COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 August 1918, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. London, August 18. Rubber.—Para 3s OJd, plantation 2s lid; smokedj. 2s o|d. Hemp.—Firm. Hides.—Firm; 7365 wet salted New Zealand were auctioned and partly sold at 'late- rates.—Aus. and: N.Z. Cable Assoc. ■ FARMERS' CO-OP.. REPORT. %Okaiawa.—Fat cows £l2 to £IG 10s, forward cows £lO to £ll 17s, store (lows £C 10s to £0 03,.yearling bulls £5 10s, dairy cows £l2 10s to £ls, heifers £lO to £l4 10s, hoggets 17s Od. Eltham.—Fresh-conditioned cows £lO. to £lO 17s Gd, forward and store cows £7: to £9 Ss, small store cows and empty heifers £5 to £G 7s Gd, boners £!l 10s to £5, yearling heifers 3.Z to. £4 7s (id,, yearling steers £3 to £sj dairy cows £7 10s to £ll. Meremere on Wednesday we held a. clearing sale on account of Mr. A. Kis--sett. The ewes in lamb sold at 19s to, i'As 3d, hoggets 20s Gd, wethers 30s 3d, dairy cows £ls, empty cows £G 15s to £7 ss, empty heifers £5 5s to £5 9s, yearlings £4, draught horses £lB 10s to £2B, draught yeariings £5 to £8 10s, Shetland ponies £(i to £ll 10s, and the implements and sundries sold at the ruling rates. > At Awatuna on Thursday we held a clearing sale of Mr Geo. Mann's dairy cows and sundries. There was a good attendance of buyers and everything waa sold. The dairy cows sold at from £lO to £2l, horses £24 to £27 10s. On account of Mr M.. Barker dairy ijows £ls 10s to £l7, in-calf heifers £ll ■iOs to £l4. Hawera.—Fat and forward cows '£lo Do £l3 16s, store cows £7 10s to £9 15s, empty heifers £5 5s to £6, yearling lieifers £1 10s to. £3 10s, yearling steers £4 ss, dairy cows £lO to £l7 ss, innalf heifers £7 to £l4, fat and forward wethers 33s fid, store ewes 23s 2d, hoggets 14s to Ifls: Kaponga.—Forward and store cows. £6 10s to £3 17s, boners £2 to £5, year-, ling calves £1 10s to £-t 2s, in-calf heifers and cows £lO to £l2 10s, fat hoggets 255. Waverley.—Hoggets 235, fat and forward; cows r £l2 10s to £l3 10s, store cows. £G; to £9 14s, store bullocks £9 149,, yearling heifers 2Gs to £3 10s. AUCKLAND MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports: Wesfcfiold store sale. —Good sound cows, from £l3 to £l4 10s, others £lO 10s to £l2 15s, bcakward and poorer sorts, £8 5s to £10; eighteen-month steers, £5 10s to £G 10s; yearling heifers to £4 10s; calves, £2 10s; store cows, £5 15s to £7 17s Cd. At Albert Yards, on Friday, we disposed of the horses and plant of the Commercial Carrying Company, Auckland. The pick, of the team horses realised £37 10s to £SO; others £2B to £35; spring cart horses, £23 to £26; good useful sorts, £l9 10s to £22 15s; others, £l4 to £lB 10s. The whole of the 22 horses avoraged £22. Plant:. Lorries £27 to £SO, covered waggons £4O, spring carts £lO to £ll, gig £l9, double harness sets £9 15s to £lO 2s fid, single harness sets £7 to £lO, spring cart covers £3 ss, waggon covers £5, horse rugs 19s to £1 Is. Westfleld weekly fat stock market.— Prime ox £2 13s per 1001b, second quality £2 9s to £2 12s, cow and heifer beef £2 2s to £2 10s. Steers, £ll 10s to £2O 6s, cows and heifers from £8 10s to £l4 17s Cd. Heavy prime wethers, £2 2s to £2 4s Od, medium £1 17s to £2 Is fid, lighter £1 13s to £1 10s 6d;. best ewes £1 10s to £1 12s 3d, good fat ewes £1 8s to £1 9s 9d, lighter £1 5s to £1 7s fid. Lainbs: Best £1 8s to £1 10s 9d, good fat lambs £1 3s to £1 7s Cd, lighter 17s upwards. Calves: Runners £6 5s to £lO 12s Gd for a choice heifer from Motiti Island; heavy vealers £4 2s fid to £5 17s Cd, medium £3 to £4, light 35s to £2 18s, small and freshdropped 3s to 325. Pigs: Baconers from £7 2s Cd to £8 14s, light choppers and smaller baconers, £5 2s Gd to £7; large porkers £3 10s to £4 17s Gd, medium £2 lis to £3 7s Gd, small £2 to £2 7s Cd; slips 2Gs to 38s; weaners, lCs to; 255.