COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 April 1917, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

*f BRITISH MARKETS. London, April 12. Butter.—The maximum is reduced 4s all round. The market is disorganised. There are heavy supplies of Dnnish, and it is estimated that 250,000cwt. of Australian and OO.OOOcwt. of New Zealand is on the Spot or close at hand. There is little business, buyers holding off, and quotations are largely nominal. Australian choicest i«os to ITSs, many lots' showing signs of heat when made; New Zealandl, 204s to 20o's; Danish 205s to 210s.

Sugar, "unchanged. Bradford Wool'.—For transactions and an .upward tendency.

The Board of Trade allows importers to handle all boneless beef siiipped or stored in Australia prior to the issue of the commandeering order here. A telegram from Christchurch states that the case against Charles Butler for the murder of Henrietta Louisa Foster at View Hill on April Sth has been adjourned till April 19th on tho application of the police. ADDINGTON. Two-tooth ewes 2Gs 3d to 30s Od, four and six-tooth ewes 27s to 2fls Od, six and eight-tooth ewes 12s fld to 30s 9d, southmouth ewes 21s 3d to 34s 3d, four and six-tooth ewes 24s fld, south-mouth wethers 18s 3d to 235, wether lambs 10s sd, two and fom-tooth wethers 15s 3d to ".Ss Id, ewe lambs 19s 7d, mixed sex lambs 12s Id to 10s fid.

Fat lambs.—Extra prime to 38s (Id, prime 28s 0d to 325, medium 24s 6d to 28s, unfinished 17s to 245.

Fat Sheep.—Prime wethers 35s to 30s 3d, lighter wethers 27s Id to 34s (Id, prime ewes 34s to 3Ss, medium ewes 2Si to 33s fid, lighter ewes 17s to 27s fid.

Fat Cattle.—Evtiu prime steers, to £22 ss, prime steers £l4 to £l9, extra prime cows £lO 15s, prime cows £ll to £l4 21s fid, ordinary cows £7 10s to £lO 1.35, prime heifers £lO 10s to j.14, ordinary heifers £S to £lO ss.

Store cattle yearlings .Ifis, two-year heifers £5 7s (id, two-and-a-hcalf-year heifers £7 lis, three-venr steers £!) to £0 2s (id, three-year heifers £S, drv cows £4 10s to £7 10s, dairy cows .C 5 to £l6 ss.

Pigs.—Choppers £3 10s to £5 10s. extra heavy baconers £5 to £5 lus heavy baconers £4 7s fid to £4 15s. lighter baconers .-S3 )2s to £4 (equal to 7d to 7Jd per lb), heavy porkers ~.U to 555, light porkers 4i)s to 47 (equal t.i 7M to per lb), small stores 19s to 28s, weaners 10s «d to 18s 6d.

BURNSIDE, Extra prime bullocks £24 10s. prime £22, ordinary £IS 10s, prime heifers £l7 10s.

Sheep.—Extra prima lioavy wethers 325-Oil, prime 45s !!rt to 40s fld, medium 37s to 42s 6il, light 30s to 335, extra prime heavy ewes 50s fld, prime 40s to ■lds 3d, medium 34s to 38b, light 26s to 31s. Lambs.—Best 20s, medium 2fis, light 235. Pigs.—Best baconers 73s 4d (8d lb), porkers 9d 11).