COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 204, 2 October 1909, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright London, September 30. Wool—There is a strong American donmiul. New Zealand greasy and halfbred* brought the highest prices of series. The Titi dip sold at 12^1. Tin—Oil spot £139 17s Od, three months £l4l. Lead, £l3 2s (id. Silver, 33% d (?30%d). LIVE STOCK MARKETS. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At the Uaymarket on Saturday there was a large entry of pigs, with fair demand. \Yenners made l)s to 12s (id, stoves 13s to 17s, porkers 20s to 20g G<J, harness horse £4 12s (id.

Cattle.—At Urenui on Monday there was a large yarding of cattle, and practically everything was sold. Yearling heifers made 35s to 40s, yearling etcers 32s fid to 38* Gd, empty heifers £2 10s to £2 12s, springing heifers £4 12s 0d to £5 2s (id, springing cows £3 17fi Ud to £5 ss, store cows £2 3a to £2 17s Od, forward do. £3 7s to £3 lis Od, fat do. £4 IDs, forward heifers £3 lis, fat do. £.4 (is, 15 to JS-iuontliH steers £2 15s 2-year do. £3 us (Id. fat bullocks £5 15s to £7 17s (id. 1 also held, the same day. a clearing sale furniture aio stock-in-trade on account of Mr. M. Afackav, everything being sold at sat.*vaetorv prices. At Raliotu on Tueeday there was a lair varding, most lines being sold at the hammer. Yea flings made 22s to 30s, empty heifers £2 7s to £2 17s fid, 18 to 20-months steers £2 12s fid to £3, stoie cowe £1 10s to £2 15s, forward hcife.'s £3 Gs fid, springing heifers £3 10s to £5 os, bulls £3 15s to £4 ss.

At Stratford the same day I held my usual weekly sale of dairy stock. Springing heifers close up, good quality, made £4 10s to £7 15s, ordinary do. £3 17s Gd to £5, springing cows £4 10s to £7. At Stony River on Wednesday yearling heifers made 375, mixed yearlings 31 s fid to 41s, empty heifers £2 2s to £3 2s Od, 2-ycar steers £3 46 to £3 5s Gd, store cows '£2 17s fid to £3 Is. forward do. £3 8s to £4 Is, springing cows £3 10s to £9 10s, springing heifers £5 15s to £0 ss, small do. £3, bulls £2 5s to £4 75 'Gd.

At Waiwakaiho on Thursday there was a big yarding of stock and full attendance of buyers. Bidding was brisk for nearly all classes, and very few lines were passed in. Good 3-year springing heifers sold well, but small and poorconditioned were only salable at lovv prices. Mrs. Street's grade Holstein heifers met with good competition and made satisfactory prices. X quote: Yearling steers 39s Gd, -weaners 21s to 2fis fid, mixed yearlings 29s 6d to 40s Gd, 15monthe steers £2 4s GdJ empty heifers £2 14s fid to £2 19s, yearling Holstein heifers £3 ss, 18-months do. £4 10s, store cows £2 9s Gd to £2 19s, forward do. £3 Gs, fat do. £4 17s, springing cowis close up (good quality) £6 5s to £0 10s, ordinary do. £3 2s 6d to £5 15s, springing heifers £4 15s to £-6 10s, do. backward up to £4, 2-year steers £3 4s, bulls £1 18s to £4 17a Gd, fltooth to f.m. ewes and lainb6 15s 10d. hoggets 12s to 12s 3d.

VICKERS & STEVENS' REPORT. ' There was a good entry of cattle in our Inglewood yards on Wednesday. Good springers were in demand. Neailv everything was sold at the following prices:—Yearlings £1 5s to £1 12s fid. empty heifers £2 13s to £2 17s fid, old store cows £1 Is to £1 15s. good stores £2 5s to £3 2s. good springing heife/s £5 to £0 7s Gd, inferior do. £3 to £4 ss, springing cows £3 10s to £7 56. At Mr. Godfrey Smith's sale at Tarata on Mondav there was a good attendance. 01.1 cows made from £1 4s to £3 ss, good cows springing and in profit £4 to £7 17s (id, yearlings £1 Bis (id, and sundries' at fair prices.

AUCKLAND. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report:— At the Durham yards on Friday heavy draughts sold at from £25 to i' 37 10s, medium draughts £2O to £25, aged and worn sorts £l2 to £l7 10a, light harness horses and hacks £5 to £lB 10s ponies £8 10s to £7.

At Papakura yards on Wednesday we held a clearing sale of Air. («. D. Smith's live and dead stock. Cows sold at from 4gs to Isgs, heifers 3VL>gs to Ogs, yearling heifers Sgs to o'/.gK. bulls 3Vags to 18gs. Horses: Medium draughts £l7 10s to £34. foals £l3 to £ls 10s. Sheep; Ewes from 6s 3d to I4s. Steers, 2 to 3-yenr-olds. from £3 to £5 7s Gd; dairv cow#, £4 5s to £i) 12s Od.

On Thursday we held a special horse sale aC Papakura. Unbroken heavy draughts sold at from C 25 lo £34. medium do. £ls 15s to t!25 10s, hacks £5 to £ls, eobs and ponies £3 to £9 10s. broken'heavy draughts £24 to £3O medium do. £2O to £2O, hacks and ligh't harness horses £l2 to £2O, cobi £0 "5.J to £lB ss.

Cattle: At the Newmarket yards on Tuesday dairy cows sold at from £3 15s to £lO 10s, eniptv cows £2 2s to £3 4s, calves 15s to '.£2 Is. Oxen sold jp to 22s per 1001b and cows from 18s to 20s. Steers sold at from £5 15s to £fl 17fi fid, cows £3 10s to £7. Sheep: Sheep were yarded in usu?l numbers at Newmarket on Tuesday. Wethers sold at from 14s 0d to IDs. shorn do. 12s 9d to 13s Cd, ewes lis Od to 15s Od, hoggets 10e Gd to 14s, lambs 8s 3d to 14s 9d.

Pigs: Porkers £1 4s to £2 Is, weaners 4s fid to 12s. baconers £2 2s to £3 4s.

Hides: Market firm. "We quote: Extra stout ox 7(1 to 7-y,(l. stout, do. O'/.tl to 6%d, medium do. ,3%d to C'/„d, light do. s'/.d to 5%d; cows', best lines Ji'/od to ?ood s'/,d to 5%d, scored 5d to o'/hclj kips o'/jd to (id, stags' 3»/ s d to 4 '/»i. calfskins 6<{.d to 7d.- cut 3%d to 4 1 / a d. damaged hides 2%il to Sheepskins: Market firm. Best but. cliers' skins, large to Os, good lines os 5d to os Bd, medium 4s to 4s (Id, small 3s 3d to 3s (Id; country dry skins, largo to •is 4d, medium Bs'Od Jo 4s, small Is fid to 3s 9d.

Tallow: Market firm. Best mixed to 24s 6d, good 21s Gd to 235. inferior 17s Od to 10s od. rough fat J%d to I%J per lh.

Bones £4 17s Gd, cowlails Is Sd per dozen, horsehair Is 3d to Is 4y 3 d.

ADDIXGTOST. At Addington on Wednesday there were fairly large entries of stock and a good attendance. Medium to good wethors made 14s to 14s od. extra to 15s Gd. small 12s Od to 13s Gd, ewe hogget* 13s to 15s, wethpr hoggets lis to 12s. smaller 9s 0d to 10s Gd. culls 7s. mixed sexes (good) lis to 12s. crossbred, ewes of mixed ages with lambs Bs, aged sorts 5s Gd to 7s Gd all 1 counted. |

There was an entry of 100 fat lambs mostly of nice quality. There was an all-round advance in prices. Best lambs Ills to IDs (Id, smaller 13s 3d to 15s lid. On the average heavy sheen were Is, and lighter Is Gd per hiad lower. Extra prime wethers to 235, prime 18s to 22s l"i' ''"hter .15e to 17s od; prime ewes 17s to 21« Od, others 14s (o Ids; hoggets 3s 0d to 20s 3d. prime merino wethers 16s to 10s Od, others 13s Od to 15s. The yarding of fat cattle totalled 231. Prices showed a weaker tendencv. Stores made £7 5s to £ll 12s 6d heifers £5 17s 6d to £lO, cows £5 to f .t.B 7s (id—equal to 20s Od to 22s Od or prime., 18s 8d to 20s for medium, and r COw a,l( ' inferior beef "er 10011). 1 c »lv<*s sold at 4s Od to 545. I'li"re was a fairly large entry of stoi c cuttle, including consignments from , Yearlings 38s 6d. 15 to 18ino" li, 35s to 30s, 2-year steers £3 to U I.)s, 2-year heifers £3 to £3 7« (id, 2%-vear steers £4 17s fid, 3-vcar steers * «• 3-year heifers £4' 18s dry cows 15s to £3 18s, Southland cattle made fo r yearlings 38s Gd. 15 to 18months £2 4s fid to £2 9s, 2%-ycar steers £4 7s Od, 2'/4-year heifers* £3 8s Od. 3-vcar steers £4 17s Od. en o ir ' V c 501,1 Wl '" at fr °M £3 to t!) 2s Od.

There "was a fair entry of pigs. Chop' pers sold up to 755, heavy wcaners Sss to Oos, lighter 47s Od to S4s—equal to 4/id to ad per lb. large porkers Sgs to 44s lighter 34s to 88s-equal to 5d to a/«(I per lb; large stores SOs to 30s Od, medium 22s to 20s. small 18s to 21i wcaners 15s to 18s Od.