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Taranaki Daily News, 12 August 1916, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN' MARKETS. Cable Association. Sydney, August 10. Oats.—Algerian, feed 2s (id, milling 2a 9d; Tasnianian, white 2s 10d to 3s. Barley, .'ts (kl to 4s. Maize, 3s to 4s 3d. Potatoes.—Tasnianian £8 to : £9 10s. Onions, £5 to £5 10s. Adelaide, August 10. Oats, 1 5 10(1 to 2s. Barley, 3s (id to 4s. Melbourne, August 10. Hides.—Lights and kips very firm; heavies unchanged; there are firm supplies. Melbourne, August 11. Barley.—English 4s 6d to 4s 9d, Cape 3s 3d to 3s Cd. Oatß.—Milling Algerians 2s 3d and 2s 3Jd, feed Is lid to 2s Id. Potatoes, £8 10s to £7 15s. Onions, £3 to £3 10s. AMERICAN WHEAT MARKET. " Nevr York, August 10. There was intense excitement in the Chicago wheat pit consequent on the Government report that the 1010 yield of the United States was 35S million bushels less than in 1915. The market was also affected by the news of the black rust in Canada. Fortunes were made and lost in a few hours. Heavy foreign buying shot up prices. The (lay's net gain was 11% cents per bushel. Closing prices were September options 1442 cents (Gs), December 148 cents (Gs 2d). - - •--- LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY. CO.'S • REPORT, The New Zealand Loan and Mcrcantila Agency Co., Ltd. (Stratford branch) report as follows: On Friday, July 28, we held our usual monthly sale at our Tarata yards, when we had a moderate yarding of cattle, and the following prices were realised: Two-year heifers £4 17s 6d, yearling heifers £2 14s, mixed weaners £2 lis Gd to £2 13s Cd, dairy cows £9 5s to £l2 12s, two-year in-calf heifers £5 lis, empty heifers £5 9s to £0 ss, store cows £5 7s (id, bull £4 ss. We also sold stock on account of the following vendors, for the benefit of the Tarata Patriotic Committee:—V. M. Standish, fat wether, purchased by E. •I. Ible for £1 12s (kl, re-ofl'e:'ed and purchased again by same buyer for £1 128; J. Paterson, seni\, store eow,'purchased by M. .T. fiartigan for £5 7s (id; E. J. Ible, dairy hujll, purchased by M. J. Hartigan for £4 ss; A. Corkill, six Angora goa'ts, purchased by N. B. Fletcher for £7 10s the lot; A. Eraser, one dog, purchased at 5s and re-offered by the following: R. Lovell (twice), I\ J. Webb, Paynter Pros., I-lerinan Sander. M. J. Hnrtigan,. A. W. Guilford, Blackburn Bros, and W. A. Hewitt. The Tarata 'Patriotic Fund benefited to t'he extent of £22 12s as a result of the above donations.

On. Monday, July 31, we held a clearing sale on account of Mr. J. T. Ross, Upper Hastings road, Lowgarth. The day turned out very wet ar.d stormy, but notwithstanding this there was a very large attendance ot the public, and good competition for all lines offered, more "particularly for the cows. The following are some of the prices realised: Plough £O, tripod harrows £5, disc harrows £7 15s, mower £9 10s, spring cart £9 10s, gig £ll )os, sows £4 7s' lid lo £7 7s Cd, weaner pigs His (id, fat ewes 29s lOd to 34s (id. horses £l2 5s to £25; cows showed condition and had a good name, small and defective bringing £8 5s to £lO, good £ll 10s to £l3 15s, best £l4 to £lB 10s, the herd averaging £l4; yearling heifers. 80s. The household furniture and sundries met. with keen competition and sold at full values. On Friday, -It'll inst., .we held a clearing sale on account of F. J. Curry, Rowan road. The weather was rough and cold, but the attendance was good, and prices were very favorable to the vendor. Sows made £0 10s, store cows £8 to £lO ss. dairy cows £ll to £l3 10s, good cows £l4 to £l7 10s, plough £(i. The herd of cows averaged £l3 ss. On Tuesday, St.li inst., we held our usual fortnightly sale at our Stratford yards. We had a large entry of store stock, also 750 sheep. The demand for both cattle and sheep is somewhat easier, while vendors are still high with their reserves, which makes it difficult to effect sales. However, we had a good clearance, of cattle, but no demand for sheep. Store cows, small. £5 Is to £0 Is, medium £ti (is to £7 ss, good £i Gs to £7 15s, forward cows £S to £9 2s od, yearling heifers SI) S to 05s for small to £3 7s (id to £3 Mis (id for good lines, 18 to 20-months heifers £3 17 s (id to £4 15s, 2y:,-year empty heifers £4 to £4 Vis (id, springing heifers (poor) £5 to £7. medium lines £7 2s (id to' £7 13s, dairy cows £9 f>* lo £l2 105. Our next Stratford sale will be held .m August 22.

Private sales—Since our last, report we ha\o sold a number of lines privately, at the following prices:—Two and four-tooth v,-ethers 30s to 325, lambs 22s (id to 2-is, f.nr. ewes ill lamb 2Ss to 30s, mixed ev.es in lamb 32s to 33s (id, springing heifers £8 15s, yearling steel's £2 12" (id to £4, dairy herds £11) 15s, £l2 and £U 14s, yearling heifers 50s, 03s to 70s, AUCKLAND. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:

Pukekohe. —Two to two and a-half-yeai steers £G 15s to £8 12s (id, yearlings to 18-months £4 10s to £0 13s, yearling heifers £3 2s Od to £4 17s Gd, 2-yeai heifers £5 to £0 7s Gd, empty cows and heifers £0 to £S 12s Od, ewes in lamb £1 12s to £1 17s. Westfield. —Best oxen sold at £2 Gs Od per 1001b; others £2 3s to £2 ss, cows and heifers £2 3s to £2 5s for first quality, others £1 ISs to £2; steers sold at from £l2 17s Gd to £2O 17s fid. cows and heifers £0 10s to £l4 2s (id, Calves: Banners £7 to £l4 Gs, heavy suckers £4 15s to £0 17s Od, medium suckers £3 7s Gd to £4 12s (id, light suckers £2 to £3 s<, small and fresh-dropped 3s to £1 18s. Sheep: Prime wethers £1 ISs Od to £2 Is Od, others £1 10s to £1 17s 9d. best ewes £1 13s to £1 19s od. others £1 Ss Od to £1 12s. hoggets £1 13s to £1 lGs Od, others £1 3s to £1 12s. Pigs: Medium baeoncrs £3 13s to £4 10s, light baconers £3 5s to £3 12s, heavy porkers £3 5s to £3 18s, medium porkers £2 His to £3 4s, light porkers £2 Os to £2 15s, slips £1 3s to £1 Bs, smaller 10s to £1 Is. No weaners were yarded.

ADDINGTON. Store h'hecp—Hogget ewes 1 Os Id to 23s (id, hogget wethers 17s lOd to 22s Sd. mixed hoggets 17; Id to 10s lOd. 2-toot'n ewes 05s lid to 38s Od, 0 and S-tootli ewes 27s 3d, sound-mouthed owes 24s Id

to 27s 2d. aged .ewes His to 17s 3d, 2 and 4-tooth "wethers 27s 2d to 27s 4d, 4 and (i-tooth wethers 23s Kid to 27s 4d, i and G-tootb wethers 23s Ifld to 27s 4d, 4, 0 and S-tooth wethers 255. Fat lambs—Prime 25s to 355, medium 22s (id to 24s (id, lighter 1,3s (id to 225, new season's lambs 20s to 30s.

Fat sheep—Show wethers £l4 10s, extra prime wethers 50s, prime wethers 30s to 40s, others 24s (id to 29a Od, merino wethers IDs Ud to 345, extra prime ewes 455, prime ewes 2Ss to Ms, medium ewes 25s to 27s Gd, others 22s to 24s fld, show liocgets (?'-?. Vat cattle—Extra prime steers to £BS, prime steers ,€35, ordinary steers £lO U £l2 10s, prime 'heifers £l4 12s fid, ordinary heifers £7 12s Od to £l2, prime cows £lO 10s, cows £B. to £lO. Store cattle—ls to 18-month* sorts £3 2s Gd to £4 10s, 2-yeai steers £5 to £5 12s Gd, 2-year heifers £4 7s (Id to £4 15s, dry cows £2 to £B. Best dairy cows £ls to £l9 19s, others £3 ids to £l4. Pigs—Extra prime Tamworth chopper £2O, choppers £4 to £0 l'7s Od, baconers £3 5s to £5 Gs (equal to 7d per lb); povkers 45s to Gas (equal to 9d and 10V->d .per lb); large stores 40s to 53s Od, medium 30s to 38s, smaller 22s to 295. BURXSIDE. Fat cattle—Extra prime heavy bullocks made £25 ss, best £2O to £22 !os, medium to good £lO to £lB los, light £l2 to £lo, best cows and heifers £l4 10s to £l7, medium to good; £l2 10s, light and unfinished £B. Fat sheep—Best wethers 35s to 37« j Gd, extra prime 42s (kl, medium to good 29a to 32s Gd, others 275, best ewes 29s Jo 34, extra 4-Os, medium to good 24s to 275, light and unfinished 20s. Lambs—Best 24s to 20s. extra 38s, medium to good 21s Gd to 235, others 20s. Pigs—There was a large entry of pigs and good competition Cor fats at prices about equal to last week's rates. Stores were not in such keen demand, and prices declined.