COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 137, 3 November 1914, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. . By cable. —Press Association.—Copyright London, November 1. Wheat. —(Firm. 'Jloklor-s are asking tixpciicc more and checking the demand. The wheat and flour alloat for tli.V "United Kingdom is 2,080,000 quarters, for the Continent 1 quarters, Atlantic shipments 041,000 quarters, Pacific 9500 quarters. The total shipments to Europe this week are i) 45,000 quarters, including India 100,000 quarters; other countries usually quoted nil.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. j On Friday, 23rd inst., at my Waiwakailio yards, I bad a full yarding of cattle, with a good attendance of buyers. Competition was good for most lines, although prices showed a slight decline euns'/ijiii'iit upon the shortness of feed throughout the southern districts. Good 15-month heifers made up to £2 18s; choice Jerseys (rather on the small side), £2 15s; good yearling heifers, £2 0 £2 is til!; small, £1 9s to £1 16s; yearling to 15-montli steers, £2 ICa to £3 9s 0,1; yearling holstein bull, £5 10s; yearling Jerseys, £1 7s (id to £2 12s Gd; dairy bulls, £4 Pis Gd to £8 10s; small cows with calves, £2 17s (Id to £4 IDs; empty- 2-year heifers, £3 2s to £3 13s; 'heavy ft* cows, up to £9 2s; others (light), £0 lis to £7 9s; fat heifers, £0 8s ; forward cows, up to £5 15s; good storo cows, £4 Os to £4 19s; smaller cows, £2 18a to £3 15s: boners, £1 2s Gd to £2 us; dairy cows, £5 to £7; good springing heifers, £5 15s to £7 15s; small, £3 12s 6d to £4 10s.

At Stratford on Tuesday 27th, I had a I full yarding of cattle coming forward much in excess of advertised numbers, Mil pens and races being well B]!ed. The enquiry throughout was quiet, but fair business was done during the afternoon, prices being a shade lower in most cases, as follows:—Choice 15-month heifers, £2 10s; good, £1 15s to £2 8s; smaller, £1 10s to £1 12s 6d; yearling to 15-inonth steers, £3 Is to £3 lis for ffood, and from £2 4s to £2 18s for smaller; empty 2-year lieifers (good Shorthorns), up to £4 9s; otliers, £3 8s Gd to £3 15s; bulls, £3 to £9; cows and calves, £5 to £5 ss; light fat cows, £0 18s to £7 lGs; forward cows, £5 5s Ito £0 2s; storecows (good), £4 Is to £4 13s; lighter framed cows, £3 2s to CS 10s; aged cows (mostly poor conditioned), £2 to £2 18s Gd; 3-year bullocks, £7 10s; hoggets, 15s Id to 17s; empty ewes, 18s 3d.

At Stony River on Wednesday, 28th, irist., I had a good yarding ot all classes, for which there was good bidding, practically all lines being cleared, la-month Shorthorn heifers made from £2 to £2 3s; small, £1 Os fid to £1 4s; Shorthorn 15-montli steers, £3 4a to £3 12s; others, £1 J (is to £2 ITs; empty 2-yr heifers, £3 :1s to £3 7s Gd; fat cows, £G lGs Cd to £8 13s; store cows, £4 to £5 lf>s; small framed cows, £2 7s Gd to £'.! 10s; springing heifers, good, £5 17s (id to £7 10s; fair sorts up to £5 10s; small, £4 to £4 10s; dairy cows, £5 15s to £9 ss; 2 1 / a -yr steers, £(j ss; Holstein bulls, £5 17s Gd to '£ll 15s; •Shorthorn hulls, £l2 to £ls 2s 6d; Jersey bulls, £4 5s t,o £6; fat sheep, £1 5s fid; fat hoggets, £1 2s 3d; store pigs, £1 Ss (id; weaners, lis Od.

Private sales as follows:—Yearling to ■ls-month steers, £2 5s to £3 (is Od; empty 2-yr heifers, £3 15s to £4 2s; store cows, £4 8s Gd; fat cows, £8 10s; dairy cows, £5 to £7; 2'/ a to 3-yr steers, £G to £7; Shorthorn hulls, 15 to 25 guineas; Holstein bulls, up to £ls; Jer»ey bulls, up to 8 guineas; hoggets, lGs to 18s; fat ewes, 245); fat wethers, £1 1-Os; ewes and lambs, 1 235.