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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 129, 24 October 1914, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. I3y cable.—Press Association.—Copyright London, October 22. Silver, 22 13-lOd per ounce. Wheat—Despite weaker American advices wheat is steady and unchanged. The Loudon Bank of Australia has declared an interim dividend of 7 per cent, on preference and ordinary shares. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, October 22. Wheat, 4s Gd. Flour, £i) 17s Gd. Oats—Tasmanian, 3s 8d to 3s 9d; Algerian, 3s Gd to 3s 7d. Bariev—Cape, feeding, 3s 6d; English, 3s" Od. Maize, 3s !)d to 4s. Bran and pollard, £6 ss. Potatoes.—Tasiuanian, £0 10s to £7; Aew Ziaiaud L'p-to-Dates, £4 to £4 10s. Onions. —bpaniaii, £l2; silverskins, to £ll 10s. Bui.U'i— Selected, 104s; secondary, !)5s to USs. Chase -lid to G%d. Bacon, Od. Adelaide, October 22. Wheat, 4s 7d. Bran and pollard, £7 17s Gd. Oats, 3s Gd. Melbourne, October 22. Hides —Good competition, except lor slipes, which are %d lower. .Melbourne, October 23. Wheat —Xo seders, 4s 9d. l-'iour, £lO 10s. ) Bran. £ll 15s.

Bollard, £7. Barie;—English Ss, Capo 3a "lid to 3s 'Jd. (Juts, 3s Gd to 3s 7d. -Maize, 4a Oy 2 d. Potatoes, £0 to £B. Onions, £8 to £lO 15a. BURXSIDE. By TelegrapJi.—Per Press Association, j Duncdin, October 21. ) At Burnsidc to-day 102 fat cattle wore I yarded. Owing to the small entry comjctition was keen at low rates. Best bullocKs, £l3 10s to £10; extra leavy to £2O; others, £ll to £l2 10s; >est cows, £9 to £12.; others, £0 to ' C 3 10s. Fat slice )>.— 2009 penned. The sale ! ipened at prices slightly higftier than ] Jiose ruling iast week, and improvement ! vas maintained until near the end cf { ho sale, when values receded. Best j vethers, 27s Gd to 3Us (id; extra prime ! leavy, to 41s; medium, 243 Gd to 20s Cd; 5 >est ewes, 2Gs to 31s; medium, 20s to ' !ss.

Lambs.—There was a larger yarding than u.iual, but iittle change in prices. Best 18s «d to 10s 9d; others 14 6d to 18s Gd. Pigs.—There was a medium yarding of fat pigs.—Competition was keen, and although prices were erratic, they siiowed an improvement on last week's rates. Porkers, 40s to 50s; baconers, 50s to 00s; heavy baconers, to S2s; stores were in short supply, and were very dear; well-bred suckers, 20s to 24s (id; medium sorts, 15s to 18s (Id; slips, 25s to 30i. ui . —— Z^l&tfil ADDING TON. Ciiriatchurch, October 21. There, were small entries of fat stock except the lambs at the markets to-day. Beef was iirmer in. consequence of the shorter yarding. Storo sheep and fat sheep showed no change, and fat lambs were easier, as there were more offered than were required. Store sheep—Woolly sheep: Medium two-tooth., owes, with lambs, 13s, all counted; good six and eight-tooth ewes, 14s 6d; failing - mouth ewes, with lambs, 12s lid (passed); medium four-tooth wethers, l'Js; medium hoggets, 13s to 14s; cull hoggets, 10s. Shorn Sheep.—Fairly forward fourtooth wethers, 15s 3d. (passed); very forward four-tooth wethers 10s; hoggets, lis 4d to 12s 2d.

Fat lambs.—Prime woolly wethers, 24s to 31s fid; others, 20s to 23s 6d; 'shorn ew.'s, 17s &1 to 27s Cd; woolly wethers 20s (id; prime, wool!)!, ewes. 22s to 30s; others, lis 3d to 21s 0,1;' shorin ewes, 17s S.I to 27s Gd; woollv 23s 3.1 to 2G.m.

Fat cattle.—Extra steers, £2l; ordinary s t.;ers £8 15s to £l2; extra heifers, to £ll 15s; ordinary heifers, £7 !.0s to £!!; extra cows, to £ls 10s; ordinary cows, £»i to £8 price of bcof per lOOlu., .'i.u to 455. Store Catie months sorts, £2 18s to £3 15s; twoyear steers, £5 Is to J-5 5.;; drr cows, 3Cs to £4 8s; dairv cows. £3 IDs to £lO 15s.

Fat Pigs.—Choppers. 70s to 10)s; extra heavy baconcr* to 78s; ordinary baconers 07s fid to 72s Od; lighter biu-oii-ers, 55s to B,h; (price per lb., 5y 4 d to lid); licavy porkers, 4Ss to 52te; lighter porkers, 40s to 4Cs; (price per lb S'/j.l to (JVid); best stores. 33* to 38s: medium 25s to 325; small, 18s to 235: weanevs 12s for very small to 21s; for extra jjood aorta; sows in. pig, 80s to 120s.

STHATFOIID WOOL, SKIX AXD 1111)1

SALE. W. M. BAYLY & CO.'S REPORT. Wo held our usual monthly sale of wool, nkinn and hides on Tuesday last. There w&3 an excellent attendance of buyers, and competition was extremely keen mid animated. Wool and sheepskins were much in demand, the former showing an increase of 2d to 3d per lb, the latter being up to ordinary prices. Hides and calf.-ikins also advanced. We quote: Crittchings, in bales, 7d, bags, «'4d to fl'/ 2 (l; dead wool, in bags, (I'/od. Sheepskins—Butchers' %-wool.s, 12lt>s, 8d per lb; medium, T/-d: Jieavy hoggets, 2Ub», V/ :i d; uettler's %-wo'oU, 7'/.d, kall-woola, 7d.

Hides—Butchers' cow (average 48), B</ 8 d per lb; average 37, ti'/ad; «verag» 51, B'/;cJ; settler*' cow, average 29, 8.1; average. 4s, 7%d; settlers' vearlinga, aver»gs 12, S'/ad. Calfskina—Medium, average 4, ll'/jd per lb; average 5, la: average s'/-,, Ij •'Ad.

Tallow—ln casks, 20s per owt; in tin 5, Its 3d par cwt. Our next sale will .be. held on Tuesday, November 17, when vendors may rely ou tkeii' congijjumento receiving every attention.

M'- •■ \" TO X ,i\ i>' • • - i. i'. i 'ui, i. On .\l. :<:l.. llltlJ iilol., ,H my U. 1,111 jaiua > ...U a 1,, , ..i.u.l.- ot aj. C,;„:,U:.. tl «"V •■■■ ■■■ ;. 0 cu.n.u ul Uie lianiui!■! ~! ;.,... ■,•!!.....»,.■ ~ixe»: -i..idling J.;,~. ; . „,... ~. i_ i-i , 0 £< iiis . &)lo»Lliti'rii-. j.; u. X- 4 a (ij ; siua.wr, *1 ios; v.v.1,.; ,i.a=, Xj Us to u; 12s; >_. \ .-/.:. _. k, itcis Xd lus LO i'j 15s od, ■.,,-. ■.,!,. , L> i; xM 4s to X,j Js; 2-yr .si.•.-•-. i, ~, , _,eari.]y bulls, £l 110s 10 --I ;■: :,.!!'. OU..S, up io il'J', gouu. Irani m :,i U i,- r0,',.,, Xi , 0 X 4 Ife; smaller cows iu ~.: u, i.; ;.,.,; forward cows, £.3! Ms lo £<i :-, i.n cows, X 0 lis to XS; dairy w,;i, xi i,:, t, O Xo Lis Od; sipi-nig-! ing aicners tinipiyied prices .throughout): up to Xj Hi iui gwd 3-yoar-oMI Jieifcifc, j and up to £0 0., tor good 2-5 ears, smaller sorts X 3 os lo Xo osj according to sou i-.nd eoiUH.ion; hoggets (small), lis; store pigs, £1 lis to XI ISs; weaner 1 pigs, l.'s. [ At Lahotiu vards on Tuesday 20th,'

aor my spring came liur I Had a 'big yarding ail pens 'being well lillcd. Buyers were preseit from all parly of the district, making good competition for all lines ottered as follows:—Yearluig sti»rs, good £3 Is to £3 14s, lair sorts £-4 leu 10 £2 lite, smaller £1 lis to £2 7s Od; iSnorihorn yearling hcifeis, hest £2 is to £-2 Bb. 0d good sorts, il 10s to £1 K*s; 2-yeur steers, £•} !>s Gil; 15 to IS-unonth steers £4; envpiy 2-year heifers, £i los Gd to £1; empty 18-momii to 2-year heifers, £3 Ul3 Od to i-i Ms; strong demand for bot'li classes; springing heifers, a rough entry, £3 17s Od to £0 Ois; cows and calves (big framed cows), £0 «J B to £0 10s; small cows an! calves, £3 10s ao £5 3s (id; 4-year bullocks (odd lines) £!> los to £ll 2s Od; forward and fat cow* (no prime fat cows oli'ering), £5 los to. £7 His; frcidi i eondi.ioned cows, £5 to £5 lis; good store cows, £4 to £4 10s; smaller cows, , £2 12s Gd to £3 lis; Shorthorn -bulls, 1 £0 10s to £l3; bulls, £0 10s; llolftcin bu»», *? t» * 7 10s i 'jotuig LllUs

i.; i'h to i4=.as. . ,; oiiuratahi on Wednesday of J»J At i. i, £:nC(i the winter 1 lad a opening sa. v m UfcU? w we|l mc{ i vardmg, a, „„. Jhe auculance also ... •. m,m. I toiy buyers being present n. - „( „*. 1 bers and mnost of ■the yarding was . ■-*! Ed either at the hammer or privately. 1 A nice line of 107 bullocks, 3-yea-o!d,| I in fiv'sfi to forward condition, was I yarded by Mr l\V. A. McCti'.c'haii, being •'plated at £9 4s. Th<se tntll'oeks were a I splendid advertisement for the Kohu-I ratahi district. Other prices obtained were: Good. 15-month steers, £3 10b to £3 14s; ycarlingi;,, £2 ]?.» to £1 3s; yearLng heifers, £2 4s .;o £2 10s; fi t«R cows enly fair lines, £3 10s to £4 ss; empty "1 eifers (forward condition), £5 7s; l-vr 'steers, £4 l-2s to £5 7s; bulls, £7; ho'"■get's, lias G'.l. Private sales as ollows: Dairy cows £7 10s to £ls; store cows. £4 5s to £4 lie 0d; yearling heifers, £2 'to £2 ss; yearling to 1-5-in on ;h steers, £ ]S S to £3 10s; empty 2-v.r heifers. £3 10s to £3 Ms 6d; bulls, £3 5s to £lO l«s; 2-vr steers. £1 12a Od; fat cowf, £8 ss; f'atj ■ 'bullocks £ll, ewes and lamlUs £1 4«; fat 'ewes £1 (is Od; fat wethers, £1 g Cd; 'hoggets, 13s Od to 17t; Od.

LOAN & UEUCANTILK CO.'S RLTOlir. The Xevv Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Stratford branch) reports as follows: On Wednesday, 14th inat., we held our first Kohuratahi sale of the season, whin there was only a small yarding of 30 J Jiead of tattle and a small number of sheep. Several buyers were present, and most of the stock changed hands at good prices:—Yearling heifers 4Us, 40s and 40s, '2-year heifers 00s, 2-year steers £5 10s, £a os to £5, yearling bulls 70s, 20-months steers £3 2s (id to £3 ss, hoggets IBs Oil. On .Monday, 10th inst., we held our annual bull lair in our Stratford yards, when there was an exceptionally large attendance of the public from all parts of the district. There was a large entry of 130 animals, some of which had splendid pedigrees and were imported ptui'k, but, strange to say, the higherclass bulls were not in demand. However, a. lair clearance was elfccted at the hammer and afterwards, but the prices were rather d [.-appointing to breeders. Pedigree Jerseys, 3 years old, made up to 20gns; 2-yea'r-olds'. 17'/. to 1 Signs; 18-months, 10 to lC'/.gus; grade Jerseys, 2 year, ju*J 10s, £l2, £l3 Ills to £l4: 15 to lii-moulhs Jirsevs, £5, £8 15s, £7 13s til £7 15.-, to -CI: liolsteilis, 2-ycar-olds, £l2 10 1, £ll. £lO 10s to £ki; 15 to IS-months. jus I'Js, £B, £7 15s, £ii 10.-, £li as, £5 10s. A very nice grade llcLtein bu'l by Sli Patrick realiMil 21gns. Short-horns were in bittir demand and ualiseil £ Hi, £ls, £l4, £l2 and £i). Several nice auim;ls were passed in at 17gns. lAyrshires were not in diuiand, 2-,\car-o!ds'sua king from £7 5s to £'•). Uur supplementary bull fair will he held on November 2. '

On Tuesday, 20th inst., we held our U3U&I fortnigiitiy sale in our St:;itlord , yards, when we'lnul a fair entry id lit!) head of cattle and 72 Bliee|i. ' A fair clearance was effected, tha prices being i somewhat easier. Colored yearling heifers 4-is to 74s for good lines, medium fines 383 (id lo 435, poorer quality '.: m \ to 755, yearling steers tits to 7-is, •i-yeav heifers 65s to 755, 2-year steers 07s lid (for poor quality) to' 78s, forward cows (keen demand) £5 10m, £G, £0 Jtis to [ £7 03 for forward still)'; medium weights] £4 lis 6d, £5 2s, £5 3a, light and lowconditioned £3 IDs to £3 11.-, empty heifers £3 7s (id, £3 lis, £3 15s, 3-year steers (niee line) £B, bulls £s'.".a,' £5 . 12s 6d to £0 ss, small line of ewes and wethers (mixed ages) ISs. In our dairy yards we had a fair en-ry of 40 ilicad, but nothing of exceptional quality. Competition was keen and prices ranged fran '• £5, £5 10s, £5 15s, £O, £0 7s 6d, £0 10s to £7 for good Mica!! heifers. Heifers, calved, from £."> 108 to £7; dairy cows up to £S 15s. On Teusday, 20th inst., we also held our usual monthly sale of wool, hides, sheepskins, etc. We had a fair catalogue I ftnil a lull attendance of buyers. Prices 1 for wool and sheepskins showed a very ; marked rise on hist sa'c's rates, and ; practically everything \va9 sold at very i full values. Crossbred crutchings, in ■ bales, 6'/ ; d to 7%d per lb, sacks od to B'/ s d; dead wool, in bags, up to 7-/ ; d. «kin pieces 2d per lb. Sheepskins: Pelts 2%d per lb, crossbred damaged 2%d to , i'/vd, crossbred skins (dead) o%d, fullwooded fair pelts 7'/ 2 d per lb (equal to in each) to 7%d (equal to Us vac'.i); ,' crossbred lamb skins, damaged and torn. 3%d pur lb; salted, small, s'/,d per lb; medium, ealtcd, up to 3s Bd each. Cowhides, no really good lines offered; slippy up to (id per lb; ileshy medium 7y B d, dry (i l / 2 d per lb. Yearling hidej, ' flippy 6V-A, sloppy s'/ B d, medium up to i Bd, calfskins, cut 7"/ 8 d to B'/ 2 d per lb, • : ilippy up to 6d, medium quality Dd, light skins lOd, slightly fleshy up to lOd and lid, good quality l[/ 3 d to H%d, good skins Is per lb. Tallow, in tins, up to lfe per cwt. On Wednesda, 21st inst., we held oui usual ninthly Te W'cra sale, when t'nert ; was a fair yajding of 322 head pf catde] ' and 150 ewos and lambs. There was' a' ; large attendance of the public, and most i lines yarded were sold. Yearling steers I 52s 6d, 655„ yearling heifers 42s to 4os,

months heifers £3 Os 6d, 18-months bulls £4 2s Gd nice; Shorthorn bull, on account of a Poliokura client, realised £U; 3-year steers £5 10s to £5 17s Gd, 2-year steers (small) £4 lis to £3 Is, store cows (small) 2 years old £4 5s to £4 15s, fair quality £5 to £5 7s Gd, good £G 6s to £7; heifers, small, with calf at foot, £5 to £5 ss; ewes and lambs 23s Gd. MATTHEWS, GAMLIN &. CO.'S KEPOKT., Matthews, Gamlin & Co. report a good yarding of stock at their Inglewood yards last Wednesday. Bidding for young cattle was a good deal quieter than at recent sales, but store and forward cows were well competed for. We •old all the grown cattle yarded at the following rates:—Springing heifers, £4 10s to £8 15s; cows, £5 to £G las; store cows, small £3 5s to £3 14s, good-framed do. £4 15s to £5 17s fid, fat do. £7 10s to £8 8s; empty heifers, £3 8s to £3 lis; yearlings heifers, 3Gs to £2 fts; steers, coloured, £2 4s to £2 Ids.