COMMERCIAL

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20494, 10 May 1938, Page 12

COMMERCIAL

TALLOW. HEMP AND FRUIT THE ENGLISH MARKETS WELLINGTON. Tuesday The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram from the Hl»h rnnrnl««i'»ncr for New Zealand. dated May 6:— Tallow: The market Is quiet, but gt*ady at about last quotations. Hemp.—Manila: The market Is dull and easier. Little Interest Is shown. Closing value ** K " grade May-July shipment. £l9 10s. Sisal hemps Is idle. Ko. t May-July shipment quoted sellers £l7. New * Zealand: The maiket is quiet, and nominal on the basis of highpoints £|9. Fruit: Port Auckland discharged London. Durham Liverpool. Fair deman. The following are the market values of sound-conditioned fruit of the varieties mentioned, the range of prices generally representing the difference between the several grades • nd/or counts. Variable conditioned fruit of similar varieties proportionately less In value. Cox’s Orange apples. Ps to 12s; Delicious. 9s 6d. 1 Is f> d; Jonathan. 9s, tls; Kidd's Orange Red. 8». its 6d; Cleopatra. Ballarat. 9s. 10s; Dunn's Favourite, 8s c, d. 9s fid; London Pippin. Bs. 9s; Lord Wolseley, 8s M; Cornice pears, 13s, lis; trayg, 4s, ss.

WAERENQA CLEARANCE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co-. Ltd.. Hamilton, report as follows on a clearing sale of Shorthorn heifer- on arcown* of Mr F. Treegard held at Waercnga. The advertised number of Shortborn heifers was offered and came forward In good condition. There was a large attendance of buyers, and bidding was spirited throughout, the Entire entry being disposed of. Choice Jn rslf heifers mide In £ti. good quality heifers sold from £lO to £l2. Rfdliiin quality £ a 5a to £|o, small ‘£6 to £7 10s, pedigree Shorthorn bulls £l2 ss. Shorthorn bulls £7 15s. W> also offered a number of In-calf Jersey heifers, and while they did not ineet with such a kern inquiry as the fhorthom were sold at brlres satisfactory to vendors. Good Quality in-calf Jersey heifers made i 9 to £9 15s. medium £7 to £8 15s. ♦mail and poor condition £5 15s to £6 |os, weaner Jersey heifers £3 6s. A 7-year-old mare realised £36. MORRINBVILLE RATES : The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd.. Hamilton, report As follows on their Morrinsville stock Sale held last week:— £ A full entry came forward, includtoe a number of good quality fat tattle. The market generally was yteady on late rates. Medium fat Jlereford heifers made £6 to £7, medium fat cows £5 10s to £6 15s, fat jersey heifers £5 15s to £6 10s. medium fat Jersey cows £5 15s to £6 sa. fat Jersey cows £i 17s 6d to £5 j|Os, store condition Holstein cows £'3 |os to £ * 15s. store Jersey cows £3 18s to £'» 10s. heavy boners £3 to £3 jl2x f»d, others 30s to £2 15s, medium tveight potter bulls £5 15s to £7, others £3 to £'* 15s. An average yarding of pigs was offered, the marlet for fat pigs remaining steady; these met with good competition, ftore pigs met with a slight inquiry. Medium baconors made £3 7s Gd to £3 12s Cd, light £3 to £3 ss. medium porkers 38s to £2 2s. others 27s to 35«. medium store pigs 10s to 13s, others 7s to 9s.