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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 333, 8 March 1910, Page 2

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HIGH COMMISSIONED «ABLE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellngton, Monday. The following cablegram has ween recived from the High Commissioner in .ondon, dated March 5: — Better demand for mutton; stocks in land are light and firmly held in lew lands; average price Canterbury mut;on, 4d; North Island, 3 7-Bd. Lamb market very firm, and there s great competition to secure the modirate supplies going forward; prospects •ather more encouraging; Canterbury iveraging 5y 2 d lb, cither anib 5d lb. The beef market is quiet, but Arm; i buyers making forward purchases a+ present rates; supply smau, nui •constant; New Zealand beef ; m.-uiquan.-rs }y 2 d, forequavters 3y 4 d. The butter market is very firm *nd there is brisk demand, buyers waning for supplies; average price choicest New Zealand butter 123s ,Augu'n,u.in and Argentine 121s, Siberian ÜBs, Danish 130s. The cheese market is quiet, with a tendency in favour of buyers; New Zealand best white cheese averaging 59s j (3d and coloured 58s (id. The hemp market remains depressed. | Prices on spot: New, Zealand good fair £2.5 per ton, fair £24, Manila fair current £25, forward shipment good fair £24 Lis, fair £23 15s. The Manila output for the week was 19,000 bales. AUCKLAND STUCK MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Lad., report: — At the Durham yards on Friday heavy draughts sold at from £25 to £3O; medium do. £lB to £24; light harness horses and hacks, £8 10s to .£10; ponies, £2 10s to £6. At the Papakura yards on Tuesday dairy cows, close to profit, sold at from £o*to £8 ss; heifers. £4 to £6 17s 6d; other sorts, £3 10s to £4 12s (id; empty cows, £2 Is to £3 3s; two to , three-vear-old steers, £3 12s to £4 17s; 18-month steers, £2 3s to £3 10s; yearling, £2 to £2 0s; good calves, mixed, £.f 7s to £1 12s, others, 10s to £1 2s; bulls, £2 10s to £C. Sheep were yarded in average numbers at Westfield on Thursday. Wethers sold at from 12s fld to 17s 0d; ewes, 9s Sa lo los 0d; hoggets, !)s to 13s. Lambs 'were in full supply, selling at from 9= 9d__to 13s for well fatted and 7s 3d to SVOdlor others. Pigs: Porkers sold at 15s to £1 ss; baeoners, £1 os to £2. We submitted large catalogues of hides, skins and tallow on Tuesday. 'Hides—Market slightly easier. We quote: Extra stout "ox. 7%d to 8 1 / 2 d; stout do. 7%d to V/-/\\ medium do. 6%d to 7(1; lisnt do. to 6%d; cow's, best y 4 d to (!y 2 d, scored 5%<1 to (id; stags'. 3%d to 4i/ 2 d; kips, 5%d to o>4d; calfskins, best to"sy.d. good fl s /|d to 7d. cut and damaged 2y 4 (l to f)V 4 d. Sheepskins: Market brisk. Best Irutchers' skins, large to_ Bs, good lines (is to (is od. medium 4s to 4s 9d, small 2s to 2% 9d-, country dry skins, lanre to 5s 9d, medium 3s' 0d to 4s 3d, small Is ttd to 2s fid; lambs' andpelts, best to 3s (id. srood 2s 3d to 2s 071, small Is 3d to Is Sd. Tallow—Market firm. Best mixed, to 2<>s Gd; aood. 24s fid to 2.is 3d: inferior. IPs to'-22s fid; rough fat, l%d to l%d per lb.