COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 September 1918, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

AUSTRALIAN .MARKETS. ' Melbourne, Sept. 27. Barley.—Malting 6s to Os 6d, Cape 4s to 4a 3d. Oats.—Algerian milling 3a 9d to 3s Wd, feed 3s 7d to 3s Bd. Potatoes,—£3 15s to £4 15a. Onions.— £27. LIVE STOCK SALES. ADDINGTON MARKER. Cliristchurch, September 25. At Addington market to-day there were moderate entries of fat stock, but a larger yarding of stores. Cattle were at advanced rates in consequence of the short supply, and fat sheep fluctuated, but on the whole showed little change Graziers were operating in unfinished sheep. Store sheep were offered in" much larger numbers than of late, including some southern lines, but these did not sell well. The market on the whole was easier. There was a good offering of store cattle, but the demand was not very brisk. Three-year-old steers met with the best inquiry, but the prices they realised were moderate. Pigs sold well, but dairy cows were easier in consequence of the large yarding.

Store Sheep—Two-tooth ewes to 3ta 6d, six and eight-tooth ewes to 31s 6J, ewes with lambs 15s Od to 23s 6d (all counted), twO'tooth wethers 20s to 3Ss Id, four and six-tooth wethers 34s 2d to 37s lOd, ewe hoggets 18s 8d to 36s 6d, wether hoggets 23s 6d to 28s 3d, mixed sex 'hoggets 25s 6d to 35s 7d. Fat Sheep—Extra prime wethers to 58s, prime wethers 42s to 48s Bd, medium weth«ra 37s to' 41s Gd, lighter wethers 35s fid to ,375, merino withers 27s to 29s Od. extra prime ewes 5Ss, prime ewes 37s to 42s Cd, wethers 25s Od to 3Gs, merino ewes 22s Gd to 41s 3d, extra prime hoggets 58s, prime hoggets 30s 3d to S9s. Fat lambs 20s to 35s Gd.

Fat Cattle—Prime- steers £23 17s fid, ordinary steers £l2 2s fid to £l9 15s, extra prime heifers £2l 2s Bd, prime heifers £ls 15s to £l7, ordinary heifers £ll 10s to £ls 10s, prime cows £IC to £l7 17s Gd ; ordinary cows £lO 7s (id to £ls ss.

Store Cattle—-Three-year steers £l3 to £l3 10s, two-year steers £0 15s, 2Jyear heifers £l2 . r >e, two-year Hereford cross heifers £!) 17s. dry cows £3 tc .£» 10*, dairy cows £5 to £lO ss.

Pigs Choppers £7 to £9 IPs, extra heavy baconers £S, heavy baconers £(! 10s to £7 ss, lighter baconers £5 5s to £0 (equal to 9Sd to lOd per lb), heavj porkers 75s to Sss, light porkers 57s to 70s (equal to led to lljd per lb), large stores £2 His to £3 3s, medium £2 Ss to £1 12s, smaller 30s to 375, weaners 16s to 275>." BURNSIDE MARKET. . Dunedin, September ?5.

At Burnside to-day 210 fat cattic were penned, a fair proportion being prime. The demand was steady and prices were on a par with last week's rates. I?-».st heavy bullocks £23 15s to £26 12s Bd, prime' £2O to £23 10s, medium £l6 15s to £lO, light and unfinished £l3 to £lO, prime heavy cows and heifers £l9 7s 6d to £25, prime £l6 ss, others £ll to £l4 15s. Sheep—-290!) were penned, a large proportion being prime. Owing to the large entry prices declined by 13 (id to 2s. Best heavy wethers 52s 6d to 565, extra GOs 2d, prime 46s fid to 51.!. medium 38s to 44s 9d,.light and unfinished 365, prime ewes 43s 6d to 465, others 38s to 41s.

Lambs —Two lambs, the first of the season, realised 3ds. Pigs—A large yarding sold at a decline on late-rates.

AUCKLAND MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports: Westfield weekly dairy and store stock.—Good sound dairy cows, £l2 40s to £ls ss; others, £9 5s to £l2; heifers £lO 10s to £l3 ss; small and backward, £0 2s Cd to £9 15s; empty cows, £7 17s Cd; heifer calves, £3 5s to £4 17s Cd; ditto steers, £3 10s to £5 2s Cd. Special bull sale at Tapakura.—The demand for bulls over 18 months was dull, but yearling to 18-month bulls sold well, best ditto Shorthorns making 16gns. to 18|gns., others 13%gm to 15gns., poorer condition 9gns. to 12-Jgns.; good bull calves sgns. to Signs. Westfiield fat stock market. —'Prime ox sold up to £2 15s per 1001b, other £2 lis to £2 14s; cow and heifer beef, £2 5a to £2 lis; steers ranged in price from £lO 10s to £22 15s; cows and heifers from £9 5s to ,£l3 15s. Calves: Runners sold at from; £0 10s to £l4 15s; heavy vealcrs, £5 to £0 ss; medium, £3 12s Gd to £4 17s 6d; light, £2 2s 9d to £3 lis; small and freshdropped, Cs to £2 Is. Sheep: Heavy prime wethers, £2 Is Cd to £2 3s; medium to heavy prime, £1 16s 6d to £2 Is 3d; others, £1 12s 3d to £1 lCs; unfinished, £1 7s Od to £1 lis 6d; heavy prime ewes, £2 Is to £3; hiftvy prime ewes, £1 18s to £2 0s fid; good fat ewes, £1 14s to £1 17s 9d; others, £1 Cs to £1 13s Cd; hoggets, £1 9s to £1 15s; three spring lambs made £1 12s Cd to £1 15s 9d. Pigs: Large choppers and 'heavy baconers, £0 to £7 Ss Gd; large.porkers, £3 12s 6d to £4 17s Gd; medium, £2 12s 6d to £3 4s; small, £2 Cs to £2 lis; slips, £1 12s to £2 ss.