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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 280, 23 May 1912, Page 5

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LONDON MARKETS. 1 By Cable—Press Association—Copyright, i Received 23, 12.20 a.m. J London, May 22. 1 Copper.—Spot £73 15s, three months 1 £74 ss; electrolytic £76 ss. , J Tin,—Spot £2OB, three months £202. J

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKETS. j "By Telegraph—Press Association. ; Auckland, Last Night. ; At Westfleld to-day there was a j moderate yarding of beef, but the de-1 mand was weak. Pens of extra choice ] sold at equal to 26s per hundred, ordinr ; ary qualities sold at 23s to 245, and cow and heifer at equal to 20s to 245. | There was a large yarding of veal, \ which sold at late rates. Heavy choice ■ runners fetched £3 5s to £4 ss; choice', suckers, 30s to 455; others, 5s to 24a. There was an average yarding of mut- l . ton. Prices were irregular, but on the ■' whole were slightly firmer. Extra prime wethers fetched 17s fid to 20a 3d? ■ ordinary weight wethers, 15s 6d to 17*; : heavy ewes, 14s to 16s 9d; others. 12# 1 to 13s 6d.

There was a moderate entry of lambJ Heavy woolly fetched 12s to 15s; moder-i ate quality, 9s 6d to lis; stores, 8s td'» 9a. ' ,i There was an average yarding of pork.' Prices were on a par with late rates,J Heavy baconers made £2 5s to £? 15s rf heavy porkers, 33s to 38s; light porkers, 18s to 31s. i