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Taranaki Daily News, 21 March 1916, Page 2

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WHEAT AND FLOUi By Cable—Pi-ess Associati**-Copyright. • London, Marck 19. The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,165,008 quarters, for the ■ Continent 3,730,006 quarters, Atlantic shipment* 864,008 quarters, Pacific 17,00* quarters. The total to Europe is 1,640,008 quarters, including Argentina. 370,009 quarters and Australasia 115,008 quarters. DAIRX PRODUCE EBPORTj ': By Telegraph.—Special td News. Wellington, Last Nighi Messrs J. and J. Lonsdale and Co. (Mr. S. Turner New Zealand agent) cable as follows from London:— Butter—Market lira at from 182s to 1645. Cheese.—Market strong and prices .advancing. Quotations, 103s to H4i. r LONDON WOOL SALES. The Bank of New Zealand has received the fellewing eahlo from their ondon office: At the London wool sales the prices on the average closed 10 per cent cheaper than the previous aeries. Closing rates i Croasbreds, coarse, Is sd, medium Is 6d, fine Is 9d; halfbreds, Is lOd; merinos, inferior, la 4d, superior la 8Jd,.,. ~ ..,.-..:•■ The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency. Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London house, under date 17th inst.—Wool sales closed firmly as compared with Feb. 5, the following are all lower: Merino superior par to 5 per qent., greasy medium inferior 7i to 10 per cent., scoured 5 to 7i per cent., crossbred greasy fine par to 5 per cent., medium coarse 10 per cent, FARMERS' CO-OP. SOCIETY'S ■ REPORT.' - At Okaiawa yards on Monday laßt we held our usual fortnightly sale. There was a fair entry .of cattle and sheep. Prices were on a par with late sales, and practically the whole yarding was sold at the hammer or afterwards. Fat cows £8 15s to £9 2s, f: osh-conditlonod cow a £8 to £8 lis, forward cows £7 to £7 17s Cd, store cows £5 to £0 ss, steers (calves) £2 J4s, heifers (calves) £1 12s 6d, bulls £4 2s to £ll lis, stove ewes 15s 6d. On Wednesday, at Eltham yards, there was a' good muster ;of both 'cattle and sheep. Buyers were in attendance and a good clearance was made, and prices were the same as those of late sales. We quote: Fat cows (small) £S 10s to £9 2s. fresh-conditioned cows £8 to £8 9s, forward cows £7 5s to £7 18s, store cows £0 to £", boners £4 to' £5 10s, bulls £5 10s to £l2 ss, 15-months steers .£3 17s, weaner steers £1 19 s to £2 ss, heifers 25s to 355, stove lambs 10s 3d to 14s 2d, ewes 12s 3d, weaner pig B 7s to lis Bd. At Ilawora yards on Thursday, 18th inst., we had a full yarding of cattle. Prices were firmer, anil practically the whole yarding was disposed of. Fat cows £9 10s to £lO 10s, fat heifers £8 10- to£S Ids, fresh-conditioned cows £8 10* to £9, forward cows £7 5s to £8 ss. store cows £(i to £7, boners £3 15s to £5, in-calf heifers £0 5s to £7 3s, 20-months to 2-year-old steers £0 to .Efl 12s, weaner steers £1 12s to £1 18s Bu, heifers 17s to £1 ISs, bulls £5 to £l3. Sheep came forward in full numbers and shpwed no improvement in piioc. We quote j Fat and forward wethes* 23s Sd to 25s 4d, f.f.m. ewes IBs to 20s, aged ewes 13 s to IBs Bd, woolly lambs 13s to 14s, store lambs 8s to 10s 2d, store wethers 19s 9d to 229 9d, Southdown ram 3y 3 guineas, Romncy lams 2y + guineas. Pige, stores, 18 s 6d to 24s 6d.