COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 489, 7 August 1912, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report: — We held our usual tri-weekly sale in the Hamilton yards on sth ult., when we only had a moderate yarding. All stock yarded, however, changed hands at satisfactory prices. We quote: — Fat ewes, light 14s to 15s, s.m. ewes in lamb lis, b.m. ewes in lamb 6s, hoggets 9s 2d to 13s 3d, fat cows, 2 pens choice £9 5s to £9 6s, fat cows, light weights £6 10s to £6 17s 6d, empty cows £3 7s to £3 10s, dairy cows £5 10s to £6 2s 6d, yearling ateers £2 18s, good calves 375, Jersey bulls £3 to £3 10s, slips 18s 6d to 3s Gd, spring cart and harness £ls. We h n ld our usual monthly sale in the Te Awamutu yards on Saturday, 27th ult., when we had a good yarding. There was a large attendance and bidding was brisk especially for young cattle. We quote: —Fat bullocks, light weights £8 ss, forward cows £4 17s to £5 7s, empty cows £3 to £4 7s, 2\ year steers £5 2s 6d, yearling heifers £3 16s, 20 month steers £3 153, 2 year springing heifers £5 17s 6d, 2 year heifers £8 12s 6d, dairy cows close to profit £7 to £lO 5s backward do. £4 10s to £5 17s 6d, slips 30s to 325, so vs in pig £3 ss. We held our usual fortnightly sale in the Ohaupo yards on Tuesday, 30th ult., and quote as follows: —F.m. ewes in lamb 13s 4d, 4 and 6 tooth ewes in lamb 14s 6d, 2 tootft ewes in lamb 13s 6d, small hoggets 9s sd, ram 14s.

We held our usual monthly sale in the Matamata yards on Wednesday, 31st ult., when we had a fair yarding and a good sale, all lines being quitted under the hammer. We quote—Fat cows £7 15s, store cows £3 7s to £4 10s, 2 year Bteers £4 5s to £4 lis, 2 year empty heifers £3 19s, 3 year empty heifers £4 7s to £5 ss, steer calves £2 10s to £2 12s, heifera £2 14s, heifers close te profit £6 2s 6d to £B, cows close to profit £7 to £9 10s, backward cows £4 17s 6d to £6 2s 6d, slips 28s 6d.

LONDON WOOL SALES

Wellington, Saturday,

The High Commissioner'? cabled market report of August 2nd, is as follows:—•

The wool sales have closed with a good demand for all descriptions. The sales have not been affected adversely on account of the continuation of the strike. There was a good demand. The American demand was especially good for crossbreds in good condition. Trade is good for Home and the Continent, and prospects are favourable Some 17,000 bales of New Zealand wonls were held over. Estimated values are as follows: Superior merino 12d to 14d, medium 9£d to lljd, inferior 7£d to 9d, fine croasbreds of all grades 12d to 14Jd, medium crossbreds 9£d to lid coarse crossbreds 8d to lid.