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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 176, 24 January 1914, Page 6

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L(i.VI) )N .MAKKETS. liy Cable--Pre-i Asso'iation-Copyright I London. January 22. ' Wheat. Sti-a.L and quiet; 33113 to'!-, ' part cargo of the Ta-ni.miau traii-pori. I w.,ld at about :i:.s !U. I NATIONAL MuItT'CWE COMPANY. The National Mortgage Company of New Zealand -hows a pro'.il of £33,LUN'liilN W'uiiL SALES. I London, January 11. At the wool -ale- there is active competition be home and Continental buyers, and ail prices are fully maintained. Silver, ili 7-H»l per oz. Share i|iinlalh;n.-- Waibi oils aid -31s lid, Jmiclioti -ids and '27s. BANK KATE UEDICED. London, January 11. The bank rate ha- been reduced to -1 per cent. The licrliu rate is V/, per cent. AUSTRALIAN MALKKTS. Sydney, January 23. This week':, wool sa'les closed' buoyant, with keen general competition for all good sort.. Japanese and Americans Imving frceh. The demand for mediums and inferior- was irregular: greasv sold to 1.3d. The report of tin. Australian Lank of Commerce for tic half-year proposes n dividend of 3 per cent, adding £HLt)OO to the reserve, and carrying lorwavd .C-IS7I. ( Wheat, :is Id to 3- lid, Flour, £S. \ Oats.-Algerian feeding is 4d lo is iijil, niilling' Is Sd, -parrow bills :is Id to I 3s 2d. giants :ls Id to lis lid, Zealand J and Cartons 3-, 3d. Barlow- Cape malting is Gil Maize. -Is :i.l to Is lid. ! Bran and pollam. Is Kid. Onions. L'!i HI-. Butter. Selected Hi:!--, secondary Mm. Cheese, lid per lb. , Bacon, S':..d per lb. Melbourne, ~laiinary 23. AC the wool sale- at Ccelong competition was remarkably keen and prices compared with those in December are distinctly in sellers' favor. Wheat, :Ss \ to :is (id. Flour, CS IDs. Outs, Is Sd to L- !l'-!i<l. Barlev Cape maltiiig '2s 2d. \ Maize. -Is Id. 1 Bran, X.A His. J Pollard, £1 L3s. { Potatoes, C; to C\ 10s. J Onions, Ui 10.-. 5 Hides. In average supply. <!oo<l comI petition. The market is liriner. i Adelaide, January l'i. \ Wheal. 3- lid to Us H\U. \ Flour, C 7 I-3s to CS per ton.

NEWTON KINC'S WEEKLY UEPOIIT. At Waiwakaiho on Friday, Kith inst., I had a small yarding of cattle, of which I was able to clear a fair portion at the following price-: 1.3-montb steels £2 IDs lo C 3 7s lid, 1.7-moiitb colored heifers £3 13s. bull- (small) £-1 2s to .£."> Ss. cow- ;ii:il calves £4 Us, store eows £3 (is to £4 His, forward cows £.3 His to C 3 lis lid. springing heifers £3 2s (id to Cli 7s lid, choice Jersey cow £1(1 Ills, forward ewes 13s .3d. On Mondav IHth inst., at Toko, 13 to IS-inontli'heifer- sold at from £2 Is to £3 Is lid. bulls £.3 1.3s to CD 7s (id, store eows C2 to C 4 IDs. forward cows £ 4 IDs lo C 7 lis. On Tuesday. 20th inst., at my Stratford Mud'-. 1 had a fair entry, with u small'attendance. The demand throughout was quiet, cows being a shade easier than at previous sales. Prices obtained were: Yenrlinii to 1.3-montbs steers £3 to £3 ID-, smaller £1 Ills (id to £2 2s, 2-year steers C 4 is lid, 2Vi-year steers £5 7s. 1.3-montbs well-grown heifers £2 IDs, cows and calves £o to £•"> ."is, bulls £(i 17s lid to £S os„ yearling' bulls £2 17s to C 3 in-, small store cows C 3 7s (id to C 3 17s. good -lores and forward cows CI lis to £ .3 IDs fat cows Cli 5s lo C 7 3s.

! At my Slmiiy liiver yards on Wednesday, 21st in-1.. 1 liail a full yarding, nil pens mid races being well liilcd. There was si good attendance of buyers, with a fair enquiry right throng' l for most lines. .Scnnc very nice-conditioned hulls were yarded and these sold very readily at excellent prices. The store and for.ward cows yarded were smaller framed than nt recent sales, whilst vendors' reserves were placed as on better cattle, but nevertheless 1 was able to clear most of the yarding at satisfactory prices. Several good- ])cns of weauers were offered, and I disposed of the early-weaned at very good prices, hut l«iil'very little enquiry for the smaller sorts. Prices were: Karly weaner steers £1 lis lid to £1 1.1s" Oil (very nice Shorthorn lines), mixed weaners (more steers than heifers) £1 10s, small weaners 10s to 13s Oil. yearling to M-inonlhs heifers £2 -Is (w £2 17s, 15-months colored heifers £3 ."is to £3 Its, 15 to 18-' months' good Shorthorn steers £2 ss' (id to £■'! ss, 2-year steers (with some color and slaggy) £3 17s (id, 2'/.-year steers £4 1 Is lo' £.l. in-calf heifers'(good) £-1 to £4 Ids, springing heifers £4 lis to £5 Ills, dairy cows" £7, stags £3 10s, bulls £!) Ms' down to £2 ,Is, fat cows £7 down to £0 !2s lid, forward eows £5 10s down lo £5 is, store cows £1 10s down In £2 17s. Private sales during the week as follows:- Fifteen-months steers £3 Us (id, well-grown 15-months heifers £3 Us, eight working bullocks and gear £;!(!, Z'/a-yOiir steers £.l and £.l ss, cows and calves £0 7s (hi, in-calf heifers £4 5* to £4 10s. fat. bullocks (line of 00) £tl I.ls. bulls £1 .Is to £lO 10s, fat cows £7 5s down to £li .Is, store cows £1 .Is to £5. fat ewes 17s. mixed 2.-toolh sheep lin line of 7.10) Ms 3d, fat wethers Mis Od to 20s Oil (the 10s lid being a good line of 1200). store wethers 18s. ,17s. Ids Od (unsatisfied enquiry), 2-toolh wethers I,ls (id, Ms, Its lid. 'lis 4d Ms strong demand). MATTIIFWS, OAMI.IN & ('(l.'S ■ UK I'OUT. Matthews. Camliu and Co. report as follows: .' On Wednesday la>|. we held our usual weekly sale, and a fair yarding of stock, which sold at good prices, store eows and bulls being greatly in demand. We quote: Cows and calves £.l lo £.l 7s, forward eows L 4 (is to £.l Ms (id, light and poor-conditioned £2 I.ls to £3 7s (Id, 2-year steers C 4 8s (id, 15-months steers £2 Ms to £3 fts, 15-montlis heifers £f ISs lid to £2 10», bulls £5 Is to £lO, weaners 13s Od to 2os.

.l(l|lNSiiX\||.|.|'„ | Me.-i's Abral a,id William-, Lid.. report, on (heir Jolinsonville sale as fol-lows;-A fair yarding' of bullocks ami a heavy one of sheep came forward. I Bullocks sold we"., but shei p were in too liiir supply. Prime bullocks Cll 12, lid to 111 17s lid, lighter i'l) to til .3-, light fill 12s Id, prime heavy Wether., 22s 2d. prime welhers 21- :j,|.' Ills, prime ewes ISs, ,'iil. niedi ins 13s !hl lo lii- :id, prime lamb- 1.3s lid to ilis. lighter his. ALDINiITiIN. Ai the Addington li\e stock market there were smaller entries of fat .-.nick, but a larger entry of store -been. Eat j cattle sold with' lit!!,, or no .'bange; I fat lambs and fa I sheep were \cry linn: [ and store sheep were in keen demand, especially voumr ewes. Pius -old al laic rates. Store cattle were in good demand. Store sheep-Lambs, he.-| and mo-t forward lines, 1.3s to His. extra to 17.3d, medium to good lb, to lis Kid, low conditioned and ordinary sorts 12- lo Lis 3d. small and inferior Hi- H.I. shorn lambs Ills 3d to Lis Id. halfhred wethers lis !)il to 12s 3d, (wo-loolh wethers (very good) Ilis »d to 17s -3d. inferior aml'low-coiiilitionod 13s Hid, two and four-tooth Its to 17s, (id, four and sixtooth (good sorts) ISs 3d. Ewis: Twotooth tgoodl ISs to ids, two-tooth (inferior) L3s lid to 17s, six and eighttooth His 3d, two, four and six-tooth j 17s lid, four, six and eiu'ht-tooth loversea sheep I Ms lid, ewes" and lambs fall counted I 13s lid. Eat lambs--Tegs 21s to 23- lid (c.pial to (iil per lb): average freezing weighl17s lid lo ills (id leipial to [ICd per lb): light and uuliuished I'm to 17s. prime wethers 21- to il- 3d. olhers ISs 3d lo ids lid, prime ewes P.I- lo 21-,.others Ilis to ISs (id. Eat cattle--Steers .C 7to til Hi-, j extra to L'l2. heifers <J."i 111- lo CS , IDs, extra to ijlii 17s (id, <;.«•-■ '23 13s to CHI 3s. Store cattle Lift ecu to eighteenJ months sorts CI 1.3s to Ci K two-year 'steers £1 .3s to CI 12s, two-vear heifers U Is, three-year si s .Ui IS-. three-year heifers .L'.'i, dry lows .CI 3to C(i 3s. Dairy lows made C.\ '.ls to £!l os and extra to L'l2 7s lid. Pigs—Choppers ti3 to Ct. heavy baeoners C\ to £3 Ids. extra to ,£:' i 12-. others £2 10s to CI 17s lid. These prices are equivalent to 3d lo ,3'/.d per lb. Heavy porkers £2 2s to £2 7-. lighter sorts ;lil His to CI (equal to C'/jd per lb). Store pigs, best sorts, CI 'l3s lo £2 2s. medium :C1 ISs to £ 1 1 Is. small sorts £1 Is to CI 7s, sows in pig Hi to £3 Ills, ucancrs Ms to CI. [ AUCKLAND. The S.Y.. Loan and .Mercantile Agency Co.. .Ltd., report: At Westlield yards best cows and heifers close to profit sold at from £S to £ll 12s (id, others CI ,3s to C 7 7s lid. empty cows L'.'i 3s to CI Is, calves into Ms. At Albert yards heavy draught hoisesold at from £2S to £33 ,10s. medium draughtClS to£2li, light harness horses CI2 to CU Ills, backs £3 His to £ll. ponies 30s to £.3. 1 At Waiukii yards on Salurday (lain cows sold at £.3 13s to £0 IDs', enint'y , cows C2 Ills to CI Is. calves 1.3s lo 33-. i two io (hrce-vcar-ohl steers C.3 lo £(i i His. balls ,123 to £S 12s lid. Wcauer , pigs Ss to 12i (id. 1 At Westlield yards on Wednesday I 'steers sold at from £7 Ids to £l3. cows and heifers £-1 to CS 13a. Veal came ■ forward iit large supply, and sold at, lower rates. ' Heavy 'vealcrs ' : sohl at from C 3 1.7s to £1 .3s, meiliiim weights £2 10s to C 3 7s. lighter CI Ills to £2 Ss, small 2(i.s lo 2Ss, smaller i and fresh-dropped 3s to. 1.35. Sheep , were penned in average numbers, and i sold at from 17s lid to its lid. others 1.3ild, to 17s (id: ewes, extra heavy Ilis 3d • to 17s 3d, others Ills (id to' 1.3s I'd. . Lambs were yarded in full numbers and advanced in prices, selling at from 13s ■ (id to IDs (id for best quality, others Ilk Oil to 1.3s 3d, store lambs Ss 3d to Ilk I Id. Pigs were yarded in extra large , numbers and sold at lower rates, haconers selling at from £i Ss lo £2 12- (id. large porkers 33s to £2 ,3s, porkers 23s lo 325, slips 13s to 225, weaners 8s lid to lis.