COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 September 1916, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. ? Atislralian-N.Z. Cubic Association. Sydney, September 29. The wool sales closed with keen competition from English, French, Italian ai (1 Japanese buyers. Oats.—Algerian, feeding 2s Cd to 2s "d, milliner 2s Sd to 2s 9d; Tasmania!!, .vhito 2s lOd to 3s. Parley, 3s Cd to -1.-. Maize, 4s. Potatoes.- Tasman'an, £0 to £7 10s Onions, £4 to £4 las, Adelaide, September 29. Oats, Is Sd to Is 9d. MVE STOciTsALEa. 'ADDIXGTOX Store sheep—Hoggets (mixed sexes) 20s 3d, ewe hoggets 20s lOd to 27s 4d. wether hoggets 19a to 275, i and 4-tooth wethers 20s Od to 2Cs 9d, 4-to6th wethers 28s 4d to 325, 4 and 0-tootb wethers 28s to 32,3. merino wethers 14s lid, 2, i, 6 and S-tooth ewes and lambs (all counted) Ids 2d to 18s 9d, i and .0tooth ewes 27s Id to 30s 3d. ' . New season'j fat lambs, 2Ss G'd to 335. •Fat sheep—Extra prime wether* to ■*Bs, iprime wethers 31s to 40s, others 25s 4d to 30s, extra prime, merino wethers 27s ftd to 35s Cd, others 14s 9d to 22s lOd, shorn wethor.s 21s 2d to 22s 7<l, extra prime ewes 41s, prime ewes 30s to 35s fid, medium 25s to 29s (id. others 22s to 24s fid, hoggets 21s to 27s '6d, Fat cattle.—Extra prime steers to £24 :ss, prime steers £ls to" £2O 10s, ordinary steers v £l2 to £l4 10s, prime Heifers £l2 to £l4 l'ss, ordinary neifers £8 153 to £l2, prime cows £lO to £l4 15s, ordinary cows £7 5s to £9 10s. Store cattle.—Yearlings '£2 10s to £2 18s, 15 to 18-inonth sorts £3 4s to £4 15s, 2-year steers ££ 17s fid, 2%-year steers £7 15«s, 2-year heifers £5 2* (hi to £5 7s fid, 3-y'ear steers £9 10s to £l9 7s Od, 3-year heifers £6 7s Cd to £7 ss, dry cows £2 to £0 15s. Dairy cows, £3 10? to £l3 lOs. Pigs.—Choppers £5 to £6 10s, ex'tra heavy baconers £5 10s, heavy baconers ,92s to 100s, light baconers 75s to 85s (price per lb 7%d to 7y 2 d); light porkers 4S< to Sis, heavy porkers 60s to 00a (price per lb Sy 2 d to 9d); large stores 48« to 5Ss Od, medium 40s to 475, smaller 33s to 395, weaners 20s to 255.

.-— ** ' BURNSIDE. Best bullocks '£l7 10s to £2O, extra prime £23, medium £ls to £l6'los, light and unfinished £l2 to £l4. best cows and heifers £l2 10s to £l4 10s, extra prime £l7 12s fld, medium £9 10s to £ll 10s, others £S. Fat sheep.—Best wethers 34s to '3Bs, extra to 42s fid, medium to good 2!>s to 3~3's, others 27.-', best ewes 28s to 32s 'fld, extra, 'heavy 3fls, others 265. Lambs, up to 335. ■Pigs.—Prime heavy baeoncrs IOCs, good 90s. best porkers 00s to 70s, others SOs, slips 355, suckers ISs to 2fls. STRATFORD HAYMA'RKET REPORT. Mr. Newton King reports:—For ray Stratford Haymarkeb sale on Saturday last, pigs were penned well over advertised numbers. There was ft good demand for all classes, weaners selling up to late values, while stores sold at improved prices. A clearance was effected at the following prices: Weaners 10s Bd to Ms Oil, small stores £1 3s to £1 Bs, medium stores £1 13s to £2 2s, sows £2 5s to £5 10s, pedigree 'boars 4% to 5% guineas, calves 3s to os, milk eait £B, fowls 3s. Sundries at usual rates.

AUCKLAND,

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports: Wcstfield: Best dairy cows and heifers made £0 to £l3 Lis, others £0 to £8 15s, aged and inferior cows £3 os to £4 15s, bulls 7gns to 13gns, according to quality, yearling heifers £3 17s (id to £5, yearling steers £4 10s to £5 12s, calves £2 8s to £3 lis, empty cows and heifers £5 10s to £8 as. At Albert Yard-- on Friday heavy draughts made £2l 15s to £3l 10s, medium draughts £l7 to £2O 103, light harness sorts £!) to £l4, hacks £7 to £l2, ponies £4 to £B.

At the Wcstfield fat stock market best oxen sold to £2 S 3 pci 1001b; other oxen £2 4s to £2 7s, best cow and heifev beef £2 3s to. £2 Gs, others £2 to £2 2s; cows and heifers sold at from £7 to £ls; steers sold at from £ll 12s I'd to £2O 15s; no heavy weights were yarded. Calves were penned in full , numbers, and sold at improved prices. 'Runners sold at from £0 15s to £!) 17s fid, heavy stickers £4 15s to £5 ISs, medium suckers £3 15s to £4 14s, light suckers £2 Is to £3 l'Js, small and ' fresh-dropped 5s to £1 Ifls. Snccp were penned in average numbers, competition was kcen:r, and prices were slightly firmer. No extra heavy sheep were yarded. Best wethers in wool sold at from £1 lfls'Od tc £2 lis !)d, others £1 10s to £1 l»s 3d, best shoVn wethers £1 lis to . £1 13s Od, others £1 as 3d to £1 10s (id best ewes, in wool, £1 17s .to £2 ss, others £1 (is l)d to £1 His, shorn ewes £1 2s to £1 7s 3d, hoggets, in wool, best £1 Ss to £1 12s (id, others £1 3s to £1 7s lid, shorn hoggets £1 to £1 3s. Spring lambs from 17s 3d to £1 0s Od. Pigs: Medium baconers, £3 10s to £4 Is, light baconers £3 2s to £3 Us, heavy porkers £2 15s to*£3 Is, medium porkers £2 7s to £2 14s, light porkers £1 las to £2 Ss, slips £1 3s to £1 10s, good wcaiiC'.s 12s to 19s, inferior I's to lis.

Hides: Market firmer. We quote: Extra stout ox, 10:|d to 11.Id; stout oy, lC]d to 10-ld; medium ox, Kid to lOJd; light ox, oill to 93<1; cows, best lines to OJd: good, fljd to Old; inferior, RJd to ltd; kips, lOd to lOgd; calfskins, best to i3kl; good, Hd to Via; cut nnd damaged, .-dto BJd; stags, (id to Gid; horse hides, ?« fid to Ss Gd each. \ Sheepskins: Market brisk. Best butchers' skins, picked, to Ids (id; good lilies average 10s (Id to 13s (Id; medium, 7? Cd to 0s Gd; small, 4s Gd to Gs 3d; dry skins, best, 10»]d to lid per lb; good, 7M to Od per lb; interior and damaged, 2Jd to CJd. Tallow: Market f.rm. Best mixed to 335; good, 2fis Gd to 20a Cil; inferior, 22s Gd to 25s Gd; rough fat, 2d per lb. Bones, £5 10s; covtails, Is per dozen. Horsehair, Is tc Is Sd per lb.