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Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1915, Page 2

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HOME MARKETS. By Cable—Press 'Association—Copyright. Received Sept. 26, 5.5 p.m. London, Sept. 25. Wheat is firm, and sparingly offered. Chicago December options 93J cents to 951, May 96 to 97|. Wheat and flour afloat: For United Kingdom 755,000 quarters, Continent 1,420,000, Atlantic shipments 373,000, Pacific 70,000. Total for Europe 525,000 quarters, Russia 10,000, Argentina 2000, other countries 14,000. At the wool sales good crossbreds fully maintained their prices, but shabbies i were slow and there was a poor selection of merinos. The following prices were realised for the fleece portions of the New Zealand clips named: —Malvern Downs, top I'd, average lOJd; Gore, top 18d, average 17gd; 130,856 bales we catalogued and 1.09,442 were sold. Butter: Danish 190s t;o 1945. The hjgh prices are checking business. It is reported that the Cermans are paying 200s at Copenhagen. Sheep: Canterbury heavy 7d;" lambs 71d. Australian ewes 51d; lambs, best, a fair offering. South American lambs, first quality, 7}d; second quality 7d. Argentine chilled fores sd, hinds 6jd. Other meats are unchanged.

There has been some forward business in New Zealand cheese, for outputs for December-June at 70s c.i.f.

Rabbits: Very strong on spot and supplies are short; New South Wales blues 24s 6d in store. Australian and New Zealand rabbits are retailing higher .than English, the condition of which is unsatisfactory owing to the hot weather. Hemp: Dull. October-December £33. Jute: September-October £26 10s. Rubber: Para 2s 4Jd, plantation and smoked 2s 4d,

Copra: September-October £22 ss, Cotton: September-October 6.59 d. TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW. SALES. MR. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday, September 21, at my four-weekly sale, I submitted 'an extra large catalogue of above produce, comprising 11 bales and 107 sacks of wool, 2270 sheepskins, 18 casks and 48 tins of tallow, 893 hides, 6693 calfskins and the usual sundries. The attendance ol Buyers "was good, and competition keen, but at a lower range of prices for wool and sheepskins, these being a halfpenny lower. Tallow advanced 15s per ton, ox hides were in keen demand at late high rates; cowhides sold at late rates. Calfskins as seen above, tfamc forward in large'numbers, best lines advancing in price, but neglected and inferior skins were easier. I quote: Wool —Grutchings 8d to B%d, seedy 6d to Bd, fleece 11' Ad to Is, dead 8d to 9y g d, locks and pieces 3%d to 5 1 / s d, lambs 8y 2 d to 9'/»d.

Sheepskins Crossbred medium to .coarse B%d to 9y 2 d, short to half-wools 7'/ 2 d to S'/ 2 d, hoggets B%d, lambs 7'/ 2 d io~9d, dead 7d to 7%d, dead and damaged 5J to a l /!.J, skin pieces 3d, dead or damaged lambs 5d to 7%d. Damp lines: Heavy 9s to 10s 2d, medium 6s 9d to Od, light 4s Gd to (Is Gd, lambs 3s 6d to 5s Id, damaged 4s Id, dead,4s 3d to 5s fid, dead and damaged Is 3d to 3s 3d. Salted lines: Heavy 7s 6d to 9s, light 5s 7d to 6s 7il. Tallow—Tn casks, 23s to 24s 6d; in t:'i>, 17s to 20s Oil.

Hides—Ox heavy 10% dto 10% d, medium t)7ad to lO'/sd, light B%d to 9 7 /gd; cow, heavy to B%d, medium B%d to S%d, light B%d to B%d, cut 7>/ 2 d to 7%d. Farmers: Ox 8d to 9y a d, cow (best) 7%d, seconds 7y 2 d, rough 7d to 7'/od, cut O'/od, slippy i'/od to 6%d, cut and slippy sd, stags s'/ 2 d to 5%d, cut 4%d, horse Os Cd to 9s, cut or slippy 4s Oil to 6s Gd, yearlings 7V4d to BV4d, muddy, cut or slippy 3'/ 3 d to 6%d. Calfskins—Specials lOd to 10% d, second specials 9'/ 2 d to 10d, firsts B%d to 9'/ad, seconds 7'Y t d to S 3 / ( d, meaty 7%d to B%d, cut 7d to Bd, slippy 5%d, dry calf and slinks 9d to Is each.

Bones, £0 per ton: horsehair, Is 3'/ s d per lb; cowtails, Is 4y 2 d per dozen; horsetails, fid each; goats, Is, damaged and neglected Id to 6d each. My next 'sale will be held on October 19. For these largo sales consignments must arrive in store not later than Saturday previous to be included in catalogue.

THE FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE ORGANISATION SOCIETY, At Opunake yards on Monday last, we kid our Spring Cattle Fair, and yarded over 1000 head of cattle of all descriptions. There was a large attendance of buyers, and a good clearance was made at fully ruling prices. Prime fat cows £lO 10s to £l2, light weights £9 4s to £lO, three-year-old store steers sold to £9 ss, 20-montli to two-year-old steers £3 lis to .£5, good'yearling steers £2 12s to £3 7s, others 30s to 455, fresh-conditioned cows £7 5s to £# Bs, forward cows £6 to £7, store cows '£s to £8 18s, boners £3 5s to £4 17s 6d, 20-nionth to two-year-old heifers, empty, £3 10s to £4 4s, best yearling heifers •'ios to 48s, others 20s to 335. In the dairy pens we yarded 85 springing'heifers, which met with a steady sale, and bulk of them were disposed of. Best heifers close to profit sold at from £8 to £9, others £5 to £7 10s, cows £7 to £9, store pigs 32s each, bulls £7 to .CIO 10s.

At Manaia yards.on Tuesday we h«ld our usual fortnightly sale. Tuore was a smaller yarding than usual. Competition was keen and prices were higher than previous sales, and, with the exception of one pen of cows and a few springing heifers, everything changed hands. Fat cows, light weights, sold at from £9 to £lO 18s; fresh-conditioned cows £7 5s to £8 10s, forward cows £6 to £7 3s, store cows £5 to £O, boners £3 10s to £5, yearling heifers 36s to £2 4s, steers £2 13s, best springing £9 os to £lO ss, others, more backward, £0 to £8 10s, cows close to profit £9 10s to £l3 10s, others £8 to £0 ss, store pigs 20s 6d to 28s 6d, weaners 13s fid.

At Auroa yards on Friday, the 24th inst., we held our usual fortnightly sale, when we had a full yarding of stock of all classes, and buyers were in attendance and a most' successful sale was held. Fat cows sold at from £9 5s to £lO 13s, fresh-conditioned cows £7 5s to £8 3s, forward cows £6 to £7 Is, store £4 18s to £5 17s 6d, boners £3 to £4 15s, bulls £8 to £lO 10s, yearling heifers £2 to £2 3s, steers £2 10s, best springing heifers £3 15s to £9 10s, othere £fi 5s to £8 10s, horses to £lO, sundries at ruling rates.