COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 517, 13 November 1912, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report:— At Te Kuiti on November 6th., we had an entry of 1208 sheep and 1255 head of cattle. The Bheep comprised chiefly shorn four and six tooth wethers, for which there was keen competition. Forward conditioned four and six tooth shorn wethers made 16a 8d to 17s 9d, those not ao forward 14a 9d to 15s 7d, woolly hoggets 15a 3d, ewes in wool with lambs 17s to 24s 3d, fresh conditioned three year steers £6, 10a to £7 17s, backward three year steers £6 to £6 10s, two and a-half year ■teers £5 to £5 12s 6d, two year steers £4 5s to £4 15s, fifteen months steers £3 19s, choice yearling steers £3 15s, two year empty heifers up to £5, fat heifers £5 10s to £6 7s 6d.

The New Zaeland Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., L+d., report: — At Ohaupo on November sth, we yarded 1228 head of cattle. All 2 and 3year steers and fresh conditioned cows were wanted by buyers present, but yearlings were rather dull of sale. Prices —Grown steers £7 18s, 3 year steers £6 3s, two and a half year steers £5 5s to £5 10s, 2 year steers £4 lis to £1 6s, 18 months steers £4 to £4 7«, 12 to 15 months steers £3 5s to £3 18s, yearling heifers £3 3s to £3 14s, 18 month heifers £3 19s to £4 10s, two year Shorthorn heifers £4 14s to £5, 2 year Jersey heifers £5 10s to £6 6s, empty cows £3 10s to £5 according to condition, 18 months Shorthorn bulls 4igns to 6gns, 3 year Holstein bulls, 7gns, springing heifers £5 15a to £7 15s, dairy cows £5 5s to £6. Da'gety ana Co., Ltd., report:— We held out tri-weekly sale in the Hamilton yards on November 7th, when we had a fair yarding. " Bidding was good for most lines, and we report having cluared the whole yarding with the exception of a few sheep. We quote: —Fat cows £6 lis to £7 lis, forward cows £4 10s to £5 Bs, 3 year steers £6 Bs, empty cows £3 lis to £4 7a, 2 year empty heifers £4 5s to £4 14s, 18 month heifers £3 10s to £4, yearling heifers £3 to £3 12s 6d, Holstein bulls 9gns to 13Jngs, Shorthorn bulls 4 to Bgns, Jersey bulls 2 to 4gns, cows close to profit £7 to £lO 10s, heifers close to profit £6 10s to £8 ss, heifers, backward £4 to £5 2s 6d, calves, suckers 5a to 10s, fat ewes 19a, fat hoggets 18a 9d, sows in pig 2£gns, porkers 36s to 41s, slips 15s to 16a.

We held our monthly sale in the Ngaruawahia yards on the Bth inst., when we had a yarding of 1113 head of cattle, all of which changed hands at satisfactory prices. Buyers were present from Tirau, Okoroire, Te Kuiti, Otahuhu, Huntly, Rangiriri and surrounding diatricta. We quote: —Fat cows £5 10s to £6 sa, 4 year bullocks £8 14a, 3 year bullocks £6 10b to £7 ss, two and a half to three year steers £5 6s to £6, two to two and a half year - steers £4 6s to £5, empty cows £3 5a to £4 Is, two year empty heifera £4 5s to £4 18s, yearling Holatein-Jer«ey heifers £4 12s 6d to £5, yearling Shorthorn heifers £3 5s to £4s, yearling Bteers £3 5s to £3 12s 6d, mixed yearlings £2 17a 6d to £3 4s, calves 35a to 42s 6d, weaners 30s, bulls 3J to 7gns, cows close to profit £6 to £7, heifers close to profit £5 10a heifera, backward £4 2s 6d to £5 ss.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLEGRAM.

Wellington, Monday. The High Commissioner's cable, dated London, November 9lh, is as follows, quotations unless otherwise specified are average market prices on spot: — Mutton. —The market is quiet, but holders are firm. Canterbury 4Jd, North Island 4§d. Lamb. —The market is steady, and pricfs well maintained. Canterbury sfd, other than Canterbury 5Jd. Beef. —The market is dull, with large supply of Irish beef. New Zealand hindquarters Ssd, fores 2fd. Butter. —The market is quiet, with tendency in favour of buyers, but rather unsettled. The average price for the week was Choicest New Zealand 121s, Australian 117s, Argentine 117s, Danish 128 a, Siberian 109s. Cheese. —The market is slightly weaker, with less demand. Canadian white 625, coloured 635. Hemp.—The market is very firm. Spot New Zealand, good fair, £35; fair grade £33 10s; forward shipment about the same price. Spot fair current Manila £35; January to March fair current Manila £36. The output from Manila for the week was 19,000 bales.