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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 187, 16 January 1915, Page 2

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L()NIX)\ MAIiKCTS. II" Cable -Press Association —Copyright. London, January 14. Wheat. Firm and dearer; few offers 1 , "sellers holding for a further, sixpence or shilling in sympathy with American market. Northern Manitoba .JanuaryFebruary shipment 575. Flour advanced a shilling, but is slow of sale. Oats.—Firm; liahia Blanca JanuaryFebruary shipment 27s to 27s fid. Barley, beans, and peas. —Firm at full prices. Butter.—Very firm, with strong demand for colonial. Australian choicest 138s to 140s, exceptionally film 1425; New Zealand, 140s to 14-ls; few secondaries offering. 1 Cheese. —Firm, with upward tendency. New Zealand 78s to 70s.

N.Z. LOAN AN-D MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Stratford branch, report as follows: On Friday, Bth January, wo held our usual monthly sale in our Te Wcra Yards. We hail a fair yarding of 2(io head of cattle and 01 sheep, most of which were, disposed of, under keen competition, at full market values. r ihere was a large attendance of the public. 15-months heifers 455, 48s to 50s; 18uiontiis steers 07s to 71s; heifers R.W.B. f>7s; 3-year old heifers in cai'f, AOs; yearling bulls 48s, 05s, 87s Cd to 00s; grown bulls, ;G5 5s to £8 Is; springing heifers £4 2s (id to £5 10s; store cows, small, 100s to 109s; medium, 117s; heavier, £0 IBs to £7 fis; ewes, small, 13s fid; 2tooth wethers, small 14s Bd.

On Tuesday 12th inst., we hold our I first sale after tin; holidays in our Stratford Yards, when there was a medium yarding of 335 head of eattle and 101 sheep, most of which were cleared at a slight advance in prices. Fat and forward cows sold well at from C 7 10s to £8; good cows from £8 to £7 8*: ' medium and small, 90s to 117s; eows and calves, £4 ltis to £(i 14s; liS-months and 2-year old heifers, £2 15s to C.5 ];->«; 2 to 2!-year old empty heifers. 100s to Ills; yearling heifers, KAY.!!. 525; small, 2fw to 425; springing heifers, 2-year old, £4 7s (id to £4 15s; springing cows. £7 18s. Steers were in good demand; 18-nionths steers realised £3 5s (id to £3 12s: 2-year old, AOs;' 21-year old £5 2s; 2.1 to 3-year old, £(> 4s to .€7 15s; bulls, light £f> 15s; medium. £8 ss; heifers, £!). .Several lines of weaners were yarded, hut the quality was not very good and there was practically no demand. Most of the. sheep were passed in as owners' ideas of values were above these of purchasers. On Wednesday,. 13th inst., we held our usual monthly wool, hide and .sheepskin sale. AVe had a fair catalogue of IS2 packages of wool and 281 hides and sheepskins, all farmers' lines There was a good attendance of buyers, bidding was brisk and most of the lines realised good market values. The whole catalogue was disposed of with the exception of 15 packages of wool, which were, held over for various reasons. Rome lines were reserved, but in most cases owners accepted tho passed in bids, though, in some cases, slight advances were obtained. Ocnerally .speaking the wool offered was heavy in grease, seedy and charcoal stained, weak and .wasly as compared with wools offered at previous sales. Crossbred fleece, seedy and heavy, 8d to B}d; medium quality, Sid to fi?d; fair quality, fld; lambs wool, i short and discoloured, slightly seedy, fld; good clean lambs wool, fair staple, up to Iftjd; pieces heavy and small, 41d to s]d: crutehings. small, s]d to fild; dead wool, Old to Sid. The following arc some of the brands offered: —T.IT., 17 bales fine and coarse mixed, little seedy, light in grease, !>d; Ci.R. under a bur, 21 bales fairly strong bred, somewhat dingy and heavy, !M; S 111 circle eight bales, coarse and fine, ] badly log stained, heavy in grease. Sid; M.Mc.M., 15 bales crossbred, weak, little brown and seedy, fld; 0.D., six bales, very badly charcoal stained, very heavy and coarse, RJd; T.T. 0.8.X., four l>»lo? crossbred, stained, mixed quality, Bnd;8 n d; Wylaine, five bales, coarse and fine mixed, heavy and stained, SJd; A.K. conjoined, seven bales crossbred, light in grease, weak, 83d; W.J. over M„ four bales crossbred medium quality, little heavy, fld; Hetopi, tlire bales crossbred, fine, light and clean, fld; M.Mc.M., four bales crossbred lambs, very dingy and seedy, fld: F.H.S., five bales coarse and fine mixed, little seedy, heavy, SJd. Sheepskins (all farmers' lines). Shorn pelts Is each; crossbred, dead and damaged, to 5d per lb.; crossbred hoggets. fair woolled and fair pelts, Sd to 83d; crosbred hoggets, medium wool, 7d per lb.: crossbred hoggets, log stained, good pelts, 7d per lb.; crossbred, good pelts up to fld per lb.; dead skins, fair woo), fijd per lb. Lamb skins, medium woolled, fid; salted and damp skins, (is to 7s each. \ Hides (all farmers' lines). Cowhides, I slightly dry and light, 41d per lb.; ; fleshy and light, 8J per lb.; medium quality and small, 81 per lb.; yearling hides, fair quality, 81d per lb.; calfskins, cut 301 per lb.; fleshy skins, lid per lb.: small, .lid per lb.; dry, Old; slipy, (id per lb.; tallow. 18s to2os per cwt. Since we last reported we have, dis- ' posed of a fair quantity of stock privately at the following prices:—Mixed yearlings. 475; store cows, £5 12s (id to £6 10s; cows and calves, £5; bullocks, £7 10s; 3-year empty heifers, £4 17s fid; 2-tootli wethers. His; fat ewes, ISs; fat lambs, 15s; 2-tootli ewes, 15s 0d; 4-tooth wethers, 19s.

LONDON WOOL RAT.IiS. Dalgety mid Company, Limited, Ime received tile following e«Me;*ram fr: : : their London office under date of tin- U. inst: "Tlie list lias closed for the ,]i:n narv sales. The «ro?« arrivals amounted to 250,000 bales; 07,000' bales were forwarded direct to manufacturers. Old stocks carried forward amounted to 1.1.000 bales, leaving a net quantity of liifi.OOO bales available for sale." WOOL ANT) TITT)TC MA"RT\LT. Tlie New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Stratford, have received tlie following cable from their London office:—"Anticipate market finn Willi upward tendency crossbred wool. Better market merino. Sheepskins, merino markets weaker, crossbred, market firm."

MATTTTRWS. f!AMUS, AND CO. Matthews, Hamlin and Co. report ;i fair yarding in their Tnglewood yard* last Wednesday, when everything met with good competition, and was sold al the following prices:—Forward cows, £0 I 10s to £7: good stores, £4 los to C-5 10s; others, CI 4s; IwlK £5 to C 7 1 Os; 1 S-jiiontli steers. £3 f)S to £3 I 10s: yearling heifers, 3fis to £2; IRinonihs do. good £2 10s; good 20-mos. steers £3 Ids; forward owes, Jfis Id; store do., J2s fid to 13s 0d; cull lambs:. Ss 4d. .rOTTKSOXVTIXF. Al .Tolitisonville a. Fair yarding of stock eanie forward, and sold at late rates. Priinr heavy bullocks madi* ;Gls 7s fid, prime bullocks, £l3 to £l3 2s (id. lighter £l2 5-, light. £9 2s Od, prime bcav Wffhcrs , ; Ms\ withers 21s to 225, prime ewes 20s to 20s 3d, .light ewes 18s to IBs Od, priinr lambs 15s Od to IGs Id, light iambs 14s to 14s ild, extra prime I shorn lambs 15s 5d to 16b.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT.

On Monday, 11 till inst., at myUrenui yards, J lincl a full yarding of cattle and. a few pens of sheep. Fat cows were yarded in smaller jiumbors than at recent sales, the demand being mud ' in excess of supply prices being con Bequcntly very high. A line of nice . year forward bullocks was yarded !n : Messrs Willison Bros., from tiieir Mr.raj kopa property, these meeting with keen J competition, realising. £ll and €ll 5» for the more forward cattle and others at €lO Is. Other prices were:—lß- - steers, good, £3 12s Oil to £4 ss; yearling steers, £2 1:1s; 2 to 21 year steers, £4 Kis to £5 10s; Jersey 21-year steers, £7 (is; 18-month heifers, •-C2 2s to €2 1 (;s (id; stoi'e cows, €3 10s to £5 Kis; fat cows, mostly lightly fi'ilined, ,C(i (is to ,C!> (is; fat heifers, £7 10s to £9 15s; lnills (exceptionally strong enquiry), £9 His to £l4; springing heifers, £•> 5s to £.~> Ifis; weaner pigs, 1:1s to I.ls (id; slips, £1 -0s (id; .stores, tl 13s: forward ewes, lis (id to 15s; mixed ewes and wethers, 10s fid.

On Tuesday, 12th. at iW;<:tu, I had a fjood entry all of wliicli [ was able to clear at satisfactory prices, tlie demand for all classes bi'injr a oral:—ls and 18; month steers made £3 13s fid to £3 8s (id: rougher. £3 4s; 15 and IS-mont.li heifers, £2 3s to £2 lis: 2-year steers, £1 4s; r.taf,', £8 12s (id; heavy bull,

£l4 15s; 18-month bulls. £3 Ids to £■' 10s; weauer jml's (soodi. 14s to Ills: f.prinjting heifers, £5 4s: fat cows, «8 10s to £lO 10s; forward cows, Cfi 10s to £7: good store cows, ,£4 17s to £5 ISs; fair sorts. £3 10s to £4 13s; small cows. £2 ISs fid to £3 Bs.

Private sales.—Private sales as follows: 15 ami IS-month sl'eers, £3 17s to £2 10s; 18-month Shorthorn hcifors, to make a drive of 350, £2 5s to £3 3s; Jersey 18-month choice, £3 5s to £4 ss; 2.1 to 3-year steers, £0 16s to £4 10s; 3!-year bullocks, £8 15s; forward cows, £0 5s to £fi 17s fid: store cows, £5 to £5 12s fid; cows and calves

£7 lOh ; working bullocks, .CIS; springhcifers, .-£5; rams for canning, 13s Gd to 17s fill; fat -lambs, Us: fat owes, Ills to lfis: fat mixed sheep, 18s fid to -2;!s Od; fat mothers, 20s to 2.'35; fat woolly wethers, 255; 2-tooth ewes, 14s 5d to Ids Gd: 2-tooth wethers, Us to lfis (id; 4-tooth wethers. 18s 4d to £1; mixed 2-tootlis, 15s to 15s (id: ewes and lambs, '2ls to "2s; f.m. ewes, tls Id to 13 s fid. A DDING TON.

Store Sheep.—Very forward lambs 15a !ld to lfis (id, fairly good lambs lis Gd to 14s (id, ewe lambs l.'is 0(1 to 13s 10(1, forward 4 and (i-tooth wethers lfis 9d to 17s 3d, fair 4 and fi-tooth wethers 14s lid to 15s 3d, 2-tooth wethers 12s Sil to 13s 3d, merino wethers (is 7d, 4 and (i-tooth ewes 15s lid, inferior ewes 10s 7d to 12s (id. ewes and lambs, 9s, extra heavy weights to 25s (id, tegs 209 tol 235, average weights IBs (id to l!)s 0(1, light and unfinished 14s (id to 10s. j Fat Sheep.— Prime wethers 22s fid to 2(is Oil, others IKs (id to 225, prime ewes; 10s (id to 24s 3d, others 12s to 10s, mer-j ino owes lis (id. Cattle. —Ordinary steers .£7 15s to' £l2, extra steers to £2O 2s (id, ordinary heifers £7 to £9 10s, extra heifers to £ls 7s (id, ordinary cows £5 17s fid] to £S 7s fid, extra eows to £l4, Price' of beef per 1001b 32s (id to 42s (id, extra to 455. j Store Cattle. —Yearlings 325, 15 to 18-, month sorts, £3 2s fid to £3 10a; 2- i >ear steers £4 15s, 2-year heifers £3] 15s, 3-year steers £(> (is to £(i 19s, 3-; year heifers £3 ss, dry cows £1 10s to' £(i ss. Dairv cows. — £3 10s to £lss. Pigs]— Choppers 50s to 70s, light baconers 45s to 52s (id, heavy baconers 55s to .03s, extra heavy baconers to 70s. Price per lb s{d. Light porkers 30s to) 345, heavy porkers 30s to 40s. Price per] lb syd. Store pigs.—Best stores 28s to I 355, medium stores ISs to 275, small sorts 12s fid to 17s, we;;ners (is to 12s. j

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I Fat Cattle. —Best bullecks £ls 10s to .CIS, medium .€l2 to .£l3 10,s, light £0 10s to £ll, best cows and heifers £lO 10s to £l2, medium £8 to £0 103, light £0 5s to ,£7. Of fat .sheep 2102 were penned. The entry consisted mostly of ewes of moderate quality, very few really good wethers coming forward. For prime wethers] the demand was good and prices wert>| firm at last week's rates, but medium quality and light sheep declined by Is per head. Best wethers 2(ls to 28s, good : S3s to 245, medium and light 20s to 21s fid, best ewes 2<>s to 28s, good 22s to 24s medium and light. 17s Gd to 20s. Fat lambs.—23o were penned. The quality showed a good improvement oil last week's yarding, and prices advanced Is to Is Gd. Best 18s to 21s, good 17s] to 18s Od, light 15s to Ills (id. Pigs.—7o fats and 54 stores were yarded. The demand for fats was dull, and! prices were lower. Stores met with fair] sale at prices equal to last week's rates.] ■ DAIRY PRODUCE 'REPORT. ■ Mr. E. (Irifl'iths received the following market report from his London principals, Messrs Mills f<nd Sparrow, dated 'London, December -Ith: ; Butter. —There is an excellent demand for jill varieties. Danish is 3 kroners (Ms\ dearer and at the advance demand is quiet. Siberian: We are Hearing the ' end of supplies, and buyers have oper-, a ted freely. Australian: The quality this week was good and 2s advance was made. New Zealand: The market is well cleared, prces being Is to I'.'s dearer from last week. Quotations: — 11 fell 140s'to Siberian 118s to l-'-Ii: Victorian finest suited 130s to 1325, j umalted 130s to 13.'?; Victorian {.yndl iic: salted 124s to ]2«s, unsalted IL6s to 128s; New South Wales finest salted 12Ss to 130s, imsalfc-'d 130s to 1325, good fine salted 124s to j26s, unsalted 12/'.? to 12Rs; Queensland finest salted l'.'Bs to ;30s, unsalted !2Ss to 1325; good foie raited 124s to 1 >(!s, unsalted 124.5 to lilis; New Zealand finest salted 132s to 134.5, unsalted 132s ii; 1345; Argentine finest salted 120s (o itifls, unsalted 130s to 1325. Cheese.—The mincer continues strong, with quotations Is dearer on the wtck. New Zealand: Ther: 1 are no fresh Arrivals; Canadian 7T- to 70s. New Zealand, none od'ering. lii'.con.—Wiltshire cut: Market linn, with an occasional Is dearer on Danish. Cumberland cut: Quotations have declined 2s to 4s during the week, oadly owing to lower offers on the cable." Long hams: The demand continues steady, prices unchanged.