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Taranaki Daily News, 16 July 1917, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. • London, July 12. Copper.—Spot £l3O ss, three montjis £129 10s; electrolytic, £l4O. Lead, £3O 10s and £29 10s. Spelter, £54 and £SO. Tin, £243 15a to £238 15s. Silver, 40% d. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. London, July 13. Following are the Bank of England returns for tihe week ended on Wednesday:— i Coin, £60,764,000. Reserve, £31,'952,000. Note circulation, £39,930,000. Government deposits, £42,098,000. Other deposits, £126,103,000. Government securities, £4>5,485,000. Other securities, £108,000,000. Proportion of reserve to nihilities, 18.99. ■Short loans, 4 1-lM per cent.; throe months' bills, 4% per cent. AUSTRALIAN GRAIN MARKET. Sydney;, July 12. Oats.—Algerian feeding, 2a Od to 2s Scl; milling, 9d to 2s 10 ct; T 1 ' •]- ian, 3s 3d to 3s fld. Maize, 3s 3d to 3s • 4d. ■Potatoes, £7s 10s to £B. . Adelaide, July 12. j <Vts 2s Id. ADDING TON. Store shcop—Two-tOoth ewes to 335, 4 arid C-tooth owes to 355, 0 and 8-tooth ewes 27s to ills 7d, s.m. ewes 24s 7d to 35s Od, 2 and 4-tooth wethers to 31s, 4 and >6-tooth wethers 29s 9d to 32s 6d, ewe lambs 22s 3d to 275. wether lamibs 23s lOd to -255, m.s. lambs 15s to 28s. Fat lambs—Extra prime to 38s, prime 2Ss to 31s, medium 2'ss to 27s Bd, lighter sorts 23s 3d to 24s 6d. Fat sheep—Extra prime -wethers to 55s Od, prime Wethers 36s to 45s lid, lighter wethers 32s to 35s 9d, merino wethers, 28s fld to 31s 3d, extra prime ewes S3s 3d, prime, ewes 35s to 43s lOd, medium ewes 30s to 34s fid, lighter ewes 23s to 29s Gd, merino ewes 17s to 22s Od. ...

Fat cattle—Extra prime steers to £23 13s, prime steers £l3 17s <id to £2O ss, ordinary steers to £l3 10s, extra prime cows £V& ! 12s 6d, prime cows £lO 17s fid to £l4, ordinary cows £8 Kb to £lO 15, extra prime heifers £ls Its <>d, ;iprime heifers £lO 10s. to £l4, -ordinary heifers £!K5s to" £lO SS. Store cattle—Three-year steers were: passed at £ll 10s to £l2 10s, artd two pens sold at £lO 10s to £ls Ms,, yearling purebred shorthorns £8 Bs. Pigs—Choppers £4 10s to £9 15s, baconers £4 to £<i 7s (equal to 8d per H>) porkers 50s to 72s (equal to lOd per lb), large stores 50s to 70s, medium 30s to i-iOs, smaller 18s to 20s, weaners 12s to 18s, sows in pig '£3 10s to £6 10s. ■ - BGftXSIDB. Extra prime bullocks £25, prime £22 10s, medium £l6 -10s tb £lB, light 10s to £l4, extra prime, cows £23'2s? 6d, prime £IS 2s fld, medium c £l2 10s; to £l4, light £8 10s to £lO. ,) Fat sheep—Extra prime i wethers 68s •. fld, prime 48s to 50s',' medium- SiGs to .3§s,s 6d, extra prime ewes's3s 3d, prime 4&s| 3d, medium 30g to 30s, light 34s to 38s/.j Lambs—Eifctra heavy. 43s 9d» prime. 34sjj to 30s, medium 2{is. to 235, light >23s-6iij to 255. ■'>; ■Pigs—Choppers, good sort»;M2s f \-baj-t Conors 40s'.to-Sflsj-.-liglMbder OJs <W, porkj-j ers 60s. j -jiff 11 K.Z. MAN AND MERCANTILE. ' The y 7.. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., SJfgjjford; repopt; ; At Stsa-tf<i|^f]frises wer«r L fegt'f cows £7 15s to . £7. 17s 6d,. flit co'wp; £ll ls ; ; w,eai??r snd- 4.-,ttfqth, old empty . mouth ewe-i in.lamb 23s}. sd, ewes in lamb. ;{3s fld... . ... i{ J At Matau'-on Fridaysome .pf t |he" wV"j vertised stock did not co7ne~.'forward, i Prices: Old owes in lamb )os'6d. 'to 20s\ (id . ... v . At Mr. W. C. Marr's clearing sale on .Tune 7 prices for the herd.were as fol-. low- Cows, small and late calvei'9 £!)■ 10s to £lO 10s, good early sorts ,£l"2 to £ls 15s, average £l2 ss; bull. £0 lis. On account of clients: Four-wheeled waggon £l2, Massey-Harris 11-coulter drill £24, Booth Mac Donald plow £9, tine harrows 555. 1 We have sold privately at the following prices: Lambs, small 10s to 17s, good 20s Cd to 245, ewes in lamb 30a to 40s, a real good line of fat ewes 35s lOJd; in calf heifers £9 10s, store cows (fight! £7 10s to tS 5s and (good) £!> 10s to £lO, weaner steers £4 10s to £0 ss,- wSaner heifers £3" 104 to £4 Is.. :* ■ - - - ■ "t ' j A