COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 January 1918, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

I LONDON MARKERS. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. .London, Jan. 20. | Rubber.—Para 2s 7%d, plantation 2s 4Vid. smoked 2s 4d. Hemp.—Tho market is quiet. Frozen meat.—Unchanged. A few colonial rabbits released for sale were eagerly competed for, .as the English supplies, have practically vanished from the markets since the price was fixed. FARMERS' CO-OP. ORGANISATION SOCIETY'S REPORT. , On Monday, at Okaiawa' yards,, there was a large yarding 'of stock, .whilst competition was good and practically everything gold. Fat" Cows £l2 15s to £l3 10a, fresh conditioned cows £lO 10 3 to £ll 15s, forvyard cows £9 10s to £lO ss, store cows £7 to £9 ss, boners £4 18s to £f> 10s, heavy bulls £ls to £l7 10s, others £7 5s to £l4, fat woolly hoggets 34s Sd, forward ewes 24s (id, lambs IDs to 12s 6d, pigs 31s to 48s. At Eltham yards', on Wednesday, there was a large yarding of cattle, and prices were on ai par with late sales. We quote: Fat cows £l2 to £l2 15s, fresh conditioned cows £lO 10s to £ll 15s, forward cows .£9 <ss to £ 10 ss, store cows £7 10s to £O, empty heifers £(> !to £7 ss, 18-month steers £7 as Gd, heifers £3 15s, weaner steers to £2 12s, mixed weaners 20s to 30s, bulls £5 10s to £l4 17s Bd, store ewes 12s to IBs, fat hoggets 30s 3d to 31s 3d, store lambs 5s to 8s 4d. At Hawera yards, on Thursday, cattle and sheep were yarded in full numbers. Fat and forward cattle were very firm, and all other classes sold at late values. Prime fat cows £l3 15s to £l4 17s Cd, fat cows £l2 15s to £l3 10s, fresh conditioned co\ys £ll to £l2 ss, forward cows £lO to £lO 17s Cd, store cows £8 to £9 10s, light store cows £6 10s to £7 ss, boners £4 15s to £7. bulls £6 to £H 10s, 20-month steers £7 5s to £8 10s, heifers £3 10s to £4 15s, weaners 25s to 30s, forward shorn lambs lis to 10s, cull lambs 7s to lis Gd„ 2-tooth wethers 24s lid to 27s 9d, store ewes 12s to 19s. iN.Z.L. AND LM.A. CO., LTD. " ' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency C»., Ltd. (Hawera "branch)' report as follows:-^ Our Opvinakfi sale was held on Janu-'l ary 14. There was a fair vavclintr. and the demand for »H classes was" keen. Prices were—Forward cows £7 4s to' £ll, cow and calves £lO 10s, 15-mohths heirers ;Gn ss, store pigs 21$, Manaia salo Avas held on Tuesday, January 13. Prices were: Forward eo\v s , £s 15s to £9 9s, store cows'' £6 10s to £7 15s, weaner steers £2. Our Palmer road sale' was held cn Friday, January 18. There was a large attendance and 2oo(l entrv. Prices were* Fat cows £9 to £l3. hulls £lO to £l4 10s, weaner steers £-2 Ss to £3, heifers £1 Ss to £1 15s lambs (culls) !i= fid to lis, SLores 14s sd. The demand was keen, practically everything being sold under the hammer.