COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 January 1919, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. Received Jan. I'2 ; 5.5 p.m. London, Jan. !). Butter and Cheese. —Market uit changed. Wheat and Flour-—Market dill! No' Australian olFering. Oats- —Market quiet and unchanged Beans and peas are steadily held. Sugar is unchanged.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc,

AMERICAN WHEAT SUPPLY. New York, J&j. SChicago reports that the visible wheat and "flour east of the Rockies is 125,BSO,OOO buaheWAus. ; N.Z. Cable Assn. AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET.

'The New Zealand Loan ar.d Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:— On Monday, at l'ukekohc, \te held a special horse sale, and report a good sale. Heavy draughts £24 to £35, medium draughts £ls to £S& 10s, aged and worn draughts £9 to £l4 10s, spring cart sorts £l2 to £lB 10s, hacks aud light harness sorts £8 to £l4, ponies £4 to £lO, weeds 10s upwards. At Takapuna, on Monday, we had a smaller muster than usual, with prices about the same a3 other centres. Dairy cows sold from £9 10s to £l2 for bettor sorts, old and backward £6 5s to £S 15s, yearling heifers £4 12a 6d to £fi, fresh and fat cows £S 15s to £.ll. 10s, store cows £5 to £7 ss, Jersey bulls £4 5s tc £7 10s, yearling steers £4 10s to £5 ss.

Op. Tuesday, at Papalcurrt, we had an average yarding for the time of the year. All classes of stock wero sold under the hammer at slightly improved rates. No grown steers wero yarded. Two to I!year steers £S to £l2 ss, yearling to 18-month steer 3 £4 17s Gd to £7 10ssteer calved £2 15s to £4 10s, neifer calves £2 5s to £3 15s, inferior calves 15s to £2 2s, yearling to 18-month heifers £4 to £7 2s, empty cows and heifers £G 10s to £9 12s Gd, inferior and aged cows £2 15s to £5 17s fid, heifers suitable for dairy purposos £0 10t to £7 15s, bulls £7 to £ls as, according to weight and quality. Dairy cattle penned in average numbers and solu at high rates. Best dairy cows £l2 10s to £IS, others £9 to £il 15s, best heifers £ll to £l4 10s, others £8 to £lO los. Beef sold at fully Westfield prices. Small fat steers to £l4 ss, cowii to £l3.

At Westfield fat stock markei beef was penned in average number*, and although no extra heavy weights were yarded, the quality was good. Choice o; sold to £2 lis per 1001b, others £2 8s to £2 10s, cov/ and heifer beef sold at from £2 4s to £2 Sa per 1001b. Steer 3 sold at from £ls to £22 12s Od, cows and heifers £9 to £lO 7c 6d. Calvoc were yarded in increased numbers, and showed a marked improvement over last week's prices. Runners sold from £4 18s to £7, heavy vaalers £3 to £4 12s Od, medium £2 2a Od to £2 17s 0(1, light 27s Od to £2, small and fresh dropped (is to 255. Sheep were penned in average numbers the market showing a firmer tone than lato salea, although quotations are the same. Beat wethers £1 12s Od to £1 15s 3d, others £1 &j to £1 12s 6d, inferior and unfinished £1 ?a to £1 8s 9d, best ewes £1 7s to £1 9s 9d, others £1 to £.l. Cs 9d, aged a lid inferior ewes 6s to 18.1, hoggets, beet, £J. <l3 to £1 0s (id, others ISa to £1 Us 9d, inferior 13s to 17s Cd. Lambs in average numbers sold at improved prices. Beat £1 8s 3d to £1 7s, othera 18s Od to £1 Ss, inferior .lamb 3 13s to 17s 9d.

Pigs yarded in shorter numbers than usual, and met with very brisk demand at advanced rates* Large choppers and heavy baconera made from £5 10s to i £0 4s, Email shoppers and light baconers .£4 4s to £5 ss, large porkers £3 14a to ,£4, medium £3 to £3 12s 6d, small £2 7s Cd to £3 17s Od.