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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 10, 30 May 1914, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Association—Copyright London, May 28. Silver, 2G 3-16 d per ounce. ISharo quotations.—Woiiii, 45a and 46» 3d; Talisman, 37a Gd and 40s. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

Sydiney, May 28. Wfe&t, 3s lOd to 3s 10'/ 3 d. Ftouir, £8 to £8 6s. Oats.—Algerian feeding, 2s 2d to 2s 3d, milling & 4dj to 2s Gd. Barley—English 2s 6d. Maize, 3s 9d. Bran and poUaid, £5. Poltatoies.—lasminnian £5 10s. Oniona—Victorian £7 15s to £B. Butter.—Selected 104s, secondary 90s to 04s. Qheeset, fly 2 d. Bacon, 9d.

A-ditflaido, May 28. Wheat, 3a 11*1 to 3s liy 2 d. £9 to £9 ss. Bran!, Is l%d. Pollard, Is 2%d. Melbourne, May 28. Hides.—Moderato supplies, competftion 'keener, prices very firm. Melbourne, May 29. Wilieat, 3 s lid to 4s. Oats, Is t)d to 2a Barley.—English malting, 3s to 3s 3d; Cape, 2s Id to 28 3d Bran, £5 sn. Poilardi, £5 15s. Maize, 3s «d to 3s Od. Potatoes, £3 10s to £5. Oaiona, £9. WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Poujtiy.—tAt our mart on Saturday our pens were filled witili ibirds of all classes. Prices obtained! were well in advance of previous weeks. Hens, young, 1.1 fid to 2s; fat, Is lOd to 2a 9d; pullets, 'young, 2s to 3s; forward, 2a 9d to 4s Gd; cockerels, fat 2s 3d to 3s Cxi, young Is 8d to 2s 6d;. dtocks, 2s Id; .to 21sl 6di; dlrakes, 2s 6d. " Furniture. —On Wednesday, in blie Brougham Street Haffl, Wo held a clear-, ing sale o'f house-furniture and effects] on accounit of Mr. H. S. Sanders 1 . Tliere waa a large attendance of buyers, and prices obtained were satisfactory. Fruit.—During the week a quantity of fruiit .lias comie forward from Nelson and Hawke's Bay. prices Ihiave started to harden and will do so from now onPuicef* as under, according to qliallity of fruit and size of cases:—Bananas, ripe. 2%d lb.; oranges, repack!?, 10s ito 10s 6d!; pears, dessert 10s to lis Gd, cookers, 3s Gd to 4s Gd; apples, de=flert 7s Gd to 9s 3d, taokans 8s tto 7s; grapes, Is Id to Is 3d lb.; tomatoes, 6s 9d to 7s fld. 'MATTHEWS, GAMLIN AND OO.'S REPORT. Matthewsj Gamlin and/ Co. report a goioid yarding of stock in -their Inglewood yawls on Wednesday last. Bidding was good for all classes, especially forward cows, also lYvc-aners stowed a slight improvement. We qu<He:—-lS[p|i tinging heifers, £5 5s (to £6 15s; cows (spring calvers), £4 5a :to £5; fat and forward do., £4 15s to £6 2s; store cows, £3 3s t'o f3 15s; sunalil do., £2 12s 6d to £3; •mpty heifers, £2 17s to £3 3s; weciner steers, £2 2s Od to £2 14s, tlnis la.?t a splendid line; mixed weaners, 28s to 37s Gd; heifer weaners, 26s to 32s Gd; sanaill wo'dlly lambs, lis 3d; bulls, £3 to £4 10s. LIVE STOCK SALES. ADDIXCTOX MARKET. At itilie Addington live stofck market there were large entries of fat cattle, aheep and iambs, but a email entry of sfci/re sheep, and average offerings in other departments. Fat caltite opened at easier rates, flat sold well, and .though there was a, heavy yarding prices firmed towards the close of thi! .-sale.--Fat sheep were also firmer. Store slieqp sold without change, though - the demand showed great improvement. Rut pigs akjo soldi a;t last week's rates. ■Store Sheep.—Two, 4, 0 aiid 8-tooth owes (wq',l grown ami in condition) made .toi 20s, 4, 0 and Bjtootihß j tootih ewes (in poorer condition) 15s 7d, 4, 0 and 8tooth ewes 18s, full and failing nin.nth »>w (good cte) 17s Id, aged and cull awes (empty), 4» 1)d to 8s 3d!, best Jiambv 14s to 14s' 3d, fairly t> good Jambs 12s ito 13s 4d, very medium laanbs lis, simall lambs to Gd, cure lamb* •(good) 15s 9d to 17s Id, ewe iambs (inferior) 12s Gkl, wieth©r| lltimbs Mas Id, 4 and G-tootihi wethers' to. 18s 3d, 2, 4 and G-toloth lialfbred wotihens IBs Od, 2 and 4-tooth - toot/h wetihers 14s Id to 15s 7d, merino wetliiom 10s. Fat Lambs.—Tegs 20s to 2to Gd, exfci-.i. i prime tegs .to 25» lOd, average weights 18s to lito H light and- ain|iiiisihcd' 14s to 17s Gd. Fait Sheep.—Extra prime wethers to 28s, prime wethers 21s Gd to 265, other weihersi las fid ito 21s, extra, prime ew,es to 31s 9d, prime owes l 18s (id to 23s Od, medium ewes 15n to 18s, aged and iliglhlt lis to 14s Gd; morula wethers i 21s 3d, merino ewes lis to 12s. Fat Cattle.—Steers £7 17s Gd to £ll ■).->, extra steers £l-6 17s fid, heifers £0 5s to £8 si-), extra heifers to £l2 2s (Id, cows £5 15s to, £9 ss, extra cows to £lO Ba. Store Gatfe—Fifteen to 18-m'owtl: sorts 27d, 2-year steers £4 18s (passed), 12-year heifers £3 9s Gd to £4, c.dws 2.1s to £4, dairy cows £3 5s to £2 10s. Fat Pig;s. Choppers £3 to £5 10s, heavy baconera GOs to Gas, extra heavy baeoners ito 70s, ordinary bacon'ors 47s to 53sj price par lb. SVS& Heavy porkeivi made 42s to 455, light povken 36s to 40s; price per lb, Gd. Store Pigs.—Best storert 38s t(' 41s (id, medium stores 30s to 375, son-:!II stores 20s to 28s. woanens 8s Od for very small pigs to 10s Gil for good animal-, sows wiith litters £5 10s to £(i Us, , .JIJimiSONYIUvE. At .r(fl''n , Sonville a good yanlni"; cf piTiiiid ilmftdckn Kind sheep came (V>r 'Ward, lalso a line of station calve.-. All lots were in good demand and sold well at last sale's prices. Prim'e flioavv Unlocks made £l2 to £l2 ss, JLsSiter £ll 12s Gd to £ll 15s, light £ll, prime heavy vealers £2 16s to £3 3s, lif«flitt'.r £2 lis In £2 11*, prime wether.s 23s oil to 2!-, light 19s Gil to 20s, prime Jieiavy ewes 23* (id, prime ewes 21s fld', lighter 1 !V, (5:1. prime 'lambs 15s. I