Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 August 1915, Page 2

Commercial

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S RE- ->.> l*. London, July 3i. v Meat.—The market is weaker and tendency downwards, partly increased supplies available for the general public, together witn a very moderate demand for all descriptions. .Mutton—Canterbury. 7id per lb for ligtit weight, heavy weight Oild; North Island, 7d for hest quality, ewes (flirl.

Lamb.—Canterbury two's B:{d per lb heavy weight B}d; other than Cantcrbuhy, lor best quality light weight.

Reel—There is only a small quantity of Now Zealand beel on the market, and is selling at hinds i }d per lb, lores ; chilled hinds Bid, lores o£d.

Butter.—The market is quiet, but firm Danish, iirm but quiet, per cu L 10Is to 100s, and up to i"6Bs; .■Siberian, a good demand, liliest 128s to 1325, exceptionally 131s; Irish creamery hrm l-18s to 150s. exceptionally 102s; Australian. 13ds to 112s; Argentine, uiisalted. fir in ( 110s to 118s.

Cheese.—The market i.s quiet, with a tendency in favour of buyers. LTmadian. a little 'bi'ttei in lone, white ana coloured, per <•;: i/ I: 70sbnglisli cheddar, market quiet Ills to 'JOs; .NewZealand, market quiet, white and coloured 7-ls to 7lis. exceptionally 78s; United stated, market duil, Cus to 7-ls, according to quality and size.

Hemp.- The market is steady, but the demand is only moderate. 'New Zealand ;.;ood-fair grade, per ton, £31 l(Js; fair, i'2L) 10s; Manila, new graded, August to October shipments, fair £3(j, medium £32. The output from Manila fur the week was 17,000 bales. Hops.—The market is linn. English, per cwt, 105s to 130s; Calilornian, IWs to 105s. Wheat. —The market is quiet; prices are slightly weaker. August to September shipment: Canadian, per quarter o-l«; American 17s. Oats. —The market is quiet hut steady August to September shipment: Argentine, per quarter, 255. ADDINOTON MARKET. Cliristcliiirch, August -L At the Addington live stock market there were large entries, particularly oi fat stock. Eat cattle brought very high prices, the rate per lOOlbs being the highest for the yards. I'rimo tat lambs were very linn, out unliuislied stock were easier in sympathy with lambs in store pens. (Store sheep sold irregularly, ewes ami hoggets and torward wethers sold well, but other classes were easier! iSto. re Sheep.—l'aiily lornaid -1 and 0-tootii wethers 22s Od to 235; ordinary 2, -1, and 0 -tooth wethers l'Js id to

21s; 2-tuutli uelhers 1-ls Jil tu l's o<-', good ewe huggets 1-js 3d to l'Js 3d J cull ewe hoggoits lis 10d lu 13.5; g'-ud labels 'Js (3d tu i*s (3a; cull huggets o,s Id tu 8s Od; sound-mouthed ewes i; 1 iUd to 18s I'd; interior ewes IUo Lu 13s ( Jd; 'J-Louth ewes tu lUs; aged enes on 3d to 8s Od.

i-'at lambs.—JJiXtra prime tu 13a; prune lambs --s (id lu 2<.s Od; medium iambs IBs (id tu lighter 12s od Lu 18s.

l<at cattle.— Jixtra prime stem to JJJU' ; ordinary steers JL'ti lUs tu J. 13; extra prune lierterti lu vil 10&; ordinary hellers i.O us Lu .Cll os; extra prune cuws tu JUI3 17s Oil; urdinary cuws t'G to JL'IK IDs. i'licc oi ocel per luulus cxira prune steers oils; others >(js tu uus rig#.—Choppers oUs to iiOa; extra heavy baeoiiers 80s to H-s Oct; ueavy baculiers ils tu BUs; liy,iit oaeuiierh ■ji.i Od tu 7Us. i'rice per lb oid Lu ojd per lb. Heavy purla-re Ids tu -jUj ; light purkers 38s tu -1-s. I'rice per lb Oid to 7d.

I'at sheep.—Tlierc was a large yaiding ol lat sheep and included iu thi yarding were a. number of • xtra prime lots ol wethers, there was very Keen demand on tne part ol uutciicrs lor all classes ol sheep and puces lor all ordinary tu prime quality were to 3s per liead better tlian last week Extra prime sheep sold well, but tlio top price lor Mr I'red Hull's RomneyShropsiiire wethers was only £'i 10s as against an Australian record price ol £lo last year. The bulk ol Hie wetliei's ottered made 30s and and over, ihe prices were: Extra prime wethers to £f 10.5; prime wethers 2os to 355; otlieis IDs Id to JMs (id; merino wethers -3s to 30s (id; extra prime ewes <32s Od, prime ewes 24s to 32k Gd; medium ewes l'Js (id to 23s Od; others tos to l'J».

13 URN SIDE MAiUvET. JUunedin, August, j. At Uurnside to-day iu., ame were yarded a fair proportion being well linisheU bullocks and heilers the large yarding appeared to be ju ex-, cess ol requirements cunsequi-'uly at the comineiicenient gl.' uiiC sale prices were loner by 10s to lo;> per head, uul towards the end values were very little below tiiose ruling last week Prime bullocks £l(i to 18; extra prime to JL-iU os; good £12 10,s to £1-1 10s; light 10 to JL'l2; best cows and heilers £12 lo £1-1; 'guod £10 to £11 10s; lighL and inferior £0 to £8. Eat sheep.-r23L)(i were penned, l'here was spirited competition and prices were very lirm at la«t week's rates, and in some cases Is higher. Prime .wethers 30s to 335; extra to -12s Ud; good 2ls to 2<is; ligliF2ls to 22s (id; best ewes 27s to 30s; extra prime to -10s; good; 22s to 2-ls; medium 16s to 20s. Eat lambs.—-180 were penned, l'here was a brisk demand lor all killable lambs at an advance of Is to 2t> per head, while-stores ruled about the same as last week. Prime lambs 21s to 20s; extra prime to 345; good 20s to 225; stores 14s to l(is Od. OTAKi SALE.

Messrs Abraham and Williams report having held their monthly sale at. Olaki on Tuesday whenMargo entries of both sheep and cattle cunie forward. There was a gooil attendance of buyers and we have to report practically a total clearance under tire hammer at highly satisfactory prices:— Quotations :— Sheep.—S.M. ewes in lamb 22s (id; a nice pen of 100 2-tooth ewes in lamb to 11-oinne.ys 27s 6d; backward and low conditioned owes in lamb I4s to 16s (jd;

imipty ewes los lUd; tat and forward ewes 245; small hoggets 14s <ict • tat hoggets -(is (id.

Cattle—2o-nionth steers £3 Is to £o Us; 10-nionth steers £ii is (3d; yearling steers (backward) 395; yearling hvifers 335; fat keit'ors £5 15s; empty forward cows £5 2s, £5 6s, £5 10s, -JLo 12s (id; store cows £3 lis, £3 lis to £ -110s; heifers close to prolit £5 Is, £o 18s. £6; heifers in call £-1 ( Js (id; springing cows £6 10s; bulls £7 to £< los.

LEVIN STOCK SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, in mi ted, report having had a most successful stocii sale in their Levin yards on Wednesday, 4 tli inst. Stock came forward well above advertised numbers, aud with the exception of several pons ot heifers .the whole of our yarding was sold under tlie hammer, at most satisfactory prices to the vendors.— Wo quote Medium m.s.. hoggets los 9d, fat • hoggets 2% 2d; fat cows £7 lis to £9 2s (id; fat heifers £6 los, ugui. fat bulled :-,/i;l2 ss, small vealers <ft's (id. iurv.;>■ J'- rows £4 los to £5 l-3s, store cows L' 3. to £1 Is; rough 3-veai steers £7 7s (id; 2-year steers £o 12s.

15-iuonths steers £4 Is. 10-month.s stool's £2 18s (3d; weaner steers Tn low conditions 33s (id to £2 Is; mixed weaners 30s: bulls £7 17s (ill. £8 17s, £8 18s; weaner pigs 13s (kl. 10s Gil to 18s. light fat- porkers 31s.