COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 473, 12 June 1912, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co, Ltd., report:— At Ngaruawahia on May 31st, we had a medium yarding of cattle and sheep. Prices—2 to 2£ year steers £4 5s to £4 12s IS month steers £3 10s to £3 14s, empty cows in forward conditon £4 2s (id lo £•! 173 6d calves 30s to 38s, dairy cows near profit £6 10s to £9 15s, 3 year heifers in calf £4 7s 6d to £5 us, springing heifers £7, f.m. ewes in lamb 11a 2d, hoggets 6s 5d to 7s.

At Ohaupo on 4th inst., IS month to 2 year steers made £3 lis to £4 7s, 15 month steers £3 Is to £3 3s, empty cows £3 7s Gd to £4, a line of 500 shorn hoggets 10s Gd, others Ss 3d.

At Hamilton on Sth inst., fat cows made £5 lis to £6 12s, killable cows £5 to £5 2s (id, cows in fresh condition £3 103 to £4 ss, 3 year Shorthorn heifers in calf £6 103, Holstein heifers in calf £6 17s, small 2 year heifers in calf £4 to £4 ss, yearling steers £2

9s, 20 months steers £3 16s, 18 months to 2 year empty heifer £2 15s to ££3 7s 6d. calves 2Ss to 355, cows in calf £4 12s 6d to £5 2s Gd, woolly hoggets 10s. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report — At Hikutaia on 3rd inst., we had only a imall yarding—33o head of cattle audi 50 sheep. Heavy fat cows sold from £5 14s to £6 17a, fat steers £9 18s to £lO 3a, one heavy bullock £l3 Is, lighter weight £7 Is to £7 7s 6d, fresh conditioned three year steers £5 15s to £6, 2 year steers £4 ss. 18 months steers £3 7s to £3 15s, same age heifers £3 15a to £4 4s, calves 35s to 38s, dairy cows £5 5s to £B, heifers £4 lis to £6 6s, fat ewes 13s, potatoes 9s 9d sack, pigs slips lis, fowls Is 5d to Is 7d, medium draught gelding £3l. At Tirau on sth inst., we yarded 400 head of cattle and 235 sheep. Good framed full mouth ewes in lamb made 2s 3d, aged ewes 9s 2d to 10s Id, hoggets 8s lid to lis, forward 1 and 6 tooth wethers 14s 3d, fat and forward steers £7 Bs. fresh 3 year steers £6, 2J to 3 year steers £4 4s to £4 7s, 8 months steers £3 2s 6d to £4 ss, empty 15 to 18 months heifers £2 9s to £2 12s, springing heifers £5 5a to £7 ss, store cows 35s to £3 2s 6d, fresh cows £3 5s to £4 10s, calves 17s 6d to 265, springing cow £6 to £7 12 fid.

At Karamu on stb inst., we held a clearing sale on behalf of Mr D. Moroney, when we offered his 700 acre farm, subdivided into eight sections. However, none of the land quite reached owners' expectations. The 200 dairv cows sold from £5 5s to £ll ss, dairy heifers £4 5s to £6 ss, heifer calves 46s store cowa £3 10s, implements, tools, etc. at usual rates. HIGH COMMISSIONERS' CABLEGRAM.

EFFECTS OF THE STRIKE,

[BY TELEGRAPH. —rRKSS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Monday.

The High Commisisoner's cablegram, dated June Bth, is as follows, quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot: —• The general strike continues, and cargos are being discharged slowly. The supply of meat meets demand. The Turakina's shipment of butter and cheese has been landed.

Mutton.— Canterbury 4Jd nominal, North Island 4d.

Lamb. —Canterbury 7d, other, than Canterbury 6Jd. Beef.— New Zealand hinds 4fd fores 3-2 d. Butter.—-The market is quiet but firm. New Zealand white 73a, coloured 745; Canadian 695; English cheddar 90s.

Hemp.—The market is quiet but steady. Spot, New Zealand good fair £22 fair £2O 15s, fair current Manila £ 22 10s; forward shipment about the same. The output from Manila for the week was 27000 bales. The stock of New Zealand hemp is 233 tons. Hops.—The market is strong.