COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 August 1915, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, August 12. Flour: .Steady, with improved inquiry for spot. Oats: Quiet. New Zealand 375; Baliia Bkuica August-September shipment '2tis. Teas: Finn. New Zealand maples tiis to 05s. Beans: Firm and unchanged. Sheepskins: 5734 Australian and MOli New Zealand were oli'ercd. There was a fair attendance, but competition was not brisk. Merinos declined a farthing to throe-farthings, except for best combings, whicli were practically unchanged. Fine erossbreds won in moderate supply, and prices were unchanged. Others were a halfpenny to n penny lower. The next auctions will be held on September ;io, The Bradford wool sales were inactive, owing to the holidays; forty-sixes brought 2(i.jd, forties 24 id. and the remainder a halfpenny lower. LONDON WHEAT MARKET. London, Augnslt 12. Wheat is firm upon retarded threshings, also the damaged quality of American winter crop owing to continuous rains.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Mondav, oth inst., at my Urenui vards I had a fine yarding of ail classes of cattle, with a, good attendance. Bidding iwas.' brisk.,' competition being .well .maintained to. the, end '$ 'the sale, prices obtained .being right ahead of late values. Empty heifers, store cows and steers of any age were in keen demand. Mr. If. Kent's dairy cows sold at from £5 15s to £l4 as, averaging CS ll>< fo,r the line. Mr, J. •Tones" herd sold at from £5 15s to £ll, averaging £lO 3s. Dairy cows on account of other vendors 'made from £5 .15s to £lO ss, springing heifers £4 5s to £.lO ss, yearling heifers £1 Lis to •CI ISs. good Jersey yearlinsj heifers £2 lis. yearling steers £2 14,s to £3 lis, 2-vca'r in calf heifer-; £4. well-grown 2-year empty heifers £3 Us to £.l IDs. fair £3 3s to £3 10s. small 15-month £2 His to ,C2 Ills. 2-vcar steers £4 15s to £5 17s till. Jerseys £3 Ms to £4. sto.re cows (very light framed) £'.', 14s to £4 Is. fair stores £4 10s to £4 13s, food stoies £5 10s to £(i, in-calf cows £5 (is, forward cows £7 2s to £7 lis. fat cows £8 7s to ,£!> Is. hoggets (small) 17s Id, fat wethers £1 lis, 2-tooth wethers £1 4s, f.m. ewes (empty) 13s to 17s. At 'Stratford on Tuesday, for .my

weekly springing heifer sale I had a fair entry, with good competition for gooil cattle, hackwaid heifers and cows not being enipiireil for. Heifers made from £ll to £lO 10s, and cows from £5 to 112 MK the 25 dairy cattle sold averaging £:) Is.

On the same day at Raliolu T had a good entry, which r-old under good competition at the following prices:—Yearling heifers £1 lis to £2 Ss (id, yearling steers (good) £3 Ss fid, smaller £2 lis lid to £2 Us. mixed yearlings £2 I's, fat iows £S 10s to £ii !>s and £l3 10s for a very prime Shorthorn cow fattened by Mr. A. Gilhooly. of Pungarehu: forward cows CO 7s (id to £7 2s fid. store cows 01 His to £5 ISs. lightframed cows £3 ISs (1.1 to £4 lis. dairv bulls £7 17s lid to £0 2s lid, empty 2-year heifers £3 13s and £3 14s fid. -pringing heifers £li 5s to £8 10s, dairy cows CO 10s to £lO ss.

On Thursday at Kent road for Mr. X. T. Handle's clearing sale there was a good attendance. The dairy, cows were mixed, but met with good .competition, selling up (o CO 15s, averaging £S for the line. Empty cows brought £4 12s (id, 3-year Jersey bull £B, 1-yenr mare £3O breeding sows £3 10s to .CO 15s.

(Private Sales.—Yearling heifers 35s to £2 2s, yearling steers £2 10s to '£3 ss. empty 2-ycav heifers £3 10s to £3 17s. choice springing heifers £8 to £lO. springing heifers £0 10s to £7 lis Od. fat: cows £0 os. fat steers £l3 to £l3 10s. dairy hulls £" 15s to £l4. dairv herds £,') |o £l2. forward bullocks £lO to £ll. i\/., and 3-year sleers £.S to £lO for forward cattle, ewes in lamb 20s 0 1 („ iSs. hoggets l-(s (id to 17s for small and 18s !M to 20s for good, f.m. empty ewes IPs (II to 17s lid, forward wethers (2-tooth) 25s to 275.

AUCKLAND. At Westlied yards best dairv r,ows. elo.-r (o profit, fold at from £S IPs to J-I'2 .H. others ,C,l to 117 15s, best heifers £7 as to £!) lfls, others £4 !."i; to .Ct- 10s, empty cows £;! lis to £r, Us, yearling to IS-montlis steers .CI! -Is to U l;js. IR-months heifers CI "s (o &) 7s, steer calves ,C2 2s to .U.S. heifer calves £1 Is t„ £1 Hs. smaller caJves, mixed sexes, 1.5s to £1 lis, bulls jm to eio.

At, Albert yards heavy draught horses made from li-JS to £37,' medium draught horses £l7 to £'»« Ids, light, harness horses j:» to £ 1.5, hacks £7 to £H, spring cart, £l'2. harness at late prices.

.At I'likokolio on Tuesday ,1 to slms sold at from XS 1-f's to £ll I;i> W. ac-ordin.L' to cnndilioii and quality: IS-monlhs to 2-ycar steers CI 7s. to C 7 UK yearling stews I'll -Is to JT-i 2s. IN-njonlhs heifers C2 lis to ,C-I, steer calves £2 Is to JIS Is, heifer oalvcs. £l 2s to £2 Is, empty cows anil heifers' Cil !•>« to JJli 1 7s (Id. lleef was penned in average numbers and sold at fully \Wllicl.l prices, fat f-teers £ll lfl !( io CI.T. d:tto ,•!)«'« and heifers I'S to £l2. other cows mill heifers £5 10s to C 7 IDs' At .Vestfiofd hi.Mille- U'Us hrisk. Mill! last week', pries were fully niir'ntaiucd. Ik-sl oxen sold u( £2 7s pc|- l(lf):l,. r!l «s and heifers CI 10* to £2 -Is per 'lofflh: slc-rs sold iit. .for prime quality. .CIII Mis 1,, till lis (1,1, others Cll 2s lid to 11-. 17,, lid, cows' CI 5s hi till 1.-,s. Sixteen s|e,.,- s from Waei'.niL'n aver;i„ed .CIS Ms lid. and a draft of 1,1 steers averaged el 7 -Is J.I; cows. £1:1 12s l)d. « aives were peiinod in average numbers ar.il sold a| sivirc.dv lasl week's 'r.-.t.-s. Runner, sold at from c.'i ,-,„ (lp cs ■>., (I ,|, heavy s„,,: ;i -|.» .til Ms |„ i;.| !i„. „„.,i|,im -uckers C2 7s Io £,'! -Is. HuMer suckers ''! 12s [o C2 l-s. Jii.l,l. si'n-kels 17s (o '-'1 Ss, small .„„! fresli-dropiied 2s lo !■•>■'. Sheep: Rest wether ..,,],! , lt ,■,.„„, £1 His to £2 Is. others CI 4s !),! to £| t.">- .'l,l. ewes. U-.st i|ualilv. Z 1 Ids („ LI l.)s il'.l. others IJI Ik ;id to l'| Bs. A ill-nil of .ill wethers riom (Ipoiiki averaged £1 His lid. and most of tin- difTerent averaged from CI 12* I<l Isl !■">.-». UoltMPls. In full supply l*M sold at, from £1 Is (id |„ -CI ]< infei-iorl.v tatted Ins ii,[ to £l ;i s !!,). l'i K .s: Choppers sold (o cr> Ifls heavv , bacoiiers CI to .e-1 I,ls. li»|,t, i,,,.,,,,'. 'ers JCli Hi. to £3 25,-heavy porkers £i 75.t0.,C2 los, medium £2 2. (o £•> (J, light,*] 10s 10.£2 Is. slips £1 to i-\ IO?, wixiner--i 12s fo 18-

IUATTIIEVVS, tiAMIJK &■ CO.'.S KKI'ORT.

Matthews. Canilin and Co. report a good yarding of shep in their Ta.ra.ta vau'ds last Monday. Ail sheep yarded were sold nt the hammer alter &?ood competition :'.t the followiiifr prices; Ho-iitcts ll« I" -'* I<l, -- t(mUl "'ethere •23s"to 255, mixed weanei's 2(is to 32s Od, store cows £5 to £5 10s, springers .to' 10s. At 'fiifdewood on 'Wednesday \&tt we had a f,'nod yarding. principally store cows and spriii«crs. Biddim: was flood, and the majority of stock yarded sold at the following prices: liesfc sprinfei.v cows CS 104 to £ll, (.titers £.". 5s to" £7 I.K he ; fers («o«d) £7 to £0 10s. others £1 10s to CO, store cows' £4 to £5 15-i. forward do. £ll 10s to £7 7s, empty heifers £3 Ss to £3 12s (id. wvanei- heifer-; 28s to 32s lid, nil! ewes 10s to lot; 3d.

JOH'N'SONVTrX.E. Prime lieavv bullocks made £lO 10s to £lfl, lighter £l4 15s to £ls. prime heavv wethers 37s Id to 38? lid. prime wethers 33s !)d to 355, prime lighter w*tlie:\ 3!s to 325, prime owes 235, extra ewe; 3.1s 3d.

KCRXSIDE. Fat futile—Best bullocks made £1(1 Ids to £l7. extra to £lB 10s. medium £l2 15s to £l3 10s, inferior £lO IKs to £ll ss, best cows and heifers £ll 10s to £l3, medium £!> 10s to £lO 10s. Inferior £(! Jsk to £7 Ills. Fat sheep-Prime wethers 32s to 3fa, extra to 10s, medium 2(is to 275, inferior 22s to 235, best ewes 27s to 30s. extra 375. medium 211s to 23s fid, inferior 20.9 to 2!s. Fat lambs Competition from jp'aziers tfa.s ydi-'y; pbor % ' ' BesliYinde' to 30s' 3d, medium' 2lsi'o'2lk 'inferior frVpzeii ife to l!)s, forward to' Ifis." ' 'i'i'fi* —Heave I .'eoiiers £-1, heavy porkers to £3. linlit porkers to £2 153, stores to ids, slips liis to IBs, suckers 7s lid to 10a.