COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 January 1918, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. Received Jan. 13, 5.5 p.m. London, .lan. 12. Australian mutton. —None oll'ering. A few lambs sold at. 11.Id. Rabbit, skins.—A good demand, favoring sellers. New Zealand quoted at 4s to 7s (id. Rubber.—Para, 2s B}d; plantation, 2a 4J(t; smoked, 2s 4 .id. Hemp.—ln good demand at controlled prices. fin.—Stocks, 111, SOL ions; sppt, 3959 tons: afloat (estimated), 4403 tons; deliveries, 174,' i tons.

AUCKLAND MARKETS. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:— , At Albert yards: lienvv draughts £2O to £3l 10s, medium £l7 to £26, hoc light harness sorts £8 to ,t!lli, ponies £4 to ,t!S 10s, weeds 5s upwards. Westfield fat. stock market: Best oxen to £"2 12s per JOOlb, others £2 6s to £2 lis per 1001b. eow and heifer beef £2 3s to £2 '9s per . 1001b. Steers £l3 15s to £2l 10s, cows and heifers sold al froui £S 15s to £ls ss. Calves: Runners from £0 f,s to £7 .10s, heavy vealers £h 7s fid to £5 fis| medium £2 16?. to £4 ss, light ,32s to £2 fa (Id, small and lresli'dropped 4s to ■27s Od. Sheep: Best wethers £1 )4s to £1 IPs fid. others £1 10s to £1 13s 9d, inferior 17s to £1 Ss, best ewes £1 9s 9d to £1 15s. others £1 4s 9d to £1 3s, inferior 03 to £1 Is, hoggets 18s to £1 IP'S fid. Lambs: Best £1 4s to £! )3s (id, others 17s to £1 13s 9d, inferior 12s to Ids 9d. Pigs: Clioppers and heavv baeoners £4 fis to £fi Bs, others £3 115s to £4 ss, large porkers £3 Is to £3 Us fid, medium £2 10s to £3. small 30s to £2 Ss Od, slips 22s to 28?, weaners 13s to ISs 6d.

N.Z L. AND M. REPORT. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., jvtd., Stratford branch, report as follow?.; On Friday; 4ih January, we held our 11 sua' monthly saie in our To Wera yards. The sale, being so Ijlose.to the holidays, was dull, and little stock changed hand?. .13-nionths heifers iWoughfc £4. Naxt sale Friday. January '25. On Tuesday, Bth January, we held our usual fortnightly sale in 'our Stratford yards. Cattle were dull of sale, although most lines were soj<i. Sheep, contrary to expectations, reached owners' reserves. Store cows £5 1.5s to £1(1, 15- to 18month steers £6 His Gd to £7 17s, springing heifers £8 .ss, woolly lambs 13s (id to 13s (id, 2-tooth. ewes 25s Gd to 29s 3d. On Thursday, 10th January, we held our monthly sale in our Koluiratahi yard?. Bidding for sheep was dull, Tn the cattle pens, fat, forward and store eows sold well at the hammer Fat cows £l2 ss, store cows £7 las to £9 ;s, 2-vear steers £<l, bulls £lO 2s (id, 4- and G-tooth eww 21e fid to 2Gs, fat ewes (small) 20s to 24s Id, old ewes lfls 3d. Tn our Platan yards on January 11 there was a small yarding and bidding w"5 dull, in conformity with rilling rates. Fifteen-month steers £4 Is to £6 lis. 2-tooth wethers 20s to 255, 2-tooth ewes 10', horses £0 .to £l3. With prices on a lower basis than last year business promises to be more satisfactory than hitherto. Since we last reported we have sold the following'lines privately: Bullocks £l3 10s to £ls, fat and forward cow? £ll 10s, store cows £7 to £O, cows and calves £8 Its, empty heifers £7 5s to £B, yearling heifers £4 Gs to £5, yearling steers £4 ss. bulls £2O. horses £ll to £3O. 2tootli wethers 245, rams 25s to £3 R*. The Ilawera branch reports as follows: sale. —Prices wetc: Fat cows £!) to £ll 14s, light eows £8 to £!), boners £4 to £5, bulls £8 10s to £ll 15s. 15-months heifers £4 10s, steers £fi, TTawcra sale.—Prime heavy eows £ll to £l3 14s, medium £0 to £lO 10s, store eows £5 K)s to £7 ss. eows and calves £8 to £l3. good weancr steers £2. bulls £lO to £lfi, wether? 4- and fi-tonth) 23s Od to 2!)s 2d, ewes (G- and 8tooth) 10s, binibs (forward) Its. culls 7s to lis 3d, weanor pigs 7s to Bs.

FARMERS' CO-OP. REPORT. At Opunake. on Monday, wo hold our usual fortnightly sale. There was a good yarding of cattle, which sold at fully late rates. Fat cows sold at from ,t'l2 to £l2 18s; fresh conditioned cows £lO 15s to £ll 18s; forward cows, £!> 10s to £lO 10s; store, £G 10s to £0 ss; yearling heifers, £3 10s to £4 3s; bulls, £5 10s to £l3; ewes and lambs, 37s fid. Manaia.—Fat cows £l3 to £l3 10s; fresh conditioned cows £lO 15s to £l2; forward 'cows £!) 10s to £lO 10s; store cows, £7 15s to £9 ss; bulla £8 10s to £lB 10s; wcancr steers £2 to £2 10s; weanor heifers £1 to 355; small weaners, 10s to 15s; store lambs, 10s Id; good store pigs, £2 to £2 8s; others, 25s to 375; weaner pigs, 10s to 13s. At Stratford yards, on Tuesday, there was a good muster of cattle, anil prices were the same as late quotation. Fat and forward cows, £8 12s Cd to £l2 2s; store, £li 2s Gd to £7 17s Cd; 18-month steel's, £0 i)s to £9 ss; 18-month heifers, £4 to £5 14s; bulls, £7 10s to £ll ss. At Inglewood yards, on Wednesday, at our fortnightly sale, slice]) and cattle were penned in full numbers, and competition for store cows was good. Yearlings and sheep were dull of sale. Fat cows, £l2 10s to £l3 2s; fresh conditioned cows and forward cows, £0 to £ll 15s; store cows £G 15s to £8 17s Gd; 18month steers £<] 12s Gd; bulls, £8 to £l7; f.m. ewes, 10s; lambs, 12s; fat sheep, 30s. Auroa.—Fat eows, £l2 10s to £l3 3s; fresh conditioned cows, £lO to £l2; forward cows, £0 to £10; store cows', £7 to £!) ss; weaners, 30s to 355; lambs, 12s; store pigs, £2 to £2 10s; weaners! £1; bulls, £8 10s to £l4.