COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3503, 4 June 1920, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

THE LONDON MARKETS. WI2)I;LING'.I7ON, June 1. The I-ligli Commissioner R cablegmrn, dated London, May 29, is as fiOIIOWS2-~ Butter.——N'o change in price :t'o'l.' butter uncler Government control, but :1 reduction is untieipatecl owing to the large supply and decreasing price of the Home product. The price of English butter is irregular, I'anging' from 2/4 to 3/4 per lb wlrolesale. The average price is‘ 2/11. -Moclerate supplies of Irish are coming forward at the following‘ prices: Factory £l] 4/ to £l3 1/; ereamery £4l to £ls 5/8. Clieese.——'[.Tndel' Government control the wholesale ‘price is 1/5;," and the retail price 1/8. The muximurn fixed price retail has been removed in the ease of all imported cheese rcith the f‘?{C(‘pfl()ll of Government supplies. The demand for English is restricted, and prices are lower witlr fairly largre sup~ plies. (‘.he<lclzll's, 1/7 to 1/8.

Hemp.-~The Manila market is st.eudy, and fair jbusinessa is doing.-*-.'J"" ‘gr-ade, July-Septemberéfllld All---__;ust—Octol)er sliiprrierrfs, sold at £65. 'L~‘eL>ruur_y-.~\pl'il to May-July shipments are now quoted at £153. New Zeal-and market c.ontilluos dull. Sellers quote high points, spot, £59; fair, £56; February and April shipments, £s~l and £52 respectively. Honey.-—-The market is very quiet and low grade is selling slowly. There is no demand for better description, although the feeling here is favour‘able.

| ‘-.VI:Ib‘".I‘FIELD FAT STOCK SALES. On account of the’ King’s Birthday falling this week, Messrs. Alfred Buck-i land and Sons held their weekly Westfield fat stock sales on Tll(,‘S:,i:l}' in-: stead of Wednesday. The beet‘ pens‘ '?OI1ti1i11C‘(i 391 head, comprising 331‘ ‘steers, 60 cows and iieifeinsj. and 3 bulls. There was {L steady demand tllrou~gh-Q innit, with values firm at last weel<’sj K'ilnpl'oVod rates. Extra. choice ox solrii to £2 12/ per 1001 b, prime and choice‘ DX 53?. 8/ to £2 11/ per 1001 b; ordinslry and plain £2 4/ to £2 7/ per 10011); i rough beef £1 7/ to £1 15/ per 1001 b; IL'o\\' :!_n<i heifer beef £1 15/ f 0 £2 8/ per 10011). Steers ranged in price from £2O to £24 for heavy prime sfeers from Ml‘ W. Sotnmewille, Otann. Lighter prime sold from £ls 10/ to £l9 10/; plain, light and unfinished £8 to £l4 10/. For heavy prime cows priee.~=. ranged from £ll to £ls 55/; lighter Eat cows £8 10/ to £lO 10/; cows £l. ito £7 10/. '

N.Z. F. CO-Ol’. DISTRIBU'_I‘ING C‘()., LTD. 'l‘ho,_ N.Z. F:11'11\01's’ CO-op Disl‘ribut'ing CO,. Ltd., report lmving held :1 most mccessful clem'ing sale on account Mr W. White, Ohingairi, When :1 large aftend:lllce of fal'mel‘s were present. The stock came fol'Wal'd in excellent condition and late prices were well m:l'lntaincd. Ewe lambs 25/T, wether lambs 23/S, cull lambs 13/-. 2—tooth ewes 34/6, 4 and G—tootll ewes ewes 25/1. rams -jgn to I:}gn. Cows witll calves at foot £9 9/6, fat cows £l2 ]5/, (liliry cows £ll to £l4 ]5/_. horses £7 10/ lo £l6. totara posts 2/5, swanlp pl«ou<,rll £23 210/. ‘elf. v'plough £ls, drill £lO, spring dray £l3 10/. A large quantity of sundries brought szltiSf:,lcfory prices. We also report having held our ‘t'ort.llightly sale at Tuihape on Wednesclay, May 26, when a. small yarding of sheep and‘ cattle and about 30 horses came forward. We quote: ;\l.a. wethers 26/4, 2-tooth clitto_3l/-, 4-year

bullocks £l4, 20-month steers £5 5/ to £6, dairy cows to £ls. Horses: Two at £l(s 10/, one at £lO 10/, three at £!), two at £7, one at £3, balance from 10/- to 30/-. We also report having held our Huntervillc sale on Thursday, May 27, when a small yarding of sheep and a good entry of cattle came forward. Bidding on all lines of sheep was brisk, and all lots were disposed of under the hammer. Cattle were dull, but the majority of the yarding were disposed of as follows: Four and 6tooth wethers, good, 35/6, empty ewes 26/1, wether lambs, medium, 26/4, springing heifers £9 to £lO, empty cows £5 to £6 5/, 2-year steers, small £5 5/ to £6 10/, mixed weaners £2 15/ to £3 12/6. We also report having held a clearing sale at Mataroa on account Mr Donald McDonald, when in spite of 'the very rough weather a large at- 1 tendance was present and a good sale 1 resulted. We quote; Two and 4-ycar | ewes in lamb K. rams 33/5, 6-tooth to j f.m. ditto 32/-, 2 and 4-tooth wethers > 31/4, fat and forward wethers 34/2, m.s. lambs 20/2. smaller sorts 14/6, empty ewes 21/- to 25/1, 20-month steers £5 10/, 20-month heifers £4 1/, 31-year steers £ll, 2-1-year ditto £7 15/, weaners £2 15/ to £2 18/, dairy heifers £7. run cows £5 3/, dairy cows £7 5/ to £l4, wool press £l3, table I potatoes 22/- per sack, chain harrows ! £8 5/. s.f. ploughs £3 5/, £B, £lO, | spring carts £lO 10/. 6-year gelding £3l, 8-year mare £2l, aged gelding £4, sheep dog £7 5/. At our Mar ton sale on Monday, May 31. we had a fair entry of sheep and a small yarding of cattle. Bidding was not brisk. We quote; Fat ewes 28/9 In 30/3, good forward wethers 29/6, .30/1, 32/6, empty ewes 21/9, springing heifers £7 10/ to £lO 5/, 20-month r heifers, empty, £4 10/.