COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 38, 4 July 1914, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright London, July 2. Silver, 2G 11-Mid per ounce. Share quotations—Junction 25s Gd and 2fls fid, Talisman 30s and 355.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, July 2. Wheat, 3a lOd to Sa 10'/ 2 d. Flour, £8 5s to £8 7s fid. Bran, £5 ss. Pollard, £5 ss.

Oats—Algerian, feeding 2s 4d to '2s sd. milling 2s 7d, Tasmanian 2s lid to 3s. Barley—English 2s fid, Cape 2s fid, seeding'2s lOd. Maize, 3s 6d to 3s lOd. Potatoes—Tasmanian, £5 10s. Onions—Victorian £7, New Zealand £0 10s to £7, picklers £3. Butter—Selected 120s, secondary 102s to 108s. Cheese, 9d to 9y s d. Baeon, S'/ 2 d to <Jd.

Adelaide, July 2, Wheat, 3s Od to 3s 9y 2 d. Etour. £8 ss. Bran, Is 2d. Pollard, Is 3d.

Melbourne, July 2. Hides —There are good supplies; prices are firm and unchanged. Wheat, 3s lO'/.d. Flour, £9. Bran, £'s 10s. Pollard, £5 15s. Barley—English malting 3s to 3s (id. Cape 2s 2d to 2s fid. Oats—Algerian 2s l%d to 2s 3'/.d. Maize, 3s 4d. Potatoes, £3 to £4 10s. Onions. £5 15s to £B.

OUTSIDE STOCK MARKKTS,

ADDINGTON. At Addington live stock market there were fair entries in most departments and a heavy entry of fat sheep. Fat cattle were easier,'fat lambs sold up to late rates and the fat sheep market was firm.

Store Sheep— Best hoggets, 15s to His; one special lot, IBs '.ld; good hoggets, 14s 3d to Ms Od; medium hoggets, 12s (id to Us; very moderate do., 10s 7d to Pis; ewe hoggets (good), 17a to 18s Id; other ewe hoggets, 13s 3d to lis Hid; 2-tooth wethers, lfis Id (for low conditioned sorts) to 17s fid: i and 0tooth wethers, ISs Od to IDs; 2. 4, 6, and S-tooth Leicester ewes, 27s Od; others of same age, 24s Od; failing mouth ewes, 13s (id to 14s; aged ewes, P2s to 13s ad; aged inferior ewes, 0s to lis (id; old merino ewes (inferior) 3s !)d.

Fat lamls.-Tcgs, 10s 6d to 20s 9d; a few extra heavy to 275; average weights, 17s Gd to 40s; light and unfinished. 14s to 17s.

Fat sheep.—Extra prime wethers, to 41s; prime wethers, 23s to 30s; lighter, ISs 3d to 22s fid; prime ewes, 20s to 25s Hhl; medium ewes, 17s to 19s fid; aged light, lis lOd to His Od; merino ewes. 7s lfld to 12s.

Fat Cattle.—Steers, £7 15s to £l2; extra good steers, £l7 ss; heifers, £6 to £!l: extra good heifers, £lO 10s to !'l3 cows. £5 15s to £H; extra good <• -.••:, £l3 15s. Price of beef, 20s to ;;;, fid per 10011). A vevv small entry of cattle met with a dull sale, and nothing was sold but dry cows, which made 37s fid to £4 Ids. Dairy cows sold at £3 Us (id to £ll Ids. and one extra good. £lB. fat Pigs-Choppers, £3 10s to _£s His; extra hcavv baconers, up to 71s; heavy baconers. "(J3s to tiSs: light baconers. 52s (id to li'ls; price per 11>., 5d to r»'/,'d: heavy porkers. 45s to 48s: light porkers. 40s to -14s; price per IK, fid to li'/,d. Store l'igs.—Extra large stores (one line) 50s fid; large stores, 28s to 40s; small stores, ISs to 20s; weancrs, 12s to lfis; sows and litters, £7 7s (id: saws i in pig. £4 10s.

There was a large entry of fat lambs, 2245, principally of good quality, being penned. Prices wcTa equal' to rates. Prime, 2W fid'; medium, 18s to 18s 9d; unfinished, Iss 6d to 17s.

JOIINSONVILLE. Messrs Abraham and Williams report on their Johmonville sale as follows: A heavy yarding of both cattle and sheep came forward, and sold well at late rates. Prime heavy bullocks, £l3, £l3 5s to £l3 10s; prime bullocks, £ll 10s to £ll 17b 6d to £lB 2s 6d; light, £ll to £ll 7s 6s; prime cows, £9 5s to £9 12s 6d; extra heavy wethers, 30s to 35s 6d; extra heavy ewes, 28s 8d; stags, 27s 9d; prime heavy wethers, 27s Id; prime wethers, 255; light wethers, 21s 3d to 22s 9d; prime, heavy ewes 21s 9d; prime ewes, 22s to 22s 9d; prime lambs, Ifis to 16s 9d.

AUCKLAND. At Westfip.ld yards, on Thursday last, best cows, close to profit, sold at from £.9 to £l2 10s, others £6 to £8 15s; heifers, £5 to £10; aged cows, £3 to £5 ss; empty cows, £2 18s to £4 2s; calves, 33s to £2 10s; bulls, £4 to £lO lOe. At Wcstfield- Yards, on Wednesday, oxen sold at 32s per 1001b, others 28s to ,30s; steers sold at from £7 10s to £l2 15s; cows and heifers, £4 10s to £lO ss; heavy vealers sold at from £4 18s to £6, medium weight £3 5s to £4 4s, lighter £2 2s to £3 3s, small 20s to 38 i, smaller and fresh-dropped 3s to 18s; prime wethers sold at from £1 5s 6d to £1 lis od, others £1 0s 3d to £1 5s -id; heavy ewes 21s to 24s 6d, others 16s 11J to £1 0s 9d; hoggets, best sold at from 17s 6d to 19s 9d, others 15s 3d to 17s 3d. Baconers, £2 18s to £3 18s; Larker's porkers, £2 10s to £2 17s; porkers, £1 10s to £2 ss; slips, 20s to 255; weaners, to 12b 6d.

NEW PLYMOUTH MARKETS. SELLING PRICES. GROCERIES. s. d. Flour — l«» Ibs lis 9d to 12b 3d. 50lbs 6s 3d to Cs fid. SugarNo. la, per feaj 9 9 Ne. 2 9 « GRAIN. ETC. Oats Gartona, per bushel 2 9 Duns 3 0 Crushed 3 0 Barley— Cape * 0 English 4 6 Crushed beans 6 0 Pollard, per 1001b, 8i; 200 lb .. 15 0 Bran, per 1801b bag 10 6 Wheat, fowl, per bushel 5 0 Maize 0 0 DAIRY PRODUCE,'ETC.

ButterFactory ■■■.' * s Best Separator 1 1 Seconds 1 0 Dairy 1 0 Cheese 0 9 Eggs 2 0 Bacon (rashers) 1 0 Hams 10d to 0 11% Rashers ■ 1 0 Milk (quart) 0 4

VEGETABLES. Cauliflowers i& to Is Carrots ..: 2d bunch Turnips 2d bunch Parsnips 2d bunch Leeks 3d bunch ERUIT.

Oranges Is, Is Gd and 2s doz. Apples 3d to fid lb Passion fruit 4d per doz.

Lemons . 1/0 to 2/- doz. Bananas 3d lb Jam melons Id lb BUYING PRICKS. Factory butterRolled ..< - IVa Best separator, reg'd dairies.. 011 Farmers' separator 0 10 Dairy -• 0 10 Eggs 1 9 Bacon ° 9

Hams DV 2 d to 011 Fungus .• •. 0 3 ». d.