COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10224, 27 April 1911, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET. Mr J. T. Hendry, sharebroker, nf 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:—

LOCAL QUOTATIONS,

Sellers. Buyers £ s. d. Taringamutu 2 10 6 Worksop Dredge 1 17 6

JOHNSONVILLE SALE.

(By Telegraph—Special to the Age.) JOHNSONYILLE, Last Night. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:— At John son vliie yesterday, ox beef made from £9 12& to £lO 15s for the best, and; i'rom £9 to £9 10s for lighter sorts. A good entry of siieep sold readily at tha fol lowing flotations: — Prime bravy ewes, 16s 7d, medium ewes, 13s 3d to 15s; light ewes, lis 7d to 12s 6d; good wethers, 17s lOd; medium wethers, 16s 8d; lambs, 9s 7d to lis 4d.

MASTER TON SALE.

I Messrs Balgeiy and Co., Ltd., report having held their usual weekly sale in the (Solway (Masterton) yards on Wednesday, 26th inst., when thev offered a good yarding of both &heep and cattle. Our sheep entry wa • I principally empty full-mouth ov es, I which were hard to sell, but lambs wethers, and forward empty ewes were well competed for. Our cattle entry was of mother-reared and forward 3-year-old heifers, which .sold at satisfactory prices. Wo c.notc Us follows: Sheep: 2-tootli v/etliors to 11a 6d; forward 1 shorn lambs !3d to 7s 6d; forward empty twes Hs 'ld .to 10s Jd; empty ewes, (low condition) 4s 2d- tops Id. Cattle.—Mother rfeaised weaners to £2-ss; empty licif- ! era, to £3 17s • fat heifers to £4 1 Os; j store cows, £3 2s.

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Masterton sale, held yesterday, as follows: A large 1 yarding of oattle of extra good qual- I ity was submitted by the three firms | comprising good Shorthorn bullocks, steers, heifers, and weaners. Several large lines of the last mentioned coming under the hammer. The sale on the whole was a successful one, and business at auction good, practically a total clearance resulting. ; "The entry of sheep was not of good quality, and the enquiry limited. A dragging sale was experienced throughout. Quotations. Grown store bullocks, £6 2s 6d; 3yr steers, £5 10s to £5 15s, and £5 17s 6d for an extra good lot from JBowlands; 2year steers, £4 3s to £4.10s (Bowlands), 18-month empty heifers, £2 10& 6d to £3; fat cows (light) £5 9s; forward heifers, £4 lis; others, £3' 15s; 18-month steers (good) £3 9s 6d; store cows, £3 10s; aged cull cows, £2 5s ; mother reared weaners, mixed sexes, £2 3s-to £2 5s 6d; dairy bred weaners, 22s 6d.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report at their, weekly sale at Solway yards yesterday:— We offered a good average yarding of sheep of all classes. Good "conditioned ewes, wethers or lambs met with a ready gale* but poor conditioned ewes failed to sell under the hammer, but found a market later as boilers. In cattle our entries were mostly mother reared calves and yearlings, and the quality, being good, we had no difficulty in doing-good business un'dei; ihe hammer:'; Light fat ewes '/ *smM fSt ?wetfiers, ; 13s' esfifes,^9&; ditioried, 5s to 7s 6d; boilers, 3s to 4s 6d; forward 2-tooth wethers, lis 9d; small stores, 10s; best lambs, 8s; medium, 6s 6d; small, ss. Cattle.— Best weaners, £2 8s; others, £2 6s, £2 ss, £2; 18-month steers, | extra good, 65s to 755; 15-months heifers, £2 ss.

PAHIATEA STOCK SALE

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their usual stock sale in the Mangahao yards on the 25th inst., when they offered a good yarding of sheep, comprising some fair 'lines of 4 and 5-year ewes and a line of 300 good 2-tooth wethers, which sold at lis 6d, smaller lots at lis; 4 and 5-year ewes from 6s 6d to 7s; cull ewes, 3s 10; medium shorn lambs, 4s lOd. Cattle came forward above advertised numbers, the entries being mostly fat and store co.ws, and weaner calves. We quote: Store cows, 30s, '"*£'2 16s, £2 17s 6d, £2 18s, £2 10b, to ; £3.-<ss; forward cows, £<j 15s to £4 ss; fat cows, £4 lis, £4 14s, to £5 10s, according.to quality; old bulls, £3 ss.

CLEARING SALE REPORT,

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report at their clearing sale on account of Messrs Sliute and Son yesterday : —Wo had a largo and representative attendance of farmers from all parts of tho district, Tho salo opened with the sheep, the quality being good throughout, and well classed. Notwithstanding the difficulty experienced in selling sheep of late, this Hock was well-competed for, and a good salo resulted. All cows and young stock offering mado good prices. Competition for horses was not very keen and several lots passed, but wore all sold during tho afternoon. Implements, machinery, chaff, pigs, poultry and sundries were also cleared at good rates. 2-tooth ewes mado from lis 2d to lis 9(1; 4 and 6-tooth ewes, lis 6d; aged ewes, 8s 2d; culls, 3s 7d !to 6s 4d; stud ewes, 21s; ram lambs, 325; ewe lambs, 25s 6d; small lambs, 4s Id, 6s, 7s Id; wethers, lis 4d; rams, Ito Signs; dairy cows, best, £8 10s; others, £6 10s, £4 17s, to £5; young heifers, 50s to 60s; yearlings, 355; draught, mares and geldings, £22 10s to £29; fillies, £l2 to £l4; fori, £l2; hacks and light harness sort ', j £6 to £l4.

MINING— Sellers. Buyers. £ 8. d. £ s. d. Old Alburnia 2 1 Kuranui 4 3 Bonanza 4 2 Caledonian 1 2 1 0 May Queen 1 11 1 10 Monowai 1 6 1 0 New Sylvia 2 8 2 6 Saxon 2 3 2 2 Victoria 1 1 1 0 Waiotahi 2 9 2 8 Watchman 2 4 2 3 Waitangi con. 2 0 1 10 Hauraki Reefs paid 1 1 9 Old Hauraki 2 0 1 9 Mt. Welcome 4 2* Kapanga 8 7 Crcwn 3 10 3 f* Options 1 4 1 0 Golden Cross 1 3 1 2 Maoriland 41 3 Talisman con. 2 11 9 2 11 3 New Issue 2 7 0 2 5 6 Beefs Consolidated 2 2 2 0 Waihi Extended 1 10 1 4 Waihi 3 2 4 3 19 Waihi Gnd. June. 1 7 0 16 3 Mountain King 5i 4i Occidental 4 3 Waihi Paeroa 1 1 6 10 0 Rising Sun 5 8