COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 July 1918, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. London, July 28. Rubber: ]?ara, :»sj I'lantaiion, -a 1 i'-S(l; smoked, is Id, !/AR;\iLI'„S : UO-OIVKOOIKTY, L'JMJ. At Ouunakc on Monday, owing to the bad weather,, only a small entry of stock came fonvani, and prices were a shade lower tlian hue i|iiotaitioii'i. forward cows «>),! to .CI I 10s, store tows £(3 JOs '.o IS 12s, boncra JLT3 to £5 15s, weanerg :H)s to £2 lj's, in-oaif heiefrs £8 103 to £ll. At tlm advertised furniture sales on account of Messrs Hihbard and Viekery prices wero good throughout. On Monday wo conducted a clearing ait Stratford on account of Mr. M. Reynold. There was a good attendance, and everything sold at satisfactory prices. The best dairy cows sold at from £ls to £l9, others (more backward) £lO to £l4 10h, horses £ls <to £33 10s, weaner calves .-£3 5s j farm implements and sundries sold at ruling rates.

Manaia.—Forward and storo cows £3 to £ll 10s, small store cows £o 15s to £7 IDs, boners £3 to £'s, weaner steers £2 2s to £3 10s, heifers £2 1o £2 10s.. In (he dairy pens we yarded 150 cows and heifers, including two herds, one on account of Mr L, K, Shcard, of Mahia, which sold at from £H to £22, and on account of the trustees of the late \V.. Stevenson, dairy cows made from £lO to £l9- On account of Mr. J. F. Stevenson dairy cows made £ll to £2l 10s. On account of other vendors, dairy cows sold at from £lO to £ls, springing "heifers £lO to £l3. Tho whole ISO dairy cows and heifers averaged just over £'ls. At Stratford yards on Tuesday tiiere was an average yarding, and prices were on a par with late sales. We quot»:. Forward and store cows £fi to £9 ss, ..'boners £3 to £5 10s, weaner heifers £2 10s, weaner steers £2 12« to £3, dairyc'ows (close to profit) £.ll to £IG, inoalf heifers £7 10s to £M. At Inglewood vards on Wednesday, there was a good yarding of stock of all descriptions. Prices were firm, «nd almost the whole yarding was sold at the hammer or nfterwrads. We quote; Fat and forward wethers 20s to Ms 3d, ewes in lamb £;l' to £1 10s, lambs 17s to £1 <ts, forward and store cowa £S to £S 11a, small store cows £5 10s to £f> 15s, weaner steers £3 to £4 lis. heifers £2 to £3 15s. dairy omvs £lO to £M, heifers £8 10s to £]« lfis.

At Okaiawa, on Wednesday, we held a cleanlier sale on account of Mrs E. Ross. There was a cood attendance, and ev-vrvthing sold well. Tho dairy cows sold at from £lO to £lO 10s, and the sundries sold at ruling rates. On Thursday, at Opunakc. Elt'ham Road, we held a clearing sale on account of Mr. A. J. Crawford—dairy cows and sundries. Buyers wero present from the surrounding district and We report a good sale. Best dairy cows sold at from £ls to £lO 10s, others £1(1 to £l4 15s. heifers sold (o £ll'. hones £IR to £2(l. At Te Roti, on Thursday, we held a clearing sale on account of Mr. Kelly. There was a large muster of buvers, and a most successful sole was held. The herd consisted mostly of Shorthorn in good condition, and were keenly competed for. The best cows sold at from £IS to £2(5 10'=, others more backward £lO to £l7 10a, 100 cows averaged £l7, bulls 24gns to SSgns.

Auroa.—Forward cows £lO to £l2. store cows £7 103 to £8 ss; honcr-fl £1 to £0 10s, weaners, heifers £3 to £1 ss. weaners, mixed sexes £2 12s to £3 10s. best dairy cows £l2 to £ls. others £lO to £ll 10s.

At Eli-ham, on Fridav. we held a clearing sale on account of Mr. F. Hitchcock. Theto was a good attendance, nad a satisfactory sale was held. Post dairy cows £4 10s to £lO, others £lO to £l4.

X.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE agency oo.'S report.

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. (Hawera ■branch') report:

At Hawera on Monday we held a clearing sale for Mr. Da'nl. Kerrisk, and everything was sold at top .prices. Good cows made £2O to £25, others £ls 10s to £lO 10s, emptv cows £7 10s to £B, hoggets £1 2s, sow and litter £ls 10s, yearling heifers £2 lis, horses £ls to £2o', hoy's pony £l2. Sundries all sold well, and the dairy cows average! £lO 8s fid, I>eing an exceptionally good one. Fltham.-Fat cows £ll 18s to £l2 Us, forward and store cows £8 14s to £0 ss, light eows and heifers £5 15s to £7 os, yearling heifers £2 to £3, yearling steers £3 to £4 lis, mixed weaners £2 Is to £3 2s, hoggeta 17s Od to 22s Od, dairy eows £lO to £l3, backward sorts £8 10s to £0 15->. heifers £lO to £ll, others £8 to £0 ss.

Hawora.— Fat cows at '.-Cl2 10s to •■CIS 17s, fresh conditioned £0 0s to £lO Is, store cows £8 fls to £!) 4a, slore cows (light) £fi 2s Gd to £7 7s, heifers (empty) £4 15s to £G os, yearling heifers ft (is to £5 Is. steers '£3 lis to £3 12s fid, mixed weaners £2 4s io £4. hogecls £1 Is to £1 4s, ewes 10s io l'2s (id, fat ewes £1 Is, store pigs £2 2s, sows £2 12s (id to £7 12s Gil, horses £1 Ills to £ls 10s. Dairy cows on account of Mr. Thos. Bottomley sold from £l7 10s to £2l 10s, others £l3 tOs to £l6;- other vendors' cows made £ls us to £lO, 2year heifers £7 to £l3 ss. At Wliakamava, 011 account of Mrs. Vevrot, we held a clearing sale yesterday. The cows were good types, hut very low condition. We quote: Best cows £l3 to £ls 10s, others £0 to £l2 ids. empty cows £0 to £1 10s, horses £-1 to £ll, sow £0 2s Gd, store pigs" '£2 2s; sundries sold well. AUCKLAND MARKET. The Xmv Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports: — Westfield. —flood useful cows sold up to £l3 4s, others £8 10s to £lO 15s; small heifers. £G 10s; 15 to 18-month steers sold at from £5 5s to £G 14s: steer calves, £3 to £4 ss: 15-month heifers, srood colors, £3 15s to £4 10s; roan hull calf, £5 7s Gd; empty cows ] and heifers, to £S. Waiuku.—Aged cows from £ll to £l3 os, others from £S 10s to £lO 15s. Young stock sold well, heifer calves milking to £3 15s. ditto steers to £3 7s. Beef sold keenly, cows making £lO 5s to £l2. small fat steers £ll to £l3 2s (id, store pigs £1 9s, heavy porkers £3 53, medium porkers £2 to £2 Bs. Whitford.—Dairy cows close to prolit sold to £l3 05, backward scrinws £7

5s to £'.) 15s, heifer calves (torn £2 10s to £3. 7s Cd, weedy calves and bad •colors 28s to £2 2s Cd, steer calves £3 | :15s to £3 7s Cd, bulls £8 15s to £l2 i'Hls, 15 to 18-inonths-old steers £5 to £0 10s.

At our WosUield weekly fat stock market on Wednesday, beef was yarded in average numbers, a few .heavy weights bring penned. Last week's high prices ruled, best ox selling to £2 12s per lUOlb, other £2 7s to £2 lis; cow and heifer beef sold at from £2 2s to £2 10s for extra ehoice quality. Kterrs rold at'from £l2 10s to £24 17s Od for a pen of steer.-;, ex rail; cows, from £i; 17s (id to £ls 10s; heifers, from £0 10.1 to £ls. C'ai-.cs yarded in large numbers, and for those of good quality la„t week's high prices were obtained; others were a shade easier. Kunnors sold from £8 to £fl os; heavy vealers, £4 7s Od to £5 17s Od, medium £3 to £4 os, light 32s Cd to £2 18s, small and fresh-dropped 3s to 27s Od. Sheep eame forward in average numbers,' and sold at late values, especially prime sheep, which are wanted. Best wethers sold at 'from £ 1 IDs io £2 5s for a pen of extra prime from Mr. Thos,C'oatcs, Oakei:' good wethers, £1 'iiW to £1 18s (id, light and unfinished;''£l; 5s to £1 : 14s Od; best ewes' (no exlra heavy yarded). £1 lis io £1 14s;' good low'ds, £1 Ss Od to £1 "Ifls Od, lighter £1 33 to ' £1 Ss 3d, others 18s to £l'' 2s 'Od. Lambs were yarded in' scarcely -average numbers, and wore wanted; good fat lambs, £\ 4s to £1 0s od, lighter £l' to £1 3s Od. No extra ho.ivy penned. Pigs were penned iti average numbers; and sold well up to last week's rates. Medium baconers, £4 15s to £G 7s; porkers, £3 lis to £4 14s, medium £2 12s to £3 10s, small 38s to £2 lis; slips, 22s to 30s; weaners, 15s to 21s,