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Taranaki Daily News, 23 December 1916, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. Australian-N.Z. Cable Assoeiatior,. London, Dee. 20. Copper-Spot £142 15s. three months £l3O 15s; electrolytic £l5B. Lead—Spot £3O 10s, three, months £2O 10s; spelter, spot £54 ss. three months £sl ss: tin, spot £lßl 2s (Id three months £lB3 2s (Id. ' Silver .'lO 13-lfid per m. Tallow—Unchanged, 1011 casks offered. Wool—There are probably about 00.000 bales available, chiefly merinos. The following prices were realised for fleece portions of the New Zealand clips named: "Gore," top 30a. average 28-Jdj "Ngalw 23Jd, average 23<1. , AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney. Dec. 21. Oats—Algerian feeding 2s fld to 2s 7d, milling 2s 8d; Tasmanian, white 2s 9d to 3s. Barley—3s to 3s Od; maize. 3s 8d to 3;; fid Potatoes—Tasmanians '£4 10s to £5; onions, £lO to 11. Adelaide, Dec. 21. Oats—ls lid to 2s Melbourne, Dec. 21. Hides—Moderate supply, 734 aold. WOOL SALES Melbourne, Dee. 21. At the wool sales 30.402 bales were catalogued, and to date 30,030 have been sold. There was a fair selection, Merinos and crossbreds further hardening on opening rates. All sorts were practically from 10 to 15 per cent, abavo November rates. Fancy prices were paid for greasy Merino combings, which were scarce and urgently needed. Slips were generally threepence above November prices. The list for the fourth ot January has closed. Friday's supplies met with keen competition, prices being firm at last week's rates. BURNSIDE. Dnnedin, De;. 21.' At Bnrnside yesterday prime bullocks made £lO, .€22, medium £lO. £lB, light inferior £l3, £ls 10s. There was a medium entry of stores. Last week's prices were barely maintained. ' ADDINGTON. Christchurch. Dec. 21. At Addir.gton yesterday the yarding was large. Store sheep—Two-tooth wethers 18s Od to 27s Id. two. four and six-tooth wethers 20s Id, 27s fid. four and six-tooth wethers 22s 2d, 31s Id, six and eight-tooth wethers 10s Id, 20s fid, merino wethers, mixed ages, lis Id, twotooth ewes 25g Od, 31s, two and fourtooth ewes 30s, four and six-tootii ewes 30s. four, six. and eight-tooth ewes 225, .20s. Fat lambs—Prime lambs 25s Od to 32s (id, medium 21s fid, 255, lighter 1?!, ild, 21s. Fat sheep—Woolly wethers 40s, prime wethers 31s to 40s. lighter wetlrers 245, 30s, merino wethers IS? 3d. 23s .4(1. prime ewes 2Ss, 3fis Od, lighter ewes 225, 27s Od. merino ewes 18s fld. Fat cattle— Evtra prime steers to £2?,12s Od, prime steers £l4 10s, £l9 10s. erdinr.ry steers £l2 17s Od, £l4. extra prime heifers £lO 15s, prime heifers £ll, £l3, ordinary heifers £lO 5s £lO 15s, prime cows £ll 10s, £l4 10', ordinary cows £8 2s Od, £ll. Store cattle—Yearlings 37s fid. 15 to 18-month £5 2s od. £5 10s, twoyear steers £G 12s fid, two-year heifers £G ss, three-year steers £0 Is. three* rear heifers £O, dry cows £0 10s. £lO 7 od, dairy cows £7, £lO 10s. Pigs— Choppers £3 10s. £4 His, baconers £3 os. £4 10s. equal to Oid to 7d per lb. Porker; 38.. to 555, equal to Sd to Bid .per lb. Medium stores 40s to 45s Od, smaller 28s, 345, weaners 13s, IS*.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. Tho Department of t -Agriculture. Industries, and Commerce, lias received the following' cablegram dated London. December 10.. from the High Commissioner for New Zealand. (Note—Quotations, unless otherwise specified, arc average market prices on spot): Meat—Now Zealand mutton ana lamb are in active demand owing to short supplies of all decrlption? of frozen meat and Home killed mutton; New Zealand mutton, per lb ewe mutton 8d: Argentine mutton B%d: Dutch mutton, small supplies flfjd;, New Zealand lamb flld; Australian lamb, small supply heavy weight 0M; Argentine lamb fld; New' Zealand bull beef, hinds 7?d, fores 7d; Argentine chilled beef, hinds 10% d, fores SJd; American pork fl!,d. Butter—The market closed firmer with more inquiry. The demand is in excess of the supply. Danish 220s to 2225; American creamery 201s to 2035; Australian 20fls to 20Ss unsalted 208s to 2125; New Zealand, small supply but market firm. 210s to 2145. un>alted 214« to 2103, Dutch 208s to 2125: Argentine 200s to 208.«. unsalted 210s to 2125. Cheese —The market continues firm. Canadian, colored 132s to 13.15, white 130s to 1325; English Cheddar, colored. 13/1? to 140s; States Flats, white 12-ls to 128s, colored 124s to 128s; Dutch Cheddar, there is a steady demand, 122s to 1245; New Zealand, no business doing. In order to give relief to consignees the Board of Trade have deemed to make an advance to them against documents at the rate of 8-Jd per lb with regard to commandeered cheese ex Arawa. pending settlement of price. Notice to this effect has been posted on the board at the Home Foreign Produce Exchange. Hemp—The market is firm and prices continue to'advance. It is reported thatowing to freight difficulty New Zealand offerings are very small, and that buyers are cautious, in anticipation of accumulated slocks coming forward later. The market is speculative. Quotations are nominal, Good fai; New Zealand hemp per ton £SO ss, fair .tl.w; Government graded fair Manila, .t-00 coarse £SB; January -March shipment good fair New Zealand £o(i, coarse £.">(>. The output of hemp at Manila for the week ending last Saturday was 28,000 bales. Wheat—The market is firm, and there is a genera! and active demand, but Government offerings are small. Oats—The. market remains firm. There is a good demand for all descriptions, New Zealand 465. Wool —The market is firm.