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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 170, 17 January 1914, Page 3

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LONDON WOOL SALES. By CaWc—Press Association—Copyright London, January! 15. At the wool sales there was good competition tor all sorts at full rates. New South Wales serin is quoted at par. Wailii Junction. 2.3s and 20s. / Silver. 20'/^d. I AUSTRALIAN MAUKL'TS. I Sydney, January 15. . Wheat, 3s S'/nd to 3s lid. Flour, £7 10s to £7 Ms. Oats -Algerian fowling, 2s 4d to 2s .id; milling, 2s Ski; Sparrowbills, 3s Id to lis 2d; Wants, lis 2d to Us lid; Kew ■ Zealand A Cartons, Us lid. ' Barley—Cape, malting. 2s (id. j Maize. -Is. lid. ' Jiran, £4 -Vs. Pollard, .1.4 His. | . Potatoes—Tasmania]), £B. j ■Onions—Victorian. £8 Ills. j liutter-Selcctcd brands 1113s, secondary Kills. | Cheese, lid. Bacon, S'/.d to <ld. Adelaide, Jaimary IS. Wheat. 3s lid to 3s (i'/id. . Flour, £7 J.Vs to £B. , liran ami pollard, lid. Melbourne, January 15. , Hides—ln fair supply, conipetition being less active and prices an eighth lower. Wheat, lis (id to lis (i'/jd. Flour, £8 10s. j - Jlran, £4 Ills. Pollard. £4 Ins. Barlev.—Kngli.di malting 3s 3d to lis . M; Capo 2s 2'/.d. Oats—Milling, Is O'/mI; feed Ik 8d to ,1s B>/ 2 d. *. , .Maize. 4s. . Potatoes. £3 His to £4 10s. Onions, £7 to ;C7 10s. SVDNKY WOOL SALES. Sydney, January 15. ', The wool sales dosed with a keen, general l demand for all better classes at test late rates. The demand for lower .qualities was hardly so active. Creasy to 15% d, Kconr<fd2ld. LOAN & MERCANTILE CO.'S STOCK HE POUT. The New Zealand Loan and Mcrcan- i tile Agency Co., Ltd. (Stratford branch) j .report as follows: I On Tuesday, llltli inst., we held our i usual fortnightly sale in our Stratford ] yards, when we'varded 338 .head of cat- J tie. disposing of 4!) head. Prices: 15] to IS-months steers, (ills to 70s (W; store ! cows, lor which ilicre is a keen demand, made for small and low-conditioned s<>h to 07s (id. ordinary sorts 70s to .!Ijs: forward cows. !>!!s'lo Mils; fat heifers, •HTp to 117s: bulls. 70s. 80s, Oils, 105s, 11 (is, 127s (id. 1325, 1355, 141s, 15!»s, 185s, up to 210s. There appears to be an unsatisfied demand for bulls. We "hold our usual monthly sale, of wool, sheepskins, hides and calfskins on ' Tuesday, 13-th inst.. when, we had a fair \ catalogue of 112 bales antl 32 bags of wool, and tile usual quantity of sheepskins, hides, etc There was a large attendance of buyers and competition was keen for fair clean lines, but owing ■to owners placing high reserves on their wool we were 'obliged I/O pass same. However, a fair clearance was effected at full market rates as follows: TYV.M, 4bales, nice wool,. JL, 4 bales, .By,d; OK over W. 4 bales. Sd; T.ll. over IT, 10 bales, little seedy. Manga, 7 bales. OW over K, 12 bales, Bd. We had no light lean lines catalogued. .Tim .above prices are well up to London present values. Crutchings nuule 5d to 5%d, bellies 4%d to s'/,<l. locks 3'/,d to 4(1, dead wool i>\U to 7'/ 2 il, pieces 4d to 5 ; / 4 d, lambs' wool' (in sacks) up to B'/»d; horse hair Is (id lo l.s 7d. Sheepskins fair wool with good pelts, 7s, (is 3d, .V (id, 5s 3d; medium wool, ss, 4s fid, 4s lid 4s 3d;'poor pells. Utile wool, 2s lid. 3* Id to 4s: butchers' pelts 2s Id, 2s lid 2s sd; lambs' skins, pelty, 2s sd, 2s. h lid. Is (ill. Cow hides, light weights, 22s 31s 2d, 3js. drv hides 355, lletliy 23s ti 245. -liiullv llaved: 01s to 255, yearling 5: to 7s lid': calfskins, light and small, 2s 1 2s sd, 2s H.il lo 3s Id. medium: 3s (Id, far quality 3s 7d to 4s. gooci up to 4s 0(1 , cut and inferior Is !!d. 2s 3d. Tallow > in tins. 21s to 235.

On W'cdneFdav, Mill inst.. wo hM('l (rm usual monthly sale in our Te Wow yards, when wo \ arded 240 head of cattle, selling 13(1. Fifteen to eighteenmouths steers made fids, (17s (id, up' to 71s. 2'/.-vcar steers' »Ss. 2-year empty heifers ~Slis. Horo rows .Us to S.'is, 'hulls 42s to (12s lid. bullocks 1755. During the week we have soid stock privately as follows: - 2-tootli wethers Ills lid to 14s, 4-tooth TTclliers up to His. dry ewes Ills. 10s (id and lis; f.in. ewe-, for forward delivery, culls (is !>d to lis fid. 2-tooth ewes l.Vs :hl. I ."is lid and Ills, fwos and lainhs 2:!s; IS-moiiths steers Tils. 72s lid'. T7s lid: 2 (,o •i'/.-yoai- steers, Oils to lU2- lid: :! to :!'/1.-vcar bullocks ,C 7. C 7 7s. CT Ids up to CO: hulls :;<ls, store cows Oils. l."i-moiiths heifers otis to 07s (id. Ilolstcin heifers !)2s (id.

.ioii\';snx.V]i.i.R At .loliiisnnville " jruoil yarding of prime liulloi'k* and sheep riinu' forward and sold readily at laic rates. I'riine heavy Imllocks'inadc .111 15s to £li. litttitcr .-til 10s I" 111 12s «il, I'l'iitK' licavv wethers ±>s Id. lifter 'ills (Id to •21s prime hcavv ewes 20s. priirK' ewes 18s Id 1» I'Hs lid. lighter 17s ilrt to lis R ,l, prune lami.s His (id. lighter lis Sid In'us 4d. j AI)1)IN<IT0N'. , At Add'nuifon there were lavj" cntriiif >l(icl; and :' l:»'id attendance. 'l'lie ehaujie in the weather that set i:i (larjiii; Hie forenoon came too late I" nlVcct, the imniher of stock eoiain« forward. Kni eatlle showed a further drop in prices and fat lanilis tinned by about a farthiiu.' per U>. Wore sheep, which were mostly iKWirds. also sold well, and ful sheep maintained last week's prices. I'isrs showed f slj-tfht improvement in iirie.es. Best lionets niade 14s fld to 10s, other ; I average lines lis to 14s, culls to up-

v.:\nU. -I and C-tooth wethers ISs lid to !,Ss 7d. others 15s to 17s lid. 2-looth wethers '.;.-■ IT. I'. 2-tooih ewes 14s 3d, .merino wethers 13s Id; merino ewes 14s. Fat lainhs Tegs 2!s Id 24s (equal to lid per lh|. average, freezing weights 1 7s (id to 2k- (equal'to (i'/jd per i.'.i), light and unlinished Ms 2d to 17s.

Fat sheep -Prime wethers 21s to 24s lid, others His "id to 23s (id, prime ewes ISs to 2os. others 13s to 17s fid. Fat cattle-Steers .US Ids to £ll, extra to £1") H's. heifers £.") 17s lid. to £S ss, extra lo £lO l.'is. cows £f> 5« to £lO 12s (id.

Store, cuttle—Fifteen to eighlcenmonlh sorts £2 l.'is to £3 ll's, 2-year steers £4. 2-year heifers £.'{ l.'is. dry cows £1 10s to £."> «s (Id. Dairy cows made £3 to £lO 7s (id.

Fat pigs--Choppers Ms to B,is. heavy bacouers .17s (id to (i.'is, extra to 735, others 48s to .'ills (equal to M/iil to s'/j,il per lb). Heavy porkers 43s to 4lis. lighter 38s to 42s (equivalent to (i'/jd to «</,<[ per lh). . Store pigs-Urge stores 3Ss to 4ls flfl, medium 30s to 375, small sorts 22s to 2%. Weaners were easier and realised l'2s (id to Ids, larger sorts making to 22,5.

)U'I!X:SII)F. At Burnside Iflti fat cattle were yarded. Prices showed a, decline of l.'is to 20s pcai head as compared with hist week's Rites. Best bullocks made £l3 '< l*i £l4 7s (id. good £ll to £l2 IDs. best I heifers £lO to £ll, good £(i IDs to £!) '.los. I Fat sliecp—23D3 penned, including several liens of extra prime. Prices gen- | orally showed a drop of 2s per bead from last, week's rales, though extra heavy sheep did not suH'cr to that, extent.' Medium: weights showed even further decline. Prime, heavy wethers 23s to 24s lid. extra prime to 2!ls lid. medium Ills lid to 21s (id. prime heavy ewes 21s to 245. extra, prime to 31s 3d, medium ewes l.'is lid to 17s lid. I. Fat liiml)s--35S yarded. There was igood competition and prices were linn Lit last week's level. Best, 17s (id to Ms, extra to 20s, medium 14s (id to His.