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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8021, 6 January 1906, Page 3

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LONDON REPORT. Received 5, 9.35 p.m. London, January 5. Coin £27,421,000; reserve £17,849,000; proportion of resnrve to liabilities 29.87; circulation £29,350,000; public deposits £9,560,000; other deposits £50,106,000; government securities £17,389,000; other securities £42,396,000.

Thre:- months' bills 3s; consols 89}; N.S. Wales four per cent 106}; three halves 991; threes 871. Victorian fours 101}; three halves 99; threes 87. South Australian three halves 991; threes 865. Queensland fours 104$; three halves 99; threes 86}. N.Z. fours 106-J, three halves 985; threes 871. Tasmanian three halves 98{, threes 88 ; Wcstralian three halves 97}; threes 86. Copper, spot 795, three months 791. Tin, spot 163}. Lead, 17j. Iron, 54s 7d. Sugar is steady, German 8s 2d, first marks 10s Id. Bradford wool is brisker ; common sixties 241, super 25}. At the Antwerp wool sales on the 9th and 10th, 5075 Argentines will be offered. Wheat: The market is quiet and practically unchanged, cargoes being neglected until to-dav, when a couple sold at 32s and 31s 10ld. Australian spot 355, nominal; New Zealand, unchanged, being practically exhausted. Flour is inactive; patents, London 21s to 21s 3d, Glasgow 21s 6d In 255. Butter is very firm, Colonials being unchanged. Secondaries 110s to 112s, all arrivals clearing as soon as landed, Danish 126s to 128s. MR NEWTON KTNG'S WF.EKLV AUCTION REPORT.

Owing to the holidays very little business was transacted last week. At the haymarket on Saturday small pigs made 8s to 15s (id, good stores 20s. Several horses were sold at from £4 to £7 10s. The. racing mare 'Marvia' realised £l6.

At the mart, ducks, Is 6d to Is 9d; fowls Is; potatoes Id to lid. Fruit.—The following prices were realised at late sales:— Oranges 16s, lemons 2s to ss, plums 3s to Bs, grapes Is 3d to Is 9d, pears 3s, peaches Is fill to Bs, tomatoes 4s to Bs, kumeras lid.

Cattle. —At Waiwakaiho on Tuesday I held my opening sale of the year. There was a fair yarding, but probably owing to the holidays only a small attendance. Bidding was quiet, but most lines were quitted cither at the hammer or privately. Yearlings made 25s to 295. 2j-year to 3-ycar steers £3 10s, 4-year bullocks £4 lis, 12 to 18-moiitlis heifers 25s to 325, 2year do. I"' 7s, store cows 35s to 375,

i-mvi aucl calves £2 4s (id, bulls £2 Is to £4.

At Stony River on Wednesday there was a good muster of stock and average attendance. Bidding for young cattle was quiet, but big steers met with more enquiry, and all sold at fair prices. Yearlings made 18s Gd to 23s fid, 15 to 18-moiiths steers 33s lid to 355, 2-year do. £2 ss, weaners 1 Is, store cows 30s to 475, fat do. £3 10s to £ 1 ss, 2i to 8-year steers £3 2s, 4-year bullocks £4 7s.

BEWLEY AM) GRIFFITHS' WEEKLY REPORT.

A light entry of poultry met with a good demand at the following rates:— Hens Is 3d to Is fid, cockerels '.ld to Is Bd, ducks Is (id to Is Sid. Furniture, etc., sold in favour of buyers. Fruit. —Bananas 2d, strawberries (id to 7d, plums 2s (id to 4s, peaches 5s lid, apricots (is.

LONDON MARKET REPORT,

Bewley and Griffiths, dairy produce exporters, New Plymouth, are in receipt of the following market report from their London principals, Messrs Mills and Sparrow, dated 17th November, ISIOS : Butter. Finest butters continue scarce, and market is strong. Danish.—Although the market is firm, buyers are operating with great caution; the number of dairies now coming which can be classed as' choice' are few.

French.—The demand lias been running on salt baskets, and an advance of 2s has been made all round. Unsalted and rolls remain the same as last advised. Australian.—Condition of butter ex

s.s. India was exceptionally good. Many of the Victorian brands opened above the average, the general run of quality being line. On the other hand, several brands from New South Wales were not clean in flavour. Choicest sold well at full rates. Secondary wants pushing. Russian. —It is practically impossible to get reliable information on account of the unsettled stale of the country. This state of things makes it dillicult for both buyer and, seller. One of these days quite a quantity will come along, but when, no one ean say. Cheese.—Colored in good demand at an advance over last week. White remains firm, bul urn-hanged.

Ijl-OTATIOSS. Danish, 123s 124s 1255, 112: French, salted, l»8s, 100s 101s 110: " unsalted, 107s Ills. Russian, finest, 104s, 106s j Kussia uood to fims'.'Ks, 102; Irish, creamer, 112s 114s 11"; factory, UK) 101s; Canadian, finest, salted, 105 lU8s; Canadian, unsalted, 108 ; Canadian, good to fine, y«s, 102s; Canadian dairies, 88s, !lOs, !)ts; Victorian, finest, litis, 112s, 111; Victorian, nnsaltcd 112s, Ills ; Victorian, fcood to fine, 102sl01s, 10Ss;>\ S. Wales, finest, j 108 a, 110s, 112s; K. S. Wales, uu-i

salted, 112s, 114s;N. S. Wales,.good to line, 98s, 102s, 104s. lOfis; Arge.iitine, choice salted, 110s, 112s; Argentine, unsalted, 112s, 11 Is. Cheese.—Canadian, finest white and colored, 575, 58, 595; Canadian, extra fancy colored, 59s 60s. V ICKERS AND STEVENS' KEPOUT. Vickers and Stevens report that there was a fair entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday, and prices all round showed a decided improvement. Good weiiners made 15s; yearlings to 15-months, f'l 2s 6d to £'l 12s; 20-months to 2-year steers, £2-to £2 Is; store cows, £1 os to £2 10s; springers £3 os to £5. DUNEDIN CHAIN BEPOKT. per rnrcss ASSOCIATION. Di'xkmn, January 4. Whcrt.—Really prime milling is in fair demand, and samples are readily sold ; .medium, however, is not wanted, and fowl feed is scarce. Prime milling, 3s 5d to 3 S 7d; medium to good, 3s 3s to 3s 4d ; best whole fowl feed 3s Id to 3s 2d; broken 2s lOd to 3s, sacks extra. Oats.—Owing to t uc holidays, practically nothing »"s been doing, hut there is every indication of a good demand. Prime milling 2s 2d to 2s 3d, good to best 2s 2d; medium to good Is lid to 2s; sacks extra.

AUCKLAND CATTLE MARKET. PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, January 4i At Bcniucra, dairy and store cattle were dull of sale. Beef was in full supply. Wethers sold to 225. Cows from £6 10s to £lO 10s. Sheep pens were well filled, best wethers fetching 25s 3d. Ewes went up to 18s. Lambs to 17s. Pigs were scarce and in keen demand.