COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 March 1917, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

COLONIAL HIDES. RESTRICTION'S MODIFIED. Auftralian-N.Z. Cable Association. London, March 14. As the result of Australian and other representations, the Government will permit the importation of certain qualities of Australian and New Zealand hides and leather under license. It is understood the prohibition was originally imposed in order to prevent the importation of inferior foreign sorts. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, March 15. ■Maize, 3s "d to 3s fid. Oats —Algerian feeding, 2s 4d to 2a Gd; milling, 2s l 9d. Potatoes, £0 Ss to £8 10s per ton. Onions, £7 10s per ton. Adelaide, March lu. Oats, Is l'ld to 2s. Melbourne, March 10. Barley.—English dta 3d to 4s 4d; Cape 3s to 3s 3d. Oats.—Milling, Algerians, 2s 3d to 2s 4d; feed, -2s to 2s l"/ 2 d. Potatoes.— £3 to £5. Onions. — £4 l-Os to £4 15a. LONDON MARKETS. London, March 15. Tallow—7s9 casks were offered and 587 sold. Mutton, fine <OSa 9d, medium 50s. Beef, line 645, medium 58s. (' WHEAT STANDARDS. Sydney, Match 18. The wheat standards have been fixed us follow:—Victoria, Gl'/jlb., Wostralis, G2%1b., and South Australia (121b to the bushel. TALLOW. London, March 15. Tallow.—Seven hundred and fifty-nine casks were offered and 587 sold. Mutton, fine GSS Dd per ewt., medium 595. Beef, fine G4s, medium 5Sa. NEW ZEALAND LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., LTD. Auckland, March 15. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report: Westfield. —Ewes, 4 to G-tooth, made £1 13s to £1 18s; fresh full-mouth ewes, £1 lis to £1 14s; 2-tooth wethers, £1 7s (id to £1 12s 3d; woolly lambs, 13s to 18s fid; best dairy cows anil heifers, close to profit, £ll 10s-to £l4 10s; others, £8 106 to £11; empty cows and heifers, £7 10s to £0 ss; steer calves, £3 15s to £5 ss; heifer calves, £2 15s to £4 os; hulls, £7 to £ll 10s. Albert Yards.—Heavy draughts made £22 to £34 10s, medium draughts £l7 to £25, hacks £S to- £l2, ponies £4 to £7, light harness sorts £9 to £l4 10s. Warkworth.—Buver3 were in attendance, and a good clearance was effected. Dairy cows and heifers, £7 10s to £l2 10s; bulls, £8 to £l4 10s; empty cows and heifers £7 12s Gd to £1) 7s fid; three-year steers, £ll 10s to £l3 ss; IS-months to two-year steers, £7 15s to £lO 16s; yearling steers, £G 4s to £7 lis; steer calves, £4 to £5 7s Gd; heifer calves, £3 5s to £4 15s; yearling to 18-months heifers, £5 10s to £7, ss. Sheep: Forward wethers, £1 lis to £1 4s; f.f.m. ewes, £1 9s to £1 13s; f.m. ewes, IBs to £1 4s Gd; lambs, 17:5 to £1 Os 3d Beef: Steers to £ls; fat cows, to £l2 12s o<l. Henderson.—Springers, £9 las to £ll 10s; bulls, £lO to £IG; empty cows and heifers, steer calves, £3 17s Gd to £5 Is; heifer calves, £2 10s to £3 ss; working bullocks, £l4 103 to £l9; 18months to two-year steers, £8 5s to £11; 18-months heifers, £<> to £7 12s 6d. Pigs: Weaners, 12s 6d to IGs Gd. Pukekohe.—Three to li'/g-year steers in forward condition, £l2 15s t.o £ls Is; two to 2Vo-year-old steers, £lO 10s to £l2 7s Gd; yearling to 18-months steers. £7 10s to £9 17s; steer calves, £4 5s to £5 17s; mixed calves, £3 17s to £1 15s; heifer calves, £3 5s to £4 lis; inferior calves, £2 l'Os to £3 4s; springers, l]eifers, £lO 10s to £ls; cows, £!) to £l4 Ms; empty cows and heifers, £7 5s to £0 12s Gd; yearling to IS-montlis .heifers, £5 5s to £7 2s fid. Feet, in large numbers, sold at -fully \Ve?tfield prices. Fat steers to £l7 2s Gd; fat cows'to £lO. Westfield.—Choice .ox sold to £2 10s Gd per 1001b, prime £2 Ss to £2 10s, rough £2 to £2 5s Gd; cow and heifer beef, £2 Is to £2 7s per 1001b. Steers sold at from £l4 17s Gd to '£22 7s Gd for a pen of steers fattened by Mr. Robert Clarke, Patumahoe, and" purchased by Messrs. R. and W. Ilell'aby, Ltd. Cows and heifers sold at from ' £0 to £ls 10?. Calves were penned In average numbers, and sold at improved prites Runners sold p.t from £7 10s to £lO 15s, heavy vealers £5 as to £7 ss, medium vealers .a 5s to £5, light vealers £1 17s to £3 3s, small and fresh dropped 7s to £1 105. Sheep were penned in full numbers, and sold at late rates. Best wethers sold at from £1 17s nd to 3s, others £1 lis to £1 16* Gdbest ewes £1 16 s to £1 19s 1)d; others £1 9s to £1 ]i3s Gd; merino wethers, 18s to £1 0s 9d; hoggets, £1 Is to £lllß Lambs, best £1 5s to £1 S.s Gd, others ICI Is to £1 -lis. Pigs, in full numbers, sold at last weeks rates. No choppers or heavy baconers yarded. Medium baconers £3 His to £4 os, light £3 to £3 9s; heavy porkers, £2 12s to £3 4 S medium £2 2s to £2 10s, light £1 14s to £2 Is; Slips, £1 Is to £l 10s; weaners, 10s to 17s; suckers, 5s to 0s ADDING TON. Fat lambs—Extra prime to 34s Id, prime 2Gs Gd to 31s 4d, medium 23s to 2Gs, lighter 20s to 22s Gd. Store sheep—Two-tooth ewes 25s to four, six and eight-tooth ewes 25s to 345, full-mouth ewes 12s to 17s Gd, two and four-tooth wethers 18s to 2!)s 2d, six-tooth wethers 20s 8d to 245, mixed cox lambs Ss Gd Gd. I'at sheep—Extra prime wethers to 435, prime wethers 33s to 40s, lighter wethers 24s lOd to 32s Gd, very prime ewes to 40s, prime ewes 32s Gd to 37s Gd, medium ewes 29s to 3'2s, lighter ewes 21s to 28s Gd. lat cattle—Evira prime steers to £22, prime steers £l4 to £11), ordinary steers £ll 5s to £l3 10s, extra prime heifers' to £IG 7s Gd, prime heifers £lO to £i*. ordinary heifers £9 as to £9 15s, extra prime Cows £ls ss, prime cows £ll to £l4, ordinary cow= £8 5s to £lO 9s. Store cattle—Yearlings £2 Is to £2 Gs, fifteen to eighteen months £3 5s to £4 10s, two-year heifers £5 7s yd, two and a-half-year heifers £7 Gs to £7 10s, three-year steers £9 10s to £ll, threeyear heifers £ll -7s Gd, dry cows £3 to I £ll 10s, dairy cows £5 to £2O, Pigs—Clmppers £4 to £8 10s, heavv j baconers £4 15s to £5 Gs, ordinary 1

'baconers £3 15s to £4 10s (equal to 7£d per lb), heavy porkers 56s to 03s, lighter porkers 48s to 54s (equal to B£d per lb). best stores 50s to 58s, medium stores 40s to 475, small stores 23s to 335, weanen lGs to 21s Od. BURNSIDE, Prima bullocks £l9 ss, medium to good £lO 10s. to £lB, light £ls 10s and £l4 10s, prime heifers £l3 to £l4 10s, extra prime £l7 ss, medium to good £lO to £l2 10s, others £S 10s to £0 10s. Fat sheep—Best wethers 40s to 455, extra prime s(ls (id, medium to good 35s (o 38s fid, light and unfinished 28s (Id to 325, best ewes 35s to 40s, extra heavy 4ili-, medium 24s to 2(is fid, others 20s to 22s (id. Lambs—Best 26s to 30s, extra prime 370 3d, medium to good 23s 6d to 25s 6d, unfinished 18s Od upwards. ELTHAM SALE. The Farmers' Co-op. Society held their usual fortnightly sale at Eltham on Wednesday, when the following prices were realised:—Store pigs 13s to 22s (id, bulls £7 15s to £l4 15s, cows (boners) £3 to .£4 10s, light £5 to £B, forward £8 5s to £ll 10s, fat £l2 to £13.10)8. Lamb", 14s lod tolSs Id, culled ejves 9a, weaners £2 16s to £4,