex. hoggets,. 13s. 6d.; v .f.m.' ewes in lamb," to. 17s. Bd.

1 Messrs. Balgety 'and Company, Limited, report having <t good entry of stock at their Feilding sale on. Friday, which/met' with a ready sale at prices as below:—Cull lambs, 8s; 1d.,:-Bs. '6d.; to 9s. 2d.;' Bmall lambs., to lis. 6d.; medium lambs, 155.. to 15s. sd;; good lambs, 16s. lid.; 17s. 7d„ 18a.',. to 18s. Id.; aged ewea,, Bs.. 6d., 9s. 10d„ to 125.; mixed-age.ewes ; in lamb, 19s. 3d., 19s. •6d„: to, 215.; fat?ewes, to 225.; fat wethers, ,255. Id. to 285.;-line .of 100. well-bred P.A.

and Hereford cross yearling steers realised £4 Is.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on. their, Eketaliuna sale, licld on Friday last,-as under:—We offered a heavy yarding of sheep, a. spirited sale resulting. -Several good lines of breeding ewes wero offered, comptition for which was keen, all lines selling freely -under tho hammer at advanced prices. We offered, on bhalf of Mr/ T. H. Groves, Tawataia, 160 good-conditioned Eomney ewes. which made 275. 3d.; and 230 wether lambs making 17s. 3d. We offered., a small entry of cattle, for which, there was a good demand. everything changing hands at current rates. Quotations Four and fiveyear ewes, lambing to S.D. rams,, 225. 3d., 235„ 235. ,4d., Ms., 243. 3d., and- 24a. 6d.; lowconditioned sheop, with failing, mouths of same' description, down to 17s. 114.; goodconditioned ewes, lambing to Eomney ra-ms, 265. to 275. 3d.; Bmall two-tooth wethers, 215.; 'small wettas, 215.; and good sheer), .up to 245; 9d;;: hoggets, 14s. 6a., ,15s. 1d.,, and 17e. .3d.; store cows, £4 95.: and vlowconditioned sorts,'£3 55.; weaners, 1 155..'6 d.; 255., 323,;. and £2, according to condition. Messrs. 'Abraham and Williams, Ltd., Pahiatua'branch, report having conducted a very successful clearing sale on account of Mr. 0. L.' Haw ley Drew, at Mangaurotu. on Thursday last. The cows came forward In tip-top condition, and the whole herd of-43 cow 6 averaged the good price of £7 lis. per head. S.H. bull, Signs.; weaner heifers,.22s. 6d.; mixed weaners, 155.; ewes in'lamb, 16s.' 6d.; aged/ geldings, £22 and £24 ,156.;' store pigs, 10s., lis. 6d., to 203.; two-j'ear'heifers. on behalf of another vendor, mode £5 176. 6d., £6, to £6 55.-. .

■ Messrs.' W.' and 6. Tmrnbull and Co., Ltd., report on their Carterton sale of Friday as follows:—A good yarding of sheep came forward and a. fair yarding of cattle.All classes of sheep met with spirited competition. every line being sold under the : hammer at prices above vendors' expectations. Cattle also met with'a good, sale, any good 'springing heifers or foftaard cows meeting with a Teadysale. - Tho fallowing are tlie prices. realised:—Sheep: B.M. ewes m ,lamb to Southdown rams, 193. 6d„ 225., IOd.V to■ 255.' 3d.; purebred' Southdown ewes in lamb','3os.; good b.f. lambs, 16s. j medium lambs,- 13s. Id.; store ewes, 12s. 6d.; potter rams, 12s. 6d. CJattle: Springing heifers, £5 15s„ £6., £6 10s., '£7, to £7 12s. 6d,; cows, in milk, £5, to £6;. fat cows, £6 10s. to-£7-'4s;; good store cows,- £4 7s.;.'store cows,-'£2 Ids. to , £3 35.; eighteen-month empty heifers, £2.45. to £3 Is.; four-year .half-draught ma.re, £22. Pigs: Porkers, 365. :6d. to- £2. • The.firm- also, sold on account of, the Wounded-Soldiers' Fund, one pet' lamb, donated by Miss Mavis Grant, which realised £3 3s. 6d. Also, on account of .the : Belgian..Belief. Fund, two hacks, which.-,realised £1 6s. . :- i . COMMERCIAL ITEMS ■ Customs .duty collected- at the port' of Wellington on Saturday amounted- to £230 6 35.. j ■ .-. FEXLbING PKODTJOE MARKET. Messrs! -As H. Atkinson, Ltd., report no change-in.the potato market. Chaff, both oat and. straw, is hardening in 'value. Pigs are' selling - more freely, and at advanced rates. Wheat straw chaff, £4 7s. 6d.; oati straw,'£4' 12s. fid.; potatoes, £6',' barley, ss;- to 6s. per bushel;-'seed Algerian :oats, 75."6 d. to, Bs,; feed, ~ss. to ss; 6d.-;-carrots, £3 .-to £3 65.; pressed hay, ,£6 to £7. Pigs':. Slips, IBs, to 215.; light porkers and' stores, 265.. 6d. to 305.; porkers, 40s. Harness horses.-£3. ss. to £6 ss. Turkeys, per pair, 14s. to 14s. 6d.; geese, Bs.; hens; 3s. to 45.; .roosters, 4s. to 46.'id. . , ' , 2 W-ESTPOET COAL SHIPMENTS. '(By Telegraph.—-Press Association.) ' - Westport, July 11. Coal .shipments last' week' .were:—Westport Coal-. Co., 10,364 tons scvrt.; coke, 71 tons 14cw-t. Wcstport-Stocliton Co., 2429 •tons' 2cwt. - ' 't: . , 1. .■ , tBEISBANE WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press Assoiaation—Copyright I Brisbane, 'July 10. The wool sales have closed. ' 16,036 bales were catalogued. There, waß-agairi aj sttong demand-.for America, -Italy;, and- Japan. Prices for. greasy,: good, were from lOd. to 12Jd.,' medium 15d.'. Short faiulties wero 5 jer cent.- higher. . Scoureds, super, good, and medium,: 10 per' cent, .higher, and short faulty"s per cent.higher ' than at the Juno -sales.: , V LONDON. WOOL SALES. .-' - London, July 10. .' Good size, best -wools, all sorts; prices firm; shabby oross-breds, slow, prices somewhat irregular. "Myall Greek," ;isld.,' 143 d.; Gabyon, 19d. and 17 5-6 d.; "Cardodia," ll>.d„ 10d.; New "Zealand "Teviotdale," ,18id., 181 d.; "Leslie .Hill," lfid., 16} d.; ."Omar ramt.," 14d., 12id. (It-ec. July 11, 5.25 p.m.) London, July 10. ,-,At the' wool 'sales, the demand lor, merinos,: fine cropsbreds- v.'as fully fmalntained;-, low croesbreds, ..occasional-.'with-drawals. r'There.,* were catalogued ■ 82,569' (bales, /and''. 78,490 .bales sold. : "Anchor," top price 17Jd.,: average 17d-. LONDON MAEKETS. ; ' '• ' ' (Eec; July:ll, 5,25 .p.m.) ■ v ' . London, July 10. . Silver.—Bar silver is',quoted at'223d. per .ounce; standard. - . ' ; v. 3705./pe» bottle. ' . : Hides—Strong. deimandj.'Ealteds; fair business' at'- enhanced; prices. :. Queensland, IOSd.,- New South Wales, lid., lOjjd., lOd. Leather.—Demand, improved. Govern;ment's- decision, in allowing Australian to he used for Army work has enhanced the value of suitable' leather. Australian, 17id. to. 20d:„ Basils, slightly.. better inquiry, but stocks are heavy. • Australian, 15d. to 17Jd.;.New:Zealand, 181 d.' to-20d. . . C-opra;—Firm, but'inactive.' July-August, £22 10a. (ss. loworj.-: Ruhher—Hard-fine Para, 2s 7 l-8d; plantation, 2s. 7 3-Bd.; smoked, 2s. 62d. : Cotton—July-August, 5.04 id. per lb. Danish-butter, 115s. to 158s. per/OWt. (4s, higher .than last week). ( . , \ - . -'-WHEAT. : - . (Eec. July 11, 5.25 p.m.) :' . , London, July 10/ The wheat market Is active, supplies being held for from late rates to: 3d. advance.': . ' ' Chicago July options, 1083 cents to 1112 cents; September, 1028 cents to 1048 cents.. Wheat and flour afloat: United Kingdom. 2,815,C00. quarters; Continent' of. Europe, 1,820,000; Atlantic shipments, 245,000; Pacific, nil.: . Total for Europe, 585,000; India, 125,000; Argentine,. 64,000. -. .. : . METAL MARKETS. ' ■ -," ..' London, July 9. Copper.—On the spot, '£77 12s. 6d. to £77 175.. 6d.; three months, £78 17s. 6d. to £79 23. 6d. - ' Tin.—On' the spot, £171 10s. to £172; three months, £166 10s. to ! £167. : Lead.—Soft foreign, £24 7s; 6d. to £24 12s. id'- per'ton: « •' . Jute.—Market firm.- ' New crop, August, £24 10s. : ,' :., - _