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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 224, 21 March 1914, Page 6

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LONDON MAIIKKT.S. Mj Cable—Press Association Copyright London, .March J9. : Share quotations.—Wullii, 43s 4Uanii -Hi.* Jiil, Talisman 40s anil 42- iid. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, March If). Wheat, 3s B%d to 3s D^u. Flour, £S 15s. Oats.—Algerian feedings 2s .to 2s 2d, milling 2s 3d to 2s 4il. Barley.—Cape malting 2s 7d to 2s 9d. Maize, 4s 4d. ' Bran and pollard, £5. Potatoes. —Tasinanian £o 5s to £'; 10s. Onions—Victorian £7. Butter. —Selected 104s, secondary 91s to 08s. Cheese, 7y 4 d. Bacon, lO'/.d to lid. Adelaide, March 19. Wheat, 3 3 9% to :3s 10*. Flour, £8 5s to £8 7s Cd. Bran, Is Id. Pollard Is iy 2 <L Melbourne, March 19. ' Hides.—Average supply, keen competition, prices very firm. y 4 Wheat, 3s 9%d to 3s 9%d. .Flour, £9. ' Bran and pollard, £5 ss. Barley—English malting 3s 3d to 3s fid; Cape 2s 3d r to 23 6d. Oats.—Algerian Is 9d to Is lid _ Make, 4*. .'.,,.. PH Potatoes, £3 15s to £4. Onions, £O.

BIG PRICES FOR SHEEP. By Telegraph—Press Association. C'hristchureli, Thursday. At the Culverden sheep sale to-day there was an entry of 32,800, and for a store sheep sale the average prices were a record for the Dominion. There was keen competition for breeding ewes, both halfbreds and three-quarteibreds and merinos. For two-tooth halfbrcd ewes Duncan Rutherford, of Leslie Hills, topped the market at 32s Od, which is close to his record of 30s 4d some years ago. J. K. Forrester's line reached 31s 6d and W. O. Rutherford's 30s 9il. The range of prices was: Best two-tooth halfbred ewes 25s to 32s fid, others 20s to 245, four-tooth halfbred ewes 20s to 255, six and eight-tooths 19s 2d to 255, sound-mouthed Iss fill to 20s fid, twotooth three-qtiarterbred ewes 31s fid, four-tooths 2(ls, best sound-mouthed merino ewes His 3d to 18s 2d, others 5s 2d to II fid, forward halfbred wether 18s to 19s lid, others 14s 5d to 10s Bd, forward merino wethers 15s lid, others 12s to 12s fid, halfbred lambs 10s 7d to 14s 3d, merino wether lambs Bs.

NEWTOX KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. On Friday, 13th inst., at ray Waiwakailio yards, for my supplementary sheep fair and cattle sale [ had a good yarding of both classes and a line attendance of the publics. Bidding 1 at the hammer wafnspiritcd on most lines of sheep, a good clearance of these being made. In the cattle pens there was good bidding, especially for weaners, the quality of these being a big improvement on previous yardings. Sales were made at the following prices:— fat ewes 4s 3d, forward ewes 12s 8d to 13s Id, f.m. .ewes 7a to 10s, (i-tooth • and f.f.m. ewes 12 to 14s 3d, 2-tooth ewes (rather small) Us lOil to Ms lid. 2-tooth wethers, fair line 14s lid, litooth ewes, good pen 16s, lumbs Os 5d to 10s 8d for good woollys, good shorn lambs 8s lid, 8s 7d. Ss (id, 8s sd, 8s Id, and 5s 2d to t>s Id for small, wcancr steers .€1 lis Mil. poor Os (id, ooloied weaner heifers £1 18s (id, good well grown Shorthorn lines £1 12s, and £1 13s, mixed wea iters CI 5s to £1 !)s (id. heavy bulls £7 :to £7 12s Gd, others £1 10s-to £4 12s, fat cows £(i 13s lid, small IT) to £5 Ills, forward cows £4 8s to £4 12s, stare cows £3 3s to £4, aged cows £1 to £2 ss, spring heifers £(> las to £7 tar nice Jerseys, and £4 7s Oil to £4 17s «<l for smaller grades, 15-moiith empty lieifers £2 lis, ]."> and 18-month steers £.') (is (id and £3 7s (id, cows and calves E!ss.

At Toko on Monday, lfitli hist., colored weaner lieifcrs made from £1 15s to £1 17h, weaner steers £1 5s to £1 15s, mixed weaners £1 'i« (id to £1 lis fid, bulla £4 10a to £5 10s, forward cows £4 15s to £5 Us, store tows £2 ISs to £4 3s, aged eows Ki'J 'los to £2 3s, small eows up to £2 10s, lambs (is to 7s Od. f.in. ewes 8s and 'Bs 3d. On Tuesday, 17th mat, for my Stratford sale there was n good yarding of cattle and sheep with a fair attendance of the public. A good number of weaners were offered/" and in this lino I was able to do good business, the quality and condition of the calves being in most cases very good. Prices for store cows and bulls were well maintained. Two lines of Shorthorn in-calf 20month heifers—these being well done stuff—elicited keen competition,, realising £3 3s (id and £3 lis.- Other prices obtained were: Weaner steers £1 14s, and for a Shorthorn line of nice cattle which were passed at the hammer, t was able, to obtain 33s to 37s for privately, weaner heifers .11 5s fid, .til ss, £1 4s fid, £1 ,js, £l, 12s, mixed wcancrs £1 15s, £1 12s, £1 ss, £1 3s, £l, 18-months empty heifers £2 12s to £2 15s 18-months'steers £3 12a, £3 8s fid, £2 IBs, 1 spring heifers £4 12s fid, good quality dairy cows £7 15s, fat cows £(i 7s, £6 5s £5 18s. £5 14s, forward cows £5 3s, good* store cows £4 fls, £4 Us (id, ,£4 5s (id, £4 4s Gd, £4, £3 15s, £3 13s, £3 10s, £3, £2 ss. £2 Is, £1 14s, £l, bulls from £4 10s. to £7 7s Od. and from, £2 18s to £3 10s fid for young bulls, lambs os !)d to 7s (Id.

At Stony Biver yards, on Wednesday, 18th inat.j 1 had ,1 good entry r..f both sheep and cattle, but through' the visit of the 'Governor to Parilmka o<curing the same day, there was only a small attendance. Good business was done, however, at the hammer, as follows:—Weuncr heifers Ms to £1 Us weaner steers £1 7s 6d, bulls £3 17s fid to £7, colored 15-montha heifers £3 -Is, vealers £2, rough 15-month steers £2 •Us, 3-year steers (Jerseys) hut in forward condition £6 lis, small line of 3y„ year bullocks (very line c|ualitv cattle) in forward condition £8 lis, fat cows £t) 7s. £<B, fat heifers £5 Is, store and forward cows £4 19s, £4 Bs, £l, £3 IBs, £3 7s, £3 ss, £2 Is,' £1 IS 6d, mixed aged ewes lis, f.m, ewes Ss 9d, forward ewes 12s !M to 13s Od, fat ewes and wethers 15s fid to 18a 4d lambs Rs Od, Bs, <is, 5s Id, 4s Od. Private sales 'for the week as follows: —Nice well-grown line of earlv wenners (all colored Jerseys) at £2 10s, Sliortborn in calf heifers £4 15s, good line of Jersey ■> and 2'/ 2 -year in calf heifers (all n,ce colored stuff) £O, empty heifers £4, weaner steers good £2, vealers £1 15s, 15 and 18-month steers, .rood demand. £3 17s fld, £3 12s to £3° fat cows £7 3s (id to £O, rams 1 to 2%«ns fat ewes IDs, mixed fat sheep 18s° to las Od. good lambs 10s 3d to 9s, 4-

iooth wethers 17s (id, weil-grown 2tooth wethers His, good linos 14s Mil and I ».-> in demand, 4-tooth ewes, las 7d to 17s Jlil, (i-tooth and f.f.m. ewes 14s to 12s, f.m. ewes 10s (id, 10s, Bs, 7s Bd.

MATTHEWS, (iAMLLN & CO.'S KEPORT. Matthews, Camlin and Co. report a good yarding at their sheep and cattle sale in their Inglewood yards last Wednesday. Ridding Wils fuj,- f or a || classes' of stock, with the exception of empty heifers, and most of the stock yarded were disposed of at the following prices: RM. ewes fis «<], "s 4d to Bs, ewes (mixed ages) 1)s fid to 13s. fat ewes 15s, lambs Ss 3d, Ss lid to lis, woolly do. Ss to 9s 4d, cull rams 5s to 10s, 2 and 4-tooth Lincoln.* I'/ a to l%»ns. Romney do. V/ a to 2gns, store cows ;C3 to £3 las, fat and forward do. £4 to .€5 ss, springing cows £(i ]os to £7, fat cows .C 6 10s, hulls ,U to £4 12s 8.1, old and thin cows 25s to £2 ss, niix'-d weaners (good) 2(is Cd to 31s, heifer weaners 20s to 235, Jersey do. 30s.

The firm also reports the sale of Mr. Kilpatriek's 214 acres at Waiongona and Mr. A. Lile's G-roomed house on the Junction road. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co, Lt;d., Stratford Branch, report as follows: We have held no auction' sales this' week, tut we have to report a better eni|iiiry for cattle, more especially grown stock, though sheen are hardly so keenly sought after. We have handled a considerable amount of stock privately at the following values:— Wcaner steers 25s 6d for small, 34s for medium to 30s for good. Mixed weaners 22s fid, 245, 27s Gd up to 31s 6d, 20montlis steers, pood cattle, from 65s to 72s Gd, empty heifers 55s for small. 02s (id for medium up to 72s fid for good stuff, 2'/ 2 -year old steers from 92s to flSs for fair lines, 3 to 4-year old ewes from 14s to 14s Gd, 4-tooth 15s to 15s fid, fi-tooths to f.m. 12s fld for medium, 13s for fair to 13s lid for good lines, cull lambs from 4s to Cs 6d, medium 8a to 8s 3d, good lines 8s Od to 9s Cd, Lincoln rams 2gns, Romney rams 2y : gnt. Southdowns sgns, stud rams up to 20 WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Poultry.—At the mart on Saturday our p'-'is wore well.filled with birds of all chases. Prices were well maintained, being a shade higher'than the previous week. Prices as under: liens, young Is ad to Is lid. fat Is lOd to 2s 7s. cockerels (young) Is Id: to is 7d, fat Is fid to 3s, ducks Is 4d to 2s, drakes •Is 7d to 2s Id, pullets (young) Is Pd to 2« Id, forward 2s Gd to 5s fid, bantams Is to 2s each. The usual line of auction sundries realised satisfactory prices. Fruit. —During the week large quantities have come to hand from Nelson, Auckland and Hawke's Bay. Prices as under, according to quality of fruit and size of cases:—Apples, dessert 7s Cd to 8s fid, cookers 3s 9d to fis; paaches', A grade 4s to 5s fid, B grade 2s Od to ' 3s 9d; cape gooseberries 5s to 5s fid, tomatoes 3s 8d to 4s fid, grapes lOd to Is per lb; pears, dessert Cs to 7s fid, cookers 3s to as; bananas, ripe, 2d per lb, oranges 13s to 14s Gd, lemons 15s Gd to Ids.

ADDIXGTOX. At Addington a very large entry of store sheep and a larger number of fat lambs came forward, but the entry of fat sheep was about the same as last week. Fat cattle sold at late rates. Store sheep of all classes were rather firmer, and fat limbs and fat sheep easier. Fat pigs sold well. Store sheep—Best two-tooth ewes 21s and 25s Od, small 18s Od and 20s, two, fonr and six-tooth 17s to 18s, six to eight-tooth 10s ltd to 23s 4d, soundmouth His fid to l!)s M, aged lis to 14s, best rape lambs 13s (id to 16s, others 12s to 12s fid, small and low-conditioned 8s to lis Od, two-tooth wethers 14s and 15s Od, four and six-tooth 17s to 18s. [<' at lambs—Tegs Ids (Id to 21s, average weights 17s to 10s, light and unfinished 14s lid to 10s Od.

Fat sheep—Prime wethers 20s 6d to 23s Od. others 17s to 20s, prime ewes 17s Od to 225, extra to 23s Od, medium 15s to 17s, aged and light 13s 2d to 14s fid.

Fat cattle—Steers £8 7s fld to £ll 3s Od, extra to £ls 2s fid, heifers £5 17s fid to £ll 2s fid. cows £5 2s Od to £lO 12s Od. Store cattle: Yearlings 18s to 20s Od. 15 to 18-months £2 fls and £3 10s, two-year steers £4 10s to £4 13s, 2%-ycar steers £5 Os, 3-year steers £0 12s, dry cows 32s fid to £lO, *4-.vear steers (Chathams) £0 17s, cows (Chathams) to £4 10s, dairy cows £3 10s to £ll 10s.

Fat pigs—Choppers £4 to £4 15s, heavy baeoners 02s Od to 70s, lighter baeonera 52s fid to fiOs (equal to 5d to Sy 3 d per lb); heavy porkers 48s to 50s,

lighter porkers 40s to 47s Gd (price per 11) (i'/od). Store pigs: Best stores 38s to .((is (id, medium stores 27s to 375, small stores 22s to 2(is, wcaners 12s to 15s, sows in pig £4 to £5 as. BURNStDE. At, HnriHi'dß prime cuttle showed a drop r>i about 5s per head, but medium and eow beef declined 10s to las per head. Best bullocks .£ll to £l2 ss, extra good to £l4 10s, medium .CO 15s to £lO 10s, light £7 10s to £8 10s, best cows and heifers £1) lfla to £lO 10.-;, medium £7 to £8 ss, light £4 10s to £•. Kat sheep—3Bßo penned. Prime sheep sold up to last week's rates, but medium showed a drqp of from (Id to Is per head. The operations of freezing buyers teded to regulate prices a good J deal. Best wethers 24s to 25s fld, extra to 2!)s 3d, medium to good 21s (id to 235, light ISs Od to 20s. best ewes 21s to '23s, extra to 28s, medium 18s to 10s, I light 13s Cd to 17s.

Fat lambs—lloo penned. Prices were very firm at last week's rates. Best 18s to Ills, extra to 23s Bd, good IBs Gd to 17s 6d, lighter 13 3d to 15s Od.

Pigs—There was a large yarding of store and fat pigs. Baconers were firm at late rates, but stores showed a drop of about 3s per head. Suckers lis fid to 14s Cd, slips lCs to £1 Is 7d, stores to £1 14s, porkers £2 5s to £2 12s, light baconers £2 I fig to £3 3s, heavy baconers to £3 18s. i .TOHNSONVILLE. , At Johnsonville the entry comprised a line of fine Hereford heifers, for which there was a good demand. A poor entry, of sheep did not meet with a big demand. ' Prime heifers £8 7s fid to £S 16s, lighter £7 10s to £7 15s, light £6 12s 6d, vealers £1 16s, prime heavy ewes 18s to 18s 6d, prime wethers 2l's 4d, medium ewes 16s Gd to 17s, plain 15s, prime woolly lambs 17s Id to 17s 7d, lighter 15s, plain Bhorn lambs 12s Gd.

• LONDON WflOL SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London house under date March 17, 1014: As compared with last sales closing rates, prices are higher by about 5 per cent, for medium greasy crossbred, and higher by about 5 per cent, to 7 J / 3 per cent, for scoured crossbred, greasy merino super, scoured merino super, medium crossbred slipe, fine crossbred slipe, and higher by about 7'/, per cent, to 10 per cent, for merino medium and inferior, coarse greasy crossbred, coarse crossbred slipe, and fine greasy crossbred. One hundred and thirty-seven bales of wool were, sold at the sales, of which 40,000 bales were taken for the Continent, 17,000 bales for America, 4000 bales of wool being held over. The. •ales closed witli good competition.