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Taranaki Daily News, 8 September 1917, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. Australian-N.Z. Cable Af social ion. London, Sept. 6. Tallow.—Eight hundred and seventyeight casks offered; 727 sold. Mutton, fine, 73a 3d, medium, 67s (id; beef, fine 71s Cd, medium G7s. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, Sept. C. Oats.—Algerian feeding, 2s lOd to 3s; Tasmanian, 3h 8d to 3s lOd. Maize. —4s 3d. Potatoes.—None offering. Onions.— £l3 10s to £l4. Adelaide, Sept. 7. Oats—2s 4%d to 2s sd. Melbourne, Sept. l 7. ; Barley Chevalier malting; 4s 6d to 4s 7'/,d, C'ape 3s 2d to 3s S^d. Oats.—Algerians, milling 2s Gd to 2s 7%d; feed, 2s 3d to 2s 3%d. Potatoes.—£3 15s to £5 !is. Onions.—£l2 to £l2 10s. TALLOW MARKET. London, iSopt. 3. Tallow—B7B casks offered and 727 sold. Mutton—Fine 735; medium 07s (id. Beef—Fine 71s fid; medium G7s.| LIVE STOCK SALES. ADDINGTON. Store sheep—Sound-mouthed ewes to 32s Gd, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 23s 9d to 3Gs lid, 4 and C-tootli wethers 30s 3d to 30s, G and 8-tooth wethers 37s Id to 38s Id, ewe hoggets to 33s 4d, wethers hoggets 24s Id to 3'ls 3d, mixed Bex hoggets 27s fid. New season's lambs 2fls to 335. Fat sheep—Extra prime 'wethers tofws !>d, prime wethers 42s to 50s, lighter wethers 3'Gs to 41s, prime merino wethers 32s 3d to 395, lighter merino wethers 24? to 29s 3d, extra prime ewes 4Ss, prime ewes 48s, prime ewes 38s Cd to 3E)s 9d, lighter ewes 27s to 38s, hoggets 25s 3d to 33s Gd. Fat cattle—Prime ateers £l7 to £23 10s, ordinary steers £9 7s Gd to £lO, extra prime cows to £2O 12s Gd, prime cows £l3 to £l9, ordinary cows £7 10s to £l2, extra prime heifc-rs to £2O 15s, prime heifers £ll to £l4, ordinary heifers £8 17s Gd to £lO 10s. Store cattle—Mixed yearlings £4 lGs, yearling' steers £4 125,'2-year steers £7 10s to £9 ss, 2-year heifers £0 12s, 2 and 3-year steers £!) 13s, dry cows £2 as to £9 10s, dairy cows £8 to £l4, and to £2O for extra good animals. Pigs—Choppers £3 to £lO ss, extra heavy baeoners £fl las, heavy baeoner? £5 5s to £O, lighter baeoners £4 to £4 15s (equal to 9d to 9£d per lb), heavy porkers £3 to £3 10s, lighter porkers £2 8s to £2 IGs (equal to lOd to 10Jd per lb), large stores 55s to £3, medium stores 48s to 545, smaller 33s to 40a, weauers 17s to 2Sa. BURNSIDE. Best bullecks £3O to £3O ,10s, extra prime heavy £23 to £2O, medium £lB to £2O, light unfinished £ls upwards, best cows £IG 10s, medium £ll 10s to £l3 10s, others £9 10s upwards. _ Sheep—33o7 were penned. A very considerable proportion were light unfinished wethers, which declined by from Is to Is Gd, a small proportion of prime 'wethers, with a few pens of extra heavy, which sold at an advance on last week's rates. Exporters -were still off the market, and few graziers were present. Best wethers U'3s to 50s, a few extra prime heavy 735, medium 40s to 4os, light unfinished 36s to 40s, best heavy ewes 423 to 41s 9d, medium 35s to 40s, light unfinished 27a 6d upwards. •NEWTON KING'S REPORT. Rahotu, August 31.—Yearling steers £6 Ss fid, yearling heifers £4 ISs, small mixed yearlings £3 lGs od, yearling Jersey bulls £4, store cows £7 to £9, springing heifers £9 to £ll 10a. Kaponga, August 31.—Yearling steers £G 10s. small £5 Gs, small mixed £3 ss, store cows £8 5s to £9 Is, small store cows £1 12s Od to £7, dairy cows £lO to £2O, heifers £8 10s to £l3 10s, store pigs 21s to 27a, Uronui, September 3.—Yearling steers small and rough £4 Gs, yearling heifers £3 15s to £4, fat heifers £ll ss, Siyear steers £l2 10s, empty 2-year heifers £<s Is, yearling Jersey bull £7 12s fid, 2-vear bulls £lO 10s, store cows £7 l'Os to £9 2s Gd, dairy cows £9 to £l4 Gs, springing heifers ir|> to £l2 ss. Stony River, September 4.—Yearling bulls £G 10a to £0 17s Gd, yearling steers £6 to £6 12s Gd, good yearling heifers £4 $s Gd to £4 15s, others £3 Gs to £3 15s, rough 2-ycar steers £7 12s to £9 7s, empty 2-year hedfers £5 ISs to £G ISs, store cows £7 6s to £9 Ss Cd, bulls £9 5s to £l4, springing cows up to £ls, springing heifers up to £l2 10s. Jersey Sale.—On the Avenue road on Thursday I conducted a sale on account of Mr. John Hale.,' The rough "winter following on the very dry autumn hiul left the cattle looking very rough, this affecting prices. The Pedigree cows sold at from 1!) to 40 guinsas, heifers 1G to 40 guineas, bulls 10 to 14 guineas. N.Z.L. AND M.A.'S REPORT. The Ov.Z. Loan and Mercantile AgencyCo., Ltd., Stratford, report as follows: On Friday, August 24,. wo hold onr usual monthly sale in our Tarata. yards We had a fair yarding and ruling rates were maintained. Store cows £8 to £9 4ii (Id, m.t. heifer® ,£G 7s till to £B, 20-month steers £7 12s, Weaner steer 3, small, £4 7s, weaner heifers;.-£3 9s to £4 ss, springing heifers £9 17s Gd to £lO 10s, dairy cuivs £ll 10s ' o £lO 2s (id, Our next sale in these yards will be held on September 21, 1917. On Tuesday, September J;, we held our usual fortnightly sale in our. Stratford yards. Bidding was brisk for m.t. cows and heifers, Anything passed' wore cleared at. ruling rates immediately after the sale., Store cows, light £5 13s to £li, £lO 3s for good cows, 2-year m.t. heifers £G to £G 17s Gd, yearling heifers £4 4i Cd to £u, yearling steers, small, £2 Gs Gd to £5 17s Gd for good. Dairy yards: Springing heifers, small and poor condition £7 10s to £9 10s, £l2 15s lor better sorts, dairy cows £ll 10s to £l2, £l3. Our next sale in tlieso yards mill be held on September 18, at 11.30 a.m. Since we last reported we have sold the following lines privately. Good clean paddock lineß have not been plentiful recently and business has been : somewhat restricted. Line storo cows ■ £S His, ™.t. heifers £fi 10s to £7, ling heifers £4 lis Gd, dairy cows £l2 to £l4, springing lieifers £ll to £l2i ewes in lamb 355, fat ewes 36s Gd, hoggets 26s Gd to 27s 3d.