COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 March 1918, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Australian.-N.Z. Cable Association. Melbourne, March 15. Barley.—Chevalier malting, 4s lid to 5s 3d; Cape 3s 5d to 3s (id. Oats.—Milling Algerians 3s 7d; feed 3s 5d to 3s Cd. Potatoes.—£s to £5 10s. Onions.—£6 10s to £6 15s. NEWTON KING'S REPORT.

At Douglas, on Monday, 11th instant, there was a good yarding, but the quality throughout was not up to previous yardings, consequently competition was hard. 2, 4 and 0-tooth ewes made 23s Id to 2Cs 3d; forward wethers 273 0d; f.f.m. owes up to 21s; f.m. ewes 10s to 14s lOd; rams 2% to i*k guineas; fat 'cows £lO 14s to £ll 10s, forward cows £9 to £9 13s; store cows £5 14s to £7 17s Cd; bulls £9 10s to £l4 0s; 18-mouth steers £6 17s to £7 Is.

At Stratford, on Tuesday, 12th, I liad a full yarding of both sheep and cattle, nil yarding accommodation being well taxed. Competition on sheep was dull, but on cattle was good. The working bullocks advertised on account of the late J. Pawsou were a fine lot, and attracted considerable attention. Two teams of six bullocks with dray, yokes and gear, made £lllO and £125, and «■ l> alr of bullocks made £47. I'ttt cows sold <at from £ll to £l3 IDs, and £l6 12s (id for a particularly flue cow. Forward cows £7 2s 6d to £8 7s (id; small store cows £i 18s to £6 la; 2-year heifers In-calf £5 15s; bulls £9 12s Cd to £l3 155,; 18month steers £8 to £S 4s; mixed weauers up to £3 163 for good; other sorts 36s to £2 lis; springing heifers £8 to £10,; fin wethers 34s 4U; f.m. ewes 7s to 15s 2d; 2 aud 4-tooth wethers 26s 9d; good lambs 15s !)d to 17s for tops; 4-tooth wethers 23s Cd; rams 3Vi guineas. i)n Wednesday, 14th, at Inglcwood, for my supplementary sheep fair and cattle sale, I had a very hoavy yarding, one of tho biggest seon in thi3 dlstUct. There was a good attendance of buyers, and they "made good competition throughout, a very satisfactory sale resulting. 4-year owes 30s Bd; 2-tooth wethers 28s; small 23s 3d; Wneolu lambs (tops) 16s Id; Boraney lambs (tops) 16s; good lambs 13s to 14s 2d; culls 3s to 8s Id; f.m. ewes Ss 6d to 14s Gd; 2-tooth to f.m. ewes in forward condition 255; rams 2% guineas; old rams 13s to 17s Gd; fat cows £ll 18s to £l3 ss; forward cows £3 18s Cd to £lO 12s Cd; store cows £7 to £3 12s; small store cows up to £0 ss; springing heifers £9 ss; Mr. D. sihirley's dairy herd were a poor lot and sold from £7 7s 6d to £10; Jersey bull £ll 10s; 18-month uteera £6 lis to £8 2s Gd; small steers £9; 3%-year Ayrshire steers £lO Gs; small empty 20-month heifers £4 to £4 14s Cd; cows and calves £8; bulls £0 10s to £l4 10s; some very well grown mixed woaners were yarded and made £4; other weaneis sold well according to quality at from. 20s to £3 7s 0(1.

ADDINGTON. At the Addington market there were larger entries of stock in almost all departments, but the attendance was not quite so numerous as last week. There was a Arm sale for all useful classes of store sheep, but the demand was not keen for backward sorts. The yarding included drafts from tho North Island and Marlborough. Fat lambs wejo very Arm, exporters' prices averaging S%d per lb over all. There was also a good salo for fat cattle, and prices were generally above the export level, only a few head boiug securod by freezing woks buyers. A good sale of a moderate class of store cattle took placo. Fat pigs sold well, but stores fore easier on account of the large entrj. Store sheep.—Two-tooth ewes sold at flora 30s to 40s 9d; 2 and 4-tooth ev.es to 31s Od; 4 and 0-tooth ewes 34s 3d; 0 and 8-tooth ewes 24s 9d to 345; f.ra. ewes 335; two and four-tooth wethers 30s 9d; owe. lambs 20s to 2(is Od; mixed sex larabs 13s to 24s 7d; wether lambs 10s 3d to 20s 9d; fat lauibs extra prime to 33s 3d; prime 27s to 30s Gd; medium 24s Gd to 26s 6d; lighter 22s Id to 245. Fat sheep.—Extra prime wethers sold to 43s 3d; prime wethers 35s Od to 395: lighter, wethers 27s Od to 31s; merino wethers 22s to 20s 4d; extra prime ewes to 38s lOd; prime ewes 33s lOd to 3"s 3d; medium owes 29s 6d to 32s 6d; lighter ewes 23s lOd to 295. Fat cattle.—Extra prime steers sold to £2l. 10s; prime steers £l7 to £l9 10s; ordinary steers £l2. 5s to £l6 15s; prime heifers £ll 15s to £lB ss; ordinary heifers £9 2s 6d tc £11; prime cows £l2 7s Od to £l6 15s. Ordinary cows obtained from £lO to £ll 17s 6d; store cattle calves £3 10s; 3 to 3%year steers £l2 17s Od; dry cows £7 to £9 15s; dairy rows £lB 10j. Pigs.—Choppers fetched from £3 to £7; extra heavy baeouers £0 12s; heavy baconers £5 10s to £6; lighter baconers £4 10s to £o Ds (equal to 7%d to 8d per lb); heavy porkers '£3 15s to lighter porkers £2 17s to £3 19s (equal to 9%d to 10y 3 d per lb); largo storos £2 15j to £3; medium stores £2 8s to £2 12s; smaller 27s to 355; weaners 10s 6 J to 255.

BURNSIDS. At Burnside market 185 cattle were peii:r>d, a fair proportion being prime heavy weight heifers and cows, with a few pens of prime bullocks. 'Last weaf-fi wees were maintained throughout.

Sheep.—276B were penned, with a fair proportion of extra prime heavy wethers and. ewes, lor which demand was keen at late rates. Mediant weights also sold for late values. Liektcr sorts were taken by graaiers. Lambs.—l2s7 were penned, Tho quality was good, with fair pens of very prime. Com petition by freezing buyers was keen, and a clearance was effected at late rates.

Pigs.—A iiit'diuui yarding sold at late high rates.

AUCKLAND. The.New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports: Westfleld store sale.—Best dairy cows ami hollers, £l2 15a to £l7, others £9 to £l2 Ids; hulls. £7 to fl4 ss; empty cows and heifers, £0 10s to £i, 15s; weaners, £2 to £4 7s Od.

Albert Yards—Heavy draughts, £22 to £37, sniedium draughts £lO to £25, aged draughts •£9 to £ls; hacks, £8 to £ls; light harness sorts, £lO 10s to £l7; ponies £4 to ..:;; weeds 10s upwards. WestaeM fat stock market. —Choice ox, to £2 12s per 1001b, others £2 4s to £2 10s;

i cow and heifer beef, £2 3s to £2 (is per 1001b. Steers £l3 to £1!) 15s;'\cows and heifers £9 10s to £ls. Sheep.—Best wethers, £1 13s tti £1 19.), others £1 1.9s to £1 Ms 9d; best cows, £1 10s to £1 liis, others £1 3s to £1 9s 9d; Inferior ewes, 13s to £1 Is. I<ambs: Best £1 7s to £1 1?" Od; others 17s to £1 (is Bd; inferior, 9s to Ills fid. Calves: ltuimers, £6 to £8 ss; heavy vealers, £4 5s to £5 10s, medium vealers £2 7s to £4 Is, lißht vealers £1 8s to £2 Gs; small and fresh dropped calves, 3s to £1 7a: I'liss: Choppers and heavy baconers, £5 5s to £6 15s; largo porkers £3, 5s to £3 18s, medluai porkers £2 10s to £3 ,4a, small 34s to £2 lis; slips, £1 3s 6d to 33s;'weuncro, 9s 6d to 17s (id.