COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 142, 2 November 1912, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS.

By Cable—Press Association— Copyright.

London, October 31. Share quotations.—Waihi, 30s and 31s 3d; Junction, 21s and 225.

PARIS BANK RATE.

Paris, October 31 The bank rate is 4 per cent.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

Sydney, October 31 Wheat, 4s 6%d to 4s 7V 2 d. Flour, £9 10s. Bran, £6 10s. Pollard, £7.

Oats.—Algerian feeding, 3s Gd to 3s 9d; New Zealand whites 3s sd, giants 3s 6(1. Barlej'.—Victorian, 5s 3d to 5s 6d. Maize, 4s 5d to 4s Od. Potatoes.—Tasmanian, £l6 10s; New Zealand, £l2 10s.

Onions.—Local, £8 to £9 10s; Japanese, £l4; American, £lO. Butter.—Selected, 116s; prime, 100s to 112s. Cheese, 9d. Bacon, 9y 2 <3.

Adelaide, October 31. Wheat, 4s 3y a d to 4s 4d. Flour, £0 10s. Bran, Is 2%d. Pollard, 1 6 3d. Melbourne, October 31. Hides. —Small supplies; very firm at late rates. Wheat. 4s f>y 2 d to 4s 7d. Flour, £0 10s. Bran, £0 ss. Pollard, £7.

Oats. —Firmer; New Zealand, 3s V/ 2 d to 3s 4d; Algerian feeding, 3s 2d to 3a2y,a. Maize. 3s 10</ z d. Peas, 4s to 4g 2d. Potatoes.—New Zealand, £l3 to £l4; others. £ls 10s to £l6.

Onions—Spanish, £l3 10s to £l4; silver skins, £8 to £!).

LONDON DAIRY PRODUCE REPORT

Messrs E. Griffiths and Co. are in receipt of the following market report from their London principals, Messrs Mills and Sparrow, dated September 13: There lias been more business passing this week, and the general position of the market looks healthier, although it has always been strong as regards finest qualities. The weather has been bright and fine, but very cold for the lime of year.

Danisli: The quantity arriving is about equal to what it was at the same period last year, although prices are much lower. The market this week has been firm, and we should not be surprised to see an advance in the near future.

Siberian; About 12,000 casks are to hand this week, and these have met with a better demand,than bas been the case for the past three or four weeks. Finest is in good request at about 2s per cwt. over last quotations. French: Production is declining a little, and this has caused agents to raise their price 4s per cwt. all round. Irish: Supplies are decreasing, and with a good demand for finest, values are higher. Australian: News by cable this week

advises that the season will open on the 24th of this month, and it looks pretty certain that the battel's will come to a good market. Some little trade has been done this week in the stored goods. and with the colder weather which we are now having, and as supplies from other sources are now shrinking, we feel sure that more attention will be paid to these butters in the future.

New Zealand: There is very little doing. Many buyers are open for contract for the coming season, but will not advance to the factories' idea of prices. Chefesc.—Market is rather, quieter, which is only to be expected, as during the hist few weeks there has been good strong buying. Quotations are about Is per cwt. less than last week. MATTHEWS, BENNETT & CO. ! S REPORT. Matthews, Bennett and Co. report that there was a big yarding of cattle in thei* Tnglewood yards on Wednesday last. Prices were good and nearly every lot changed liaiuls. Springing heifers made £t to £8 sb, dairy eows £4 to £7 2s 0(1, store cows £2 10s to £3 10s Gd, forward cows £4 Is to £5 3s, bulls £3 to £4 7s, heifers £3 4s to £3 los, Jersey heifers £4 fs. yearling heifers £2 14s to £2 18s. steers £2 12s to £2 19s. Paddock sales during the week: Yearling steel's £2 15s *0 £3 fis, yearling heifers £3 os' to £3 Bs, 2-year-old empty heifers £4 2s 6d to £4 15s, colored do. £6, mixed hoggets 14s to 15s, small do. 10s to 12s, ewes and lambs 17s 3d to 20s. SOUTHERN MARKETS. ADDINGTON. At Addington there were fairly large entries of stock on account of there being no sale next week in consequence of the show and races. There was a good attendance. The few store sheep offered sold well. Fat lambs were offered in large numbers, consequently prices were much lower than of late, though the sale was considered a good one. Fat sheep opened well, and prices were firmer by Is to 2s per head. •In the earlier part of the fat cattle sale there was a sharp rise in prices, hut the mar- i ket eased towards the close.

Store sheep—Four to six-tooth shorn wethers made 15s 6d to 16s 9d, shorn hoggets 14s to 15s 4d, four to six-tooth wethers in wool 18s Bcl to 20s 6d, wether hoggets in wool I7s lid, ewe hoggets 20s 3d. merino wethers fn wool (medium class) lis fld, a few cull merino ewes with lamb (all counted) 6s. Fat lambs—4so yarded. The lambs were well grown, but a number of lots showed the effects of the recent rough weather. Best lambs made 17s 6d to 22% and lighter 13s to 17s. Fat slieep—Extra woolty wether. 1 ? to 30s, prime 20s to 29s 9d, others 22s to 25s 6d, prime shorn wethers 20s to 24s 3d, others 16s to 18s lOd, woolly merino wethers 18s 9d to 25s 9d, extra prime ewes 29s 3d, prime 23s to 275, others 20s to 22s fid, shorn ewes 18s 9d to 235,woolly hoggets 20s Id, shorn hoggets 15s to 19s lid, woolly merino ewes 14s 6d.

Fat cattle—2B3 yarded, including a number of fine lines.' Steers made £7 12* Bd to £l2, extra good lines to £l9 lfls," heifers £7 5a to £ll ss, cows £6 2s <6d to £lO 15s„extra to £l3 17s 6d.

Store cattle—Fifteen to . eighteehmonths sorts realised from £2 17s to £3 10s, two-year steers £4 10s to £4 16s, two-year heifers £4 10s, extra good £5, dry cows ,2Qs to £3 18s. Dairy cows made £5 to' £lO 12s 6d.' A good entry of pigs met with keen demand. Choppers realised from £3 10s to £5 10s, one especially good line reaching £7. Baconers 1 ran from £2 12s Gd to £3. heavy pigs £3 5s to £4. These prices were equal to fid to per lb. Porkers brought from 3<ss to £2 4s, and better sorts from £2 6s to £2 10s, equalling from 5y 2 d to 5%d per lb. Porkers brought from 36s to £2 4s, better sorts from £2 6$ to £2 10s, equalling from 5%d to 5%d per lb. Large stores brought from £2 2s to £2 10s, medium 34s to £2, small 22s to 325, weaners 15* for small and 26s for extra good. ■,

BUKNSIDE. At Burnside 152 fat cattle were yarded, the majority being good quality bullocks. At the beginning of the sale prices were on a par with last week's rates, hut they eased about 109 per head towards the iiiiisn. Best bullocks £l2 to £l3 10s, extra heavy to £l6 17s 6d, good £lO 10s to £ll 10s, light £8 10s to £lO, best cows and heifers £9 10s to £ll, extra to £l3 12s 6d, medium to good £7 10s to £8 15s, light £4 15s to £« 10s.

Fat sheep—2soo penned. There was a fair percentage, of heavy-weight wethers in the yarding, and these sold well, prices being about Is better than those ruling last week. Medium sheep hardly held their own with last week's rates. There were very few ewes forward. Best wethers 25s to 26s 6d, extra heavy to 345, medium to good 22s to 23s 9d, light 19s to 21s, shorn wethers 18s 6d to 205,. best ewes 20s to 23», extra to 28s fid, medium to good 18s to 19s. Fat Jambs—Bo penned, or about double last week's yarding. At this time of the year only a certain number are require! and prices showed a drop of Is 6d to 2s per head; best 19s to 20s 3d, others 14s 6d to 17s «d.

Pigs —63 fat pigs and 78 stores were penned. Stores realised about the same' price as last week", but fats were easier. Suckers Mis to 235, slips to 26s 6d, stores to 325, porkers 4'2s to 50s, light baeoners to 58s, heavy do. to 70s. OTAKI. ljiFif!«wwwv • ■■■ At Otaki cattle were slightly easier than recent quotations. Sheep in most cases sold in excess of vendors' reserves. Ewes and lambs 22s 9d to 235, fat wethers 21s to 255, mixea) fat sheep 19s 7d, .shorn fat wethers 17s 9d. shorn 2-tooth wethers 13s 7d, shorn 2 and 4-tooth ewes 15s. 2y>-year steers £5 3s, 2-year steers £4 2s 6d to £4 15s, 18-month steers £3 Rs, springing heifers £5 10s to £6, empty heifers £3, fat cows £G 17s, springing cows £5 15s to £6 10s, vealers 30s. WANGAN'UT. At Wanganui 1100 sheep (principally hoggets) and 150 cattle were yarded. There was practically no demand for sheep, but the bulk of the cattle were quitted under the hammer. Mixed hoggets made 13s Od, fat cows £6 2s fid to o £7 8s 6d, 2-year steers £4 79 6d to £4 12s 0d 2y>-year steeVs £5, yearling heifers £3 7s 6d to £3 13s 6d, store cows £4 17s to £5 2s, medium dairy cows £5 2s to £5 lis, good do. £7 5s to £7 10s, cows and calves £5 2s, bulls £3 17s to £4 16s.