COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 238, 6 April 1912, Page 8

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THE LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 6, 1.25 a.m. London, April 5. Wheat.—The markets show a holiday bone, sellers holding for full prices. Thirty-nine and ninepence was asked for a New South Wales cargo off coast, and 38s Cd for South Australian April shipment. Victorian March shipments are quoted at 38s Cd, paid parcels, from three ports, and 37s 10y 2 d for April-May shipments. There is a fair enquiry. Australian spot is quoted at 41s to 425. Flour is firm but inactive. Oats are in strong demand. ALa Plata March shipment brought 18s 10% d. The poverty in the industrial centres is depressing the butter market. Danish is quoted at 1275, 130s; choicest Australian 116s to 120s, unsalted 118s to 1225, secondaries 112s to 114s, New Zealand l*2s to 1245, unsalted 1255, Argentine 116s to 120s. Cheese is quieter. New Zealand is quoted at 73s to 745.

THE SHARE MARKET. Received 6, 1.5 a.m. j London, April 4. j Talisman share are quoted at 45s and 47a 6d. AUSTRALIAN 'MARKETS Sydney, April 3. Wheat.—Easier; 3s lid to 3» ll%d. Flouir.—City £8 15s, country £8 12s to £8 12s 6d. Bran,' £5 10s. Pollard, (£5 15&. Barley.—Victorian Cape 4s lOd to ss, Eu'glish. malting 4s 6di to is. i Maize, 4» 9d. . Oats.—Tiasmanian white 3s 3d it 63s 4d, Algerian 3s 6<L Onions, £S ,10s. ' Potatoes, £7 109 to £9 ss. . Bacon, 7%d to 7y 2 i. ( Butter.—Selected brands 112s, prime J00» to 108s. Cheese, ;8y 2 d. Melbourne, April 3. Hide*.—Finn. Lighlt w.eights y ß d dearer. Faftr supplies. Wheat.—3s liy g di to 4s. Flour.—£B ,15s. Barley.—Malting ito 6s 6d, Oape 4» lOd to 5s 2d. Oats.—3s 3d to 3e 4M!d. • Maize.—ls 3d. Bran.—£6. Pollard— £6 10s. Potatoes.—£s 10& to £7. Onions.—£B ,10s. v Adelaide, April 3. Wheat, 3s lOd to 3* lid. Flour, £8 15s. Bran and pollard, Is 3d. (NEWTON KING'S REPORT.

I On Friday, 29th ult., at my Waiwta- ' \ fcaiho yards, every available cattle pen mas .filled and) there was a good entry s . of sheep. . The demand was best for 1 1 good store, dairy, and forward cows, e other cattle and' sheep being dull of 3 Bale. Prices realised were:—Small wethi «rs 8s Id, lambs 6s to 7s 6d, 2- and 4tooth ewe 9 lis sd, forward ewes 14s 2d, pound mouth ewes 7s; mixed weaners, besfc£l 2s Gd to £,l gs, othefrs 12s 6d to 19s; weaner heifers, Jersey cross, £2 ils Gd, oithers 18s 6di to £1 7s; weaner steers, poor .lfis; yearlings, colored! £1 4s; 20-months steers, £3 to £3 3s Gd, poor £1 10s to •£2 (bad! colors); 20i months empty heifdrs, £2 12s bo £3 e J 10s,; store cows, old) .£1 Is to £1 15s, . ; better class £2 4s to £3 4s; forward cows, £4 to £4 10s; cows and calves, 5 quality, £4 15s; spring calvers, £4 10s e to £6 -17s; (bulls, £1 15s to £3 19s; . stags, £1 13s. * At Urenui on Monday, Ist April, there ! was a big yarding of both cattle and [- sheep. Bidding th«roughoult Was dull, , except for good cowe and in-calf heaters, , though practically every line wfas pold . | during the day. Two pens of 2-year for- : ward springing heifers sold under the t hammer after good competition fo!r £6 j 7s; weanei-a and 2y,-year steers sold at late rates as follow:—Weaner heifers, best £1 12s to £2 0s 6dl; steers, £1 pa to £1 7s, mixed 17s- 6d to £1 6s; bulls, £1 10s to £3 6s; 15-month heifers, £2 Ds to £2 12s Od; 18-months incalf heifers, ,£2 15s- to £3 3s; 18months steers, good £3 3s 6d to £3 Bsl others £2 7s to £2 8s; yearling colored «teers, £1 10s; empty 2-year heifers, i£3 12a to £4 ss; 2%-yeair heifers, in calf £3 17s 6d to £4 8s; heifer in calf, £4 15s; springing heifers, £6 7s; springing cows, £7 10s; dairy cows,', spring calvers, £4 15s to £s* 7s Cd; ;2%-yealr steers, .£4 to £4 12s 6d; 2 1 /,- to 3-year steers, small, £4 12s 6d to ;£4 18s store cows, £2 Is to £3 7s poor and old lfis to £1 15s; forward cows, £3 15s to £4 7s> fid!; fat cows, i£4 I3sito £5 os; forward wethers. 14sstore wethers, 12s 3d; small wethers' 9s Id to 10s; woolly Lambs, fis fid; shorn lambs, good, 7s, others 4s to ss.- ff m ewes, 5s Od to Gs Id: f.m. ewes, 3s 3d : | to 4's lOd; rams, l ] / a gns. At Douglas, on the same day, cattle and sheep came forward to advertised i mivmbers. Prices realised were:—Lambs < good 5s lOd to Gs, poor Is to •?* lid!-' ! 6-tooth to f.f.m. ewes, fis 0d to 89 7dcull .ewes, 2s to 2s 10d; 2-tonth wethers' J 12s, poor 8s Id: weaners, mixed, lSs to ' i£l 7s 6d : ; heifers, £1 8s; steers, 10s to £1 2s; IS-months steers. £2 ]ss to £3 4fe; 18-months emptv heifers £•? U, ' 1 to ,£2. LSs fid; bulls. £2 to £3; store c " s n £ 2 r ' s tn £3 2*: fovwaird C(WSI ' , .£3 12s to £3 15s. fat cows £■■? Is At the fortni<rMly sale at mv Strut- r fon yards there was a , ? ood attendant of bm-ers a.„d a verv Kin- vardiii". .all . pen* | 1„.„ 1 g well filled. A „ood number " off 20-monl:.hs and 2V,-vear steeVs were yarded, the better quality ca»ttle beiii* I sold. Any good conditioned eows .sold well, especially some fine heavy flats Springing eows and sprino;iii,r 'ealvers were m demand, those yaVded bob"- sold

after keen competition. A pen of grade Holstein weaner heifeirs, on account of a Gordon Road client, realised. £2 Bs. Other prices were:—Weaners, mixed' £1 ,1s 6d .to £1 10s, jpoorelr 12a to 15s; weaner steers, £1 to £1 13s, poor lis; welanea- heifers, grade Holsteim* £2 ss, gitade jerseys £1 lis ito £2 Is 6d, grades £1 2s to £1 7s 6d; colored 15months steers, £ll4s; 18-mon'thfc heifefrs, £2 10s to ,£3 5s 6dl; 18-months steers, ,£3 2s 6d to £3 7s 6d, poor ,£2 •10s 6d; 2%-year steers, £4 2s to £4 7s 0d; cows and calves, £3 10s; heifers ■(calved), £5 17s 6d; store cows, i£2 2s to £3 9»; 'forward cows, £3 18s to '£4 9s 6d; tows, in calf, £3 2s Cdi to £4 ■l3s; fat cows, heavy £5 9s to £6 2s, good £4 M?s to £5 0s; springing cows £6 7s Cd to £7 12s Cd; bulls, Shorthorn > £6, others £2 4s to £4 17s; lamb's, 6s 7d and 6s Bd. , Alt Stony Rive?r on Wednesday, the 3rd inst., I had only a foir y&rding and attendance. Weaner heifers realised from :£1 10s to £2 10s; mixed weandrs, 14s 6d to £1 7s; weaner steers, £1 sspoor, fls to ,10s; 15-months steers, ,£2 10s Cd to £2 18s;20-montli8 steeds, £3 3s 6d; Jersey 20months in-calf heifers, £4 9s <sd; store cows, £1 lfo'to £3 3s Cd; forward cows, £3 18s to £4 2sjfat cows, £5 0s fldj bulls, £1 ic* t« ,£5 ss; stags, £3; springing heifers, \%a l & t° £ f \ 10s; heifeirß c alved l £4 7s 6d; fat heifers, £4 ss. ' . Prices obtained for private Bale's dufring the week were as follow :~Bullocfcg, £8; fat cows, £5 to £5 ss; cows, ¥*T a §* e 2 n ?' :£(Si 20mo *«« steers ±.d ,to £3 6s; Jersey in-callf 2V,-yr. herfc.w S ; gr l e \ £4 to £4 14s; calf 20-months heifers, £4 125,6 d; mixSstoTA £1 l 0 \ 5 2 « h »*r ß ,

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have received, the following cablegram from their London iiouse under date April 3:-Tallow W« quote present spot values for the following descriptions of tallow: Good mutton 31s Bd. The market is firm. Wheat: We We sold an Australian cargo at «S al dC^-A Tllemarketis q«iet but steady, and the outlook is uncertain. Messrs. HA. Turnbull & Co. have received the following cablegram from LonJon under date April 3:-Che e se: New Zealand first grade white, 74 5 . flrgt grade colored, 74s Butter: Danish, X* e % Ze ? ,and ««* grade salted 225 ; New Zealand first grade unsalted