Late Commercial.—

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 569, 23 January 1929, Page 11

Late Commercial. —

WOOL PRICES DOWN SALE AT WANGANUI fine wools alone stable Prf#a Association WANGANUI, To-day. \ full bench of buyers attended the Wanganui wool sale to-day, and farmers and others took a keen interest in the proceedings. Good tine, wools were Arm and so.d an to November prices. Medium wool a, down by one halfpenny to one nennv, and a similar drop was noticed in lower grade w 001. Bellies and pieces were also easier, and here again the drop was from one halfpenny to a penny. Good lambs' wool sold at liid to 21d. bidding from Bradford was quiet. Competition was also lacking from the Continent, although buying was principally Continental. Quite a number of lines were passed in but no doubt a number of owners would elect to make a deal at lower prices rather than hold over.

BEEF PRICES FIRM

WESTFIELD STOCK SALE f WESTFIELD, 2.30 p.m. A yarding of approximately 310 head of steers, and 250 head of cow and heifer beef met with a steady demand at Weatfield today. Prices, held firm at late Fates. The offering of steers was made up mostly of handy-weight and moderately well finished cattle, drawn from most parts of the province. No exceptionally noteworthy choice lines came forward. Bidding was left to the butchers, exporters not operating to any noticeable extent. There was a fairly widespread demand. Top price of the day was secured for a line of very heavy prime, bigrframed steers on account Tv. C. Morgan, Matamata, the two best beasts of a line of 2 3 steers on account this vendor making: £l7 17s 6d. T. Raster, Ponsonby Hoad, was the buyer. One of the best quality lines of heavy weight cattle came from 11. E. Reed. Waerenga, 15 well finished, big-framed bullocks on account this vendor making from £ls 2s to £l7 7s 6d. Sixteen medium to heavy weight steers on account C. G. Robertson, Aka Aka, made from <£l3 17s 6d to £ls. Two trucks of choice prime, but not exceptionally heavy, P.A. steers on account ot a Waikato vendor made from £l3 ”s 6d to £l4 IDs. Twenty light to medium weight steers on account F. A. Price, Papatoetoe. made from £l2 2s 6d to £l4. Choice baby beef P.A. steers on account J. Death made from £ll 7s 6d to £l2 7s fid. A mixed truck of five steers on account R. Ross. Kaiwaka, saw a pen of big-framed steers go at £l6 7s 6d. Thirteen medium to heavy weight steers on account W. W. McLaughlin, Papatoetoe. made from £l3 7s 6d to £ls. The cow offering was a very mediocre one, comprising mostly light to medium weight dairy sorts. The market held steady at late rates. Heavy p -ime steers, generally, made from £ls LOs to £l7 12s 6d; medium, £l3 17s 6c to £ls 2s 6d; light, small and unfinished, from £lO. Heavy prime young cows and heifers made to £l2 J-s 6d: medium. £8 17s 6d to £lO 2s liSht and unfinished, from £5 10s. Auctioneers quote best ox beef to 43s a • unarod; best young cow and heifc:r to 38s. One of he best lines of cow beef ot the day came from Dingle and fcjons, aipara 1- ats. IS from these vendors making to ilia 12s 6d; eight on account Jr; °rr. Pukckawa. made to £ll ss; "ine on ac-ount - Welsh, Cambridge, »a<le to till 17 S 6 d. ..w aver ige yarding of calves met ""5 a dul sale. Prices had an easier Ru,,nera m ade from £3 5s 10s - Exceptionally choice heavy o, al r s "“•<* io i 5 7s; medium. £3 small o E? 8s: light. £2 16s to £3 7s; -mail and fresh-dropped. 10s to £2 os. another short yarding of sheep met a 'try firm market, prices, if • nytfctas, showing a slight advance on ate rates. i n the first row heavy nrtm® ,veth «T* made to 34s 6d. ur,d Prime medium-framed ewes to 2 1s Gd.

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES

TO-DAY’S SALES Press Associatioyi A ' c * l, —On ‘Change: E. S. and Austin a * Bs Commercial Bank of ine • r ,KhtSi) * s * *>d; United Build- £. oc, ?V'. 16s 10a: Christchuroli w- ’nr,rf- 6d - Hriiish Tobacco, 16s 3d: 46s Rubber, £1 6s. " . Bank of New uoVk!*Y h_ '• Zealand Refrigerating, Pol. Ss 1d; British Tobacco, 46s 6d.