COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 March 1917, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON QUOTATIONS. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. Received March 27, 5.5 p m. London, March 20. The first dealings in the new war loan excited much interest on the Stock Exchange. There were over 100 markings of five per cents, at 94 7-8 to 95J. and a few sales of four per cents, at 99£ to l'OO.}. Wool. —The Bradford market is very firm, hut business is exceedingly limited owing to shortage of free supplies. LOAN & MERCANTILE CO.'S REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercan-. tide Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford, report as follows: On March 13 we held our usual fortnightly sale at our Stratford yards. We report a medium yarding, with a fair sale, considering the dry weather, i Springing heifers made up to £9, fat heifers £8 10s to £9 ss, fat cows £9 12s to £9 19s, store cow 3 £5 14s to £0 for small, and £7 15» to £8 4s for medium quality, 2-year steers up to £9, cows and calves (small) £8 14s, lambs (eully) 7s 9d to 13a Gd for medium quality. old ewes (cully) 12s 6d. On March 16 we held our usual monthly sale at Matau. We have to report a fair yarding and satisfactory sale. Twenty-months heifers made £5 2s to £6 7s, empty heifers from £7, 20months steers £7 13s 6d to £B, springing heifers up to £9, bulls (small) in ss, 2-tooth wethers 25s 9d (small) to 29s 2d for medium, f.m. Rornney rams (small) 10s Gd to 21s, medium 21s to 425, good 63s to 84s, 2-tootli Romney rams 84 s to ft Is Gd.

At Huiron. we held our first sale in Mr. Samuel Bellamy's yards. There was a. large yarding, and we have to report .V' splendid sale, considering the continuous dry spell. Heifers, 214-year old, up to £9 lis, 20-months steers £7 19s, bulls £0 3s, cows and calves £9 lGs wcaners. (small) 39s 'Gd, lambs, (smal') Ss GiJ to 13s 8d for fair quality, 4 and G-tOoth wethers 33s Id, 2-tootli wethers 2Ss sd, rams 425, store cows £B.

Since we "last reported we have sold a good deal of stock at the following prices:—Ewes 28s to 30s, lambs 12s Gd to l'ss, 4 and G-toofch wethers 32s Gd 20-months steel's £6 I'os to £B, 2 1 / a -yeai'. steers £lO 10s to £ll, empty heifers (small) £i to £:i Jos Od. FARMERS' CO-OP. SOCIETY. The Farmers' Co-op. Organisation Society of New Zealand, Ltd., report:— Opunake.—Bullocks, 3% to 4-year-old. in forward condition, £l4 10s to £l7 as,-20-month to 2>/ 2 -year steers £8 10s to £l4, fat cow 3 £l2 5s to £l-2 15s, freshconditioned cows £9 10s to £ll ss, forward cows £S 10s to £9 ss, store cows and empty heifers £5 15s to £7 17s Jidboners £3 5s to £5 15s, good steers £3 •is to £3 10s, others 35s to £3, heavy bulls £ls 2s Gd, others £8 10s to £l3. Manaia.—Fat cows sold at from £l2 to £l3 ss, fresh-conditioned cows £lO to £ll 15s, forward cows £8 10s to £9 19s, store cows and empty heifers £5 10s to £7 7s Gd, boners £3 5s to £5 ss, bulla £( to £ll 10s, weanQrs £2 (is | to £2 IBs, store lambs 10s, store pigs 23s Gd, weaner pigs 2s fid to lis Gd, ° Stratford.—Fat cows sold at from £ll Gs to £lO 8,-s. fresh ans fQrwavd cows £9 10s to £lO lfe, store cows £5 ■3s to £B, bulls £7 to £l3 2s Gd, 20month steers £8 l'Bs, springing heifers £lO 10s to £ll, weaner steers £3 13s to £4 2s Gd, mixed wenifcrs £1 Gs to £3 7s, weaner heifers £2 2s to £3 10s Gd, store lambs lis 7d to 13s 3d, ewes (aged) Ms, good ewes 31s. Ligk-wood.—Heavy bulls sold to £lii 2s Gd, others £9 to £l2, fat cows £l2 l'Os to £l3, fat heifers £ll to £ll 15s, fresh-conditioned cows £9 Ife to £ll' forward cows £S 10s to £0 lOsj boners £3 5s to £5, good weaner steers £3 10s to £4 Gs, others £2 to £3 35,. small weaners £1 1-Os to £2, aged ewes 13s 2d to 14s Gd, f.f.m. ewes 'lis lid, good shorn iambs ISs 3d, cull lambs lis Id to 14s Gd, store pigs 28s. Anroa.—Fat lows £l2 to £l3, freshconditioned cows £lO to £li los forVl 11 id «.*ows £S 10s to £9 15s, store cows £5 10s to £S, boijers £3 lfc to £5 is, bulls £8 to £l4, weaners £1 10s to £3 10s, lambs 13s 9d.