LIVE STOCK SALES COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 266, 6 August 1919, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., rejort that at Palmerston North on July II they had a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle. Most of the yarding changed hands at tho following prices:—Sheep; Mixed hoggets, to 16s. 3d.; cull hoggets, 65., 7s. 6d. to 95.; cull owes, 3s. to 3s. 6d. Oattle: Springing heifers, £12, £12 55.,'£13, to- £14 2s. 6d.; springing oows, £4 10s., £4 155., to £6 17s. 6d.; fat cows, to £9; forward cows, £4 103., £6, to £7 65.; yearline steers, £2 2b. 6d. to £2 15s. Meserß. Abraham and Williams; Ltd., report on their Feilding sale, held on August 1, that, although, it was a rough day, etook came in in excess of advertised numbers. There was a largo attendance of buyers, and tho wholo of tho yarding was quitted at the following prices:—Sheep: Fat ewes, 31s. to 31s. id.; two-tooth inlamb to Southdown rams, to 335.; sixtooth to five-year ewee, in lamb to Southdown rams. 20s. 3d., 335. 6d., to 345.; twotooth do., in lamb to Koinnoy rams, 375. 6d. to 3Bs. Id.; empty ewes, 15a. to 17s. 3d.; good hoggets, 245. Id., 245. 4d., 24b. 9d., to 295. Id.; woolly hoggctß to 27b. 2d.; wother hoEEOta, to 265. 9d. Oattle: Dairy cows,- springing, £7 1 10 a.. £8, £3 17s. fid., S3, £9 10s., £10, £13 10s., £15 65., to £16 10s.;. forward cows, £6, £7 Bs., to £8,125.; etnro cows, £3 Bs. to £4; empty heifers, £4 25., £5 to £5 7s. 6d.; yearling heifers, £2 4e., £2 175., to £3 10s.; steers, 25b., £2 10s., to £b. i

■Messrs. Dalgety ivnd Op., Ltd., Palmerston North, report having had o. very Rood entry nt their Feilding sale on Friday, August 1. Quotations.— Hoggets, 18s. 7d., 195., 21s. 3d., 24b. 6d., 26a. 9d.; two-tooth wcthcre, Jls. to 325. 10d.; m.a. owes, in lamb, 28s. 6d.; dairy cows, £8, £9, £9 155., to £11 55.; empty heifers, £5, £5 155., £6 123.; weanor steers, £3 Is.; Mteen-nionths etccre, £5. £6 43.; twenty-months steers. £6 18s., £9 Is., to £9 25.; fat bullocks, liuht, £15 55.. £16 55.; three and four-year bullocks, £13 Is.; cows and calves, £9 ss.

INVESTMENT SHAKES. Yesterday three sales of Huddart-Par-kor shares at 435. 9d. wero mado on 'Olianm yesterday. Tho quotations were as follow.— N i Buyers. Sellers. £ 8. d. £ s. d. I National Bank 6 8 0 — Bank If.Z. (£6■ Us. 4d.)... 18 10 0 - Union Bank 58 15 0 59 5 0 lVoil. Investment 010 6 010 9 Christcliurch Gas — J ' J Napier OJas ■" 9 0 0 N.Z. Refrigerating 4 0 0 — Auckland Trams (ov;d.) — J » o Huddart-Parker (ord.) ... 23 9 24 0 Wostporfc Goal ■... v Kauri Timber (lbs. pd.) 0 15 9 — N.Z. Paper - . 18 0 Ward and Co. (cum dir.) 5 o. 0 Inscribed Stock 95 17 6 96 5 0 OU6TOMS EETENTJE. Oustomß revonue collected at tho port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £5295 la. Id. METAL MARKETS. (Rec. August 5, 9.20; p.m.) LortfJOrv August 3. Copper—Spot, £100 17s. 6d.; 3 months, £101 12s. 6d. Lead.—Spot, £24 65.; 3 months. £25. Spelter-Spot, £41 55.; i months,'£4l 15s. Tin.-fipot, -£275 55.; 3 months, £269 ss. Bar. Silver.—ssJd. per ounce standard.