COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 July 1917, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON" jMARKETiS. Austnlian-N.Z. Cable Association. London, July 1;T. Danish butter » firm .it '2los to 2135. Hemp.—New Zealand; firm liigh point fair July-September delivery £9O. Copra.—Spot £45 6s. Rubber.—'Para 3.? OV4d, plantation 2s 's%d, smoked 2s 5%d Mutton.—Soiith American Ifld, lamb lid; Australian and New Zealan# unchanged. LONDON DAIRY PRODUCE MARKET. Lonsdale and Co, (S. Turner, New Zealand agent), caible:— ■Butter firm at maximum prices. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At Douglas, on July 2, there was a fair entry, which was keenly competed for. tlie whole yarding of sheep and cattle 'being sold at the hftnimer. Weaner steers made £4 12s to £5 3s fid, weaner heifers £2 las to £3, empty 20-month heifers £4 lis to £3 17s, 20-month steers £S 13s to £S 14s. small cowa and calves £7 Bs, 'bulls £B, forward cows £9 8s to £9 17s 6d, store cows £6 9s 6d to £8 l'3s, lamibs 20s 3d to 21s, f.m. ewes in lamb 23s Id to 28s Id, fat lambs 27s sd. At Mr. H. Lincham's clearing sale at Midhirst dairy cows sold up to £l7 10s, the herd averaginj £l4, mixed weaners made £5 2s, Shorthorn bull £2l, milking machine £7B 15s. At Kaponga, on July 3, for Mr. T Cnrran's clearing sale there was a very large attendance. Best dairy cows sold at from £ls to £23, others £lO 10s to £l4, the herd averaging just on £1!1>, store cows £7 12s fid to £lO 10s, weaners £4 2s to £4 15s. la.irtbs I9s. At Stratford, on July 3, weaner steers made £4 lis to £5 Bs. weaner heifers £3 4s to £3 5s 6d, empty 20-month heifers up to £5 10s. A very line line of 2-vear steers sold on account of Mr. Arthur Bennetts made £l.l 4s, others up to £0 Bfl, bulls £0 to £lO, cows and calves £lO 12s fid, forward cows up to £lO 7s, store cows up to £0 2s fid, small store cows £4 Gs to £5 18s, small lambs ISs, f.m. ewes in lamb 23s to 28s 2d.

At Tnglewood, owing to the very wet day, the yarding and attendance were not as good as usual. Springing heifers made £9 to £lO, calved heifers £7 2s fid, store and forward cows £7 14s to £lO Gs. yearling heifers £3 los to f.?i 18s. empty 20-month heifers £0 2s Bd, «mall £4 17s, small lambs 14s. jrood lambs 21s, f.m. ewes in lamb 20s 3d to •27s Od.

At my Stratford dairy yaTds I held a special sale on account of three vendors. The springing heifers sold on account of Mr. J. Kilsby made from £!) to £l3, averaging £lO 10s; Mr. H. Sowerby's averaged just under £10: and dairy cows on account of Mr. Geo. Down? from the- back country sold from £8 10s to £l3 ss.

At Inglewood on July 5, for Mr. ,T. Rogusld's sale, despite the boisterous weather there was a fair attendance. ■Best cows sold up to £lB 10s. others £lO to £l3 ss, the herd averaging £ll 13s; empty cows made £7 2s firl. weaner heifers £3 Is, spring cart £l7. At Ka*oonga, on Julv 6. yearling steers made £3 12s fid to £5 7s, fat and forward cows £ll, forwp.rd cows £0 12s to £lO 9s, store cows £5 lis to £S 17s fid, cows and calves £9 12s <id. springing heifers choice) £l3 ss'to £IG 10s and (others) £8 Ls.s to £ll.

At- Rahotu. on Julv 6, weaner heifers made £3 9s fid to £l' 4°. weaner steers £4 l'3s to £5 10s, bulls £lO 15s to £ll, fat cows £l3 12s Od to £ls 14s, forward cows £8 15s to £9 12s Gd, store cows £5 ISs to £B, cows and calves £l] 17s od, empty 20-month heifers £5 Mis to £6 2s, sprineine Jieifers £9 10s to £l2 10.-, in calf heifers £7 los to £8 12s Gd.

At Urenui, on 9th inst.. fat cows made £l2 3s, forward cows £9 5s to £lO Gs, store cows £4- ISs to £0 2s Gd, rough steers £S 2s Gd, 20-month steers £8 12s, empty 20-month heifers £5 10s, small weaners £2 10s to £3 Gs, springing heifers £8 5s to £ll 15s, f.m. ewes in lamb 19s 9d, 2- and 4-tooth wethers 345.

On Tuesday at Stony River, fat and forward cows made £lO 13s to £ll 17s, forward cows £9 to £9 18s. store cows £0 18s to £8 12s Od, small store cows £4 17s Od to £5 17s, in calf 2-year heifers £G 17s Gd, dairy cows up to £l3 10s, springing heifers £S 15s, yearling steers from £3 17s for small up to £5 12s for good, yearling Holstein bulls £6 7b Od to £7 15s, yearling heifers £3 5s 6d to £3 18s, 20-month steers £9, 20month Shortliorn bull £ll, 2-year steers (rough) £lO 12s, empty ewes 225, f.m. ewos in lamb 24s Sd to 30s Id. good lambs 24s Bd, cull lambs 12s, mixed age wethers HOs Od.

At Pukearuhe, on Wednesday last, for Mr. W. J .Bowman's clearing sale there was a very representative attendance. Bidding was good, a very satisfactory sale resulting. Fat bullocks made £lO 15s, fat cows £l3, forward cows £lO 10s, store cows £fi to £S 15s, bulls £7 to £8 ss, rough 20-month steers £7, yearling Jersey bull £4 12s Gd, 2-J-ycar steers £l2 17s. rough mixed weaners £3 Is, 4-year and f.m. ewes in lamb 34s 3d, woolly lambs (good) 30s 3d, culls lGs, fat sheep (small lot) £2, farm horses £l3 10s to £2O, dairy cows £S 15s to £l4, springing heifers £5 10s to £1 10s, house cows £ls to £lB, in calf heifer £9 10s, pony £5 15s, shearing machine 1255, dog £'G. s.f. plough £lB, Cambridge roller £l4 JOs, sundries and furniture at Ml market rates. At Lopperton, on 12t,h inst Mr. H. A. Bowman's cows sold at from £9 to £l4 10s, averaging £H l-is, empty cows made £7 10s to £9 ss, mixed yearlings £3 ISs Gd, springing heifers £7 10s. calf £1 Is.