COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 May 1919, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

EABBIT SKINS IN DEMAND, New York, May 9. The New York Times' St. Louis correspondent states that 50,0001b of New Zealand rabbit skins and half a million Australian were sold at the International Purs Exchange. For prime New Zealand the highest price was two dollars a pound and for Australian one dollar nine,ty cents.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

AUCKLAND. * The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:— At Pukekohe on Tuesday three to 3J-year-old steers made £9 17s 6d to £ll Ss, 2 to 3-year-old steers £6 15s to £9 15s, yearling to 18-month steers £4 to £6 ss, calves (best) £1 10s to £2 10s, others 12s upwards, yearling to 18-month heifers £2 12s 6d to £5, heifers, suitable for dairy purposes, £5 10s to £7 15s, empty cows £3 to £6 ss, bulls £5 to £l3, best dairy cows and heifers £l3 to £22, others £8 to £l2 10s.' An average yarding of beef at fully Westfield prices. At Westfield fat stock market on Wednesday beef was penned in large numbers, mostly of good quality, although not heavy weights. Late rates ruled. Choke ox to £2 10s per 1001b, others £2 6s to £2 9s per 1001b, cow and heifer beef £2 2a to £2 7s per 1001b. Steers sold at from £H 15s to £2O 7s 6d, Cows and heifers sold at from £8 to £ls. Sheep were penned in average numbers, and for those of good quality competition was kaen at last week's rates. Those of mfesiox quality were neglected, and receded in price. jßest wethers £1 IGs to £1 19s 9d, radium £1 13s to £1 15s 94, Kght £1 10s to £1 12s 9d, inferior £1 Is to £1 7s, best ewes £1 lis to £1 16s 6d, medium £1 6s to £1 10a 9d, light £1 2s to £1 5s 9d, inferior 5s upwards. Lambs were penned in average numbers, and sold at last week's rates. Best £1 Cs to £1 10s 6d, medhnn £1 2s to £1 5s 9d, light 17s to £1 Is 9d, inferior 7s upwards. Calves came forward in average numbers, and for M?ythang of quality were better than last week. Runners sold at from £4 5s to £9 2s 6d, heavy vealers £3 15g to £4 4s, medium £2 15s to £3 10a, light £2 2s 6d to £2 13s, small and fresh dropped 8s to £1 Is. Pigs were penned in extra large numbers, and for all classes were easier, more especially porkers. Heavy baconers and choppers £5 to £6 lis, light baconers £3 15s to £4 J7s Bd, heavy porkers £3 2s 6d to £3 14s, medium £2 12s to £3, light £1 15s to £2 lis, unfinished lis to £1 12s 6d. At Westfield store sale on Thursday last dairy cattle, close to yrofit, were keenly sought after. Backward dairy stock and store cattle were dull of sale Best dairy cows, close to profit £l4 to £lB ss, others £ll to £l3 10s, backward cows and heifers £6 to £lO 10s empty cows and* heifers £2 5s to £s* 10s, calves 10a to £2 2s, bulls £4 to £8 10s.

X had a small yarding at Waik- I worth on Friday, the cattle showing the effects of the dry weather. A good number of dairy cow from the soldiers' ' settlement, in very low condition, were sold, making from as low as £2 to £8 " 10s bulls £3 to £9, empty cows £5 5s to £6 17a 6d, calves 7s to £1 Bs, horses *? » „f 9 > fat and forward wethers £1 7s ud.

On Monday at Henderson the yardine was about an average, our prices beinl on a par with recent sales, practically everything changing hands. Dairy caws £4 10s to £H m, 18-months steers £5 15_g, calves 12s 6d to £2 35,. heifers, tor-dairy purposes, £5 15s„ hutts. £&

At Addangton market there wererlaree entries of stock in almost aU departments. Prices generally were easier for tat stock. Store sheep met with fair inquiry at late rates. Fat sheep and fat lambs were down about 2s per head from the previous- week's prices. Fat cattle were also much easier. There was a decline in the value of fat pigs, bat stores sold at the previous week's rates. Store Sheep.—Two-tooth ewes, I4s 2d to 23s lid; four and six-tooth esres, 118 a fid to 2&»j six and efefettootb ewes, Ha 7d to Ms 9d; poorer sorts, 4s 5d to lis; two-tooth wethers, Isa 6d to 235; four and aa-tooth wethers, 22s Idiewe lambs, 10s Id to Ms Id; wetter j lambs, lis fld to 'Ks 4d; mixed sex Jambs, 8s 7d to 10s

Fat fiheep.—Prime wefters, 30a 64 to |3Bs «d{ medium, ais ftl to 2fia; merino. [lighter Tswthera, Sis 9d to 26a; Merino* ; wethers, Ms to 13s 91; extra, prime ewes/ to 38s; prime ewes, 2te «d to atfe; maffi;tm ewes, 21s ,6d to 2Gbs Hgfcfar eeres, 12a [to 21a; extra prime lambs, to Ste fidj | prime lambs, 25s to 28s fid; ito 21s j lighter, Hs fld to Ks «d. 3?at Cattlev—Extra' prime steers, £3Sr sa; prime steers, £l3 Ma to £18; onrinjarr steers, £8 10a to £l3; extra prime heifers, to £l4 Kte; prime heifers, £jo to £l3 10s; ordinary heifers, £5 I7 a fid to £9 10s; extra prime «ows, £OS 2s 6d; .prime cows, £lO to £l9; ordSn-. arv cows, £5 ITs 63 to £9 10a.

Pigs.—Choppers, £3 5a to £9; fcacon-J I ers, £4 5s to £8 16s (equal to B%d per |n»h porkers, Sss to 75s (equal to from | lOd to IOJd per lb); best stores, £2 10s to £2 16s; medium store®, £2 to £2 j 8s; smaller, 22s to 308; weanera, 17s to 21s.

BGEHSIDE. | There was a large entry of fafccattle at Bumside to-day, totalling 250, which did not contain a large proportion of prime bullocks. Prices were much on a »ar witli late rates. Extra prime bullocks, £24 2s 6d; prime, £lB 15s 6d to £2l Hte; medium to good, £ls to £18? light, unfinished, £l2 to £l4 10s; prime cows and heifers, £l3 10s to £ls; medium to good, £ll to £l3; light and aged, £8 10s to £lO. The sheep penned numbered 3936. Prices for well-fin- i ished sheep were about equal to last i week's rates, but were, if any- 'jj things a shade easier. Extra prime we- '{ there, 50s to 545; prime, 40s to 4?s; me- j (Bum to good, 33s to 365; light, unfinish- j <ed, 20s to 265; prime ewes, 33s to 37s f 9d; medimttt to good, 27s to 325; light | iand aged 18s to 255. There were 1190 j lambs penned. Competition was more ! \ animated than last week- Extra prime, ! 30s to 33a; prime, 26a tot 28s; medium. U 20ft to 235. a