COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 March 1917, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS^ Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. London, March 22. The produce exchange has decided not to altei maximum prices before April 13. The butter market is idle, with merely hand-to-mouth business. Buyers are holding off, expecting prices to .further recede, as it is estimated that half a million boxes of Australian and 200,000 lioxe3 of . New Zealand butter are afloat and expected to arrive within ten weeks. Quotations are largely nominal. Choicest Australian, salted 200s to 2045, unsalted lflGs to 200s; New Zealand, salted 210s to 2125, unsalted 20-1 s to 208s. Cheese is firm and unchanged. Sugar.—Standard granulated, 41s to 71s 2d.' AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, March 22. , Oats —Algerian feeding', 2s 4d to 2s 0d; milling, 2s 8d to 2s 9d. It is stated that New> Zealand is jfiaking enquiries for maize, which is quoted at 3s to 3s 3d. Potatoes —Tasmanians, '£4 10s to '£4 17s. Onions, £6. Adelaide, March 22. Oats, Is lid to 2s. Melbourne, March 23. Barley—Chevalier 4s to 4s 3d, Cape 3s to 3s Id. Oats—Milling Algerians 2s 2%d to 2s 3y s d, feed 2s to 2s Id. Potatoes, £.3 to £4i ss. ' Onions, £4 to £4 ss.

ADDINGTON. Store sheep—Mixed sex lambs 10s fid to 19s lid, ewe lambs 22s Id to "245, wither lambs 15s 7d, 2 and 4-tooth ewes ■2ls 2d to 39a, 4, 6 and 8-tooth owes 20s Cd to 33s 9d, sound-mouth ewes 25s 3d, failing-mouth ewes 14s 9d to 17®, 2-tooth wethers 25s to 275, 4-tooth wethers 25s 8d to 28s 3d.

Fat lambs—Extra prime to Ste 3d, prime 29s Gd to 325, medium 24s fid to 27 s, lighter 22s lid to 245. Fat sheep—Prime wethers 33s Gd to 40s fld, lighter wethers 25s lOd to 335, merino wethers 19s 3d to 23s 4d, prime ewes 32s Gd to 375, medium ewes 27s to 335, lighter owes 20s <sd to 26s Gd, merino ewes 235. ~ Fat cattle—Extra prime steers to £2O. l'Os, prime steers £l4 to £l9, ordinary steers £9 15s to £l3 10s, extra prime heifers £ls as, prime heifers £lO to £l3 los, ordinary heifers £9 to £9 15s, extra prime cows £lB ss, prime cows £ll to £l4, ordinary cows £8 5s to £lO 10s. Store cattle—Fifteen to 18-months sorts £4 ss. 3-year steers £D 7s 6d to £lO, 3-year heifers £8 2s Gd to £9, dry cOws £3 to £9. Dairy cows, £5 to "£2O. Pigs—Choppers £5 to £7 14s, baeoners £3 10s to £5 12s (equal to 7%d per lb): porkers 45s to 52s (equal to 8d to B'/od pci lb); medium stores 40s to 48s, smaller 22s to 325, weaners Si to 21s Gd, sows and litters £G 2s 6d.

•; BURNSIDE. Fab cattle—Best bullocks £lB 10s, good £l4 10s to £ls 10s, light £ll 10s to £l3, best cows and heifers £ll 10s to £l3 10s, medium to good £9 10s to £lO 10s, Sheep—272o penned, the quality being moderate. The demand was good, but towards tho finish prices declined Is. Best wethers 409 to 435, extra to 525, good 35s to SSs, medium 31s to 335, unfinished 24s to 295, best ewes 3Ss to 40s Id, extra 4'Bs, good 34s to 375, medium 29s to 31s. Lambs—ls3o penned, of good quality. A splendid sale resulted at late rate's. Best 28s Gd to 31s, extra 3Gs fld, good 2Cs Gd to 2ißs, medium and unfinished 20s to 23s Cd.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. ' At Rahotu on Friday, ]6th inst.—-Best weaner steers made up to £4 12s; others £3 15s Gd to £4 2s; weaner heifers £2 12s to £3 7s; empty 20-month heifers v£s 2s; forward cows £lO 7s to fn, store cows £7,10s to £9 2s; small store cows £5 2s; light bulls £5 15s to £9 2s Gd. i At Urenui on Monday.—Forward conditioned ewes made 27/3; f.m. ewes ISs to 10/9; fat'wethers 34/-; 20-month steers £G 7s Bd; 3-year bullocks £l3 12s; forward cows £lO IBs to £lO 17s; store cows £7 to £7 17s; mixed weaners £8 to £8 17s; in-calf 20-month heifers (rough) £3 Is. Furniture and sundries on account of Mr Bert Russell sold well.

At Stony River on Tuesday, 20th.— There was a good entry of cows, but very few weaners, those yarded being very rough. Fat cows made £l3 to £l4 3s Gd; forward cows £lO 10s to £11; store cows £7 4s to £8 3s; small cows and heifers £5 2s to £5 12s; springing heifers up to £1'0; dairy cows £lO 10s; rough weaners £2 8s Gd to £2 ISs; 3year steers £l3 15s; good lambs 20s fld. small lambs 10s 3d; f.m. ewes l«s lid; store pigs £l.

WEEKLY REPORT. Auckland, March 22. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report : Westfield.—Best dairy cows and heifers, close to profit, sold at from £ll 5s to £lO 15s; others £9 to £11; empty store cows and heifers £7 7s 6d to £9 7s Gd; bulls £7 10s to £l,l 15s; yearling to 18-months heifers, £5 10s to £8 2s Cd; yearling to 18-months steers, £7 to £8 17s fid; steer calves,. £3 10s to £5; heifer calves £2 15s to £4 12s Gd; inferior calves £1 15s to £2 12s Gd. More than the advertised number of sheep came forward, 3101 being yarded, and 2857 sold. Prices were slightiy easier. Two-tooth ewes £1 9s Od to £1 IS 3, four and six-tooth £1 8s 3d to £1 14s 3d; fresh full-mouthed £1 7s to £1 lis 9d full-mouthed £1 is 9d to £1 Gs 0d; inferior 15s to 19s 9d; store wethers £1 7s 3d to £1 13s 3d. Earns were in demand, and sold well Aged Eomney rams, 2Jgna to sgns; English Leicester rams 2Jgns to 4|gns; Lincoln rams 2gns to 4gns. At Albert Yards, on- Friday, horses were yarded in average numbers and sold at late rates. Heavy draughts £23 to £34 10s; medium £lB to £26; 1-acks £7 to £l2; ponies £4 to £8 10s; light harness sorts £8 to £l4 10s. At Waiuku.—Prices were the same as at late sales. Springers £0 10s to £l4; empty cows and heifers £7 10s to £0 7s Od; hulls £g to £l2 10s; calves, mixed sexes £2 5s to £3 15s; st-<er calves £3 lGs to £4 lis. At Westfield fat stock market on Wednesday.—Choice ox sold to £2 10s 0i! per 1001b: prime £2 Ss to £2 10s; roogli £2 to £2 5s (id; cow and heifer beef £2 Is to £2 "f per 1001b; steers sold,

at from £l3 7s 6d to £2l 17s 6d; cows and heifers £9 to £lO 10s; runners sold at from £7 to £ll 15s; heavy vealers £■) 4s to £0 19s; medium vealers £3 3s to £4 19s; light £1 18s to £2 IDs; small and fresh-dropped £7 to £1 15s; best wethers sold at from £1 17s to £2 2s Gd; others £1 lis to £1 Ids 9(1: best ewes £1 12s to £1 17s; others £1 (is to £1 lis (id; inferior ewes 18s to £1 r>3; hoggets £1 Is to £1 9s; lambs, in large numbers sold well; best £1 3s to £1 (is 3d; others 18s to £t 2s 9d; inferior 15s to 17s Cd. Pigs: medium baconers £3 9s to £4 ss; light baconers £2 19s to £3 Ss; heavy porkers £2 12s to £3 Is; medium £2 2s to £2 lis; light £1 13s to £2 Is; slips 14s to £1 7s; weaners 4s to 12s,