COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 April 1919, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

tCNDON MARKETS, Received April 14, 1.15 p.m. Loudon, April 10. It Is understood that the refusal of Ihe Ministry of Shipping to find tonnage for New Zealand apples is due to the fact that New Zealand was not shipping apples to England before the war. . Annlng's report states that 2950 bales of rabbit skins were offered, and 1925 sold. Prices recovered the January decline, and are roughly on a parity with November. There was good demand for both hatters and furriers. Many parcels were withdrawn owing to the high limits.

Wheat, flour, peas and beans are quoted at full late rates. Sugar.—Granulated, 07s 9d. Butter and cheese are unchanged. There is little prospect of any American butter coming to England. Americans are asking 350s c.l.f. for shipment to neutral countries.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At Bahotu, on 28th ull., only a small yarding came forward, there being little demand for any class of cattle in particular. The following are some of the prices: Good weaners (mixed) £3 10s, meaner steers £2 3s, ordinary weaners up to £2, 18-month empty heifers £6, small £3 to £4, 18-month steers £9 ss, forward conditioned cows £9 to £lO, light £3 to £7, cows and calves £9, bulls £7.

At Urenul, on 31st ult., I had a very fair entry of cattle and sheep, the majority of which were cleared at the hammer. 2-tooth wethers 28/5, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 27/-, fat and forward ewes 24/-, f.m. ewes 15/4 to 10/9. Inferior sorts 12/- to 14/-, 2 and 4-tooth rams 3 to Sgns, weaner steers (good) £2 18s 6d, mixed weaners (good) £2 lGs, ordinary weaners 36/-, empty heifers £4, 18/20-month steers £4 17s Od to £5 Is, small £2 5s to £4, forward conditioned cows £8 to £9, lighter £7 to £7 15s, bulls £5 15s to £6. I At Stony • Kim, on lit Inst., a very good yarding of cattle came forward and a very satisfactory clearance was made. Prices on the | whole showed a slight Improvement, more especially with fair conditioned cows. Medium lambs lis, old ewes 7s fid to 10s, weaner steers £3 2s 6d, ordinary £2 to £2 12s 6d, small (talxed) 25s to 30s, 2%-yeur in-calf heifers (good) £9 12s Od, others £4 12s Od to £7 17s, empty helferß £4 10s, 3%-year steers £ll 2s lid, fat cows £ll 10s, medium £lO 17b 6d to £ll ss, forward sorts £9 to £9 12s 6d, lighter £6 to £8 2s 64, bulls £8 15s to £l7 10s. At Kohuratahi, on 2nd, in conjunction with the Loan and M.A. Co., we held a sheep and cattle sole. A fairly large entry of both sheep and cattle came forward but bidding proved very slack throughout. Fair lambs 13s 4d, ordinary 10s Bd, culls ss, 4-tooth wethers 275, mixed aged Uo. 2lis 6d, 2-tooth do. 265, do. (small) 17s to 19s, 2-tooth owes 22s to 24s 6d, 6-tooth to f.f.m. ewes 20s Od, f.m. do. 7s to 10s, 2-tooth rams 2% and 2%gns, 18/20 month Steers £6 10s, 2%/y-yee.r Uo. £9 Is, empty heifers £3 15s, ln-calf heifers £5 12s Cd. At Waiwakaiho, on 4th inst., there was only a small entry. I'rlces were: Mixed weaners £2, weaner steers 20s to 31s, store cows £7, empty heifers £5 to £7 10s, cows and calves £9 10s, hulls £9 10s to £l4 15s, dairy heflers £6 103, dairy cows £lll. At Makahu, on 4th inst., in yards kindly lent by Mr. C. B. Buxton, I held a clearing sale of stock on account of Messrs. Moore and North and other vendors. There was a good attendance of buyers and bidding was brisk throughout, all lines being cleared at satisfactory prices. Two-tooth wethers 20s 9d to 26s lid, i and 6-tooth do. 27s Bd, 6-tooth do. 20s Cd to 37s 7(1. mixed aged do. 15s to 26s 4d, culls Us 9d, woolly wethers 32s 4d to 345, mixed 2tooths 15s, lambj 93 (id to 12s, rams 33a, store cows £6 2s Cd, cows and calves £6 17s Od, empty heifers £3 14s, bulls £8 ss. At Douglas, on 7th inst., I had a full yarding of cattle. There was also a few pens of sheep. Satisfactory business resulted, the majority of all stock entered changing hands. Two-tooth wethers 23s 2d, good lambs 15s 7d, medium sorts 12b Cd, mixed weaners £2, weaner steers 38s, empty heflers £4 8s 6d, 2-year steers £7, 18/20 month do. £4 2s to £4 18s, 2%/3-year do. £9 ss, fat cows £lO 16s to £lO 18s, forward corts £8 10s to £lO 9s, store cows £5 18s to £6 19s, cows and calves £6 15s, lncalf heifers £5 to £7 15s, bulls £4 7s 6d to £ll 15s.

At Stratford, on Bth inst., I had a very fair yarding of both sheep and cattle, the majority of which was cleared at present ruling prices, t/lght lambs 9s 6d to lis, culls 7s "d, 4-tooth ewes 21s lid, old ewes 4s to Gs Cd, rams 265, 18/20-month steers £6 to £6, yearling do. £2 13s to £3 Ills, in-calf heirers £8 lUs to £9 6s, small do. £4 12s 6d, empty heifers £8 10s, forward cows £9 to £lO, store do. £G 5s to £8 7s, light do. £3 10s to £6, bulls £9 ta Od.

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. Auckland, April 10. At Westfleld on Thursday best dairy cows and heifers sold from £l2 to £lB ss, others £7 to £ll 15s, aged inferior cows £3 to £C 10s, 2 to 3-year steers £8 10s to £lO 15s, 18-month to 2-year steers £5 15s to £7 15s, yearling steers £4 5s to £5 10s, yearling to 18-month heifers £3 15s to £5 10s, empty cows and heifers £3 15s to £7, calves, best, £2 to £2 17s Cd, others 10s upwards, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 19s to £1 3s Od, woolly- lambs 12s to 16s, f.f.m. ewes las to 19s 9d, f.m. ewes 13s to 15s.

On Tuesday at Pukekohe beat dairy cows and heifers sold from £l3 to £l9, others £8 10s to £l2 10s, aged cows £4 to £T 10s, 2%-year to 8-year-old steers £7 10s to £lO 16s, 18-month to 2-year steers £5 10s to £7 7s 6d, yearling steers £3 10s to £5 ss, steer calves (beat) £2 to £2 15s, others £1 7s to £1 10s, Inferior calves, mixed sexes, 10s upwards, heifer calves (best) £1 15s to £2 7s, others £1 Is to £1 13s, yearling to 18-month helfere £3 5s to £O, same age su'table dairy purposes £5 5s to £8 2s 6d, empty cows and heifers £5 to £B, bulls £4 10s to £ls, according to weight and quality. At West&eld on Wednesday choice ox sold to £2 lis per 1001b, others £2 Os to £2 10s per 1001b, cow and heifer beef £2 3s to £2 8s per 1001b, steers sold at from £l3 10s to £2O 10s, snail Inferior steers £7 10s to £l2 ss, cows and heifers sold at from £7 10« to £ls 15s, bulls £4 10s to £ls 17s Cd, best wethers £1 15s to £1 18s, 3d, medium £1 10s 8d to £1 14s 9d, others £1 7s to £1 10s 3d, best ewes £1 8s to £1 13s 6d, medium £1 3s to £1 7s 9d, small and unfinished Its Bd to £1 2s Cd. Heavy vealers made from £3 10s to £0 2s, medium £2 10s to £3 9s, light £1 15s to £2 Os, small and fresh-dropped £7s to £1 lis. Two trucks of 5 to 8-month vealers, right off the cow, averaged £4 10s 9d. Pigs were penned In average numbers, and sold at late Values. Heavy baconers £5 5s to £6 6s, light £4 5s to £5 2s 6d, heavy porkers £3 12s to £4, medium £3 to £3 12s, small £2 to £2 19s, weaners 17s. Lambs Were penned In full numbers, and sold at late rates, No heavy lambs were yarded. Best lambs £1 149 to £1 Bs, medium £1 to £1 33 9d, small Ids to 19s 9d, unfinished 10s to 15s Bd.

ADDINGTON MARKET. Chtistchufoh, April 9. < At Addington market there were fairly large entries of fat stock and a good yarding of store cattle, but the store sheep offerings were apparently somewhat smaller. Fat cattle showed a considerable drop in prices, but there was little change in the values of fat sheep or lambs, though If anything the tendency of the market was still towards lower Values, The store sheep Included consignments from the North Island and the West Coast. The sale was dragging and prices were again easier. Store cattle were dull of sale, and pigs were In good demand.

Store sheep.—L'ncoln cross 2-tooth ewes 395, other 2-tootU owes 20s 6d to 26s 9d, 4, 6, and 8-tooth ewes 235, 4, 6, and 8-tooth ewes 17s 9d lo 235, 6 and 8-tooth ewes 24s to 28s 3d, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 295, 2-tooth wethers (poor) 16s lid to 17s 6d, mixed sex lamb 3 12s to 15s, lighter lambs 10s 9d to lis 9d, culls 5s 3d to 7s, ewe lambs 19s.

Fat sheep.—Extra prime wethers to 42s 3d, prime wethers 39s to 35s 4d, lighter wethers 27s lOd to 20s 6d, extra prime ewes to 3Ss, prime ewes 27s to 32s 9d, medium ewes 22s to 275, lighter ewos 22s to 235. Fat lambs.—Prime 24s 6d to 29s 6d, medium 21s t6 245, unfinished lis to 20s 6d. Fat cattle.—Extra prime steers to £2O 12s (id, prime steers £l3 to £lB 10s, ordinary steers £l3 to £lB 10s, ordinary steers £9 to £l2 10s, extra prime heifers to £l3 10s, prime hellers £8 to £l2, ordinary heifers £5 to £7 10s, prime. cows £0 to £l2 Bs, ordinary cows £5 10s to £8 10s.

Store cattle.—lß-month steers and heifers £3 to £5 ss, 2-year heifers £6, 3-yeat heifers £7 7s 6d, forward 3% to 4%-year steers £ll 12s 6d, dry cows £2 to £7, dairy cows £7 to

Plus.—Choppers £5 to £9, extra heavy baconers £B*llß Cd, heavy baconers £7 to £7 15s,.lighter baconers £5 to £6 10s, equal to 9Sid per lb, large porkers £3 15s to £4 10s, lighter porkers £3 to £3 10s, equal to 10% d to 10% d per lb, best stores 60s to 70s, medium 38s to 475, smaller 22s to 255, weaners 15s to

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Hawera branch) report as follows: At Opunake on Monday, April 7, we had n small yarding which changed hands at the following rates: 18/20-month empty heifers £3 ius to £4 sa, weaner steers, good, £2 12s At Manaia on Tuesday, April S, we had' n good average yarding and practically everything changed hands at prices in favor of vendor*. Fat cows made £9 to £lO 15s, forward cows £7 10s to £8 15s, stores £5 to £0 ins bulls £7 to £1(1 ins, 18-month empty hollers *;«, .Tcrsey grade weaners £1 n s to £'j s 8 Biorc lambs ills to 10s Od, fat lambs £1 is pedigree boar 3 % gns. At Palmer road sale on Friday, Anrll 11 a f l lr yardlne - wlllch aold'woTi Ihi following rates: Good forward cows £8 10s to %\ 5n- o i be f 7 10s t0 £ ». »•«» cow» £8 o £1 wl'^A l^, 0 £l ,° 10 »' we »» M ">•''«! &l It A t2 2s 2di " ml ° weane " £1 m» to era *i ft l°T» « Ste, ? a , £1 18a ' m,l «> "eanI s * <° £2 2s, fat lambs £1 0s 3d, f.m. ew f i, 6 , 8 ' P?'"toes 7s 6d to 10s dot dm A* W*y«l.y „» ftWuth i&V** kU.

a small yarding which sold at fair market values. Good forward cows £9 4s, others £• Ss to £7 12s, bulls £4 to £9 ss, fat 2-tooth wethers 29s (id, 6-tooth and f.m. wethers, early shorn, 23s fid, forward conditioned 6-tooth wethers 295.