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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 154, 16 November 1912, Page 6

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LONDON MARKETS. Py Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, November 14. Silver, 20(1 per oz. r Shares.—Waihi 32s fid and 33s 9d, •function 21s and 225. Rabbits.—Dull; New South Wales' blues 18s fid ex store; large Victorians 17s (id. Tlib Berlin bank rate is fi per cent. Jute.—November-December £26 10s to £27. Linseed Oil, £2B 10s. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, November 14. Wheat.—Old 4s O'/od to Ms 7%d, new 3s 4y.<l to 3s fid. , . ' Flour, £0 10s. ■;•••■ Bran, ffi'lOs. '' Pollard, £7. Oats.—Algerian nominal. New Zealand whites 3s ;id, giants 3s fid Maize, 3s (Id.: .. "Potatoes.—Local nominally £lB to £?0 Jvew Zealand £lB. Onions.—Victorian £0 to £lO Butter.—Selected 108s, prime 08s to 104s. Cheese, Bd. Bacon, By a d. .

„,, ' Adelaide. November 14. 4s, new 3s 8d Flour, £9 10s. ' Bran, l fi 2y,d. ! Pollard, ls~3'/od: i' Oats, 2s #d; •." Melbourne, November 14. Hides—There. 'are;-small supplies, with strong eowipatjtion. •

... : November 14, Wheat. ..4s-.Ry a d : to 4s 6d. Flour, £9, 15s. Bran. fO'tfs.' • Pollard, £7l '," ; ' /' Zealand, 3s 9%d to 3s lOd. Peas, 4s to 4s ffl. ' and- Snowflakes ku to'£l7'ilos. ■'•- : Onions,'£7 JH)s fc f £/9 ss. REPORT. Messrs E. Oriffiths and Co. are in receipt of the- following market report from their London principals, Messrs Mills and Sparrow, dated London, October 4, 1912There .has'been a little more business passing, this weefe Finest quality easily commands' its; price, and looks almost certain to go deaner' during the next few weeks. There has also been a little more demand for (secondary butters, and no doubt with the 'colder weather which we are now having the position on these will continue to improve. Danish; Market rinchanged, and prices are firm: ; The shipments' to this country last week-were ;about 2000 casks less than for the .corresponding week of last year. ~.,.,.

Siberian: AHwals-this week totalled about 12,0MlcWsk*,/iWKt'ithe market has a t better tone than-for some weeks past Best giooclß'hMe.eas'ilvCleared at a slWit advance on last week's prices, while more ] interest is ,«ow.shown in the medium f grades. ;f }.\:.r..'■■■;: -,,,, I "French:i A fairly good.regular trade is I running,. but; ife,is expeeted tliat supplies i will: shrink l considerably during the next | few weeks..-::,,;.-, r J i. .'. , Irish,: Supplied ,are failing'off rapid] v and values sexy firm. . Australian: The shipment'advised this week; 17,000 ,!boxefJ, rier-s.s. Orsova. is a small: or^vheh,.'compared' with the same date last it therefore iooks as if w ; e Are going ~to:ibe verv short of beat butter, during-the early part of the season, especially as cables from Queensland, advise .dry; weather.: WJien looking and:taking into account tlic shortage in Danish butter and with the lesser ..quantity that we shall get;.from.--N9WiZealand;' owing to several factories going in for cheesemaktngj one.cantrof-get: away from the fact that the future.for best butter looks: exceedingly strong,;.and high prices must, tlwrefoile prevail, ; Regarding the kittens which;'are. stored, here,- there has been a .fair, .enquiry i this week, and no doubt,,this.should.increase from now onwards;. -•„ ■,;;<■■ <■:.!„;■' ■ New .Zealand: .The.first shipment has left,per. s.s. .Tuijakiua, about 8000 boxes, and is due'in London!,early in November... ~,-,■,..,..;. .. ~.,... Cheese.-f-Mapk.et. continues quiet. Canadian is. selling, at,64s. to. Cos, with an additional shilling, for,fancy parcels, but there is-not much.business passing. MATTHEWS,--BENNETT & CO.'S REPORT. Matthews, Bennett'aha"'Co. report that there was a good yarding of cattle in their Inglewood yards "on Wednesday last..- iPripes.-wcte good and nearly every lot changed as follows: Springing ..heifers £4 15s to £9, dairy, cows £4 10s to £6 10s to £8 Bs, store cows £3 10s to £4; 15s, empty heifers £3 12s to £3 15s,'yearling heifers £2 as to £2 12s to ,£3 2s 6d', yearling steers (small) £2 5s to '£2 Bs,.Jersey heifers £4. ; Thei'e was ho demand for bulls. SOUTHERN'MARKETS. ALDINGTON. At Addirigton there were fairly large entries of stock, and a good attendance, increased interest being added to the sale of fat sheep and lambs by the fact that it was the first sale since' the opening of the freezing works. Store sheep—Four and six-tooth wethers in wool made' 20s 3d to 20s lid, poorer sorts realising'l9s; 4 and fi-tooth shorn forward wethers 10s lid, shorn hoggets 13s to 14s lOd, medium hoggets of mixed sexes (in wool) 16s 3d, cull hoggets 12s, merino ewes with lambs 12s Id, aged cull sorts Ts (all counted), Fat lambs—The prices ranged from 17s Id to 21s for one line; best lambs made 18s Od to 21s Od, and a few larger 14s to 18s. ■

Fat sheep—Extra prime woolly show wethers to 42s 6d, prime 24s to 28s Id, others 21s 9d to 23s Cd, woolly merino wethers lGs 5d to 23s 3d, woolly ewes IDs 3d to 25s Bd, woolly hoggets 28s, woolly merino ewes 18s 3d to 19s, extra primes how wethers (shorn) to 30a, prime shorn wethers 18s ; 6d to 245, lighter 10s 2d to 18s, shorn merino wethers 14s 6d to 21s Od, prime shorn ewes 17s Cd to 22s 3d, others 14s 7d to 17s. Fat cattle—Steers made £9 to £l2, extra to £l4 10s, heifers £7 15s to £ll, cows £5 10s to £lO ss. Beef realised 28s to 35s per 1001b, according to quality.

Store cattle Fifteen to eighteenmonths sorts £2 10s to £3 Bs, 2-year heifers £4 15s, 2%-year steers £<3 ss, 3-year heifers £6 ss, dry eows £2 to £<s 7s fid. Dairy cows sold well, making from £5 to £ll 10s.

Fat pigs—Choppers realised £3 10s to £0 8s 6d, heavy baconers £3 5s to £3 14s 6d, lighter sorts £2 12s 6d to £3 (or equal to 5%d to sy x i per lb). Heavy porkers broug'it from 47s (id to 50s, and lighter sorts 40s to 46s (equal to 5%d to Gd per !!>). There was a fairly large yarding of stores, including a considerable number of small pigs, a class that was not in keen demand. Large and medium size pigs, however, sold well. Large sorts realised 38s to 425, medium 2Ss to 30s, small 22s to 275. Weaners brought from lis for any small sorts to 25s for extra good sorts. JOHNSONVILLE. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonvilk sale as fol-

lows:—A good yarding of bullocks came forward, and the majority sold well at ruling rates. A few pens of plain bullocks sent forward did not command a ready sale. There is at present a fall-ing-off in the supply of fat sheep, and the yarding was below requirements, so prices realised are rather above value. Extra prime heavy bullocks £l2 ss, prime heavy bullock's £lO 12s fid to £lO 17s fid, lighter £lO 7s 6d, light £9, vealers 24s to 31s, prime heavy wethers 27s Gd to 28s 7d, light wethers 23s 4d to 23s sd, prime wethers 22s Id, medium ewes 22s 9d to 245, good shorn wethers 19s Od to 20s, prime ewes 10s fid, good ewes 18s 3d, plain 15s Od, prime lamb 10s 7d to 10s 4d. good lambs 15s to 15s 4d others 14s to 14s Od.