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Taranaki Daily News, 27 January 1917, Page 2

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WHEAT Australian-N.Z. Cahle Association. Chicago, June 21. The visible supply of wheat is G0,52V 000 bushels. 1 .OX BOX .MARKETS. London, January 2-1. Consols, .-C Tallow--- li-li! casks were offered and 50-J i old. Mutton, fine 37s 'id. medium «0s; *jeol, line .ilis 3d, medium 50s. AUSTRALIAN MARKETE. Sydney, January 25. Ontg—Tasmnnian. 3s Id to 3s 2d: Al- - feeding 2s Ud to 2s Sd, milling 2s lOd. Barley—Nominal Maize, 3s Cd. Potatoes, £(1 to £9 per ton, ' Onions, £3 to £lO. Adelaide, Januarv 25. Oats, 2s Id, HlflH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. Thn Department of Agriculture, In-' dustrios and Commerce has received the folowing cablegram, dated London, .January 211, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand. (Note: Quotations, unless otherwise -ipecil'ied, arc average market prices on spot): }!eat—Owing to continued small supplies of all descriptions of frozen meat, a steady rise in prices recorded for Argentine mutton and lamb. Prices (ire expected to he higher for New Zealand frozen meat next week. New Zealand mutton, per lb, B%d; ewe mutton, Sd; Argentine mutton, heavy-weight, !l|d. light-weight !).Jd; New Zealand lamb. n'/.d; Argentine lamb, small supplies have caused a jump in the market; heavy-weight lOd. light-weight llj%dj New Zealand boneless beef, per lb, fld; Argentine chilled beef, hind? io%d, fores S%d. '

flutter —The market is very quiet and prices are easier. Danish, per ewt'., 21Ss tii -20-:: Dutch creamery, palled, KISs In 202»[ Au-tralian, suited ISO* (id to 105s (id, iinsaltcd H)2s to lOKs: Xew Zealand, salted, 202s to 201s, unsaUed 201- In 2HKs, good to line quality lO.h 111 1:):■»s; Algmtine, sailed 1112s to Mils, un-alti'd 1112s to mii.-: American creamery, the market closed dull, IUOs. Cheese—The market continues firm. Canadian, advance in prices maintained, white 140s to 14-I*, colored 1 !fls to 1445: English theddar, IISs to 1 .Vi-; I) ill all cheddar, 1M lis to ISfls; Slates Hats, white l.'lSs to lids, colored 13Ss to l-0s; Scotch .'netory. pale cheese, 12!s; Scotch margarine cheese, Sis.

ADDIXGTOX. At the Addinglon market store sheen and iiiixed-st'x lambs sold at 0s 4d to 22s Sd. wether lambs 12s 3d to 20s 2d, ewe lambs lfi- 2d, two-tooth ewes 30h to ".is, four and six-tooth ev.es 33s HI, aped ewes 1 Is .Id, two-tooth wethers 17s iOd to 2i!s (id, two and four-tooth wethers 24s 2d to '27= Md, four and six-tooth wethers 24s lid to 2Ss !M fat lambs (best) 2"s to 35s Sd. medium 2'.Vs Oil tb 2fis fid, unfinished ISs lOd to 235. ' Fat sheep—Prime wethers 3.'!s to i)s 3d, lighter 28s 2d to 32s (id, prime ewes 31s Oil to 375, medium e.ves 2(is fid to 31s, lighter 23s 2d to :52? (Id. prime ewes Sis fill to 375, medium ewes 20s fid to SH, lighter 22s lid to 2(is. Kafc cattle—Extra prime steers to.-C'-i 'los, prime steers £ls to £l!l 10s, ordinary steers £0 12 s (Id to €ll 1 prime heifers CI2 to £ls 2s fid, ordinary heifers £8 10s to £ll 15s, prime cows £l2 5s to .01-1 10s, ordinary cow? £8 7s fid to £l2, extra prime cows fo Store cattle—Two-year steers £0 •">*, two-year heifers £(> 2s fid, 2j/,-ycar steers £7 15s, three-year steers £0 l'.ls (Sd to £lO ss, three-year heifers £S 5s to £8 10s, dry cows £5 to £0 7s fid, dairy cows £li 7s fid to £ls !os. Pigs—Choppers £4 to £4 12s, extra heavy baeoners £5 fis, heavy baconcr,-, £4 ifls to £5, lighter bacouors £.l 10s to £4 os (equal to 7d to i'/jd per \!>U heavy porkers 47s to 555, fighter porkers 40s to 55s (equal to Sd to S'/od per lb); best stores ."lis to (12s. medium stores 3Ss to 4Ss. small wcaners l is fid to 245, best, weaners 28s. BURXSIDE, At Burnside extra prime wethers made to 425, prime 35s to 38s fid, medium 32s to 345, other* to 31s, extra prime ewes to Sis Oil, prime 32s to 355, medium 2Ss fid to 30s, ohhers to 2fis. hat lambs—extra prime to 31s fid, prime. 21s Hd to i:Ss 3d, medium 23s to 24s till, oth"rs Ills fid to 225. Fat eattli— Prime bullocks £l7 to £lO 17s fid, medium £ls to £1(1 Ids, lig'ht £ll IDs ro £l3 ss. best cows and heifers £l2 to £l3 10s, medium £lO 10s to £ll 15s. inferior ami light £3 to £1) 15s, dairy tows to £l3 17s 'id, ealvc-s to 40s.

FKILDINT:. ■'Wnlinm md Williams report:—At Feilding on the 19th inst. wo had a good i jitvy 01 both sheep and entile. I'r.ietically cevrything was sold . Prices nil round were stigiitly easier. A couple of trucks of fat bullocks sold 011 account of .Mr. t\ F. Johnston brought £2(l His, aged fat cows £lO 10s to £ll "2s i!d, store cows £-1 12s (id to £0 Ids, 18-month heifers .U.>, 15-numth colored steers £0 3 s to £ll lGs Od, small bulls £-1 as to £(i 12s lid, weaners £3 4s to C-l Is, small ditto £2 Is In £2 10s, si oni fat mv.s 20s (id to 30s Id, store woolly ewes 30s, 2-tooth wethers 80s 'hi, ditto small 2tis (id, rape lambs 20s '2d, store lambs 13s 3d to 13s (id, small ditto 10s (id to 12s.