COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 55, 25 July 1914, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON WOOL SALES. By Caible.—Press Association. —Copyright London, July 23. At the wool sales the following prices were realised for the fleece portions of New Zealand clips named.—"Piripiri," top, 12y 2 d average 11%; "Niksm," 12d and ll%d; "Wakarna," 12d and lid; "Monte," lid and 10% d. There nas been sold 88 500 bales, of which the Continent took 34,000, and the United States 17,000, and 7000 tales are held over. ! f\ Competition increased throughout the sales, and values for all sorts have reached the level of the boom period in. IWK). Compared with the May closing pricesj, -merinos advanced 5 to Vk per cent., fancy prices being paid. During ooniipusliory tjpoirations crosAreds enjoyed a remarkable widening competition. Fine to mediumii New Zealand crossbreds advanced by y 2 d to Id; coarse meat, par to five per centum advance; scoureds, 5 per cent.; slips, at par; medium coarse, par to %d! decline. Merino lambs were unchanged, and crossbreds opened at 1 / 2 dto Id decline, j Superior recovered May values, but faulty did not improve on the opening prices.

The Bank of New Zealand lias re-' ceived the following cable advices from its London office: —The sales have closed firm for all kinds of wool. There is an active demand by all branches of tlie trade. Total quantity held over, 8000 bales, of which 7000 bales are New Zealand. Current prices for North Island farmers' lots: —Coarse crossbreds 30/40*8, lid to Ily 2 d per lb; medium crossbred, 44/46's, ll%d to 12>/ 2 d per lb. Current prices for South Wand farmers' lots: — Inferior merinos, 60/04's, 12d to 12y 2 d per lb; superior merinos, 60/64's, 14d to 15%; % and y 4 -I>red, 60/04's, U%d to 15'/ 2 (1.

WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Poultry.—Considerable numbers of poultry of all classes continue to come to hand each Saturday and prices are being well maintained. On Saturday a good line of White Leghorn pullets brought 3s lOd, others and crossl)reds 2s 3d to 3s, laying hens 2s to 2s 4d, young hens for table purposes Is Cd to 2s 2d, cockerels for killing 2s to 2s Hd, ducks Is lid to 2s2d, fat drakes, a good line of 40, Is '.ld to Is lid, turkey hens 4s to 5s (id.gobblcrs (is fid to 7s !)d. Furniture and sundries are now selling well in the mart, the removal of all reserves having caused quite a good attendance at these silcs. and our mart is always cleared right out on Saturdays.

Clearing Sale.—On Tuesday we held a very successful sale of Mr. F.Cassidv's slock and implements. Some uf the cows were a trifle late, but anything forward met a good sale; 18-20-months In-iters dairy cows, £3 10s to £l2; horses, £6 to £2O; rubber-tyred gig, £32; dogcart, £8 10s; spring drav. £S: discs, £ -15s; If.H. S.F. Plough, £3 ss; and sundries at usual prices.

Fruit.—Supplies of \Yw Zealand fruit for tin' week arrived in fair quantities, and generally in first-class condition. On account of shortages in past seasons during winter months, growers are realising the wisdom of holding certain quantities for Xew Zealand consumption, and with far more satisfactory results than by export. Best fjualitv 'Stunners 10s, first grade but lacking color 9s to !>s fid. seconds 7s to Ss, prime fresh-looking Nelson Jonathans ex cool store lfls to !o.i (lit., red winter Permains 8s (id to !'s. Dougherty small sample Bs, Hoovers (is lid. cooking apples, in slior tsupplv, (is (id, dessert pears, second grude 7s tj 8s case, cooking pears ss, oranges repacked 13s lid. bananas, ripe 2%d to '.i'/od, mandarins will he available early next week.

AUCKLAND. The Xi'W Zealand Loan 4ind Mereantilc; Agency Company, Ltd.. report: At West'iicld yards on Thursday, best dairy cows and heifers close to profit sold at from £8 j;>s to £l2, .others £<! to £8 10s, a.gcd and inferior cows, £3 to £o 10s; empty cows, ,C 3to £1 8s; calves, £1 Us to £-2 12s. At Alliert yards on Friday, heavy draught horses sold at from' £2H to £37; medium ditto, £lB His to £3O; light harness horses, £.l to £l7 Ids; hacks, £3 to .CIS; spring-cart realised £IS. At AVcst/ield yards on Wednesday fat cattle came forward in average numbers, and for prime o.\en .bidding was keen at liilly late rates. Prime oxen sold to 32s lid per lOKlh. others. 30s to 31s: cons and heifers, 20s to 2!ts per 1001b; steers sold at from £7 in., to £l3 lo»; cous and heifers, £j to £10: a truck of 8 prime steers from Mcs,vs. Shepherd i.Sros.. l'imi. averaged £l3 2s fid. and fit small steers and stags, Mr. K, If. Paterson. Motiti Island, averaged £lO 0s fid. Veal calves came forward m large supply and sold at fully late values. Heavy vo'alcrs sold at from £5 5s to £5 ISs; others, £4 to £-5 IDs; medium weights, £3 ti> £3 JSs--.mailer, £2 2s to £2 18s: small and fresh-dropped. .Is to 3Ss. Sheep were yarded in usual numbers and showed no improvement in values, although tions are higher. Prime wethers sold at I'i-oiii CI Us to CI lis 3d for a ]iui of 2ii wethers from fipoiiki. which were bought by 1!. Cochran. Devonpoil : i„fi riorh -fatted wethers. ISs fid to £| (; s f'd; ewes, heavy-weighls. £1 Is to £1 ■U Od: others. IS, 3d to CI (is 'Jd; hogget iivst .malifv. 17, fid to 2Hs: ethers. M' ; ' ! I" "- M. Pigs came forwurd in good -.upply and sold at high values.

Large baeojn.rs. £3 Ss jr, £-1 Is- ibaconer-, £2 IS, to C 3 7s; large porkers, £2 S, to £2 17,: porkers. CI 15s to £2. Os: slips, cl hi* fid: no weanei's '.ardc.l.

•IDIIXmiNVII.I.K. Mcs-i-s. Al.raiii.ni anil Williams. Lu'L vcjKiit on iln-ir .JuliiHiiiivill,- r-alr as lit! !"»-: A fair . nlrv of lalllf :in-I >!»ti : rani.' h.vvai'.i. aii'il ...,1,1 w.'il at last '•ah-. I'l-lni.- o\. I'll 17s (id to 112; (i.v. Lin Ills In CI I : prim,' i-n\\>, (M: li-ht. L f 7: prim.' li.'avv wvtiiriv. !s, •>,]■. |,i;.|'.. .A.'ih..,-'. jlis 2.1' In -.'!:-: !).l: ■■ ;;i,i.' li.'a.w. .-u-s. -Jk hi. A li.i.. ~i !:,;:'»■ -ii-rptnM as iiinli'i-:- Wi'lla.r.. :!ik ADDINi.Tn.V MAKKKTS. I l iiri.-triimvll. -liilr 22. J Sfoiv ,1t,.-,-p: Cowl c",v.' 2i!s in i 2K :M: t'airlv unn,l. IS- in 111.-: small and j inM-ioi. I7s't.i lis :M; l),'s!, wtli.-r lio<j- ! .., I-. I7>- ("I (n 17s |l,l: fnirh V u-,,\. Ill- ; 1., his (1,1: | Vr , ni.sliiiii. 1i.w1,. iiii'lint--1 „;••• !iii\,'.-l lini-s. Ms :i,l In i:,s :i,l: iwo(,.„|l: rv.,s. -J-,s :;,!: full an,l failing nu.ml: rv.-.'s. his hM: aimiu linos ~l ai.v,l ~.,ivs. las In Hi- 2.1: (l„w r„ii,iili,.:i'. Us 11,1 l,i lis: two am tVurtonth \y,Uh-is iitilVrioi). I''*"- ''<>» ! ami MX-tootli mi'iliiun, lSs li,l: •■xtn prim,., tn :iSs lid: primr. 2:ls In 2!V otlars. Il's to 22s till; extra prim,' i'IU'S to 37s 3d; prime,'2os to 23s 11,1; llli'dilll

18s to 10s 6d; aged and light, 13s Dd to 17a Gd; hoggets, 16s 3d to 20s.

Fat cattle: Steers, £7 to £4l; extra good steers, to £l7; heifers, £5 ! 10s to £8 10s; extra good heifers, to £11; cows, £5 to £ll 2s 6d, price per 1001b., 28s to 32s 6d.

Store cattle: Yearlings, up to £3 15s; 18-months, £2 5s to £3 ss; two-year heifers, £4 2s; two-year steers, £6 16s; two and a half-year steers, £8; twoyear heifers. ,C 0 10s; and dry cows, £2 .to £5 10s; dairy cows made £3 to £!); [and extra, to £l3 17s tkl.

'Fut pigs: Choppers, 70s to 120s; heavy baconers, 65s to 725; ordinary baconers, 65s to fiOs., price per lb., 3d to s'/ 2 d. Heavy porkers, 45s to 48s; ordinary porkers, 38s to 12s, price per lb., fid to li'/ 2 d; large stores, 40s to 455; medium stores, 32s to 38s; small stores, 22s to 30s; wcancrs, 10s Cd for very small sorts, to 18s for fairly good; sows in pig, £5 10s to £6. BURXSTDE MARKETS. Dunertin, July 22. Fat cattle—.lss yarded. Very few prime quality bullocks were forwarded, the bulk of the yarding comprising medium to good bullocks- and heifers. Competition -was keen, and prices showed an advance of ten shillings per head. Quotations: —Best bullocks, to £H 10s; oxtra, to £ls 10s; medium, to £ll 15s; light and unfinished, to £0; prime hoifeis. to £lO 10s; extra, to £l4 10s: others, £7 to £8 10s. Store cattle.—Bulls, to .CO; cows, to £0; vealers, £4 2s; dairy cows, to £7 10s; calves, to £1 14s.

Fat sheep.—2oo(l penned, consisting chiefly of good quality wethers, with a lew pens of medium to good ewes. Freezing buyers were operating freely, and taken all over the prices were about on a par with last week's rates. Quotations:—Prime wethers,-21s to 275; extra, to 335; medium to good, 22s to 235; light and unfinished, 20s (id to 21s (id; prime ewes, to 255; extra, to 2(is; medium, to 20s; others, 12s to 15s. Fat lambs—los 3 penned. .Prime lambs, to 21s fld; extra, to 28s (id; medium, to 18s (id; unfinished, to Kis. Pigs.—Only 58 fats and 35 stores came forward. Baconcrs sold well at last week's rates, and sue 5 ers and slips ! showed a slight advance. Baconers sold ;to £3 15s. suckers and slips to 275.