COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 252, 3 April 1915, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS.

By Cable—Press Association—Copyright.

London, March 31

Tallow —1284 casks offered, 5)48 sold. Mutton, fine 42a fid, medium 38s; Ixt", fine 435, medium 37s fid. The wool sold at Homo was 109.(100 hales, for the Continent 12,000 bales, for the United States 5,000 bales, held IS,OOO j bales. Compared with the last closing sale, best greasy merinos were unchanged, average and faulty declined 74 par cent., scoured id to Id. All erossbreds met increasingly keen demand. Fine advanced 5 per cent., medium and coarse 10 per cent., scoured and slipes 5 per cent. Lambs—Merino unchanged, cro.«brcds advanced 10 per cent. At the wool sales the Kara clip brought top price 18d, average 17} d, To Kopu 18d and 17M. Wheat —Steadier, with more inquiry. Linseed oil, 355. Turpentine, 3Gs lOld.

HIGHER BUTTER PRICES. Received April 1, 0.10 p.m. Sydney, April i. Butter has been raised to 130s per c.vt.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS,

Melbourne, April 1. Wheat, 7s 10d to 7s IOJd. Flour, £l7 10s. Bran, £9 10s. Pollard, £ll ss. Barley—English Gs to 0s 2d; Cape 5s 4d to 5s (id. Oats, 5s 5d to ss'7d. Maize, 0s Gd to 6s 7d. Potatoes, £5 to £5 ss. Onions, £4 15s to £5.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT.

At Douglas, on Monday, 20th ult., f'-r my monthly sale both sheep and cattle came forward in excess of advertised numbers. Buyers were present from all parts of Taranaki, and prompted by a strong demand from outside districts, . made, keen competition for all sheep offered, every pen being sold at the hammer at a sharp advance. Cattle were selling at a slightly improved rate, a good portion of the yarding be*.n;» cleared. Prices obtained were as Weaner steers (mostly small) £1 -s Oil to £1 17s; weaner heifers, 15s to £1 2s; 20-month empty heifers, £2 fis to £2 ■ 12a; 20-month in calf heifers, £2 15s to £3; 20-month steers, £3 14s to £3 17s; rough and small, £2 18s Gd; dairy cows, £7; bulls, £4 15s to £7 10s; | store cows, £2 12s (id to £4, accordug to size and condition; forward cows I from £5 5s for fair framed cows, to £7 | ids for heavy cows nearly fat. Lambs, ais 7d, lis 3d, Us 2d, 10s Bd, to 0s Id; i 2-tooth ewes ( a good line), 18s 7d; 2tootli wethers, (strong demand) 17s 5d j to 10s Id for tops, small 15s 8d; small] mixed 2-tooths, 14s fid; fat ewes, 18s! )Id to £1 0s 7(1; mixed, aged wethers, 10s I M; 4-tooth wethers, 19s and £1; fresh ' full, and full-mouthed ewes (guaranteed) 17s 7d to 14s 4d; sonnd-mouth ewes, 14s, 13s fid, 13s 4d; full mouthed ewes, 7s Sd to lis Id. At Stratford on Tuesday, 20th ult., I liad a full yarding of both sheep and cattle, with a large attendance of the public. The demand again for sheep was unsatisfied, all lines offered at the sale being cleared at the hammer at prices very satisfactory to the vendors. Cattle were not so ready of sale, but several classes met With good competition. A good number of weaner heifers were yarded and sold, although prices were very low, vendors having evidently decided to accept these, prices rather than hold. Weaner steers and cows, with condition sold readily. Prices obtained were: Besto weaner steers, £1 Ms to £2 2s; fair cattle, £1 12s to £1 16s; small 20-month to 2%-year steers, £4 fls fid to £4 ISs; weaner ■ heifers. 15 s to £1 2s fid; aged store cows, from £1 13s for poor cows to £5 8s fid for cows with good condition; small store cows, £2 to £3 2s (id; fresh conditioned cows, £3 18s to £4 15s; forward cows, £5 as to £7 10s; fat cows, £7 14s to £8 2s fid; 4-year Lincoln ewes, (early shorn), 17s fid; A and 5year ewes, lfis fid and lfis 9d; 4-year Romney ewes, with percentage of 5year, lfis fid; guaranteed south-mouth ewes, early shorn, and showing a lot of Lincoln, 17s 3d; 4 and G-tooth ewes, with a full-mouthed sheep, 18s; fat ewes, ISs Od to 17s 2d; fat ewes and wethers, 19s lid; woolly, mixed aged ewes, (a small pen), 15s 3d; mixed aged ewes, (a rough line) 16s 4d; small 2-tooth wethers, lfis 3d; good lambs (off four weeks rape), 12s 2d; woolly lambs, 13s 7d; cull lambs, fis to 7s Id; full-mouth-ed ewes, 10s 3d to 14s; fat lamb, 15s.

At Stony River yards 011 Wednesday, 31 st ult., T had a good entry, which Bold as follows: —Weaner steers, £2 5s to £1 13s; weaner heifers. 18s to £1 Os Gd; 18-month steers, £3 to £3 Cs; 2-vear steers, £4 12s; springing heifers, £4 to £5 15s; empty 20-month heifers, £2 10s; bulls, £3 10s to £G 10s; fat cows, £7 13s; heavy good conditioned cows, £0 3s to £7; forward cows, (fair frames) £4 15s to £5 ISs; fresh conditioned cows, £3 14s to £4 10s; store cows, £2 12s to £3 7s Od; aged cows, £1 10s to £4 (according to condition); fat wethers, £1 Is 3d; lambs, 10s 6d to 10s Id; f.m. ewes, lis Gd to 14s sd. Private Sales:—My agents have been very busy during the last fortnight, the outside enquiry improving the market and good sales have been effected at the following prices:—Weaner steers, £2 5s to £1 10s; 20-months steers, £4 to £3 7s fid; 2'/,-year steers, £5 15s; store cows, £3 ISs; forward cows, £5 10s to £G; fat cows, £7 to £S 2s Gd; fat bullocks, £l4; vealers, £2; springing heifers, £G 2s Gd; bulls, £G to £10; fat ewes, ISs; fat wethers, £1 2s; lambs, lis Gd to 5s Gd; 2-tnoth wethers, 15s 3d to 17s; 4-tooth wethers, 10s to £1 is' rams, one to four guineas; 4-year ewes', log to 17s; and a. fine line of 200 2 J / 3 to 3-year steers 011 account of Mr R.~ TT. Mewing, of Tntaraimaka. to a southern buyer at £(j 5s per head.