COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10190, 16 March 1911, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET.

Mr J. T. Hendry, sharebrokcr, of Auckland (in conjunction with Messrs 0. C. Ross and Co., his local agents), report the following quotations of business at the first call on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday morning:— MINING—- £ s. d. £ s. d. Sellers. Buyers. Olh Alburnia 3 1 Bonanza 4 2 Kuranui 3i *.i Caledonian 13 11 Monowai 22 17 May Queen 2 3 2 1 New Sylvia 2 10 2 9 Occidental 2£ 2 Saxon 2 4 2 3 Waiotahi 3 0 2 9 Watchman 2 9 2 7 Consolidated Goldfields 18 6 17 6 Mt. Welcome 4 3 Old Hauraki 2 1 1 11 Crown 3 7 .3 5 Kapariga 6 . .5 Options 11 11 Golden Cross 9 7.\Talisman con. 2 10 0 2 9 6 Wairi -3 3 9 3 3 3, Reefs Consolidated 2 5 2 V Waihi Extended 2 1 1 '.) Waihi Gnd. June. 1.7 0 16 9 Taranaki Petroleum 1-1- 3 13 6

PAHIATUA STOCK SALE,

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Palliatua sale on Tuesday as follows: —Wo offered over 15,000 sheep and a fair entry of cattle, to a large attendance, which included buyers from Manawatu, Waikato, and Wairarapa. Sheep of good quality sold readily, poorer sorts being harded to quit than of late. On the whole we have to report a very successful sale, over 11,000 sheep changing hands, the bulk of which was bought by Manawatu and Waikato buyers. Cattle sold readily- ai late rates. Quotations: — 2-tooth ewes, lis 9, 12s 3d to' 13s, poorer sorts,. 8s to 10s; 2, 4 and 0tooth ewes, 14s, others lis 6d to 12s 9d ; 4 and 5-year ewes, 8s 6d to 12s 9d ; woolly lambs, Gs 5d to 9s Id; shorn ,lambs, 6s 3d to 7s 9d; culls, 2s to 4s; 2-tooth Romney rams, £3 3s to £4 4s; Lincoln rams, 3to 3sgns; forward bullocks, £5 15s 6d; 3-|-year bullocks,. £5 10s; steers, £4 10s; cows and calves, £3; forward cows, £3 os.

MASTERTON STOCK SALE

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report at their weekly sale at the Solway yards yesterday:— We offered a small catalogue of sheep and cattle. The sheep entries Mere of fair good quality all through, and a clearance was effected. In cattle, the bullocks failed to reach owners' reserves. Prime fat ewes made 13s lOd; medium, 10s to lis; fat and forward wethers, 14s; stores, lis; shorn lambs, 5s to 6s; breeding ewes, medium, 7s to 8s; cull's, 4s; 2-tooth Lincoln rams, 2 to 2£- guineas; other breeds, 1 to If guineas.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their usual weekly sale at the Solway yards yesterday, when, they offered a yarding well \ip to advertised numbers. In our entry of lainlbs Messrs iNitz Bros.' 600 woolly lambs' brought from 8s to 8s 3d. The rest of our entry was principally f.m. ewes and small lambs, .which sold' up to late.; rates. The attendance of buyers was not up to that of late sale.;, but competition , was'fairly keen throughout, and wc have to report a satisfactory clearance.': We quote as follows: Fat ewes, 13s 6d; f.m. ewes, Bs>. 2d to, 8s lOd; poor conditioned ewes> 3s 2d, 3s 7d, to 4a lOd; 2-tooth ewes, 10c to 12s 3d; woolly lambs, 6s 6d, 6s 9d, Bs, to 8s 3d; poorer'sorts. 5s 2d, os ■Bd to 6s 3d.; 2-tooth wethers, lis 3d to lis Bct, and 9s 6d to 10s Id; Southdown rams to 2i guineas j Lincoln rams 2 guineas; springing cows to. £s 15s. .; .;,'

Messrs .Abraham and Williams, j Ltd., report on the Mastercon . sale j held yesterday as follows: — The entry was-small- compared to the previous week, but the bulk of the stock changed. hands at slightly better, prices according to quality and condition to tli3 previous sale. Our entry was-.confined to sheep, no cattle being offered. A thousand wethers ,(two-topths)..on %half of Messrs A. and W. .Cameron, light wool] ed sheep, made 12s 9d. ' Quotations:-Two-tooth wethers, up to 12s M; small cull wethers, down to 6s lOd ; good woolly lambs, 10s 4d; aged ewes, 8s 4d; crocks, 4s 3d; small cull'2-tooth ewes, 8s 3d; two-shear Southdown rams, 3£ guineas;' twoshear liomney rams, 3 guineas; aged Stud Romney rams, 1 guinea; small Lincoln rams, down to 12s 6d.

OPAKI STOCK SALE.

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report having conducted . t ! 'u Opaki settlers' sale in with the other linns last Tuesday, 14th inst. Stock was yarded up to advertised tvumibers, and the attanl-. ane© of the puhlic was satisfacbo~y. Buyers from a distance were prominent. Prices at the comimence'ni.at of the sale opened on the low si'e, but improved later on, and a satisfactory' sale is to be reported. »\Ve made a total clearance of all -"took entrusted to us for sale at prices quite equal to, if not in advance of other centres. Mr August Petvaen again topped the market with Lis two-tooth owes, well grown Liuco"n ■sheep, which made 13s lOd. A line | of 36 bullocks in good condition sold on behalf of Mr T. Wyeth made £6 6s. Quotations: — Two-tooth ewos, 10s 3d 1 to 10s 9d and up to 13s 10u ifor an extra good lot; two-i:ooth wethers, 10s Id to lis 3d; ewes, 7s 9d to 10s Id; good lambs. 7s; cull ewes, 6s; crocks, 3s Id; cull mixed iwo-tooths (small) 7s M ; 3?;yr bullocks, £6 6s; 2£yr st«e/> £5 2s 6d; cows, £5 6s.