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Taranaki Daily News, 23 October 1916, Page 2

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THE WHEAT MARKET. Australian-N.Z, Cable Association New York, Oct. 20. Chicago wheat, December 1712, KiOJ; may 171%, 108%, the highest prices, with one exception, since the civil war. It is predicted that prices will soon reach two dollars a bushel and possibly three, unless the Government imposes an embargo or regulates prices. TARANAIU WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALES. ME, NEWTON KINK'S REPORT. At my monthly sale of the above produce, held on Tuesday, October 17, I offered the following catalogue: M) hales and GO sacks wool, 1805 sheepskins, 5 casks and i2 tins tallow, 548 hides and JB4l calfskins. There was a good attendance of buyers and bidding was exceptionally spirited throughout. Prices for crutchings showed an advance of %d per lb. There was a keen demand for sheepskins, and I secured from 12% d to 13d' per lb foi all good, sound-pelted butcher skins, and up to 22s each for fullwoolled skins. Both the aibove prices are the highest yet received at my sale. Cow hides also showed a distinct advance of fully y 2 d to %d, ox hides generally being a shade easier. Butdher ox sold up to ll%d and farmers' cow to 10y 2 d. Tallow was firm at late rates. Calfskins again advanced %d to %d per lb, with thu demand unsatisfied at the higher range. I quote: Crutchings, in bales,' Od to 10'/;d, lambs 1"2% d, badly seedy '4id. In sacks: Crutchings Sd to JO'/od, 'fine fleece 14'/ 2 d, coarse U l / a i, seedy 6d. to ll%d, dead I2d to 13',4d, locks and pieces o'/id to 7y 2 d, lamfis 13d, black 10% d. 'Sheepskins—.Medium 13d, coarse 12% d to 13d, lambs 12iy 2 d to 12% d, damaged 10% d, farmers' coarse l.iy 4 to 12'/.d, hoggets lid to 12'/»d, lambs 7'/.d 'to 10y 2 d, dead 10'/,d to lid, dead lambs BV 2 d, dead and damaged 7y 2 d to i)d, skin pieces 's'/id to pelts 5y 2 d, damaged pelts s>i/td to 4d. Damp lines: Extra heavy life Bd, 17» 4d, ISs (id to 225, heavy 10a 7d to 14s, light 7 a 7d to 10s 3d, hoggets 7s 7d to 8s lOd, dead 7s Id, damaged 5s 0d; salted, medium 9s Hid, hghb 6$ Sd to os, dead 4s to Cs, dead and damaged Is 7<l to 5s Id. Tallow—ln casks, 293 Od' to 30s; in tin?. 24s 9d to 20s Od.

Hides.-Ox, stout 12% d, heavy 11 %d, light l.ld to ll%d; cow, best heavy lid to ]l%d,'medium liy,d, light ll'/gd to l*l%d, ordinary heavy lid, medium 10y 2 d to 107b(1> :eut S%d; horse, heavy 15s, light 10s to lis 3d, cut 9s Cd to Vis; tanners' ox, lOd, cow, heavy B%d to 10>/ 2 d, light 7%d to 10% d, cut and flippy Cy»d to 7y B d, stag 9y B d, yearlings 9%' d to llVrtd, cut or slipy Gd to S'/ 2 d, dry 7d to S%d.

Calfskins—Specials 1M to 13'/.d, firsts I.2V ( d to 13y s d, seconds 12d to 12% d, meaty !)%d to lid, small 7%d to lid, cut 8d to lOd, badiy cut 7d, slipy 8d to B%d, dry Cd to 2s 7(1, slinks Is each. Bones, £5 5s per ton. Horsehair, la l%d to Is 3d per lb. Horse tails, Cd eacli. Cow tails, Is per dozen.

Owing to the sale carded for November 14 clashing with the Wellington wool sale, this sale will not be held. The next sale will be held on November 28.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE OO.'S REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Stratford branch) report as follows: On Thursday, September 28, we held mir Kohuratahi sale, when we had a fair yarding, and have to report a good sale. Prices: Store rows (small) £5 17s, medium £0 6s, fair weight £7 15s, I yearlings heifers (small) £3 15s to £3 10s Id, yearling steers £4 Ills (id to £5 7s, 2'/o-year steers up to lOgns, 2-year empty heifers £0 to £0 10s, wethers' 30s .11(1 to 32,s 2d, hoggets 23s Gd to 255. On Friday, September 20, we held our sale at Matau, but owing to the very wet and stormy weather the yarding was small, but everything was cleared at full market values. On Tuesday, October 3, we held our usual fortnightly sale at our Stratford yards. We had a fair yarding and competition was good. Most lines were cleared at satisfactory prices. A small line of .fat ewes made 355, store cows (small) £5 5s to £0 3s, medium £fl His to £7 19s, fair quality £S 3s to £8 Us, forward' stores £8 14s to £0 ISs, fat cows up to £l3, yearling heifers £3 Ss (id to £4 3s, yearling steers £5 5s to £5 1,55, 15-months heifers £5 3s to £.") 12s (id, empty 2-year heifers £0 Is to £7 2s od, iows and calve.--. £S. In the dairy yards wc had a fair yarding, but the quality of previous years is lacking. f!ood lines are in good demand. Cows, not showing much quality, Lllto HI; heifers, small and .lowconditioned, £5 to £0 I.ls, medium £0 15s to £7 los. fair £9 to £lO, food £lO 5s to £lO 10s.

On Thursday, October 12, we held a sale at our Kohnratahi yards. The day was wretclliedly wet and the roads were in a very bad state. The yarding, however, was fair, and the ?alc was considered a good one, and cattle sold at advanced values. Flic following are some of the prices realised:—Store cows up to £0 10s, vearling heifers £4 9s 0d to £4 14s, yearling .steers £4 lis lid to £6 10s, i!-vear steers, .small, £8 4s, 2-year empty heifers £G to £ti 15s (id, wethers 31s 7d, hulls £■!> 5s to £!) 10s. Our next Kohnratahi sale will lie held on November 0.

In' Friiliy, Wlh, we held our usual monthly sale at Te Wera, when we had a fair yarding, and cleared most lines at advanced prices. Store rows, medium, £0 17s fid, heavy £S to £S ISs. fat cows to £0 14s, 3-Vear steers £ll ss, 18-months steers £7 9s, yearling heifers £4 to £4 2s Gd, yearling steers £4 7s Gd, dairy cows, small, £S ISs to £O, good line's £ls 10s to £lO is, bulls up to £l2 12s. Our next Te Wera sale will lie held on November 10.

On Monday, lfith, we held our first bull sale. There was a large entry and variety, all breeds being well represented. Competition was good and a large number were disposed of. Shorthorns were in good demand, and those entered by Mr. Jas. R. C'orrig.in sold well, as well as a few pedigree Jerseys. Prices: Jersevs, from lOans to 2S«ns; Holsteins, nothing choice, "C 7 10s to £0 15s for small, fair £lO 5s to £l2 10s-. Shorthorns, £0 15s to £l3 for small, £l3 10s to £ls 15s for medium, good Shorthorns Hi to 27gns. On Tuesday, 17th, we held our usual fortnightly sale at Stratford. We had a good yarding of both store and dairy cattle and pigs, and cleared everything at the hammer or afterwards at advanced prices. There was keen competition foi most lines. (Prices: Store cows (keen demand), small cattle £5 17s Cd to £0 13s, medium £7 to £B, forward £8 to £S 13.5, fat £l2 5s fid, yearling

steers, small, 425, medium £o 17s (id to .Co ISs, good £(i (Is (id, yearling lieifcrs, small, £3 to £3 os, fair lines £5 !>s to £o 12s, 2-year steers £8 los to £8 lUs, 2-year heifers £li 13s. In the dairy yards we had a nice line of heifers from "Mr. I). M. I'iteaithley, which elicited keen competition. Small heifers brought .■U(i os to £8 15s, fair £!> 10s tp ClO ss, good XII to £lti 7s od. Kgs: Slips, small, lis, medium los, good 20s. Private sales.—'Since we last reported we have put throng'h a large volume of sales to an unsatisfied demand, with prices hardening; in-calf lieifcrs, small, £7 los to £8 !>s; mixed yearlings, small, £3 ISs, yearling heifers £4 "s Od, yearling steers £4 los to £(i, 2-year empty heifers £o 10s to .10 10s, 2-ycar steers 19 to £1) its, fat cows £ll os Od, dairy cows £l2 12s, ewes in lamb40s. hoggets 23s to 27s Od, wethers up to 33s Gd.

Wool and hides Tuesday, 10th, we held our monthly sale of wool, sheepskins, hides and tallow. We offered a. very fair catalogue to a spirited bunch of 'buyers, Sheepskins were in keen demand, and showed an advance on last sale rates of y>d to %d per lb. Oddments of wool realised full values,: whilst hides and calfskins were much sougTit after, and at advanced prices. The following prices were obtained: Sheepskins: Pelts (inferior) 3|4d per lb; crossbred, torn, little wool, 5%d; three-quarter and full-ivoolled skin.-. I'2l/od to 12% d, damaged »%d to 10d, dead 10'/ 2 d, damp skins !>s Id each, butchers' skins (dry) 12'%d per lb, salted 93 Cd to 13.5 Sd. 'Wool, in sacks: Lambs, bidi, 4i/od per lb; fleece, part dead, 12d; fleece, matted, part crutehings, 9d; fleece, part lambs, lS'Ad; crutehings, part dead, oy,d; lambs, )2.'/. i d; crute'hings, Sd to S'/yd. Hides: Farmers' lines, slipy, sy 4 d, medium flyd, good 10% d, dry horse hides, Ss Od each; Iratchers' hides, 10 3 /, dto lid; yearlings, 8d to o%d. Calfskins: Specials 13'/ s d, first 13d, seconds l&l, fleshy liy s d, first cut 10% d, second cut Sd, slipy 7d, small and fleshy lOd. Horsehair,' Is 4d per lb; tallow, fair, 24s to 24s 3d per cwt. Clients are requested to send their consignments in 'by closing sale date, thus avoiding the disappointment of having- their consignments held over for tlie next sale. Our next sale will be [held on Tuesday, November 2S; closing date, Friday, November .24.

AUCKLAND. At Westfield last Thursday dairy eattlo were penned in full numbers and sold at high prices. Tiest dairy cows and heifers £lO to £l4 10s, others £6 10s to £!) 10s, aged and inferior eows £3 las to £5 10s. Store cattle: Empty eows and heifers £f> 13s to £8 Us (id, bulls 7gns to 12gns, yearling heifers £4 to £■) Is, yearling steers £4 15s to £6 17s Od.

At Albert yards horses were penned in average numbers and sold at late rates, Heavy draughts £25 to £33, medium draughts £l7 10s to £3B, light harness horse; £8 10s to £l4 10s, hacks £7 to £1(1, ponies £4 to £8„ weeds 10s upwards.

At Wcstfield on Wednesday best ox sold to £2 10« per 1001b,' others £2 Os to £2 os, cow and heifer beef £t2 to £2 (Is: steers sold at from £l3 17s fid to £1!) 13s, cows and heifers £8 to £l6 KSs. Calves sold at advanced prices. Runners £7 to £lO 10s, heavy vcalcrs £f> 5s to £7 3s. medium £3 to £•">, light 35s to £2 17s fid. small and freshdropped fis to 325. Sheep: Best wetliers in wool £1 IDs to £2 4s fid, others £1 14s Dd to £1 ISs Od, shorn wetliers £1 Od to £l. l'ls Dd, sliorn hoggets £1 Is to £1 3s, best ewes in wool"£l 10s Od to £2 0s (id, others £1 12s to £1 15s Od. Lambs: -Best to £1 os, others £1 to, £1 fis Od. Piss, in large numbers, sold at lower rate; no -choppers. Heavy baconers £3 17s fid to £o, medium £3 to £3 ISs, light £2 12s to £3, large porkers £2 Os to £2 14s, smaller 35s to £2 10s, slips 23s fid to 355, weaners 17s to 22s fid.