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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 283, 2 May 1914, Page 7

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association--Copyriglit London, April 30. Wheat.—Steady and unchanged, .with fair inquiry for Australian. Silver, 27'/ 4 d per ounce. Share quotations.—Waihi 41s 2d jand 43s 9d, Talisman 35s and 40s. Wool.—Brisk sale for all sorts at opening rates. » " » LONDON WOOL SALES. London, April 30. At the sales the following prices were realised for the fleece portions of the clips named:—Pontut'u, top price 12a, average liy 4 d; Vetc, Il%d and lid; Ngapuhi, lid and 9%d; OriJAe, 11% and lid; Waitatapia, lOVid andTo%d; Huia, 12d and liy B d. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, April 29. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London ho,use under date April 28, 1914: There was a full attendance at the opening of the sales to-day, competition by Home, Continental and American buy-* ers being active, and prices as compared with the- close of preceding series ruled par to 5 per Vent, higher for merino wdol and fine crossbred wool. Others, .market firm. The opening catalogues were fairly representative. . AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sjfaney, April 30. Wheat, 3s 9i/ 4 d- to Is Wad. Flour, £8 to £8 2s fed. Oats.—Algerian feeding 2s to 2s 2d, milling 9.1 3d to 2s 4d.' Maize, 4s. Bran, £4 10s. Pollard, £4 15s. Potatoes. —Tasmania* £7. , Butter .—Selected'lo4s, secondary 00s, to 945. Cheese, 8»/ s d. Baflon, fld. Adelaide, April 30.Wheat, 3s 9%d to 3s lOd. - Flour, £7 ss. Bran, Is Id. Pollard, Is 2d. Melbourne, April 30. , Hides.—Fair supply; prices y s d lower for all classes. Wheat, 3s 9%d' to 3s 9%d. Flour, £9. Bran, £5. Pollard, £5 ss. malting 2s ad to 2s 2M>d, English 2s lOd to 3s 2d. Oats—Algerian Is Bd'to la 10y 2 d. ' Maize, 3s 9d to 3s KM. Peas, 4: 6d to 4s 7d. Potatoes. £4 5s to £5 ss. Onions, £G 10a to £7. •

MATTHEWS, GAMLIN AND. CO.'S REPORT. Matthews, Gamlin and Co. report:— We held our usual weekly sale in our Inglcwood yards on Wednesday last, and had a good .yarding of stock, most of which were sold at the hammer at the following prices:—Fat and forward cows, £4 3s to £7 17s fld% Store cows, £2 10s to £4 8s; springing cows, £3 7s fid to £0 13s; cows and calves, £3 2s fid to £3 .18s; 18-month steers, £3 18s fid to £4 2s fid;' 15-month stecra, £2 10s; in calf heifers. £3 8s 'to £4 9s; empty heifers, £2 2s to £2 12s fid; weaner steers, 32s to 40s; wenner heifers, 14s to 30s; bulls, £3 (is to £4 7s; f.m. in lamb ewes, 12s to 12s 6d.

On Monday last we held a clearing sale at Mr. O. Boldt's farm, all the stock bringing satisfactory prices. We quote: Dairy cows, from £5 to £S ss; old and late calvers, £3 Is Od to £4 10s mixed weaners, 3Ss Od; trap horse, £23 103.

JOHNSONVILLE. . Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sale as follows:—A good entry of prime bullocks and sheep came forward, and sold readily at last sale's rates. Prime bullocks, £ll 12s 6d to £l2; lighter sorts, £lO 17s 8d to £11; light vealers, £1 3s; prime ewes, 18s 9d to 19s 8d; medium, 17s Od; prime wethers, £1 to £1 2s fid; twotooth wethers, 17s 9d; lambs, 14s fld to 15s. BURNSIDE. Best bullocks, £lO 10s to £l2; extra, to £l3 7s; medium, £8 5s to £9 10s; light, £G 10s to £7 10s cows and heifers, £7 to £8 ss; extra, £ll 7s fid; medium, £5 to £6 10s. Best wethers, 22s M to 245; extra, ISs to His; light, 17s to 18s; best ewes, 17s to 19s; extra, to 28s 3d; good, 15s to 16s (id; medium, 12s (id to 14s; light, 10s to lis.

There was a good-sized yarding of fat lambs, 1839 being penned. Best, 17b Od to 18s; extra, to 18s fld; medium, 15s to 16s 6d; light and unfinished, 12s Od to 14s 6d.

ADDINGTOX. 4 Store sheep: Two-tooth wethers, 15s to 17s fid; other classes of wethers, 15s to Ifis; merino wethers (very forward), 14s 9d; best lambs, 14s Sd to 15s 2d; fairly good lambs, 12s 9d to 13s (id; medium to good lambs, lis (id to 12s 3d; very medium lambs, 10s Od to lis; small lambs. 7.s Od to 7s Id ewe lambs, 14s 9d to 10s t\vo : tooth ewes (very few to offer), to 20s, six ar.d eight-tooth ewes, 15s (id to 18s sound-mouth medium ewes. 13s (id to 14s fid; inferior ewes, 12s to 13s; full and failing-month ewes, 9s to 10s: merino ewes, (is; aged and cull ewes. 6s 3d to 9s (id.

Lat lambs: Tegs, Ills to 22s fid; extra to 23s (id; average weights, 17s fid to 18s 9d; light and unfinished, 4s 6d to

Prime wethers, 21s to 245; extra, to 275; medium wethers, 17s Sd to 20s Cd; prime ewes, I7s Cd to 235; extra, to 255; medium ewes, 14s Od 'to 17s; aged and light ewes, 10s 7d to 14s. Fat cattle: Average steers, £7 17s fid to £11; extra steers, to £](!; heifers, £5 10s to £9 15s; average cows, £5 5s to £9: extra cows, to £l3. Store cattle: Yearlings, f] 15s : fifteen to eighteen-month sorts, £2 Is to £2 5s: 1 two-year steers. £3 17s (id; twoyear heifers' £3 15s; thrcc-vcar heifers, £4 15s to £5 ss; cows, £1 10s to £4 10s. A line of seven voung cows was passed in at £5 4s fid. 'Dairv cows. £:i Ms to £»: extra reaching to £l3 ss. Pigs: Choppers.' 50s to 755; bcavv baeoners. 56s to 04s; extra, heavy beconers, to 70s; ordinary baeoners,' 48s to 555. Price, per lb., 5d to s>/,d. Heavy porkers. 425. to 455.; ordinarv porkers. to 41s. Price, per lb., (id to fi'/id. Best stores, 37s to 4(H : medium stores, 30s to 3<i.s: small stores, 225, 20s; wcaiier--8s fid to 14s.