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Taranaki Daily News, 15 July 1916, Page 7

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS By Cable.—Press Association.-Copyright Sydney. July ]:(. Oats —Algerian, feeding, 2s Sd to 2s 9d; milling, 2s lOd to us; Tasmaniau, White, 3s to 3s Id. Barley, 3s 5d to 3 g Sd. Maize, 4a Sd to -is Sd. Potatoes—Tasmanian. £7 iOg Od to £9 10s. Onions, £O. Adelaide, July 13. Bran, 4s lOd. Pollard, 5s lOd, Melbourne, July 13. Hides.—There was a small catalogue, but better competition, especially for lighter sorts. iPrices were unchanged. JIT. MORGAN MINE. Brisbane, July 7. The annual report, of the Mount Morgan Company shows the income as £1,204,701 and expenditure £978,010. The di.'idends have absorbed a quarter of a million, while £30,781 has been carried forward. HIGH COMMISSION ICR'S REPORT. '1 he Department of Agriculture, Industries and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, dated London, July 8. (Note: Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot):— Meat.—Price s are unchanged for New Zealand mutton and lamb. There is a good demand for New Zealand lamb. Argentine mutton and heavy-weight lambs are in poor demand at lower prices owing to large supply. New Zealand beef is in poor demand at lower prices owing to large supply of Argentine beef. Butter.—The market is quiet and prices arc slightly weaker. Danish, salted, 172s to 174s per cwt.; Irish creamery, salted, l.ißs to lU2s, unsalted, !oOs to 184 a; Canadian, salted, KiOs to 104s; Australian, salted 158s to 100s, unsalted 100s to 102s, good to tine quality salted 152s to 150s; New Zealand, salted 108s to 170s; Argentine, salted 150s to 158s, unsalted 15Ss to 102s. Cheese.—The market is dull and unsettled, and prices are declining. Canadian, white. S2s to 84s per cwt.; English eheddar, lllls to lOSs; New Zealand, white 94 s to 90s and up to 98s, colored 94s to 90s. Higher prices refer to sales made earlier this week. There is failenquiry for New Zealand chee.se in good condition, but cheese in unsatisfactory condition is difficult to sell. Prices are irregular. States fiats 90s to 93s per cwt. On July 1 the estimated Canadian and States cheese stock, London, Liverpool and Bristol, was 127,000 boxes, against 124,000 at the same time last year. The estimated New Zealand and Australian cheese stocks, London and Bristol, was 18,250 crates, against 12,750 at the same time last year.

ADDINGTON. At the Addingion market there were smaller entries in all departments. Store slice]] —Hoggets (mixed sexes) 17s lOd to 2(ls .'lil. ewe hoggets 22s !0d to 24s 4<l, wether hoggets 12s to 20s Sd, 2-toot.h wethers 235. Hid. 2 and 4-tooth wethers 275. 2, 4 and G-tooth wethers 22s to 2!>s 3d, 4 and 0-tooth wethers '2os Od, merino wethers 12s Sd, 2-tooth ewes 21s. 2, 4, 0 and S-tooth wethers 235, 0 and S-tooth wethers 2-l.s 9d. sound-mouth ewes 19s to 23s Id. aged ewes 14s 3d to Ills, merino ewes Ms 3d. Fat lambs—Prime 25s to 295, medium 22s to 24s Od. lighter ISs to 21 s Od. l'at sheep—The range of prices was: Prime wethers 28s Od to 30s. others 21s 9d to 28s, merino wethers 21s 7d to 2Ss lid, prime ewes 2Ss to 35s Bd, medium 23s (Id to 27s Od, others 15s 3d to 23a, merino ewes 17s. Fat cattle— F.xtra prime steers to £23 15s, extra prime heifers to £lO ss, ordinary heifers £8 to ±lll Ifls, extra prime cows to £ls ss, ordinary cows JKS 5s to £lO 15s. Store cattle—Yearlings 355, 15 to 18munlhs £3 ss, 2 1 /.-years £0 5s to £0 17s Od, 3-year ftcers £9 to £lO ss, 3-year heifers £7 ss. dry cows £3 5s to £S, dairy ,-ows £3 10s to £l7 17s Od. Pigs—Choppers SOs to 113 s, extra heavy baconcrs 100s, heavy bncotters 85s to 90s, light baconcrs 70s to SOs (price per lb, O'/.d to Sd). heavy porkers 50s to 00s, light porkers 10s to 54s (price pel lb By:,il to 9d). medium stores 30s to 395. small stores ISs to 20s, weaners 14s to 19s lid.

Bl RXSIDE. At Burnshle best bullocks made £l7 10s to £l9 10s, extra £22, medium £l-1 to £lO. light £l2 Ids to £l3 Ids, best cows and heifers £l3 10s to £ls 10s. extra tH7 2s od. medium light £lO 10s to £l2 10s. Fat sheep—Best wethers .'los to 3-ls. extra 38*. good 27s Od to 30s. light 24s 0.1 In 20s, best ewes 2rts to 325, extra -Ills, medium to good 2ts to 20s, light and inferior 1S S to 21s. Lambs—Best 23s to 20s, extra 31s, medium l!is to 21s Od, small and unfinished 17s to 19s Od. Pigs—A small yarding of fats sold readily at higher rates than last week. There was a goud demand for stores at late rates.

AUCK LAND. The Zealand Loan and Mercantile •Vtfoivy Company report: I'ukekohe.— l''ut. steers Cl 3 lfls to£l7. fat roils aml hcifeis UK to .CM ss. grown steers (forward condition) ill 15s to £l4 111.-, J to :!-year steers £7 Ills to XII Ills, yearling to IS-months steers £j to .Clj 17s lid. lii'ilt l vs (same age) £3 17s fid to £-5 12s (id. empty cows Cfi .is to CS 12* fid, steer calves £3 1 ."is to C.l '2s heifer calves C2 10s to :IM, calves (mixed sexes) £2 Ills to £3 1 Us, inlerior calves £1 1 '2s till to £2 ."is, bulls £S to £l3 I.ls. Wcstlield.—Choice quality ox sold to ,€'2 (is, others C'2 2s to £2 5s per lOOlli; cow and heifer beof I'2 Is to C'2 Is for lir4 quality, others ,C 1 ISs to £2. Steers sold at from L" 1 _ to JC2S 1.55. Calves: linnners sold lit from £ti "is to £S l'2s lid heavy suckers am 12s to .CO 7s (id. medium suckers fit Ids to £4 10s, light suckers CI 14s co £3 as. small ami fresh-dropped 3s to £1 9s. Sheep: Best wethers sold at from .€1 10s to £2 Is, no extra heavy-weights being yarded, others £1 12s to CI 1.5s 9d; best c-wes .CI 14s to £2 (Is lid, others XI 7s to .CI 1.3s 3d, hoggets £1 3s to ,C 1 !M. l.amhs were penned in average numbers, and sold at for best CI 2s to CI (is 3d, others ISs to CI Is 3d. Pigs were penned in full numbers and sold at slightly improved prices. Choppers soli! Nt from CI 1.5s to £7. heavy biieoners £4 Ss to £1 ISs. medium baconcrs £3 15s to C-l .ss. light baconers £3 3s to £3 12s, heavy porkrs ;C2 13s to £3 Is, mediuni porkers '•2 4s to £2 12s, light porker* £1 Ids i (.2 3s, slips £1 7s to ,C 1 1.55. we.iners 1 2s to £1 ss. dickers 13s to £1