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Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1915, Page 2

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LOX'DOX MARKETS. By Cubic—Press Association—Copyright, London, August lit. Copper—Spot, £O7 to £67 ss; tlu-je montlis, £152 ss. Tin—Spot £149 10s to £150; three month, £-152 ss. Lead, £2O 12s (id to £2O 17s 6d. Spelter, ,£()8 at £SB. Silver, 23d. i Received August 15, 5.5 pm. London, August H. Wheat opened -higher, but under tiie influence of the unfavorable harvesting and threshing weather ' in America, coupled with the unsettled conditions in Britain, it finished weaker, following the sharp decline noted by American ca'bles. Chicago September options, 1-10 cents to 107; December 108 cents to 100. Wheat and flour afloat.—United Kingdom '1,785,000 quarters; Continent 640,000; Atlantic shipments 173,000; total, for Europe 290,000, including India 83,000. The Grain Importer states that the world's shipment is now misleading, as Canadian details are officially withheld. Canterbury sheep.—Light 7d, medium li%d. heavv'fiVid. Southland <S%d. 'North rsiand fi 11-lfid, best brands o' U-lGd, ewes 5 7 / 3 d. Canterbury Jambs.—light 8 5-16 d. second quality, light Bd, medium 7%d, heavy Sd, Southland 7%d, Xorlh Island 7%d, selected 8 1-1 Od. ■ Australian shee]).—L'ght and heavy fld. ewca 5%d, lambs, best brands 7%(1. South American sheep.—Light 6%d, heavy O'/ad. ewes 5%d. Lambs.—Light 7'/!>d, heavy 7%d. 'Argentiiieiehille(l;.uieat'is not offering. Other meats are uiucbamgeiL' ~' ~ Rabbits.—Jww. -South--Wales blues 20s «d. Hides are quieter. Queensland 10% d. 10'A'd. !)%d. Xew South Wales 10% d, 10'/„d. !) l)-10d. Leather and basils are in strong demand. Cotton.—August-September 5.27(1. •Tuie.—August shipment £24 ss. llomp.—Aiigusl-Oetoher £3l 10s. Copra.—August-September £22 10s. Rubber.—Para 2s 4 l / s d, plantation 2s i n /,'d, smoked 2s 4'/»d. ' Silver, 22 15-1 Od."

fAR.MF.RS' CO-OPERATIVE ORCAXIfiATIO.V SOCIETY'S REPORT.

At Opunake yards on Monday, oth iust., we held our usual fortnightly sale. There was a good yarding of stock, and prices were in favor of the vendors, and .with the exception of two or three 'pens all the .store cattle were disposed of. The dairy cows and heifers were harder to quit. We quote: Fat cows £0 as to CO 10.s. light fat cows and heifers £S 5s to £!>. fresh conditioned cows £7 5s to £B. forward cows £0 10s to £7 2s Od. 20-months heifers £3 10s to £3 14s, steers £4 7s fld. yearling heifers £2 os to £3, steers £2 8s to £3 ss, poorer calves, mixed sexes 10s to 335, bulls £l3. dairy cows £7 to £9 10s, heifers £5 to CS. hoggets 18s (Id, store pigs 27s to 3«i each. At Mana'a yards on Tuesday at our fortnightly sale, there was a full yarding o!" cattle and a good attendance of buyers, almost everything changing bands at fully late qnblations. Prime fat cows sold lo £lO 10s. lijjlit fat cows £7 15* to CS. fresh conditioned cows £7 to £7 12s fid, forward cows £0 5s lo £0 17s Od, store cows £4 10s to £(i ss, boners £3 .'ls to £'4 Ss, 20-month steers sold to £1 3s. yearling steers C2 14s to £3 ss, heifers 3:(s (Id to '44s. The advertised springing heifers on account of Messrs Clagne Tims, sold well, prices ranging from £7 to £ll ss. On account of other vendors, heifers sold at from £0 10s to £B. Pigs came forward in large quantities and sold well, small weaners selling at from 0s to 15s. weavers 10s 0,1 to 21s. store pigs 23s to 335, porkers to £2. Also a few sundries sold at ruling rates.

; The X.Z. Loan ami Mercantile Agency • ( - Company, Ltd., have received the ("<>]- j lowing cablegram from their London - House, under date 13th inst:— Sheepskins: Merino combing y,d; crossbred c,ombing mostly %d; lower shorn neglected. LOAN' & MRVJOAXTILK CO.'S TiKPOHT. ~ The Xow Zealand Loan and Mercantile I, Agency Co.. Ltd. (Stratford branch) reports as follows: f On Friday. .Tilly II) we held our sale . in our Te IVera yards, wlien thole was . a. yarding nf 81 dead of cat lie and 241) i sheep. AFived weancrs made up (o ■!()«■. ■• 20-moiit!is steers, small. X.'! ]f« fid : •- lambs, small, lis; 2-tooth ewes, snu'l, s 20s lid; f.in. ewes, 17s Od to Ills <h\. Our next Te Wora -ale will he held on • Friday. August 20, We held our first springing heifer sale in our Stratford yards on Tuesday, ,'lr.l inst., when we had a fair entry of f'l , lieail, including some dairy cows and springing heifers all of which met ivi'lli. an exceptionally good sale and realise,! full market values. Fair cows nn h.CD 10s to .Cl2, medium from .CS to CD. ]>oor-conditioned XT IDs to £7 15a: springing heifers, small, Cli 10s to £7 ss, poor quality CI to CI I:2s fi.l. On Tuesday, August 10. we'held oui usual fortnightly sale in our fit"atfjid yards, when we had a yarding of ">|7 hi'iid of cattle and 225 sheep,' most „! which were sold under keen competition at full market values. | Fat eon's, fairconditioned and heavy weights, £R to £!) His fid; medium cows, i'air conditioned, XT Us to .CS 'is; forward store cows, fair, CO 10s to XI! 17s Cd; heavisvlases Xll ISs (o XT Ss, ligbt si, 0 c ows £5 )0s to Co Lis. medium weights Co Ills to £fi lis; small cows, low conditioned, X-l Ds (Id to £.l (Is; aged eows. yorv poor, XI! to XI! 15s: 18-months enri.V heifers 70s. and for good-;olored stun' XI Us fit; weaner heifors, sma.il, 25s to S2s fid, good quality .ISs to 50s fid • IS-monlhs steers, small, 27s lid to 4<) f . good yearling sleers 70s fid: J'/.-yciU steers C 7 7s to ,C 7 IT*: bulls, simi'l'nnd poor. slls to 72s fid; IS months to 2-voai-olds XI .to Cll 2s fid; lambs, Us M (o Ills Td: a. line of store wethers passed in at. 2.% Ikl. Our next Stratford, st':e will be held on Tuesday. August 21. In our dairy yards on Tuesday. ]oth inst.. we had a yarding of 51 liea<) pretty good stuff. There was a lai'oe attendance and bidding was spir'ted. Oood dairy cows made from CO 5s to CI I 12s 111 for cows calving early; later culvers made £7 10s to £!); good dairy heifers, somewhat low in condition, made CI! 5s to CO 15s; medium quality stull X 7 to £7 10s; H -ood well-conditi.npd u-ilers £7 to XS 17s: nice lino of dairy hellers on account of * Ifidliirst Wient "lade up to XII; heifers with calves al loot. Xfi to X 7. On Thursday. ]2tl, inst, we held * ' clearmg sale on account of Hy. Woisin. ] I'.sh]., Croydon road., Wbarolmia. Thee was a very large attendance of the public the stock flowed nice J and were in nice condition; and comp'ti-

tion was very keen ircw the start, tlis stile being ii great success. Milk c;im 'sold, from 1,4 a to !20s Gd, aerator lis, separator 335, 10ft irou 5a sheet, F.kJgc ■l!>s, set trap harness £3, tip dray 107 a Gd, tine harrows 455, Price's ja.o'i £1 ss, Nwcon discs Otis Cd, grass mower 1455, buckets 3s 3d each; pigs, slips, £2 cacii; ,%-draught ware .635 do's, chestnut pony £4, horse rug 17s; co\v« close to profit made from £lO to £l4 ss, later takers £9 os to £0 15s, the herd averaging £lO 10s; 3-tuator cow £7 10a, 18-montha' heifer, small hut nice, £5; empty cows, medium weights, £5 7is; Holstein bull, £7 l<ss; yearling heifers, nice line, £3 la; 12 yearling bulls, 55s (id; yearling hcifcra 'i'ls. Since we last reported we have sold u good deal of stock privately, priivs socurcd being as folows:—S".>vn cava S2s, 'l27s W to 135*, fat cows £lO 13s, in-eaJf hcifcra £O, £0 10s to £7, springing heifers £4 10a, £7 10s to £B, dairy «ma £S Bs, 3'/ 3 -year ibullocka £B, woaiicr heifers 21s, 24s to 31a, wearier steers 3?.s Cd to 40s, yearling heifers 34s to 35a, yearling stewa £3 Is Cd, £.3 10a to £3 Us od, lambs Ms, ew&s iu lamb IDj Cd, 4-looth ewes 21s, fat ewes 275, 2-tooth wethers IDs.