COMMERCE & MINIM

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9788, 11 October 1917, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINIM

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS.

QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE. Frees Association AUCKLAND, October HSales:—Waihi Grand Junction, 17/6. Talisman, 11/3. LONDON QUOTATIONS. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright ..ustralian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received Ootobar 19th, 8 p.m.) LONDON, October 9. Amtohg the quotations on' the - Stock Esdliango yesterday were tho following: Bank of New Zealand. ■ A7B ■ Tss; Now. iZealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, debentures A 69 (ex dividend),: ordinary stock ABO 15s. Other shares are : unchanged. LIVE STOCK SALES AUCTIONEER’S REPORTS. • - Abraham and Williams, Ltd. At Levin on Tuesday wle had .small yardings of sheep and cattle. Oompeti-, turn was keen and practically aa -ineschanged hands at the following prices-..; iFat ewes 34s 6d, fat hoggets SBs, woollji; hoggets 34s 5d to 35s nu, lac speypu heifers 14s 2d, store tvwg A 7 to Ai. 14s, forward cows AS 4s to A 9 Ss 6d, small yearling steers A 5 16s, Jersey bullsA 7 16s, springing heifers £9' los to Al2, heifers-in calf A 6 10s, wcaners ~l3s ’ 9°' 18s. small stores 24s to 2Ss, , .sow. ia ,£2 3s to A 3 14s, porkers A2 ,to A 3 _ss 6d.. ADDINGTON MARKET. ‘ Press Association. ~ CHRISTCHURCH, October 10. At Addingtton market to-day* there were again moderate yardings of fat stock, and large entriea.ipf ,:store - Cattle.. and dairy oows. There was an increase, in the offering of store sheep and a good sale resulted, especially for wethers and hoggets, which.- esowed an art... vance. The fat cattle offerings , were small, Che quality moderate; and prices firmer, values being equal to from 56s to over 60s per 1001 b. A smalV-yarding of fat lambs met with a-goody,sale. I at, sheep, were firmer, the yarding being a moderate one, and. included a-.-num-ber of . Southland , and North Otago .dines, as well as the first shorn -sheep of (bo season. The market was.-Very , (firm and prices for. prime .quality showed a\litWe advance, There _was a very large yarding of atoro cattle,. Mostly made up of two and thrdeJyefii'-bids and pens of dry oows and heifers,''but there were a few yearlings. There'.was a good clearance at late rates.) ’ -Fat pigs were easier, as a local baCtrff Wirer had secured a supply of bnconers from - tho North Island. Store pigs, r on--the - other hand, were in -strong, ■raemand./ Dairy cows met with a- good-gale. . ~ Store Sheep—S.m. owes and lambs- (all told) 21s 6d to 26s lOd, two • and four--tooth wethers S4s 6d to 36s Gd, four and six-tooth wethers 31s to 42ai .3d,, .-©waithoggets 31a 5d to 40s, wether hoggets 27s Id to 35s sd, mixed sex hoggots 29s - to Slfi 6d. , ~ „l New season’s fat lamiba, 3Qs 6d to .3>Ev Pat Sheep—Extra prime wethord '’ to; 58s 3d, prime wethers 45s 6d’to 50i"6d,' lighter wethers 39s 6d to ’49s?' Shornwethers 31s lOd to 36s 9d, merino. weth-,, ers 30s, extra prime ewes 525, 6d, prime, ewes 48s 6d to 50s, lighter ewes-, ,395.; to, , 455, shorn ewes 33s 9d. Fat Cattle—Extra prime steers X 29 Ts 6d, prime ateers Alii 15s Cd t;o. A 22- or--dinary steers Al 5 to AlB ss ; .extraprjme, heifers A2l ss, prime heifers,. Al 4 . 10s to 2617 10s 6d, ordinary. heifers' All.-. H' All, prime cows 2215 lOs to .A) 8,1.55, ordinary cows AlO 10s t0',2215. ; _ _ Store Cattle —Mixed yearlings A 5 ’ 11s to 226, yearling steers 226 17b 6d, twoyear steers All 2s 6d, three-year' stcefs; ■AI2 17a 6d' to Al 4 12a 6d, three-year heifers A 9 17s 6d- to AID 10s, dry ddws ,A 4to All 2s €d. ■ ; Pigs—Choppers 223 to A 8 10s, baooners A 4 5s to AG (equal to 9d per lb), porkers A2 15s to A 4 (equal to lOd to 10)d per lb), large stores A 3 to A 3 ss, medium 35s to A2 10s, smaller 25s to. 33b, weaners 24s 6d to 335. BURNSIDE MARKET. Press Association. DUNEDIN.. .October 10. At Burnside to-day 314 fat cattle were penned. The quality was fair and competition good, but prices were a shade easier. Best bullocks A2O to 2621 10s, medium (good) Al 7 10s to AlB 10s 6d, best cows and heifers Al 5 10s to AlB, medium good Al 3 to Al 4 10s. Sheep.—l 476 woro penned. Competition was very keen and prices advanced hv from 2s 6d to 3s. Best wethers 48s to 525. extra Cls 6d. medium good 42s to 445, best ewes 47s to 51s, .extra 54s 3d, medium-good 40s to 43a 6d. ' Lambs.—2B were penned,' realising to,, 33s 3d for best and 28s to 30s for medium. --•■■■ Pigs.—There was a small - entry - of fats and a large yarding ,-of ,-stores. The late high rates were maintained for both,, classes. WELLI~N^oi~CUSTQMS. The Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday totalled, A 1931 165.-

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