COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 April 1919, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. j London, April 25. j Wheat and flour are at a standstill ■ as the Commission is offering nothing. Oats. —Steady, hut quiet. j Peas and beans.—Firm and unchanged. I Sugar,—Unchanged. Bradford' wool —'Buoyant, with fair inquiry and' moderate business Rut,t?r. —'Supplies are improving, and the ration wijl be two ounces from next week. The Government lias purchased iln> Irish output for the season; the price has not been disclosed, but it is below that, paid in 1018. There is little prospect of the removal of the control of butter at present, as other decontrolled foods advanced in price after tlie removal. This was notable in the case of bacon. The Government has not yet decided whether to purchase the Canadian cheese ouput.—Aus.-N.'Z. Ca.ble Assn. BUUNSIDE. At Burnside yards 14Mat cattle were penned. Best bullocks sold well, but unfinished bullocks and cows showed no improvement on late rates. Best cattle advanced probably 2s per | iea £ Jtatra prime heavy bullocks, £2l to 1261 17s Gd. prime £lB 10s to £2O Us, medium £l6 to £lB, ligbt unfinished £l3 10s upwards, extra prime heavy heifers £l6 to £iß, prime £l3 10s to £ls, medium £ll 10s to £l3, 1 ght and aged £8 l»s upwards. There was a full yardinc of sheep, 2403 being penned. Prices for prime were slightly better, but light and medium were hard to quit at late prices, although taken all over the sale was more animated. Extra prime heavy wethers 47s 6d to 58s, prime 40s to 45s od, med'um 34s to 395, light and unfinished 25s upwards, extra prime heavy ewes to 58s, prime 38s 9d to 43s 6d, Tnedium 32* to 375, light and aged 20s upwards. There vere 872 lambs penned, the quality being medium. Freezing bu>ers were not Keen, and theTe was no improvement in prices, which ranged from 21s to 2Ss 9d. There was a full vvrding I'iss, which met a keen demand, i/ricea 'mprovUiK 10s to )5s per head. Best baeoners to 10Hd per lb, best porkers to lOVid per lb.

ADDINGTON. At Addington market there were smalt yardinus of stoek on account of the holidays and a limited attendance. There was little or no change in the prices of fat stock, and exporters took all the laml)S and sheep butchers did not require, and so kept the market steady. There ■was a poor demand for store sheep, especially for Inferior sorts. The Chatham Islands were well represented in both the fat and store sheep sections, and fat wethers from there brought food prices. The store cattle pens were almost empty. Tigs met wUh a moderate lie store sheep.—Two-tooth ewes 21s 3d to 31s Gd, 4 au'.l G-tooth ewes 16s Gd to 22s 7d, 2luutu wethers 17s Id to 21s lOd, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 22s 3d to 25s 7d, 4 and G-tooth wethers 22s 9d to 25s Gd, <i and 8-tooth wethers 24s Bd, medium mixed-sex lambs lis to 15s sd, smaller lambs r,s 9d to IDs fld, wether lambs lis 6d to ISs Bd. _ , Jfut sheep.—Extra prime wethers 54s Gd, prime wethers 33s m 395, lighter wethers 25s tid to 32s Cd, unfinished wethere 21s to 245, extra prime ewes 425, prime ewes 30s to 32s 'Hi, medium ewes lbs to 29s Gd, lighter ewes 17s 3d to 24s I'ut lambs—Extra pTlme lambs to 31s, prime lambs 26s tu 295, medium lambs 23s to 25s Cd, lighter lambs 18s to 22s Gd. Kat cattle. —Prime steers £l4 2s Cd to £2O 15 s Gd, ordinary steers £8 2s Gd to £l2, primo heifers £ll 15s to £l!i, prime cows £9 7s Gd to £l3 17s Gd, ordinary cows £6 15s to £8 10s, dairv cows £7 to £l6 15s. Pigs—Choppers £5 to £9, baconers £4 10s to £7 18s (equal to 9Vid per lb), porkers £2 IDs to £4 5s (equal to 10>id to 10% d per lb), best stores £2 10s to £2 17s, medium £2 2s to £2 ss, small IGs to 20s, weaners 9s Gd' to 14s.

AUCKLAND MARKETS. Tlie New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd , report: — At Westtleld on Thursday best dairy cows and hellers realised £l2 to £l6, others £7 10s to £ll 10s, aged and inferior cows £4 5s to £0 Ids, empty cows and heifers £5 10a to £8 r.s, bulls £. r > to £1 210s, best calves £2 to £2 r>s, others 15s to £1 ljs, yearling to 18months heifers £4 Hs to £0 10s, yearling to 18-month stem £4 153 to £7 ">s. At WflslHeki fat stock market on Wednesday choice ox sold to £2 10s per 1001b, others £2 Gel to £2 9s per 1001b, cow and heifer beef sold at from £2 2s to £2 7s per 1001b, steers sold at' from £ll 15s to £2O 17s Od, cows and heifers from £8 10s 10 £ls ss. Calves :~P»unners £4 103 to £5 lGs, medium to heavy vealers £2 10s to £4 2s Od, light vealers £1 15s to £2 fis, small vealers £1 to £1 12s, small and fresh dropped 7s to 18s. Pigs Heavy baconers and choppers £5 5s to £7, light baconers £4 10s to £5 2s, henvv porkers £3 10s to £4 9s, medium £3 to £3 9s, light £2 to £2 18s, unfinished £1 to £1 l!>s, weaners 12s 6d to iris. Sheep:—Best wethers £1 Jss to £1 18s :id, medium wethers £1 lis to £1 14s 9d, small and unfinished wethers £1 5s to £1 10s 9d, I ?jest ewes £1 7a to £1 12a 9d, medium £1 3s I to £1 6s 9d, small 18s l)d to £1 2s 9d, Inferior ewes 13s to 18s. Lambs:—Best £1 7s to £1 lis, medium £1 4s to £1 Us 9d, light 18s to £1 3s ad, store iambs 10s to 16s. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At Kaponga, on lltli instant, a fair yarding came forward, most of which changed hands under ruling prices. Wanner steers, £2 3s; mixed weaners, 37s to £2 4s; smaller sorts, j 14s to 27s fid; yearling steers, £5 10s; 2%-year i steers, £8 4s; in-calf heifers, £9 sb; forward | cows,' £lO ss; lighter cows, £8 17b; store, cows, £6 to £7 16s; empty heifers, £0; bulla,, £fi 17s Gd to £9 10s; fat lambs, 20s 6d to l woollv lambs, 14s Od. I At itahotu, on the same day.—Good 2%-year, steers £9 4s; 18-month steers, £5; 2-year in-calf heifers, £5 13s; forward cows, £8 5s to £9 fis; store cows, £4 12s Gd to £6; bulls, £6 2s 6d; springing heifers, £7 15s to £10; dairy cows (in milk), £l2. At Urenul, on 14th Instant.—Both sheep and | cattle came forward In fair numbers, but prices on the whole showed no improvement on outside markets. Weaner heifers, £2 Is to £2 18s Od; weaner steers, £2 to £2 18s 6d; mixed weaners, 25s to 38s; in-calf heifers, £8 10s to £9 7s 0d; smaller sorts, £7 15s; forward cows, £0 2s 0d; storo cows, £5; fat and forward wethers, 26s to 295; fair-conditioned ewes. 21s 9d; in-lamh ewes, 24s 9d; f.m. ewes, 12s 6d; good store lambs 15s; inferior sorts, 13s 6d. , % At Stonv River, on 15th instunt, I had a full yarding, competition tn all classes of cattle I proving verv brisk throughout. Pair mixed weaners, £2 7s t>d; ordinary mixed weaners, 30s to 355; 18-month steers, £3 19s to £4 7s f : smaller sorts, £3 8a Od; 18-month empty aejfers £3 19s 6d to £4 13s; smaller empty heifers £3 16s; 3-year Shorthorn In-calf heifers (choice), £l2 7s; others, £6 10s to £9 10s; vounger Shorthorn in-calf heifers, £4 5s to £•»; fat cows, £ll to £ll n 3 ;forward conditioned cows, £0 to .£10; lighter, £8 to £8 IDs: ordinary stores, £5 10s to £7 ss; cows and calves, £4 17s 6(1 to £0 Js Od; heavy bulls, £lf> »o £1". ! others, £4 15s to £!) 10s; fnt and forward wethers, 27s 3d; good conditioned ewes, 22s Od; f.m. ewes, 10s to 17s :!d; fair lambs, 13s; Inferior lambs, Bs. At Ohura, on lGth Instant, I liad a very fine varding of both sheep and cattle, entries of all classes of stock proving in excess of demands. Nevertheless, satisfactory business resulted. Eighteen-month empty heifers, £4 to £5; smaller empty heifers, £3 12s; 18-month steers (good), £0 10s; ordinary 18-raonth steers, £4 10s to £5 18s: mixed 18-month cattle, £3 fis- 2>A.year steers, £7 to £9 10s; fat and forward bullocks, £l3 12s 6d; fat and forward cows, £lO 12s Gd to £11; lighter cows, £9 to £9 15s; store cows. £6 to £8: cows and calves, £5 to £0 17s fid; 2%-year in-calf heifers, £8 13si bulls, £9 to £9 7s Od; mixed weaners, 345; 4 and li-tooth wethers, 275; 4tooth wethers, 2Gs Id to 26s 9d; 2-tooth wethers, 235; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 258 6d; mixed 2-tooths, 25s Gd; light lambs. 10s to 12s; aged ewes, Gs fid to 13s. At Sfratford, on 22nd instant, there was only a small entrv. Trices were; Mixed weaners, 32s 8d; weaner heifers, 28s Gd; forward conditioned cow?, £8 17a 6d to £10; lighter sorts, £7 2s Gd to £8 2s 6d; stores, £4 10s to £5; in-calf heifers (good), £lO ss; cows and calves, £7 10s; bulls, £9; lambs, 9s llld. At Inglewood, wi 23rd instant, I had a very fair yarding of both sheep and cattle, a good deal of which was cleared at the hammer. Mixed wconors, 35 s to £2 Is; inferior sorts, 25s to 275; w (Miner heifers, 30s to £2 4s; empty heifers. £4 18s Gd to £5 17s Od; fat cows, £ll 10s: forward conditioned .cows, £8 15s to £!> ss; stores, £5 5s to £7 10s; dairy heifers (springing), £8 to £10; dairy heifers (calved), £11; hulls, £li 7s 0d to £8; forward conditioned wethers, 245-9 d; G-tooth wethers. 21s (o 22s 0d; fresh conditioned ewes, 19s 9d to 22s 3d; fm. owes, 8# 3d to 12s; light lambs, 7s to 9s Od.