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Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1915, Page 2

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LONDON -MARKETS. By Cable— Press Association—Copyright. London. July .">O. Tin.—Suet, £13.1 to £l.V> 10s;' three months, £l5O to £l5O 10s. fyaul. £23 7* (id to £23 lis C-l. -Silver, 22 7-lfid. The ivar loan is quoted at !>r COLD RETURNS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Lust Night. Cold returns from various mini's in Auckland Province for .Inly total £11:),Oil!), milking total for the first six months of the year of C40!>.7(i4. Compared with the first six months of l!>14, this shows a decrease of £l>l,:!02. WAIHI DI.MDKM) DECLARED. Auckland, July ."1. 'Hie Waihi Cold Mining Company has declared a dividend of a shilling per share, payable on September I. TJfJNDOX WOOL -SALES. -Messrs. Dalgety and Ci>. f Ltd., have received the following table message from their .London ofliec, dated July ill: For the sixth series the wool sales are opening on September 7. List of arrivals closed on July 24. The gross arrivals amounted to 24D.000 .bales; lis,.">oo bales were forwarded direct to ,manufacturers, 72 000 bales of old slocks were carried forward, leaving I!>2.s(iii -bales as -the net quantity available. NIOW ZEALAND LOAN' AND MKIiC'AXTI.LE AORNCY CO.. LTD.

The Ww Zealand l.oan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. Stratford branch, report as 'follows:-—On Thursday, .July 1.5, we held our usual monthly sa'e in our Kohuratahi yards, when we had a yarding of flrfi sheep and 5,S head of cattle, of -which we -sold 5:!ll sheep and all the cattle yarded. Prices secured were as follow :--F.M. ewes 21s 2d to 2ls 3d, two-tooth wethers ihimllm 14s to lfe Gd, 20-month steers G:!-, (His- to Sis. store oows -)o2s fid. •

For our fortnightly Stratford sale, held in our .Stratford yard*, on'Tne.-dav, duly 27, we had a yarding of SI2 s'heeri and 351) head of cattle, jnost of which we sold. Ail -dock Mild showed a Considerable advance in pike, and we quote tho (following iprices received:—Store cow, (poor and old) 4ft-. -15,, filis, 707is, Ri"K. S.'ls. SSs. -S!)s to ,K)s, .store revs (fair condition; lifts, 0:;-. lids. JOfts, 101s. 10.", 5, 10(>s. I(i7s. lOfis. lilt,, 1 l;,v II.IS to 120s; forward rails 120s, l&is, I'i.'iV to 1575; fat Kiwi CS lis: mixed wiaiiers (small and thin) I,'is; wearier he : 1 ers '>4^s, 2!>s to *!:>s Oil; weaner •steers ,»ls fid; yearling heifer, s!>s (i,i ; >earling steers lid to empitv heifers (small) OSs lid: emptv cows (small and old I 75s lid to N7, lid: hulls ,€7 los: Limits life.

For our dairy sale, held in our Stratford dairy saleyards, on Tuesday, .Tulv 27, we had a good yarding of cow's ami heifers, <;f which we sold the prices secured being as follow: ("loud, big. three-year spri Ufiittf> heifers, £(j. ill 7s till, £7 Ills to tS Ills; Minill three yeai--old springing heifers. !)0s to 100s; small three-year-old springing heifers, and ill low condition. 77, lid to ,S.»s; heifers, calved, ,f(i lis, to CO 15s; cows', second oalvers, £5 IDs to I'!/; s.pringin" cows, £4, ,£+ 10s. £5 to CO- ss: dnin cevr.s. in pood condition, £!> ."is. CO His to Cll ss; dairy cows, low in condition and aged, hi ss, £0 Ms, £7 to £7 lite. Our next Stratford dairy sale will he hold oil Tuesday. Augu>t and our next Stratford ordinarv sale on Tuesday, August 10.

On Tuesday, July 27. wo also held our usual monthly sale of wool, skins, hides, tallow, etc., when "we had a. small catalogue of 22 packages of wool and the usual quantity of sheepskins hides, tallow, etc., the follow™-; prices being real-ised:—-Bag 'wool, x-lii'ed crutc'nings an d fleece, Mdi, o'/i<l; x-ibred lamhs, slioi-t, lOHid; x-lred crokhings. littlc'bidi, <>i/,d ; bale wool, x-i>rcd fleece, very bidi, ft'/jd; X-bred CTUtcliings, clean, ls'to Is Id: xlired crutchings, 4>i<U and short, 7%d. Slwe^kins.— X-hred hoggots, jod "to 10'/Jd; s-ltred full w-oolled. lO'/,d: x shred three-quarter-wool led. !>%d: x-Wd halfwoolled, -8',4<1: .v-bred, torn, .1 '/,<! ; x-bred inferior, 3d to 4%d: x-bred.' s'altcd. :Ss 11(1 to 7s j"d. Con-hides, 40 to 4!>lb, 8',1.d: «, S%d: oxhides.'Wlb 7 5-8.1:' yef.rlings, U'/jlh. T'/l.tl; 0 .-8(1; yearling, cut. 7.1. Calfskins, !W; 4>/ 4 il>, 7,1. Tallow, in tins, 17> fid to 20s Gil per ewt. liones. 4- :!d net owt. Our next wool, and hide sa'e will Jjc held on August 21. On Wednesday, duly 2S, we held a clearing sale, on account of Mr. ].\ Scott, oil his fann. lieaconslield Road. Whareliuia, when there was a good attendance of the public, and the sale went briskly, the following price* t>etn» realised:-Store pigs, 17-s; milk cans? l;>s. Lfw to 275; dray harness, 70s; snriii" cart, €10; one drill and cover, trap Iwrse, .-CIO; buck, c(i: failiii"inouth and .six-tooth ewes. 20s Id: veaVlnig steel's, C2 fe <kl to £-2 Ss : weaiicr steers, small. 21,: yearling heifers. 28,, •>->s and weaiier heifers. lm ; twoyear TTolsteiu heifers, UX : other heifer: a, m. m uj ](U< CT- C 7 At una sal,, the cows averaged •.C 8 I<>., *>d, and the .prices secured wen- as .fol-low.-,:—Cows, close to JII-, .lit. lf)s 011 l«s. tl« 1;>, to £l2: cow, late c:.l\ers, .L'lJ Ills. C 7 10,. £S to CS His: entpty cow-, at tliis sale realised 2s CI Hi, u.-v. j

Since we last reported we ha v.. sold a. gooil deal of .-.took 'privatelv at the lollowing prices: Kailing'-moiU h (id. (Is, 12s, |i;„. in, 17s lid: fat- ewes. -_': is ii,| : u . to : ; 1s UJ: sow.,. I'll: miNed wcaners. --Is («1, -21s Oil. 2H., : »|,rinKii;j{ heifers C 7 : two-year steer,. CI tuo wars and a ha'if sleers, C 5 |(I N to C 5 12s lid: Ihrce years and a half s,[ccr,. <jC|"; 17s bd t<i I' 7 7s: l'llmonth steers. '•'! .yi-ir!iii2- leer-. |a : ,rin: ; i ci'Ws, US 1.-: dairy n.\v,. ts to Ulli Il>s; (_•;; 12,. .I),. , 1U C". I."is, C! I."is (o I;;,. \Y,. „, ]iL accciiii; of ,M:-. ~\|i,.|,ael toh-y, \ i : tolia lioail, Sli'ati'or,! the pedisree ll,d----s)";" "'«H. IVisr K. v. Tiiinnili ,\, r fi "' Mllll »r t,. Mr. ||. t lay lor, -Mountain K'nad. Mi.ilfor.i.