COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 389, 14 May 1910, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON WOOL SALES. By Telegraph —Press Association. v Wellington, Yesterday. A cable from the High Commissioner, dated May 12, regarding the closing of the third series of wool sales, says:— The wool sales closed with a strong market. All classes met with general active demand. Manufacturers are fully employed, and prospects are favorable. Estimated values: —Superior merino Is Id to Is 3y,d, medium 10y>d to Is 0 l / 2 d, inferior Sd to lOd, line erossbreds all grades Is iy.d to Is 4d, medium erossbreds, all grades, lid to Is Id; coarse erossbreds, all grades, BM>d to lO'/gd. Twenty thousand bales of New Zealand wool were held over. NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. At the Jlaymarket on Saturday there was a fair penning of pigs, with good demand. Weaners made 5s fid to 8s (3d, small stores 10s to 12s, forward do. 17s to £l, porkers £1 2s Gd to £1 ss, baconers £1 lis; gigs, £lO 10s to £32 10s; hack and harness 'horses .-£3 10s to £ll 10s, hunter £lO 10s, Shetland pony £l3 ss. At Rahotiu on Tuesday mixed weaners made £1 8s fid to £1 lis Gd, weaner heifers 355, forwards cows £3 los, incalf Jersey heifers £5.

At Waiwakailio on Thursday there was a fair yarding, with good demand, and practically everything sold at the. hammer. Mixed weaners made 22s Cd to 235, weaner heifers £2, weaner steers 36s Gd, weaner Jersey heifers £2 9s, 15 to IS-months steers £2 9s, in-calf heifers £3 15s to ±'4 17s fld, springing heifers £5 12s Gd to £5 15s, springing cows £5. to £6 2s Gd, do. (poor condition) £3 10s to £4 2s 6d, empty heifers £2 9s, store cows £2 los to £3 9s, forward cows £3 15s to £4, fat cows £5, bonws £1 10s, bulls (good condition)' £4 lus, do. (small) £2 os, Jersey bull £4 7s 0-u.; WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. • Poultry.—On Saturday our pens were overcrowded with poultry of all classes 'and prices so far this year are far higher than previous years. A speciai line of 40 fine pullets was keenly competed for, the highest price paid being 5s 6d each for some nice laying Brown Leghorns. Closing prices as unders: Old hens Is 2d to Is Gd, good young do. Is 7d to 2s, pullets (young) Is 9d to 2s Id, forward 2s 6d to 3s 9d, extra good to 5s Gd, cockerels (young) lid to Is 2d, good to 2s, ■ducks Is 9d to 2s 9d (according to condition), geese 3s, turkeys 4s Guinea fowls 3s 9d to Gs Gd, guaranteed pairs up to 7 s 6d. Meat.—The usual lot was keenly sought after. Prices as under: Ribs 3d to 3y„d, seconds 2%d' to 3d, sirloin 3y 2 d to 4%d, rounds 3d to 3%d, roasts 2d to 2y 3 d; mutton, fores 3d to ZYgi, loins 3d to 3y s d, .legs 4d to 4%d. Rabbits sold l readily 'and are only in small supply for a few weeks.

Fruit.—Extra large consignments of Island fruit have come forward during the week. Oranges being in large supply, the price was considerably lower than last week. Bananas 9s to lis ripe do. •2 1 ,4 d, oranges Gs to 7s 6d, do. (re-paclis) 8s 6d, passion fruit 9s 6d, walnuts Oy 2 d to Id, pears (cookers) 2s Oil (221bs), quinces 3s (kl to 4s, pines lis 6d, Cape gooseberries 5d lb.

MATTHEWS & BENNETT'S REPORT.

Matthews and Bennett report that there was a fair yarding of cattle at their Inglewood yards on Wednesday last, and a good percentage were sold at the following prices:—Bulls £1 3s to £3 10s, fat cows £4 Gs 6d, store cows £2 to £3 7s 6d, springing heifers £6 lis, spring oalvers .£4 to £5 2s 6d, empty heifers £3, 2-yea-r steers £3 Ss, weariers 13s 6d to 32s 6d. OUTSIDE MARKETS. ADDIXGTOX. At Addington yards there were fairly large entries of stock and a good attendance. There was no change in the sale of wethers, very forward lots making 13s to 14s 2d, and medium lis fid to 12s Cd. Average lots of lambs made 8s Gd to 9s Gd, medium 7s l 6d to Bs, culls and inferior sorts 4s 3d to 6s, full-mouth ■ewes 7s to 10s (id, two-tooth (in low condition) 12s. Fat lambs —Tegs made 12s Gd to 15s, special 15s 3d.to 16s 3d, extra to 18s 3d, liglht and unfinished !)s 10ft to 12s. Of the yarding 7014 weTe taken for export and *289 by butchers at auction. Fat sheel —Prime wethers 16s to 10s, others 12s 3d to 15s Gd, prime ewes 13s to lGs 9d, extra to 17s, others ,9s to 12s 6d, merino wethers Bs> 7d. Fat cattle —Steers made £7 10s to £lO, extra to £l2 15s, heifers £5 2s fid to £8 2s Gd, cows £4 12s 6d to £S ss, extra to £9 (equal to 20s to 24s Cd for good to prime beef, and 18s Gd to 9s Gd for cow and inferior per lUOlb). Veal calves brought 4s 6d to 545, and extra large to 60s. Store cattle—Fifteen to IS-months lots 45s to 48s Gd, 2-year lieifers 41s, 2Voyear steers '£4 ss, 3-year steers £5 13s 'to £5 14s, 3-year heifers £4 15s to £5 2* 6d, one and 5-year Chatham Island steers £0 17s Gd, dairy cows 30s to £4 ss. Dairy cows —In keen demflnd at £8 10s to'£lo. pigs—Choppers sold up to £3 15s, heafv baconers 50s to 565, smaller 45s to 48s (equal to 4d to 4y 4 d per lb); large ,porkers 35s to 445, smaller 28s to 34s (equal to 4%d to 4%d <per lb); large stores to 2Gs, medium 18s to 245, weaners 5s to 9s 6d. BURXSIDE. At Enniisde market 182 head of fat

cattle were yarded. There was a brisk demand throughout, and prices were 5s per head higher than la.-t week. Best bullocks, to .€ll 17s Gd, prime as 9 176d to £lO ss, medium £9 to £9 12s Gd, heifers £6 to £7. Fat sheep—33s7 penned, including several lots of good 'wethers and ewes. The sale was slow at the commencement, but prices for good sheep improved as the auction advanced. Prime wethers and young ewes were slightly firmer than last week, while old owes were steady at late rates. Prime wethers to ISs fld, extra 21s Gd to 23s 7d, good 14s to 10s, others to 13s, prime ewes to 15s Gd, good lis Gd to 13s 6d.

Fat Jambs—lloo penned. Prime sorts were Is per head better than last week, but* medium and inferior lambs were hard to dispose of. Best, to 14s, extra to 14 9d. Pigs—l3s yarded. Suckers were easier, but slips and good stores showed an advance on late rates, while porker# and haconers were firm. Suckers lis to Ss, slips lis- to 15s, stores 18s to 20s fin. porkers 33s to 375, light baconers 39s to 435, heavy do. 48s to 535. JOHXSOXVILLE. Mesrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sale as follows:—A heavy yarding of prime sheep and cattle met with a good demand, and sold readily. Best bullocks, £S 12~ Gd to £8 17s Gd, lighter £8 7s Od to £8 10s, others £8 2s fid (equal to 23s per 1001b), vealers 38s to 425. light 30s; prime wethers 10s Od to 17s 4d, extra prime heavy ewes ISs, prime heavy ewes 10s lid, good ewes 13s Od. medium to plain ewes, lis Gd to 12s 3d, plain lis, (prime woolly lambs 13s 3d. prime shorn 10s 9d to lis Sd, others 9s to 10s. OTAKI. Messrs Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report as follows:—At Otaki on Wednesday we had a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle, and ali lots changed hands at prices on a par with recent quotations. We quote: Two and four-tooth wethers 12s 9d, four, six anil s.m. ewes (in lamb) 10s 9d to lis Gd, aged ewes (in ki-nrb) Ss 4d, woolly lambs 8s 3d; forward cows £3 os to £3 12s Gd, guaranteed dairy cows £B, others £3, store cows 355, fat caws £4 17s Gd, bulls 30s to £3 2s Gd, unbroken to fo.ur-year horses £7 to £0 2s Gd; aged draughts £4 to £6. PAHIATUA. Messrs Abraham .and Williams, Ltd., report as follows: —On account of Brown's- Estate —Fat wetliers 15s 2d, forward wethers 13s Id, fat ewes lis lOd, empty awes 8s to 9s 7d, breeding ewes lis 6d, lambs 7s Bd, rams 10s 6d to £3 3s; forward bullocks £G 10s, breeding heifers in calf £4 7s, cows and calves £2 17s Gd to £4 4s: woaner heifers, on account of the Balfour Estate, £2. Other quotations: Forward wethers 12s 9d to 15s Od, two-tooth wethers lis 3d to 12s. good ewes in lamb 10s to lis Gd, s.m. ewes in lambs 8s 5d to 9s 3d, store ewes 4s to 4s 6d, small lambs 4s 4d to 4s Od. Fat and forward bullocks £G 10s to £7 6d, store bullocks £5 Is to £5 lis, 2 , / syear steers £4 10s, IS-months steers £3 10s to £3 16s, fat caws £2 19s to £.3 ss. store cows 22s to £2 17s Gd, cows in calf £2 7s Od to £3 18s, dairy cows and iheifers (springing) £5 15s to £G. heifers in calf £3 Gs to £3 9s, empty heifers £2 Is to £2 a*, weaners 23s to 31s, bulls £2 los to £4 1.35.

DAIRY PRODUCE MARKET CONDITIONS.

Messrs J. B. MacEwan and Co., New Plymouth, report as follows: Butter.—The total of shipments from the opening of the dairy season, September let, is 1(5,-21!) tons, 'as.compared with 13,013 for the same period last season, an increase of 24 per cent. Latest cables from the British, markets show that prices have declined 10s to 12s per cwt. during the last 18 days, and best qualities are now averaging from 110s to 112s. Spot conditions are steady, but values are expected to decline for May shipments. Chee|e. —The total of shipments from the opening of the dairy season, September Ist, is 21,420 tons, as compared with 16,240 for the same period last season, an increase of 31 per cent. Latest cables advise that best New Zealand brands were selling at 58s Od to l!0s. Prospects arc uncertain, but sentiment indicates a shilling or two reduction for current shipments. Weather.—Conditions continue favorable, and the milk supply at all points is considerably larger than is usual at this time of the year.