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Taranaki Daily News, 17 October 1916, Page 2

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Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. Now York, Oct. 13.

Cirengo wheat quotations arc: December op* i' ns 150 to 157 1-0 cents, May options 15Si to IGIJ cents. London, Oct. 15 71ie Ausiialian wheat afloat quarter-. The wheat and flour afloat f->.* 11.e United Kingdom is f',315.f-00 q.urtt's iind for the Continent, 3.250.'V!) quarters. The Atlantic shipment* are Sl.ilCrt quarters and for the Continent S.iSO.fOO quarters. The Atlantic shipments me SSJ,OOO quarters, Pacific nil. The total to Europq is 1,005,000 quarters, ;nc liming Russia 20,000 quarters, indi.i '.''",ooo quarters, Argentina 92,000 quarters, Australia 00,000 quarters. ; LONDON MARKETS.. i London, October 14. Wheat.—The Commission is busily arranging details. The trade is at a standstill pending further 'information. Frozen meat.—Australian and New Zealand mutton is quoted at S%d; South American, 8%<l; Australian lamb. ltd: New Zealand lamb, !)y s d; South American lam!>, fld; other meats unchanged. Rabbits.—New South Wales blues ex store, about '2ss. Trade is quiet owing to warm weather and plentiful supplies of English and. large prospective Australian arrivals. Ilemp.—Firm; October-December shipment, £SO per ton. Rubber.—d'ara, .'is 3d; plantation. 2s .">%(!; smoked, 2s 4%d. Copra. October-DecenVber shipment, £3fi 10s. The corn market is discussing the problem as to whether the wheat prices when fixed will govern two million quarters in granary and 2,355,000 quarters on the passage on October 10, when the Commission was formed. There is a strong feeling that this is unjust. It is suggested tlhat as n fair arrangement the neiV price should be fixed at 70* as from January 1. while tlio, holders of ■4,335,000 should be allowed to sell before then at the prices, ruling ou October 10. : DAIRY PRODUCE MARKET Wellington, Last Night.. Messrs J. and J. Lonsdale and Co. (Mr. S. Turner, New Zealand agent) cable as follows: Butter.—Y«fc';pt quiet; quotations, lOSsc to 200s. Cheese. —Market fir-v at from 110? to 112s. ; FARMERS' C'o-OP. REPORT Okaiawa.—Fat cows £lO to £ll 3,"5. fresh-conditioned cows £8 lfls to £0 15s, forward cows £7 10s to £.•? Bs, store cows £5 to £7 7s, yearlings heifers £4 13s, .Jersey hulls lOgns to 20 gns, Ayrshire bulls £!) to Ijgns, SlMrthorn bulls lflgns to 14gns, hoggets 22s (id to 2<!s, store pigs 21s Od, sow ar.d litter £4 15s. Eltliam.—Fat cows sold at from £lO to £ll, fresh-conditioned cows £S 15s to £0 17s, forward cows £7 10s to £8 12s fid, stove cows £(l 15s to £7 ifls, light store cows and cinptv heifers £." to £0 10s, bulls .-CS lfls'to. £l2 12s. best springing heifers £ll to £52 ss. others £0 10s to £lO 10s, dairy cows £8 12s Gd to £l2, wcaner pigs IM.) to 225.

Kawera.—Fat cows £lO 10s to ,-£ll 12s fid, fresh-conditioned cows £3 15s to £!> 17s Od, forward cows £7 17? to £S 12s (id, store cows £8 las to £7 ir>s, empty heifers £5 10s to £7 os, yearling steers £4 15s to £J IBs Od, heifers £8 las to £4 13s fid Oil account of Messrs Wren Bros.: Jersey bull, 2G gns. On account of Mr. J. 11. Corrigan: Jersey bulls sold at from IRgns to 19>/ s gns. Other owners: Jersey bulls £8 Ss to 20y 2 gns. Shorthorn bulls on accodnt of Mr. A. K. Washer sold at. from lagns to 20gns. On account of Mr. T. R. Corl'igan: Shorthorn bulls, 14gns to Kfms. On account of Mr. A. Onmlin: l.lgns. Otlier vendors: lOgns to 12gns. TJolstein bulls sold at from lOgns to !3»r.s. In the dairy .pens there was a large yarding of cows and heifers, which sold well. Best dairy 'cows sold at from £l2 to £l.">. others £S to £ll lfls; fat hoggets £1 13s to £1 Ills Bd. fat ewes and wethers £1 12s fid to £1 IDs, ewes and lain lis £1 12s Od to £•?, store to 3.">s, weaucrs l"2s to 225, pedigree sows £2 2s.

Kaponga.—Best springing heifers £lO 10s to £l2 lfls, others £7 to £lO, bulls £8 10s to W/j.gns, fat cows £ll to £l3 las, fresh-conditioned cows £S 10s to £lO, forward cows £7 las to £S Ss, store cows £5 10s to £0 17s Od, yearling steers £4 4s to £1) 10s, yearling heifers £3 to £4 las.