COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 June 1917, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MAB&ETS. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. London, June 23. Cheese, llio prices of English liave boon lowered from 3s tp lis. Butter.—Prices unaltered. Mutton. Australian and New Zealand 91-8 d; South American 10y 4 d. Lamb. 10'/ 3 d; South American lid. Rabbits.—Market neglected. Hemp. Market Arm. Supplies scarce. High point fair £BB. Rubber Para 3s OJd; plantation 2s Gjd; smokes 2s fii^d. Copra.—Spot £45 ss. DAIRY PRODUCE MARKET. Wellington, Last Night. Lonsdale and Co. (Mr. S. Turner, New Zealand agent) cable as follows: Butter—Market steady at from 190s to 102s; unsalted 192s to 1945. N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercanir(.m.tSenCf I?°'' Lt<l ' (Hawera branch) ropoit as follows:

At Opunake on Monday, 18th inst., we held our usual fortnightly sale. There was a good yarding of cattle. Price were on a par with previous sales. Fat cows (light) £l3 15s, very forward conditioned cows £ll iob, good fresh conditioned cows £9, store cows £6 10s to , a^ c °i' < lmg to age and condition, year£3 4s 6d ' 8 yearlip g steers (small)

On Monday 18th inst., we held a most successful sale on account of Mr Jos. Mourie, Manaia. There was a very t? ™ tendanee < f nd everything sold VI ell. Tile cows, winch were jersey and Jersey cross, made good prices, the herd I'lflsT 3 ( ding heifer& ) averaging

ifanaia: Works cows made from £0 to £ll Is, store cows £6 10s to £7 10s yearling steers £4 9s, small steers £3 14a, yearling heifers £3 10s, Bma ll heifera k'Z ss.

On Tuesday, 19th inst, we held a mos. successful sale on account of Mr. , '"wicr. The cowb, which were a good lot, met with spirited competition; tne herd of 51 cows averaged £l4 2s 04. Waverley:—Km. ewes in lamb 21s 9d, ow conditioned ewes in lamb lis 8d ow conditioned empty ewes 8s 6d, cull latnbs_ 13b, cull rams 9a <Jd, cows in calf ,19 10s, small store cows £8 2s IKyear steers £lO 18s to £lO 10s, 18 to sMI-wnnth steers £9, small weaners £2 to £3. FARMERS' CO-OP. SOCIETY, On Saturday, the 16th inst., at the clearing sale on account of Mr. K. Kappely, of I'ihama, best dairy cows sold at from £l4 to £l<! 10s. others £lO to £l3 10s, heifers £8 15s, weaners £4 14s, and implements and household furniture sold at ruling rates. At Manaia, on Saturday, 18th, at Mr. R. H. Patterson's clearing sale, dairv cows sold at from £9 10s'to £l7 10s, and sundries at ruling rates. Ckaiawa:—Fat cows £l2 to £l3, frcsh-conditioncd cows £lO 10s to £ll 15s, forward cows £8 10s to £lO, store cows £5 to £B, weaner heifers £3 14s to £4 3s. i At) Xgaere, on Monday, we held a clearing sale on account of Mr. W. McBeth. Buyers were jn attendance and some good prices were obtained. Horses £5 to £l7 10s, dairy cows £7 10s to £ls, weaners £3 15s, bull £9 ss. On Tuesday at the clearing sale on account of Messrs L. and X. Gane, the best dairy cows sold at from £ls to £2O, others £8 to £l4 10s, averaging £l2 18s 6d, in-calf lieifers £lO to £ll 10s. horses £l2 10s to £l6 10s. At Kaimata_ on Tuesday at Mr. Geo. Morgan's clearing sale, there was a very largo attendance and a most satisfactory sale was held. The dairy cows sold at from £ls 10s to £22 for the best, others £7 10s to £ls, empty cows £6iis to £lO, in-calf heifers £5 5s to £lO. Sundries, etc., sold at fully ruling rates. Eltham:—Fat cows £ll' 5s to £l2, fresh conditioned cows £lO to £lO 18s, forward cows £9 to £9 15s, store cows £5 10s to £8 10s, weaners £1 as to £3 15s, in-calf heifers to £ll ss. At Manaia on Wednesday wo held a clearing sale on account of Mr. A. J. Guy. Two pedigree Jerseys were hard to quit. The following prices were realised: Pedigree Jersey cow, Patch I. Beauty 40gns; other cows and heifers 10 gns. to 20gnsj bulls, sgns to Kigns; best dairy cows sold at from £22 to £3l,' others £lO to £2O (42 cows averaged £lB 3s 4d), in-calf heifers £lO to I £IG 10s, horses £l3 to £2O; imple- I ments and sundries sold well. Hawera:—Fat cows sold at from £l2 10s to £l4, fresh conditoned cows £lO 10s to £l2, forward cows £9 to £lO fls, store cows £5 to £8 12s fid, fat sheep sold to £2 3s 3d, forward sheep £1 14b to ljs, wethers £1 Ss to £1 15s, lambs 13s to 24s 3d. At Okaiawa on Monday we held a clearing sale on aeconnt of Mr. T. O'Dowd. Best cows sold at from £lO to £2l, others £!> to £ls 10a (averaging £l3 13s), horses £ll to £'2'2, milk cans £2 3s to £2 6a.-'' Knponga: —Fat cows £ls to £l2 10s, fresh conditioned cows £lO to £ll, i forward cows £B' 10s. to £9 17s, store j cows and lieifers > £5 10s to £8 Bs, || weaner lieifers £2 lis: to £4 Is, weaner,,; steers £3 lis to £4 4f.v \liij ; g At Hawera on FHday. we held a ''sale | on account of Ifdssw' Beebv Bros., i and Jj report a good sale.' 'B'est dairy cows.sold ' at from £lB to £25, others £lO to £ls las, horses £7 10s, lambs 20s. !■■■'■ ;