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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 1, 2 January 1904, Page 4

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nUHXSIDE STOCK SALES, DUNEDIN, Dec. 30. .i, • llurnside stock market sales \,. ,is;uin held a day early on ac1, .!-.; 01 the holidays. . - UatUe.—l3B head were yardi- . .in-hiding a good number o( ! , . The sale opened somewhat (,l .-•: iy, but improved as it went 1 . Values weic quite equal to rev,., sales :-Best bullocks £ll to j : lis 6d, medium £9 to £lO 10s, I ~-r sorts (but goad beef) £7 10s i.. . .-'. .">s, heifers £7 10s to £8 10s, 1. .. . £6 to £B. •;';■:. Sheep.—lloo were penned, \ .- s were in short supply, and I show id improvement on last \ . .'.; values, while ewes, which \ ■ :■. 1 lie exception of a few pens \ . . not up to the usual quality, \ .- . quite Is i>er head dearer. Best v. ii..is 18s fid to 19s 9d, medium j... i.d to 17u 6d, lighter weights ]-.■ :d to 15s ad, best extra \ . ;.:it ewes up to 21s, others 16s t - !,s, inferior 10s to 13s. 1 ■:.!*>.—B3B were penned. Best n;. ...id up to 15s 9d, mediußi 14s 1-. ■; Od, light and inferior 9s to ] ,- rd. . —7O of all sorts were penned. J . baconers realised up to 60s, 1 1. i-r weights 555, slips 20s to 24s 1..! i-eaneis 15s to 19s Od. i-l NEDIN GRAIN MARKET. ' LONDON, Dec. 30. Wheat. —Little business has been d< . the past week, and -quotations fur milling are nominal ; 3s on trucks is asked for best northern milling, which is oqual to 3s 3d to 3s Id at the mill door here ; medium 8s Od to 3s, best whole fowl wheat 2s 5d to 2s 6d, broken and damaged 2s to 2s 3d, sacks extra. Oats. —There has been some good demand for shipping lines, and as stocks are light, prices for really Ko-.'.l (inatities are firm, but inferior and olf-conditioned are hard to •flit. Prime milling and bright shipping lines Is 4jd to Is 54, gpiod to liest feed Is 3d to Is 4d, sacks extra. GRAIN REPORT. WELLINGTON, Dec. 30. Mr F. Downall, of the N.Z. and Canterbury Farmers' Co-op. Associations, Wellington, reports as follows, all quotations being f.0.n., port of shipment, sacks extra, unless s(-«ci'lied. Oats.—Holidays have confined trade to coastal clearances, for immediate wonts from store stocks, mostly B grade Danish at Is 2d, and Duns at Is 4d. Canadians and s-bills command Is 5Jd, Cartons and Roseberjys Is 4}d, rejects Is. Wheat.—Holders South are endeavouring to check retrograde movement by combining to send tentative shipments Home, and relieve stocks, prime milling rulipig at 3s sd. G.W. feed is active at 2s 9d, seconds 2s 6d. Potatoes—Table Kidneys are returning 5s b.i., round 4s b.i. Maize.—Argentine landing at 2s 9d c,i.fjs i., sltdivs signs of *gei Northern is better o,uaWtJy at> 2b 4d t+).b. s.i. Barley.—Small business is enacting at 3s 9d for malting, feed 2s 6d, poaill barley £l3 10s b*i. Beane.—Limited supplies of horsobeitns are available ait 3s 3d. IVas.— Partridge are nearly all cleared up at 3s Ud, Blue Prussians nominal ®s, split pelts £-13 10s b.i., pi'gVineaJ £6 10s s.i. Bran..-Sellers are quoting £3 10s - —'sTiTrwith accumulating stocks. Pollard.—'Demand is brisk at £3

15s s.i. Oatmeal.—Cost of 25'» remains at £8 s.i., for standard brands, rolled oats £l2 c.i.f.B.i. Chaff.—Parcels arriving, of "bright cut, find eager buyers at 60s s.s., cutting being restricted, straw ohafl dul* 'at 87s fid s.p. Hay.—Rye-clover is quoted at 57s fid, i with small enquiry, all-clover 87s fid. Pressed straw active at 35g. Grass Seed—M.D. Cocksfoot is offering freely at BJd to 4Jd, rye 3s 0d to ss, cowgrass 77s 6d, .white clover 92a 6d. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. SYDNEI. Ctc. 30. Wheat—Qhick 2s 7d to 2» 9d, mill. ing 2s lOd to 2s IOJ-d-Flour—New £B, old £ll 10s, Manitoban £l2. Oats—Feeding (New Zealand) 2s 3d, seeding 2s 4d. . Barleys-Feeding to 2s 3d, seeding 2s Od to 3s. Maize 3s, Argentine 2a 9d. Peas 5s 9d to 6s. Bran sj<d to 6d. Pollard sjd to 7<l. Potatoes up to £2 10s. Onions—Local £2 5s to £3 15s, .Victorian £3 to £3 10s. Butter—Best 8d to BJd. Bacon 9d to lid. MELBOURNE, Dec. 30. Large sales of wheat for immediate delivery at 2s lid to 2s llfd ; January delivery 2s 10Jd. Flour £B. Oats—Algerian Is I'd to Is 4id. Maize 2s 7Jd. Bras 6s ljd. Pollard 7Jd. Potatoes £1 15s to £2 ss. Onions £2 to £2 ss. ADELAIDE, Dec. 30. Wheat 2s lOd to 2s llid. Flour £7 10s to £7 15a. Bran 6|d. Pollard 7*d.

LONDON MARKETS. LO\UON, Dec. 39. Wheat—6soo quarters of South Australian December-January shipment sold at 30s 14-d ; 18,500 New South Wales March-April shipment at 295. Copper—Spot 56}, three months 56|. Tin-Spot 132R three months 1334. Lead-11 8-16. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., Ltd. IAIKY PRODUOF AND FROZEN MEAT REPORT. LONDON. Nov. 26. Butter.—Since our last report the Demand for all classes oi butter has town distinctly quieter. The Copenhagen quotation has been reduced live kroner within the past fortnight, and other butters have been inore or less influenced by this downward tendency in Danish butter. Supplies of choicest butter are by no means excessive, but at the high prices at which they were held buyers were not prepared to operate ; taking their chance oi securing .something lower in price. At the lower price of Danish there should be a better demand. Supplies of secondary qualities are still in excess of requirements, and in some grades (more especially winter-made cold stored colamaJ) very low prices will have to be taken before a clearance can be affected. Irish and .Canadian creameries are now in short supply, and buyers are beginning to give more attention to th» new season's Australian and New Zealand, which are coming to hand in line order and condition. Prices for 1 liese have had to be lowered fn sympathy with the fall in Danish, nrot choicest Australian Is jqpioted on the basis of 102s and 104s, London. Russian butters of choice <l<Mlrties are in limited supply, but stocks of secondary grades are .very, heavy. The, Copenhagen official (quotation, which was three kroner lower last week, ia quotod tins week P» "unchanged." 'J*is weeks prices :-CJfoiC»t D»"

ish 112s to 114s, choicest Friesland 110s, choicest Canadian 104s to 106s, choicest Colonial 106s to IOSs, choicest Colonial (stored) 90s to 945, choicest Siberian 92s to 965. Cheese.—There is no new feature

to leport in the market, ami the demand continues extremely quiet. Buyers are acting very cautiously. The ci.i.f. quotation from Canada is -round 525, but little business is taking place. This week's prices :—Finest Home Cheddars 62s to C6s, linest Home Dunlops 58.-: Lo 02s, finest Canadians 55s to 565. Canjned Meats.—The demand continues strong and stocks are light. We quote compressed corned mutton in 61t> tins, best brands, 36s to 379, and 31s to 35s for qualities not so well known. Frozen Meats.—Since last report markets for beef; mutton and lamb have remained in a very sluggish condition. Supplies arc more than eKjjal to the consumption. Undemoted we give current prices :—MuttoW—Scotch 7d to 7Jd, English 6d to 6i, N.Z. prime 4d, N.Z. secondary 3Jd to 3jd, N.Z. inferior and ewes 3d, River Plate small 2jd to 3Jd, River Plate large 3d to 3{d. Beef-N.Z. hinds (nom.) 34d to SJd, N.Z. fores (nom.) 2Jd to 2|d, River Plate frozen hinds 2Jd to 3Jd, Hiver Plate frozen fores 2d to 2Jd, North American chilled hinds 3|d to 4Jd, North American chilled fores 2Jd to 2Jd. Lamb— N.Z. prime 4Jd to 4jd, N.Z. secondary 4Jd to 4}d.