COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 June 1919, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Juno 29, 5.5 p.m. London, Juno 27. Wool.—The market is firm, and there is good competition for all sorts at recent rates. For New Zealand wool, Maungangahere averaged 24% d. Three Crowns Over Gear: Top, 56d; average, 55y>d. Copper.—Spot, £B7 7s Cd; forward, £BB 7s Cd. Electrolytic: Spot, £92; forward, £9O 103. Lead—Spot, £22 15s; forward, £22 10s. Spelter.—Spot, £3B 10s; forward, £39. Tin—Spot, £238 10s; forward, £235. Silver.—4s s>Ad. —Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc.

AUCKLAND. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, Agency Co., Ltd., report:— On Thursday last at Westfleld store sale wa had a full entry of dairy cattle, and a large yarding of store stock. Dairy cows and heifers close to profit and just calved, best, £ls to £22 ss; others, £ll to £l4 15s; backward springers, be3t, £lO 5s to £ls 2s 6d; others, £8 to £10; fresh dropped calves, 63. to 8s; empty cows and heifers, £4 10a to £7 10s; aged inferior cows, £1 7s 6d to £3 IQa; steer calves, £1 15s to £2 18s; heifer calves, £1 5s to £2 12s; Inferior calves, 10s, upwards; bulls, £4 10s to £9 10s; yearling heifers, £3 to £4 2s Cd; yearling to 18-months steers, £3 10s to £0 2s Gd, There is an improved inquiry for breeding ewes. At Waluku on Saturday the demand for all classes of stock was again good, and we report a most successful sale. Dairy cows and heifers sold under keen competition. Best, £l2 10s to £18; others, £8 10s to £ll 10s; heifers suitable dairy purposes, £6 to £S 7s Od; heifer calves, £1 8s to £2 17s; steer calves, £1 15s to £3; Inferior calves, 15s upwards; empty cows and heifers, £5 10s to £8 10s. On Tuesday at Pultokohe: Ohbrokens, medium £l2 to £18; brokens, heavy draughts, young, £3O to £42 10s; older dittos, £l6 to £2B 10s; medium draughts, £2O to £29; aged and part worn ditto, £l2 to £lB 10s; hacks, £7 10s to £l6 10s; light harness sorts, £9 to £l7; ponies, £5 to £11; weeds, £2 upwards. At Westfleld fat stock market on Wednesday ftit cattle were • again yarded short of requirements. Competition was extra keen, and for anything of quality there was a rise of 3s to 4s per 1001b. Oxen sold at from, for prime quality, £2 12s Od to £2 15s per 1001b, in some cases this latter price was exceeded; inferlod fatted ox, £2' 8s to £2 lis per 100 lb; cow and heifer beef, £2 Gs to £2; 10s per. 1001b; steers sold at from £l3 10s to £2l; no. heavy weights penned; inferior, £ll to £l3 ss; cows and heifers sold at from £7 to £l4 17s Cd. Calves were penned in fair average, numbers for this time of the year, the demand, for all classes being keen at late . improved values. Runners, £5 to £8 10s, the latter for an extra prime 6 months heifer; heavy Tellers, £3 18s to £4 18s; medium, £3. to £3 lis Cd; light, £2 2s to £2 19s; lighter fat calves, 15s to £2; small and fresh dropped, 7s to 14s. Sheep were penned in average num--bers, and were better worth. No extra heavy weight wethers or ewes were yarded. Best wethers, £1 18s to £2 5s 3d; medium wethers, £1 15s to £1 17s 9d; light wethers, £1 12s to £1 14s 9d; best ewes, £1 12s to £1 16s 3d; medium. £1 8s to £1 lis Od; light ewes, £1 4s to £1 7s 9d; inferior ewes, 14s 3d to £1 2s Sd. Lambs were penned in average numbers, arid sold at late rates. Best, £1 6s to £1 10s; medium, £1 3s to £1 5s 9d; small. 18s to £1 2s 9d; inferior lambs. 16s to If* 9d. Pigs were again yarded short, of requirements, and again showed a sharp rise. Heavy choppers and bnconers, £6 10s to £8 ss; medium baconers, £5 10s to £0 ?s; heavy corkers, £1 10s to £5 9s; medium, £3 15s to £4 9s; light, £3 to £3 143; unfinished plga, £.l 2s to £2 10s. No weuners penned.