COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 499, 11 September 1912, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

Mears Dalgety and Co., Ltd , report as follows: — We held our usual tri-weekly sale in the Hamilton yards on sth inst., when we had a yarding of 410 head of cattle, 308 sheep and 34 pigs. We also yarded the first spring lambs of the season. Bidding was brisk and nearly all lines offered changed hands. We quote:—Pat cows £6 7s 6d to £8 3s, fat heifers £5 10s to £6 7s 6d, forward cows and heifer 3 £4 10s to £5 2s Gd, 2J year steers £5 2s 6d, 2 year steers £4 10s, yearling steers £2 10s to £3 Bs, 2 year empty heifers £4 5s to £5 ss, yearling heifers £3 8s to £3 15s, Holstein yearling heifers £4 4s, springing heifers close to profit £6 17s 6d to £8 IDs, backward do. £4 5s to £5 10s, dairy cows £5 to £9 10s, fat wethers 22s to 24s 3d, fat ewes Is 7d, porkers £2 12s, elips 23s to 365.

We held our monthly sale in the Cambridge yards on 6th inst., when we had a fair yarding. We quote: — Fat cows £7 ss, forward cows and heifers £3 19s to £4 2s 6d, 2 year empty heifer £4 lis, yearling heiferß £3 2s 6d to £4, calves £1 to £2 13s, heifers close to profit £6 10s to £7 10s, backward heifers £5 2s Gd to £6, dairy cows £5 10s to £7.

The New Zealand Loan ad Mercatilo Agency Co. Limited and Reduced, report:— We held our annual spring horse sale at Cambridge on 3rd, 4th and sth inst., and notwithstanding most inclement weather during that time we report a most successful sale. Largo numbers of buyers attended from Auckland, Main Trunk line centres and all parts of the Waikato, and a good demand existed for young draughts good harness horses and hacks, but aged draughts and seedy sorts were unsaleable. Several line 3of very nice horses from Feilding, Levin and Taihape mot with a ready sale. The vendors of these were highly satisfied with the prices obtained, and were much lower in the reserves than the local sellers. Prices:—Unbroken three year heavy draughts £32 to £36, medium £23 10s to £2B, medium suitable for spring carters £l6 10s to £22, light sorts £5 10s to £l2 10s, weedy £1 17s 6d to £3, yearling draughts £8 5s to £l2. heavy draught mares broken £4O to £49, medium £33 to £37 ss, heavv geldings £36 10s to £46, medium £27 10s to £35 10s, plough and waggon horses, more aged £2l 10s to £25 10a, spring carters £l7 5s to £2B 10s for quality, more aged 'draughts £l2 to £lB, upstanding hacks and harness horses £lB to £26, well bred hacks £ls to £2O, saddle and harness cobs £9 to £l4, ponies £2 10s to £5.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. Wellington, Monday. The High Commissioner cables as follows, quotations, unless otherwise SHtated.. being average market quotations on Bpot : Mutton.—Market remains firm, although high prices are restricting business. Supplies will be moderate. There is no prospect of a decline. Canterbury lightweight 4grJ, heavyweight 4gd, North Island lightweight 4sd, heavyweight 4&d, ewes 4Jd. Lamb.—The market is somewhat steadier, with better demand for heavyweights. Canterbury lightweight 5Jd per lb, heavyweight, s£d other than Canterbury 5Jd. Beef.—The market is quiet, with small business doing in frozen. Quotations are nominally unchanged, viz., N.Z. hindquarters 3Jd, forequarters SJd. Butter.—The market is quiet, but steady. Danish 128s, Australian Ills, Siberian 108s. Cheese.—The market is firm, with an upward tendency. Canadian 67s for white, 67s Gd for coloured. Wool.—The market is firm, with a hardening tendency for crossbreds. Current quotation for Bradford tops are: 136s' low crossbreds 13.? d. 40's low crossbreds Isd, 50's halfbreds 18d. 56's quarterbreds 21d, UO's merinos 26d.