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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 154, 5 December 1914, Page 2

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LONDON markets. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. London, December 3. ] Bradford Wool. —Quieter for all sorts; merinos irregular, crossbreds slightly in layers' favor. G4's, 2&y 2 d to 2&'/ s d; super I GO's, 28y z (l to 2fid; common 60's, 28y 2 d to 27 '/ 2 d; sffs, 27y>d to 26y>d; 50's, 25d • to 24(1; 46's, 2iy 2 d to 20y 2 d; 40's, 19'/.d to 18y B d. London, December 3. Wheat.—Firm; sellers offer sparingly; 3d advance. Australian, landed, 50s. ■Flour.—Steady; Australian, ex store, 37s to 3Gs 6d. Barley—Firm; Australian Chevalier, 34s «d to STs «d. Beans.—Quiet; New Zealand, 30s to 425. Oats.—Quiet; La Plata, January-Feb-ruary, 22a 3d. iPeas.—Quiet and uniha,nged. Butter,—Very firm; choicest Australian, 128s to 1325; secondary, 122s to 12Cs; New Zealand, 130s to 'l34s. - Cheese.—Firm; New Zealand, 76s to 775. ■ ' Copper, £56 10s; electrolytic, £59 ss. Tin. —Spot, £146 10a; three months, £145. Pig Iron, 51s lid. Lead, £l9 to £l9 os. iSugar.—Foreign granulated, 27s 6d. BRISBANE WOOL SALES. Brisbane, December 3. At the wool sales good wools were 10 to 15 per cent., and medium 20 per cent, lower. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, December 3. Oats.—Algerian feed, 3s 7d; milling, 3s 8d; Tasmanian, 3s 8d to 3s lOd. Barley— English, 4s Gd; Cape feed, 4s Id. Maize, 4s. Potatoes,—New Zealand, £4 10s to •£«. - Onions.—Victorian, £9 to £9 10s. Butter.—'Selected, 104s; seconds, 94s to 98s. Cheese, 5%d to Bd. Bacon, Dd. ; Adelaide, December 3. 1 Wheat, 5s 6d. Flour, £ll 10s to £ll 12s 6d. Bran and pollard, £8 10s. Melbourne, December 3. Hides.—Average supplies; competition keener; prices, y a d dearer. Wheat.—Buyers 6s fid.. Flour, £l3 10s. Bran, £-8 15s. Pollard, £!>. Barley.—English, 5s 9d to 6s; Cape, ' 4s 3d to 4s fid. Oats, 3s 6d to 3s 7%d. Maize, 4s sd. Potatoes, £4 10s to £G; new, £sto , £B. Onions.—Case, £l2. I AUCKLAND. ■ } The New Zealand Loan and Mcrcan- ' tile Agency Company, Ltd., report as follow:—At Papakura yards on Mondav we held our usual dairy cows sale. There was a fair yarding, and prices were on a par with late sales. Best cows close to [ profit sold at from £7 to £9 15s; others, . £3 to £0 IOs; heifers, £3 to £8 10s; i cows in milk, £4 to £7; bulls, £3 to . £B. [ At 'Papakura yards on Tuesday we T sold: —Grown steers, £8 os to £9 18s; i two to three-year-old steers, £0 10s to [ £7 15s; yearling steers, £3 to £4 Is; empty cows, £3 3s to £4 15s; heifers, £3 to £4 10s; calves, best 38s to £2 ss, others £1 to 335. Beef, of which 75 head were yarded, sold at Westfield rates. Bulls, £5 to £6 10s. i ADDING TON. i Christchurch, December 2, At the Addington live stock market, (. there was a sfnaller yarding of fat cat- . tie, but larger entries of fat sheep and iambs. The rains have improved the store sheep market, and there was keen demand for all that was offered. Fat cattle showed a keener demand at late , rates. Fat iambs and fat sheep were somewhat easier in consequence of the large entry. Store sheep: Forward two-tooth wethers, to 10s 7d; medium two-tooth wethers, 13 6d to 14s lid; inferior two-tooth wethers, 12s lOd to 13s Id; forward fourtooth wethers, 17s !)d to 20s sd; backward woolly four-tooth wethers, 18s 6d; fair woolly ewes, with lambs, 14s 3d; other ewes, with lambs, 7s to 12s; two, four, six and eight-tooth ewes, 17s Id; .woolly merino wethers, 16s Gd. Fat lambs: Best lambs, 18s fid to 20s M; lighter, 14s Gd to IS3 Fat sheep: Prime shorn wethers, 22« 6d to 265; others, 19s to 21.: (id; shorn ' merino wethers, 19s; woolly ewes, 16s 9d to 25s 9d; prime shorn ewes, 20s to 25s 3d; others, 16s to 19s Gd; shorn merino 1 ewes, ]2s 6d to 15s 6d; shorn hogffets, Ute to 21s 6d. Fat cattle: Extra prim.' steers, to £22 10s; ordinary steers, £7 15s to £il IDs; heifers, £7 to £l2 15s; extra prime cows, to £l3 12s fid; ordinary cows, £6 5s to £9; pdee of beef per 1001b. 32s to 41s. ' Store cattle: Yearliriga, 495; fiiteen to eighteen month, £3 2s (id to £;'. tis; two-year heifers, £3 17s to £3 19s fid; tliree-year steers, £6 7s 6d to £7 15s; four and five-year steers, £8 12s Cd to £lO 10s; three-year heifers, £5 to £5 15s; dry cows, £2 to £6 15s; dairy cows, £3 to £ll. Pigs: Choppers, 50s to 80s; extra heavy baconers, 60s to 68s; ordinary baconers, 'lßs to 555; price per lb., 5d to 54d; heavy porkers, 42s to 48s; lighter porkers, 35s to 4Ss; price per lb., sjd-; large stores, 30s to 35s (id; medium, 22s to 295; small, 16s to 21s; weaners 10s to 16s. JOHNSONVILLE. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sale as follows:—A good entry of bullocks and a fair entry of sheep came forward, and sold readily at late rates. Prime bullous, £l3 10s to £l4; lighter, £l2 to £l2 12s Gd; prime cows, £9 10s; vealers 25s to 51s; extra prime wethers, 25s IOd; prime wethers 24s to 24s 3d; prime heavy ewes, 23s 10s; medium ewes, 20s 3d; light ewes, 18s Gd; prime lambs, lGs fld to 17s; good lambs, 15s to 15s 8d; light, 13s 9d to 14s Gd.

NEW PLYMOUTH MARKETS. RETAIL PRICES. NEW PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 5. DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. Butter—- _ . s. d. Factory j 2 Best Separator \ \ 0 Seconds ; 0 11 'D air y 0 10 Eggs 1 2 J* 1 " 1 . 0 10 Hams 0 jo Rashers 1 0 Milk (quart) 0 4 FRUIT. Oranges 2/6 doz Bananas 4d Ih" walnuts i s £ Lemons 2s doz £PP I(iS Gd and 8d lb! lears 6d lb. VEGETABLES.. Carrots 2d bunch 2d bunch Potatoes g g Parsnips 2d Rhubarb Gd bunch. Cucumbers ....8d and Is 3d lb Cabbages 2d and 3d Cauliflowers 3d and Cd, BUYING PRICES. Butter— Best separator regist'd dairies 0 10J Farmers' separator 0 10 Factory. Pats l oj Dairy o 9 Eggs i o Fungus o 3 ; Hams o 9 r 1