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Taranaki Daily News, 26 January 1918, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

! AUSTRALIAN MARKKT?. Sydney, .fun. 24 (lul-.-- Algerian fccdiii;,', J-; MM in Milling 3a ra to Jd; Tusmiiiiiau 3s lOil U. 4* 2d Muizu—ss Gd. i'uiaUn-!.--Fasnianlaii, £7 (o £7 10s. Oniuiib —£10 to £l2. Adelaide, Jan. dais—2a I'd Melbourne, .Tan. 2». iiariey.—Chevalier mulling. 4s lid 1o 5s 2d; Cape. 3s 4(1 to 3d. ■ Oils—Milling Algerian, 2a TJd 1 o 2s 8d; feeding, 2* 6Jd to 2s 7d. Potatoes, JJ4 to £fi ss. - Onions.— £0 to £'S 10s. i)/;xedix stock exchange. Dunedin. .lan. 24. Saios oil change.—lJiiddart. Parker (ord ) £1 14s 3d; South British Insurance £3 IDs. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. The X.Z Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Strutlord branch) report as followsOn Friday, January IS, we held our usual monthly '■ale in our Tarata yards. We had a good yarding, and liuvers were in attendance from all parts of the district. Most lines changed hands at the hammer. Choice IS-mont'h steers and fat cows and heifer< were in keenest demand. Fat and forwatd heifers .€9 12s lo £ll, bullocks £9 12s Gd to £l4. store cows £5 2s Cd to €9 Ids, IS-month steers £4 5s to £S 12s, 15-month heifers •Ci» lis 6d to £5 10s, bulls £7 to £l2, 1 and G-tooth ewes 1:1s 7d to 28s Od, woolly lambs "s to 14a 3d. rams li gns. to 2gnr.. Next sale on February 13. On .-kturday. 19th. we held a l>ors:> fair in our Stratford yards. Attendance was good, and only fair class horses came forward, -omc of which met ivith sa]e at low prices. Half draughts £l3, gig horses £3 io £ll 10s, back-? £3 l(jg to I'l 3s. old horses 10= to 20?. On Tuesday. January 2-2, we held our usual fortnightly sale in our Stratford yards. The advertised cattle and sheep came forward. Most of the stock changed hands at ruling prices. Sheep seemed be to on the nrnvnrd grade. 2} to 3-vear steers £ll 7s fid. fat cows £l2 10s. store cows £6 to £!) 13s, fat and forward heifers £lO -Is, weaners (mixed) 37s tn 435, bulls £'7 2s Id. 2 and 4-tooth wethers and ewes 28s lOd. woolly lambs 14s 3d old ewes 12s. Next sale on February 4. Since we last reported we have sold the following lines privately At present reduced values wp have fair enquiry, and steady sales have taken place. Fat and forward cows £ 10 7s Gd. fat and forward heifers £ll ss, bullocks £1? to £l4 7s Od. 15 to IR-mohtb steers £fi lis, woollv laino* I2« tn 13s fid. 4 tenth wethers 2Ss to 2Ss 3d, tip drav £l2. ■ADDIXGTOX At Addirigton market to-dav the vardings of fat stock were smaller than last week, but fTie offerings of sheep were the lareest since last autumn. Fat cattle sold well nnd were above the export level of oriees and the same mav be said of fat lambs, butchers requiring almost all the bunos that wer<> -<WpiL Store wethers and ewes maintained late rates. Lambs, which formed the bulk of the yarding, opened easier, but firmed as the saie went on and reached last week's rates, liidit lambs being strongly in request. Fat »heep wore firmer bv Is to Is fid per head, in consequence of the short supply. There was a moderate demand for stoffl cattle, a good many being passed, and there was no change in prices. Dairy- cows and classes of pigs sold well. Store sheep—Two-tooth ewes to 27s fid, sound-mouth ewes to 23s lid, 2-tooth wethers'23s Id to 24s Gd, 1-tooth wethers 23s lOd to 20s Id, 4 and G-tootli wethsrs 33s 7d to 33s Sd, sound-mouth wethers 20.j, sound-mouth woolly merino wethers 2P S Gd, rape lambs 20.s to 25s fid, mixed sex lambs 14s 7d to 19s 6d, wether lambs Ids 9d to 19« Id. Fat sheep—Extra prime heavy wethers to 42s 9d, prime wethers 33s fid to 37s 10d. lighter wethers 28s to 335. merino wethers 225, prime ewes 33s fid to 375, medium ewes 2& 6d to 335. lighter ewes 26s to 2!>s, merino ewes 245. Fat lambs—Extra prime lambs to 335, prime lambs 27s to 29s 2d, lighter lambs i2s Sd to 2Ca 9d. Fat cattle.—Prime steer.? £IS to £2O, ordinary steers £l6 to £l7 13s, prime heiicrs £ll 15.-S to £ls 10s, prime cows £l3 to £l6 7s Gd, ordinary cows £lO 12s Gd to £l2 10$. Store catle —Two-year heifers £9 10s, ■l-vear heifer* £l3 2s 6d, 3-year steers £l3, 4-ye»f steore £ls 3s, dry cows £8 to £l2 ss, dairy cows £lO to £2O. Pig*.—-Chopper* £4 10s to £fi 10s, heavy baconett £(■ to £9 lis, medium baconers £4 16s to £5 10s, lighter baconers £4 to £4 10s (equal to 8 1-4.1 to Sfd per lb), Wry por!;«>rs £:; 8s to £3 16s, lighter porkers £2 13s to £3 4s (equal to S}d p«r )b), large stores £2 45s to £3, msdinm stores £2 Ss to £•» 12s, small. stores 152s to .£2 3s, lar«e weaners <Ks to 325, smaller 20s to 27s 6d breeding »», to £5 St. ' BURNSIUK. At Burnside market 159 -fat cattle were yarded, consisting of a. large proportion of prime bullocks and heifers. The «ale opened ofi part at last week's rates but prices eased as the sale progressed. Prime I* locks made up to £2l ,3s. medium to £IG 10s, prime heifers to "£ls 17s Od. There was a good yarding of store cattle, which sold at advanced rates. There were very few dairy cows forward, and pncM were firmer. " , Tll , Pre n 49 a , small yarding of calves which sold at late rates. I'at sheep.—A considerable portion of the yarding was prime quality wethers and ewes The sale opened about last week s rates but eased as the sale progressed to the extnt of la 6d to 2s a head. Fat lambs—At the beginning of the sale prices showed a rise 0 f about on last week's rates, but towards the end lambs were almost unsaleable. I igs.—There wag a moderate yarding. Prices for fat pigs showed a slight decline on last week's rates. There was a fair yarding of stores, and prices were on a par with late rates. NEWTON KING'S REPORT At Waiwakaiho on Friday, 12th inst., there was a fair entry for which I had good competition. Cofrs and calves made' from £C 10s to £lO fe, fat cows £lO. 1- Gs store cows £4 ISs for small to £S los for good sorts, bulls up to £ls, empty 2-year heifers £7 Is, small 15 to IS-month heifers £3 16s, yearling Jersey st«era £3 3s, springing heifers £fi 10s to £9 sa, dairy cows £l3 10s. At Douglas on Monday, 14th, fat cows made £ll 16s to £l2 9s, store and forward com £7 7« to £lO 2s 6d. bulb Us fe-flg. J» iw m Hntfjtoi*

I cows I'." Is Od 10 M :7s o:l. fit !.encrj» I: < u;| lo i" t J ];u IS-mjiifh |»ieers £ii Ms to £S Ms, z mul - : -yeir steels .t'!o 2i *kl, yearling hei.'er* 1!, i if.in. mv|.j Ai -Stnitfuril < !i Tuesday. I.lth, vcarling to '.Vmotilh hi imad" £<l. ISmoiitli empty "eiiws .l'.'i 7s lid. snial! ami calves liii. f,il <ows £lO IDs to £ll Hi-, lat heifers £lO ISs, forward cows up to £9 l;-s. store cmv- 7 £j 18s lo .68 s>, bulls iti lis to I'l.i 12b fid, r.l'.m. ewes KSs ti>l tn 22s 2d, slioni lambs Jls to lis id, small Os (Ui lo S; I'd. Ai Inylewnod on AVednesday, 10th. 1-*' i;> empty bf-ifcr' made from Ci iSs to £:> .(is. smaller sorts .C" Ills »•! lo ,C 3 !Ts Gd. -i-year empty heifers C 7 II; to ,C 7 i7s, l.Vmomh sixers ,-C."i Ms liil io ;Hi Ids, fat working bullocks Cl 7 10s to £lB Lis, cows and calves .£(! lis to ,€S 17s fid. fai and forward cows ,t')o Is to .-10 l">s. fat cows up to £l2 (Is li' l . forward cows £9 to £lO 1= (id, empty store cows from ,£f! for small to ■CS P2s fid for good framed sorts, forward cv.es and wethers 27s 3d. lamb; I lis, forward ewes *2<ls (id, *1 tooth to f.f.m. ewes 2fis fid, mixed weaners 21s, bulls £9 23 Od to £ls. At Olmra oil Thiir-day, l"ih. there was a full yardins with good competition througiiout. practically everything yarded'being cleared at. the "hammer at the following prices: Fat. bullocks £IG ids 3-year steers £l3 "is, 2J-vcar steers £fl ID? to £lO 19s, IS-month steers £0 ISs fid to £S. fat cows £lO 3a to £l2 3s, forward cows £S l.is to £9 18s, store cows £0 12s fid to £S lis, cows and, calves £8 12* fid. stags £9, bulls £fi in £l2. 13 to IS-month empty heifers C 3 Is lo £3 13s, fat heifers £9 lGs. fat and forward ewes 2*«, wethers 23s 4d io 2Ss, f.f.m. breeding ewes 21s lfld. small '2-tootli ewes 22s lid, small la.mbs '•is 8(1. At Kaponga on Friday, 18th, fat cows made £ll 16s. forward cows £lO to £ll (Is. store cows £7 7s t 0 £!• (Is. bulls £l2 10s. small LVm'ontb heifers £H 17s. On the same day at Raliohi small 13month heifers made £3 14s. small 13month steers XG 7s Cd. fat cow's £lO 14s Co £ll 18s Od, forward cows up to £lO Is, store cows £0 18s to £8 IGs od. .bulls up to £l3 13s, stag £'7 7s 6d, 15month steers ff> 7s fid. At Urenui on Monday, 21st. there was a small entry which sold a*s follows: 113/18-month heifers made from £3 15s fid to £4 14s, 13-month steers £3 13s, forward cows up to £lO 3,?, store cows CB 7s fid to £8 12s fid. empty 2i-year heifers £7 13s, bulls £S 10s to £l2 3a, shorn lambs 13s Id. 2-tootli wethers 20s fid, 18-month in-ealf Jersey heifers £5 »s to £3 10s. On Tuesday, 22nd, at Stony River, 18month steers made £7 3s 'fid. smaller cattle £3 IGs to £0 10s, 13-month heifers £4 18s Od to £3 Is, springing heifers £B. springing cows £9 15, to £l2, fat bullock £lB ids. fat cows and heifers' Cll 15s to £ll IGs, good forward cows £lO 10s. store cows £3 3s lo £8 17s, cows and calves (good) £9 13s to £lO 10s, bulls £l3, fat ewes 28s, small fat 2-tootli 23s 6d.