LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 300, 15 September 1919, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

nan' Wairarapa Farmers', Gwporative Ltd. report having held-■ . Oarterton sale on September la, wiien in y - 'Offered'a good yarding of eheep, aud buttle to 11 large aittmdunce. • Latu iiiar ket pricea'-'were maiutained throughout, •and-with Hhe exception of two smali lilnes -.Vof.-sh'ee'p, a-total clearance has to bo re . -sheep: Fat b.f. «oihea, ewes -.andr.wethers,,ssa.; noggcts, 20s. M. ••UWlt. ' -Prime fat co-.vs, £15 tOs.; lighter '£12 10s.; '.yearling steers , anU if®" .'(good), "£7 10s.; springing dairy cows, £12 10s £14,' £16, to £20; springing hcifera . •' £6-m- fid- £9. £9 159. to enip^y ' heifors. £5 125.; empty cows, £5, £5 10b., w, £6 9s £7, £i 16s. to £8. l'igs: sows with „ Utter 'at foot, to £8 2s. 6d ; slips, 28s„ • 29ri' 31s«.- 32b« 355., 38s. to s, . > The YVairarapa I'amiers' Co-operative - Ltd., report having held a very successful clearing, salp on account of Mrs. o.' Osborne, of Kaiparoro, •on . 'Sepiomber'l2, when, they offered the whole of her live-and dead stock, consisting of ■ -15 dairy cows, horses, implements., etc.. to a' fair; attendance. The' cows came forward in good condition, and met with keen competition, the herd " ver c a ®',£ s 6s'. -Quotationa aro as follow:-Oo«s, mio October £12, £14, £14 10s„ £15 2s. 6d., £16 105., ; £18, £18 155., £19. £19 ss-, wIJ 10s. to £29; cows.inimilk, £17; spi'inginß hel- \ fers on account of Mr. YV. Anderson, £9 155., £10 10s., £13 10s., £14 2S. 6d., £15 10s. ' to £16 55.; spring cart harness, £10, set. ifirarapa Farmers'. Association, Ltd. report having? huld ihcu* llasterton weekly-Vale on .September 10, when they offered 2i50 sheep and 300 cattle to a . good attendance. Prices werel at ewes £2 Vs. 3d.; b.f. 2-t-ooths, 235„ 29=. to : JOs. W.; b.f. hoggets, 215., 235. to 215s ®d.j - '"dtore ewes, 2%. od. to ijs; good lioggcts, £7a 4di,■ 29s.'i 31s. 3d. to dull lioffgeta, - ' 15s, 16s. to 18s. 3d.; empty dairy nepers, : » ■*&!; £8.3 a. to £8 1&. 'd.; 2 - . year t „®. t ! £7 103 ; £7' 13s.' to £8 55.; station yearling •• '•••rteeM 'to £? 158-; station yearling JieifersJ'ifii 10s.;-store,ooiws, £7 55.. *2,," £8-75.'6 d.; dairy cows, £10 10s. t0 T -^ l i' . ' 'Messrs: Dalgety and Company, Limited, • . report as follows on their Waipukuran , sale:-l .fat,bullock, £18; 2 cows, £1.3, ,3 fat • heifors,- £12; 1 fat bullocK, £11 75., . Zf' 2-year-bld'steers, £11 75.; Ij4? fat and forward wethers, 455., 6d. At the Stortford Lodge salo. at Hastings, on bep* tem'oer 10, 1 forward bullock brought £15 7b. 6d.;-l(| steers, £7 12s. 6d.j 26 fat wethers, 475.. 9d:;--40 Binall hoggets, os., 6d.; 180 wether hoggets, 15s. fid.; 72 at'Zts. 9d.; 81 at ■ ~ Ttf •• .Mr.--Newton King, reports:-At YYaivvaIkaiho, on' September .5, .stock was-yarded • in good numbers, all classes soiling at < late rates. -Mixed yearlings, ±3 to « . 15s. I' yearlins heifers, -£2 - 15s. to £& 155.; yearling : steers, ,£i 18s. to £4 55.; 20mouii empty'.heifers, £6 to £6 10s.; fat mws,' £10 12s. 6d. to £12'125. 6d.; store do.,i £5,t0 £8 10a.; bulls, £7. to £9; fat . .eweß,.33s. Of. the dairy stock yarded all • sold . we}!' with the exception of a few lines'- o'l - paor-coiiuitioned Z and 3-year ■fieile'V cows (springing) Tnade £14 to-"£B;loS.';'floorer.sorts, £9 to ±11; cows, . .calved;-£W'to-£l6; 3-year-old dairy heifers, ■ £11 .t0.',£14;, 2-year-old d«, £9 to £11. At Douglas, oil September 8, there was a, full Varduig:.:or cattle. luo.uiry proved brisk r throughout; (prices for ait aasses being on a'--par with recent sales. The Bheep yarding was small, competition for the lines ottered on' the v whole proving dull. In . conjunction with the ftew Zealand Loan ' - and Mercantile Agency Co., a line of 200 2-year-old "empty heifers, drafted to class, was'sold- on account of Mr. W. Perry, 'ijututawa. These lines attra-ted keen •attention r .-reßulting in. a most;satisfactory' clearance bciuc made at advanced .prices. Mixed .yearlings,- 375. to £3 155.; -yearling: heifers,- £4 to £4 125.; smaller s6rtsi- £2-65.-to-£3; yearling steers, £4 Ys, . . . to :£4 195.;:'20-mouth steers,- £5 10s. to £6; '2' and -i-year- do,, £7 14s. to £10; 3 and %Jear,;'do.,. £11. 2s; 6d. to £14; empty heifers,' on : account of : Mr. Perry: Jersey, x Jt'if -128.;' liolsteln, £1 155.; Shorthorn, £7 .- 145.;- smallei-'do., £6 9s. 6d. Oil, account of JQther .vendors, £7 - 16a. to £8 55.; Binaller eons. £5 "lis.; t'orwaru cows, £B VSs. to '£10 6s^'store'do., to £7 175.; bulls, £10-to-£l3;--6prmging'.heifers, £10 to!£11; i catved ■ heifei'B, w; dairy cows,'-£l4 to jelV:- hoggots," 25b. lid. At Stratford, on , ' SBi)tßfnber"9,'.;both store and dairy cattle Were-: penned in gtfod numbers. • -Store prices did not show any movement, with the exception- of young . store wws, for i which tn<?re was- a, marked "inquiry, ■yearling Jersey iieiferß, showing quality, " : also' soid' well, The sheep yarding wits A smaH, Mixed yearlings, £3; year.lag •eteerß, £4 10s. to £4 145.; yearling heifers, , >'ii&i..to>4a-lB.; la-montns heil'ers, Jersey, .£i liS"to-£6-195.; 3-ycat-old empty.heiiers. . ,£8 los.; 2-year ao., £6 10s, to £7 lis.; smaller do., £6 10s. to £« 55.; 4-year-old Bteers, . £a 12s.- 6d,;..2-year- do., £7 135,; nit cows, ,£IJ; forward do., £9 10s. to £10 12s. 6d»; etore-doi,-£6 lSs. to £7 175.; iioggets (good), >f ',aOß;;''()thers,'22a.-3d. to 2i>s.;: empty ewes, L ' 50b.; ewes with lambß, 21s. 6d. In tho dairy section inquiry, especially for quality cattle,.was keen, 'x'he yarding con-iti},ihed'"mauy'"'poor-conditioned sorts, biit •taken' on the whole prices were quite up ' : ihoae of rfecent sales. Springint; cows, ,£l7 to £25; -'.calved , cows, £13 to £23; . E.iringing heifers (good), £14 to £18; backward sorts,' £8. to £10; heifers, calved, , 'kKIiS 10s. to'£l7; otners, £8 to £9 Us. ■ ließsrs. Abraham/and Williams, Ltd., 'Marton, report as follows:—At Hunter- ■ Tiilo, on Tuesday, a small yarding sold 'a.s follows:—^YVeanor Bteors, £4.4b.; ZD-oionths d'6"r"£/-'T2sr"6d.; -bullocKs, £I' 2 2s. 6d.; -springing heifers, £13, £14; later do., £9, i ! £9 10a.; baoltward do., £7; empty do., £o; j V: 'fitVoows, £7 12s. 6d. to £12. On l'nurs:day .we held a clearing sale on account i: Jlessrs. . Joliustono aud Hutclijns. Tnere -iw\is a fair attendance, aud a good' sale '.reßulted.'V Wo quote:—Dairy cows, £12 to 10s.;-heifers, to £8; empty oo.w, £8 ,&K;'yearling steers, £6 2s. 6u.;. weaner 1 'ififers,- '£3,25. T The draught horscß inade 'from.': £27 10s. to , £36. • „ rfllonsrs. . Abraham and Williams, Ltd., Report that at Feilding, on September: 12, they had a Bmall yarding of sheep and a fair .entry of cattle, which changed hands at-the following prices:—Fat sheep, ' ■ fa.; .fat ewes, 265. 6d. to 335.; dairy ' cows, £10 103., £12 10s. to £14; fpringing -'jieifers,' £7, £7 165., £10 15a., '£11 ss. to - :£l4; empty heifers, £5, £6 12s. 6d„ £6 17b. 6d'.- to £7 155.; yearling heiferß, £3 6b. to .' ,£4; yearling steel's, £4 15s. to £5 7b.; 'cows and tolvos, £7 2s. 6a.; empty cowb, . :•£? 17s. 6d„ £8 to £8 10s. . Messrs. ..Abraham and ' Williams, Ltd., - j'eport'that at Palmeriton North, on Sep- ■ temb'er 11, they had a small yarding of Bheep and a fair entry of "cat-tie. Ouotaitious:—Fat ewes, 32a. "6d.; forward ewot.,

. 259.! springing heifers, £8 6b. to; £8. 10s.; .heifers, at drop,-£l7;-springing cows, £o ■12s. '6d. to £15; ■ cows in milk, £9 10a.; store cows, £1 12s. (id. to £5 17b, 6d.; cows and call, £7 7s; bd.; weaner heifers, 355. : Jlwsrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Palmeraton Itorth, report having a small entry of sheep aud a particularly good' 1 yarding of cattle at tfteir. Feilding sale on Friday, -which Bold at Mowßheep: 'Cull mixed 2-tooths, 175.; small mixed 2tootiis, 31a. 6d.; prime fat ewes, £2 Bs.; Cattle: ltising 2-year empty heifers, £6 18b. ; backward dairy heifers, £8 2a. 6d.; store.cows; £7, £8 to £8 125.; backward dairy cowb, £8 55.; small 2-year steers, £7' 55.;.3.11.-cross 2-year steers, £9 125.; rough '3-year steers, £10 25,; rough 3 and 4-year ' bullocks,-£l2-ss. COMMERCIAL ITEMS ' INVESTMENT SHABES. On Saturday sales of Meat Export {523. ; ■ 6<M shares at 675., and Huddart-Parker ordinary (two parcels), at 48s. 3d.,'wero • made on. 'Oliange, and sales of National Bank at' £6 9s. 6d„ Loan and Merc.intiio at £115,' and Abraham and Williams at £5 ivere reported. The quotations were lis follow:— Buyers. Sellers. ' £s. di £s. d. National Bank — 610 0 Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) ... - 15 0 0 i. Bank N.Z. (£6 105,.4 d.) - *19 2 6 "Union Bank 59 15 0 60 5 0 National Mortgago — 515 0 Wellington Investment . — oil 0 Trust and Loan 5 15 6 — . Well. Gas (£10) - 11.10 0 ' • ■ National Insurance — 4 5 6 S. ; British Insurance ... 9 4 0 — Jleat-Expfirt (525. 6d.) ... 3 7 0 — Huddart-Parker (ord.) ... 2 8 3 2 8 6. Union Steam (pref.) 110. — i 11. and O.Def. Stock ...560 0 0 •• - k. Weatport. Goal 18 9 — Kaiuri Timber (155.) — ' 0 15- 9 i . L'eyland-O'Bvicn Timber 18 0 . — ; 1 KiZ.Papei'.Mills : 19 9 - Shai-Jmid and. Co 111 6 Wellington' Cordage — 13 0 i ,Well.-'Queen Picture ' ..Theatre — 1 0.0 .Wlsoh's Cement 0 16 3 — .'Abraham'aiid Williams... — 5 0 0 \ . OOSTQJIS HEVENUB. • „ (Sistoms,-revenue collected at-, the port Of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2003 ■ ' 45», 4d. . •

HARK OF ENGLAND 11KTUEN. Australian-lfow Zealand Cable Association. London, Scptomber 11. Tho Bank of England return for the wcclv ended September 10 is as follows:— IfSCK Dkpahtmknt. Notes issued £Sl-12S.GU0 Gov. debt— £11.015.003 Other securiNotes in ties 7.43-1,000 reserve 23.548-000 Oold — ... SG,2-7,000 i' 104.670.003 f1M.876.000 IMKING DpMJITJIFHT. ,Piorriotors' Gov. securi- - capital ...£14,553,000 ties ... £21,6,.7,000 Public de- Othersccm'iposits ... 23.078.000 ' tios 83,297,000 Other de- ■ , . posits ... 69.364.C00 *<otcs ill liest. 7-dny ™ s ? rvo - 23' EJS ' 00a and oilier Com in nninrm I bills ... 3.547.000 resorvo ... 2,040,000 £130,542,000 £130,542.000 Tho leading items of the Bank of England return afford tho following comparison:— ; Thisweolt East week Lnstyoar RiilHnn ... SG.2'27MO 86.215.000 70.043.000 gf™ - 2.5585,'1X:0 26.1X14.000 30.0C8.0UJ Note Circulation Blllffi.Ml Kji'S '^'"'Sco SgSSJ^S^SS Pl 0110 l I.OM Of reserves to „ Jn liabilities 22.75 -22.42 1.-0 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Following are latest quotations for Imperial and Colonial Government securities: This Xast Stock _ Week' v 'oek ~ „ ', £s. d, £s, d, lj% Imperial Consols , 0 J5 u S1 n-f, 5 „ War Loan BJ n 6 C 4 12 S 35 „ War Loan > j# )0 o S6lO 0 5J „ Aus.-Commonw-th , ;(J lfl o !iS 6 0 54 „ Aus.-C'ommonw'tli f3 5 p G!) 10 04 „ K-8.YY.1933 .lan-Jill) 62 10 0 83 0 0 3i, 5.5.W.1930-50 Ja-Jy 7010 0 70 10 0 J K.S.YV. 1525 Apl.-Oct f,a U 0 68 0 0 4 „ Vic, 1920 Jan.-July hh IT li '9310 0 31 „Vio. 1921-6 Jan.-July 87 5 0 86 10 0 3J „ Vic. 1920-1949. 67 10 0 67 10 0 3 „ Vie, 1929-19 Jan.-Jly 62 10 0 63 10 0 31 „S.A. 1.916 Jan.-July '.a 0 0 72 17 6 3 „S.A. 1916 .lai),-July 60 0 0 68 0 0 4 „ Q'l'd 1915-24 Jan.-Jly 0115 0 ni 0 0 31 „l)'i'dlS22-47 Jan.-Jly 80 15 0 80 15 0 3 „ Q'l'd 1922-47 Jan.Jij 6115 0 6115 0 4 „ N.Z. 1929 May-Nov: 67 0 0 67 0 0 31 „N,Z. 1912-40 Jan.-Jly 72 2 6 72 2 6 . 3 „ N.Z. 1920 April-Out. 62 15 0 63 10 0 31W.A. 1915-35 My-Nv 76 10 0 76 10 0. 3 „W.A. 1915-35 My-Kor 72 11 0 72 0 0 31 „ Tas. 1929 Jan-July 72 0 0 72 0 0 I ..Tas 1920-40 Jun.-Julj. 70 0 0 69 10 0

MONEY MARKET. ' The Bank of England discount rate on January 12, 1917, was S-J per cent. On April 5 it was reduced to 5 per cent., at which figure it has since , stood. OPEN" JIAKKBT KATES. . The open market discount rate for three months' bills is 33 per cent., as compared with ojl per. cent, last week, and 3i per cent, last year. - Short loans are quoted at oj per cent,., as against 3i per cent-, last week, and per cent, last year. ' WHEAT. (Bee. September 14,' 5.5 p.m.) ■ New York. September 12, Tho -American visible Biipply of wheat, is estimated at 70,842 bushele.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. METAL, STOCKS. (Itec. September 14, 5.5 p.m.) London, September 12. The Government stocks of copper total 23,019 tonB! spelter, 31,004 tons; aluminium, 10,256 tons; lead,- 84,059 tons; nickel,,234? tons; antimony, 2386 tons.—Aus.-S.Z. Cable Assn.