COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 June 1915, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, June 24. Butter.—Steady; Australian 130s, exceptionally good 1425. Cheese.—Firmer; New Zealand 94s to fills; the Waipawa's Australian cheese , brought 80s to 925, a few white brineiiiK »!)4s. h D Copper.—Spot £BO 15s to £81; three months £B2 to £B2 ss; electrolytic i £94 to £95. Tin.—Cash £IOB 5s to £lfiS 15s; three months £IGG 5s to £IGG 15,3. Pig iron, Cfis Id. Lead, £23 to £23 10s. Spelter, £95 to £BO. Sugar, quiet and steady. Silver, 23 3-lfid. Wheat.—Steadier, owing to unfavorable reports of the American winter crop. Indian is fid dearer. Flour.—Dull, buyers reserved. Oats.—Quiet. New Zealand 375; Bahia Blanca June-July shipment 25s fid. Peas and beans, steady and unchanged. Bradford, qir.e'.rr. Tops sixty-fours 44d; super sixths 43M; common sixties 42|d; fifty-sixes 30d; fifties 33d: fortyfives 28d; forties 2Gd. Seven thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven bales of sheepskins were offered, including 5741 Australian and 1151 New Zealand. There was brisk competition. Merino combing U dearo'-. best clothings Jd to Jd dearer; poor sorts neglected, fine crossbred combings and clothings fd to Id dearer;' coarse wear .Jd dearer, crossbred lambs Id dearer. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS, Sydney, June 24. the week's wool sales closed with an animated demand for all better classes at late full rates. There was a tendency of sellers to favor faulties and irregular were difficult to place. Oats.—Tasmanians 5* 4d to 5s fidNew Zealand A Cartons 5s 3d to as fid; duns 5s to Gs; American 5s 3d to as Gd. Barley.—Cape 5s fld, English Gs. Maize.—Yellow 5a 9d; white 5s fid; Javan 5s 4d. Potatoes.—Tasmanian £8 to £9 10- • W Zealand Up-to-dates £9; Early Rose £ll. 'J Onions.—Victorian "£9, New Zealand Cheese.—Prime lOd. Bacon, 9Jd. , v „ Adelaide, June 24. Wheat—B3s per quarter. Flour.— £lB 5s per ton Bran, 225. Pollard, 265. „., Melbourne, June 24. Hides.—There were good supplies and active competition at Jd to id dearer. „„ , „ Melbourne, June 25. Wheat, 7s lid. Flour, £l7. Oats.—Cartons 5s 5d to 5s Gd; Japanese 4s 7d; Chilian 5s lid to 5s 3d. Mauw, 5s avid to 5s 3d; Java, s'/,d. (Bran, £lO ss. ~ Pollard, £ll ss. Potatoes, £8 to £9. Onions, £7 10s to £B. JOTINSO.VMLLE. ( Prime heavy bullocks £ls to £ls 12s t>d prime bullocks £l4 7s Cd to £l4 10s light £l3, plain £ll 12s fid, extra prime heavy wethers 32s ,9d, prime wethers 28s M, lighter 2fis 2d, extra prime ewes 25s od to 20s, lighter ewes 21s to 24s lOd extra primo lambs 20s Bd, prime lambs' 18s Bd. PAHIATLTA. ) Best hoggets 13s 3d to 14s Gd, others 7s to d3s, 4, <1 and «-tooth and 5-year ewes in lamb 22s 9d and 15s Bd, en'iptv ewes 7s 2d to 9s Id, 2, 4 and C-tooth ewes in lamb 20s Od, 4 and'G-tooth ewes in lamb 20s, 2-tooth owes in lamb 18s, f.m. ewes in lam'b 17s 3d, potter rams 10s to 14s weancr heifers 14s fid to ICs fid. NEWTON KING'S REPORT.

On Thursday, 17th inst., at Sentry Hill for CVIr. IYV. J. iB. baton's sale considering the very I)oisterous weather, I had a good attendance of the public and good bidding for all lines offered. The pedigree Jersey cows were in fair condition and realised satisfactory prices, ranging from 20 to 36'/, guineas, pedigree heifers lay, to 29'/;, guineas, pedigree heifer calves 10>/ 3 to V.i guineas/grade lieifers £8 'os, grade cows £8 as to £ll iq a ud (averaging £S 13s), gig and harness-£l9 las, farm gelding £l7 ].o s . At Waiwakaiho on Friday there was a good entry, and a satisfactory sale was held, most of the yarding being cleared *t prices showing an improvement on recent sales. Dairy cows yarded were no thing special in quality, .but some good heifers were offered and sold, prices obtained Ibcing as follows:—Dairy cows £6 as to £8 los, poor sorts £3 IBs to £4. 10s, good springing ] le jf 01 . s m m to £J 12s bd, younger £4 las to £5 17s Cd, small £3 12s (id to £4 7s Gd, weaner Jersey heifers £1 ](] 3) sma i ler w heifers 10 s to £1 7s, rough 13-months steers £2 Cs, rough empty lieifers £1 i, „° , „ S ' wcaner stecrs £I Ws to £2 os, bulls £5 2s lid, forward cows£4 10s to £0 17s 6d, store cows £2 10s to £4 Is.

; Oil Thursday at Kiore, for Mr. Joe ' JX* f cl^ rl »S Mlc, 1 had a fair attendanceof the public, considering the awful weather. I sold a few sundries and the sheep, but could not offer the cows as owing to the torrential rain it was'impossible to see across the saleyards, and . the cows were therefore brought to the ; iatratford yards on Tuesday, a . satisfactory average of £G Is for the me, including the very backward Octo- . her and November calvers. Tlie twotooth wethers brought ISs and the twotooth ewes Mis, ail small sheep •At Douglas on Monday, 21st inst weaner heifers made £1 'as to £1 Cs. ditto small Wis and ISs, bulls £4, in-calf ■loiters £'.. os. springing cows £6 10s, empty heilers £2. 17s. fat heifers £5 as to £'6, fat cows .CS to £!) 3s forward C f °7 ? , £r t 7S "' Cd to £3 1Ss > storfi cows £l -s, f.m. ewes in lamb ltig 4d to 17s cull ewes lft* 5d to 12s. On the same day at Albert road, for Mr. \\. K Orr, . junv/s, clearing sale Inei'e. was a good attendance, despite the very cold weather. Dairy cows were in fair condition, showing good returns and sold at from £5 I'or kfe calvors to .ClO 10s lor u„,„] young sorts, making a fair average of ,C 7 IDs for tin- line of 21. Farm horses were. i„ keen demand, realism!,' .-C27 hj) C'Jl ss; f.ni. ewes- in lamb At S| ra I ford on Tuesdnv, 22nd there was a medium entry of cattle and a small yarding of „liee|.. bidding tliromdioul was good, most lines during the day ■changing hands at the following prices'; Hough empty lieifers £-2 to £2 Ss, good yearling heifers" CI to ;C[ Ss. small Gs 8d to 17s, bulls £3 lis, in-calf 20-months lieifers £3 -IS. fat ewes 21s fid. ewes in lamb (mixed age-) Us fid, cull ewes (is fid to 12s Ud, fat cows £7 Ms to CO 4s, fat lieifers £(> fis to £7 Ss, forward cows £■! His io £5 ISs fid, -rood fresh rows C:'. I'Ss to CI I*. light-framed cows £2 2s to £3 15s. On Wednesday, at Stony Hiver, there was'a full yarding of good cattle, which met with brisk competition from start to finish, buyers being unsatisfied at the close, of the sale. _\ special entry on account of Mr. A. F. Ma gen sold as follows:—51? steers, 15-month to 2-year, I

wiLh some Jeisey, £3 13d, 2 to 2 , /.-ycar steers £4 13s liu, store cows £3 Is, 15month empty heifers £2 2s Gil, small weancr heifers lfls. Other prices were: Woancr heifers, good, £1 7s fid to £1 9s, smaller 13s to £1 Is, wearier steers (mostly small and rough cattle) IDs to £1 15s Cd, empty 15 and 18-month heifers £,ritot o £2- 14s, 2-year steers £4 Is, £3 lfls, £3 l'os, £3 13s, £3 10s,' nice pen of 2'/ 2 -year steers in forward condition £7 7s, (springing heifers £0 12s Cd, young store cows £2 7s fid to £3 ss, , dairy hulls £9, 15-months hulls 3gns., I in-calf heifers (2-year) £3 5s fid to £4 2s, nice lines of 3-year heifers (AyrshireShorthorn) £8 12s, cows and calves £5 lis, in-calf cows with good condition £3 15s to £G 9s, fat cows £8 17s fid, fat and forward cows £7 Is to £7 7s, forward cows £4 15s to £5 17s fid, froshcoiid'itoned cows £3 18s <3d to £4 8s 6d, store cows £3 7s to £3 12s, lambs 14s. At Midhirst on Thursday, 24th, for Mr. W. Hardy Jones' sale there was a good attendance and bidding for all. lines offered. The herd of cows were a nice line, selling at from £7 5s to £l2 10s, averaging £9 3s for the line; springing heifers brought £0 15s and £7, young bull £2 17s fid, gig £C 10s, farm gelding £27, dray £7. On account of other vendors: Springing heifers, choice, made £7 10s and £6 10s, choice dairy cow £lB 10s. Private sales.—There is an improved tone in the market for most classes, particularly dairy cattle. I supply prices obtained during the last fortnight. Dairy herds, small lots of choice Jerseys (practical! pedigree) £ls and £IG 10s, others ,£l2, £O, £« &, £8 ss, £8; in-calf choice Jersey heifers £9 9s, 3-year Shorthorns £5 10s to £7 10s, fat cows £8 5s to £9, store cows £3 10s to £4 l'Os, bulls £5 115s, pedigree Shorthorn bull 25gns., yearling Jersey heifers (choice lino of farmers' picked heifers) £2 5s to £3, grade weancr heifers £1 4s to £1 Gs <sd, 2%-ycar steers (forward condition) £7 ss, weancr to yearling steera £2 2s to £2 7s Gd, ewes in lairib IBs fid to 225, luirfba 14s «d, 13s Gd, 12s (id,, lis, 9s Od, 7s, fat wethers 30s, 2Gs, 255, 245. 'BURNSIDE. Cows and heifers sold at an advance of albout. ,15s per head. ißest bullocks from £l4 to £;11G, medium £l2 to £l3 inferior £9 10s to £lO 10s, best cows and heifers £ll to £l2 10s, medium £8 10s to £9 10s, inferior £fi to £7. iFat sheep—(Best wethers 28s to 30s fid, prime 22s to 235, medium 19s U to 2lls] inferior l<Js to 17s, extra ewes to 2i(is <id! medium 17s to 18s, inferior Ha to 12s. Lambs—Extra made 21s 9d, good 15s to 18s, medium 12s to 14s. Pigs—Baconcrs made 775, porkers 45s to Ms, light baconcrs 38s to 425, stores 10s to 225, slips ilfis to 17s, suckers 7s to 9s. AUCKLAND.

At Westfield yards dairy cows, close to profit, sold at from £8 10s to £VI 10s, others £5 to £7 10s, empty cows £3 5s to £4 12s m, calves 19s to £2 Is. . At Coromandel grown steers sold at £0 15s to £7 7s fid, two to throe-year steers £4 15s to £G 12s Gd, calves £1 to £1 18s, empty cows £3 to £4 2s 6d, bulls £3 to £0 ss. Beef at Westfield rates.

At Albert yards heavy draughts sold at from £25 to £3* i, medium draughts £l7 10s to £23, light harness horses £lO 6o £lO 10s, hacks £5 10s to £l3, gig £ll. bb

At Waiuku dairy cows sold at from £5 as to £9 10s, empty cows £3 5s to £4 I2a Gd, calves 18s to 375, hulls £3 to £(i. Pigs and sundries at late rates.

At fPukekohe on Monday heavy draught horses- sold at from £lB to £35. medium draughts £l7 to £2B 10s, light harness horses £lO 10s to £2l 10s,hacks £8 10s to £l7, cobs £S 10s to £l4, ponies £3 10s to £8 10s, weeds £1 upwards.

At 'West'field yards on Wednesday prime quality sold to 39a 43d per 1001b, others 33s to 38s, cows and lieifers 31? Gil tp 375; steers £9 10s to £ls 17s Cd, cows £5 Ms to £l2'7s (id; heavy vealers £a to £5 17a Cd, medium weights £2 ISs to £-1 las, smaller weights £2 5s to £2 15s, otliers £1 to £1 18s, small and fresh-dropped-3s to 19s; best wethers 26s 9d to -29s Del, others 20s 9.1 to 2Cs, extra heavy ewes 22s (id to 25s 1)d, lightweights 14s <Sd to "21s, lionets 13s Cd to 10s; largo baconers £3 3s to £3 Ms, baconers £2 IBs to £3 Is, large porkers £1 ISs to £2 Ws, porkers £1 10s to £2 ss, slips 14s to Sil 3s, weancrs 5s to 13s, ADDINGTOX. Store sheep—(Forward four and sixtootli wethers 19s to 20s, two and fourtooth wethers las Cd to Ms 9d, pood ewe hoggets to 16s 7d, ordinary ewe hoggets 40s Gd to 12s 3d, wqther hoggets 9s fid to 12s lOd, inferior wether hoggets Cs fid to 9s, cull hoggets 3s to 5s 9d, aged ewes 4s to 7s, low-conditioned four and six-tootli ewes 7b 3d to 10s, good four and six-tooth ewes to 14s fid.

Fat lambs—i Prime lambs 17s (id to 22s Id, medium 'l4s to 17s, light and unfinished Ms Cd to 13s 6d.

Fat sheep—'Extra prime wethers to 28s and 30s 3d, prime wethers "20s to 255, otliers 116s to 19s Gd, merino wethess 12s Gd to 23s 4d, extra prime owes to 25s Cd, prime awes l?s Cd to 24s 6d, medium ewes 14s Cd to 17s, inferior ewes 8s 2d to 14s, merino ewes 8a 3d to 0s Cd. Fat cattle —Extra prime steers to £ls ss, ordinary steers £7 15s to £lO, extra prime heifers to £ll, ordinary heifers £a to £B, extra prime cows to £lO 7s Cd, ordinary cows £4 l-5s to £B. Price of beef, per 1001b, 22s to 375, extra prime to 395.

Store cattle—'A small yarding ivas made, up of two-year-old heifers and dry cows, and the former sold at £3 5s to' £3 'ISs, and the. latter at 30s to £4 las. Dairy cows made £3 10s to £l3

iFat pigs—Choppers 4.">s to l'3ss, extra heavy baeoners 7>fis to 80s, heavy Imoonors (50s to 725, liglit baeoners 'sos to T)7s Od. Price, 'per lb. 6d to (id. Heavy porkers 40s to 455, light porkers lifts -to 3Ss. Price per lb, s'/,(l to 6d. Store pigs—Medium stores made 18s to 245, ■smaller 12s to 17s, verniers 2s (Id to ss.