Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 October 1912, Page 2

Commercial.

II l(; II CO.M MISSION KICS CABLK Tlh< Deparinent of Agriculture has received tlic following cable from llii' High (OiiiinissiontM- for New Zealand. under last Saturday's London (fate. (Note.-Quotations. except. where (itherwise specified, are a vera ne market quota t ions). W HI/UNO TON, October 21". liutter. Tlie market is quiet, but steady. Kuyei's are cautions. Danish. 131s: Siberian. Ill's: Australian (iii'W .season's). 123<; Argent'iie 12:1.-. Cheese. The market is dull. Tr.insactinn.s in cheese are very limited. Canadian, white, (ils: col.)iired. (ms. 11 (> m j>. The market remains !irm It. is stronger in tone owing to the business which lias lieen done. Reports I'roni Manilla indicate that prices are likely to advance. Now Zealand <r<w)tl-l'air grade. £33 Ids: fair grade, C 32 10s: lair-current Manila. C.'M lO.s l'i r any position. The output from Manila for the week was only 13.000 hales. Wool. - Tlie market remains firm. Current quotation* for Hnidfonl tops are: Mi's, low cross-hreds. Is —t< 1 ; IP's, low rro.ss-breds, Is lid : I I's. medium cross-breds. Is Id : • i() s. hall-hreds. Is Ojd: .ills, qiiar-ler-hreds. l.s !).',d ; 00's. merinos, L'.i 21(1. OTAKI STOCK SALK. Me-rs Ahrali am and Williams, l.tW.. report,: At. Otaki on Tuesday we had large yardings of both shoe]) and cattle which we offered to a. large attendance. We have to report a succes>|ul .-ale. -with the exception of two pens of fat lulllocks the whole yarding changing haii'ls. Cattle were sli.uht.ly easier than recent quotations, but. vendoi.s were prepared to sell. Sheep in most ease.-; sold in excess of vendors' reserves. We quote : SHKKI'.-- -ftwes and lambs, 22:s !)d to 23 s : fat wethers, 21s to 2~>s: mixed fat sheep, 10s 7d ; shorn fa I, wethers. 17s !)d : shorn 2-tootli wethers, Ills 7d: shorn "2- and l-tooth ewes, los. CATTf,K. Two and a half year steers. Co .'ls: 2-vear steers. CI 2s fid to CI I ok: Itt-nionth steers, C 3 (is: springing heifers. Co 10s to CO: empty heifers. C 3 : fat cows. CO 17s: s|>rilining cows, Co los to CO 10s; vealers, 30s. OTAKI STOCK SALE. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. Welling-t-on. leport as follows <iii their stock ( sale held at Otaki yesterday: We had a very large entry of both sheep ■Hid cattle. There was a. good attendance of buyers and competition was very keen, especially for sheep. A\e quote the following prices:- - SrrKKI 1 .- Kwes and lambs, 20s Od to 22s 3d : forward store ewes to los .'id. CA I 17, K. Mixed yearlings, £3 2s Od: we.aner.s. 2-">s to 275: yearling: heifers. C 3 l.s, C 3 4s. C 3 Lis. £3 l(s (id to CI Os: yearling sk'ers. C 2 os io C 2 lis: 10-nionth steers, £3 10s: empty heifers, CI: heifers in calf. CI (S Od to Co: springinct heifers, C 7 Is: springing cows. ClO os: store cows. C'.'i to CI Is: forward Store ewes. CI (is. CM 17s fid. C"f 10s to Co 2s: hulls, el -is; weancr pigs. 10s to IDs 9d. AVELLLVOTON MAIMvKTS. M<'ssrs Lear.v and Co., Ltd., wholesale produce merchants, Allen street, report prices ruling on the Wellington market:- Fowls' wheal, Is 2d to Is Od p,. r bushel: fowls' I'.'irley. host .'i. s Od to 3.s Od per bushel : Ca.pe barley seed, 3s Od per bushel : oats, short feed, 2s 8d to 3s per bushel: oafs, seed Algerians 3s 4<l to 3s Od : oats, Duns 2s lOd to 3s; maize, Hickory King fi.s (id bushel ; partridge peas, -Is to 4s 3d per hushol; hor.sn beans, -Is 2d to Is (id per bushel: sucrosene. £7 per ton ; Hour. Atlas brand, £0 lis 0d per ton : oatmeal, Cl 3 10s per ton ; p„l----liiffl, C(i los to C 7 per ton ; fonrlor"ieal, £0 per ton: pea-meal, £(j per ion; bran. Co os per ton; prime oaLensheaf, Co per ton; chatf niediuin quality oaterisheaf, £4 os |H>r ton; chaff, straw, £3 Lk per ton; straw, haled, £3 to £3 10s P»'i' ton; factory bacon, shoulders Sd per lb; sides, 9<d per lb ; "hams, M)d pei lb; rolls, 10Jd per lb: factory cheese. medium sized 7d per l|>; f;ielory cheese, loaf sized. 7;{d per Hi; honey, bulk, in ofill) tins. !{d per lb ; margarine, in 281h tins, per lb; whole linseed, los per cwt; linseed, ground, 22s po rewt; linseed cake, 14s per cwt; linseed, nuts, 13s Gd pr;r cwt; basic slag. £4 os per ton : superphosphates, £4 los to £5 per ton; rolled oats, 9s 6d per doz; rolled oats, hulk, 10s per 100; potatoes, prime tahle, £10 10s ti £11 per ton; seed potates, Gamekeepers £9 per tin; Galifornian onions, £16 \>ov "bon. .