COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 October 1918, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

BANK OF AUSTRALASIA'. London, Oct. 4. A meeting of shareholders in the Bank of Australasia adopted a resolution allowing the hank to co-operato outside New Zealand and Australia. The chairman said they ought to he free from out-of-date restrictions. They had no present intentions of going outside the limits of the charter, hut ought o 'ho able to do so if and when the occasion arises.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc. LONDON MARKETS. London, Oct. 5. Rubber.—Para, 3s 2d; Plantation, 2s 7 ! / 2 ;d smoked, 2a C%d. Hemp.—Steady business; prices un-cl'anged.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc. STOCK EXCHANGE BUOYANT. London, Oct. 5. The Stock Exchange is buoyant. Consols closed at £62 10s after touching £63 10s. Peninsula '£44 ss. FARMERS' CO-OP REPORT. Opunake: Fresh conditioned cows £lO 10s to £l2 Bs, forward cows £9 10s to £lO ss, store cows £7 to £9, empty heifers £5 5s to £6 17s 0(1, yearling' steers £4 10s to £0 Is, yearling heifers £3 10s to £G 4s, springing heifers £lO to £l3 15s, dairy cows £lO to £l2 10s. Manaia. —Forward'.. cows.■ £9 . 15s if> £lO 15s, store pows -AT"'to.. £9 10s), empty heifers £5 to, £7, yearlong steers £4 15s to £5 17s Cd, yearling heifers £3 9s to £5 8s Od, springing heifers £l2 10s to £l3 103,1111118 £6 to £ls, store pigs £2 to £2 Bs.. Stratford.—Springing heifers sold. at from £7 10s to £ls 15s, store cows £5 10s to £S 7s Cd, forward cows £8 to £0 10s, yearling steers £2 10s to £5 12s, yearling heifers £3 to £5 -lis, ewes and lambs 31s 9d, lioggets 24s 2d. At Inglewood yards on Wednesday we had a large yarding of cattle and sold at late rates. Sheep were penned m less numbers than usual, and sold under good competition. We quote: Hoggets 25s to 295, ewes .and lambs £1 13s Oil, forward cows £8 to £O, store cows £6 to £7.17s Od, empty lieifers £o to ±.O 7s Od 2-ypar-oIA steers £O, yearling steers'£4'to £8 12s od, yearling heifers £3 to £7 2s, small yearlings £2- to M 15s, springing heifers. £7 los to £l3 15s, dairy cows- £lO to £l6. . Anroa: Fresh conditioned cows £J J_u= to £l2, store cows £G 7s to £9 as, small store cows £5 to £B, .steers £3 to £5 7s fid, ? earlm f h ® lfe " £3 .to £5, springing heifers £7 £l7 10s.