COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 August 1916, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

s " .WHEAT AND FLOUR AFLOAT.; Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. ' London, August IS. Wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom, 1,770,000qr5.; Continent, ;!,!)Go,oooqrs.; Atlantic shipments, 413,(.'HOqrs.; Pacific' shipments,. OOOOqrs.; total for Europe, !>;»:>,oooqrs.; Russia, -I0,()0()qrs.; India, <S3,oooqrs.; Argentine, 27,000(|r5.; Australasia, 142,000 quarters, DAIRY PRODUCE MARKET. Ey Telegraph.—Special to News. Wellington, Yesterday. Lonsdale and Co., " dairy produce agents, London. (Mr. S. Turner, New Zealand agent), cable as follows: Butter i a very firm; quotations 174s to 178s. Cheese:—Tile market is quiet and steady; white 96s to 07s, .colored 104s to 105». FARMERS' CO-OP. ORGANISATION SOCIETY'S REPORT. At Opunake od Monday there was a •good yarding of stock, and competition was not as keen as at late sales. Fat cows sold to £lO. ss, fresh-conditioned cows £8 10s to £9 ss, forward cows £7 .is to £S Bs, store cows £fi 12s Cd to £7, small store cows and empty heifers , £5 to £0 10s, yearling steers £3 15s to £4 14s, yearling heifers £2 5s to £4 4s, in-calf heifers £6 to £l-0, dairy cows £8 to £3 10s. Manaia.—Fat cows from £lO to '£ll fresh-conditoned cows £S 10s to £9 15s, forward cows £7 10s to £S Bs, store I cows £6 to £7 7s fid, aged cows £5 10s' to £.) 17s fid, yearling heifers £3 5s to .£4 15s, yearling steer? £3 18s to £4 17s, fat hoggets 27s to 2Ss. The adver- , tised in-calf heifers on account of Messrs [ Claguo Bros, were keenly competed for, . and sold at from £S i,se to £l9 ss, ; others £7 10s tp £l2, dairy cows £8 1 10s to £l3 10s, weaner pigs 10s to las, i store pigs 20s to 335. I On Wednesday at Tnglewood stock of , all descriptions came forward in lull i numbers, every pen in the yard being - filled. A good clearance was made at i prices ruling at late sales. We quote:. Fat steers to £l7 os, fat cows £8 lis to £8 13s, fresh-conditioned cows £8 to £3 Bs, forward cows £7 t< £', 17s fid, store cows £G 5s to £6 18s, empty heifers £4 15s -to £5 ISs, yearling steers £3 (Is to £4 18s, yearling heifers £2 to ' £2 Is fkl, ewes in lamb 28s fld, weaner * pigs £1 Is Od. In the dairy pens inI calf heifers,came forward in full num- , bers. The best heifers sold at fron £0 I 5s to £lO. others £fi 5s to £9, dairy cows £6 15s to £ll 2s fid., , Auroa.—Fat -cows sold at from £lO to £lO 15s, fresh-conditioned cows £S 5s to £9 lis,'forward cows £7 10s to £S, store cows £6 JOs to £7 53, empty heifers £5 to £U ss, yearling lieifers £2 5s r to £2 ISs, in-calf heifers £7 10s to £l4 ■ ss, weaner pigs 20s. : LOAN & MERCANTILE CO.'S REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercan- [ tile. Agency 20., Ltd. (Hawera branch), refiort as follows: Kakaramea.—Fat and forward wctli(rs brought 32s 4d to 38s, 2-tooth ewes in lamb 35s fid. f.m. ewes in lamb 25s 3d, aged do. (cull-,i 13s od, small mixed hoggets ISs to 21s, fresh-conditioned cows I £7 10s to £S 15s, forward cows £9 to £9 las, good store cows £7 2s to £7 i lis, small do. £0 to£(i 15s, boilers £4 5s to £5 ss, potters £2 5s to £2 17s lid, good springing heifers £lO 10s to £l2 10s, medium do. £8 to £9 10M ; 3-vear steers £9 10s, 15-month empty ' heifers £3 17s fii" to £4 15s, yearling steers £4 0s lid to £■' 10s Od, yearling ; heifers (good I £3 12s Od to £3 17s fid, do. (medium) £3 3s to £3 7s Gd, do. (small) £2 10:? fid to £2 ISs, Eltham. —Forward cows £9 to £9 10s, fresh-conditioned cows £7 ISs to £S 13s, store cows £0 10s to £] 4s, small do. £5 18s to £fl (is. boners £4 to £4 Mis, sprirtging heifers £9 5s to £lO 10s, 18-month empty heifers £5 Is, colored yearling heifers (good) £3 lis. small yearling heifers £2 lis, store pigs £1 4s to £1 lis, slips l(is Od to 18s, » Weaner pig's lis. Hawera.—Fat and forward owes 33s fld, fat 2-tooths (mixed) 30s fid, fat and 1 forward ewes 25s 7d, empty store ewes 16s 10d to 17s fid, mixed hoggets (small) ISs 2d to Ills Id, cull- do. 12s fid to Ids, fat cows £lO 10s to £ll 9s, forward cows £9 2s tc £9 ss, fresh-conditioned, cows £8 10s to £8 12s od, store cows £0 14s to £7 Lis, small and aged do. £6 Is to £0 ss, tinners £2 7» Oil to £3 10s, yearling hulls £5 to £O, yearling heifers £3 3s fid to £3 Bs, yearling lieis fers 375. In the dairy pens we had a r good muster, over 150 dairy heifers and cows being offered. There was a good , enquiry, and practically everything of ; quality changed hands. Best dairy cows brought from £l2 10s to £ls 15s, fair I do. £S to £.ll 10s, cows in milk (poor) £0 15s to £B, 3-yeai springing heifers £!) to £ll 15s. 2-year do. £0 to £8 ss. Pigs were in good demand and realised the following - prices: Breeding sows (backward) £4 to £4 10s. 'small stoves ,f £1 15s to £l-ISs, slips 10s to £l, '' weaner pigs (good) 15c to 25s lid.