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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 206, 28 February 1914, Page 2

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BANK OF AUSTRALASIA. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright London, Febru.ry 20. The Hank of Australasia dividend is 14 pel' wilt, and tin- bonus 12.. Thorn id £30,001) placed to tin- reserve, Bill,0(10 to the premises ;i(fount, a.':d £3i),ll;S carried forward. WAR OFFICE tenders. London, February 20. Tlir \Aar Oll'ice is inviting tenders on May 25 for 37,300 twislvt-oumn; tins of beef and (12,500/ twenty-four ounce tins, delivery in September.'" ANTWERP WOOI. SALES. Antwerp, February 20. The Antwerp sales opened with large attendance and brisk competition. There was a general advance, special ai.d i:tu l sorts realising fancy lignres. As compared with .lauiuii'y merino rose five to seven per cent., fine crossbreds ten pel' cent., ordinaries up to twelve nor cent. There were '£">47 bales of La Plata offered and 2007 sold. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

Sydney, February 20. Wheat, 3s B%il to 3s Dd. Flour. £8 10s. Ohts.—Algerian feeding 2s 1 2(1 to 2s 3d, milling 2s (id. Barley.— Cape malting ?.s 7d to 2s 9(1. Maize, 4s 3d. Bran and Pollard, £5. Potatoes.—Tasmanian £O. Onions.—Victorian, £!). Butter. —Selected, 112s, seconding 103s, Cheese, (i'/od. Bacon, Is.

Adminicle, February 2(1 Whont. —3s B</,,d to ts fl'/od. Flour, £8 to £8 ss. Bran und pollard, Is. Melbourne, February -2(1. Hides.—Moderate supply and i ctiVe demand, prices liighei. Melbourne, February 27. Wheat, .Is lOd. Flour, £8 10s. Bran and pollard, £5. Hurley..—Malting English ,'ls 3d to 3s •id, Gape 3s 2'/.d to 2s 4d. Oats—Algerian Is 8d to la lO'/.d. Maize. Us Oil. Potatoes, £2 l.is to £4 3s. Onions, £7. MATTHEWS, GAMLIN AMD CO.'S REPORT. Matthews, Gamlin and 00. report a small yarding at their faglcwood yards last Wudnesday. Tile attendance was small owing to the New Plymouth Show, and very little lnisiness \vas done ai the following prices:—Store cows £:i 5s to £.' i 15a, 18-months heifers r.w.b. £2 llis, forward tows £5 5s to £5 Kis, lows -and calves £5. dOHNSOXVILLE.

A lair yarding of bullock* and a good one of sheep came forward, and prices realised were its follows: Prime heavy bullocks €ll 12s (id to £l2, prime bullocks ell 7s (id to £ll Ids. light CM 7s Bd, prime heavy wethers 21s to 2!s Id, good wethers Ills to Ills sd, prime ewes 18a to 18s .'id, lighter ewes Kis to Kis fid, prime lambs Kis 3d, good lambs 15s. others 13s to Us. ADDINGTON. Store sheep—Rape lambs 12s and l.is 9d, medium 8s Gd to lis Cd, culls lis to Bs, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 14a Sd to 15s 3d, 2-tootli ewes 15s !)d to 20s, (i and 8-tooth 12s to l!)s, 4 and (i-tooth to 21s fid, s.m. 12s (id to 17s, aged 7s Od to. 18«, fat lambs (tegs) 18s to 20s, average freezing weights Kis to 17s !)d, light and unfinished 15s to 15s 9d. Fat sheep: Prime wethers 23s Od, others 15s 3d t« 20s, prime ewes 20s (id, ewes 17s fid to 21s 3d, medium 15s to 17s, aged and light 13s to 14s Od, merino ewes 19s fid. Fat cattle —Steers £G 17s fid to £ll, extra to £l4, heifers C(i to £KI 12s (id, cows £5 17s Gd to £l2 10s.

Store cattle—Younger sorts £1 I9s to £S 15s, 2-year heifers £4 5s to £4 10s, 2'/s-ycar steers £5 12s lid to £5 17s Gd, 3-year steers £G, 3-year heifers £i Us, dry cows £3 to £5, dairy cows £ 3 15s to £lO, extra to £ls.

l'igs—Choppers £3 10s to £5 16s, heavy baconers £3 2s to £3 17s fld, light baconers £2 12s (id to £3 (equal to 5d to s'/ 2 d per lb); hoary porkers £2 fis to £3, lighter porkers £2 to £2 4s (equal to fi'/jd per lb). Store pig*: Bktra large stores £2 7s to £2 lis, medium £1 18s to £2 fis, small £1 3s to£l 17s, sows in pig £3 15s to £4 10a, weanara 12s to 14s, average for weanei's 18s. BURNSIDE. At Rurnside 234 fat cattle were yarded. Owing to the large yarding prices showed a decline of 10s per head on last week's rates. Rest bullocks £ll 10« to £l2 10s, extra to £l4 15s, medium £0 15s to £lO ss, best heifers £5 to £fi 10s, extra to £ll 7a (3d, others £5 15s to C(i Ills. There was a full yarding ol fat sheep, 3000 being penned. Export buyers were operating, and this steadied the market, last week's rates being fully maintained. Rest wethers 2lls to 235. extra heavy to 25.- tid. medium and light 17s Oil to 18s (id, bestewes Ills Gd to 18s Od, extra heavy to 245, uieiifum 13s to 14s. Fat lambs: 1200 yarded. Freezing buyers were operating on a basis of 5 1 />d, The quality of the yarding generally was not very Solid. Rest 17s to l!)s, extra to 20s fld. medium 15s to Kis fid, unfinished 12s fid' to 15s (id. Pigs: 95 fat pigs and 95 stores were penned. Prices for fati were easier, lint stores sold well at late rates.