COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 627, 13 December 1913, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

FAT STOCK MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency reports: — At Westfield yards on Wednesday fat cattle were yarded in large numbers, the quality again being excellent throughout, and prices advancing on last week's rates Is per 1001b. Best oxen sold to 32s per 1001b others 28s to 31s, cows and heifers 26s to 295, steers £7 16s to £l3 15s, cows and heifers £4 10s to £B. Veal calves were penned in larger numbers than usual, aid showed no improvement in ' prices. Heavyweights £3 5s to £3 18s, medium sort? £2 10s to £3 3s, lighter sorts 30s to 40s, others 20s to 295, smaller and fresh dropped 3s to 15s. Sheep were penned in larger numbers than usual, and receded in prices Is per head. Wethers in wool sold at from 23s 9d to 275, shorn wethers, best 20s to 23s 3d, others 15=1 9d to 19s 6d, ewes, extra well fatted 17s 3d to 19s 9d. others 14s 9d to 16s Sd. Lambs, in full supply, sold under steady competition. Best sold at from 16s 6d to IDs 9d, others 10s 6d to 16a 3d. Pigs came forward in larger supply than usual, and sold at late rates. Baconers £2 18s to £3 10s, large porkers £2 5s to £2 18?, porkers 28s to 375, wearrers to 14s 6d.

WOOL SALES. LONDON SEASON OVER. The London wool sales have eloped. Some 54,500 bales were sold for the Home market, 67,500 for the Continetn, and 3500 for the United States, wlrie 15.00U were held over. Faulties were very cautiously supported, Yorkshire buyers showing reserve. France and Germany operated freely, and Russia strongly for good scoureds. There was excellent competition for besc combing merinos at full September rates. Scoureds were plentiful, but the supply was irregular towards the close. Wasty declined 5 per cent. Pine crosbrseds deelinad id, and heavy medium and coarse 5 per cent. Slipes were not quotabiy changed. Shabbies were occasionally in the buyers' favour. Merino lambs declined 5 per cent. Crossbred lambs were unchanged. Brisbane. Thursday. There was only a fair selection to-day compared with October, and prices were 2$ to 5 per cent, lower. Greasy reached 13Jd, and scoured 27Jd.

TE KUITI SALE. The Farmers' Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report: At Te Kuiti on December 10* h we had an entry of 1652 sheep, 932 catlte, and about 25 draught horses. There was keen competition for the sheep, there being nothing like enough for buyers present consequently good prices were obtained. Forward 4th wethers 17s to 19s Bd. 2th wethers 15a 9d, fat ewes 12s to 15s fid, aged ewes with lambs in low condition 7s Gd all counted. The entry of cattle consisted principally of yearlings, which were not particularly required, many benig unsold. All cattle above this age were wanted, and sold well Three year killable steers £8 10s to £8 15s, three to three and a half year store steers £6 10s to £7 2s, two and a half year steers £5 2a to £5 10s, one and a half to two year steers £4 to £4 6s, n*ft°en months"steers £3 14s, yearling steers and heifers £2 18s to £3 6s, cows with calves £5 to £5 10s, fresb conditioned empty cows £4 10s to £4 15s, bulls £5 5s to £9 2s 6d, horses were not required.