COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 383, 2 August 1911, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

Mesrss Dalgety and Co, Ltd , report :

On Wednesday, 26th inst., we held our annual dairy cow sale, when pome first class heifers and cows came forward, which, however, were somewhat dull of sale, although there were a good many buyers present. We quote: Dairy heifers well forward £7 10s to £8 ss, others £5 ton £G.. On Thursday, 27th inst. we held our usual Hamilton s'ock sale, when a full yarding of sheep came forward, comprising mainly hoggets and fat sheep. We also submitted fat, cattle and pigs. We quote: Fat wethers 18s lOd, fat ewes 13s (id to 15s, fat lambs 12s to 13$ 9d, ewes in lamb lis, ewe hoggets 12s, wether hoggets lis to lis 9d, fat heifers £6 15s to JS7 17s, fat cows £5 12s to £6 10s, mixed yearlings £2 Is to £2 2s, small mixed yearlings £1 His, dairy cows £8 ss, wearier pigs (is id to 8s .'id, slips lis to lis fid, porkers £l. On Friday, 28th inst., we held a clearing sale in the Cambridge yards on account of Mr Muirhead. All sheep were dull of sale, and very little Miding was done under the hammer. We were successful in disposing of a good many after the sale. We quote: Ewes in lamb 12s to 1,35, small hoggets 7s, yearlings £1 18s to £2 8s (id springing heifers £f> 15s.

On Saturday, 29th inst.. we held our usual Te Awamutu stock .sale, when a full yarding of cattle and pigs come forward, also a few sheep. The demand for young cattle was very good and the sale throughout as brisk. Pigs also sold well, but sheep were dull of sale. We quote: Pigs, wennevs ,is to 7s 6d, slips 9s to Us, pokers 17s to 19s 9d; cattle fat cows £5 15s, fo • ward cows £li 19s, to £4 10s, ,'i year steers £5 2s to £5 17s M, empty heifers £3 15s to £4 ]os yearling steers £2 10s to £2 18s, yearling heifers £2 lis to £3 2s, mixed yearlings £2 Is (id to £2 ss, mixed yearlings £1 5s to £1 14s, springing heifers £65 s to £7 15s cows £5 2s (id to £5 17s.

We have received the following cable from our London House, under date July 27th: Mutton: Lijiht, Jd lower; other description? unchanged weak. Lamb: Small 1-ltith to 'jUh higher; other dcacriptiona unchanged. Beef: Weak, but nominally unchanged. Sheepskins: Sales closed dull as compared with closing rates of last series; merino combing skins par to }d lower; clothing skins Jth to gth lower; crossbred skins fine- Jth lower; crossbred coarse and medium Jd lower. Tnllow: Good description unchaned; other descriptions 'M to (id lower. Business is interfered with by the political situation.