COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 218, 3 February 1913, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

THE LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright.. Received 2, 5.5 p.m. London, February 1. Hemp is firm, Januarv-Maroh ship-' -ments are quoted at £34 10s. Jute.—February-March shipments, £2o' 12s <kl. Rubber, 4s 9d. Galvanised Iron.—£lo 15s to £ll 15s. Tin Plates, £ls to £lO, fencing wire, '£los. Angle steel, £145. Tram rails. £ll7. German cement, £5 10s. Copra is in good demand. South Sea, £27 158. Cotton.—February-March, 0.03 d. Tin stocks are 14,875 tons, spot 704 tons, afloat 4855 tons, deliveries 2007 tons. Tallow.—Stock 3114 tons, imports 2430" tons, deliveries 2780 tons. WEBSTER, DOBSON AND CO.'S REPORT. At Stratford on Tuesday last we had a good yarding of stock and a lar«o attendance. Competition throughout was brisk and most of the yardin<r was sold at the hammer. Wo quote: Mixed weaners 25s to 31s Od; weaner steers 30s to--35s fid, do. heifers 33s to 30s, coloured do. 44s fid to 50s, IS-months steers £3 0s to £3 lis. 2'/.-year steers £4 fis. 18months heifers £3 Os fid to £4. Jersey do. £5 ss, store cows £2 4s to £3 ss. .forward do. £3 12s fid- to £4 lis. fat do. £.v 5s to £8 Ss, cows and calves £5 fa. yearling bulls 35s to £2 18s fid. bulls £-1 His to £B.

On Wednesday we lveld our .Stratford' Fair, arid between 400 ft and 5000 slieop were penned and there was a lar<*e 'ittendance. Competition was rather natchv. several pens beinjr passed at (he hammer. Reserves in nianv eases were on the high side. AV P quote: S.>r, ewes 10s lOd to lis '2d. 2-toot.h ewes 14s 4d, fat and forward do. 13s fid. 2 to fi-tooth ewes 15s fid. shorn lambs Rs lid, woolly lamb* lis, mil do. 5s to fis 7d. ' Private sales as under-TTolsteiii heifers £O. fat ewes 15s fid. forward eows £4. £4 7s fid. £4 10s. £4 15s. £4 Ifis and £4 17s (id. Jersey heifers £5 15s to £O. coloured heifers, weaners 44s fid to 55s mixed weaners 30s to £2 3s. hulls £7 to ' I()s - 4-year ewes ]-2s, shorn lambs 8s 4d, 'eows and calves £5 10s, Lincoln rams 3 guineas, fat cows £5 7s fid to £7, 2'Wear steers £4 10s IS months steers £3 15s to £4, store eows £o 10s. £3 Ifis, £4. and £4 fis Sd.