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Taranaki Daily News, 17 April 1917, Page 2

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THE WORLD'S WHEAT. London, April If. Times. London, April M. The world's wheat crop for IDIOMS' is 27'/ a P"' cent, balow that of 1910 BRITISH MARKETS, London, April 1". Wheat.—None offering, nominally firm ..i late rates. Australian mutton 9 1-Sd, New Zealand 9 l-4d, South American 12 1 / l.d. Lamb: Australian 10y 2 d; New Zealand, M) 1 South American, 14 Md. Rabbits are easier, ,Nc,\v South Wales blues Ms and 33s ex ship. The Government is taking a large proportion of the arrivals. In New Zealand hemp business i 9 at a standstill. Rubber: Para 3s 2d, plantation 3s Id, smoked 3s o%d. Copra: February to April shipments, 41s nominal. Union Steam Ship Co's .shares, : £4G to £4B. FARMERS' CO-OP. REPORT, Eltham: Fat cows sold at from r £l2 to £l3 ss' fresh conditioned cows £9 llh to £ll, forward cows £8 to £9 (is, store cows and empty heifers £5 5s to £7 15*. boners £3 to £5, bulls £7 to £ 13, weaner steers £2 5s to £4 3s Gd, heifers 30s, stnrs lambs 9s 9d. ewes 15s (id to 19s. store pigs 2<?s to 3fls, weaner pigs (Is to lfe. Hawera.- Prime fat cows '£l3 10s to £l4 ss, fat cows £l2 to £l3, fat heifers, £9 10s to £lO 10s, fresh conditioned cows £9 10s to £ll ss, forward cows £8 5s to £9, store cows and heifers £5 las to £fl. bulls £S to £l2, •weaner steers £2 15s to £3 ISs, weaner? 29s to" £2 10s. Store'wefhers 333 Kid, small 2 to 4-tooth wethers 17s 4d to i9s Od, forward ewes 20; to 245, cull ewes 9s Gd to 12s, store lambs lis. Weaner pigs 5s to 12s. At Hawera Horse Bazaar on Friday we held a special horse sale. Unbroken draught horses sold at from £ls to £2' i. Light horses £3 to £5 10s, young broken draughts £2O to £23 15s, aged do., £lO to £lB. liac';= £3 to £l2 Ills, light harness horses £5 to £8 10s. The sale was continued on Saturday. NZ.L. AND MA. C 0.,. LTD. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd, Hawera branch, report as follows-. Waverley: Lambs (forward) 13s, culls 5s Cd to Ss, forward ewes 14* to 20s, wethers (full mouths) 30s to 32s lOd, weancrs £2 (is to £.9. lis Gd, caws £<• 19s to £7 IBs. There was practically nol'iintr in tiie way of fat cattle Opunakc tale was held on April lltii, prices being as folhnv-: Cows £5 to £7 Is lid, weaners £1 Ss to £3 13s Cell. lambs Vis lid to ]:'.s. Palmer Road: There was a fair rattling, consisting mostly of young cattle. Forward cows were bringing from Cli 10? to £7 7s, fats C 7 10s up to £3 10s, yearling steers to £1 2s lid.