COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 April 1918, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

AMERICAN AVHEAT SUPPLY. Australian Cable Association. New York, April 11. Chicago report-, thai Hie visible American wheat supply is 8,711,000 bushels. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, April 11. Oats.—Algerian feeding lit !M. milling 4s, Tasmanian 4s 7d to 4s 9d. .Maize 53. Potatoes.—Tnsmanian £6 to £7 10s. Onions.—£lo to £lO 10s. Adelaide, April 11. Oats, 4a 4'/ 2 d. Melbourne, April 12. Barley.—Chevalier malting as Cd to 5s lid, Cape .'ls lid to 4s Id Oats.—Algerian milling ?s lOd to 4s, feed 3s 7d to 3s Pd, Potatoes, £3 10s to £4. Onions, £O.

AUCKLAND. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company reports: At Coromandel last Thursday dairy cows sold from £7 5s to £l2, fat cows £lO 17s Od to £l3; 3-year steers, £9 17s 6d; heifers, suitable dairy purposes, £6 to £8 '108; bulls, £6 10s to £8 12s Cd; empty cows, £0 5s to £8: weaner calves, £2 10s to £4 ISs; full-mouth ewes, to 19s; 2-tooth wethers, £1 ,1s to £1 2s.

On Thursduy at Westfield best dairy cows and heifers sold at £ll 10s to £ls 17s 6d; others, £8 to £ll ss; empty cows and heifers, £6 to £8 12s Cd; bulls, £6 to £l3 ss; weaner calves, £2 to £4 12s Od; yearling to IS-month heifers, £5 to £7 10s. ;No sheep yarded. At Albert Yards on Friday: Heavy "draughts £22 to £3O, medium draughts £ls to £2O; hacks and light harness horses £7 to £l6 10s; ponies, £3 10s to £8 ss.

On Monday, at Henderson: Dairy cows and heifer?, £8 10s to £l3; bulls, £7 to £l3; empty cows and beifers, £0 to £8 2s Od; weaner calves, £2 5s to £3 17s od. At Westfield fat stock market on Wednesday: No heavyweights yarded. Choice ox sold to £2 12s per 1001b, others from £2 5s to £2 10s per 1001b; cow and heifer beef sold at from £2 2s to £2 9s. Steers sold at from £l2 10s to £l9 17s Od; -cows and heifers sold at from £8 to £ls 17s fid. Calves were penned in smaller numbers than usual. Prices ad ; vanced slightly. Runners, £6 15s to £8 17s 6d; heavy vealers, £3 18s to £5; medium vealers £2 9s to £3 15s; light vealers £1 7s to £2 8s; small and freshdropped 3s upwards. Sheep-were penned in full numbers. Competition was not so keen, although prices were on a par with late quotations. No extra prime sheep were yarded. Best wethers, £1 Ms to £1 18s 3d; others, £1 Sis 9d to £1 13s 9d; best ewes, £1 7s to £1 13s 3d; others, IDs 6d to £1 16s 9d. Lambs, in average numbers, sold at late rates. Best, £1 7s to £1 16s; others, 19s 6d to. £1 Cs' Cd. Pigs, in average numbers, sold at late rates. Choppers and heavy bacon - ers, £4 10s to £5 7s Cd; smaller baconers, £3 lis to £4 9s; large porkers, £3 Is to £3 10s; medium, £2 10s to £3; small, £1 lis to £2 9s; slips, 14s to £1 7s; weaners and suckers, 7s to 13s Od.

On Tuesday, at Pukekohe: Dairy cows and heifers, £8 to £l6 10s; bulls, £7 to £l7 ss; empty cows and heifers, £0 to £8 15s; aged and inferior cows, £1 15s to £4; weaner calves, good, £3 to £4. 10s; others, £2 to £2 19s; inferior, £1 to £1 17s; yearling to 18-month steers, £5 5s to £8 ss; ditto heifers, £4 10s to £7 2s Od; 2 to 2i-year steers, £8 10s to £lO 10s; 3-year to 3J-vear steers, £lO 17s 6d to £l3. Beef at'fully Westfleld prices.

BURNSIDE STOCK SALE. Dunedin, April 10. At Burnside 210 fat cattle were yarded, including several pens of prime bullocks. Prices were on a par with last week's rates. Prime bullocks, £lB to £l9 15s; extra prime, £22 123 fid; medium, £ls 5s to £l7 10s; light £l2 to £l4; prime cows and heifers £l4 to £ls; medium, £lO 10s to £l2 ss; others, £9 to £lO ss. The number of sheep penned was 3400. At the commencement of the sale values were slightly easier, and they declined as the auction progressed. The bulk of the entry consisted of ewes and medium wethers, with a fair proportion of wellfinished sheep. Freezing buyers were not operating as keenly as of late. Prime wethers, 39s to 43s fid; a few extra to 50s;. medium, 36s to 38s; light unfinished 30s to 34h; prime ewes, 34s to 395; extra heavy, 41s fid to 43s 9d; medium to good, 30s Id to 33s 0d; others, 24s to 27s fid. The lambs punned numbered 982, and they met with a good sale at late rates. Best, 27s to 325; extra prime, to 34s 9d; medium, unfinished, 20s to 245.

ADDINGTON' MARKET. Christehureh, April 10. At Addington market to-day the yardings of fat sheep and fat ljmbs were somewhat larger than last week, while there were fewer store sheep. The entry of fat cattle was about the same, but there was an increased offering of store cattle. For fat lambs the prices per head were better, as there were some very prime lines offered. Freezing buyers' prices averaged about Sfd per lb 'over all. , Fat sheep were firmer by at least Is per head, as export buyers were operating freely, their purchases averaging 63d per lb over all for wethers and 6:} d for ewes. Fat cattle showed a decline, and prices were nearer the export level, so that there was more business done for freezing than for some time past. There was a better demand for store sheep, wethers and lambs being more sought after than ewes. Backward sorts were selling better than the most, forward-condition-ed, no doubt on account of stubble feed now being available. Good young ewes did not sell quite so well as the week before, and North Island ewes that had been down for some time were very dull of sale, and dairy cows were in fair demand. Pigs of all classes sold well. Store Sheep—Two-tooth ewes to 35s 2d, 4 and 0-tooth ewes 295, 2, 4, 0 and 8- ■ tooth ewes 20s to 335; 6 and 8tooth ewes 32s od, sound-mouth ewes 28s, 2-tooth wethers 23s 3d to 31s 10(1; 4 and 6-tooth wethers 27s 7d to 33s 6d; ewe lambs 24s Ud; mixed sex lambs 15s 9d to 23, wether lambs 17s 7d to 22s 9d.

Fat Lambs.—Extra prime to 32s 4d, prime 27s fid to 325; medium 24s Cd to 275; lighter 21s to 245.

Fat Sheep—Extra prime wethers- to 43s 9d, prime wethers 36s to 41s, lighter wethers 29s lOd to 35s fid, extra prime ewes 38s; prime ewes 33s fid to 37s 4d; medium ewes 29s 6d to 335; lighter'ewes 24s 4d to 295.

Fat Cattle—Extra prime steer's to £22 7s 6d, prime steers £l6 Is to £l9 10s, ordinary steers £l2 12s Od to £l6, extra prime heifers £l7 ss, prime heifers £9 10s to £l6 10s, ordinary heifers £lO as to £lO I"- prime cows £l4 7s fid. ordinary t0... £8 7s 6d to £l2.

Store Cattle—Three-year West Coast

steers £l2 15s, 3 ; year heifers £8 to -£8 lis, dry cows £3 to £ll, dairy cows £8 to £l9 10s.- . Pigs—Choppers £4 to £7 12s 6d, baconers £4 to £6 12s Cd (equal to 7?d to 8d per lb), porkers £2 10s. to £3 18s (equal to !)d to 9Sd per lb), large stores 58a to C3s, medium 48s to 545, smaller 22s to 28s, weaners 12s to 20s. LOAN AND MERCANTILE.- - : The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford, reports; as follows: ."■ :.-.-. On Thursday, March 28,' we held our usual monthly sale in our Kohufatahi Yards. We had a fair yarding, which sold at satisfactory prices. Settlers met the drop in the market and sold their entries at ruling rates. Fat and forward maiden heifers, £7 16s to £8 Is; store cows, £5 15s to £8; 2-year steers, £9 17s fld; 18-month steers, £5 5s to £7 17s Gd; 18-month heifers £4 15s to £5 J7s 8d; weaners, 20s to Oils; 2 and 4 tooth ewes, 20s Gd; 2 and 4-tooth wethers 28s Gd; lambs, 8s to 13s. Next sale April 24. On Tuesday, April 2, we held our usual monthly sale in our Stratford Yards. We had a fair yarding, principally good forward cows, which were keenly competed for, and made very satisfactory prices. Store cows, £4 to £lO Is; cows and calves £7 ss; 18-montlj in-calf heifers £G 15s; 18-mouth empty heifers £4 to £5; weaners, 20s to 365; bulls, £4 to £l2 2s 6d. Next sale, Tuesday, April 16. On Friday, April 5, we held our usual monthly sale in our Matau yards. The advertised stock came forward, and buyers were in attendance from all parts of the district. Bidding was ■ satisfactory, and a really good sale resulted, all the sheep being sold at the hammer. Bullocks £ll 12s; store cows £G lis to £lO 4s; maiden heifers, £8 10s 6d; 18-month steers, £5 10s to £8 Is; 18-month empty heifers £4 7s Cd to £5; 2-year steers, £9 10s; bulls, £5 to £0 ss; 2i-year incalf heifers, £G 10s to £7; 18-month incalf heifers, £5 IGs; 4 and-5-year ewes 18s' 2d to 22s Gd; 2 and 4-tooth wethers 27s Gd to 27s fld; lambs, 0s 5d to 13s; cull lambs, 3s lOd; old ewes,' 8s Id to 10s; old rams, 9s to 21s. Next, sale, May 3. Since we last reported we have 9old the following lines privately. Business on the whole has been quiet, principally owing to the dry season on the West Coast. Forward empty heifers, £8 ss; small 18-month heifers, £4; weaners, &h 10s; 2-tooth ewe 3, 28s to 30s; 2-tooth wethers, 28s Gd to 295; 4 and 5-year ewes 16s to 18s; 4, 0 and 8-tooth wethers, 27s Gd; cull wethers, 25a; lambs, small, its to IGs for good.