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Taranaki Daily News, 25 October 1915, Page 2

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HOME MARKETS. By CaWe—Prea (Association—CopyrigM, Received Oct. 24, 5.5 p.m. London, Oct. 23. Wheat is quiet; 61a is asked. Chicago December options 103% cents to 100. North Island lamb 7%d; Australian, inferior, o'Jd; South American, first quality, OJd, second 6Jd. Argentine chilled fores 6£d, hinds Bid. Other meats are unchanged. Rabbits are declining. English are plentiful, and the arrivals of Colonials are heavy. New South Wales blues, in store, 24d. Cotton: October-November, 7.02 d. Jute: November-December £25 10s. Hemp: October-December £34. Rubber: Para 2s 5Jd, plantation 2s s}d, smoked 2s sd. Copra: October-November £24 os. Silver: 23% d. Danish butter is nominally from 160s to 182s.

TARA'NAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIPE AND TALLOW SALE. MR. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday, October 19, at my four--weekly sale, I offered a catalogue comprising 17 bales and 64 sacks wool, 2170 sheepskins, 13 casks and 29 tins of tallow, Y7O hides, 3752 calfskins, and the usual sundries. There was the usual attendance of buyers, and competition was keen. I offered a few bales of this season's fleece which sold from ll%d to 11% d per lb log-stained and inferior at 10y 2 d. Sheepskins were eagerly sought after and advanced %d to l%d per lb. Butchers' and good farmers' skins realised from lOd to ]*% d per lb. Tallow maintained late rates. Hides were easier by y 4 d to y 2 d per lb. Calfskins Were firm at late rates. I quote : Wool—Crossbred lly„d to ll%d stained 10y s d; in sacks, lil%d; crutchrngs T'/ad to B%d, in sacks 7y 2 d to 9d; inferior 4d to 7%d, dead 9%d to 10y 4 d, locks and pieces 4%d to Sd. crossbred 10% d, coarse lOd to 9%d to 10»/ 4 d, light to half-wools B%d to 9%d, dead 6%d to B%d, dead and damaged 5d to 7%d, pelts Id to sd, farmers' rough full-wool 8%& to 9%d, light lambs '8y 4 d to 7%d; damp lines, heavy, 8s TM to lis Bd, medium 7s to Bs, light 4s '6d to 6s 6d,dead (damaged) 3s 4d to <Ss <id. Salted: Heavy Ss 7d to 10s Id, medium 7s to Bs, light 2s 6d to I Os 6d, damaged Is 6d to 7s Id, pelts Is, I spring lambs lfi. Tallow—ln casks, best mixed 24s to 24s 3d, medium 23s 6d, inferior 18s to 80s; in tmg/'lßs «d to 23s 3d. Hides—Ox, heavy lOd to 10%. medium 9%d to lO'/id, light B%d to 9'/ 8 d; cow, heavy 7%d to medium 7%d to B%d, light 7%d to B%d, cut 7d; cut ox 7%d to 9d; farmers' cow 7d to Bd, cut 6%d to 7d, slippy 3%d to 63, dry 6d to j™, ox B%d. stags 5%d to 6%d, horse Ss Cd to fis 3d, cut horse 5s 6d, yearlings o%d to V/ti, cut «d to 7d, slippy 4d to 'sd. Calfskins-Special 10% d to Ud, firsts 9y 4 d to 10d, seconds 8d to B%d, inferior and meaty 7d to 7%d, cut C 3 to 7%d, Blippy 5d to Cy 4 d, cut and slippy 4%d, slinks 6d each, dry and part dry 6d to Is 4d each.

Bones, r £s per ton; horsehair, Is 4 l / 2 A per lb; cowhair, fid per lb; cowtails, Is id per dozen. Owing to the Wellington wool sale being held on my usual day, my next sale will be postponed a week, and will be held on Tuesday, November 23.

DISPERSAL SALE OF MR. E. GRIFFITHS' JERSEY HERD 1 . i The dispersal sale of Mr. E. Griffiths'! due herd of pedigree Jerseys at 'the farm, Bell Block on Wednesday. 20th inst., as was expected attracted buyers from all parts of the district and the Dominion. The stock were in the pink of condition, and thanks to Mr. Griffiths' excellent arrangements, everything pass-| ed off without a hitch. Commencing with the cows bidding dragged for some time and there were many bargains, some exceptionally choice animals being knocked down at prices which should prove highly remunerative to the fortunate purchasers. As the sale pw>gressed, prices improved and the yearling bulls, heifers and calves sold to better advantage, although amongst these there were some decided snips. Of the fooner, 'P.M. was decidedly cheap, and Mr J. lloulston, of Pukekohe, is to be congratulated on "securing so promising a young bull. The old veteran, K.C.8., should, with luck, prove a highly payable investment for Mr. Clements, of Northern Wairoa. In Royal Rose, who topped the price for yearling bulls, Mr. G. P. Ewing secured a remarkably fine son of K.C.8., whose stock should be heard of later. In bull calves, Messrs. E. Hoskin, Opunake, and John Hale, New Plymouth paid 45 and 41 guineas, respectively, for two sons of Petune's Noble, and K.C.8., who if breeding and appearances go for anything should be a tower of strength to their herds late: on. In the imported bull, Petune Noble," Mr. H. B. Lepper is to be congratulated in securing what should prove to be a veritable goldmine, judging from the appearances of his calves, which left nothing to be desired. Coming to t)ie cows, from a Dominion breeders' point of view, it is to he regretted that so fine a type of cow as Mercedes Noble Queen should go to Australia, however, she will be worthily represented by her three beautiful daughters, who were secured by Messrs. J. Roulston, Pukekohe, Fred Hoskin, Opunake and C. E. Goodson, Hawera. Where so many animals of uniform excellence were sold it would be invidious to make comments further, suffice it is to say that almost without exception buyers received more than value for their money. While it is regretted that Mr. Griffiths' fine herd would be non-exist-ent, its dispersal would do much to raise the standard of excellence in the herds of those who were fortunate enough to purchase at the sale, and Mr. Griffiths, who is a genuine sport, will no doubt derive considerable satisfaction in this knowledge.