COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 July 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenev Co., Ltd., report: At Tuakau best dairy cows sold from £7 Ills to ,C!> 15s, best heifers Co 15s to £8 Ids, others from £3 15s to £5 "is; others cows, £4 life to £0 15s. The advertised steers, IS months to two years old, sold from £J (is to £4 IT.-i, do. heifers £2 Is to £3 12s; calves I'.ts to £2 2s; beef at Westficld rates; empty and store cows £3 to £4 7s; hoggets Ids. At Westtield best dairy cows, close to profit sold at from £8 to £lO ss, others £5 10s to £7, empty eows £3 to £-1 12s, calves 20s to £2 3s. At Albert heavy draught horses sold at from £25 to £37, medium draughts £l7 to £22 10s, light harness hors-;s £lO to £l7. hacks £0 to £l3 10s, gig £l2, cart £B. At Takapnna, best dairy cows to £fi, others £5 to £7, empty cows £2 13s to ,C 3 Irs Cd. calves £l7 to £1 17s. The donkey sold on account of the. l[os;>i. tal Fund made £fl (is. At Westfield prime quality oxen sold to £2 per 100 lb, second do. 34s to 3Ss, cows and heifers 32s to 38s; steers sold at from £!> 15s to £lfi 15s, cows and heifers £5 5s to £ll 12s Cd; heavy vealers £4 10s to £5 17s Gd, medium weights £3-to £4 17s, smaller do. £2 5s to £3 4s, Others £1 2s to £3 3s, small and fresh dropped 3s to £l. Sheep: Best wethers sold at from £1 8s 3d to £1 10s 3d, others £1 Is to £1 7s (id; ewes, extra heavy £1 3s to £1 7s (id, others £1 0s !)d to £1 2s Cd; hoggets sold at from Its to ins fld. Pigs: Large baConors £3 3s to £4 Is, bacmiers £2 l-ls to £3 Is, large porkers CI !ls to £3, porkers £1 10s to £2 Ss, slips 13s to £1 4s, weaners 5s to 12s. LONDOX MAItKETS. Keccivcd July 4, 5.5 p.m. London, July 3. 1 lie Peel River Company has declared an interim dividend of five per centum. Argentine chilled fores 7Jd, hinds ;)d, other meats unchanged. Jute. —busier. New crop August £23 l.'is per (on. Hemp.—Dull. July-August £3O 15s per ton. Uubbeiv-I'ara 2s 7d per lb;,plantation 2s (id per II); smoked 2s s,'d per lb. Copra —Jnly-August £2O 15s per ton. Quicksilver.—£l7 to £l7 5s per bottle. 1 Cot ton—Tul v-August 5.08.U1 nor lb. Danish butter, 151s to 1545. Wheat,—Steady and quiet. Chicago July options 107Jc. to 112 c., .September 102 c. to 104 c. i lie wool sales were animated and prices (inn for crossbreds and against buyers in merinos. 32,803 bales were catalogued and 31,008 sold. The follow. ii)g prices were realised:—Fleece portions Xew Zealand clips named, Benopai top 18,1. average llijid; (Uenlee Kid to 253 d. Wheat.—Sellers are asking (Jd to Is advance. Wheat and flour afloat: United Kingdom 320.) quarters. Continent 2300, Atlantic shipments 431,' Pacific nil; total: Hiirope 1355; Indian 58(i, Argentine 101.