COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 June 1918, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. London, June T. Butter.—Plentiful; large Quantities belnf stored. The latest distribution of cheese consists largely of recently arrived Australian; Quality j generally satisfactory. Wheat.—Quiet; further sales of Australian on passage parcel at 79s 6d; little offering on spot. Oats and Peas.—Firm. Beans—A shade easier. Sugar.—Unchanged. Experts predict that the fruit wops In England are likely to bo the smallest for fifty years. Traders are renewing the roquest to be allowed to Import Canadian and American applos. .They suggest that Australian growers get permission to ship next season. Share Market. —Waihl, buyers 3Bs 3d. sellers S7s 3d; Junction, 14s 6d and 15s 6d. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Brisbane, June 8, The sugar crop for the ensuing season is now estimated at 256,000 tons. Melbourne, June 8. The Commonwealth Government has guaranteed the States 4s 4d per bushel, less freight from the point of delivery, for the 1918-19 crop. AUCKLAND STOCK MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited; reports: Westfleld Store Sale.—Best dairy cows and heifers, £ls 5s to £lB 7s Cd, second grade £l3 7s 6a to £l4 15s, others £7 15s to £l2 ss, aged and inferior from £5. We yarded some extra quality weaner caive3, the steers making £4 15s and the heifers £4 10s; other stoer calves, £1 15s to £3 17s Cd; heifer calves, £1 5s to £3 10s; empty cows'and heifers, £4 to £7 17s Cd Sheep: Ewes, In lamb, 7s 3d to 19s 9d; store lambs, 4s to 9s 6d. On Friday we held our first special dairy sals for the season at Papakura. Best cows wade £lO 10s to £23, second quality £IS to £ls ss, otters £8 to £l2 15s; best springing heifers £l2 10s to £l6 ss, others £9 5s to £18; backward heifers and smaller Borts, £5 10s to £8 15s. Albert Yards: Beat heavy draught;, £25 to £32; medium draughts, £l6 to £26; Ujht harness sorts and hacks, £8 to £ls ss; poorer sorts from £4 upwards. : Westfleld fat stock market: Choice os sold up to £2 10s per 1001b, others £2 0s to £2 4*; cow and heifer beef, £2 Is to £2 7s l»r 1601b. Steers sold at from £lO 5s to £2O 17s fid; cow* and helfer3, £', 10s to £l7 17s 6d. Calfes; Runners made from £5 2s Cd to £8 ss; hesvy vealers, £3 16s to £5, medium £2 15s to ES 15s, light 35s to £2 12s Cd, small and ffteh dropped, 2s to <2s 01. Pigs: Ch>p,T:rs tnd heavy baconers from £4 15s' to £5 IS* fid, others £8 12s Cd to £4 12s Cd; large porkers, £2 17s Cd to £3 10s, medium £2 5s to £2 Us,, small 30s to £2 4s. Sheep: Best heavy prime wethers sold at from £1 17s to £2 Is, medium £1 15s to £l46s 9d, Inferior fattened £1 Us 0d to £1 14s fid, other: £1 Ss to £1 lis Sd; best heavy owes, £1 10s to £1 13s 9d; PO£xl fat ewes £1 7s Cd to £1 9s Cd; lighter £1 Is to £1 6s, others 16s to £1 0s fid. Lambs:. Best, £1 8s to £1 lis Cd, lighter fat lambs, 23s to £1 7a 9d, light unfinished froaj lis 8d to £l.