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Taranaki Daily News, 22 September 1917, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKET. Australian-New Zealand Cable Assn. Sydney, Sept. 20. Oats.—Algerian feeding, 2a lOd to 3s; Tasmanian, 3s 8d to 3s lOd. Maize 4s Od. 'Potatoes—Victorian £5 10s to £8 10s. Onions £ls to £lB. Adelaide, Sept. 20. Oats 2s 5%d to 2 a fld. THE TALLOW MARKET London, Sept. 19. Tallow.—There is a strong demand. Extreme prices are ruling owing to the continuous shrinkage of supplies. Four hundred and seventy-nine casks were offered and sold. Mutton, fine, 71a Od; medium, (38s 3d; beef, fine 725; medium 08s, BURNSIDE. ; Prime bullocks £2O ilOs to • £25 ss, medium £7 10s to £9 10s, light £l4 to £lO ss, extra prime cows and heifers to £2O, prime £lO to £'lß, medium £l2 10s to £l4 os, light and unfinished £9 10s to £ll. Sheep (2245 penned).—The quality was better than last week. Prices opened fully equal to last week's rates, but towards the finish medium quality declined about Is. Prime wethers 47s to 535, medium 41s to 49 Bs, light 34a to 3'9s, primo ewes '43 s to 49a, medium 36s to 37s (id, others to 32? Sd. Pigs —The yarding of fats and stores was larger than usuel. Several usual buyers were absent, and cQmpetition was less keen. Prices were a. shade easier. The entry of stores and weaners -was much larger, but all sold at late rates. AUCKLAND. At Westfield choice ox beef brouglit 50s per 1001b, prime 50s to 51s, cow and heifer 50s to oos. (Best wethers brought 45s to 52s per head, others 37s to 44's 9d. The prices realised for bacon pigs were equal to lOd per lb, and those for porkers were equal to 8d to 9£d per lb. ADDINGTON. Store sheep—Four and 6-tooth ewes 35s 9d to 3?a, 4 and G-tooth wethers to 39s sd, 0 and 8-tooth wethers 40s Gd, ewe hoggets 32s 4d, wether hoggets, 24s 4d to 28s Gd, mixed sex hoggets 28s 7d. Pat sheep—Extra prime wethers to 55s ltd, prime wethers 43a Gd to 50s, lighter wethers 38s 8d to 435, merino wethers 27s to 35)5, prime ewes 35s 7d to 42s 3d, lighter ewes 28s to 34s '6d, hoggets 32s to 3i4b. Fat cattle.—Extra prime steers to '£2B 10s, prime steers £IG 10s to £2O, ordinary steers £>9 to. £lO, prime cows £'i2 10s to £l7 17s Gd, ordinary cows £7 10s to £l2, prime heifers £lO 10s to £ls 15e, ordinary heifers £8 ISs to £lO. Store cattle—Yearlings £5:103, mixed 2-year-olds £7 13s fld; 2-year heifers £4 19s to £8 10s, 3-year steers £9 10s, 3 and 4-year steers £l2 7s, 3 and 4-year Hereford heifers £l2, dry cows £5 to £lO 10s. Dairy cows.—Springers ■£9 to £'ls 2s Gd, ordinary sorts £0 to £8 10s. Fat pigs.—Choppers £7 to £7 T7s, extra heavy baconers to, £7, heavy baqoners to £7, heavy baconers £5 10s to £O, lighter baconers £4 10s to £5 5s (equal to 9Jd to 9%d per lb), heavy porkers 07s -fld to SOs, lighter porkers to Gfis (equal to 10V 2 d to lljd per lb) medium stores 42s to 545, smaller 30s to 38s, weanera 25s to 31s, breeding sows £7. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. Rahotu, Friday 14th. —Yearling steers £5 5a to £5 16s; yearling heifers £3 9s to £5 14s; bulls £lO 10s to £l2 10s; empty 2-year heifers £0 lis to £7 3s; springing heifers, £9 to £l2; cows £ls; store cows £G 17s to £8 4s 6d. Urenui, Monday 7th.—Dairy cows £9 to £l7; springing heifers (mostly small) £8 7s Gd -to £l3 ss; yearling heifers £3 17s fid to £4 18s; yearling steers £0 ss; ompty 2-year heifers £6 18s; fat cows £l2 10s to £l3 7s Gd; cows and calves £l2; store cows £7 10s to £lO 7s Gd; woolly hoggets 355; 2-t.ooth j wethers 34s 2d; small hoggets 23s Gd to 255. | Stony River, Tuesday 18th.—Yearlings mostly all small heifers £2 12s Gd to £4; good £4 14s; steers £5 5s to £6 Os; empty 2-year heifers £5 9s to £7 10s; 2-year steers £9 to £lO 3s (rough) 1 good springing heifers £l3 10s; others £8 to £lO lo.s; dairy cows £9 10s to £lO las; registered Shorthorn cow springing £l6 10s; forward cows £lO t!> £ll 10s; store cows £7 2s to £9 10s: forward 4 and 6-tootli wethers 37s Gd to 38s fld; f.m. empty ewes 28s. ICohuratahi, Wednesday 19th.—Store cows £9 to £9 ss; small steers £8 14s ompty 2-year heifers £6 15s to £7 las; hoggets 31s and 32s Gd; 2 and 4-tooth wethers 34s 3d. Clearing Sale, Warca, Mrs. M. A. Clarke—Dairy cows, best £l7 to £23, others £lO to £l3 10s; Jersey yearling pedigree bull 13y 2 guineas; -grade Jersey bull £8 15s; yearling bulls £4 10s; store cows £8 ss; farm horses £!) to £l6 10s. Clearing Sale, H. W. Hancock. Tuna.— Best cows £lB to £2S; others £l3 10s to £l7 10s, the sound cows averaging £lO 2s, which must constitute a record for grade dairy cows. Three three-quar-ter cows made £9 15s, £lO and £lO 10*5; heifer.3 £9 to £l2 10s; empty cows £10; Holstein bull. 17 guineas; farm liorses £9 to £l7 10s; small calves 14s ind 17s; others 3Qs tq £2 4?