COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 91, 12 September 1914, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

(WHEAT MAOiivETS. . By cable.-Press Association.-Oopyright London, Sept. 10. ■Wheat is fully sixpence lo«ver on <. sharp American decline; 47s 3d is. asked for fcoulli Australian alloat. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, Sept. 10. Wheat.—Old 5s Id to ss"3d. new 4s' (id to 4s 7d,, flour, ill, 10s. . . ' Oats,--Tasinaninn ,fa 3d to 83 4d, Algeriaja feeding 35,, milling 3s 3d. Barlty—English 3s, Cape feeding & 10a . ■ . Maize, 4s. Bran and ipollard, £O. Potatoes, £0 ss l . Butter.—Selected 112s, seconds KM, to 104s. Cheese, S'/ 2 d. Bacon, 9d to 9«/.(!. Adelaide, Sept. 10. (Wheat, ss. Flour, £ll to £ll ss. .Bran and .pollard, la 5d.. . ■ Melbourne, Sept. 11. Wheat, 5s I%'d to /is 2,1. mom; £ll. . .. Bran, £0 15s. Pollard, £7. Barley.—English 3s 9d to- 4s-, Cape 2s> 9d to 3s. ■Oats„& Jld to 39.. Maize, 3s lOd to 3s 10% d. Potatoes, £4 15s to £5 153'. Onions, £l2.

NEWTON. KING'S {WEEKLY REPORT

On Friday. 4th : inst, at my Kaponga yards, I had a good' entry and enquiry for all lines oJl'ered. Yea-rime steers, £2 11„. Gel to £3; small, £1 10s; 18-monlh steers, £3 14s; bulls, £2 lGe to £4 10s; store, £2 : Is to £3 Cs; springing heifers, store cows, £3 10s -to.£4 10s; forward cows, £5 to £(> sii; . young* store cows, £2 la to £1 6s'; springing heifers, "best £5 17s to £6 s>; small', £3 17s (id to '£s; store pigis, £1 7s. At Stratford, on Saturday. sth inst., for miy spring horse fair, I had a gocd catalogue, the horses yarded being much in excess of entries received, ana in this connection, as also with stock sales, it is to be regretted that vendors, in their own intercuts, do not take the 'trouble to advise, the auctioneers of their entries, and so eriaMe intending 'buyers to have a better idea of the number and quality of. the horn's or stock to be sold. . Increased entries at any sale, in any.part of the district, offer inducdnumt to outside buyers to 'attend. On Saturday, JioWever, the demand for good 'horses was quite equal to the supply, a very satisfactory numiber being cleared at the following prices:;— Unbroken half "2-yr to threequarter draughts, £ls 10s to £l7 ss; unbroken 3-yr ■ 'half to t'hree-quartei draughts, £lB 10s to £2O; yearling.half: draughts, up to £9; light yearlings, £2 Id* to £6 10s; broken 'half to threequarter draught fillies, £2O 5s to £3O; broken half to three-quarter draught geldings, £ls to £33; light harness ihorses, £7 10s to £l3; hacks, £7 to £9; ipbnies, £3 10s to'£s. ' On Monday, 7th inst., at my Uremii yards, I (had a fair entry with an improved enquiry, all lines being cleared at the following ■prices.—Yearling heifers, small,, £1 10s; yearling steers, £2 5,; to £2 18s; empty heifers, £2 19s to £3; store cows, £3 14s «d- to £4 12s; fat cows (strong demand), £0 12s to £!> ss; aged cows, £1 10s to £2 Is; springing ''heifers, best, from £5 l«s to £(i 15s; 'others, £1 1,5,5 to £5 2s lid; small, £3 'los to £4 2s (id; dairy cows, £1 7s (id to £7 10s; hoggets,, liis Cd; store pigs, £1 13s; rough weaner, pigs, 8s 0:1. ' At Kaho'lu on Tuesday, Bth inst., there was a fair entry,- mostly cown and springers, for all of. which 1 had a 'ready sale, as follows-: —Yearling -heifers, £1 10s to £1 13s;. for smallish lines, 'ami up to £2 2s for w-ell-grown; b;;.;ls| £4; 2'/> to 3-yr steers, £6 2k; enipt.v 20-m-r.nth heifers, £3 3s to £3 (is; good store cows, £4 to £4 13s; light, £3 3s and £3 4s; dairy cows, £<i_ 10s; bes J t 'springing 'heifers, £5 15s to £7 .-ss; lan stuff,• £5 5s to £5 10s; smaller heifers, £4 5s to £1 17s (id.

At, iStralford on Tuesday morning, for my weekly springing heifer pale, i hid a good entry and attendance, and had a very successful ©ale, 'best iieifers selling at from £0 10s to £8 ss; good soils, f-s 7s lid to £U 6.3; smaller, £4 to £4 17s lid; dairy row's, £4 15s to £0 10*; the heifers Bold" averaged £5 ISs. Private sales for the week are as follows:—Yearling steers, —£2 Ks to £3 '7s Gd; store cows, £4 2 fi i to £4 Gs; f.or'ward cows. £3 os- 2% to 3-yr steers, £li 10s; 2-yr steers, £5 as; fat bullocks, £'.) 12s Od'to £11; dairy <:ows,£(i 10s to ,£ll 2s Gd; springing heiferw, £5 15s to £7 '10s; fat wethers, £1 5s l» £1 7s ;!d; Klinpty i.m. ewes, 12s; ; hoggets, 15s; 4-vr draught mare, £4l.

MATTHEWS, GAMLIX AXD CO. Matthews, Gamlin and Co. report a fair yarding of stock sit their Inglewood yards last Wednesday, springers and store cows showing a decided improvement on late sales. There was rather more enquiry for young cattle. We quote:—Springing heifers, £5 to £7 12s (id; small and-late, £3 lite to £1 7s Gd;. sound pews, £4 to £5 15s; store cows, £3 10s to £4 'ss; forward do., £5 to £<i Ds; yearling steers, 32a to £2 lis; heifers (dull of sale), 20s >to Sis; hog-cU, 13s 3d."'

LONDON DAIRY PRODUCE REPORT. Messrs K. Griffiths and Co. are in receipt of the following market report from their London principals, Messrs Mills and Sparrow, dated London, July 31, 1914: , Butter.—General market is panicky, owing to war and rumors of var, and prices are very irregular. Danish: Copenhagen came unchanged. Market is firm. Siberian: Arrivals to this country continue heavy, but with the fear of supplies ceasing altogether a material advance has been made and stocks are well cleared. French and Irisli: Firm, owing to moderate supplies. Australian: There is very little on hand, and quotations are more or less nominal. New Zealand: A few stored butters have, been sold at 120s to 1225. Cheese.—Market has been quiet, with quotations from Canada a little easier in the earlier part of the week, but at the close the market is getting some of the war fever, and prices are now advancing.

ADDIKGTOX. Store shecp-JFairly good hoggets, 15s 3d; two and four-tooth halfbred wethers lGs 9d to Via 3d; two, four and sixtooth wethers (very forward) 10s 3d; four, six and eight-tooth, ewes, with good lambs, lis,-all counted;,full and failing ■mouth ewe?, (in lamb) 12s 2d;; f ull-mo#j - -*h 7s 6d, all

Fat Bheop-r-Extra prime. wethers to 355; prime ; ,:23s to' 29s 1 ; q } , 22s ;6d; merino wethers, !18s 5d to 23s j 10d; extra ,prhne' ewes, to: ; 27;s j,. prime ( j 21)3 to 25i'i9d; others, 17a;3d to )Qs 6d; ' hoggets, IT* to 18s lid. . .. : : ■. J- ■ Fat cattle —Ctetinary st?crs,' : .£B 5s itf, £l2 10s; extra/to £lO 10s; ordinary heifers, £0 7s to £9; extra, to £l2 10i; ordinary heifers, £0 7s to £!lj extra, to ordinary cows, to £l2 17s Gd. il'rice per 10011). 32s 6d to 40s. Store cattle—Yearlings, 335; 15 to 18inonths- sorts, ; £3 14s Oil; 3-yoar steer's, £7 15s (passed); 3-year heifers, £4 Isto £4 15s; dry cows, £'l' 15s to £5 lQsj dairy cows, £3" los to £ll Ids. Fat pigs—Choppers, 70s to 105b; heavy baconers, 70s to 70s; extra heavy baeon-i-oi'Sj 2&JS | ordinary baeonyrs, 55s to 65s (price peivlb, 5%d to lid). Heavy pork-: era, 45s to 495; ordinary porkers 38s to 42s (price per lb, tf'/ad). Large stores,. 40s to 44s Od; medium, 32s to 38s; small, 22s to 30s; weaners, 14s to ISs.

■ "BUEXSIDE. : Fat cattle—A medium yarding. Bidding was keen throughout, and prices were firm at late rates. Best bullocks fetched £l3 10s' to £l3 10s; extra, to £l7 7s 0d; medium, £ll "10s to £-13; others, £9 to £4l; best cows and heifers, £lO to £ll;''extra, to £ll 15*; medium, £7 5s to £0 IQs; others, £0 to £7.

Stores—Steers, to £7 lis; cows, to' £7 1,55; heifers, to £5 ss; bulls, to dairy cows, to £0 12s; six calves, to 335.

Fat sheep—Medium- yarding, the quality being slightly better than last week's rates. Best wethers sold from 27s to 31b; extra, to 35s Od; medium, 23s to 255; light and unfinished, 19s 6d to 225; best ewes, 22s tb 255; extra, to 31s 9d; others, 19s to 20s; fat lambs, to 21a od.- ■

Pigs—The yarding o* stores was in excess; of 'requirements,., so that prices showed a decline of about 3s to 5s a head. ■Suckers sold, at lis to Us; slips, I:7s 6d to 21s (id; stores, to 2Ss; porkers, 40a to 47s Gd; light baconers soklto 57s Cd, and heavy baconers up to £3.

. joicfsomaLLE. A small yarding of cattle came forward, but there was a good yarding of sheep. There was a good demand, aha values Were very firm. Quotations are as follow: —Prime heavy bullocks £ls '2s Cd, prime bullocks £l3 5s to £l3 lys, vealers 325, prime heavy wethers 27s lid to 28s, prime wethers ?6s 7d, good ewes 21s 4d, prime shorn wethers 22s 6d to 23s Id, light 19s Vkl to 'los 9d, light shorn ewe's ISs 6d.