COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 327, 11 January 1911, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

! The Farmeis' Auctioneering Co., | Ltd., report: I At Hamilton yard-' on Thursday wo had an entry of Si'-io sheep, IT") pigs'. IL] fat cattle, and -1-1-! mixed store cat tie, a troo.l pi\ip.:rtue! «i' file I tit tor J being weaner calve.-;. 1- at wethers ; made l~s (id u> 17s c. 1. Ivavy fat ewes 15s, medium weights lis to 13.< I'd, ; fat lambs 12s, 2 tooth ewes 1 is -id, o : tooth ewes 1 ~>s 3d, stores 2 tooth ! wethers 13s 2d, weaner pigs Is to Ss, i slips ltis to LSs (nl, porkers 2v3 to ! 325, medium weight, good quality £8 ; 2s t>d to £8 His, small steers £(> Bs, ■ heavy fat cows £"> 15s to £5 7s dt>, IS months to 2 year dairy heifers £3 10s ' to £4 2s Gd, 15 to IS months steers <£3 ' to £3 12s Gd, good >veaner calves 32s Gd to 3Gs, a few extra "good 39s to j 41s, smalier sorts 22s to 30s, springj ing cows and heifers £4 os to £6. I At Cambridge on Friday the entry 1 totalled 320 head of cattle, chiefly | weaner calves. Fat cows made £5 to i£s j Os, 2\ year steers £5 4?, 15 j montli3 steers and heifers £2 14s to ; £2 17?, best weaner calves 35s to 375, J smaller sorts 25s to 335, aged ewes 9s, weaner pigs Gs Gd to 12s.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE

[ttY Thl.KiiltAlMt. —I'BKSS ASSOCIATION.]

Wellington, Monday

Tin; High Commissioner's cable, dated London, January 7 th, is as follows (quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot):—• Mutton —The market is quiet, and the stocks of New Zealand mutton on hand are light and are firmly held in a few hands. River Plate mutton is in a large supply. Canterbury mutton 4Ad, North Island 4.} d, River Plate 3Jd, Australian u£d. Lamb—The market is weakening, with signs of decline. Large shipments are arriving, and buyers are cautious. Only a few of this season's New Zealand lamb have been received, and have realised The price of Australian lamb is l^d. Beef.—The market is steady, and there is fair business doing. New Zealand hinds 3id, fores 2sd. Butter—There is better demand. Low prices have induced speculators to buy to hold in store. There are heavy supplies on hand. Colonial imports for December were 412,346 boxes, against 235,704 last year. Buyers are cautious. Choicest New Zealand butter is quoted at IOGs, Australian 102s, Danish 114s, and Argentine 104s.

Cheese—The market is firm, with more demand. White is quoted at filia, and coloured at 57s lid. llemp.—The market remains very depressed. Moderate business has been done at the lowest price. New Zealand good fair, on spot £2O os, fair grade L2O, Manila, fair current £l9. For forward shipment, New Zetland good fair, per ton £2O ss. fair grade till iss; fair current Manila £lO l°s. The output from Manila for the wsek was 2(i,000 bales.

Cocksfoot Seed- The market is steady and holders are firm, but buyera arc not keen to do business. Bright, clean New Zealand cocksfoot seed, 1 Tibs per bushel, is quoted at 7-1 a. Wheat- New Zealand long-berried 3:>s Gd per quarter of 49Glbs, shortberried 335. The market is quiet, but rather steadier. Oata—The market is quiet, and small business doing except for best quality only. New Zealand short sparrow bills 18s (Jd per quarter of :;sllLs, Danish 16s 9d per quarter of ;;20ibs. Beans -There is u general active demand with small supply. New Zealand (ok! crop), f.a.q. 35s per 5041b5. Peas.—The market is firm, with more enquiry. New Zealand (Partridge) per CO Jibs 4 Us. PouUry—-There is good demand for all descriptions. Chickens: American tul to fld,'Russian 7id to 8k!, ducklings (id to 7d. Wool —The market is quiet but steady. Mutton and Lamb—The River Plate shipments received during December were as under: Mutton 76,208, lamb 17,091; Liverpool, 127,263 —41,650; Hull, S000—nil; Southampton, 12,016—1516 ; Cardiff, 3705—ni1; Bristol, 12,345 ni|. Butter—The Argentine shipments were: Southampton and Liverpool, 10,500,