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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 154, 20 June 1908, Page 6

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HANK 111' K.M.IAM) IM.TUIXS. j I IBy Cable.—Picks Association. - Copy- I right.) Received June t'J. 8.22 p.m. June J!j. 1 lie Bank of Kngland return- lor tin' week rtidiug Wednesday la-t are:—(iold coin, tJi.2lll.iMMh rr-eivc, £28.527,1100; pi'ojHtrtion of ir-erve to liabilities, 51.1Ni; note ein-nl.ition, .t28.7S7 3 ()l)il; publie deposit.-, ci.777.iKiD; other deposits, Ctii.lKl2.Uoo; liovermncnl securities, t'l j.OiJ.IHMI; oilli'l* ,-ecuriiics, r2'.»,!i7y,wu. ilU.\K\ MAIiKIX Tlh l IVillik rate of di-cnunt is 2' - per cent.; bills ill lxunlon, 1% per rent. Hie l'aris rate i, 1; 4 pel cent., aud lierlin 3'/4 per cent. <•<IYKHX.MK.NT SK( 1 l; 11 IKS. t iiiwils. L'B" 12> (id: South Australia 3'/i per «nt>. OKI HI-. :i per cents. XHti IDs; other stocks unchanged. UIMXIX .MACKKTS.

WHieat.—Heavy rains ami Hoods in the American chiet winter crop areas have caused a revival of the markets, but lietter crop news from the southeast of Kurope checks the upward move ment. The future course of the market is largely dependent upon crop repotLs. Cargoes are (juiet and firmly held; J-. 6d is asked for New South W ales March shipment: nothing offering for shipment; :«is has lieen paid for a June steamer parcel. There is a fair deimin ! fo.- Australian spot at :Ws lid and Hits Ud

Flour.—The market is slow and easier. Australian is offering in l/uidou at 25s (id and 26s tkl, and at fila.-gow 27s 3d. Butter.—Butter is very lirm. Danish is 114s to lifts. Colonial is well cleared; choicest Australian brings 102s to lOtis; a few lots were sold for )D2s.

Copper—Spot. CSB 2s (Id. Tin —Spot £127, three mouths £l2B ss. Lead, £l2 12s (id. Speller, £lO. Iron, 51s 3d. Sugar—The market is steady, tierman lis 2d, first marks 12s Kid. Wool—At tlie Bradford wool market there is slightly better inquiry, especially lor erossbreds. Quotations: Forties lOd, forty-sixes Is, common sixties 21 %d, super 22Vid. DON DON" MAUKKTS. London, June 18. Silver,-2s 5 l-16d. Copper—On the spot £SB 3s 9d, three months £SB 15s. Tin —On the spot £127 10«, three months £l2B 2s fid. The American visible supply of wheat U 2.088.f*K) bushels. XKWTON K IXC'S UK PORT. At the Haymnrket on Saturday only a few pigs came forward, slips making (is (id to 8s lid. small store- 1 Is to pis (id: springing cows C 5 17-(id to Oi UK At the mart there wa- a -mall entry Of poultry. Hens made Is to Is 5.1 cockerels Is Bd. ducks 2- 4d to 2s SI. sundries made ordinary rates. On Tuesday I held a clearing sail' of furniture on account of .Mr. A. (loldwater. when there was a lair attend a nee and satisiaetory prices were realised.

Fruit.—During the week o'Mnjfes made B*. pears 7> 'id. dessert apple* JOs to 12* 6d.

At Douglas «n Monday cattle came forward in adverti-ed numbers, but bidding was (pliet. Heifer calve- made 14*. steer do. 21 s. 18-month* to 2-year steers £i lis (id. store cow* 20* 6d to 11*. 2 to 2 ! /*r*year heifer- in calf C2 17* 6«l. bull C-i. jJambs 5s 6d to 7" Od. At Stratford on Tne-day bidding was quiet fur mo*t line*, and price- were without alteration, Calve- made 7s. 18-month* **eer" 2!K Od to 335. to 3 5 1»vear bulh«k** €3 ISs lid, 12- to ISmnnihi heifers 21* to 33s lid. springing heifers C 3 UK to C 4. *tore cows .CI to C2 2-, forward do. C 3.

At 'Slahoe on Wednesday I held a clearing sale on account of Mr. K. I>. Bate-. There was a fair attendauce, hut the absence of calving dates and most of the cow* appearing to be late culver* militated against high price* beiug obtained. Spring culvers maue C 4 5s to €5, late and doubtful do 42i (id to C 3 ss, old do £1 to 25*. weaners lis, IS-ntouth* to 2-year heifers 30s to 40s, t breeding sows £l 10s t«> 52s Ud. sow and litter C 5 12s Ud, boar 22s Od, store pigs 10s to 21s. Sundries and cans sold well. YICKERS & STEVEXS' REPORT. Messrs. Vickers & Stevens report that tiiere was a fair entry of cattle in their Inglewood \ard* on Wednesday, and it fair demand, especially for good calves. Calves made fniui lis Ud to CI 3s 0(1. empty heifers CI 5s to Cl Bs. 20-month steers C2 4s Ud, store cows Cl 10s to C2 14s Od, spring calvers to X.'l 17s Ud, frpriugers -13 10s to JC6 7« Od. jexkixs. matthkws & ncorrs REPORT. We had a fair yarding of cattle at Vienui on Monday. Bidding dragged a good deal, but nearly every line changed hands either at the hammer or privately. We quote: KM. ewes 0s 3d to 10s, calves lis to 15s, yearling Jersey heifers 27s 6d, 18-month heifers 25* to 265, ditto steers 555. store cows 50» t-o 58s, springing heifers 45s to 6d, ditto cows up to 90s, 3-year steer* 63s to 955. AUCKLAND SHAREMARKET. Special to News.) Auckland. Last Night. Messrs. Eliott and Waller (R. Woodbouse. local agent) report sale* at last call:—May Queen 2s 10d. Southern ! ijueen 4'Ad. Consolidated Coldfield* Us 9d. L'oMeu Pah 4'i.d. sd. Hauraki Freei hold 3d, Hauraki 2s (»d. Tangiaro Is Od. Is Hd, Crown 6* Id, 6s 3d. Phoenix Tairua Broken Hill 3s Tairun fJolden Hill 3s 3d. 3*. Tainia Triumph Is 4d. Talisman 465. 45s Od. Waihi (irand ■lunrtian .Tts Od. Buyer*—Sylvia Is 4d. Waihi CO 2*, New Zealand Insurance 75*. Auckland Cas Cl 5 7* fid. AITKLAM) MARKET. The New Zealand l»au and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd.. report:---flors«»s_At the Durham yards on Friday hor-e* were varded in mil number*. Heavy draught* *ol»i at from C2O In* to C 42: medium do.. I**2o \u C 32 lOs: hack- and light barne** hor*e*. CS Kn to C 25. At I'ukekohe on Wedne-dav I here

U.i- all cveptionallv iini-t«>r of rattle for (hp sraSnn of thn year. ani'j with .veption of dairy catlle. nliich uitli a good market. "flier clas-es wcr t > hard In igiiit. Dairy cows -old at

from c:i 17s fill to CS: heifers. CI II to V 7: eiiiptv cws. x - 2 .->s in c;j 7, i;,| grown -tccr-. CI 10s 10 to 12* lid: Iw to three-year-old -ie.-r-. C2 111, t■> U 15,; yearlings. CI I.ls jo C2 S-: calve 15- to CI rU'cf -old at N'ewmarki 1 rales. Cattle.-At tlie Newmarket yards o: Tue-dar there was nil average iniistc 1 of dairy and -tore -tock and a full -up ply of Iwcf. Dairy cms ,o|.| at fro; C! K's t.. l'S: do., l.eii.t-. >::: ■ ' •;« l»-: . ||||>U C2 '2- 1., •;:( T c.lhv-. 17- .» ft lieif -old i!ll't'l a -te.oly coiutn'l it ion and iiiipiuwd 01 la-t Week'- rate-. o\en -elliiiL' to per 1 ■mill, and cow- al 17- to 20s pel HKilk -ol,', at from it. 10- to til) 2- 1*1: n»vs. c:t in- lo L'S. Sheep were peniie.l ill full number- at Newmarket on Tue-day and -old al ad valued rale-, wethers leali-ing from l:!s !M to tl 2s till: ewes. 11l- to IS-: hoggets. 12s to 17- :!d for well-fatted, other -ort- ."is al to Ss fid. A draft of eues and wether- from the Karaka 1 «in-I Company. I/td.. Ururv. averaged 111-. |>i^---Porker-. IS. (id I 17-: weaner-. l»s to 12- (id: liaconer-. '22 I- to t:l lUs. Hide-. -Market lirm tor all well il.iyed oX. cow-' ea-ier. W'c <|Uole - f-'.Mra -tout o\. 7.1 to 7' '■'!: -:..ul do.. li'',d to li-'.d: mcdiuni do.. d I" fid: licl.! do- "id to .v;.d: cow-'. lie-< lines Id to t' * ( d. e"o,l :l",d to -cored :'..i to 'd: kip-. lo I'V': calf-Kin-. 2 I -tag-', -"'.d to '[d. >ilieeji-kiii-.- •Market line. IV,< 1c tihcr-' skin=. Is !>d to 2-: good. Is -1.1

to Is till; small, Is to Is 2d. tallow.--Market linn, Host mixi'd. to 22s !lil: g,M>d. 2lls lid tn 21s (ill: interior, 1.3s to 17s lid; loii.'li 1-.:t. U/,d to l 1 A1)])IN(;TI>N SLOCK MAKKJ-X At 'uii WVdne-day [he en11UV-. o\l-('l,L lit tat eaule, were smaller 1 liaii o] late. ami tlu*r*» was a more limited attendance. Store sheep showed lit) ehunge. Jainlv-! wcic very Jinn, fh-ef was in fair denund. ,-oid we'!. I Tin- yarding 0 f sloiv I and roUsi-U'd ni im-ipally of iambs ;nitl wether*. iin-iudi'd iii the entry were a ! leu IoU of XtdM>u -.lmtji. the balance nt a number brought into Canterbury I "oiim* week.-i lor forward lamb> ilt!(i wttliers late raws were maintained, though ij, ( . demand was not active. A lino of \\ethers, well forward, made Itis 4d. others ] [* (id to baekward suits It's to 1U Od, forward lamb> !)s lid to H's (id. limner 7s »;d to !).s. A lint? of small iMoolh half-bred uwi's made lis 0.1. 'there was a yarding of fat land* than I'm- .-rveral week- past, an 1 the quality Has very mixed, only a small proportion being well grown and prime Bidding was lairly brisk and prices were rather tinner, nearly all the lots going for export. Tegs made 17s I'd to 18s llld, ordinary weights 13s to lis, light , and inferior stud lots lis to 12s (id.

The entry of fat sheep was not sn large as of late, and there was a better proportion of wethers. Tile bulk of Hie yarding was aged eivcs and light wcl.liers. (<nii[H'titioii was lairly keen, the export buyers operating in both wetlier* and ewes, but being generally outbid by the butchers. Prices lii'ineil about Is per head. The range of pric"s was:--Prime wethers l.Ss lid to 22s Jil, a fi w extra prime to 2-is, lighter l is Sd to ISs; prime ewes I.">s fid to 18s lid, medium I.'!-, to Ms. light and aged !l* lo 12s (lii: prime merino wethers l:is to 15s. The yarding of tat cattle totalled Xifi (lead, a fair proportion of prime handy weights. There was a fair demand after prices had lieen estabMshed, and passedin lots at the opening of the sale were i afterwards sold. Prime beef made. 22s (Id to 2.")5, medium 211s to 22s (Id. tow and inferior 17s to Ids (id per KlOlb. Steers £(> to £ll ss, extra to £11); heifers £4 17s lid to £8 17s Ud, extra to £lO as; cows, £4 10s to £7 15s.

The yarding of pigs was increased by a line of 03 from the Chatham*, of which about 30 wore fat. The local supplies l>eing small there was a good demand for all classes, and prices were verj firm. Chatham Island fats made 50s to 60s, stores 20s to 40s, choppers £3 10s to £5. heavy baroners 60s to 725, lighter 48s to 58s, equal to 5%d per 11).; heavy porkers, 38« to 4Gs, and lighter 32s to 365, equal to 6d per lb. The stores were small, and made 14s to 20s, weaners 10s to 12s (id. BURXSIDE STOCK MARKET. At Burnside on Wednesday 2740 fat sheep were yarded, including several pens of prime quality. The sale draped throughout, and value* were easier than last week. Best wethers Ills to :Ms. extra 22* Od to 23s medium 17* to 18s. interior 12* to 14* 9dj best ewes 14s to 15s od. medium 10s to 13s, interior 5s to 8s 6d. Fat Lambs.—lo43 yarded. Prices were not quite so good as last week. A few good pens were passed at His (id, best I4s to 16s. medium 12s to !3s, inferior !)s to 11*. Pigs—About H'O yarded. I'riees were much the same {is last week. Sucker* Ks t<» 1)*. slips 12s to 16s. >lori's IS* to 23*. 6d, porker* 35s to i!2. C2 IPs to C 3. choppers up to l>7*.

Fat r-mie.- 222 yarded. Prime cattle showed improvement on last Week' quotation*, but medium lightweights and cows and heifers were hard to sell. F.xtra bul'oi-k- CIO 17* Od. be*t from CO to eIH ss. medium CS lis to CO. heifer* from Cl to C 5 10*, others trom C 3 UK WANCA.WI STOCK MAHKKT. Dalgety & Co., Ltd., report Stock came forward in excess of advertised entrie*. 3500 sheep and 250 c.-'ttlc being yarded. The sheen consisted mostly of store wctheV*, for -which there wi\-\ a very slack demand. A nice line of specially advert i*eil 2-tooth wethers mad' 14s. The bulk of the cattle entry was cleared at current rates. Store 4-looth ers 14*. f.m. ewes Bs, inferior lambs ss: fat cows .115 Is. low-conditioned 3 , /.-year steers ,C 3 to £3 5s 6d, 2-vear steers s(ls to 52s Od. yearling heifers 255, mixed weaner* 14s fid, small weaners 7s od, store cows 30s to 40s. MAKTKRTOX STOCK MARKIiT. DalgctyX Co., Ud., report: Kntrie* did not come forward up to ndverlisd numbers, the yarding being principally ewes in lamb and wethers. There was a fair attendance of the public, i ut bid - din'j; was not brisk, although we man aned to dispose of the bulk of our enta lopm fit satisfactory prices. Only a few Dens of cattle were yarded. Two tooth wethers 12s 'to 13s Id. tat. ewe* Vis to 12s 7d. forward ewes 0s Od. small •2-tooth wethers lis lOd, cull lambs 4s (id to 5* lid, «ound-raouth ewes in lamb 0« 7<l. ewes in Limb 0s 1d to 12s od. springing heifers £5.