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Taranaki Daily News, 3 February 1917, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. Melbourne, Feb. 2. Barley.-English 4s 4d to 4s Cd, Capo 3s 3d to 3s 4d. Oats.—Algerians, milling 2s 3d to 2 2» 43d, feed 2s Id to 2s 2J,d. Potatoes, £3 10s to £O. " Onions, £7 to £7 10s. BURNSIDE. At Burnside as the entry exceeded requirements prices receded 10s to 15s. Best bullocks £l7 10s, £lB 15s, extr.i £2O, medium to good £ls, £lB las. light £l2 10s,' £l4 10s, best cows and heifi s £l3 10s, "10, extra £lB, medium to good £ll Ills, £l3, light £9 10s. £lO 10s. Sheep: Best wethers 30s, 38s Od, extra 43s 3d, medium and good 33s lid, 355, light 275, 30s, best ewes 31s, 335 ; extra 38s 3d, medium and good 27s 80s, light 235, 255. Lambs: Best 20s. 20s, extra 37s fid, medium and good 22s Od, 245, 'nishod 18s, lfls Od. Prices for heavy were considerably easier, but lighter Sorts sold well at lata rates j Stores realised late rates. ! ADDINGTON. At Addington market store eattle sold well'. Store sheep: Mixed sex lambs 13s to 235, ewe lambs 15s 2d to 18s 4d, wether lambs 14s Od, 23s Id, two-tooth ewes 23s 4d, 33s 9d, two and four-tooth ewes 28s, 35s Bd, four and six-tooth ewes 20s fld, four, six, and eight-tooth ewes 20s Od, 33s Od, sound-mouth ewes 27s Id, two-tooth wethers 17s sd, 25s lid, two and four-toflth wethers 255, 20s 3d, four and six'-tooth wethers 255, 25s Gd, two, four, and six-tooth wethers His Od, 30s, four-tooth wethers 17s fld to 235, merino wethers lis 7d to 15s Id. Fat lambs: Best 26s Gd to 30s Od, medium 22s Od 265, light and unfinished 17s fld, 225. Fat sheep: Prime wethers 33s Gd to 40s fid, lighter wethers 20s sd, 335, merino wethers 23s sd, 255, prime ewes 325, Sbs 3d. medium ewes 275, 31s Gd, lighter ewes 20s fld, 20s Gd. Ordinary cows £'o. Fat cattle: Extra prime steers to £22 10s, prime steers £ls, £20.55, ordinary steers £lO 10s, £l4 15s, prime heifers £ll, £l4, ordinary heifers £0 15s, £lO 10s, prime cows £ll 15s, £ls 7s Od, ordinary cows £B 15s, £ll 10s. Store cattle': Yearlings 35s to £2, 15 to ISmo.nths £3 15s to £5, 2-year steers £0 lis £6 15s, 2-year heifers £5 15s, 3-year steers £8 10s, £ll ss, 3-year heifers £B, £8 10s, dry cows £4, £9, dairy cows £7, £l7 ss. Pigs: Choppers £3 12s to £5 Bs, extra heavy baconers to £5 Bs, heavy baconers £4 10s, £5, lighter baconers £3 15s, £4 10s, equal to 7Sd per lb. Heavy porkers 57s 60s, lighter porkers 50s, 555, equal to 9d per lb. Large stores 525, 575, medium 425, 50s, smaller 28s, 38s, weaners 19s, 245, sows in pig £3 12s, £5 7s Od.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The Department of Agriculture,- •ti(Uistrics, and Commerce has received-the following cablegram, dated London, 27th January, 1017, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand. (Note.—Quotations, unless otherwise specified, arc average market prices 011 spot). Meat.—The market continues firm for all descriptions of frozen meat. Supplies are small. Prices are higher for Argentine mutton and lamb. tn order to diminish the consumption by order of the Government general opinion is that prices will go higher for New Zealand and Australian mutton and lamb. (Code, word for this sentence wa9 mutilated). New Zealand and Australian mutt-on per lb B%d, ewe mutton S.ld; Argentine mutton. heavyweight njd, lightweight, lOd; New Zealand and Australian lamb lOd; Argentine lamb, heavyweight, lOJd; lightweight lid; New" Zealand beef, 110 supplies available; New Zealand boneless beef, OJd; Argentine beef, hinds 11 9-16 d, fores 9%d. Butter.—The market has a weaker tone since last report, and prices are irregular. Danish, per cwt., 218s to 220-1 j New Zealand, salted, 190s to 104s, unsalted, 192s to 19fis, good to fine quality, salted, 186s to 188 a, Australian, salted, 186s to 100s, unsalted, 18fis to 1925; Dutch, creamery salted, 192s to 1965; Argentine, salted, lS4s to 18fls, unsalted, 18(is to 188s. Cheese. —The market continues firm. Advance in prices is maintained. The demand is in excess of the supply. Canadian stock 6 arc light, wliitc 140s to ]4(is, colored 140s to 14Gs; Dutch Cheddar, 138s to 140s; English Cheddar, 148s to 1525; States Flats, white, 140s to 1425, colored, 140s to 1425. Hemp.—The market is quiet but firm. Owing to absence of sellers buyers are awaiting further developments. Quotations aro normal. January to March shipment—Good to fair New Zealand hemp per ton £OO. fair £SB; Government graded fair Manila £62; coarse £59. The output of hemp nt Manila for the week ending last Saturday was 20,000 bales, Wheat.—The market is quiet but steady. Australian afloat nominally S?s. Oats—The market is steady but the demand is only moderate. New Zealand 011 spot 51s. THOROnGHBRED SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., held their annual thoroughbred sale at Tatter.iall's, Hawera, on Thursday. Ther.i was a good attendance of buyers. Of the 02 lots catalogued very few were disposed of. The following were some of the best prices realised: Filly, 2 years, by Broadleaf—Judge Boldon—Mr". Thos. Pine, Ggns. Filly. 3 years, by Husbandman—Cuisine, half-sister to Royal Chef.—Mr. A. fvmes, ISgns. Cold in;?, 4 years by - Husbandman--Tlospitality— Mr. J. Becdie, 20gns. Gelding, 4 years, by Ilusbarviir.ari - Black Jess.—Mr. A. J. Davy, 24rks. Gelding, 2 years, by HusbandmanLady West.—Mr. F. Jewell, 2figns. Gelding, 3 years, by Husbandman— Contralto—Mr. C. Osborne, lOgns. Gelding, 6 years, by Chasseeur---Phy-los—Mr A. Nelson. 7 gns. Filly, 1 year,' by Coronet—Couricrc.--Mr. ]). King, Olgns. Courier!!, by Co inissicr—Miss Stead —Mr 0. Tilackwol'. flpns. Gelding, fc ypi>s Te Hura. —tor' Brooks, 12gns. Lady West, mare and cold.—Mr. P. Shields, 14gns AUCKLAND. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report:— West field: Both dairy cows and heifers, £lO 15s to £lO, others £3 15s to £lO 10s, empty cows £7 12s Cd to £9 15s, bulls -7gns to 14Jgns, steer calves £4 12s 8d to £5 12s 6d, heifer calves, £4 to £5 4s, inferior calves £2 10s to j ,£3.17s; -yearling to 18-months lieifers I

£0 12s 6d to £8 10s, ditto steers £7 2s to £8 19s, the advertised owes £1 2s 3(1 to £1 12s Gd, woolly lambs ISs to 22s Od, store wethers £1 lis fld to £1 los fld. Albert: Heavy draughts £22 to £3O. medium £lB to £2O, hacks £8 to. £l2, light harness sorts £« to £l4, ponies £•1 to £0 10s. Taukau: Dniry eows and heifers £S li'S to £l2, 20 springing heifers, from Oncwhero. averaged £lO ss, empty eows £S 5s to £!) 10s, steer calves £3 IBs In £1 15s, heifers calves £2 17s to £3 12s. inferior calves £1 13s to £2 15s, farm waggon £35. Clcvedon: Two-tooth ewes £1 12s to £1 Ms 3d, 4 and (i-tooth ewes £1 13s l<> £1 15s lid, f.f.m. ewes £1 7s to £1 13s !>d, f.m. ewes 18s to £1 4s fid, t.wo-tooth wethers £1 5s to £1 10s Gd. four and six-tooth wethers £1 lis to £1 15s fld, shorn lambs 13s to liis, voolly lambs, best £1 to £1 5s 3;!, others los to IDs !>d; English Leicester fims Sff 3 to ajgns, Shropshire rams 3jns to 3Jgns. At VVestlleld fat stock market on Wednesday first quality ojj sold to sijper 10011), others £2 6s to £2 os, cow and heifer 439 to 4Ss per SOOJb steers sold at from £l4 10s to £->!. 15s, cows and hifefers £fl to, £ls ss. bulls irom £fl 10s\to £23 10s for a 'bull fatted on Little Harrier. Calves were ynrd':d in good numbers, and sold well up to late values. Runners made irom £7 5s to £lO 15s, heavy vcalera £5 15s to £7 4s, medium vealers £3 10s to £O, light vealers £2 Is to £3 fls, small and fresh dropped selling very freely 12s to 30s. Pigs, in average improved in price. Choppers and heavy baconers £3 lis to £4 9s, others £2 14s to £3 10s, heavy porkers £2 10s to £3 12s Od, medium £2 0s to £2 12s, small £1 14s to £2 ss, slips 23s to 335, weaners 12s to 22s Od. Sheep were penned in average numbers, and prices were little easier. Best wethers sold £1 17s to £2 0s (Id, nothing extra heavy penned, others £1 13s to £1 10s li«, best ewes £1 12s 3d, to £1 15s flu, others £1 5s to £1 lis 9d, hoggets £1 Is to £1 10s fld. Lambs were penned in average numbers, and sold at last week's prices. Best £1 3s Od to £1 7s fid, others 18s 3d to £1 3s 3d, inferior lambi 14s to 17s Od.