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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 32, 27 June 1914, Page 3

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By Cable—Press Association —Copyright •LONDON MARKETS. London, June 26. Silver, 23 :5-16d. Sheepskins.—At the sales there was a good attendance, and spirited competition. Four thousand bundles of Australasian wore offered and all sold. Australian combings were y 4 d dearer, crossbreds and clothings y 4 d to V a d dearer, merinos unchanged. New Zealand crossbreds and combs were '/ t d dearer, clothings '/od lower.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, June 25, Wheat 3s 10'/ 2 d to 3s lid. Flour £8 5s to £8 7s Od.

Bran and pollard £5 .os.

Oats,—Algerian feediqg, 2s 4d to 2s sd; milling, 2s 7d to 2s 8d; Tosnianian. 3s.

Barley.—English, 2s Od; Cape, 2s U<l; seeding 2s lOd. Maize.—3s (id to 4s; Java, 3si Gd. Potatoes.—Tanmanian, £5 10s. Onions.—Victorian, £7 15s Co £8; NewZealand, £7 ss; pickles, £,' i. Butter.—Selected, 120s; seconds, 102s to 108s. Cheese 9d to 9^d. Bacon &y s & to Od. Adelaide, June 25. Wheat, 3s 9d to 3s lOd. Flour, £8 ss. Bran, Is 2d. Pollard, Is 3d.

M'dboiirne. Juno 25. Hides.—Average supplies ail round; market firm.

Melbourne, June 2fi. Wheat, 3s lid. Flour, £9. Oats.—-Algerian 2s Id to 2s .3y„d. Barley.—English malting 3s to,3s (id, Cape 2s 2d to 2s 3d. -Maize, 3s (id to 3s 7<l Bran, £5 10s. Pollard, £5 15a. Potatoes, £3 10s to £4 15s Onions, £6 10s.

THE WHEAT ,IUEKET. Beceivcd 25, ILS p.m. wi \ ,ir , London, Junc-.25. meat-Weak, threepence to -sixpence lower, and still buyers arcwe■ETTER WOOL PRICES AT SYD.W. Received 20, 12.15 a.m. r,,, ~,.,, Sydney.,.. June 25. Ihe last of the present series of .wool sales closed with competition .keen by buyers for all descriptions. .The improvement was noted chiefly :ui faulty sorts, greasy to 16d and scoured 25% d

AiATTJIEVV'..;, f.'AMijy AX D GO'S REPORT. •Messrs Matthews, Qanrfin anil Company report a fair yarding tf . stotk ii. fcheir Ingltwood yarus on ,WedJHwJiiy last. Bidding was not verv "risk for most lines yarded, sonic very good weaner .steers failing to reach the owners' reserve. We quote: Sptingiag heifer*, £4 10s .to £5 S S ; store oW c!i f }?', . B,s; forwar< ' «ows, £4 2s bd to £4 lbs; e t r.T,ty heifers, £3 :Ss to .1-1 hs; weaner steers, £2 to £2 'lossg* WKUllir3 - **» to 395; f.m. wU,

dOHMtfWVILLE. : Messrs Abraham - Mn i Williams remrt | SPltheir JohnsonviUe sale as follows:- ! Extaa prime heavy VuUocks £ls; prime i heavy ibullocks, £l3 1&, Od; lighter Iml- i lock*, ,e,lO 12s fid to Ml; prime heavv wethers. 24s Id to 25s <6,i; extra heavy ewes, 2S« ,d; prime ew< ia , 24s 3d; prime lambs Ws to 18s 3d; Ijgider, lfo lid to 10s HA

BUR.NSIDE. Best bnltocks, £.12 10s to 13 10s- medium, £lO Ss to £ll 15s; ligiit, £8 10s to £9 -Mis; best cows and lifers £,S 10s to £lO Ms; medium to good £7 M)s to £8- Mfc; light, £-0 to £6 las! Fat sheep.—tVeezing havers were operating freely up to their limits. Prime wethers, 24s to 20s Od; medium 21s <KI to 22s (id; light, 17s 6d to 19s; i,c&t ewes H. s (,d to 425; medium, lft W to lis Ul; light, 13* to 15s; inferior, lis 6d to 12s. '

Vhat lambs._Hest, I<) S to 225; extra, to Ms; medium, 10s fid to 18s; light, 14« («t to unfinished, 13s to 114s 1 was a small yardi f 26 fats an<N«, stores. Competition For fat p.gs was good, ami prices somewhat inner. Store V i g< were U ot iu request, and met with poorNaalc.

ADDINGTOX. n Store shcep.-flest lambs, 16a to los IW; extra good lambs, to Ms; medium, to good lambs, 12s 9d to 13s 7d; medium A

lambs, 11a 6d to 12s; small and cull lambs, 5s to 8a; average ewe lambs, 16s to 17s; best ewe lambs, to <l7s 10d; inferior and small ewe lambs, 10s lid to 12* -M;'forward wrlliors, lHsi to li)s (id; fairly good wethers, lfls Od to 17s (Id; forward 2-tooth wethers, to His 3d; small and low conditioned wethers, 13a 9d to 15s; 6 and 8-tooth ewes, to 23s 9d; 4, 6, and 8-tooth ewes, 20s 3d; best sound mouth ewes, 18s to 29s 6d; full and failing month ewes, 15b to Ids Cd; better sorts, lull and failing mouth, to 18s; y 2 inferior ewes, 13s to 245; empty ewes, (aged) 9s 4a to 10s lOd. Fat iambs.—Tegs, 19s Cd to 20s 3d; a few extra prime heavy, 28s; average freezing weights, iSs to 19s; light and unfinished, 14s to i7s (Id. Fat sheep.—Extra prime wethers, to 38s 3d; prime wethers, 03s to 255; others 17s 9d to 22s Bd; prime ewes, 20s to 25s 3d; medium, 17s to 19s 6d; aged and light, Ids to Ms «d; merino ewes, 10s 6d to 13s.

Fat cattle.—Steers, £5 17s Cd to £ll 10s; extra good steers, to £l7 'ss; heifers, £5 15s to £8 10s; extra good heifers, to £JO 15s; cows, £5 to £lO 17s 6d,

Store cattle.—Yearlings, 28s; 15 to 18 month sorts, '6os to Cos; 2-year steers, £.4 7s fid; 3-year heifers, £4 7s <6d; dry cows, £1 10s to £3 las. iDairy cows made £3 10s to £lO 15s. Fat pigs.—Choppers, 70s to 110s; extra heavy baconers, to 70s; heavy baconers, 00s to 06s; lighter baconers, 50s to 58s. The price per lb. in these sales was equivalent to 5%d. Heavy porkers 44s to ,48s; lighter porkers, 38s to 425; the price per lb. was equivalent to 6d. Large stores, 40s to 48s Cd; medium stores, 35s to 395; small stores, 22s to 345; weaners, 13s; sows, in farrow, £3 l«s.

NEW PLYMOUTH MARKETS. SELLING PRICES. GROCERIES. 8. d. yloibß llsQdto 128 3d. 501bs 6s 3d to 6s 6d. SugarNo. la, per bag •• 9 J No. 2 9 * GRAIN. ETC. Oats—« on Gartona, per bushel ......... & » Duns I • Crusliea 4 *> Barley— Cape « • English * ' Crushed beans 8 ' Pollard, per 1001b, 8s; 200 lb .. 15 8 Bran, per 1801b bag ....10 6 Wheat, fowl, per bushel 5 8 Maize < ° ° DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC.

Butter— Factory • • • '-"' L * Best Separator j * Seconds • • •"• \ jj j . Mry •-'••■ \ \ . Cheese « » I Eggs —/ ■ z i Bacoa (rashers) ■■■ ■• • • 1 ■• j Hams ..." lOdto 011%! Rashers J. " . Milk (quart) ° * VEGETABLES. j Cauliflowers <jd to I*., Carrots « bunch; Turnips < d , » ; Parsnips Si""^' Leeks '••• -3d bunch; FRUIT. Oranges ..■• 1/ to l/**"-! Apples t06 1i,: Passion fruit « per te., Grapes ,7. , ' Lemons 1/6 to «/-*■.; Bananas 3d lb. Tomatoes «d in. Jam melons M m ':

BUYING PRICES. | Factory butter— Rolled • '» Best separator, reg'd dairies.. 011 i Farmers' separator 0 10 Dairy » ™ Eggs ;; FUII g US - B.d