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Taranaki Daily News, 31 July 1915, Page 2

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austbaliax markets. By Cable—Press Association—Cepyrigm I Sydney, .Inly 20. , Oats: Tasmania!! 5s t:d, X.w Zealand .Duns and Cartons A 5s Oil, American 5s / to os lid. Barlev: Nominal. / Maize: 5s 5d to .Is lid, .lava .Is 2d. Potatoes: Tasmaiiian CS to CO 10s, Victoria:: CO. New Zealand CS. Onions: Victorian £H 10s to CO, pick-, ler.-i £4, New Zealand XT lUs. Cheese: 10,1. Bacon: 10.'.d. Adelaide. July 20. Wheat: Ss to 8s 2d. Flour: CIS os. Bran: 2s Id. Bollard: 2s 4.', d. Melbourne, July 30. Wheat: Ss to Ss 2d. Flour: .€l7. Oats: 5s 2d, Chilian 4s Oil, Japanese 3s (Id to -is. Maize: -Is. Bran: £lO ss. loba'd: -til os. IMatcis. £0 to £9 10s. Onions: £7 10s to £8 10s. lIOMK MARKETS. London, July 20. Coin £50,041,000; reserve £45,825,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities IIi.SC: circulation £33,531,000; public deposits 1 £177.030,000; other deposits £05,540,000; Government securities £53,158,000; other securities £102,105,000. Copper: Spot £7l 2s lid to £7l 10s; three months £72 10s to £72 15s.

Tin: Spot £l5B 15s to £l5O ss; three months £l5O to £l5O 10s. Pig-iron: (iOs (Id. Lead: £23 15s to £24. Silver: 22 5-llid. Sugar: Firm. American granulated on spot 20s. Wool: Bradford tops are quiet md good; sixty-fours 43d; sixties 42Sd. Butter is firm. Danish is hardening ' on increasing Gorman demand and gener- | al shortage. ' Cheese is dull; New Zealand 75s to 70s. The Government has overbought, and is reselling a considerable quantity at about 00s.

MINING. MOUNT MORGAN MINE. Brisbane, July 30. For the four weeks ended July 25 the. Mount Morgan concentrators produced 226 tons of copper and 2347 ounces oi' gold, of a total value of £79,154. A mishap to the power plant reduced the output. MATTHEWS, OAMLIX & OO.'S REPORT. Matthews, Gamlin and Co. report a good yarding-at their Inglowood yards last Wednesday, including Mr. W. Jones' dairy herd. All cattle sold freely, and practically everything yarded was sold at the hammer at the following rates: Dairy cows iT> 10s to £ll, store and forward cows £4 to £5 15s, fat cows £8 10s to £9, bulls £3 3s to £4 15s, veorling steers £2 4s, yearling heifers 2Ss 6d to £2 4s. On Monday last we hold a very successful clearing sale for Messrs Gyde and Pegg. The cows, which were a very choice lot, sold well at the following prices:—Good early calvers £8 to £l3 10s. others £0 to' £7 10s, horses £2B, £22. £l4; implements and sundries at satisfactory prices. BURNSIDE MARKET. Dunedin, July 28. At Burnside to-day 172 fat cattle were yarded, the entry including a few wellfinished bullocks, and prices showed an

advance of 15s to £1 per head on last week's rates. Prime bullocks £l4 15s to £l6, extra prime to £l9 12s Cd, medium to good £l3 10s to £l4 10s, light and unJ'nished £0 10s to £ll Es, prime cows and heifers £ll to £l2 15s, extra prime to £l4 as, medium to good £$ : 0s to £lO. Fat sheep.—273o were penned. The entry comprised a fair numbei of good wethers and several pens of heavyweight ewes. The sale opened at about Is to 2s per head below last week's extreme prices, but values continued to firm throughout, graziers taking several lots of light wethers. Prime hca.y .wethers 27s to 30s, extra heavy to 40s 9d, medium to good 23s Od to 25s od, light 21s to 22s (id, prime heavy ewes 27s to 2Ss Cd, extra heavy to 30s (id, medium to good 22s to 25s lid, light and aged 15s to 18s. Fat Lambs—l 277 were penned. Freezing buyers were operating freely, and a good sale resulted, prices being Is to Is lid better than last week's rates. Prime heavy 22s to 24s lid, extra prime to .'IBs Oil. medium to -rood Ills to 21s lid, lig.it and unfinished 14s to 17s (id.

ADDIXIITOX MARKET. Chri.tehurch. July 2S. At the Addington live stock market the yardings of stock were again on « nioderat" scale. Fat cattle were firmer, and there was a sharp rise in fat lambs and fat sheep, and from an exporter's point iif view it was (hi' dearest mar ket since the fv.izoii meat trade started. Store sheep showed improvement, especially wethers.

Store Sheen. Forward four and si-;, tooth wethers 22.. to 2ils Kid, very good four and six-tooth wethers 111.. Od'to 21lid. 1w..-tooth wethers llis Id to 21s. goo 1 v i-tiM :■ hoggets lis g<l to llis Kid. fair waller hog-els 12s :M to I .'is lid. inferior ' ,;:■.•" s iils to IN ii,|. ,-ull hoggets 'is io II . V. il mixed hoggets IN to 15s ;!d. geod ■ -,.• hoggets llis till to Ills lid, illsegi.i . a'hufeve. lit, !i,l m :!!s.'t'aililg; ,;;.".: , we.. 1"s lid to ii- lid. aged }■.;<. '1.r..!.. Prime lambs 22s (id Io 27- .Cd. !...dir-c lambs ills to 225. ligh'cr 12- to ;- - iid. ev.ra prime J i!l: ,i,s to :',<>■■ iid l-'at Sheep. i:-;tr:i i.rieie wethers (-■ :I7- oil. prime wether.. 21s io Ills ".Id to 2ds 7il. extra prim.- ew.s'l:, ;!7s iid. prime ewes 22. lid to ::n-, no dinm ew-i, is;. i:,I io 22~. inferior owe. 1:,.. 2d '.■> i'ai. Cattle.- 1..-. Ira -leer- to 227s IV ■ rdieary steers fi) to 212 His. extra ordinary' cow. ' io' !7s lid to 111 H-.. "Wore faille. Yearling, iios to 122 U lid. fifteen to eighteen-month 22 llis in 211 lis. two-vear sieers .21 7s lid to 2a two-year heifer. '2-1 PI,, thr year in iter, pa -e,| at 27 -"is, ihree-year ..leers L'li o. Io 111 7- lid. dry cow. 27s to J2II dairy rows 23 Ills to' 211 ss. Flit, pigs.—-Fxcoplionally good iiaeoners to Co (is lid. heavy baconors 70.. !" 70s. light liaconers .">.",. 'in (i.".s. Price per 11) lid to (>', d. lieavv porkers 12s to Hs, light porkevs iiiis to Ills. Price per lb (ill to Old. Store pigs.—Medium stoves 25s to 30*. small stores ISs to 2-ls, weaners (is for small, to 14s for extra good.

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At o;pmiake yards on Monday, July 2<>. we held our usual fortnightly sale o'i stiuk. There was a full yarding of rattle of all cta-scs, and a good attendance of bir.-ers. Prices "ere in favor of \eadoi-s. '.We quote:-Eat cows sold at from £8 5s to CO Is, forward cows £>i to £7 12s (id. store cows £3 15s to £5 ss. two-year-old steers £5 Is, L'.'od yearling to IS-month steers £2 ](i s to' £3 4-, others CI 10s to £2 ss, two-vear-old heifers £2 17s (id to £3 IBs, calves 15s to 30s. The advertised dr.'vv cows, on account of Mr. J. Herman. Te Kiri. sold well. The best cows «)ld at -from £ll to £'l3 10s, others £7 to £lO .->/. heifers £4 17s (id to CO 15s. Un account of other owners, dairy cows Cti to £ll. heifers £5 to £lO 15s. .bulls CO 15s to C 7 l'js, breeding sows C> to £4. others £2 to £2 15.,, stivv pigs 17s to 2!Ss. On Tuesday, at Manaia yards, we held our usual sale. There was a, good muster of -stock, and prices were fully up to late quotation*. Fat cows (light weights) sold at from £7 lis to £S (is, fresh-conditioned cows Cli 5s to .£7. store tow's £4 l'ss to £5 15s. boners £:'. 17s (id to £4 d2s (id, steers (calves) £1 18-) to £2 13s fid, heifers 22s to o~<j. other calves Ills to 21s; dairy cows sold at from £0 2s (id to £lO. Store pigs from 20s to 30s, porkers 33s to £2 2b (id, sows to £. n > 10s, and sundries sold at ruling rates. At Ararata, on Tuesday, we hold a clearing sale 'of Mr. C. C. Tarrant's dairy comis. There was an average attendance of buyers, and a most satisfactory sale resulted. The cows were in good condition, and the bulk of them were Shorthorns. Best cows sold at from £ll2 10s to £ls 10s, others £7 to £l2. averaging £ll lis 3d. and 20 springing heifers sold at from £7 to £i-l ll"fe. averaging £0 Kis; a few smithies -sold at late rates. On Wednesday. July 2S. we held a. clearing sale of Mrs, T. Root's dairy I cow.-, etc. There was a good attendance, and a most siKccssful sale was held. The dairy cows were not in the best condition. Best cows sold at from £i3 to £l7, others £7 10s to £l2 Ids, and heifers £4 10s to £(i Iss; dray £l4 10s. and other sundries sold at ruling rates.

A,t Anroa yards, on Friday, we. had a full varding of stock, which sold readily. Fa-t 'cows sold at from £8 to £8 10s, fresh-conditioned cows £fi to £7 7s. store cows £4 10s to £5 15s. boners £3 to £4 7s M. 20-month heifers £3 to £3 12s fld. s-tcer calves £1 17s to £2 lis. 'heifers £1 7s to £2. horses £4 to £lB, dairy heifers £7 to £S I7s Od, pigs £1 7 l s (id to £1 Kis. and a large quantity of sundries .sold at ruling rates, rates.

ACCKTiAXI). A 1 Westfield yards on Thursday, best da'rv cohv. close to profit, sold at from £S 5s to .€l3. others £(i 10s to £7 13s, empty lows £3 10s .to t'."> 10s (according to condition), yearling to iIS-nnonth .steers £3 'ls to £4 15s. IS-month heifers £3 7.s to .C 3 lis, steer calves £2 4s to £3, heifer calves ,£-1 Is to £1 10s, smii'ler calves (mixed sexes) 18s to £1 His. hulk £3 !0s to £li 10k. At :Albert vard's on 'Friday heavy draught horscs'sold at £24 .10s' to £35, medium draught horses £lO to £2.7, lisht harness horses .01(1 to £l4 10s, hi«-ks £7 to £l3 10s, gig £ll. At Henderson yards on 'Monday best dairy tows sold to £lO. iliest theifers to £7, other cows £5 to £7, empty cows £3 10s to £5, yearling to .18-month steers £3 4s to £4 lte, steer calves £2 to £2 ilSs, heifer calves £1 l,s to £1 10s smaller calves 10s to £1 (Is, bulls £3 to £0 17s 6d. Sundries at ruling prices.

At our Westffrlxi weekly fat stock market, beef was again yarded in small mimlbeta a.nd sold under extra keen competition at advanced rates. Best quality sold to £2 lis per 1001b. Steers sold at from £l3 17s fid to £2O 17;:. (id, cows £0 IQs to £l4 10s. A draft of steers from Waerenga averaged £IS ss. All the Waikato drafts averaged well over £'ls. Calves wore penned in full nuinibers and sold under good competition. Runners sold at from £.) 8s to £6 :15s, heavy suckers CS fa to £5 53. medium ditto £2 lis to £3 12s 6d, lighter ditto £4 Ms to £2 fls, light. £1 3* to £1 14s. Sheep:' Best wethers sold at from £1 12s D'd to £2, others £1 4% fid to £1 12s, extra heavy ewes £1 5s 6d to £il 9s. others £1 Is to £1 4s Od; hoggets, best £1 2s Od to £! fte, others 'lfis to £1 Is 9d. (Pigs: Choppers to £<3 10s, heavy baeoncrs £4 7s to £5 Is, medium baconers £3 13s to £4 +s, liglht ditto £3 4s to £3 13s, heavy porkers .£2 1.3s to £3 3s, medium porkers £2 7s to £2 13s, light £1 13s to £2 ss. slips £1 5s to £1 13s weaners 17s to £1 2s.

JOHNSONVILLK. At the .Johnsonville sale there was a heavy yarding of both bullocks anil sheep, amongst the latter being some extra heavy' wethers and ewes, heavily wooled, and they realised record priced All the entry was of prime quality, and sold readily at the following prices:---Prime bullocks £ls. £lss 2s (Id to £l. r > ss. lighter CI 12s (id, £l4 15s. light £!f to Ul4 2s (id, extra heavy wethers lis 3d, -Us (id, to 50s (M, extra heavy ewes ."!4s (id. :S7s .'!d. to 425. prime' heavy wethers :!2s lid to 33s »<l. prime heavy ewes 20s (id to 31s (id, prime ewes 2Ss Id to 20s. plain ewes 235, prime lambs IDs (id to 10s 7(1.