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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 195, 26 November 1910, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. s. s- liy Cabie—Press Association —Conj right. London, November 24. ir Waihi shares, 117s (id and 120s; June■J' tion, 30s and 32s Gd. ll > Tlie wool sales were irregular. Cross'd breds were unchanged. Shafty and free wools were firm, faulties weaker. There 10 were large withdrawals of the shorter and faulty sorts. it s " LOAN AND MERCANTILE COMPAQ. to r - -"' ' c . By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Yesterday, 7 ~T ln Xew Ze f laß,i Lo W «na Hefcaf tile Company. . aaW received the followik( J "S Ca Me "'Oin their London house, dated id November 24. In the balance-sheet to 3S be presented to the annual meeting on December 8, the- directors recommend x . that £30,000 be written off premises, :( j £SOOO placed to" the stair benevoleni e : fund, £45,000 earned to reserve, thus l ie making a total of £125,000. Out of the ~ balance of £20,032 the board recommends the payment of a dividend of ~y. y „ per cent, per annum, less income tax", f and the distribution of an additional 2 1 /, d ' per cent, to third debenture holders, thus d increasing the rate of interest payable 0 to them to 7 per cent less income tax, g leaving £290 to be carried forward. n s NEWTON KING'S REPORT. r, : - On the 12th instf.- I held a clearing ,- sale at Tataraimaka' on account of Mr. ,f J. Sarnsom.- The tfows were a nice dot, d in good condition l , and competition being o keen, good prices were realised throughe out. Cows- at profit made £0 to £l2 ;1 15s; springing, cows close up, £8 to £l2 :i 10s; later do, £5 10s to. £7; empty -. cows, £4 2s Gd; bulls, £(> 10s toi £l2 i 15s; empty heifers; £4 17s Gd; (store L- pigs, IGs to 2Gs Gd'; sows, 37s Gd; calves, j 14s; mare, £l4 15s; filly, £7 5s j bay 3 mare, £lO 15s, £22, £lO 10s; dray, 3 £ls; trap, £l2 10s; disc harrows,- £l6 t ss; sundries sold as usual. «. t At Okau on the 17th there was a;good yarding with a fair attendance of buy- • ers. Yearling steers made" £2 12s Od : to £3 13s Gd; la-month do, £3 7s Gd; : yearling heifers, £2 7s Gd to £3 3s;, i empty heifers, £4 5s to £4 10s; foijwarcl . cows, £4 ss; springing cows, £'s to • £5 15s; 2-year steers, £4;' 3-yeafc do, £5 8s to £5 13s Gd; do forward condition, £0 10s;' bulls, £4 2s Gd to £3 i 15s; ewes and lambs, 27s 3d; sheep dog £G. At Rahotu on Tuesday there was "it full yarding, bidding was brisk, and nearly everything sold at the hammer.' Yearling heifers made £2 8s to £3 13s; 15 to 18-month heifers, £3 18s Gd to £4 Is; , yearling steers, £2 -9s Gd»to £3 Gs; empty heifers, £4 lis Gd to £4 J2s; , store cows, £3 9s to £4 Is; forward [do, £4 I2s to £5 Is; springing heifers, J £5 7s 6d to £6; bulls, £2 5s to £7. At Waiwakaiho on Thursday there was a full yarding. Yearling steers made £2 3s Od to £2 18s; yearling heifers, £2 12s Gd to £3 4s Gd; do Jersey strain, £3 13s to £3 17s; 15 to 18-month heifers, £3: 13s to £3 18s; 2-year heifers, £4 8s to £4 10s; store cows, £3 17s to £4 2s; forward cows, £4 Gs to £4 15s;. fat heifers small, £5; , fat cows, £5 7s; cows and.calves. £4 3s fid; 3-year bullocks good condition, £G 10s; springing heifers, £6 10s; bulls, £3 l;fe to £G ss; cull ewes and lambs, 10s Id; ewes and lambs, 235. C WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. 6 Webster Bros, report for the week:— * Poultry.—On Saturday last we had a ; very large entry, alll our pens being' filled, and boxes had to. bc-used tp' ac- , commodate,, the supply. Prices are still well maintained, ruling as follows: Hens, < good 2s 3d, old Is 4d to Is 7d; cockerels, .young, 2s to 2s 4d; roosters, ,2s sd; chicks, 7d; ducklings, young, Is 8d to 2s 8d; ducks, 2s Gd; hens and chicks,' 7s Gd to 9s Gd; hen and ducklings, 5s Gd to 8s Gd; turkeys, 7s.Gd to 9s; Anda- . lusian hens, 2s lOd; purebred roosters, t ,2s Gd to 3s 9d; geese, 3s 3d to ijs 9d, » poor 2s Od to 2s lid. . ( ( , Furniture.—On Wednesday we, sold Mr. H. Grlboy's furniture, and' effects. There was a good attendance of the public, and very satisfactory prices were obtained. . Fruit. —This is now arriving well,, with the exception of tomatoes, which are in shorter supply.this week, owing to drop in prices last Frida}'. First consignment of cherries arrived in good condition, and -sold well. Raratongan bananas arrived in excellent condition, and, coming upon an empty market, met with a good demand, notwithstanding the heavy price. First shipment of American oranges arid apples are due here next Thursday, and are commanding keen enquiry already. We supply prices ruling during the week: Oranges, Syd- ~ ney, IGs; bananas, Raratongan, green 16s to 17s Gd, ripe 3 J / 2 d; apples, red Pearmain's originals 9s, repacked 13s Gd; lemons, 5s to Gs Gd; pines, 9s Gd to 10s Gel; kumeras, 9s Gd; cocoanuts, per sack, 14s to 14s 3d; strawberries, 9d to lOd, very choice Is; cherries, Is l%d to Is 2d; gooseberries, 5s to Gs 3d; red cur ; rants, Ss Gd box; cucumbers, ss.to 6s a dozen; tomatoes, 9y 2 d to 10d, small Gd 8i to 7d; green peas, lOd; cabbage,' 2s Gd; lettuce, 2s 3d; radish, 3s fid; spring onions, 2s fid; turnips, 2s 6d; new po- X tatoes, l%d. MATTHEWS AND BENNETT. Matthews and Bennett report a good yarding of cattle at their Inglewood yards on Wednesday last, and prices were good with the exception of spring- „ ers, which were easier than previous sales. Prices as follows:—Empty heifers. £3 0* Gd to £3 lis fid; bulls, £2 2s Od to £G; p.b. do, £9; springing heifers, £3 5s to £5; good do, £5 5s to £G 7s Gd; store cows, £3 Is to £3 14s fid; forward do £4 7s 6d;fatdo £6; 2 to 2V 2 -yr steers, £3 2s Od to £4 8s; spring- ■ ing cows, £4 to £5 7s Od; good do, £7 5; cows and calves, £3 19s 6d; heifers and calves, £3 12s; shorn f.m. ewes and lambs, 10s 7d; woolly do, 18s 9d; yearling heifers, £2 10s; do steers, 335." ADDINGTON. Store Sheep.—Good and well-grown forward twn-tooth wethers made 10s Gd to Us fid: average 8s Sd to 9s Gd; small and inferior, 7s Od to Rs; very forward four-tooth wethers to 13s 7d; forward two-tooth ewes. Us to lis 7d; small ( and inferior. Ss 9d; mixed two-tooths (mo>tly wetliprs). 7s fid; inferior woollv hoggets. 0s 3d: sound-mouth ewes with lambs. 7s 9d to 8s; low-conditioned six and pijrht-tooth ewes with lambs, Cs Od; aged. Gs. Fat Lambs.—Freezing lambs made lis Gd to 17s 10d; butchers' lot?, fis Gd to 17s fid. About 2000 were bought for freezing. The entry of fat sheep was not so large as last week, but there ' was a good proportion of prime wethers' . and ewe*, and all but n few lots were r shown. Exporters were operating freely in wethers, and prices for these were I about on a par with last week's rates, b Ewes also sohl well till towards the end h of the sale, when they eased a little, as i butchers filled their requirements. The 1 ■range ira&^Xoirilr wetheiisski*

woolly owes, 18s to 225; shorn, 10s to 19s 4d. Fat Cattle—Values .declined about Is (id per 1001b, prime beef making l 27s to .*i()s, medium, 23s to 2(is (id; and cow and inferior, 20s to 22s (id per 1001b. • Steera made £7 17s (id to £11; extra to £l2) ss; heifers, £5 15s to £9 10s; cows, £5 12s (id to £8 ss; veal ealveu, 4s 6d to 50s. A good yarding of store cattle. | was made up principally of 15 to. }Bt ! month sorts and dry cows. Thexe w«« not much demand, fu\d prices we?# easier. Yearlings made 30s to 83sj l£ ',.;,, to 18-month, 42* to 48* s »t*ers, '*!jj £3 17s (ids two-year heifers, %& S g jJ £3 15s; two lljid ] V Uf-vcap steers", ££•« JS>»; three-year steers, £0 lfy thFe£ 'M 'year heifers, £4 8s; dry cows, 20s tv'M £3 15ui dairy cows, £3 15s to £8 15b. 'ft \ The entry of pigs was not large as the • '% I previous week. Choppers sold up to £3 M JOs, heavy baconers. 50s to 70s; lighter, $ 40s to 48s; large porkers, 28s to 395; ■% smaller, 22s to 275; medium stores, 14s •>? to 21s; small, Ss to 13s; wcaners, 2s | to Gs. , iW a ■ :■■*"' , <# ■ JOHNSOXVILLE. ' , .JJ | Messrs. Abraham and Williams report* -J We.Offered a heavy yarding of prime 9 sheep and cattle. Both classes sold i ■readily, though bullocks were a good ' ",'l deal easier than of late. Best bullocks, ,'j? £lO 2s fid; medium bullocks. £0 10s ~] to £9 12s fid; lighter do. £8 15s to J £9; vealers. 22s (id to 27s Gd; extra -i prime heavy wethers, 19s 2d; good wetk- . '<s ers, IGs" Gd; medium wethers, las 8d to :J 16s; prime ewes, 15s 3d; medium ewes, % 14s Od; light do, 13s to 13s Gd; heavy $ woolly ewes, 23s 7d;.' medium, 21s 7df; "J! prime almbs, 13s Gd to 14s 3d. , M