COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 19, 20 May 1912, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.i

London, May 18. Danish butter, 120 s. Hides.—Sales were limited and business insignificant. Bradford Wool.—Very firm ; advanced prices are checking business; 64's, 2Gd; super, 25 ; ',d; common 60's, 24.Jdj 56's, 21Jd; SQ?&, 18d; 46's, Butter.—Firmer; there is a fair inquiry for bhe best brands of Dah:sh at 115 s" to 117 s; choicest Australian 107 s, unsalted 110 s; New Zealand, 112 s to 114 s, unsalted 114 s to 11.0 s. Cheese.—Strong. New Zealand white 725, coloured 735. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT Wellington, May 20. Following is the High Commissioner's cable, dated London, May IS (quotations unless otherwise specified are average market prices on spot):— Mutton—The market is steady, with very good demand. Canterbury Id to 4id, North Island 3fd to !d. Lamb.—The market is firm, with good demand for all land). Canterbury 6§d rfcher than Canterbury s£d. Beef.—The market is firm. Moderate supplies are coming forward. New Zealand hinds 4§d, New Zealand fores Sid. s Butter.—The market is firm, with good demand for all descriptions. Prices are advancing. Choicest NewZealand 113 s, Australian 108 s, Danish 120 s, Siberian 100 s, Argentina 107 s. Cheese. —The market is firm with good demand. The stock is moderate. New Zealand unite 72s (id, coloured 72s 6d. Hemp.—The market is quiet and prices are slightly weaker. Spot New Zealand good fair grade £2l 15s, fair grade £2O 10s; forward shipment same price as spot. Fair current Mani la £22, forward shipment £22 10s. The output from Manila for the week was 21,000 bales. Hops.—TTie market is firm, with a hardening tendency, and there is great demand in the market. Newton King's Weakly Report. On Friday, 10th inst., at my Waiwakaiho yards I had a fair entry and a good attendance. Bidding throughout was good ,every line except a few bad coloured steers being cleared during the day at t'he following rates: Lambs 9s, Jersey weaner to yearling heifers £2 19s 6d, grades SI i~s to £1 16s, weaner steers £1 2s to £1 7s 6d, bad colours 5s to 14s 6d, 20-moutn steers £3 0s 6<l to £3 ss, 20-month empty heifers £3 3s to £3 6s, 20-month in-calf heifers £3 18s Gd to £4 8s od, old cows £1 9s 6d to £2 3s, store cow:£2 15s to £3 7s, : bulls £3, dairy ms £5 10s. ■>■

On Monday, 13th, I had only a fair yarding at Orenui with dull cpmpetition throughout. Mixed weanersj £! 15s; poor and bad-coloured, 13s to 15s; 15-months steers, £2 5s to £2 Cs (id ; 20-month s steers, good, £3 10s; 21year to 3-year steers, £4 3s to £5 3s; fat bullocks, £3 7s; forward bullocks, £6 7s; bulls, £2 5s to £2 12s fid; store cows, £2 15s to £'■> 7s Gd; old cows, £1 12s fid to £2 Is; forward cows, £•! to £4 15s; fat cows, £5 4s to £5 10s; 20-montihs, in calf, heifers, £3 15s; 3-year in calf heifers, £5 to £0 3s; mixed ewes, lis to 13s 3d; poor, fis ; lambs, 7s fid to 8s 8d ; store wethers. lis lOd to 14s.

At Toko, on the sump day, empty 20-months heifers realised £3 ss; ni'yed weaners, lis to £1 5s Gd ; weaner steers, £1 'ls to £1 9s; weaner heifers, £1 Gs to £1 10s; store rows, ,u2 to £3 9s; forward rows, £1 lis. At Stratford on Tuesday, 14th, I had a very heavy entry, all yard-; ami pens being well filled. Store cows did not meet with as good enquiry as at late sales, although prices obtained were about the same. Mood weaner to yearling heifers met with g'W.i cniflpetition, as also did fat and lorwaid cows, prices obtained werfl:—Mixed weaners, bad colours, 10s (id to );J 2s 6d; grade Jersey heifers, good, £2 to £2 lis; grades, £1 Is to £1 13s; 20-months empty heifers, V.2 19s to £3 ss; 20-months steers, £3 lis; 20month in calf heifers, £3 lis to £1 7s 6d; store cows, £2 14s Gd to £3 15s; old cows, £1 to £2 2s fid ; forward cows, £4 to £4 6s; fat cows, £6, £5 15s, £5 lis, £5 13s Gd, £5 3s, £4 15s, £4 10s; dairy cows, guaranteed, £5 to £6; 2i-year steers, £4 to £4 7s Gd ; Holstein weaner bulls, £1 8s to £1 10s ; 18-months roan bull, £2 2s Gd; small lambs, 4s 8d to sft Id; store ewes, 9s od; s.m. ewes, Is Id. In my Stony River yards on Wednesday there was only a small yarding, the majority being good store and forward cows, which were dull of sale. Weaner heifers from £1 Is to 1 13s 6d; steers, 17s Gd to £1 17s Gd according to quality; empty 20-month heifers £3 3s Gd;- springing heifers, £6; 20months steers, £3; 20-months in calf heifers, good, £1 13s; store cows, £2 3s to £3 9s Gd; forward cows, £3 !s Gd to £3 l. r is Gd; fat cows, £4 2s to £4 ss; dairy cows, guaranteed, £3 15s to £5 15s; lambs, 7s Gd; store pigs, 15s. •

Ettring the week I have sold privately some big lines nf cattle and sheep, including a number of dairy herds. I can .still report a good enquiry for good dairy cows and invite particulars of any good herds for sale. Mixed weanors, CI 5s to CI 17s fid, wearier steers, £1 18o; 20-months steers, £3 3s Gd to C 3 lis; 20-months empty .heifers, £3 7s fid, £3 3s Gd, B 3 3s, £3 2s and C 3; 2-year in calf heifers, £ 10s; 3-year in calf 'heifers, £6 10s, N £6, £5 10b and £5; forward eons, CI * 10s; fat rows, £5 to £i) 2s fid ; cow and calves, CI 10s; springing heifers, £0 17s fid, £6 10?, £6; fat bullocks, G 9 and 8 5,5; forward bullocks, £7, £6 Gs, store bullocks, £5 10s, Co 7s; 21-year steers, CI lis and CI LOs, £4 Bs, £4 ss, ;CI 3s fid; mare, £l6; gelding, GI7; store wethers 13s; lambs, 8s lOtl, 8s fid, 7s !)d, 7s fid, fis 6d, Gs;, dairy herds, £l2, CO I,os, CO ss, £O, £8 15s, £8 10s, £8 ss, C 7 15s, G 7 10s.