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Taranaki Daily News, 19 July 1915, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

FARMERS* CO-OP. SOCIETY'S REPORT . At Oeo yards on Friday, oth, we held a clearing sale of Messrs W. Kdwaj'ds and Co.'s dairy and store cattle. There was a good attendance and prices were the same as at late sales. The best dairy cows sold at from £9 10s to .£ll ss. others £5 10s to £8 15s; fat cows sold to £.S 10s, fresh-conditioned cows £5 17s Od to £6 17s , store cows £ I 10s to £5 10s. -weaner heifers £1 Is to £1 12s fid, steers £2 os, springing heifers £4 10s to £8 10s, store pigs lis to 20s, horses £1) 10s to £2B. At 'Mr. D. J. Hughes' Manaia. clearing sale on Monday, 12th, notwithstanding the very wet day, there was a largo attendance and a most satisfactory sale was held. The. best dairy cows sold at from £ll to £ls, others £(i 10s to ClO 15s, cull cows £4 10s to £5 10s, store cows £2 15s to £4. The whole herd averaged ,CS 4s. Wcanere 20s lid, cans 22s (id, and sundries sold at late rates. At the Opunakc yards on Monday, owing to the very wet day, there was only a, finall ya'.'ding, and prices were on a par willi' late sales. Fresh-conditioned cmvs CS His to CO l(is. store eows £3 IDs to C 4 IS<. boners' £2 14s to £3 ss, weanew (mixed sexes), extra good, to C2 ss. At Manaia yards on Tuesday, 13th inst., we held' 0111- usual sale. There was a fair entry of cattle and sliceo, and prices were the same as late sale.-.. ■ Dairy cows 10s to £S Ss, fat cows j £7 ills to CIO. fresh-condition eows C 5 : 14s to CO. store cows £4 7s (id to £5 Ids, boilers C2 10s to £4, weaner heifers 17s to 2Ss. steers £2 2s; pigs sold to C( 3s (Id; owes in lamb sold to his (id, woolly hoggets 2Hs 3d, shorn hoggets I S.s Sd, cult hoggets lis sd. On Tuesday. 13th inst., we held a clearing wile of Mr. \V. Shearer's, Auroii. 1 live and dead stock. r lhere was an average attendance and everything was sold. Dairy eows sold at from CHI Uls to Cl2 5s for the host, the others £5 to .£!) His. cull cows £3 10, to £4 "s, heifers C:> 17s (id to - C 5 Ills, store pi"-; ; 15s to I Os, sues C 22 s (id to £2 15s. Milk cans sold at CI 2s each, horses Clli til £32, and other sundries sold at ruling rates. At Kaiipokonui on Wednesday we he:l a clearing" *ale ol Mr. (*. T, places dairv eows, etc. There was a moderate attend- ! anee of buyers and a most successful sale was held, liest dairy cows sold at from £ll to CIS, others CO to Co'!, heifers C 7, the herd averaging CIH Jersey bull realised 2Sgns, Horses £!!> to C2II, Plough £3 2s (id. disc £5 os, and sundries sold at ruling rates. J On Wednesday at Tawhiti road. lhwera, we held a clearing >ale of Messrs | Gillie* and Nalder's live and d'-'ad stock, j There was a fair attendance, and coin- I lietitinn \va- not a-, keen as at late sales. , We quote: 'Pest dairy eows £fl "tits to Cl2 15s. others CO to CD. aged eows C 5 to C 5 15s. horses £7 10s to £2O 15s, waggon £25. . At Paiiki read, .i'ihania, mi Thursday. 15th inst.. we held a clearing sale of the late R. 11. Campbell's estate. The dairy eriws «<>ld at from £l3 to £lO 10s.'others CO to Cl2, the whole herd averaging CO 0s: horses sold to £2O. , sows ,C2 5s to C 3 10s, milk cans 20s to I 20s. and on account of Mrs. A. Hickey | heifers sold at from £7 15s to £S 15s.

LONDON MARKETS. Received July 17, 5.30 p.m. London, July 16. At tlic wool sales sonle shabbies were withdrawn, flood stylish merinon are selling well, with more competition for crossbrcds. Bee clip: Top price )7%d, average 163-Bd. The selling brokers propose to suspend the sales on July '24, and recommence on August 5, thus giving an opportunity of offering wools which have arrived but are not yet available. Buyers protest against an adjournment. The question will 'be decided in a few days. Jute: New crop, August nhipment, ,C2(! 10s per ;ton. Silver: 2215-8 d per oz. Copper: Spot, £7o 7s (id to £7o 12s (id; three months, .t'7<i 12s fid to £77 2s lid; electrolytic, otl to £O2. Tin: Spot, £1(10 10, to £170: three months; t!l(i3 2s (id to tl(i3 Ins, Load: £24 12s (id to £25, Spelter: Cash ,€lO2. forward £OO. Danish Butter: loSs to ltlOs,