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Taranaki Daily News, 18 September 1919, Page 5

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METAL MARKET. By Telegraph—Press A<sn.—Copyright. • Received Sept. 17, 9.60 p.m. London, Sept. 16. Copper, £lOl 2s Cd and £lOl 12> 61 Lead, £25. Spelter, £4l 15s and £l2 101. Tin, £287 ss. Stiver. 01% d. NEW ZEALAND BABBIT SKINS, Becelved Sept. li, 920 p.m. New York, Sept 16. At St. Louis fur auctions. New Zealand rabbit skins, farriers' aorta, averaged 100 per cent, above April prices,, and hatters' aorta 50 per cent. LOVELL AND CHRISTMAS. Lovell end Christmas state that then- net profit for the year ended June 19, wee £131,413, against £119,088 for the prevloua term, end the sum available la £197,550. After paying debenture Interest and dividend on preference share-*, the ordinary sham receive a dividend of 10 per cent., and a balance of £7!l.!ii.."i 1b carried forward, against £1)6,10; huught. into tho account*.—Mel* bourne Argus. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At Mr. Newton King's Haymarket, New Plymouth, on Saturday, about 30 weaner pigs were yarded and sold at prices ranging from 25s to £2 2s. Heifer calves made 10a, At Stony River on Tuesday, Mr. Newton King had a splendid yarding of dairy cattle. Good cows sold well. A small herd on account of IMr. Major sold from £l9 to £3O. Good heifers sold .up to £l7 101. Very nice yearling steers changed hands at £4 in* to £5 15s. Yearling heifers were not «o goad and ranged about £4 in price. Two-year-old empty heifers—Shorthorn-IWealaii cross—made £7 5s to £7 7a. Good forward cows Bold up to fill, the average price being about £O. There were no fat cattle yarded.