COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 February 1917, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. London, February 2. Wheat is at a standstill, 'being nominally unchanged. May options, 16)'/.. cents, July 115 cents. Hemp—Strong and advancing, owing to restricted offerings of Manila. Nothing doing in New 7 Zealand. Copra—December-February shipments, £42 l'Os. Rubber—Para 3s 2'/>d, plantation and ?moked '2s ll%d. Mutton—South .American, 10V4d. Lamb, other meats unchanged. 'l'llK DAIRY PRODUCE MARJiKT. Wellington. Last Night. Lonsdale, and Co. (Sir. S. Turner, New Zealand a«ent). cable:— Butter firmer nt from 100s to 200s. Cheese.—Supply small. FARMERS' CO OP. REPORT. The Farmers' Co-op. Organisation Society of N.Z. reports:— Okaiawn.—Fat cows £l2 to £l.l Ids, fresh-conditoried cows £lO to £ll 10s. forward cows £8 10s to £■!) 17s lid, store co\V3 and empty heifers £7 os, to £.l l«s, good weaner steers £4 to £4 lis, others t'2 12s to £3 15-, heifers £2 to £3. bulls £7 to £l4 U)s, store lambs 12s to 13s. Klt.ham. —Fat cows £ll 10s to £l2 10s, fresh-conditioned cows £lO to £ll. store cows £0 to £9, hulls £S 10s to £ll, store lambs His, store pigs £1 lis. Kaponga.—Fat cows £l2 to £l3 3s, fresh-conditioned cows £lO to :tll 10s, forward cows £!> to £lO, store cows £7 to .-68 15s, steer calves £4, heifer I calves £3, store lambs 15s.

Hawora.—Prices were the same as at late sales. Prime fat cows .-CM 10a to £l3, fat cows £ll li?s to £1:1, freshconditioned ,cows £lO to £ll ss, forward cows £S Ids to £!) I's-S store cows and empty 'heifers £fi 17s fid to £8 ss, hulls £!) to £l3, steer calves £3 7s to £4 2s fid, heifer calves £2 to £!!, fat sheep 33s 3d to Ofis Id, forward ewes 2">s Gd, f.f.tn. ewes 20s to 225, best woolly lambs 18s 6d to 20s (id, others 15s to 10s, shorn lambs 10s Gd to 13s, store pigs 255, weaners 10s.

LOAN & MERCANTILE CO.'S REPORT. Our OpuM.ke sale was held on -January 20, prices 'being as follows—Forward cows £li I_s (id to £7. cows and calves £9 10s. 18-mouth heifers £1 to £-) 12s fid, hulls £1) to £lO 10s. Our Manaia sale was held on January 30, prices being as follows:—Bulls £lO 12s (id to £l2 14s, fat cows £l2 (Is, yearling heifers £3 ss, pigs (stores) 14s to Ifis, cull lambs 5s to 7s fid. Our Waverley sale was held on February i. There was a small yarding of cattle, prices being as follows:—Fat cows £lO 17s fid to £l2 10s, bulls £lO 7s fid, IS-montli heifers £5, 'weanors 435, lambs (shorn) 12s Oil, woolly los sd.