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Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1915, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

HOME MARKET*. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received Nov. 7, 5.G p.m. London, Nov. 0. Wheat is steady. Chicago-December optione, 107 to 104%eents. Canterbury sheep: Light, 7%, medium 7 1-Kid, heavy t>y B d. New Zealand ewes: 5%d, medium 7%d, heavy 7%d, Southland, 7%d. Australian ewes and lambs axe not offering. Argentine meat: Chilled hinds 7%d. Other meats are unchanged. Rabbits, owing to larger arrivals, show a decline. Hides are dull and unchanged. Leather is quieter. Best Australian 17d to 22d. Basils are quiet and unchanged. Cotton: November-December, f1.70d. Jute: November-December £25 10s. Copra: October-November, £27 15s. Rubber: Para, 2s 6>4d; Plantation, 2s 6%d; smoked, 2s 6%d. Silver? 245-Hfd.

LOAN & MERCANTILE CO.'S REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd, (Stratford branch) report as follows: On Saturday, October 23, we held our supplementary horae fair, when we had ii fair entry of all classes, but the demand was mostly for boraes of the heavy class, which sold well Hacks were plentiful and sold cheap. Good medium draughts brought £3O to £32, lighter horses £23 to £27, medium, £l4 15s to £lB, hacks (good) £9 to £ll 15s, poorer £0 to £S 6s, poor and aged horses £3 to £5, saddles £1 5s to £5. At this sale we offered on behalf of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund a mare donated by Mesrs Wickham Bros., which was sold and re-sold as follows: Purchased by Wm. Holmes at 10s, S. Medcalf 10s, W. A. Hewitt (Loan Co.) 10s, Geo. Clifford 10s, S. Thomson ss. On Tuesday, October 26, we held our usual weekly springing heifer sale in our Stratford yards, when we had a yarding of 50 head, all of which were sold. There was a large attendance of the public. The following prices were realised: 3-year springing heifers (good quality) £8 2s fid to £9 10s, poor condition £7 to £7 17s Gd, 3-year springing heifers (backward calvers) £8 to £7, 2-year springing heifers £4 5s to £5 15s, calved heifers £5 17s 6d to £lO, calved cows £6 2s Od to £lO IBs, springing cows £<S to £9 15s. On Monday, Ist inst., we held our supplementary bull fair, when we had a i yarding of 65 bulls, of which we sold 30, 'although the prices were not so good as at the previous fair. Three-year HolI stein bulls made £7 12a 6d to £lO 15s, IS-montl.s Holstein bulls £G to £0 l<», 2-year Shorthorn bulls £ll to £l4, 3-year pedigree Jersey bulls £lO 10s, ! 2-year Jersey bulls £5 12s 6d to £7 J2s Od, 18-ruonths Jersey bulls £3 12s 6d to £4, works bulls £9 17s 6d.

For our fortuightly sale held in our Stratford yards on Tuesday. 2nd inst., we had a good yarding of 55(i head of cattle, most of which were cleared at the following prices, which are somewhat higher than those secured at previous sales: Fat cows £9 to £lO, forward cows £8 to £8 IGs, good store cows £7 to £7 17s, poorer store cows £6 to £7 10s, small store cows £4 7s to £5 18a Cd, small and aged store cows £2 15s to £4; Is, yearling steers £2 16s to £3 14s Od, yearling heifers £2 5s to £3 lis Cd, weaner heifci'3 28s to £2, 2-year heifers £3 19s to £4 Os Cd, weaner bulls £1 18s, works bulls £3 10s Gd to £8 10s. At this sale we also offered on account of Mr. Chas. Carley, Cardiff, a very nice line of yearling heifers, which showed breeding and quality. There was keen | competition for the line which realised £3 Us 6d. Our next fortnightly sale will be held on Tuesday, 16th inst." On Tuesday, 2nd inst., we also held Bur weekly springing heifer sale in our (Kratford yards, when we had a small entry. Prices were inclined to be lower, but we sold a fair number at the following prices: Good 3-ycar heifers £8 Os to £8 10s, backward calvers £5 15s to £0 7s fid, calved cows £5 7s (id to £5 15s, dairy cows (calved) £8 10s. Our next springing heifer sale will be held on Tuesday, 9th inst. For our Kohuratahi sale, held on Thursday. November 4, we had a yarding of 296 head of cattle and 140 sheep, most of which were sold at full current prices, and in some cases at advanced rates. There was a fair attendance or the public and there would have been a larger yarding but for the preceding bad weather. Store cows made from .£'4 is 6d to £6 9s, 2-year empty heifers £4 to £4 10s, 2-year steers £0 fis, yearling steers £3 45,'2-year bulls £7. A choice line of 15 2-year-old Holstein empty heifers, sold on account of Messrs Wyatt Bros., brought £5 12s Gd; f.m. ewes (empty) 16s 9d, 2 and 4-tooth ewes (empty) 24s lOd, ewes and lambs 20s to 29s Cd. Our next Kohuratahi sale will be held on Thursday, December 9. Since we last reported we have sold a large number of grown bullocks and store stock privately at advanced rates, and quote the following prices: Store cows (good condition) £fi 10s to £7 15s, poorer store cows £3 5s to £5 10s. fat cows £8 to £ll los, 4-year bullocks £l3: to £l3 10s, 3-year bullocks £9 15s to £ll 13s, 21/2-ycar bullocks £6 5s to CS, 18-months steers £3 7s Cd to £3 14s, .yearling steers £2 to £3. 2-year heifer 3 £4, yearling heifers £2 as to £2 17s (id, springing heifers £5 10, 2-year bulls £5 to £8 Bs, pedigree Jersey bull £l2 12s, ewes and lambs 27s to 295, and lor poorer sorts los.