COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 August 1917, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

WELLINGTON FARMERS' MEAT • . COMPANY. Masterton, August S. Tlio animal meeting of shareholders of Mil' Wellington Farmers' Meat Company was held to-day. Tlic chairman of directors, in referring to tlie report and bal-nnee-slieet, dealt at length with the circumstances which had reduced the turnover for the year. Me pointed out that the company was in an excellent position to deal with the turnover of the :oming season. On the motion of Mr. R. D. M'Kenzie the following resolution was carried:— "That this meeing resents in the strongest terms possihle the action of the Oopei'iimont in closing the company's fellnicngery business, which waa an injustice to the settlers, the shareholders, and the townspeople." Some discussion took place ■upon the operations of the Meat Trust, but the chairman pointed out that it was undeeirablc at this stage to pass any resolution -which would embarass the Government.

Messrs. R. D. M'Kenzie and F. B. Lowes were elected to the directorate. LIVE STOCK SALES. AHDfK T GTON.

Store sheep.—Two-tooth ewes 3Ss 9d to ils 0d,4 and O-tooth ewes 30a to 335, G and 8-tooth ewes 32s Od, s.in. ewes 23s Od to 20s Od, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 29s to 345. 3d, 4 and 0-tooth wethers 34s 'to 3os Od, 0 and 8-tooth tvethera 28s' 8d to 375, merino wethers 27s to 27s' 4d, owe hoggets 30s lid to 355, wether hoggets 27s to 28s Od, s.m hoggets 13s Od'to 31s U. New season's fat lambs 223 Cd to 375. Fp.t sheep.—Extra-prime wethers , to £l2 10s, prime wethers 40s to 50s, lighter wethers 34s Od to 33s Gd, extra-prime merino wethers 51s, prime merino wethers 32s 8d to 39s Oil, extra-prime ewes to £4 ss, prime ewes 37s 7d to 435, medium ewes 33s to 375, lighter wethers 29s to 32s (id, extra-prime hoggets <JOs, prime hoggets 28s Gd to 395. Fat cattle.—Extra prime steers £32 to £C2,prime steers £l7 to £3O, ordinary steers £lO to £lO, extra prime heifers £l7 ss. prime heifers £l3 to £lf, ordinary heifers £lO to £l2 10s. extra-prime cows £22 ss, prime cows £]."> to £l9, ordinary cows £9 to £l4. Dairy cow;; £5 to £ls 15s.

Store, cuttle.—Mixed yearlings 30s to £2 I,*)P, yearling stores £5 10s, '2-year stores £"> l'-ls to £9 Bs, 2-ycar heifers £7 to £7 2s (id, 3-year steers £l3 15s, dry cows £5 to £9 10s. Pigs.—Choppers £5 to £ls, extra heavy baconers £0 Bs, heavy baooners £.l 5s to £5 13s, light bacoiiers £4 to £5 (equal to BJd per lb), heavy porkers i>7s Cd to 7"n, light porkers 4Ss to 55s (equal to <>y,,d to lOd per lb), large stores 52s to ;18s, medium 42s to ijOs, smaller 32s to 3Ss, weaners 24s to 285.-

" BURNSIDE. •: At Rnrnside to-day extra-prime bullocks made £2"> 12s fid, prime £2O to £23 2s fid, medium £l7 ",, to £l9 17s fid. light £l2 12s fid to £l7. extra-prime heifers and cows £22, prinio £lO His to £lB 10s, medium £l3 to £l4 15s, light inferior £lO to £l2. Sheep.—247o were penned, of good quality. Competition .was very keen. Prices were firm. Extra-primo wethers 52s fid, prime 4'h to 'IDs, medium 3:)s fid to 435, light 33s to 38s, extra-prime ewes 48?, prime 3ns to 425, medium 35s to 3Ss 9d, light inferior 23s to 325. Lambs.—o2o were penned. The quality was not so good as usual, but freezing buyers competed freely for anything suitable, while graziers secured the unfinished lots. Prime 2'Js to 31s Od, medium 2 7s to 2Ss !)d, others 21s to 2Gs. Pigs.—A small yarding of fats, with only two pens of stores. The demand was good. Prices advanced considerably. AUCKLAND.

Tim New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports: Wr-'stOckl.—Best dairv cows and heifers ,Cl2 to £lO 10s, others £fl to £ll )2s Gd, empty cows £,6 10s to £S 15s, hulls £7 to £l2, calves £2 5a to £5 as. yearling stsers £5 15s to £7 ss, ditto heifers £5 to £0 2s 6d. At Clevedon on Saturday dairv cows and heifers £!> io £l3, hulls £7 to £ll empty cows and heifers £0 10.s to £3 17s Gd, calves £2 17s to £4 19s. iioesets 13s to 18s od. On Monday, at Papakura, hest dairy cows and heifers £l2 to £lB, others £<) to £ll 15s, hulls £7 to £lO. At Papakura on Tuesday steers, 2'/. to 3 years, sold at from £lO 17s Od to £l2 12s Od, 18-months to two-year steers £7 15s to £lO 155,-yearlings £0 to £7 10s, yearling to IS-months heifers £5 to £7 7s Od. calves, «ood £4 15s to £5 13k, olhi-ra £3 Io £4 12s Od, empty cows and heifers £0 10s to £S 17s Od, bulls £7 to £lO. Beef, in average numbers. soM at. fully Westfield prices. At Westfield flat Rtock market on Wednesday beef was penned in average numbers and for those of prime quality prices were higher; others' sold at last week's rates. Best oxen sold at £2 12s per 1001b, others £2 Ss to £2 lis, cow and heifer beef sold at from £2 5s to £2 1 Is, steers sold at from £l4 7s Gd to £2O 10s, cows and heifers sold at from £9 to £lO 15s. Calves- -Runners sold at from £7 10s to £l3 10s, heavy vealera £5 to £7 los, medium £3 'lOs to £4 15s, light £2 10s to £3 7s Od, small am! fresh-dropped 4s to £2 ss. Sheep— Best wethers sold at from £2 5 3 to £2 15s 3d, interiorly fatted £1 14s to £i 18s Od, host ewes £1 IPs to £2 4s Od. others £1 10s to £1 IS;, lionets best £1 10s to £1 10s Od, others ".£1 to £1 Os Pigs—Choppers and heavy iiaconers £4 lis to £7 ss, other haeoners £.'! 15s to £./. 10s, large porkers £2 10s to £3 19s, small porkers £1 15,s to £2 15s, slips £1 2s to £1 12s, weaners and suckers 7s to £l.