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Taranaki Daily News, 16 May 1916, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, May 13. Wheat.—Firmly held; Chicago June options 116% to' 115% cents, July 117% to llOVs cents. Meat.—An insignificant quantity of Australian and New Zealand frozen meat is marketed; muton, nominally B'/ a d, lamb 9i/;.d. Rabbits.—Quiet and unchanged. Cetton.—May-June S.lfi.id. Jute.—Nominal, April-May £32 ss. Hemp.—Firm, high point, fair, MayJuly £4B. Rubber.—Para, 2a 10% d; plantation, 2sl0«/«d; smoked, 2s 9%d. Copra.—April-June, £32 ss. Wheat and flour afloat.—For United Kingdom, 3,440,000 qrs.; Continent, 4,285,000 qrs.; Atlantic shipment, 767,000 qrs., Pacific nil, DAIRY 'PRODUCE MARKET.

Wellington, La9t Night. Messrs Lonsdale and Co., produce merchants (Mr. S. Turner, N.Z. agent), cable to-day:-Butter.—Market firm at from 164s to 1665. Cheeee.—Market steady at 113s to 114s. FARMERS' CO-OP. SOCIETY'S REPORT At Okaiawa yards there was a large entry. Fat cows £9 5s to £9 15s, fresh conditioned cows £8 3s to £9, forward cows £7 to" £B, store cows £6 to £6 18s, small store cows £4 10s to £5 12s 6d, boners £3 10s to £5, bulls £7 10s' to £9, in calf heifers £7 to £8 2« 6d; store lambs 7s, 6d to 13s, pigs l'ss. Eltham.—Fat'cows £9 10s to £lO ss, f''esh conditioned cows £8 5s to £9 3s, forward cows £7 10s to £B, store cows £6 to £7 2s 6d, small store cows £5 to' £5 18s, store cows £8 to £8 12s, weaners (heifers) £1 7s to £1 10s, steers £1 16s to £2 14s, store lambs Bs, weaner pigs 12s 0d to 19s Bd.

Hawera.—Fat cows sold at from '£lo to £ll, fresh conditioned cows £8 Ms to £9 Bs, forward cows £7 12s to £8 3s, store cowa £8 5* to £7 7s, small store cows £5 to £O, aged and poor cows £2 10s to. £3 10s, bulls £3 10s to £lO 2s 6d, in-calf heifers £7 to £8 2s 6d, calved cows £5 2s 6d to £lO, empty heifers £2 10s to £3, weaner steers £2 2s to £2 12s, weaner heifers 20s to 30s, fat ewes 23s 6d, wethers 255, store wethers 19s 9dto 24s 6d, lambs ISs, store lambs 9s.