COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 525, 11 December 1912, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report:-r-We held our monthly sale at Ngaruawahia on 6th inat., when we yarded 555 head of cattle, also sheep. Young cattle were dull of sale, but most of the lines offered changed hands. We quote: two to two and a half year steers £5 9s, fifteen to eighteen month steers £3 17s to £4 Is 6d, yearling steers £3 to £3 7s 6d, fifteen to eighteen months heifers £3 15s to £4 6s, empty cows £3 7s to £4, cows and calves £4 10s, springing heifers £4 10s to £fi, coloured yearling steers £3 6s to £3 Bs, bulls H to 4gns, ewes and lambs all counted 12s sd, yearling heifers £2 10s to £3 6s. Newton King reports: — 1 On 3rd inst., owing to the very wet weather, I had only a small entry in my Rahotu yards, with a small attendance of the public. Prices: Fifteen months heifers £3 3s to £3 9s 6d, small £2 6s to £2 15s, e®pty 2 year heifers £4 to £4 18s, dairy cows £5 15s to £9, good store cows £4 to £4 17s, small and aged £1 17s to £2 lis, bulls up tr> £5 17s. At the Haymarket, New Pylmoutb, on BOt ult., good weaner pigs made 12s 6d to 17s 6d, slips up to 235, stores from 31s to 47s 6d, pedigree Berkshire slips £3 3s. HIGH COMMISSIONERS' CABLE. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION. J Wellington, Tuesday. The following is the High Commissioner's cablegram, dated London, December Bth, quotations unless otherwise specified being average market prices on Bpot:— Mutton. —The market is firm, with a hardening tendency, and prices are restricting business in the market. Moderate supplies are coming forward. Canterbury 4|d, North Island 4|d. Lamb. —The market is steady and holders firm. Canterbury sfd, other than Canterbury s£d. Beef. There is better demand. New Zealand hindquarters 3§d, forequarters 3Jd. Butter. The market has advanced. It ia difficult to decide the cause of the rise, but it is the general opinion that traders consider it advisable to sscure a sure supply of firstclass quality for the Christmas trade; also the belief is becoming more general that colonial choicest will be in small supply. Choicest New Zealand 118b to 122s ordinary qualitv 112s to 116s, Australian 1143 Argentine 112s, Danish 1295, Siberian 108s. Cheese. —The market is steady with better demand. Lower prices are encouraging busniess. The average price for the week for finest New Zealand cheese was white 60s 6d, coloured 61s 6d, Hemp.—The market is quiet, but steady. New Zealand good fair grade £33, fair grade £3l 10s for any position ; fair current Manila £32, forward shipment £34. The output from Manila for the week was 18,000 bales. Wool. —Regarding the wool sales, the market closed very strong, with good competition and indications favourable for continuance of the present prices. Some 500 bales of New Zealand wqols were held over. The pgtimafced finnprinr-