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Taranaki Daily News, 18 March 1916, Page 2

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, LONDON MARKETS By Cable.—Press Association—Cjpyrifkt Lsndtn, Marck 15. Wool.—A better tone continues, and prices for all classes ore maintained. The following prices were realised far tlio fleece portions of tlie New Zealand clips named:—Opanga, top price 23 1 / a d, average 213 d; Tauroa, 23d and ISJ<L/ Janhon, !B'/od and 18'/«d; Tangikou, 18d and 17% d. Tallow.—Six hundred and aerentyfour casks were offered and sold. Mutton is unchanged. ,4 .» Pig iron, 87s fid. Lead, , £34 17s «d. '•"' ■; ;':j f AUSTRALIAN MARKETS* ?.£■] ;By Cable—Press Assoclatien—Copyright. Sydney, March 18. Oats.—Local Algerian 2s 7d to 2s Bd, Tasiuanian 3s t» 3 8 Id, white 2s lid to 3s.' Barley—Feeding 3s, malting '44. Maize—Local 5s 3d, South African 5s to 5s 3d. Potatoes—Tasmanian £l3 10s it'tf [£U, New Zealand £ 12.' Onions, £4 Wa to '£3. Adelaide, March IS. Wheat, 5s fli/tf. FUur.—Old £l4, new £l2 to £l2 10s. Bran, Is. j Pellard, Is iy s 4. . Oats, 2s 2i. ' " ' Melb»urne, March 16. Hides—Moderate supplies and better competition. Prices flm at last week's rates. Bran, £4 16s. Pollard, £5. Barley—English 4s 3d, Chevalier 4s 9d, Cape 3s 2d to 3a 3d. Oats—Milling Algerians 2s 2y 2 d to 2s 3d. feed 2s to 2s 2d. Petatoes,.£l« to £lO 15s. Oniros, £3 TOs to £3 IBs. " . BRISBANE WOOL SALES. By Cable.—Press Association—Copyright Brisbane, March 16. At 'the wool sales a- good proportion ( of the offerings showed the effects of . the adverse season. There were nuraer- '. ous withdrawals. Competition for best \ classes were keen at full late rates, but mediums and scoureds were 5 per cent. lower, inferiors' were irregular at 7% to \ 10 per cent, decrease. MATTHEWS, GAMLIN AND CO.'S REPORT. On Wednesday last we held our usual weekly sale at our Inglewsod yards, every pen being well filled with cattle. There was also a large entry of sheep. j Moat of the yarding was disposed of at the hammer at very satisfactory prices. . Wo quote:—Fat cows • £8 to £8 10s, forward cows £6 ils to £7 18s, store cows £2 13s to £5 19s, springing heii fcrs to £9, 15 to 20-month steers £4 lis to £5 Os, IS-aisntk in-calf heifers £3 6s to £4 Os Bd, weaner steers £2 4s i 6d to '£2 12s, weaner heifers 12s Od to £2 4s, hulls £3 t» £9 10s, f.m. ewes , lis to Its 84, lambs lis lOd to IBs 4d, aged rams 28s. j— +-^ —_- JOHNSOXVILLE. r A fair entry of 'prime cattle and sheep came forward, and gold at late rates. Prime bullocks £l7 and £l6 to £l6 10s, prime light wethers 245, prime wethers 26s Id, heavy ewes 255, prime ewes 245, plain ewes 20s 2d to 20s fid, prime lambs 18s lOd t» 19s, lighter 16s 8d to 173, prime shorn 18s 6d. ADDINGTON. Stare sheep—Forward lambs 14s 6d to 17a 7d, ordinary lambs 10s 3d to 14s 3d, culls 6s 7d ta 83 7(1, good ewe lambs 14s 8d to 17s 7d, ordinary 12s 6d to 14s 6d, two-tooth ewes 16s 3d to 24s Id, best four and six-tooth ewes 20s to 24s 6d, ordinary four, six and eight-tooth ewes 10s to 19s Id, failing-mouth ewes 13s 6d to 17s lOd, two-tooth wethers 14s to 19s 3d, four and sijx-tooth wethers 20s 7d. > Fat lambs—s2SS were yarded. Extra prime lambs to 28s, prime lafbs 20s 6d to 23 s od, medium 18s to 20s, lighter lis to 17s 6d. Fat sheep—Prime wethers 25s .to 29s 6d, others 17s 4d to 24s (id, merino wethers 14s Id to 15s, extra prime ewes to 31s, prime ewes 24s to 295, medium ewes 19fl to 23s (Id, others 14s to ISs 6d. Fat cattle—Extra prime steers to£lß, ordinary £S to £l2, extra prime heifers to £l2 10s, ordinary heifers £7. to £S, extra prime cows to'£l4 10s, ordinary cows £8 17s 6d to £9. Price of beef per 1001b, 32s to 50s, extra to 555, Store cattle—Yearlings 28s to 395, 15 to 18-month £3 7s -fid. to '£3 17s,' two-year steers £4 9s to £5 (is, twoyear heifers £4 to £4 Is, three-year steers passed at £7 ss, three-year heir fers £C> 7s Gd, four-year steers passed at £9 ss, dry cow s 25s to 325, dairy' eowg £3 to £l4 ss. Pigs—Choppers £3 to "£5 ss, bacon-' era £3 to £5 8s (equal to 6%<1 per lb) • porkers 32s to 4Ss (equal to 7d per lb): large stores 48s to 525, medium 35s to 455, small 10s to 255, weaners 5s 6d to lis Od. BURNSIDE. There was a small yarding of fat cattle at Burnsidc; 140 were penned, a fairly good proportion being of good quality. The prices were about on a par with last week's rates. Prime heavy bullocks £l7 and £lB, extra to £9O 17s 6d, medium to good £ll to £l6, others £l3, prime heavy cows and heifers £l2 to> £l4, medium to good £0 to £ll, light and unfinished £6 to £B. Fat sheep—23o were penned, consisting chiefly of medium quality, very few pons of primo coming forward. Prices for medium and light were about on a part with last week's rates, while heavy sheep showed an advance. Prime heavy wethers 28s to 31s, extra to 36s 6d, medium to good 23s to 20s, light and unfinished 18s to 21s, prime heavy ewes 23s to 26s od, extra 29s Od, medium to good 18s to 20s, others to lfls. Pigs—There was a small yarding of fats; competition was keen, prices showing an advance on last week's prices. There was a medium yarding of stores, for which sale was dull.