Commercial.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 791, 6 April 1905, Page 3

Commercial.

+ i ADDING TON MARKETS. 1 CHRISTCHrRCH, April !> There was a good attendance at ' Addington to-day. the presence of i 1 buyers from tile West Coast and 1 111! j Amuri district being responsible fcr J most of the business done. There >' was, however, no improvement on I prices recently realised. ' Fat cattle.—An entry of 178, of varied quality. The sale was irregular, but prices on the whole averaged slightly t letter than last week. J iThere was no improvement in valuis, . which remained at 15s to 20s per , 1001b for inferior to good beef. A P few prime steers realised 21s to I, 225, steers £6 10s to £lO ss, heifers ' £5 10s to £6 12s 6d, cows £5 to f £7 10s. ; Store cattle.—Recent prices in some |' cases were maintained-. Calves 15s to 255, yearlings 25s to 355, 15 to V 18 months 35s to 455, two year I] steers 60a to 755, two year heifers 55s to 655, throe year steers £4 10s to £5 ■ ss, dry cows 25s to 655. ! Dairy cows were in good demand ! for fresh milkers, but other sorts 1 were neglected. Dairy qows fetched 1 £5 10s to £9 17s («1, inferior sorts , 30s to £4. Fat sheep.—There was a good en- , try, and wethers and mutton ewes realised recent values, whilst for aged ewes Into prices were barely maintained. Prices curreht were : Prime to extra wethers 23s to 275, others 20s 9d to 22s lOd, prime j heavy ewes 21s -to 22s Qd, good 19s to 20s ftd, medium 17s to 18s 6d, aged 14s to 16s. I'"at lambs.—There was a large entry and a good demand for prime classes, but inferior sorts were weaker. Prices ranged :—Tegs from 19s to 21s, lamb weights 17s 6d to 18s 9dothers 15s to 17s. Of store sjie?p and lambs there was a :targe entry at very full prices. ' Lambs were firm and ewes sold irregularly, good sorts fetching last week's prices : inferior classes a. shade easier. Prices current ers 17s ltd to 21s :Xl, ewes (twotooth) 18s 3d to 20s, sound mouthed 17s Id, mixed two-tooth 18s sd, ' lambs 12s 6d, shorn to lfis (id. merino ewes (full-mouthed) 7s 2d to 10s Id.

Id. Fat pigs.—A moderate entry, but stores were present in laige numbers, including a consignment from Chatham islands. There was a good demand for baconeis and porkers, Use former selling u t 13s to sfis (erinal to 1 id per lb) for regular weights, and Hid to I<l for heavy weights. I'uliCurs fetched , 21s Gd to 395, stores (large) 27s to 33s medium 17s t„ 21s, small lus to Ids. weaners Gs to 10s. 11l UXSIDE STOCK MAHKKT. Dl -NEDI.V, April S. X'at quttle.—l.»l were, yarded, rajig ing from medium to good, wilh a few pens of prime. The demand was I brisk, but prices were about on a Par «'i-th last week, llcst hullr.cks £7 i s Gd to £9 15s, good to best £8 to £9 .">s, light £(; i> N (id („ £7 l">s, l)est heifers £7 ills to £8 2s Gd, medium £.l to £G 10s. .Fat sheep.—loßo were penned, about two thirds being crossbred wothers. The pens of ewes were only medium. The sale opened at last week's rates, but a slight slackening was perceptible towards the closo. Best crossbred ■wethers32s 9d to 21s 6d, four pens extra heavy 2(Ss (id, medium to good 18s 6d to 22s Gd, best ewes 18s 9d to 225, light and aged 14s to 17s (id. Lambs.—Glß were penned, the demand being fairly good. Best lambs lGs 6d to 18s, one pen extra good 19s, good l-.-.s 3d to lCs, others 13s to 14s 9d. Pigs.—l4o were yarded. Small' pigs were in large supply, and were almost unsaleable, but the lew liacon pigs forward and choppers' met with good in((Su; ry. Suckers- 5s to 9s Slips 10s to I.ls, stores His to 20s, porkers 21s to 2S)sj baconers 33s to 10s, heavy baconeis -lis to 18s, choppers up to D3s. IK XKDIX (J RA IN' MARKET. DI'XEDIX, April 3. Wheat. —A considerable quantity ol prime milling is Ijeing put on the market, but millers being well suj>plied are not disposed 1o increase stocks at the prices asked. Prima milling is i!s 3d to 3s Id, extra choice a penny more, medium to good nominally 3s Id to 3s 3d, whole fowl wheat 2s Ild to 3f> Gd, broken 2s 8d to 2s lOd, sacks extra. Oats.—There is a fair demand, but the market continues bare o:t either feed or milling. All oilers arc readily placed at prices in. advance 6t last week; X'riine tuiUing Su.y, •

erlands Is OJ io Is OJO, good tc best bright short feed 3s TJd to li BJd, medium Is 5d to Is GA»I, o: store, sacks extra. Barley.—A moderate demand exists jfor bright samples, Imt others rc;ceive scant attention Prime milling »!b 6d to 4s 3d, medium nominally 2s 9d to 3s 3d, feed and milling 2s to 2s Od. HOME MARKETS. LONDON, April 4. Tiu.—Spot, £139 :15s. Copper spot, £67 15s ; three months, £67 16b 3d. Supplies 21,117 tons, deliveries 21,407, stocks 16,745, adI vised 1050. I Silver.—2s l-Jd. | Tallow.—Stock 9308 casks, imports 6605, deliveries 5515. | Tola 1 wheat and floor afloat, for the United Kingdom is 1,105,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,]665,000, Atlantic shipments 30,000 quarters. Sh&rcs unchanged. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. SYDNEY, April 5. Wheat.—Chick 2s &d to as Id, milling 3s 3d to 3s 3Jd, Flour £8 ss, Jlanitoban £l3 15s. i | Oats.—Tasmanian 2s to 2s 1 4d, Algerian 2s to 2s 3d. | Barley.—Cape 2s 7d to 2s lOd. Maize, 2s 7d to 2s Bd, ptas 4s ;M V bran 9d, pollard Is, potatoes, circubutter 9d to lOd, bacon (x! to Bd. The above quotations are those ruling between merchant and retailer, and do not represent slightly lower values obtained by recognised brokers,: i MELBOURNE, April 5. Wheat, 3s 3d to 3s 4d, flour £7 15s to £8 4s, oats, feeding Is 7d to Is Bd, milling Is lid ; bran lOd, pollard lid, potatoes £5 to £5 15s, onions £9 10s to £lO.

ADELAIDE, April 5. Wheat 3s 2d to 3s 4d, flour £8 ; bran Is, pollard Is OJd, oats, Algerian Is lid to 2s, whiti; 2s 2d to 2s 4d.