FARM & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 51, 24 November 1926, Page 14

FARM & COMMERCIAL

NEWS AND NOTES

AUCTION SALES TO-DAY. 105 Customhouse Quay, 2.30 p.m.—Sale of property (S. G. Nathan). 154 Featherston Street, 2.30 p.m.—Sale of property (J. 11. Bethune). Johnsonville, 12.30 p.m.—Stock sale. (1 Boston Terrace, 10.30 a.m.—Sale of household furnishings (E. Johnston and Co.). 175 Owen Street, 2.30 p.m.—Sale of household furniture (E. Johnston and Co.). TO-MORROW. Upper Hutt —Stock sale. 8 Willeston Street. 1.30 p.m.—Sale of carpets (E. Johnston and Co.). . FRIDA {. Featherston Militarv Camp. 12 uoon— Sale of buildings, hutments, etc. (Dalgety and Co.). Alfredton Salevards, 12 noon—Stock sale (N.Z. L. and M.A.L FARMING INTERESTS BURNSIDE STOCK SALE.VALUES SHOW A DECREASE. BY Telegraph.—Puerf associatic Dunedin, November 23. The weekly Burnside f.tock sale was held yesterday instead of to-day on account of the opening of the summer show. Values showed a decrease in almost every department. The offerings all round were fair, and some good quality stock was forward, but the demand was unsteady. There was another good quality entry of fat cattle, included in which were some extra prime heavy bullocks. The balance of the yarding were very useful steers and cows, with only a sprinkling of heifers. Heavy cattle cased by about £1 per head and light from 10s. to 15s. Prices for bullocks were uneven, ranging from £ll 15s. to £l7 15s. Medium prime bullocks made from £l4 ss. to £l5 10s. Heifers showed little change, selling at from £7 to £8 15s. Cows made from £6 15s. to £l2. The price for 1001 b. for extra heavy ox beef was 355., for prim? light 375. 6d., for prime heifers 305., and cows and light heifers made 255. About 170 head of store cattle of medium quality met with a fair sale. The entry consisted chiefly of fair to prime cows end young stuff. Conditioned cows met with a good sale, but for others there was cnly a light demand.

Over 2000 head of fat sheep were penned,. fullv 75 per. cent, of which wore shorn. The quality was good all round, few lots of good woolled sheep with some pens of unfinished woollies made up the balance of a good entry. The demand was quiet, however, and before the sale closed an easing was noticeable all round. Best shorn sheep were down about Is. per head, and mediums about Is. fid. Woollies eased hv about 2s. The demand eased as the afternoon progressed, and some passings were made. There was only a meagre outside inquiry yesterday. Heavy wethers in the wool made up to 435. Ski., and lighter were from 325. 9d. Woolly ewes brought from 295. 3d. to 345. 3d., shorn wethers made from 265. 9d. to 27s Bd., and light up to 255. 3d., and shorn ewes were firm at. from 235. 6d. to 30s. 6d. The price per pound for mutton was: Heavy woolly wethers 51d., shorn 4d., light shorn wethers 4Jd., shorn ewes 3]d. A greatly increased penning of fat lambs of good quality was forward, there being about 250 in all. Competition throughout was good, but values were lower all round. There were a few small lambs forward, but taken all round there was a sufficient quality to create a brisk demand. Prices were lower by a few shillings, and were as follow:—Prime 295. to 335. fid., medium light 245. 6d. to 265., lighter sorts 225. 6d. to 235. 3d. The price per pound ranged from 9Jd. to lid. A bout 103 fat pigs and 120 stores met with a gcod sale at prices slightly in advance of la,st week’s for stores. Fat pigs remained at par. LONDON TALLOW SALES Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from their London house, under date November 22:—Tallow: Owing to absence of demand there will be no public sales this week.

WOOL MARKET SATISFACTORY SALE AT WANGANUI GOOD GENERAL COMPETI. TION TENDENCY IN FAVOUR OF SELLERS Dominion Special. Wanganui, November 23. The first Wanganui wool sale ol the season was held to-day, with an offering of 8600 bales. The quantity sent forward for sale was very much restricted by the recent wet weather, which has’ hampered shearing operations. There was a large attendance of buyers, and very few lots were passed in. The Continent was the mainstay of the sale, and purchased a great deal of wool at prices on a par with, or better than, those realised at Wellington and Napier last week. Considering the style of Wanganui wool, these prices are ’considered very satisfactory in comparing with the two sales last week.

The range of prices was as under:— March, 1926, To-day’s

BROKERS’ REPORTS

The following telegraphed reports have been received from brokers in Wanganui :—

MURRAY, ROBERTS AND CO. We offered 656 bales, the total effering being 8600. The quantity would have been much larger but for the wet weather -experienced recently, lhe offering on the whole was an average one. few attractive lots being submitted, and most of the wools opened up showing last year’s seed. The attendance of buvers was large, including representatives from Y'orkshire, Germany, France and America. Competition was keen and generally well spread. Continental buyers operated freely and competed with Bradford lor all suitable wools. Compared with the opening sale of the season, prices were very firm, with a tendency in sellers’ favour. Verv few lots were passed in, the bulk of the catalogue being sold under the hammer. We sold 96 per cent, of our own catalogue. Our sales included: MP/Glenroy, noggets A 144 d., hoggets B 13Jd., wethers AX 13d.; E MCG/Mangara, hoggets A 14d„ wethers A 13d.: J in diamond, hoggets 12)d-- ewes 12d.; West Ho, hoggets’ 12-Jd., wethers ll|d.. ewes lljd.; Glenian, hoggcls 12’d.. <wes 1lld.; A in bell, hoggets I’l'l.: YH. hoggets 124d.j Rnkunoana, hogeet.s 121 d.: Waiau, hog-n-ets 13id.; Konui hovgef* A crossbred 121 d.. B crossbre’ Hid.; Opaen, hoggets A 13}d., ewes 12'il , <wes BUM.; Wvthall/EV, hoggets 13d.. wethers Hid.; TT, hoggets 12W1.; Chester, wethers 1lld.; AW A, hoggets Hid., owes Hid., Down 16d.

NEW ZEALAND FARMERS’ CO-OP. DISTRIBUTING CO.

We submitted a catalogue comprising 1112 bales. Our selection, which was an average one for the district, opened up in rather better condition than at the same sale last year, the wools being better grown and sounder in staple, although a fail' amount of seed was in evidence. A fair attendance of buyers occupied the benches, rnd fairly keen competition was met with, the bulk of the offering being taken by Bradford and the Continent. Whilst growers’- reserves accounted for a number of lots being passed in, a fair clearance was effected under the hammer. As compared with the last Wellington and Napier sales, the market was fully firm when the condition of the wool is taken into account. The following are some of our best realisations: H DN, 16fd.; Mt. Huia, Il 121<i.; Birdgrove WA, 12d.; RC/BH. 124 d.; Pukeroa, crossbred ll|d.; Ringa, crutchings 9d.; HMD, JI 12d.; E and W. 121(1.; Oinuia, II 12Jd.; TC, A 13d., B 121 d.; JF, A A 121 d.; 77/R, H Horseshoe. Illi 123 d.; Tauwhare. H 12d.; Ohutu, 11 12d.; R L B, HA 12'd„ A 12d.; Birnam, Il lid.; JG, WA 12(1.; JG/Balwither, H and E Hid.; ER/Mangamahu XV, AAA 123 d., first lambs 12d.; Ranch, H 12d., E 101(1.; GLM, 17d.; DN Shrop, 133(1.; Tripend, E Hd.; G O C, E Hd.; GIM/Hessett, II 121 d.; A C M, HA 121 d.; Hazelburn, II H.3<1.; A 11 H, H 12d.; FWI, E lid.; VFT, II 12}d.; Waireka, H 113-d.; COOP. DN 15d„ halfbred 13d., crossbred A 12Jd., crutchings 9d., lambs 12d.; XVBR, II 11. Id.; Jabel, crossbred llld.; SL/O, II 1113. LEVIN AND COMPANY. Messrs., Lovin and Co., Ltd., report that a catalogue of between 8006 and 9000 was offered, their proportion being 1000 bales. There was a large attendance of buyers. The United Kingdom, United States, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Japan. Dominion and Australian mills, and local scourers all had their representatives on the benches. Very few lots were passed in, 93 per eent.' of the firm's catalogue being sold under the hammer. Owing to the continuous wet weather interfering with shearing operations, the aggregate offering was not so large as it had been for the past few years, and most of tho catalogues had been supplemented with wool carried ovei- from last season. The new season’s clip is showing an all-iound improvement on last year, being well grown and nourished, and so far light in grease. “It is rather disappointing,” says the firm’s report, ‘to see in a few instances super wools, which otherwise would command American competition, being offered by growers unskirted, and even with bellies on. Where we can get the American competition on well-skirted lines, the averages . are kept proportionately high bv the keen demand for pieces ami bellies from the Continent, find the average price of the clip would he undoubtedly better than bv selling under (bo all-in policy. As usual in Wanganui. the Continent was the mainstay ol the'sale, and purchased a good deal oi wool at prices on a par with or bet lei than those realised in Wellington ami Napier last week. Considering the style of Wanganui wools, these prices, in most instances, must be '•onsidered ver: Si'tisfm-torv in ,-omp:ili-cn with the lw< <',le- last week because we were gett'ino practically (be s.-nne price fol similar quality wools, winch are inferior in stvin and condition.

DALGETY AND COMPANY. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report There was good, competition at to-days sale, a full bench of buyers attending. Buying was well spread between English and Continental operators. The quality and condition of the offering was medium, very few r.u.per wools being catalogued. Compared with Wellington sale prices were par, and at times slightly in sellers’ favour. Eighty-five per cent, of the offering was sold. LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., LTD. Our catalogue comprised 1525 bales, drawn from the XVanganui, Main Trunk, Palmerston, and Taranaki districts. There was a full attendance of buyers, and competition was general and of the keenest. All consuming countries were represented, all anxious to secure wools suitable for their various requirements, and at times bidding was excited. Compared with the sales at Wellington and Napier, prices for all grades were very firm, and in sellers’ favour. The wool on the whole was not up to the usual first-sale standard. Nevertheless, quite a few very good clips were included in the catalogue. In our opinion the only classes of wool that might be quoted slightly easier were bellies and pieces. These, in our opinion, were a shade easier than at Napier. Taken all through the sale must be recognised as most satisfactory. The following is the range ol prices: -Te Tuhi, W, 9d„ W, 10d.; Mll2, XV, Hid.; Lodge/JK, hoggets,, 102 d., E, lOld.; JS/T, E &W, ll'Id.; CL/T 5, lid.; C.V.S, E, Hid.: xv, io?d.; Piston Hill, H, 13Jd.; W, 12d.;.11t. Zion, 11AA, 14id., AA, 123 d., A, Hid., bellies, Sjd.; XVHXX 7 , crossbred, lOld., pie: ; line Bros/HT, line AA, 12{d., medium A, Hid , crossbred, 1«3d.. pieces A, 9d., bc'kfles, 73d.; Whakatea, EA, 11M-; Edina, HA, 121<l.; WA, 121 d.; JG/H, Romney, lid.; Ca/T. crossbred, lid.; Westoe, H, 12d.; UA, A, 12d. ■ Lh/Ruapuke, W, 103 d.; X r RA/O, irossbred, 10(1.; U and C, EA, lid.; W, lialfbrcd, lUd.; Gad/IX, H, 12d., ewes, lid.; laukoro./l, HAA, 103 d., HA, 13d., A, 12d B, lid., C, 10id., pieces AA, 85d., bellies, Westoe, 11. 123 d.; Gib, IL lid-; Waitirc, 11., URL; Hb/1, 12d.; Koraenui, A, 123 d., B, Hid.. C 101 d.; PCSA, 7M.; AB, crossbred lOld.Wyna, AA 131 d., A 12d„ B lid., C 10? d„ AA pieces Bd.; SLA, H 12id.; ML/O, E lid.; W and G/Maire, H 12d.; Ruae. HAA 12Jd., HA IMd., A 12id., AA bellies and pieces 7Jd., crutchings fid.; Sedgebrook, W Rauwliare, H lOld., E and W lOd.; TXC, H lljd., E -lli'd.; WGF, E and W 10K; 08/0, crossbred lOld.; LI'S, H Hid.; HG/\Vaitotara, A lid.; FXH/KI, Romney lljd.; Whaka, AX’ and II IOJd.; Santoft HA 12d., BB Hd., E and WA 121(1., E and WB lOd. C 91-d.; JC/K, W and E IOJd., HB lid.'; NN N, W 10d.; Kohutara, crossbred 91d.; RGS, H llld. ; Tanul, crossbred lid.; CB/Tekorito, HAA i4d., HA 121 d , A 12d., B IOJd.; Monovale, IIA 131 d. A IHd., HB lid., B Hid-, C IOM., pieces B|d., bellies 7Jd.; Cairn, XX 7 10 3 d.; Tauwhare, E Hu., XV lOld.; H lUd-; X, H IOJd-, W Hid., E 10M.; Ac/M, H llld.; MS, W and E IOJd.; WHS, LIN 9M-; Ruakiwi. HAA 13d., WA !2Ad., WB Wid., bellies Bid.; C and Co/W, Hoggets >X Hid.; CB/Te Korito DA Hd.; H and S, HA HJd., MAA 12? d„ WA 12d., WA 121 d.. WB 10. M., WB lid., WB 10W-, WC 10d necks 10d„ first pieces B:]d., bellies 7?d.; Raupirau. EA 11(1., B 10'd • G P in circle W. HAA 13d., HA Hid’,' AA 12? d., A Hid.. B 11(1.. C lOld., DA l(V,d„ M 10d.. B and P 8'1.; Moawhango, AA 123 d., A 12d., B 10©; Various, rams 12d.. Xbd Xbd lid., Xbd. lOld., pieces 81d„ crutchings 53<1., locks and pieces sjd. DAIRY PRODUCE MARKET Messrs. M. A. Eliott. Ltd., Palmerston North, have received the following advice flom London Butter: New Zealand stored. 138 s. to 1425.; fair demand; New Zealand controlled, 148 s. to luos., un changed.

prices, d. d. prices. d. d. Fino crossbred, 46-48— to 13j Super 12} to 131 13 Average 11J to 13} 11 to 125 Inferior 7 to !>.} « to 105 Med. crossbred, 44-46— Super 115 to 12} 12 to 124 Average 101 to 1L1 11 to 12 Inferior 8 to 101 si to 103 Coarse crossbred, 40-44— to 114 11 to 12 11 Average 10 to 111 7i to m 101 to 103 Inferior 8 to 94 Low crossbred. 36-40 — to 101 Super 101 to 11 10 Average 10 to 103 9? to 10 Inferior 101 to 94 to 91 Hoggets—18-50 121 to 14-J Fine. 46-48 .. 11 to 13 111 to 131 Medium, 44-46 9} to 113 11 to 125 Coarse. 40-44 8 to 10 81 to 10} Low, 36-10 ... 8 to 9-1 8 to 10 Lambs— Bellies and piece s— Crossbred : 84 to 10} Good to super 8 to S'. Low to med. 6 to 75 2 to 8 Locks— Crossbred .... 4 to 51 41 to 5J Crutchings— 7! to 8} to 7J Med. to good 61 to 7 Infer. & seedv 4 to 6} 5 •None offering.