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Taranaki Daily News, 5 August 1918, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. London, August 2. ; The publication of talkny statistics is suspended Butter and cheese,—Positions unchanged. "Wheat.—Quiet. Oats, peas and beans. —Firm and unchanged. Sugar.—'Unchanged Waihi Junction shares, buyers 13s 6d, sellers Ifa fid; Tafcnmn, buyers, 103,' sellers 12s fid ex-dividend.~Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc. '

AMERICAN WHEAT SUPPLIES. Washington, August 2. Chicago visible wheat supply is 9,908,000 bushels. TARANAKI HIDES, CALFSKINS AND TALLOW SALES. MR. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At my four-weebly sale of the above, held on July 23, I catalogued 480 hides, 124 calfskins, 32 tins tallow. Prices for hides were easier, declining Jd per lb, heavies being most affected. Calfskins again advanced, reaching the record price of 15 5-Bd. Tallow was firm at late rates. I quote: Ox, heavy 14 jd to 145-Bd, medium 103 d to 11 5-Sd, light 9 7-8 d to lOfd, cut lid.

Cow. —Best heavy, lOd; medium to light, lOd; ordinary "butcher heavy, 9 6-8 d to lOd; light to medium, 9,fd to lOd; cut, 9d; farmer heavy, 8 5-8 d to 9d; light, 8 l-8d to 9 5-8 d; cut, slippy and inferior, OJd to 7|d. Bulls.—sd to 7Jd. Horse.—Heavy, IGs to 17s; light, lis to 15s fid; cut 5s 6d to 12s. Yearling.—lsts, lid to 127-8 d; 2nds, lOd to llld; cut, i)Jd; slippy, 9d to 10f<L Calfskins—lsts, lGid to ICS-8d; 2nda, 14 5-8 d to 15 l-8d; dry, 12d; cut, 12d, slippy, lOd; slinks, Is each. Tallow.—ln tins, 20s to 32s 6d. Horsehair.—9J per lb. Cowhair, 4d per lb; cowtails, <id. dozen. My next hides sale and Government sheepskins valuation will be held on Tuesday, August 20, 1918.

AUCKLAND MARKETS. The Sfew Zealand. Jjoan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report: At Westfleld dairy and store stock sale dairy cows and heifers made from £l3 to £ls 03; others, £8 to £l2 15s; aged empty cows, £4 10a to £5 12s Gd; eighteen-month steers, £4 15s to £6; ditto heifers, £4 10s to £0 18s; yearling steers, £3 2s Gd to £4 10s; ditto heifers, ; £2 las to £4 Is; fat %ow, £l2 15s. At Albert yards, horses came forward in average numbers, the demand being mutiii the same as at recent sales.

At Westfield weekly fat stock market best ox to £2 12s per 1001b, other £2 j 7s to £2 lis; cow and heifer beef, £2 2s to £2 10s for choice quality Steers £T3 to £22 ss; cows and heifers £7 5s to £ls ss. Calves: Runners £6 5s to £8 17s Gd; heavy vealers, £4 2s 6d to £6; medium, £2 i7s Gd to £4; light, £1 10s to £2 15s; small and freshdropped, 3s to £1 9s. Sheep: Best wethers, prime, £2 to £2 3s; heavy wethers, £1 37s Gd to £1 19s !>d; medium, £1 15s to £1 17s 3d; light and unfinished, £1 7s to £1 14s Bd. Best ewes £1 10s to £1 12s Gd; good fat ewes, £1 8s Gd to £1 fls 9d; lighter, £1 3s to £1 8s; others, 15s to £1 2s 6d. Lambs: £1 8s to £1 13s; good, £1 4s to £1 7s Gd; lighter, £1 0s 6d to

£1 3s 9d; light and small, 12s to £l. Pigs: Heavy baconers and choppers, £7 to £S 10s; small baconers and light choppers, £5 5s to £6. 12s 6d; large porkers, £3 17s Gd to £4 18s; medium £2 17s 6d to £3 12s Gd; small, £2 to £2 12s Gd; slips, £1 8s to £1 18s 5 weaners, 10s to £1 It.