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Taranaki Daily News, 17 July 1915, Page 2

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WOOL A.V!) WHEAT. IS;.- Cable—l're*s Association—Copyright. I've eived .lulv 111, 5.5 p.m. ' London, July 15. . The wool >ale. s are unenanged. <iood ! wool:, fell well, but faulty arc! slow. j vYvimliiiiii. top 2(ld. average Toko lli.'l and 13% d; Wailiopai, 25'/id and 22 y sf l. At Bradford, business is quiet, ami inquiry limited to early delivery. .Bradford', tops, '(i)'s -14 d; slip:'r. 00's AV,U\\ eommon, All's 42d; oil's 30(1; 50's D3d; I.Vs 27'/ 2 <l: 40's 23d. Wheat is firmly held. Indian is 3d to 9d dearer. The unfavorable accounts of the American winter crop, owing to continuous ivct. have stiffened the mar- ' kct.

HOME MARKETS. London, July 15. Copper.—Spot, £7<i 7s (id to £7B 12s Bd; three months, €77 15s to .€7B; electrolytic, .€92 to €l)3. Tin—Spot. £l7O to €l7O 10s; three months. €1(13 15s to £lO4 ss. Pig-iron. £O7. Lead, £25 to £24 2s fid. Spelter, £lO5 to £O3. Butter.—Firm. Australian is tinchanged and New Zealand is all cleared. Cheese.—Very dull, with a reaction against high pi-ices, owing to large supplies from all sources in the absence of Government orders. »ew Zealand is quoted at about 80s. (Flour.—Quiet. Oats.—lnactive; Bahia Blanca JulyAugust 2+s 9d. Teas.—Firm and unchanged. ■Beans.—Quiet at late rates. Sugar.—Steady demand; price unchanged. Argentine shipments in June.—Mutton 44.000 carcases, lamb 10,000 carcases: frown beef 249,000 quarter?, chilled 81,000 quarters. Share quotations.—Talisman 20s and 22s fid.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, July 15. Oats.—Tasmanian 5s fld, Now Zealand A Cartons 5s 6d, Dun 5s Gd, American Ss 3d to 5s Od. Barley .—Nominal. Maize".—Vcllow Ss 8d to 5s 9d, white 5s 6d, Javan os 3d. Potatoes.—Tasmanian £ll to £l2, New Zealand Vp-to-Dates £lO. Onions.—Victorian £lO, New Zealand £8 to £8 10s. Cheese.—Prime lOd. Bacon, l 0y 2 d. Adelaide, July 15. Wheat, 8s to 8s l»/ 2 d. Flour, £lB ss. (Bran, 2s Id to 2s 2d. Pollard, 2s 3d to 2s Gd. Melbourne, July 15. Hides.—There were fair supplies, flood-conditioned lots were a farthing lower. Sydney, July 15. The week's wool sale." closed firm and in sellers' favor. Faulty were neglected. •Melbourne, July 15. Wheat.—Nominal. Flour, £l7. Oats.—White, 3s 3d to 5s 4%d: Chilian. 4s lOd; Japanese. 4s to 4s 4d. 'Maize.—Steady; 5s 2 1 /i,d to us V/A. Bran, £lO ss. Pollard, £ll 5.5. Potatoes, £9 to £9 10?. Onions, £8 10s to £9.

.YEW ZEALAXD LOAN" AND MEKCAXTILE AGENCY CO., LTD, WEEKXY REPORT. Auckland, July 15. At Westfield, on Thursday, best cows, close to profit, sold at from £8 5s to £11; others, £5 E?s to £7 10s; empty cows, £3 4s to £4 15s; yearlings to 18-month steers, 53 Is to* £4 8s; IBmonth heifers, £2 lis to £3 "9s; steer calves, £2 2s to £2 Itfs; heifer calves, £1 to £1 lis; smaller calves, mixed sexes, £1 2s to £1 10s; bulls, £3 10s to £7 ss. At Albert Yards, on Friday, heavy draught horses Sold at from SHU to £36; medium draughts, £IG to £23 10s; light harness horses, £9 to £l6; hacks, £C 10m to £l2 10s; gig, £9 10s; dray, £10; light cart, £8 10s; spring cart, £ls. At Warkworth Yards, on Friday, a good sale resulted. Best dairy cows sold at from £7 15s to £10; ditto heifers, £6 5s to £7 15s; other cows, £4 15s to £7; other heifers. £3 15s to £5 15s; empty cows, £3 15s to £4 lfis; yearling to I'B-month steers, £2 Mis to £4 7s fid; 18-month heifers, £2 fis to £3 4s; steer calves, £1 17s to £2 13s; heifer calves, 17s to £l> fis, bulls, £3 5s to £fi

At Pnkekohe, on Monday, best dairy cows sold at from £8 to £ll 10s; others £5 to £7 ss ; best ditto heifers. £0 15s to £9 10s; others, £4 to £5 las (173 sold). At Westfield, on "Wednesday, beef came forward in average numbers, and sold at last week's raivs. Finrc-quality oxen sold up to £2 3s per IflOlh. others £1 lfls to C2 2s; cows and heifers, £1 lis to £1 10s; steers sold at from £« 12s fid to £l6 I7s fid; cows, £5 Ids to Cl2 17s fid for some cows from Mr. F. Lawsnn, TV'airamaranm. A draft of 24 steurs, small, but well done, from Friediander 'liros., Surry Farm. Pokeno, averaged Cl 5 13s fid. 'Calves were yarded in larger numbers than usual, and sold at late rates. Runners sold at from C~< 15s fo .C 7 ss; heavy suckers. £,",' 15s to £5 Is; medium ditto. £2 12s to £3 15s; lighter djtfo. £1 lis to £2 10s; linht. £1 3s to/ €1 Ills; small and fresh-dropped, 4s to £1 2s. Sheep were again penned in small num'hers, and pold under keen conipctitioji. although prices were lower than the extremely high rates ruling la.st week. Best wethers sold at from £1 lis Oil to £1 12s 'ld ; others, CI 4s fid to C 1 Os 3d : ewes, heavy, CI 2s to CI 8s 0d; others. £l' to CI !> Od; hoggets. 17s (!,! to CI 3s Oil. d'igs were penned in small jiumheis, and again advaived in price. Large baconers, £3 17s to £4 Rs; nieilium ditto. C.'i Ks to £3 15s; light ditto. £2 IDs to £3 (is; heavy porkers, C2 15s to C2 Ills; medium porkers. £2 Ss to C2 lis. light, CI lis to £2 lis: slips. IDs to CI 7s; wcaners. 7*s to Kis. .MATTHEWS. IJAM'I.IN" ,v CO.'S

KKPOKT. Matthew's, <'!anilin and Co. report a fair yarding in their ln»lewond yards last Wednesday. Kverything. with the exception of springers, was well competed for, and we had a brisk sale throughout, cows bring iu very good demand. Trices as follows: - heifers €4 15s to £f! 15s. c„ws (spring culvers) £4 .">s to £(> (is, e.mntv heifers £.". to C) lis «d. si ore cows C 4 to C> ss. forward eows C 5 10s fo £l! ss. fat, cows' CI) 10s. Lulls £1 to C-l ]()„, weaner steers litis lid to £2 Is, vvcancr heifers 21.:, to Slls. 2-toohh wethers 'lia. At 'Mr. Russell's on Monday we held a very successful clearing sale. The cows, wlilieh were a very good lot. and in splendid condition, sold freely at the following T»riiHßi: —Karlv calvers £0 to ■CI,.") lfts, later do. £(J to £S. hull £fi 10,. frai, lioiv,, i:-2n, jrlj, ,„;„.,. £]r> ~,„.,. £0 HV and sundries at satisfactory prices.

JOIIXSOXVILLE. Extra prime heavy bullocks made £lb JOs to £l7 ss, prime heavy 'bullocks £ls 7s (id, .prime bullocks £l4 15s to £l4 17a fid, light £l3 13s (id, prkno heavy wethers 30s to 31s od, prime wethers 29s to 20s 4d, lighter 27s ml to 28s 3d, prime ewes 263 Bd, lighter 25s fid to 20s 4d, prime lambs 20s Id, lighter ISs 8d to 19s 3d. ADIMXGTOX. Stove sheep—Fairly good ewe hoggets 15s Id to 17s, fairly good wether hoggets 13s 4d to 14s fid, inferior hoggets 10s 5d to lis 6d, cull hoggets 9s 24 to 10s, shorn hoggets lis to 12s 7d, good mixed sex hoggets 15s 9d to lfis. 3d, good soundmouth half-bred ewes l'fls lOd to 22s fid, good half-'brcd fi-tooth ewes to 21s, medium ewes 15s to 17b 3d, cull ewes 4s 3d to Bs, 2-tooth wethers Iss 7d, 4 and 0-tooth wethers 17s 2d to 18s. Fat lambs—Extra prime lambs to 2<is 3d, prime lambs 10s to 235, medium Kis to 18s Cd, light and unfinished 13s to 15s fid. Fat sheep—Extra prime wethers to 355, prime wethers 22s (id to 28s, others ■lßs to 225, merino wethers ]ss fid to UK extra prime ewes to 2f)s Id. prime ewes 20s to 27s Cd, medium ewes Ms -Cd to ,10s <id, inferior ewes lis !)d to 10s, merino ewes 12s 4d. Fat cattle—Extra steers to £7 17s fid. ordinary steers £7 to CI 1 I*, extra hnfers £4 17s fid. 3-year steers (passed) CO 15s, ivear heifers £8 Ms. dry cows 35s to £(i.' Dairy cows, £3 10s to ClO 10s. .baeoiici's- t" 82b fid. heavy baconers 00s , to ?2s, light baconers 50s to 58s lid; price per lb, fid. Heavy porkers 37s to f lss, light porkers 35s to 3<is; price per lh. Od (fully). ■Medium stores 22s to 28s, . small stores IISM fid to 21s, ivcancrs 3s ! to i2s. :

UCRN'SIDE. 'Rest bullocks. €l4 Ids to £lO, extra to CIS, medium to iroml £l2 to .CRS IDs, others £lO His to £M 10s. host cows ami heifom £lO 10s to £l2 10s, extra to £lO 2s lid. medium to S'ood £S 10s to £0 10s. others £7 to £B. 'Kill sheep—Prices, showed an advance of Is lo Is !)d on liv-1 'week's rates. Best wethers 2Ss lid to I'.l'ls. extra to -2s Od, yood 25s to 275, otliers 22s to 2-ls, best ewes 25s to f 27s, extra :Ms, good 2<).s to •225, others 15s to l!>s. Fat htmlis—Hlcst lUs (id to 21s. extra prime to :18s 'lid. medium to Rood 17s to ISs, others Us to Kis.