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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 65, 3 August 1912, Page 7

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, August 1. There was a miscellaneous selection offered at the wool sales to-day, and competition was maintained. Prices were unchanged. i Waihi, 31s and 32s Cd. Talisman,s 37s Gd and 42s Cd. ■Silver, 27s' 9-16 d. ! AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Svdney, August 1. 1 Wheat, 4s iy 4 <l to 4s l%d. i Flour.—City £lO, country £9 17s 6d. I Bran, £5. Pollard, £5 ss. Oats.—Algerian feeding 3s 5d to 3s Od, seeding 4s; New Zealand whites 3s 4d to 3s '3d, giants 3s od. Maize, 4s 5d to 4s 6d. j Barley, nominal. J Potatoes.—Tasmanian £lO 10s, New i Zealand £8 10s. Onions,—Victorian £ls, New Zealand £7 to £3. 1 '.Butter.—Selected 1445, prime 130s. Cheese, Oy 2 d. j Bacon, 7d. Adelaide, August 1. Wheat, 4s l 1 Flour, £8 17s 6d. Brail, Is -2d. Pollard, Is 3d. Oats, 3s sd. Melbourne, August 1. Hides.—There aTe fair supplies, with a firmer tone. There is an occasional advance. Wheat, 4s Id to 4s lVad. Flour, £!) ss. Bran, £5 15s. Pollard, £O. Oats.—Algerian, feeding 3s 2d to 3s 3d, seeding 3s 9d to 4s; New Zealand, 3s 2%d to 3s 4d. i Maize, 3s lOd to 3s 10y 2 d. Peas.—Duns 4s Id to 4s 3d, greys 4a 4d to 4s sd. ■Chaff, £4 to £3 2s fid Potatoes, £!) to £lO. Onions, £l4. LOAN AND .MERCANTILE OQ.'S RETORT. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. and Reduced (Stratford branch) report as follows: On Monday, 20th inst., we held a clearing sale on account of Mr. R. J. Botham on his farm, Opunake road, Rowan. There was a very nice lunch prepared and the sundries were well displayed. The attendance was large, and, contrary to local expectations, bidding was very spirited, both sundries and stock selling at record prices, the dairy herd averaging £l3 per head. Prices were very open, ranging from £9 5s to £lO ss. In-calf heifers realised from £5 to £6 10s. Shorthorn bull £4 10s. Sundries: Crowbar 9s 6d, Planet Jr. seed drill £l, Trewhella jack £3 2s, plough £4 ss, disc harrows £9, tripod harrows I £4, tine harrows £2, ladders 10s each, j gates £1 Is each, cans £1 each, crosscut saw His, plain wire 13s per cwt., linoleum 16s per roll, gun £l, duchess 475, j cheffonier 50s, chairs 5s each, table 225, : hens 2s 3d to 3s 4d, potatoes 10s to 13s per bag, gig £ll, harness £3 ss, spring cart £O, 30 sheets iron 90s, tip dray £9 ss, harness £2 15s. Duncan drill £3O 10s. aged horse £l6 ss, horse (7 years old) £24, sow £3 12s Gd. On Tuesday, 30th ult., we held our usual fortnightly sale in conjunction with Messrs W. 11. 11. Young and Co. There was a fair yarding of cattle, yearling heifers coming forward in good numbers. Bidding was very keen for yearling heifers and steers. Prices realised were as follows:—Yearling heifers 37s to 51s for Shorthorn sorts. Jersey yearling heifers realised from £3 Bft to £5 3s Od, for a nice line, bred by Mr .Tames Montgomerie, a Pembroke road client, and this, we think, is a record price for this class tTiis season. Yearling steers made 37s to 575, for well-grown Shorthorn cattle oIT turnips: 2-year-old empty heifers £3 10s to £4 18s, 2-year-old steers £3 Is to £3 17s (id. 2'/, tp 3-year-old empty heifers £4 l(te to £4 17s. Store cows ' brought from 32s fid. for small thin cows, to £3 14s, for ordinary stores. Fat cowsrealised from £5 to £(> ss. We also held a clearing sale of dairy cows on account of Messrs Ticlfbon Bros. The cows wt'l-e all in good condition, Ihoiigh some showed age. and were, well forward. I'riees realised for tirst-flass cows were £7 15s to ;£l2 ss. secondgrade cows £4 10s to £7. Cows on account of sundry clients realised up t,o £l2 12s: cows (calved) to £B. Jersey spriugiii'.r heifer,- £(i 7s (lit to .CO 7s (id. llolslein heifers £7 5s to £9. During I lie week business has Iweii iivi-k in p'iv:tlr sales, nml thr <li'ni:iti:l for mixed ho;r.::'e|s is still very keen and I lie il( hum;.l unsa ! i-lied. price given ]> •- in;.c from lis <)d in 12s (id. for mi.vd lines, and 13s to Ms for ewe hoggets: "2. 4 and (i-tooth ewes are selling at from I7s (id to 19s. 4-year-old ewes 12s fid l<> 13s (id. 20-months steers £3 3s to £3 9d, 20-iuonths empty heifers £3 7s fid to £3 17s (id. 2'/i to 5-year springing heifers £0 5- to £7 Iss (for lines of mixed cattle), dairy .herds from £5 10 s to £8 Bs, fat cows £0 5s to £0 17s fid, a tore cows £3 6s to £4

ADmNfJTOX. ) At Addington there were small entries ( of stock in almost all departments, anil a good attendance, with a good demand . for the few fat Tamils and freezing sheep ' offered. As Canterbury factories close down on August !), store sheep, except best class of ewes, were easier. A few lines of fat lambs brought last week's rates, and fat sheep sold at an advance of fully Is per he»d. Fat cuttle sold with more keenness m bidding, and very prime sorts showed a little improvement in values. [ Stores hoep.—Two-tooth ewes realised 22s 7<l, 4, S and 8-tooths 2s lid, 2 and 4-tooth we'thers 16s to 16s 3d, wethers in low condition 14s 7d, aged ewes Cs Gd to 9s ]od, wether hoggets 13s to 13s Gd, ewe hoggets 15s 6d to 16s Id. Fat lambs—Tegs 17s to 19s 9d, ordinary freezers 14s to 10s !Jd. i Fat. sheep—Extra prime wethers to 555, prime 21s to 24s fid, others 10s 4d to 20s Gd, extra prime ewes to 32s fid. prime 19s to 23s 6d, others 13a to 18s 3d, merino wethers 13s Id to 20s Od, merino ewes 12s. Fat cattle—Best beef realised 24s to 31s, extra to 32s 6d per 1001b. X'teers made £7 17s (id to £l2, extra to £l2 Is. heifers £7 5s to £ll 2s Gd, cows £5 5s to £9 2s Gd. Store cattle—Yearlings 32s Gd. 15 t» ! 18-months sorts £2 io» to £3 10s, I 2-year steers £4 fls to £4 10s, 2-year | heifers £3 10s. 3-year steers £5 lis Od, I dry cows £1 15s, cows in calf £5 5s to | £fi 155., Dairy cows made £5 to £ll ss. Fat pigs—Choppers made £4 to £fi 7s Gd, lighter 50s to 57s fid (equal to sVid per lb). Heavy porkers realised from '3ss to 40s, lighter sorts 30s to 33s (equivalent to 5V 2 d per lb). Store pigs—Large to 345, medium 22s to 275, small sorts 17s to 21s, weaners ! lis to IG. j BURNSTDE. ' There was a small yarding of fat cattle j at Burnside, 142 being penned. Owing j to several butchers having bought pri- j vatelv the demand was not so keen as last week, and prices all over showed a ' decline of about 10s per head. Prime i bullocks £l2 to £l3 15s, extra 'heavy I to £l6 17s Gd, medium to good .ClO 10s to £ll 10s, lislVt to £9, 'i Fat sheep—There was a full yarding of 3047, and prices for wethers showed a drop of about Is. l T nfinisbed sheep suffered most, as only a few graziers wore present. Ewes sold at last week's prices. Best wethers 24s 4d to 2Gs, medium to good 21s to 23s Gd. light and unfinished 18s to 20s fid. best ewes 20s to 225. extra heavy to 20s fld. medium to good 17s fid to ifls Gd, light 12s to 15s. Fat lambs—l4ls penned. Freezing buyers were operating at slightly reduced limits. Best IGs to 17s. extra to 21s Gd, medium to good 14s to 15s Gd, light lis Od to 13s Gd. Pigs—Suckers made to 17s, slips ios, stores 30s, porkers 42s Gd, light baconers 45s to fids. heavy baconers to 755, chop pers to 90s. JOHNSONVIELE. At Johnsonville a full yarding of both j sheep and cattle of good quality came I forward. Bullocks were rather slow at! the sale, but sheep met with a good de- j mand. Prime heavy bullocks made £0 7s Kid to £lO ss, lighter £9 10s to £9 > 12s fid. light £8 15s, veal ere 255, extra prime heavy ewes 21s 7d to 21s Bd, me' dium ewes 17s 6d to 18s 7d, plain ewes 15s 2d to IGs. prime heavy wethers 23s Gd, prime wethers 22s to 22s 7d. 5 LONDON DAIRY PRODUCE REPORT.] Messrs E. Griffiths and Co. are in re- ; eeipt of the following market report ] from their London principals, "Messrs J Mills and Sparrow, dated June 21: — The weather has been fine, and there is now plenty of grass, which is in excellent condition, the recent rains having had a very beneficial effect. There is a good make of butter in this country, and in Ireland, while Continental supplies are increasing, although they are below last year. j Danish: The quotation lias again been j reduced by three kroner, and it is doubtful whether this will be sufficient to re- J vive the trade. Siberian: Arrivals this week are fairly heavy, in all about 20.000 casks, and sellers have had to reduce prices in order to clear. Quotations are about 4s per cwt. less than last week. French: Prices keep fairly steady on account of the good demand which is now being. experienced. Irish: The season is a very good one, the quality of the butter being excellent, while supplies are fairly large.' Values are still too high to interest buyers for storing, but they are gradually coming more into line. Australian: Butters are still coming to , hand slowly from the various vessels in dock, but it is difficult to get buyers to look at these goods just now. as their attention has been turned to the freshmade home and Irish butters, which are in good supply; also the irregularity in delivery during the last live or six weeks has necessarily interfered with the sale, so that there is very little demand at the present moment, and most of the butters are being stored. New Zealand: The s.s. Remuera, is in dock, hut so far nothing has been discharged. Cheese. —With supplies of Canadian showing a steady increase, prices have ; naturally declined somewhat, although for the time of year they are pretty good. From all reports to hand, the season in Canada is reported to be favorable, but it is doubtful whether there are as many cattle in the country as last season, because owing to the high prices of fodder during the winter, it is stated that many farmers killed off a good number. The imports of cheese into Montreal to date are behind last year's total for the same period.