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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 57, 28 July 1914, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Pruss Association —Copyright London, July 25. Hemp.—-Quiet. Higli point fair, JuneAugust shipment £24. Cotton. —July-August 7.00 d. Rubber.—Para, 2s lid, plantation, 2s 'l'Ad; smoked, 2s 3y s <l. Copra.—Firm after weakness. South Sea tags, £24 15s. . London, July 26. Rabbits.—Nothing doing; .prices normally unchanged. l'rozen nieat.—New Zealand sheep, Canterbury, tlight 4y s d; lambs, Canterbury., light 6 HOd, cSeßond quality, light 6d, medium; 5 11-ltkl, ilu'-avy 5 MCd; Southland, 5%d; North Island, 3 11-lCd, selected brands 5%d. Australian—Sheep, first quality 3 11-lfid; Jambs, none offering; beef, fores 3%d, hinds 4y a . Argentine.—Beef, (frozen fores' 3%d, hinds 4%d, chilled fores Sy>d, hinds fid.-Uruguay.—Frozen fores 3%d, hinds 4%, chilled fores 3d, hinds 4%d. Other meats unchanged. Wheat.—Eilin in sympathy with the further advance in America, and unfavorable reports of Russian and Roumanian crops and smaller estimates of siring wheat in the United States and Canada. The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,575,000 quarters, for the Continent 1,800,000 quarters, Atlantic shipments 812,000 quarters,,. Pacific 23,000 quarters. The total to Europe is 1,460,000 quarters, including Australasia 30,000 quarters

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT, By Cable —Press Association—Copyright . Wellington, Yesterday. Following is the High Commissioner's market report., under date London, July 25. (Note.—Quotations, unless otherwise .specified, are average market prices on spot):—■' .Mutton. —-The market 15 quiet, with no reduction in prices. Canterbury 4%d for light weight, heavy weight 3 15-lGd, North Island 4%d for light weight.

Lamb.—Tlie trade is fair. Holders are accepting a small .reduction. The demand ia chiefly for very light weight. Canterbury 6%d, heavy weights 5 7-ltid, other than Canterbury Od. Higher prices have been obtained in each case fox very light weight. 'Beef—The market is steady with improved demand,, espwially for hinds, at 4%d, fores 3'/»d. Butter. —The market is steady at an advance. Danish, slow, per cwt. 130s tc 1325; New Zealand, quiet, 118s to l-2'2s nominal; Australian, in fair demand, 108s to 112s;, exceptionally choice 114s; Siberian, in good demand, 106s to 108s; Irish creamery, market quiet but firm, 110s to 120s. Cheese. —The market is steady, and. prices well maintained., Canadian is in increasing demand; white and colored, pex cwt.„ 63s to 645. New Zealand; White is in good demand; the supply is small, 05s to 06s; colored Gils to 655. lleinp.—The market is quiet, but steady. New Zealand good-fair, per ton, £35 IOs; fair £23,, Manila fair current £-26; forward shipment a-t the name prices. The output from Manila for the week was 21,000 hales. Linseed. —The market is quiet, but firm. The price, ex store, is 44s per 41611®. ' Pca S _The market is firm, with a hardening tendency. New Zealand peas (partridge), per fio4l lis, 51s (sd. Beans—The market is,quiet, but ft™, NW Zealand beans f.a.0.« (Hew crop-, per

j Cocksfoot.-- Til'.; mariiitt is dull. The v average prim-, of clean New -Ze»j land nerd, weighing l.'lb* per bushel, cm spot, pur evvL., 5Sb.

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The -N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Mil., .Stratford branch, reports as follows:--On Wednesday, 22nd inst., we held a clearing sale oil account of H. G. Freeling, Ks<]., Waipuku, when there was a fair attendance of the public, and bidding was good. The cows were in very good condition, although a good many showed age, and sold at very full values, | the herd of sound cows averaging £8 j IBs Bd. The following prices were realised: —Milk can, 20s; milk strainer, 3s; I galvanised iron, Is 3d per sheet; snig- | ging chains, 9s; copper and stand, £1; | saws, 3s each;,sliovel, 2s 6d; Price's jack, j£3 6s; s.f. plough, £5 15s; bedstead and mattress, £2 G.s; wardrobe, £5 10s; spring tip dray, £5; milk cart, £10; 'bay mare, aged, £8 ss; spring cai4 harness, £2; horse cover, las; porker pigs, 245; sow, 80s; cows made Prom £7 to £ls 10s; Jersey heifers, 2 years old, £8 to £lO 10s; yearlings, £2 IGs; factory shares, 16s. On Thursday, 23rd inst., we held a clearing sale on account of Messrs. Coleman and Mackay, Robson road, Stratford, who have given up their lease. The public attendance was not so large as usual, owing no doubt to the big football match at Eltham. The cows had been feeding on turnips and looked somewhat slack. Competition was dull, although there were a good number of buyers present, no less than 10 operating. The following prices were realised: Milk cans, 21s; cross-cut saw, 8s; Duncan plough, £5; disc haTrows, £5 os; 3-leaf harrows, 355; swingle-trees, 18s; spring tip' milk cart, £l3 10s; harness, 1 67s 6d; milk vat, 32s 6d; sows in pig, j £5 to £5 10s; slips pigs 13s fld to 24s |6d; very nice gelding, 5 years old, £36 I 10s; 8-year-old gelding, £2O; horsej covers from 13s to 16s; factory shares, Bs. For the cows, prices ranged from £6 to £l3 15s, the sound cows making an average of £8 43 fid; Jersey bull, .£6; springing 2-year-old heifers, £7; yearling heifers, 30s. Since we last • reported ;we have disposed of stock privately as follows: ■Weaner steers, 53s to 565; weaner heifers, 34s to 455; in-calf heifers £5 15s to £9; 2-year steers, 3m fld to 90s; dairv cows, £9 fto £ll 15s;'st6re cows, £4 5s to £5 ss; ewes in laiub, 20s to 21a; lambs, lfis to l ! 6s sd; 3-year fillies, eligible for Stud Book, £35.

HAZELTON'S DISPERSAL SALE. On Monday, 20th inst., we held a f very successlul clearing sale on Mr Archibald Hazel ton's farm, Opimaka road, Stratford, when Were was a very large attendance of the public from ail parts of the district, competition being keen for both sundries and stock. The dairy cows showed very good judgment in selection, although some were showing age and there were a few 8-teatera, and the stock had also been weil looked after. Competition was particularly keen for some of the well bred' cattle, and after th esale, Mr Hazelton expressed satisfaction with bli.j results and the way ilit; sale was conducted.

Milk jeans, 18s to 20s; hay rako, 1355; gig, 310sgig harness', llJOsi; Duncan plough, Ifios; disc harrows, 130s; spring dray, 455; dray harness, 105s; cow covei's, Gs to 7s; cattle dog, 13s; fowls, Is 9d to 2s each, chaff, Cs per sack; hay stack, £10; copper and stand, 555; C-year-old mare, £V2; 8-year-old mar •, £34; aged mare, £7; heifer calf just dropped, 355. Pedigree yearling Jersey heifer, "Florence Eileen," was secured after_ spirited bidding by W. Vickers, Mid'hirst, at 28gn's,; pedigree cow, "Tiritea Eileen," F. Sty.es* Stratford, 22gns.; pedigree cow, "Putehra," 3 teats, A. L. Hooper, Mahoe, 20gns.; Jersey 'bull 11 months old "Pasha's Boy," A. L. Hooper, Ma'hoo, logns.; pedigree: bull, "Snowstorm's Campanile," Joe Millar, Waipuku, 24gns. The herd of cows, including 3-teaters 'but without pedigree cow* averaged £l4 (is, which appears to be, a record for Uiis class of sale. The following are the purchasers and the prices realised:—

''Bella," A. ,1. Smith, Cardiff, £2O; "Tillyi," A. Lehmnnrc, Stratford, £2O; "Silky," iP. Stroflel, Eltham, £lB 10s; VSlianirock," J'. Stewart, Cardiff, £l7 30s; "Countess," A. Lchnuum, Stratford, £ls; "Princess," A. L. Hooper, Mahoei £ls; "Bugler," Mrs Rutledge, Midhirst.. £ls; "Blackberry'," J. Marra, Stratford, £ls; "Pearlie," H. Langman, Waipuk'u, £l6; "Bonnie," P. S'Ufi'el .Eltham, £l4 15s; "Duchess," P. Stofl'el, Eltham, £l4 10s; "Cherry," A. Kaspcr, Midhirst, £l4; "Dot," A. Lehmann, Stratford, £l4; "Plum,''' J. S. dones, Cardiff, £l3 10s;

"Myrtle," A. L. Hooper, Maboq, £l3 10s; | "Nigger," H. Langman, Tariki, £l3; "Clinker," A. L. llooper, Mahoe, £l3; "Darkie;," J. S.. Jones, Cardiff, £l2' 10s; "Vanity," Mrs Rutledge, Midhirst, £ll 10s; "Tiny," J. Hinton, Stratford,'£ll; "Longtits," A. L. Hooper, Mahoe ; , £11; "Fairy," j. S. Jones, Cardiff, £11; "Ginger," P. Sfhanahajjf Malioe, £ll. The two year old heifers were a nice lot and were well distributed as follows.— Heifer, A. J. Smith, Cardiff, £l7 10s; heifer, Mrs Rutledge, Midhirst, £l2 ss; heifer, A. L. Hooper, Mahoe, £lO 10s; heifer, Thos. Vickers, Midhirstj, £lO 10s; heifer, J. S. Jones, Cardiff, £lO 10s; heifer , Joe Millar, Midhirst, £9; six, average per head for heifers, £l'l 14s 2d.