COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 May 1916, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Cable,—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, May 11. Oats.—Algerian, 2s 6d to 2s 8d; Tasmanian, white, 3s to 3s Id. Barley.—Feeding, 3s 4d to 3s sd. Maize, 4s 4d to 4s 7d. Potatoes,' £7 to £8 10s. Onions, £4 15s to £5. Adelaide, May 11. Bran, Is to Is OJd. Pollard, Is lid to Is 2Jd. •- ■»' Oats, 2s 2d to 2s 3d. Melbourne, May 11.

Hides are in moderate supply; heavies and mediums are id lower, and lights and kips unchanged. Bran, «i£s ss. Pollard, £6 ss. Barley.—English 4s 4d to 4s 9d, Cape 2a lOd to 3s Id.

Oats.—Milling Algerians, 2s 4d to 2s sd, feed 2s 2d to 2s 3d. Potatoes, £5 15s to £B. Onions, £3 to £3 ss.

LIVE STOCK MARKETS. AUCKLAND. Pukekohe: Grown steers in forward condition sold at from £ll 10s to £l2 IBs, others from £!) 15s to £ll 7s 6d, two and a-half to three-year steers £7 10s to £9 12s 6d,, 18-months to twoyear steers £5 10s to £7 ss, yearling to IS-months steers £4 5s to £5 ss, steer calves £2 16s to £4 Is, heifer calves, for best, £2 to £2 15s, others £1 5s to £1 15s, inferior calves 14s to £1 Is, heifers suitable for dairy purposes £4 15s to £6 10s, empty cows and heifers £5 5s to' £6 15s, yearling to 18-months heifers £2 5s to £3 10s, bulls £5 to £l2, best dairy cows and heifers £9 10s to £ls, others £5 10s to £8 10s, inferior and aged cows £2 10s to £4 10s. Westfield: Best oxen sold to £2 5s per 1001b, others £2 2s to £2 4s, cows and heifers £1 17s to £2 2s, steers sold at from £l2 to £23, cows and heifers £5 to £l6 2s 6d. Calves: Runners sold at from £5 10s to £7 10s, heavy suckers £3 10s to £4 10s, medium suckers £2 5s to £3 Bs, light suckers £1 5s to ' £2 2s, small fresh-dropped 3s to 18s, unfinished calves 15s to £1 3s. Sheep: Best wethers sold at from £1 lis to £1 16s, others £1 4s to £1 10s, be3t ewes £1 8s to £2 10s, others £1 to £1 7ft, interiorly fatted and old ewes 12s 6d to Ids Od, hoggets 19s 6d to £1 6s. Lambs sold at from 14s (Id to £2 Bs. Pigs: Baconers, which wore penned in short supply, sold at fully last week's rates. Heavy baconers £4 4s to £5 6s medium baeoners £3 12s to £4 2s, light baconers £2 19s to £3 9s, heavy porkers £2 9s to £3 18s, medium porkers £2 to £2 Bs, light porkers £1 8s to £1 lfls, slips 18s to £1 4s, weaners 6s to 16s.

ADDINGTON. At the Addington market fat cattle were easier, but fat lambs sold well at last week's rates. There was a good demand for fat sheep, which were firm. Pigs sold well, and were in good demand. Store sheep—Forward lambs lCs fid to 18s (Id, ordinary lambs 13s Gd to 16s, culi lambs 9s to 12s, wether lambs lis to Ids Oil, ewe lambs lis 3d to ITs, twotooth ewes lis to 19s 4d, four-tooth ewes 16s Id to 18s 9d, four, six and eighttooth ewes 15s 4d to 22s (id, six-tooth ewes 14s 9d to 18a, sound-mouthed ewes ]!>?. to 22s fid, failing-mouthed ewes 10s 3d to Ms 9d, aged ewes 4s 4d to 15s 9d, merino ewes (aged) 4s lid to as, twotooth wethers' 17*3 Sd to 19s 3d, two and four-tooth wethers 17s lid, four and six-tooth.wethers 20s,(id to 25s 3d, six. tooth wethers 22s 10d, six and eighttooth wethers 17s 6d, merino wethers 7s 3d. Fat lambs—Extra prime lambs to 355, prime lambs 22s to 265, medium 19s to 21s (sd, lighter 15s to 18a Od. Fat sheep—Extra prime wethers to 24* 7d, prime wethws 28a Od to 33t W.

otters 21* fid to 255, merino wethers 20s to -255, extra iprime ewes to 395, prime ewes 24a fid to 295, medium ewes 10s fid to 245, others 14s Od to 19s, memo ewes 13s .'id' to 16s ?d. Eat cattle —Extra prime steers to £2O, ordinary steers £8 10s to £l3, extra j prime heifers to £l3 las, ordinary heifers £ti 7s (id to £9, extra prime cows J to £lB, ordinary cows £8 5s to £9 10s. | Store cattle—Yearlings 30s, 15 to 18months £2 15s, 2-year steers £4 5», 2-year heifers £4 5s to £4 17s (id, S-'year steers £8 10s to £8 15s, 3-ycar heifers £5 15s to £6 10s, dry cows 35s to £5 10s, dairy cows £3 15s to £ls ss. Pjg Si —Choppers 50s to £5 4s, baconers 57s to 93s (fid to 6Ad per lb), porkers 38s to 47s (7|d per lb), largo stores 42s to 475, medium 33s to 41s, small 18s to 30s, weanera 8s to 12s 6d. BURNSIDE. Prime bullocks £l4 7s fid to '£ls ss, exlra prime to £l7 7s Od, medium £l2 to £l3 10s, best cows and heifers £9 15s to £lO 10s, extra iprime to £l2 ss, medium £7 to £9 7s 6d. Sheep—Extra prime wethers 38s 9d, prime 27s 8d to 30s, medium 23s to 265, extra prime ewes to 33s 9d, prime 23s 6d to 28s 9d, medium 18s 8d to Ms. Lambs—Freezing buyers were operating for prime quality. Prime 20s to 235, extra prime 275, medium 17s to 19s 3d. Pigs—There was a small yarding and competition was keen at a slight advance. NEWTON KING'S REPORT.

On Tuesday, the 2nd inst., at my Stony River yards, I had a full yarding of all classes of cattle, with a very large. attendance of the public. Competition throughout was very keen, the sale being a record. Best weaner steers made from £3 3s to £3 8s 6d, good £2 10s to £2 19s, small 33s fid to £2, weaner heifers 18s to 35s Od, mixed weavers 25s 6d to 355, 15-18-month empty heifers £3 5s to £3 16s, 20-month steers £5 6s fid, small 2y 3 -year steers £0 as to £7 ss, store cows £3 12s to £5 14s, forward cows £6 to £7 los, fat cows £8 5s to £lO 15s, in-calf 3-ycar Shorthorn heifers £7 10s, in-calf 20-month heifers £4 2s fid to. £4 ss, bulls £9 to £ll sb, choice 3-year heifers £ll lis, others £6 15s.

At Toko on Friday, sth, there -was a good entry, all of which sold as follows; Springing' heifers £7 10s, fat cows £9 2a 6d to £lO, forward cows £6 5s to £7 12s, store cows £3 7s to £5 Ms, forward heifers £6 6s, bulls £5 17s fid to £9 15s, in-calf 20-month heifers £5 6? 6d, empty 20*-month heifers £3 5s to £5 12s, fat 2 1 /,-year steers £lO 12s. At Waiwakaiho on the same day there was a small entry, a fair proportion of which was sold as follows:—Weaner steers 39a Od to £2 13s Bd, 20-month heifers £3 10s, forward cows £7 to £7 12s 6d, aged cows £2 3s 6d to £2 10s, store cows £3 5s to £4 4s, springing heifers £5 to £8 JOs, in-calf heifers £5 oa to £5 10s.

At Douglas on Monday, 7th ihst., there was a good yarding, all of which was cleared at satisfactory prices. Weaner steers made £2 7s fid to £3 ss, small 355, weaner heifers 245, bulls £4 12s Od'to £7 15s, fat and forward cows £7 19s to £8 Is, store cows £4 12s to £6 ss, forward heifers £5 13s, fat bullocks £lO ]Ss to- £ll, 2y 2 -year steers £8 Is, lambs Ins, fat sheep 22s 3d, 2-tooth wethers 2iis 3d, 2-tooth ewes 22s Id, f.m. ewes 13s 6d to 14s Id, cull lambs Si 6d.

At Stratford on Tuesday, Stlv inst,, I. had a very heavy entry of all classes, practically all of which was cleared at the hammer. Farmers' cows were yarded in big numbers and in good condition, meeting a ready 'sale,, although prices were a shade lower, caused by the block at the freezing works. A small pen of exceptionally well-grown 20-month steers was yarded. V Mr. E. L. Hanne, and made £7 12s fid, and a nice line of 41 steers ( of the same age, very good conditioned, on account of Mr, Geo. JJeades, made £6 8s; other 20-month steers made £5 15s and other cattle sold as follows: Weaner steers £2 7s fid to £3 Is, weaner heifers 24s fid to 38s, 20-month in-calf heifers £3 17s to £5 6s, dairy cows £7 17s fid to £9.155, springing heifers £8 15s, bulls £6 to £0 10s, store cows £4 to £4 18s, forward cows £6 i2s to £7 18s, fat cows £8 7s 6d to £lO 7s fid, f.m. ewes in lamb 20s fid.

On Wednesday, the 10th inst., at Inglewood, there was a good yarding, with a very large attendance of the public. Bidding was spirited, practically everything yarded being sold. Weaner steers made 35s to 555, weaner heifers 28s to 38s 6d, fat cows £7 15s to £9, forward cows £5 15s to £6 12s, store cows £3 15s to £4 19s, empty 18-month heifers £3 3s to £3 114, lambs 13s 6d, pony £4 10s, naif-draught gelding (6 years) £lO.