COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 251, 29 November 1909, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. Labie—Press Association—Uopyngli Lundun, Aovcinuui iu. Wlieitt—The markets are (|U)et, out the tone is eleadier. Despite tile continuea lleti v % y sliipmenU auyot's are '.veil held; iJSs Ua is asked and iibs 3d bid lor Adelaide December wheat; SBs 3d is asked ior Januarj'-Februarj sliipuient, 3Ss ior the iebruaiy-ilarch, aud Ms till for steamer parcels ol the DecemberJanuary wheat. There is a uniall demand lor Australian on spot at 43s Gd. flour is dull. Australian on spoi is quoted at 31s. Oats—Outs are quiet. The La Plata January-February shipment is quoted at 14s 4d.

Butter—Colonial butter is selling steadily at about. Is decline owing to the reduction of Danish lo 1211s, Argentine to 114s and llos, unsalted to mis and 117s. Importers are well saliiiiied with the quality of the new colonials, 'Which, are considered generally superior to last year's shipments. Copper—£s9 lis 3d on spot; three months £62 6s.

Tin—On spot £142 ss, three months £144 Ss.

Lead, £l3 2s 6d. Iron, 51s. Sugar—German 12s 7d, first* marks 14s 7d.

Wqol—Bradford wool is lirm. On spot forty-sixes are quoted at follies 13% d, future sixty-fours 20%u, tummou sixties 24% d ,super 25% d. At the London sale., the Clear clip realised la'/ad and lid.

There is a strong market, with a keen general competition. An excellent selection of merino lias been offered.

Rabbit skins—There is a very strong market, all furriers' sorts making 30 to 40 per cent, advance. Cutlers' skins are about a penny dearer. Kauri gum—At the sales 509 tons were offered, and 120 sold at extreme pricc6.

HAWERA STOCK MARKET

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:— On Saturday, 20th insL, our usual monthly horse fair was held at Tattersail's, llawera. About 80 horses i.inie forward, but the entry contained very few good sorts'. Unbroken hackneys flu-ought from !"l 15s to 110; Imlidrauglits .US to UI-i Ids; broken hacks ■CO His to £l3 l.'is; harness horses ,C 9 5s to 1:18; ponies £3 10s to .US 10s; weeds up to .to.

At Kakaraiuea on the 22nd iust. we had a good entry of cattle, the whole of which found buyers, prices being equal to late quotations, forward Innlocks brought .to 0s; fat cows £4 lfo to .to; fresh cows .t3 9s to .t3 17s Oil; stores £.2 12s' to .t2 18s; cows and calves t£3 3s to £3 12; bulls £3 10s to. ■to 2s Od; springing cows £5 10s to tO; springing heifers ;t4 lOs to £5 is Od; 20-month empty heifers £2 12s Od to £2 13s Od; 15-month steels £2 -Is; 15-month helfeiy £2 3s; yearling steers £1 7s Od to £1 15s; yearling heifers £1 lie to £1 15aj wcaners (good).. 10s to ISs; fat hoggets (good) lis Id to 15s Sd; aged ewes and In nibs 12 s on; milk cart horses £)|j Itts to £1!) Ills; spring carters £.ll to £ls 10s; aged hackneys £3 7s Od to £O.

At Eltliam on the 23rd inst, there was a, good attendance and the yards were well filled with cattle of a useful class, almost the whole of which found buyers, prices being about equal to late quotations. Fat cows brought £4 10s to £4 18s; forward £3 0s to £3' 18s; store cows £2 13s to £3 Os (id; cows and calves £3 to £3 9s; 3'/,-year bullocks_ £4 Gs to £5 lis; "bulla £3 7s Gd to £0 10s; springing cows £5 5e to £0 10s; springing heifers £4 12s Gd to £5 15s; 15-month steers £2 8s Od; 20-month bulls xi lOs to £3 15s; 2-vear empty heifers £.l 4s Id to £3 8s; 20-month heifers £2 Us to £2 10s; yearling heifers £1 13s »o £1 18s.

At iliuvei'a ou lUc 2Gth iust. wo (hud if lull yarding aud. <i successful sale. Ihere was & lair attendance o| buyers mill a good demand, practically everything changing haiulri at prices slightly in favor of vendor* Kat cows (good*) £5 3s to £3 14s tid; lighter weights .JW Us to .C 5; fat dieifcra X 3 5s (id to £3 lbs; 3%-year steers 3s; lorwiiru cows JJ3 Us to i'-3 18&' Gd: store cows MBs to £2 ltfc; bulls, £3 10s to £5 7.s ikl; 2-year steers £3 4s Od; 20-month empty heifers £2 12s to £2 17s; 2-year heifers *£3 3s to £3 lis; springing cows £4 IDs to £0 ll)»'; springing heifers £rl 2s Ud to £o; late do. £3 Ifts to £3 17s Od; 15-wontli heifers £1 IDs to £2 Is lid; 13-month steers £2 to ;£2 2s Ud; yearling steers £1 14s Gd; mixed yearlings £1 Us to £1 13a; weaner pigs 10s (id; cull hoggets' Gs Cd.