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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 67, 9 September 1911, Page 3

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LONDON' MARKETS. j By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, September 7. I For August the imports decreased by £1,413,314, the exports by £2,5.16,] 88, and the re-exports by £ 14,.101,811. The visible American wheat supply is .17,064,000 buslM'ls. Share Quotations. —Waihi, BBs f)d to 71s 3d; Junction, 27s to 28s; Talisman, 47s (id to .10s. Thirteen thousand quarters Australian September-October shipment sold at 37b (id. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, September 7. Wheat, 3s 7Vid to Sd. Flour. —City £8 10s, country £8 5s to £8 7s Od. Oats.—Algerian, feeding. 2s 3d to 2s sd, seeding, 2s- 7<l; Tasmanian, 2s Kkl to 3s. Barlev.—Cape, 2s 6d to 2s Sd; English, 2s 4d to 2s Gd. Maize, 3s to 3s 3d. Bran, £5. Pollard, .£4 15s. Potatoes. —Tasmanian, £S.

Onions, £4 to £5. ■ Butter.—Selected 120s, prime 108s to life, <Chcese, CV 2 d. Bacon, G'/jjd. Melbourne, September 7. Hides.—Average supplies with good competition. Prices firm. Wheat, 3s 8d to 3® S'/od. Flour, £8 10s. Oats.—Algerians, feeding 2s Id, milling. 2s 2d to 2s 2'/ 2 d. Barley.—Cape, malting 2s lOd. 'Maize, 2s 1 I'd. Brand and pollard, £5.

Chaff.—Quiet. Compressed very scarce. Oaten dumped, 70s to 755; compressed, uncovered 7.55, covered 80s. Potatoes, £4 to £5. Onions, to £3 ss. Adelaide. September 7. Wheat, .Is 7d to 3s Flour, tS to £S ss. Bran, 12'/,d. Pollard, 12% d.

NEW PLYMOUTH WOOL. HIDE, SHEEPSKIN AND TALLOW SALES. L. A. NOLAN AND l'o.\S REPORT. On the 2'Jth inst we held our usual four-weekly sale of above. We submitted a good catalogue to splendid competition. Every lot was disposed at satisfactory prices. Hides sold at about last month's rates, with a hardening.tendency towards the end of sale. Calfskins showed a sharp advance. Sheepskins realised splendid prices, showing quite y 4 d advance in dry and from 3d to (id advance for salted. Tallow advanced sharply. We quote: Hides.—Butchers' ox, heavy good condition, 7%d to 8d; medium. 7%d to 7%d; light, Cy 3 d to 7'4d; cut, Gy t (l to (>%d, according to weight; cow. heavy, Oy 2 d to <i%il; medium, <>% dto C%d; light, (i'/|d to o%d; cut. .V/nd to fid; farmers' cow, sound, good condition, 5%d to O'/id; cut, 4%d to .">%d: slippy, 4d to s'/,d; stags, od to cut, 5y s d; yearlings, best, 7y.<l; average. 0V 3 d to 7d; cut and slippy, fid to s '/id. Calfskins—Best light. !)V,d .to fl%d: heavy, fl%d; seconds S'/jd to 9%d; thirds, B'/ 2 d; cut, fiy 3 d: slippy od. Sheepskins.—Salted, fiill-woolled. best, 5s 4d to 5s lid; others. 4- 7d to ss; damaged, 2s to 3s 3d; dry three-quarter wools. 4s 3d to 5s 3d: fino. 5s Sd to 5s lid; damaged, 3d to 2s fid. according to state; damp three-quarter wools, 4s Od to 5s 7»1; dry three-quarters wools small, 3s 3d to 3s Od; damaged. Is Od to 4s 9d. Wool. —'Fleece, Od to fi ; ;/,d; lambs. sy>rt to fid; dead, ad to s 'Ad; erutchings, 4%d to s'/,d.

Horses.—Extra heavy. His: heavy. 18s fid: cut. 13s fkl; medium. 10s 3d: light, (is fid to Ss (id. Tallow —Casks, me.num. is.-. tid: tins. 23s (id.

Sundries.—OowlniK 1= 5d per doz.; horse do.. !)d each; horsehair, Is to Is 4d. - Our next, sale will bo held on September 27, 11)11. 'MATTHEWS AND BEN'NKTT. Matthews and T'.'-nnett report that there was a-good entry of cattle in their Inglewo.od yards on Wednesday last. Young stock was not quite so saleable a.s late sales, but good springers were in demand. Yearlings made from £1 15s to £'2 3s; empty heifers. £3 5s to C.'i 10s; store cows, £1 15s to £2 10s: good do. £;? to £4 12-: springers, £4 15s to 10 3s; late heifers, cfi 1 ;{s. At Mr. Paulger's sale mi Tuesday there was a good at I '-ndnnee and everything sold well. Cows made from .€(5 2s (id to CO; yearlings. .CI 10s; trap horse. £2,0; and sundries at good prices. MASTERTON. Messrs. Dalgety and -Co., Ltd., report having held their weeklv sale at the .Solway (Mastcrton) yards nn Wednesday. when they offered a small yarding of both cattle and >heep, which met a good sale, and the whole entrv was sold at rates above that of former sales. The sheep entry was u pen of t!0 fat wethers oil account of Mr. T. P. Lett, which brought 20s Sd. Other quotations were:—Fat Southdown cross wethers, 17s -Id: woollv hoggets, lis (id. Cattle: Springing heifers (hue ealvers), SJ3 12s od, £3 17s Od to £1 17.-. Oil; springing cows, £5, £7 10 s to tS: cows in profit, £S to £8 lis fid; -lore cow*, £2 10s to £2 l&s.

WANGANI'f. Messrs. Dalgetv am! Co.. Ltd.. report: At our Wanganui -ale on Wedm-stlay we had a fair yardiny of hotli cattle and slicep. The ».«.trv >.( -iu-<»|» con-istiil ;i!;i:!> sL cnlilvly o: h'cu"|... >"or which the demand was >hn-k. showing a deeline on recent rales. C'allie met with a fair sale, the market for si nil' showing some improvement. though reserves hampered \Yc ipiote: Four-tooth I'omney rams. 2::iis; ewe lioggptS. 12s 9(1; .food wether hotels, ]-' is 7d; others, ;~s !!d o !l> !)d. Cattle: Kim cows in low condition. £.'! to £:> 2s; Polled-An;.'!!-* do, .US IDs: two-year heifers, t.'i 13s; vwin-rmjr heifers. £:( 17s to £3 17s (id; wea tiers. Cl. ri )js to i'l 17s 0(1: empty cows, .£•> ]..()s, £.'> Is (id to .t" li'-i '!d;: dairv eows. £-( 17s. to OT> !i ; s: tiiive-year Hereford luill, 17, mis: ffuir I'olied Anvils do, lOjfiis; a?-.'!! S}-■■■ "I lm!!, C."> 2s lid. •1011 X S. I'M VI Messrs. Abraham am! Williams report on their .loliits<>':v: l; e sal!', held on Wednesday, as follow-:- \\\- olieivil a heavy yardiny of ami a good one of sheep, and every', am:; sohi readily al late rates, l'rh .. >■- :>vv ImiHoH;*. £ll 7s lid to CU' I"-: lini'oiks, no Ids lo £lO 17s !•'..!; [irime wethers. 22s lid to 22s nd: »:ri I v, .•!!i• ■ v.-. 21- 7 ; J |,, 2N 11 !• I: lid; "nod i|tialiiy eves, I'm I ! ; , 2ns (,i ; medium ewes. 17s | Oil; f.lii- !-vv> liis lid: <j.rin>t lambs. 1f- ::d to 1-3 <I» i"h S:!. AOiKXOT.'X. AL Addins'lon live s!:-.!; market there were moderate (•;) I.r': s i; f stwk and a fair attendance.

I Store sheep: Very forward wethers made 10s 3(1 to ,17s Id; others, His t< ; 14s; good wether lionets, llis lo 12: I sd; mixed sexes, ll.s Id to 11b 0<1; smal ' sorts, 8s fld; medium ewe hotr^rcln, lb Od; small Shropshire*. 10s Od; two-tootl ewes in low condition, I,'is; good, 17r Sid; mixed ages. Us lid lo ltts lOd. Fat sheep: Extra prime wethers. Sit Gd; |irime, '22s (id to 25s (id; others. 15. 10(1 to "225; prime ewes, 18» to 23s Od; others, 14s 2(1 to 17s (id; merino wethers IDs; hoggets, llis Id to IDs. There were 24 new season's fat lambs offered, and they made IBs 3d to IDs !)d. Cattle: Steers, £7 2s Od to £lil 10s; extra, to ,£l4 17s lid; heifers, £5 10s to JCl'2 10s; cows, £4 17s Gd to £115; equal to 27s to 33s for prime, to 30s for extra, 25s to 2,0s for medium, and 24s for cow and inferior beef per 1001b. Veal calves made 4s 6(1 to £2* 10s, and some extra, large, £5. Store cattle: There was a little improvement in the demand, yearlings making 33s to 355; 15 to 1.8-months sorts, 55s to 01s; two-vear steers, £4; two-year heifers, £3 18s Od; three-year heifers, £4 ss; dry cows, 25s to £4 ss; dairy cows, £3 Ms and £9 2s Od. Pigs: Choppers sold at 45s to £4 ss; large baconcrs, 00s to 755; suckers, 45s to 55s (equal to S'/Ul per lb); large porkers, 30s to 40s; smaller, 30s to 34s (equal to o'/jjd to 5%d per lb). There was a good entry of store pigs, and owing to there being no outside demand prices were easier. Large sorts made 17s Od and 61s Od; smaller, 18s to 255; and weaners, 7s to lis. BURXSIDE. Dunedin, September 0. At Burnside, to-day 240 fat cattle were yarded. Best bullocks, £ll Ute to £l2 10s; one extra heavy bullock, one of the biggest ever yarded at Burnside, £lB 10s; medium, £8 to £9 10s; inferior, £6 5s to £7 10s; best cows and heifers, £0 10s to £7 ,10s; medium, £5 10s to £0; inferior, £4 10s to £5. Tat sheep: There was a large yarning, 3040 being penned. The entry consisted chiefly of good quality wethers. Well finished sheep sold at last week's prices, but medium and unfinished were from Is to Is Od easier. Prime wethers, 22s to 24.i Od; extra, to 20s 0d; good, 18s to| 20s; medium, 14s to 10s Od; best ewes, 15'S fid to l/8s; extra, 23s Od; good, 12s to liss; medium. 0s to lis. Pigs: There was a small yarding. Young pigs were conspicuous by their absence, and the small yarding of porkera, and baconers met witli brisk sale at advanced prices.