COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 July 1917, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

CONDON MARKETS. Auetralian-NJZ. Cable Association. Received July 87, 8.40 p.m. London, July 27. Wheat.—Steady and unchanged. Flour.—Quiet; buyers are apathetto lowing to the uncertainty of what re- ! Auction the Food Controller intends to make in connection >witti the dd loaf. Australian is unchanged. Oats.—Firm and dearer. Peas and beans.—GJow and unchanged. Butter is scarce. Two Australian cargoes and one New Zealand cargo are commencing to be discharged. Prices are [very Arm at the maxima. Danish is nominal. The output is very small. Shippers are asking 230s and 2405. Silver, 9s 3%d per oz. Other metals unchanged.

AUCKLAND. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Ob., Ltd, report;— Westfiekl.—Best dairy cows and heifers, £l2 to £T7, others £8 10s to £ll IBs; bulls, £7 to £ll 10s; empty cows and heifers, £8 10s to £8 lfis; yearling to 18-month steers, £6 5s to £8 15s; ditto heifers, £5 5s to &7 10s. At Albert Yards.—Heavy draughts, £22 to £33 10s; medium draughts, £lB to £27; light harness sorts, £9 to £ls; hacks, £8 to t£l4;'ponies, £3 to £7 10s. At Westfield,—Beet oxen sold to £2 12b per 1001b, others' £2 7s to ;£2 10s 6d per 1001b; cow and heifer beef sold at from £2 6s to £2 MJs per 1001b; steers sold at from £l2 10s to £22; cows and heifers, £9 to £l7. Calves: Banners made from £7 to £8 2a 6d; heavy vealers, ""£5 17s 6d to £6 lQa, medium £4 9s to £5 U, light £9. 7s to to £3 17s 6d; small and fresh dropped 4s 6d to £2 Is. Sheep: Best wethers £2 to £2 5s Od, Others £1 13s 6d to T£l 19s 9d; best ewes, £1 16s 3d tor£2, others £1 8s 6d to £1 14s; hoggets, £1 7s to £1 17s. Kgst Choppers and heavy baconers, £4 12s to £5 10s, others ?£3 15b to £4 Kte; large porkers, £3 3s to £3 13s, medium £2 Us to £3 2s, small £1 15s to £2 10s; slips, ,£1 4s to £1 12s; weaners and suckers* 7» to 17s.