COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 November 1915, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON WOOL SALES. THE WHEAT SUPPLY. By Cable.—Press Association—Copyright London, Nov. 7. The wool catalogued to date is 05,129 bales; sold, 58,798 bales. There is a good tone and prices are fully maintained at late> rates. At the wool sales there was a strong market for all combing wools, with a hardening tendency; crossbreds were linn, but faulty sorts were weak. The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,730,000 quarters, and for the Continent of Europe 2,740,000 quarters; Atlantic shipments, 1.058,000 quarters; Pacific, not stated. The total for Europe is 1,910,000 quarters and for Russia 20,000 quarters. The imports to the United Kingdom in October increased by £10,413,122 and the exports »y £3,367,160, while re-ex-ports decreased by £72,224 compared with the previous October. FARMERS' CO-OP. REPORT. At the Dominion Horse Bazaar, on Saturday, October 30, we held our special horse sale. The advertised number came forward. There wag a good attendance of buyers, and young sound horses with n bit of weight sold well. We quote: Unbroken heavy draught colts and fillies from £2O to £4O ss, medium ditto £ls to £2l, light harness and hacks (unbroken) £5 to £l4, ponies £5 to £7 10s, weeds 20s upwards. Broken-in heavy draught horses sold at from £2O >to £37-. 10s, medium draught £ls 10s to £3O, light harness horses £5 to £l3, backs £0 to £ls, Shetland ponies £5 to £7 'los, cobs sold to 10, .weeds 20s to £4 10s.

At Opunake yards on Monday, Ist inst., there was a full yarding of store cattle, which met with a steady demand throughout, and prices were firm in favor of the vendors. Fat cows sold at from £lO to £ll Is, fresh-condition-ed cows £7 10s to £8 15s, forward cows £0 to £7 7s, store cows £5 5s to £5 ISs, boners £3 15s to £4 17s Od, store steers £9 Os. One choice pen of well done yearling heifers realised £3 18s 6d, others £2 2s to £2 17s 6d, steers £3 to £3 18s 6d.

In the dairy pens springing heifers came forward in less numbers than usual and met with a good sale. Best springing heifers sold at from £8 10s to £!); others £5 5s to £B, Jersey bulls sold at from £7 10s to £l2 10s, llolstein bulls £7 to £ll, Shorthorn bulls £5 to £l2 10s, other sorts £5 to £9.

On Tuesday last, at the Manaia yards, there was a good yarding, and with the exception of a few bulls, everything was sold at the hammer. Prices were again in the vendors' favor. Fat cows, light .weight, sold at from £9 to £lO ss, fresh conditioned cows £7 3s to £8 10s, forward cows £0 5s to £7, store cows £5 to £6 2s, boners £3 17s Od to £4 10s, yearling heifers, £2 2s to £2 159, steers £2 10s to £2 15s, best dairy heifers sold at from £9 5s to £9 15s, others £5 2s 6d to £8 10s, Jersey bulls sold to 20 guineas. Holstein bulls 14 guineas, other bulls £4 to £B, weaner pigs 8s (id to lfls, store pigs ISs to 20s, porkers sold to £2 2s.

At Auroa yards on Friday, sth inst., there was a full yarding, and almost the whole yarding was sold. Prices were firm, and fully late quotations were realised. Fat eows sold at from £9 15s to £lO 4s, fresh conditioned cows £7 10s to £8 15s, forward cows £0 Os to £7 7s, store cows £5 to £6 2s, boners £3 I7s Od to £4 15s, bulls £5 to £lO, empty heifer 3 £4 Bs, calves 30s to 2 2s, springing heifers £0 10s to £9 10s, calved heifers £7 15s to £9 10s, cows £ll, weaner pigs 12s 6d,