COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 178, 14 December 1912, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, December 12. Jute.—December-January £24 15s to £25. Silver, 29-0-Kid per ounce. Share quotations.—Waihi 32s (id and 33s !>d, Junction 22s !id and 23s 3\l. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Svdney, December 12. Wheat, 3s o'/.d to 3s 6%d. Flour, £!. i 10s. 'i Bran. £(i 10s. Pollard, £7. Oat-;.—Algerian nominal, • New Zealand giants 3s od. .Maize. 4s 4d 'to 4s od. Potatoes.—Local £lO, Westralian and American £l] to £l2, Tasnvanian £l2. Onions.—Local. £0 to £7 10s. Butter.—Selected 104s, prime o(is to 100s. Cheese, 7 1 /, d. Bacon. 7 ! ,4d to Bd. Adelaide, December 12. Wheat.—Old 3s 7d, new 3s 5d to Ss lid.

flour, £0 ss. Oats, 2s 3d to 2s fid. Melbourne, December 13. _ Wheal.—Spot irregular. 4s 3d to 4s od: January, ?><i 7d. Flour, £0 10s. Bran, £0 ss. Pollard. £7. Oats.—Firmj Algerian faedinw 3s. Maize.—Quiet: 4(3 ° Peas, 4s. Potafoes.-Quiot; slightly easierr r.c* £o to ±7. Onions, £5 ],} s .

NEWTON KINTJ'S WEEKLY REPORT. On Friday. Oth h, st ,..„t my Waiwn, ka.ho yards, I had « .small entry, which ■old as follows : -15.,r,onths heifers up to ±,4 4s, colored yearling steers £1 10s to £2 7s Gd, empty 2%-year heifers £4 «s to £4 IDs. bulls £2 5s to £2 6s fat cows £5 13s to £5 His Od, forward cows ; io \°„' £i 13s ' storo cows £3 'is, (Id to £3 17s, springing heifers up to £7 dairy cows up to £7 2s Od. , At Urenui on Monday. Oth, T had a fair entry, but a small attendance. Bidding throughout was not very keen but most of the yarding was disposed of during the day as follows :-15-months heifers £3 4s Gd to £3 8s Od, very choice la-months Jerseys £5 7s, 15-montbs steers £3 5s to £3 Gs, 2'/ g -year steers (colored) £3 18s to £4, store cows from £3 10s to £4 lfaj fat cows £5 to £G, bulls rip to £5 os, springing heifers £o 15s to £7 12s Gd, small £4 10s to £4 15s, dairy cows £G 15s to £7 Ss, mixed ewes and lambs 17s 6(1, mixed ewes' and wethers 17s 7d.

At Douglas on the same day 15-months steers sold at from £2 15s to £3 5s 8d empty heifers £4 2s to £4 os, 15-months heifers :£3 ss, 2-ycar steers £4 4s, fat cows £5 5s to £5 10s Cd forward cows £4 2s to £4 12s, small store cows £2 10s to £3 14s, springing heifers £5 12s fid to £7 12s fid. On Tuesday, JO.th insfc, I ,had a fair entry in my Stratford yards, with a fairly; representative: .attendance of buyers. Owing to shearing operations in the back country not, many, attended from those parts.. Bidding qpeiied very slowlv/lmt improved ; considerably during the sale, and, with a few exceptions, a verv aood clearance was..<made,,;, A'big number, of bulls were yarded and sold very readily. Store and forward cows met with very' keen competition, , Very,few springer's were yarded. Prices realised were' as follows:—Bulls from £2 .14s fid to £6 10s (according to weight and quality). 15-months heifers.. ,£3 5s to £,3 l'fis, small store cows £2'ss to £3 4s. forward cows £3 I,os to £5 Is, fat cows £5 5s to £C,'"enjptV 1 2%.-year colored ■heifers. £5 lis. grades £.3 19s,Cd'.ti. £-( 5s (id. 2 , / £ >-year. steers (good) £», Jerseys £3 : l2s/. springing'heifers £5 10s to £o 17s (id,,fat and forward wethers | 15s Od.'' " \ "

'.At Stonyßiver on.'Wednesday, 11th. T. had a sum II entry, with a good at.tendance., Competition was not brisk, but; most.'of the lines were cleared as follows:—15-months steers £2 15s to £3 2s. small and had colored £1 7s 6d to £2 2s >(id, 10-months grade Jersey heifers £3! 15s Cd,to l £4'3s, grades £2 10s to £3j, 2-year empty heifers £4 to £4 ss, faticows £5 4s to £5 12s, forward eows £3' IDs Oil to £4 13s fid, small store co\ys £2 17s (id to £3 Os.'bulls £2 17s to £O. eows and calves £4 5s 6d, springing heifel-'s l '£4'.?s' to : '£s 12s Gd, springing' edvys. up ; to; £7 12s Gd. Private'kales' for the week were, as follows^.—Dairy cows' £7 10s, fat cows '£7 store cows' £3 10s, fat bullocks £'J 2r, fid, • i's-mon.lhs steers £3 to' £3 10*. 15-tnonths lie!fi>.rs £'3 2s to £3 10s, small £2| 12s Gd,' empty 2%-vear heifers £4 Ms! to £5.105, 3'/ 2 -year bullocks £5 15s to j£Gss,\ springing heifers £G, lambs to lift! 9s .(id; wether's to lift las.Gel, mixed ewes and laml)'s\2os:od' to 23s Gd (in the wool), hoggets (good) 10s Gd, fat weth,'ers; (shorn) las'OT to 17s 6d.

;mattiik\ts.{;bfa , nett &- co.'s ; REPORT. .Matthews, Tlennett and Co. report that tlicjre thejir Inglcwood yards- on Wednesday last. Prices were.- good; and everything sold well':-'Springing toilers' £5 to £G losj, 2-year heifers (ivw:b.).. £4- -12s <k!,bulls'' £3' to '£4 ; '2s< Gd, yearling steers £3 17s"Gd ; t-ov-63'35. heifers £2 10s to £.l, w6rking;bullocks £22 ss. -At Mr. ! Forrester's sale on Tuesday last, th(?re^vas-a' ; good attendance of buyers), and ! everything sold well. < Cows maide "from £5 -Is to £8 10s, old cows £', i 10s to £4 10s. : ' '

: ! '. ! S' r ■■ ■' ■• : ,_; .' ADDT'SGTOX. Store sheep—Two-tooth shorn wethers 15s to 17s Bd.Vooljy wethers 215.t0 21s Oil,: tonr-tooth wethers (sliorn) .'l7s' to 18s. hv'o-todth'.mv'os (sliorn) 18s to 10s lfat lambs—The top price,'for ft pen of two lambs, jviis ,225. /but another good big liny" feU'lied'.".Si's ,4d. , Best' lambs made from 18s" t0.225, arid lighter'liis lid to 15s' Pd.' :i: " "\ ; ' : " : " • lfat shco.p—Winn; shorn wethers 10s 4d to 2(is., l'igMej- ,l7.s'sd to 20s. prime shorn ewes 'JSs tq%s Bfi; others. 15s 2d to 17s od, shorii .niefijio wethers' 12s Od to 18s 3d, woolly,withers 2fis to '27s"6d; " tan 'lnuV'rmin'iii'rt- to' .014 ss: 'Heifers ranged,fronr £(Mlls to £10.7s Gd, cows £(| .'a'tiabfmt'£ : S; : 2s'firt, ; aiid : extra; quality up tft' 17s' fid; ; 'Go'od' use'fiil! strtr.cs i | i w&ri' ; 'pt' , rulcd' for sale'as vealevs:, and tlity-'e was a 'good'deuiand, price's as jWiiaJ. ci)iVi|lng'a,'\; ; r(ip,'VaTigei ! Viiniiiilg fi'dm'SV'to to : size 'amV quiilil!y;' ;; : u «'■ '-';-' i " ,| - :; ' '''-.' ' ' ! £:>' !)3, l! 't-2 to IP-jmdriths £irto''£'4ls.'two-y.'eaf steers' ■;tls i'< to ,£5 ,]os, ,two-year heifers' to ;C4 '•tsi, l'u'o ! ';ind;a-iialf % yOar i ,',?,tQ l drs, £(!, 15s',' tllifce-year 'heifers'' '£s 'Bs' tb : '£'s Ss' fifti' 'dry cows £2 1 STTo""a&5T0s:"" •''' '''The yarding of dairy cows was large, ■ and competition wiis fgWad l . ''l Prices Y raiigV' edifrorir ! '£4' tff''£W 2s 6ft:.! 1.t.T./ ; ! T "' tut pigs—Choppers' /r.-iW'fi'om £3 10s : to j£o, h'eiH<y''l)acon : ersif)o,s' id GjSjiilighte' sorts 47s fid to 575, 'th'escv prices being. eipjiab to •fr6iiv;4 l /,(1"t0:4%d per Hi, as j against from'4%d to 5(1 at 'tlie previous | salje, and from 514 to 5 1 / 2 d. in 'the sale. before that. Heavy pi'irkers brought 'ft'op 38s to 435. lighter sorts'33s to 375,

equivalent lo from oil to per lb, as against from 5 ! /,d to 5%d at the previous sale, and from o'/od to (id at the offering a week earlier. ' Large stores brought from 32s Lo 40s, mediums 24s to 30s. small sorts 15s lo 235, small weaners 17s, good sorts 225. BURNSIDE. At Biirnside 151 fat cattle were,yarded, consisting principally of well-finished bullocks and heifers. There was good competition by the trade, and prices showed an increase of 10s to 15s pellead on last week's rates. Best bullocks brought from £l3 to £l4 10s. extra to CIS 2s fid, medium £ll to £l2 ss, best cows and heifers £lO to £ll 10s, others £0 to £3. Fat sheep—ll)22 penned, consisting chiefly of shorn wethers. Prices were much on a par with last week's rates. Best wethers in wool 28s to 30s. do. shorn 21s to 235. medium in wool 25s to 20s Gd, shorn 18s Od to 20s, best ewes in wool 20s to 28s, others 21s to 22s Od. Fat lambs—322 penned. At the opening of the sale prices were slightly lower than last week's rates, but towards the end competition grew stronger, and the closing rates were equal to last week's. Best 18s to 20s, good las to 10s Od.

JOHXSOXVILLTC. Messrs Abraham and Williams Ltd.. report on their Johnsonville sale as follows:—A good yarding of both cattle and sheep came forward. Most of the cattle "were. 1 passed in,' as!they did not | reach the reserve. Sheep were a little | easier than at bile sales. fiood bulloriks made £lO 5s to £lO 7s (id, vealers 20s to 31s, prime wethers 20s'3d,' medium wethers 18s sd, prime, heavy ewes 20s 7d, good ewes 18s (id, medium ewes 17s to 17s 9d, light 15s, medium lambs 13s to 14sjplain.lls.Cd.to 12s Gd. : WAXfiAXUI. Messrs Dalgety and Co.,' Ltd., report: At our AVanganui hale we vardfd 1?M shcjnp ami 200 cattle. Bidding for all ■ classes was fecen, most lines being cleared ; under the hammer. Mixed tops (shorn) 12s Bd. to 13s lOd, dry ewes lis., wether hoggets 14s 3(1, two-year stejers £4 Ss (id, three-year Hereford heifers £5 ss. heifers £3 Os to £4 4s (id, store cows £4 Ss to £4 )os, cows and calves £3 2s to £5 2s (id. yearling heifers £3 2s. dairy cows £3 10s to £5 Is, bulls £2 17s to'£s 2s 6d.