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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 179, 27 January 1912, Page 7

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copy.rigkt London, January 25. Copper.—Spot £O2 7s 6d, three months ,CO3 3s 9d; electrolytic £65 15. "!'in. —Spot £lO2, three months £l9O. Load, £ls 13s 9d. Wool.—Rakaiatia clip, top price 10y 2 d, average lOd; Teviotdale, 13y 2 d and 13% d. Share Quotations. —Waihi, 45s and 47s 6d; Junction, 2Gs 3d and 28s 9d; Talieman, 50s and 52s 6d. Silver, 26 9-lCd.

WOOL SALES POSTPONED. London, January 25. The wool sales have been postponed on account of fog. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, January 25. Owing to the dry weather most produce lines are strong, and prices are advancing. Wheat, 3s S'/jd to 3s 9d. Flour. —New £8 155., old £9. Oats.—Algerian 2s lOd to 3s, giants 3s to 3s 6d. 1 Barley.—Cape to 3s 9d, English malting 4s fid to ss. Maize, 4s 4d to 4s 7d. Bran, £5 10s. Pollard, £6. Potatoes, £4 to £7 ss. Onions, £l2. Butter.—Selected 1265, prime 106s to 114s. Cheese, 6V I <l to 6%d. Bacon, 5y 3 d to 7d. Melbourne, January 2" Hides. —Average supplies, market v< ry firm; price i/ 8 d to %d dearer. Wheat, 3s B%d. Flour, £8 10s. Oats. —Algerian feeding 3s to 3s 2d, seeding 3s 4d to 3s Gd. Barley.—Cape 3s 9d to 4s. Maize, 4s 3d. Bran, £5 10s. Pollard, £5 15s. Potatoes, to £5 15s. Onions, £6 to £8 10s. Adelaide, January 25. Wheat, 3s B%d. !Flour, £8 12s 6d. Bran and pollard, 14d. jOate, 2s 9d. INVERCARGILL WOOL SALES. : By T«kg*aph—Press Association. i Invercargill, Friday. At the wool sale to-day a remarkable feature was the high prices. Crossbred ewes fetched 9d to 10V 2 d, crossbred hogget 10y 2 d to lly 2 d, bellies and pieces 6d to 6%d. The values were equal to those at the Dunedin sale, considering the wet weather. There was keen competition by Bradford buyers for crossbred ewes, and a smaller percentage , than usual was passed in. The catalogues comprise over 15,000 bales.

NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. At Waiwakaiho on Friday, 19th, I had a good entry and a good attendance. Bidding throughout the day was good and good sales resulted. During the day weaners made £1 2s 6d, but a pen of very choice Jersey heifers from a well known breeder made £2 3s; 15 to 18months heifers made £2 lis to £3 3s, 15 to 18-months steers £2 15s 6d to £$J yearling steers, poor, £1 10s to" £2 Is, 2-year steers £3 Ids to £3 18s, 2-year heifers £3 7s to £3 9s, store cows £2 16s to £3 If is, fat cows £4 15s to £6 2s 6d, springing heifers £4 5s to £4 10s. springing cows £7 2s Cd, bulls P. 2 37s to £5 ss. At Urenui on Monday, I had only a fair yarding of 1 cattle. The demand throughout the day was very dull for all classes. Fifteen to 18 months mixed £2 Hie, 15 to 18 months heifers £2 15b to £2 17s, 15 to 18 months steers" £3 to £3 10s, 2-year empty heifers £3 17s Cd 'to '£4 2s, 2-year steers £3 14s, springing heifers £3 15s to £5 10s, store cows £3 to £3 10s, forward cows £4 15s 6d to £4 17s, fat cows £4 18s to £5 3a 6d, ewes Bs, lambs 6s lid. "" On the same day, at my monthly sale and bullock fair, at Douglas, I had a large entry of stock, every available pen being filled.' The attendance was also first-class, buyers being present from as far as Wanganui and Rahotii.' The demand during the day was very good, bidding at the hammer 'being very brisk, and good' sales were- made, every pen except one line of bullocks being cleared either at the hammer or privately. Fifteen to 18 months mixed made £2 7s 6d, 15 to 18 months' steers' £2 19s 6d" to £3 lis, 15 to 18 months heifers £2 15s to £2 18s 6d, grade Hoi stein 15' months heifers £3 10s 6d, grade Jersey 15 months heifers : £3 9s, empty '2-year heifers £4 6s 0d to £' 413s 6d, 2 to 2%-year' steers £4 5s to £4 9s' 6d; heifers calved' £4- 10s, store cows £2 5s to £3;J6s, forward cows £4 Is to £4 Bs, fat cows '£4 8s 6d to £.l 2s, bullocks good £0 10s, smaller £5 fig.

At 'Stratford on ' Tuesday •my yssrds were again fully taxed. The attendance was very good also. Bidding at the start was slow, but later in the afternoon ; it opened out and good business resulted during the sale and privately. Prices throughout the day were not nis good as at Douglas on Monday, but nevertheless the prices obtained showed a stronger demand for all classes. Mixed weanerS £1 2s 6d to £1 7« 6d, 15 to 18 months steers £2 19s to £3 ss, poorer £2 to £2 14s fid, 15 to 18 months grade JerIs 6d, grade Holsteins' £3 17s od to £4 2s 6d, grades £2 19s to £3 Bs, poorer £2 10s to £2 16s, 18 months heifers and bull £3 7s to £3 lis, 2 to 2%-year steers £3 12s 6d to £4 se, bullocks small £4 15s 3d to £5 Is working bullocks £5 10s, store cows (in J^ nd) . £3 2s to £3 10s > forward cows £4 2s 6d to £4 7s, fat cows £4 9s 6d 2. f 5 -. s P"nging cows £5, fat heifers £4 4s, bulls £2 to £4 2s 6d. .• At Stony River on Wednesdav, owing to the very wet weather, I had only a small yarding and attendance. Mixod weaners made 14s 6d to 18s, mixed year"•Ss 18s, 15 to 18 months heifers £2 lis fid to £3 12s, 15 to 18 months steers .©3, store cows £3 4s to £3 12s forward cows £3 14s to £4, fat cows £4 to £5, bulls £2 19s to £4 7s. During the week I have disposed privately of a good number of cattle and sheep at the following rates:—Lambs 8s <W, 9s, 9s 3d, 9s sd; mixed sheep, 3d ; ew 'es and lambs, 7s, 16s 9d ■ 15 months steers, £2 16s; 18 months steers, ~,'*j 2to 2y>-year steers, £4 5s to £4 10s; 18 months heifers. £3 7s 6d--2 to 214-year heifers, R.W.8., £4 sSfat cows, £5 ss, £5 10s, £6. £6 3s; bullocks, £6 6s; dairy cows, £5.

MATTHEWS & BENNETT'S REPORT. Messrs Matthews and Bennett report that there was a small entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday last. Prices were as follows:'—Weaners £1 13s. yearling steers £2 8s to £2 14s. 18-months steers £3 10s Gd. yearling heifers £2 12s fid to £3. store cows £3 to £3 3s, forward cows £4 to £4 7s (id. SOUTHERN MARKETS. ADDINCiTON. ] Store sheep—Forward rape lambs lis 9d to 12s 3d. extra 12s 5d to 12s fld, others 9s 6d to 10s 3d, culls 5s to 6s 6d. four and six-tooth wethers 14s 6d to 15s 6d, small halfbreds lis 6d to I3s. four-tooth wethers 13s to 14s Gd, twotooths 10s od to 13s, four-tooth ewes 13s to 18s Bd, two-tooths 15s to IPs, in-

ferior 12s to 13s, six-tooths 16s 8d to I 19s fid, four, six and eight-tooths 15s lOd I to 17s 3d, two, four, six and eight-tooths ] 13s to 10s, sound-mouth to 15s, merino j ewes 6s ad to 8s 6d, ewes (with lambs) I 8s 8d to lis sd.

Fat lambs—The range of prices purchased for freezng was 13s lOd to 16s lOd, and a few up to 17s 9d. Butchers' and graziers' lots made 12s to 16s Id. The operations of a buyer for an Australian meat export firm assisted to firm the prices for lambs. Fat sheep—Prime wethers 17s 6d to 20s 6d, others 14s Id to 17s, prime ewes ISi to 17s lOd, others 9s 9d to 14s 6d, merino wethers 13s 6d to 14s sd, merino ewes 7s ad to 9s 9d. Fat cattle.—The lvalue per 1001b for beef was 25s to 28s. Steers made £8 17s Gd to £l2 17s 6d, heifers £6 to £8 2s Od, cows £5 7s 6d to £8 10s. Veal calves brought 4s 6d to 41s, according to size and quality. Store cattle—Yearlings made 35s 6d, 15 to 18-months 46s to £3 7s 6d, twovear steers £4 9s to £4 12s, two-year heifers £3 7s Od to £3 14s, three : year steers £6 6s to £6 10s, three-year heifers £4 15s to £4 16s, two and a-half-year heifers £4 4s Od, mixed lines of steers and. heifers £4 17s 6d, dry cows 35s to £5 12s Gd. Dairy cows brought £3 10s to £lO. Fat pigs—Choppers made 60s to £4 19s, large baconers 72s 6d to £4 13s, lighter 55s to 75s (equal to 6%d to 7d per lb). Large porkers 40s to 51s, lighter 35s to 43s (equal to 6y 2 d to 6%d per lb). "Large stores 40s to 47s 6d, medium 30s to 37s 6d, smaller 25s to 27s fid, weaners 10s to 14s. Large stores sold well, but weauer were easier. BURNSIDE. . At Burnside 165 fat cattle were yarded. There was a good demand and prices '• were from 10s to 15s in advance of last week's rates. Best bullocks £ll to £l2, extra to £15,12s Od, medium £9 10s to £lO 10s, others to £9, best cows £8 to £9, extra to £9 10s, others from £5 10s. ; Fat sheep—There was only a fair yarding, 2103 being penned. Prices ad'vanced from Is to Is 6d per head, as compared with last week's values. Best 19s to 21s, extra to 23s 3d, medium 16s 6d to 17s od. Fat lambs—A total of 685 was penned, being an increase of 185 on last week's total. At the beginning of the sale, prices showed nn advance on last week's rates, but towards the finish competition was not so keen, and prices receded somewhat. Best 15s to 16b, extra to* 17s 9d, others lis fid to 12s 6d. Pigs were in very good demand, and prices were firm at last week's rates. Weaners made up to 255, best slips to 30s, light porkers to 40s, heavy do. 45s to 50s, baconers to 655. JOHNSONVILLE. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—A good yarding of eattle and sheep came forward. Bullocks sold well, but sheep met rather a dragging sale. Prime heavy bullocks £9 15s to £9 17s 6d, lighter £9 10s to £9 12s 6d (i light £9 to £9 ss, prime heavy wethers 16s 9d, light 14s 6d to 15s, medium ewes 12s to 12s Bd, light lis fld to lis lOd, prime lambs 12a Od to 14s, good lambs lis 7d to 12s 3d. !