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Taranaki Daily News, 24 January 1916, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received Jan. 2.3, 5,5 p.m. London, Jan. 22, Wool.—There is a very excited market, a,t full opening rates. Good crossbred* are at extreme prices. ■Wheat is firm. Few cargoes are offering, hut one has been sold at (Jss Od. Holders are asking 07s (kl for forward delivery. Chicago: May options are 129J cents to 132 i; July 127% to 125:;. .lute—February-March, £3O 15s. Ileiup is strong: February, April, and June, £45. Cotton, January-February 7.93 d. Copra, January-Fttfeffuary, £ ; 's 10s. Rubber—Para' 3s did, plantation 3s 6jd, smoked 3s OJd. Rabbits are dull, supplies being plentiful. New South Wales blues in store 22s 6d. Sheep.—Canterbury, light, 7%d; medium, 7Jd; lambs," Canterbury light, medium, and heavy 7%d, second quality, i 73d. Southland aro not offering. North Island, selected, i 7 b d. Argentine chilled beef.—Fores sfd, hinds 7Jd. Other meats are unchanged. I AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. At the Westfield fat stock market best oxen sold to £2 4s per lOfllb, others £2 Is to £2 lis; cows and heiI fers £1 13s to £2 2s per 1001b. Steers [sold at from £lO 10s to £l7 17s <>d, cows and heifers £0 5s to £l4. Calves were penned in large numbers, and sold at Ijarely last week's prices. Runners sold at from £1 17s to £9, heavy suckers £3 4s to £:! lfis, medium £2 us to £.l, light £1 3s to £2 ,Is, small and fresh-dropped 3s to £l. Sheep were yarded in large numbers, and sold at 'late rates. Best wethers £1 5s to "£1 7s !)d. others £1 3s to £1 4s fid, interiorly fatted 10s 3d to £1 Is fid, ewes, extra heavy, £ I 3s to £ 1 >4s fld, others 18s Cd to £1 Is, hoggets £1 Is to £1 3s 3d. Lambs: A large yarding sold well at from, for best 10s fld to £1 3s, others 13s to 10s. figs wero penned in average numbers, and sold at lower rates. Tiaconers, heavy £3 8s to £4 7s. light £i 14s to £3 ss, heavy porkers £2 10s to £3 Is, medium £2 to £2 9s, light £1 lis to £1 ISs, slips £1 3s to £1 9s, wcaners 17s to £1 Is.