COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 229, 6 March 1915, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

At the Addington live stock market on 'Wednesday, there were small entries of fat sheep, and a medium yarding of store sheep, but the attendan e was largest for several weeks past, as the harvest is now practically over. Fat cattle showed a sharp rise and store and fat sheep and fat lambs sold better. Store sheep—Forward 2-tooth -wethers to 20s: ordinary 2 tooth wethers, to 13s; cull 2 tootii wethers, 10s 4d; good 4 tooth half-bred ewes, to 23s fid; good 4 tooth .crossbred ewes, 20s fid to 21s; good two tooth ewes, to 10s 4d; cull two tooth ewes, 12s 10d; good sound mouth ewes to 15s; fairly forward lambs, to 10s 3d; small lambs, 8s to 10s 3d: cull lambs, fls Gd to 7s Od. Fat lambs.—Best lambs made 17s Od to 225; others 14s 3d to 17s. Fat sheep.—Prime, wethers, 21s to 20s; others, 15s to 20s Gd; prime ewes, 20s to 25s 4d; medium, 10s Gd to 10s Gil: others 13s to 10s. Fat, cattle. —Ordinary steers, £5 15< to £l2; extra steers to £lB 2s 0d; ordinary heifers, £0 5s to £8 10a; ordinary cows, £0 10s to £8 <ss; cxtn cows to £l3 ss; prices of beef per 1001') 34s to 445. Store cattle. —15 to 18 months sorts, £2 5s to £2 15s; 2 year heifers (good) £4 ss; 3-year steers, £8 12s Gd; 'dry cows £1 10s to £5; dairy cows, £3 10s to £10; extra to £l4 2s Gd. Pigs.—Choppers, 50s to 80s; light baconers, 47s to 555; heavy baconers, 57s Gd to 07s; extra heavy baconers, to 735; (price per lb 5%d to SV&d); light pork ers, 30s to 335: heavy porkers, 3-ls to 40s; (price per lb, to 5%d); large stores, 20s to 30s; medium, 20s to 255; small, 12s to 17s Gd; weancr,. 3s to 8s; sows in pig, 25s to 30s.

■T OHNSON VILLE. At .Tohnsonvillo on Monday a full ontrv of slice]) and cattle came forward, the latter comprising mostly springing heifers, which elicited keen competition. Sheep were not so ready of sale, but most of the entry was quitted at the following prices: Forward springing heifers, £7 to £8; springing heifers, £5 7s 0d to £0; others, £3 10s to £4; springing cows, £G to £7 15s; 2 year steel's, £4 as; Jersey bulls, £4 to £4 4s; prime heavy bullocks £ls; prime bullocks 14; lighter £l2 15s to £l3; prime heavy wethers 25s 10(1; good wethers 225; light wethers, 20s (Id to 21s Id; prime heavy ewes, 225; good ewes, 19s to 19s Gd; light ewes,

17s Gd to 18s; prime lambs, 10s od to 10s Gd; plain, lis Sd to 12b.

BURNSIDE. Dunedin, March 3. At Bunisidc to-day only 130 head of cattle were yarded. There were not ina.iv good bullocks forward, the yarding consisting of a good proportion of cows and heifers. Freezing buyers were not operating, hut owing to short supply there was good competition by butchers though the demand eased oil' towards the end of the sale. Prices were about las a head above those ruling last week.

Fat cattle. —Best bullocks, £l4 to £ls; medium to good, £ll to £l3; light, £1) 10s to £lO 10s; best cows and heifers, £lO to £ll 10s; extra, to £lf; medium to good, £8 to £!); others, £0 to £7 10s.

Fat sheep.—There was a fairsizeJ i yarding, '2585 being penned, but not many prime sheep came forward. Freezing buyers were operating, but on slightly reduced limits. Owing to the decision of the Imperial Governmentregarding the export of meat, prices were about Is per head below yiose ruling last week, but medium quality ewes showed a drop of Is 6d to 2s per head, l'rime wethers, 24s to 265; extra, to 31s; medium, 22s to 235; light,. 18s to 19s; prime ewes, 21s to 235; extra to 27s fid; medium, 17s Cd to 19s; light, to 15s.

Fat lambs.—There was a small yarding, 700 being penned. The entry" contained a large proportion of medium quality. Prices generallly were much the same as last week. Good lambs met with fairly keen competition, but medium anil unfinished were dull of sale. Good, 17s to 19s; extra, to 22s Od; medium, 15s to 16s; unfinished to 14s 6d. Pigs.—Seventy-four fats and 40 stores were penned. Fat pigs were slightly easier, and stores sold much the same as at last sale. MATTHEWS, GAMLIN & CO'S | REPORT. On Monday last we held a clearing sale on Account of Mr. Horner, whose lease had expired, of the whole of his live and dead stock at very satisfactory prices. iWc quote:—Cows, in full milk, which were in rather poor condition, from £4 15s to £7; others, £3 12s Od to £4 12s Od; 18 to 20-month heifers, in calf, £3 12s; weaner heifers, 265; horses, £5 to £5 12s 6d; and sundries at very satisfactory prices. Oil Wednesday last we held our usual weekly sale at our Inglewood yards, and had a good yarding of stock, and most lines were disposed of at the hammer. We quote:—Fat and forward cows, £5 15s to £8 2s 6d; good store cows, £4 3g to £5 12s 6d; others, small and old, £2 Is to £3 17s; springing heifers, £4 17s 6d to £5 ss; 18-month steers, £3 Is to £.3 7s; steers, £4 10s to £5 12s Cd; hulls,' £4 to £7 12s 6d; weaner steers'; 21s to 345; heifers. 12s to 255; lambs, !)s to lis 4d; store ewes, 10s 5d to lis Id; fat ewes, 17s sd.

At Tarata on Thursday last we held our supplementary sheep fair in our Tarata yards, and had a very big yard-' ing of sheep and cattle, every pen being well filled, the yarding exceeding all expectations, and we had a good clearance of all sheep yarded except two liens of lambs at very satisfactory prices. We quote:—F.m. ewes, fls to 16s 7d; fat and forward ewes, 17s to 17s 7d; cull ewes, Gs to 0s; 2-tootli ewes, 12s to 15s 7(1; 2-tooth wethers, 15s to 16 s 3d; good lambs, !)s to 13s; others, 4s (id to 8s lOd; good Romncy rams, 2 to -Vz gns.; others, 10s to 30s; bulls', £7 10s to £9 10s; fat and forward cows, £5 to £G 17s: cows and calves, £2 12s Od to £2 14s 6d; 18-montli steers £3 3s.

Tlie New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co., Ltd., have received tlie following cablegram from their London lionse, under date 3rd instant: —Tallow: We quote present spot values for the following descriptions:—Fine mutton, +2/3 per cwt.; good beef, 41/3; mixed 38/0.

ADDINGTON MARKET.

LONDON MARKETS.

London, March 4. Wheat.—Weaker; a December shipment wa s sold at 05s. Flour.—Quiet, and easier. Barley. Dull; Australian unehange!. Oats.—Slow; a liaha lilan.a. I''. ruary-March shipment brought 30s 3d. Beans and Peas,—Finn and unchanged. Butter.—Very firm. Practically no Australian was marketed, and ' little New Zealand, owing to congestion at the docks. Choicest Australian is nominally 130s to 1345, New Zealand 134s to 130s, unsalted occasionally 13Ss. Cheese.—Finn, on account of further Government contracts for 2000 tons. Supplies are short. New Zealand 02s to 945, Australian 88s, a few at (IDs. Bacon.—Dull; Australian Cumber - lands, 01s to 03s.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

Sydney, March 4. Oats.—Tasmanian, 5 S id to 5s 2d. Barley.—English, Gs; Cape feed, 5s Gel. Maize, 4s lOd to ss. Potatoes,—Tasmanian, £G to £7 Onions—Victorian, £B. Butter.—Selected, 120s; secondary, 112s to 110s. ,y Cheese, 7«£d. Bacon, 9d to lOd. Adelaide, March 4 Wheat, 8 S ].y 2 d to 8s 3d. Flour, £l7 15 S ,. Bran, £lO Bs." Pollard, £l2. T Melbourne, March 4. IJides.—Stouts and heavies unchanged. and kips lower, -mi - x - Melbourne, March 5. Wheat,—Jiominal, Ss Od Flour, £lB 15s. Oats.—Algerian, ,ss; whites, 4s lOd. Barley.-English fine, Gs 2d; Cape, 4s o(l to ss. Maize, 5 S 2d. Bran, £9. Pollard, £ll s 3 . Potatoes, to £4 os. Onions, £5 10 s to £O.