COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 184, 25 July 1908, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON WOOL SALES. London, July 23. At Hie wool sales there is good' demand for merinoes at full late rates. Prices for faulty crossbred* are occasionally in favor of buyers. The lleeee portion of the Otckaike clip was sold at 10% d. The sales close on Ist August.

LONDON MARKETS. Lumlon, July 23. Wheal—An Australian cargo sold at 37s 3d. Lead, €l3. Consols, .-CBU 15s.

MOUNT LYELL MINLNIi RETURNS. Melbourne, July 24. The Mount l/vell mine returns for the period from 18th June till loth July inclusive are:—Ore treated, 30,3<i, , l tons. The converters produced (i!M tons of blister copper (containing USJ tolls of copper), 53,110!) ounces of silver, and 13U-1 ounces of gold.

UK. NEWTON KI.Mi'S WEEKLY AUCTION RKI'OKT. At the ))ayinarket on Saturday small pigs made lis till to IS.-., medium stores 24s to 30s, horses £l 5s to £4 ss. At the mart there was a lair entry of poultry, and good prices were realised. Ducks made Is 7.1 to 2s lid, turkeys 4s to as. geese 3s, hens Is (id to 2s 2d, pullet's Is 10d to 2s lOd, cockerels Is !)d to 2s Sd, purebred do 3s !Jd. Sundries made usual rates.

On Tuesday 1 held a sale of furniture on account of Mr. H. J. Halcombe, when there was a good attendance and satisfactory prices were realised. On Thursday, at Duthic Road, J held a clearing sale on "account of Mr. Jl. Gardiner. There was a large attendance, and the cows'being a nice lot were well competed for and made good prices. Early calvers made £7 to JIIO ss, aged and late do. .€3 5s to £t>, heifers in calf £2 15s to £3 15s, Jersey bull £ll lis, Shorthorn do. £5 15s, weauers 15s (id to 30s; hack, £7 ss; breeding sows, | £3 10s to £0; store pigs, 21s. [ On Friday, at Cardiff, Mr. J. R. Henderson's sale was well attended, and everything sold at satisfactory prices. August calvers made £(i 10s to £lO 15s, September and October do. £3 to £5 15s, heifers ill calf £2 7s (id to £3 15s, harness horses £22 10s to £2(i 10s, 2ycar gelding £l2 ss. The same day, at 'Pnngtirehu, I held a clearing sale' on account of Air. W. Cubbon. The cows were not a firstclass lot, and prices were on the low side. Early calve™jnjuk_£4 Ja~£'i* ]<)«, aged and tare" uo. £lTosto £3 ss, yearlings 10s (id; trap horse, £7; spring dray, £l4 10s. On .Monday, at Robsun Road, Mr. A. W. Kemp's sale was well attended and fair prices were realised. August and September calvers made £5 as to £lO 15s, later dates £4 to £0; springing heifers, £4 2, (id to £5 17s lid; bulls. £2 5s to £3 10s; trap mares, £li IDs to £l2; store pigs, £1; breeding sows, £4; sundries and implements sold we'l. • On Tuesday, at liahotu, my fortnige.l-

ly stock sale was well attended, and most lines were quitted at ruling rates. Small calves made Ss; calves to yearlings, mixed, Kis lid to 20s; 2-year steers, £2 4s lid to £2 lis; store cows, 30s to 445; 18-inontlis to 20-mouUis empty heifers, 31s (id; bull, £3. The smut day, at Mangatoki, 1 held a v.'l-v successful sale ou'account of Mr. Jame's Phillips. The cows were a good lot, the average return per cow for last season for the two herds being .till 2s Ud and £lO 17s od. Competition was very keen and prices high. Two pu'ebreil Jersey cows made twenty-four and thirty guineas respectively, and tv.o heifers fifteen guineas each. Ordinary grades made :C0 lo £l4, aged and late calvers CI 10s to heifers £3 Ills to £4 15s; bulls, £3 15s to .CO 10s; hack and harness horses, £8 to £3O; store pigs, 12s to 18s; boar, ;C3 2s; breeding sows, £3 2s Oil to £5 12s lid. Implements and sundries sold well. At Stony Uiver, on Wednesday, there was a good yarding, but a good proportion were heifer classes which were not very saleable. Steers and store cows were well competed for and all sold at fair prices. Calves made 12s lo 225; steer calves, 245; springing heifers, .13 to £4 ss; store cows, 30s to 455; forward to fat cows, £2 10s to £4. The same day, at Mangatoki, at Mr. C. McCuinncss' clearing sale, the eous were a real good lot and sold well. August calvers made £7 to £lO 10s; September ami October calvers, £5 to £8 15s; a good lot of 20 springing heifers sold at high rates, making from Jul to £8 10s; harness horses made £l3 to £33; 2- and 3-year unbroken colts, £is to £IS 10s; pony, £!>; store pigs, 24s to 255: breeding sow, £5 ss; boar, '£3 7s (id; implements and sundries made full values.

At Waiwakaiho, on Thursday. Uuji-i' was ii fair yarding and good attendance, nearly <i\l being sold at ruling rates. Calvc's to yearling (mixed) made Ills to Ills (ill; steers, 28s (id; 18-nionths to 2-ycar heifers (in call), 32s (id; empty heifers, 2!)s (id; .springers, C 3 2s; store cows, ;i(is Oil to 50s; fat and i'orwald cows, .C2 15s to ,C 4 7s (id; :l'/ 3 -yeiir bullocks, IC4 (is; cull ewes, 4s.

WEBSTER BROS.' RETORT. Poultry.—On .Saturday we had an iucrmsed entry 6f all classes of poultry. Prices were slightly better than the previous week. Old liens Is to Is 4il, laying pullets Is lOd to 2s sd, ducks Is !)d, roosters Is to Is 3d, cockerels Is 8d to 2s.

A choice assortment of native shrubs sold at satisfactory prices. Oniata.—At our yards yesterday we. had a very heavy entry, over 300 liciul being yardeiL Prices showed an upward tendency, especially in young cattle. Weaner heifers 10s to 12s Oil, mixed do (good) Ills to 2(ls, steers (good) 17s I'd to 20s, empty ..heifers 25s to 30s, stores 20s to 3!)s. springing cows 34s to £'i, springing heifers .1:3 10s to ;C4 ss. Next sale 21st August.

h. A. NOLAN & CO.'S UK-PORT. Poultry.—We had a large entry, over 150 birds being penned, which met with a rendv sale, ileus Is 8d to 2s Oil. pullets Is' (id to Is Oil. eockerells Is 9d to 2s Oil, roosters Is «)« to 3s Oil, geese 3s 3d, ducks Is ll)d to 2s Id, pure-bred white leghorn hens 4s, rooster 5s 3d. Fruit.—Apples were in good supply. Slurmers 8s 8d to !)s, crabs 7s Oil to Bs, Newton pippins .Ss to Ss lid; pines, ss; passions, ss; bananas, 7s and 7s (id. At the mart a large quantity of sundries was cleared at low rates.

On Friday .we had a clearing sale of Mr. Camel's dairy stock and furniture, which realised satist'nctorv prices. Tows (Ayrshires). ,C 5 10s to .10 7s (Id; heifers. C 4 IDs to CO 2s (id: Jersey bull, ,C 8 15s; dairv cows averaged .1:3 55.; yearlings. W lid; horses, half-draught .€l4 10s, hack CI ss; sow, 27s (id.

VICKERS & STEVENS' REPORT. Vickers & Stevens report that there was only a moderate entry of cattle in their luglewood yards on Wednesday. Emplv heifer, were in good demand,and nearly everything was sold as follows: Calves. Ills to 18s; ompiv heifers, .CI 12s (id to Cl 15s; IS- 1020-llloiiths steels ,C2 5s (id: store cows, Cl 7s lo C2 ss ; springers. .Cil (o C 5 17s (id; I'ull-iuniilh owe s in lamb, (is lid to 7s -Id.

At Mr. W. .lonian's sale (ill the K.iijiiira lfoad mi Monday hist there was a good attendance, flood forward calves sold well, but backward ones were hard to quif. They sold the whole dairy at the following prices:— tluod forward cows, .IM to '.CS, backward do. £i Ills to CI lis: s]>riugiiifi heifers, X,i His to .14; r»an mare, .ISO, do. .C2U; four-vear-old lillv, .11!) Ills; 1-year-old gelding, .117; 2- to o-ycnr-olds, CS Ids to CIS lUs: sundries and implements at fair prices. At Mr. .1. Morgan's sale at Kaimafa ou Tuesday there was a good attendance, and bidding for early calvers in good condition was brisk, but lato culvers were dull of sale, (lood early cons made from C-1 to t7 las; backward raws, .1:2 S.s lo (.'-I; springing heifers. I .C'i 7s fid to Co: bulls, .Co to CI; ro.ni liilv. CM .",s.

JKXKLNS, MATT!IIOWS & L'KIUTT'S UJil'OllT. We had a fair yarding of cattle at I'rcnui on Monday' Bidding was faii'.y keen, and everything was sold at much better prices than those ruling Intelv, indicating that things nr the improve. Calves made Mis. yearling heifers 2«s to :Sls. IS-nionths steers Ks to -14s (id. heifers ill calf fills to «ls. fnt cows (l.i.s, store cows -l-'s (id to Wis. empty heifers 57s (id. :!'/,-vcar steers !)7s. :i-ye,ir steers 7Ss. ii'/r.ve.ir do tils, springing heifers up to Co. bull 4(ls.

IKATO STOCK SAI.KS. isf.l a l"is (" CS: fut: (vwsillld helle's C.I Ills tn Hi l.">*: a(.'i'[| >l«re cows ■">7s to -C2 -Is; IS-nwnlli and 2-yca-steers. .-C3 4s to .£3 13s; Imckwimlconditioned 13- and 18-raontli _stccrs, Ui to £2 12s; lieifers, 25s to 375; calves. 80s to 33a; fat Begets, lis to lis 2d;

stores, 9s (id; cows and heifers, close to profit, £0 10s to £8 ss; other heifers, £4 12s Ud to £5 ss; backward cows, £3. Wc held a sale of Messrs. Shaw Bros.' dairy herd ou.Saturday, and have to report a most successful sale. The herd of 55 cows averaged £!) n head, the highest price being £ll 7 S (id, and the lowest £5; 30 calves realised 3(is each. We held bur annual Hamilton dairy cow sale last Thursday, about 300 cows and heifers being yarded. There was a good attendance and a good deimvul for young cows and heifers to calve, early. Cows in milk brought £5 as to £(i 17s Od; cows to calve, £5 10s to £8 »s for the best, others £4 to £5; backward cows, £3 to £3 17s (id; choice heifers, £5 12s Od to £7 10s; others, £4 to £5.

At Hamilton on Thursday we yarded 200 head of cattle and 400* sheep. Eat wethers bruught llis Oil to 17s; lilt ewes, Ms; fat hoggets, 10s 4d to 13s lid; heavyfat cow, £7 12s (Sd; others, £5 7s (id to £U; 2'/j-year steers, £4 ss; 18-moiuh steers, £3 2s; yearling steers, 38s (Id; mixed calves, 30s; calves, 20s; 18-mont'i and 2-year empty heifers, £2 5s to £3; fresh-conditioned cows, £3 to £3 10s.

CIIRJSTCHURCH STOCK MARKET. At the Addington live stock market on Wednesday lliore were fair entries of stock and a good attendance. . Store sheep were in good demand. Eat lambs were rather easier. There was a little improvement in fat cuttle, and pigs sold about tlic same as the previous week. The yarding of store sheep was about as large as last week, and there was an improvement in the quality. There was an excellent demand in spite of tha wet weather, ewes and hoggets being

iiiu.il, iii request, and Into prices were fully maintained. Ttvo extra good lims of 2-tooth ewes madu 22s lid, and wellgvowu hoggets of mixed sexes sold up to 13s lid, and others lis !)d to 12s, while a superior lot of ewe hoggets briught 14 s od- A few lines of -wethers also met with good competition at late rates. There were ahout 2000 fat lambs penned, and the quality showed a. falling-off. The competition, was not so brisk as of late, and prices were a shade easier. Tegs made 17s to 17s KM; ordinary freezing weights, 1:1s to His (id; and others, 10s (Id to 12s Cd. There was a fairly large yarding of fat sheep of mixed quality, and including some good lines of wethers. There was an active demand for all prime sheep, especially wethers, and for these there was an advance of about Is per head. Other descriptions sold at about late rates. Towards the close several lots of these were withdrawn. The range of prices was: Prime wethers, IDs (id to 23s 3d; medium. 17s lid to lfls; lighter, 16s to 17s; prime ewes, 17s (id to 20s 3d; medi-irm,-Ms to 17s; aged c:vl light, !)s to 13s (id. The entry of store cattle _was ( composed chiclly of old cows, which riTFirj with a dull sale at 15s to SOs. Good voimg stock was much in request, 2-year-olds fetching £2 ss, and 3- and 4-year steers .to 10s to .£(> 15s. The better class of dairy eow s met With fair competition, though there were few good (Mies entered, prices- ranging from £5 10s to C 7 10s. The entry of fat cattle totalled 223 head, including some lots u°. very prime quality, but the general raw was very mixed. Tile demand was fairly active, and prices on the whole a- little lirmer than last week. l'rinie steer beef made 20s to ids; medium, 21s to 22s (id; and cow and ordinary, 17s fid to 20s per IOOIbs. The range of prices was: Steers. CO as to ,til 10s, and extra, .CI3 5s to .tin'; heifers, ,C 5 10s to CO 10s. extra to £lO ss; and cows, C-t 10s to Clo. A good yarding of veal calves sold at 4s lid to' 7s (id, according to size and ipiality. A moderate entry cd' pigs sold at about late rates. ISaeonors made 50s to 02s (id (equal to s>/,d to o'/jd per lb.); porkers, 35s to -15s (equal to a'/.d to 5%d per lb.); large stoves, l|os to 345; medium, 25s to 2!)s'; large weaners, 12s to 18s; smaller, 8s to Us.

DUXEDIX STOCK MARKET. At Buruside stock market on Wednesday 22!) fat cattle were yarded. Best quality bullocks wore firmer than last week.' but prices for unlinislied cattle declined. Best bullocks, £1) 10s to £1!; extra, to £l3 7s (id; medium, £7 15s lo £S IDs; inferior, £0 to £(! 15s; best cows and heifers. £7 10s to £8 ss; one extra, £lO 2s (Id; medium. £0 4s to £0 15s; inferior, £4 His to £5 sa. Sheep (1030 yarded).—The quality was not as good as last, week, but prices fo.good wethers advanced about 2s a head, liest, wethers. 21s to 21s; medium,'l7s fo 20s; inferior, up to H>s lid. 'the lamb season is practically over, and very fewwere forward. Prices wen. firm at late rales.

Pigs.—There was a small yarding, only 70 being olVercd. Prices for young pigs showed a rise of about 2s a bead. Suckers, Lis to 14s (id; slips, 15s to 18s; stores, 23s to 2Ss; porkers, mis'to 455; light baconers, 40s to 4!)s; heavy, 53s to 05s.