COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 August 1917, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

THE BUTTER MARKET. Australiaff-N.Z. Cable Association. London, August 13. Butter maximum is unchanged. Danish at Manchester touched 2905. The general impression is that Tooley Street and the whole provision trade .will be controlled soon. Wellington, Last Night. Lonsdale and Co. (Mr. S. Turner, N.Z. agent) cable.—Market unchanged. LONDON MARKETS. Au3tralian-N.il. Cable Association. London, August 18. Wheat.—Tho market is more quiet and there are few offers. Chicago September options opened at 201 eeta and closed at 200 cents. Australian and New Zealand mutton. offering; lamb 10id; South Ann-riean mutton lOd, laml) ldd. Rabliits.—There is little doing, and the trade is only receiving small quantities of damaged, the Government keeping all the sound.

Hemp.—Quiet, nominal. High point, fair, distant shipment, £9O. Rubber.—Para :is 3d, plaatatioa 2s 5%d, smoked 2s 4%d. Copra.—Spot £43 ss. Hides—Market firm, no Australian ofiering.

Leather, —Market very firm, practically nothing being available for civilian requirements. "Heavy Australian is nominally thirtv-two to forty. Eusils.—Nothing doing, prices nomintlly unchanged.

Lead.—lmports 7331 tons, exports 1237 iocs. FARMERS' SOCIETY'S REPORT, Okaiawa.—Tat and fresh conditioned •cows sold at from £lO 15s to £l2 17s lid, forward cows £!) to £lO 2s, sloro cows and empty heifers £0 to £8 12s 6d, weaner steers £4 2s to £5 His, weaner heifers £3 to £3 16m, springing heifers £9 to £ll, cows £8 10s to £lO. At Opunake on Tuesday we held a clearing sale of llr. J. McFie's implements aad horses, with satisfactory results.

At JJlthain: Fat cows £l2 10s to £l3,*fresh conditioned cows £lO 10s to £ll 10s. forward cows £8 I.ls to £9 ss, store cows £7 to £8 10s, weaner steers £4 .'is, weaner heifers £.'j I.ls to £5, springing heifers £8 llfs to £ll, cows £9 to ,Cl2. At Ilawera: Hoggets 24/2 to 27/3, fat cows £9 10s to £ll ss, forward cows £8 15s to £0 ss, store cows £7 15s to £8 10s, bulls £8 lo £11), weaner heifers £2 12s to £4 4s, weaner steers £4 2s to £5 53. The advertised heifers On account of ilr. C. C. Tarrant sold at £l3 to £lO 2s Od; on account of Mr. !P. and J. Clout, £l3 to £l9; other vendors, £7 to £l4 10*.

At Kaponga: Fat cows £l3 to £l3 ss, fresh conditioned cows £lO to £ll 10s, forward cows £9 to £!) 19s, store cows £0 10s to £8 18s. weaner steers £4 5s to £5 ss, weaner heifers £3 10s to £3 ss, springing heifers £8 5s to £l3, cows £lO to £l7.