COMMERCIAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 75, 24 March 1900, Page 2

COMMERCIAL NEWS.

New Plymouth, Batuedat, Maboh 24. MR NEWTON KING'S WKKKLY AUCHON REPORT Mb. Newton Kino reportsAt the Hay market on Saturday pig* were very doll ol sale. Weaners made Is to 2a; slipa, 2i 6d to 3a 6d. Mare and foal (B. 0. O'fiowda's estate) made LIT. At tbe Mart fowls realised 7d to la 2d; docks, Is to Is 4d; potatoe*, 3s 6d to 8* 9dj ' bacon, 3£d; soap, 4s. A quantity of sundries ' was disposed of at low rates. Fruit.—The following prices wen realised daring the week:—Apples, 4s to 7i per ease; apples, 2a to 3s per box; pears, 8s to 4s 6d per box; pears (choice), 2Jd per lb; peaches, 4s 6d to 6a; peaohes (bad order), Is to 8*; tomatoes, 2s to 8a; cape gooseberries, 4i; passion, 2s 3d; cuoumbers, Is 6d to 2s ; lemons, 3a 6d; plums, 4a to 6s; quinoes, 4s 6d; grapes, 7d to lid; grapes (cboioe), Is 2d. Cattle. —At Wainakaiho on Tuesday then was a smaller mutter than for some time; very few young cattle came forward, but there were three or four good lines of 8§ to 5-year-old bullocks. Good strong oaives were well competed for, and nearly all sold at satisfactory prices. Big steers and bollocks were passed at the hammer, but were nearly all placed after the sale. Oalves made lis to 18b ; mixed yearlings, Ll 7s; 2to 3£-year steers, L32s6d to L 8 16s; 4to 5-year bullocks, Li 18s to LB; 18-month to 2-year heifers, L2 8a ; 2 to 2£-year heifer*, 02 16s; springing heifers, LB 16s; store cows, Ll 3' to L2 10s; fat cows, L2 18s. Land.—During the week I sold on aoooont of the executors of the late Mr. Perritt, the 200-acre farm at Lepperton to a local in« vestor at a satisfactory figure.

MESSRS VICKKR3 & STEVENS' BEPOBT. Mbsshs Viokebs & Stevens report a fait entry of stock at their laglewood yirds, and most lines were sold at following prloei Small calves, 6s to 10s; good calves, LI to LI Ca; 18-month heifers, LI 14« 61; store cows, LI 10d to L2; fat cows, L 3 10i to L 8 16s; balls, 10s to 30s; lamb*, 5s 6d to 6i 6d; 4-tooth wetkers, 9a 2d to 9s 7d; full-mootbed ewes ss. LONDON MAHKETB. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright) [PBB PBBSB ASSOCIATION, f (Beceived 23,11.80 p.m.) London, March 23. Bank of England reserve, £24,948,000! coin and bullion, £33,697,000; percentage of reserve to liabilities, 4501; circulation, £28,327,000; public deposits, £18,939,000; other deposits, £41,298,000; Government securities, £14,095,000; other securities. * £34,718,000. ' Three months' bills are discounted at 3} per cent. Oousols, 102}. New Soath Wales fonr per oentii 111) three and a halfs, 104}; threes, 100. ' Victorian fours, 110; three and a halts, 106)* Son'h Australian three and a halfs, lOtfj threes, 95. Queensland fours, 109}; three ind a halfs, 101 J. New Zealand fours, 113; three and a halfs, 105 ; threes, 97}. Tasmauian thre? and a halfs, 104}. Wealraliaa three and a talfs, 104}. Wheat.—The maikets are quiet and firmjr 29 a is offered for an Australian cargo jut sailed, 29s M for h February-March ship, liie t, and 28a 9d for parcels, Sugar firm. Java, 12s 6d; German, IQI 31.

Copper.—Quotations nominal: Spot, 78J: three months, 75J. Tin.—Firm, tipot, 138; thre* 136.

Pig iron, 73s 6i3. Lead, lGf; spelter, 21J. Silver, 2s 3Jd. The Bradford wool market ii doprened. Common sixties, 265; toper, 27J. London Bales are drapginp, and. all oIaMM favour buyers. W.D. (W. Douglas, Hawka'a Bay) sold at BJd; Oataio, B§d; Opawa, Butter.-Fiat, and small business. Calonial, 88s to !)2s; Danish, unchanged. Cheese.—Firm, but leu business

AUCKLAND BUTTER PRICJBB. , [PKB PUESS ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, March 23. Wholesale dairy produce quotation* Butter.—Fre»h Dairy, 7d; seound, 6d; Hew Zealand Dairy Association, lid; Anchor brand, lid; Aoorn brand, lid : prima salt, 7d. ' MESSRS ALFRED BUOKLAND * 80NS' WEEKLY REPORT. Auckland, March 23. Messrs. Buckland and Hons report:—At the Haymarket auction sales, meadow bay sold at from 2s to 3s 6d per cwt; straw/mm 9s to LI 4s per loai; males, Is 6d per bushel, ex store; 2s 4d, ex wharf. At the horse sale on Friday, a huge nna> ber were yarded. Good sound hones, with trials, brought from LlO to L 22 each; light harness horses from L 6 to LlO. On Tuesday, hides sold freely. Ox bides, 4Jd to 5d per lb; cow hides, 4d to 444} calf skins, 4-J-d ti SJd; skins, from Is 8d to 3s each; lambs' wool, 4sd to 6fd per lb. | crossbred, 5Jd to 6£d; looks and pieces, 8d; tallow, from 16s to LI 4s per cwt. At the country sales, held at Fokeno on Monday and Runciman on Wednetdty, ft large number of rattle were offered, ne»rij all finding buyers at late prices. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cowa, yaixled in less number than usual, were required. Prioes for those at profit warn from 1,4 12s 6d to L 7 each. Fat calves, in full supply, were at late value*. Pricea were Fresh-droppod, 2s to ss; medium, 7( to 12a; heavy, up to LI lis each (80 sold). Fat cattle, in average numbers, were at lata values, and brought from 17s to 19s the 1001b for steers and heifers; aged cowa, 18> to 14s. Prices for steers were from Lsss to L 9 ss; cows, L 4 to 16 17s Cd each (Ktt sold). Fat sheep, yarded in average supply, were at last week's values. Wethers brought from 10s to lis (ii; ewes, 7s fid to 12» 64 each. Lamb*, yardod in fair numbers, were required, and brought from 6s 6d to 12s 3d each (1400 sold). Few pips were yarded. Good porkers were from 18s to LI 7» eaoh J heavy, up to LI 14s.