LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3143, 23 July 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., I'almoreton North, report:—At Palmcrston North, on Thursday, we had a, fairly good yarding of stock, practically the wlioio of whicli sold under spirited competition. There was a particularly good ull-Tottno demand', and prices showed a further advance. Pull-mouth ewos in lamb 'Drought 335. lOd.; failinff-month ditto. 275.; fat hoggets, 255.; -wether hoggets, 33;.; failingmouth empty cwos (poor). 14s. to 15s. 2ri.; plain fat cows, £11 15s. to £12 Is.; forward cows. £8 12s. to £9 55.; fresh-condi-tioned cows. £8 2a. to £ 75.; store cow*, £7 4s. to £7 los.; 3-year store hpifers, £7 65.; cull cows, £3 17s. 6d. to £4 12?.: 15month empty heifers, £0..55.; ycarjiogs, £A to £5 65.; medium weight bulls, £8 to £8 2s. 6d. ' At Feilding on Friday we had a good entry of cattle and a fair muster of sheep. There was a particularly keen demand for cattle of all classes, and we had a total clearance at prices which showed a marked improvement. Trices for sheep wero about, on a part with last week's rates, most lines being disposed of. Medium dairy cows brought £10 15s. to .Kl2 155.: others at £8 !ss. to £10; springing dairy heifers, .£9 10s. to £13 155.; light fat cows. £11 lo £12 55.; fat heifers, £9 6s. to £11; Hereford cows in calf. £11 6s. to £12 65.; .Hereford empty store cows (low condition). £9 65.: store cows, £7 lo £3; forward empty licifers, £5; 2-ycar empty heifers, £5 15s. lo £7 Is.; 20month steers. £1(1; Hereford wcaners (small), £5 125.; small yearling '•eiferf. £3 155.; f.m. ewes in lamb. 295. iOd.; failiugnionth ewes in te-rab. 255.' 9d.: wether hoggets, 245.; ewe hoggots, 245. t« 255, 9d.; medium mixed hoggets. 225. 6d. to 235. l!d.; small ditto, 19s 6d. to 20=. 84. The A'.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., btd., report having conducted a clearing sale on Friday at Manakau, on account, of Messr?. D'Ath Bros. The herd of 65 cows, due to calve August, September, October, camo forward in good condition. Bidding was spirited thioughont, and the 65 cows, in which there were some three-quarter cows, a.voragcd. £!3 Ss. Tho lowest price realised was £8 10s.. and Ihe highest £20 ss. The younger stock realised good, prices; 2-ycnr heifers, September and October cajvers. £7 10s. to £8 55.: yearling heifers, £5 55.; yearling bull. £7 10s.; woaucr steers, £5 7s. The X.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co . Ltd. rcport:--At Pabnerston >orth oh Thursday only a small yarding came forward, and sold, at late rates. Forward I'lr.vs showed a slight improvement.. Fair mixed hoggets. 20s. 9d.; forward ewes, 255.; fat ewes, 28s. 2d.: aged owes, 135.; forward cows. £7 15?., £3 6s, £9 65.; light fat cows, £9 lis., £10 .25.; dairy cow?, -£10. £11 17; 6d. (file N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report,:— .H Fcilding on Friday we bad a heavy yarding ot sheep and a small enlry of cattle. In spite cf the wet weather sheen sold well at. prices slightly in advance of last week's rales for hoggets and empty nncs. Fwcs in Jamb were si shade easier. Pmall hoggets, 14s. 9d.; blackface ''nggets, 17s. 7d. to 2C-S. 9d.: good hoggets. 235. 2d. to 255. 9d.: aged c\vcs in -lamb, 23?. to 255. 3d.: f.m. ewes in lamb, 28s. to 28s. 9d.: forward, ewes. 225. 7d. to ?4s. 3d.; store wethers. 325. 6d.; light fat wethers, 365. 6d.; prime fat ewes. 335. 6d.; light fat, ewes, 295. to 295. 3d.; fat hoggets. 275. to 305.; 2-year K.Tf. heifers, r.w.b., .-fa :.ss. COMMERCIAL ITEMS INVESTMENT SHAMS. .Saturday's quotations for investment shares were as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. Katioual Hank 5 10 6 - JSank N.z: (old) 12 1-1 0 - Union Bank 56 5 0 — .National Mortgage 3 17 0 - A r .S5. and Jtiver J.'late ... - 1 17 0 Well. Gas (£W) 13 15 0 M 7 6 National Insurance. 2 18 6 — U.S. Insurance 6 3 6 — (standard Insurance 2 10 — Meat Export (£5) - 6 6 0 Auckland Trams 119 - Huddart-Parkcr (ord.) ... 113 3 1 14 0 Union Steam (pref.) 112 — I'. and O. Bights 1 11 3 - Kaiapoi Woollcu (ord.) ... 7 4 0 - — Well. Woollen (ord.) 6 6 0 Well. Woollen (pref.) 3 .18 0 - Wcstport. Coal 1-11 6 — Wostport-Stockton (pref.) 0 ll 9 - Lcyland-O'Brien 16 6 — Donaghy Hope and Twine 15 0 — •N.Z;. Drug' :.:....'. 2 13. 6 . - N.Z. Paper Mills 019 0 - Ward and Co. - -5 12 6 - Colonial Sugar (Aust.) ... 22 0 0 - Custom- duties collected at the port ofWellington on Saturday amounted to £2697 19s. lid. COLONIAL AND OTHER PHOMJCK Auatralia'j-New Zealand Cable Association. London, July 20. The market for wheat, oats, peas, and beans is inactive. Prices are unchanged. Flour is quiet, owing- to the increasing supplies of potatoes, whereof there is an excellent crop. It is therefore assumed that this will lead to a lessening demand for bread, and is likely to cause a considerable reduction in the consumption, especially as general dissatisfaction is expressed at the quality now being supplied. Australian flour is 786.; patents, 81s. (Hec. July 22, 5.15 p.m.) London, July 21. Frozen Meats—Prices unchanged. There i'' no business in rabbits. Hcrap:-High point is fair, July-Septem-ber shipment, £92 per ton. Bubber— Para, 3s. 'Id. Ncr m.; r.la'itation, 2s. 7d.; smoked, 2s. 6Jd. Copra—Spot, £45 ss. per ton,—Aus-N.Z. Cable Assn. IiUTTEE MARKET VERY FJItM. London, July "0. The butter market is very firm, although prices arc nominally unchanged pending a rise in tho official maxima prices tomorrow. Supplies are short, nil colonial lines being cleared, but there are several cargoes arriving. The trade, it is understood, has suggested to the Food Controller that he should release 100,000 boxes which have been commandeered, and thus prevent any undue increase in the vrices. Many of the importers approve this proposal, which would overtake Australia's output season. Tho difficulty in securing tonnage would be thus avoided. (P,ec. July 22, 5.15 p.m.) . . London, July 21. The .maximum butter prices have been fixed as follow:—Australian, salted, 1985.: uusalted, .2015.; New Zealand, salted, 2005.; unsalted, 2035. There have 'been complaints about short weight in the New Zealand cheese released by the Government, due to being overkept in unsuitable storage. The Government allows 3i per cont. shrinkage off marked weights, but the shortage is frequently 7 per cent., making it. impossible to retail it probably at 16d—Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LEAD. (Ree. July 22, 5.15 o.ni.J London, July 21. Lead imports. 12,204 tons; 'exports, 815 tons. NELSON BUOS., LTD. dice. July 22, 5.15 p.m.) •London, July 21. Messrs. Nelson Brothers, Ltd., have declared an interim dividend of 4 per cent. FIiOZEN MEAT MAIMCET. Messrs. Gilbert Anderson and Co. (Messrs. •Mellsop, Eliott and Co., Palmerston North, local agents) report on the frozen meat, market, under date London, May 4, as follows:— There was a uet decrease in (lie total supplies in Suiithlicld as compared with the corresponding week last vc'ar. of 729 tons meat, New Zealand and Australian being 1280 tons behind, but South Aiu'erican 678 tons in advance. Prices have, advanced considerably, and although the rates for South American lambs and sheep in carcasses have been lowered by agreement to 11 and 10 respectively, the importers, by catting the carcasses up, in the majority of cases arc realising considerably higher prices than they agreed to make. novcriiment-controlled meat remains at Idle rates, but. the Quantify is inadequate for the trade. Market Prices for Weeks F.ndiug: JKv 4. May 5, Apr. 24, 1557. 1916. 1917. Home-grown-Href, side, 121-13* 10 -11 11 -!2i Mutton, wethers ... 13 -165 101-12 12-141 Mutton, ewes 12-13J 9-10 11 -12J Mutton, Dutch — — — 'fogs .'.... M -'8 11 -13 13-16 Lambs «-16 13-15 15 -17 jinrlt 12J.-W4 11 -111 13V14J Veal, best 13-'4 10W3 i;i-13 Frozen— Mul ton. N.Z. a ud Aus. wethers 8J 11- 71* 83. Ewes % 7A 8i S. Amer. wethers 10 9 -8i 11 -tot Lamb, N.Z. and Aus. 10 8-J 10 S. American 11 9j i 2 -111 Pnlngouian 13! — — Pork. U.S.A 10 : ! 63- 91 10J OhillcdAi'gentino ox Tores and hinds 10 -11* 5(3-103 9J-WJ *Koj>iiiial. What is' NA/OL? Thoiisands answer "The Best Cough and Cold Remedy id. the Dominion." No cold is 'XAJiOLproof. Sixty (loses, Is. lid. Tielusc sub'etitu'tes.—Advt,