LATE COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 September 1915, Page 8

LATE COMMERCIAL.

AODQJGffON MARKET. By Telegraph.—(Press Agycintioa. Christchurcfl, Last Night There was a larger entry of fat cattle and a smaller yarding of ,fat sheep; a large entry of new season's fat lambs, and a moderate yarding of store sheep. Fat cattle were easier, and there was a considerable drop in new lambs. Owing to numbers, store sheep sold irregularly and were generally easier, and tile fat sheep . market maintained last week's rates. Good ewe hoggets 20s Id to 30b 4T, inferior ewe hoggets 15s 3d, good wether hoggets ,m to 16s «d, fairly good boggets 17s to 18s Bd, fairly good hoggets 14s to 16s Cd, inferior hoggets 12s Id to ' 13s 6d, cull hoggets 8a to 8s 6d, twotooth wethers late shorn) 13b lid to 14* Id, two and four-tooth wethers to 10s Bd, good sound-mouthed ewes to 21s 74, moderate., sound and fafling-iaoathed ewes 14s Id to 15i Id, agod &en ewes 10s 7d. ■ ', Fat lambs: Best ISs is 225. lighter 15s 6d to 18s 6d. Fat sheep: Extra prime wethers to 525, prune wethers 27s to 3& 6d, others 20s 2d to 26s fid, merino wethers 225! t» 30s 3d, extra prime ewes to 345, prims ewes 25s to 30s 6d, medium ewes 10s 4d I to 24s 6d, merino ewes 17a 103 to 19s 6d, hoggets 14s lid to27s 3d. Fat cattle: Extra prime steers to £2O, extra prime heifers to £l4 15s, ordinary heifers £7 to £8 16s, extra prime cows to £l7 10a ; ordinary cows £5 16s to £8 10s, price of beef per 1001b Sfa 6d to 52s 6d, extra to 56s Od. Store cattle: Yearlings 13s, 15 to 18months 30s to 455, 2-year steers '£3 19s to £4, 3-year sters £6 2 6d to £7 2s 6d, 4-year heifers £6 7s 6d, dry cows 38s to £7 8s 6d, dairy tows £2 to £ll. IKgs: Choppers 60s to 118s, extra heavy baconers to 955, heavy baconers 70s to 78s, light baconers 65s to 675; price per lb OVid; heavy porkers 42a to 475, light porkers 35s to 40s; price per lb. 6%d to 7d, best stores 32s to 38s 6d medium stores 28a to 30s, small stores 12s to 16s, weaner 8 8s to 20s, sows with i litters to 60s. AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET. i Aneicland, Last Nigltt. f Mr. W. B. Colbeck (local agent, MrJW. Bewley), reports the following transactions:—Bank of New Zealand £l6 6s and £l6 3s; NX Insurance, £5 17s and £5 13s; Tajjsman, 19s 6d and 18s 6d; Waihi, 37s 3d and 375; Junctions 22s and 21s id; Sylvia, 7d and 4d; Occidental lid and Wj Ross Goldflelds (seller) lis 6d.