COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 September 1919, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. London, Sept. "2. Copper—Spot, £l«i 7s Gd; three months, £IOU lis Gd; electioijlie, £lls Us lOd. Lead, £25 15s. Spelter.— £4l iris; three months, £42. Til), £278 15s. Silver, Oll'/s'l. Waiht shares, liuycrs 45s 7d, sellers 40s 10d. At the wool sales there wits good competition fit lull prices. Sllyes were slightly dearer. Tho Nun- Zealand Gear clip brought top price 27d, average 2(id. Bradford market.—Tops slightly dearer.

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Opunake yards on Monday we held our usual fGVtnightly sale. There was a. good yarding of cat tie of all classes and prices were well up to late quotations. Fat cows £l3. forward rows £lO 30s to £l2, store cows £7 15s to £0 10s, empty heifers £G ].Us to £7 17s, yearling heifers £4 to £5, yearling steers £3 J.'s to 3J4 17s, 3-year-old steers £ll 7s, dairy cows £l2 to £IG, springing heifers £lu to £18; sundries sold at ruling rates.

Mannia yards on Tuesday, at our usual sale, there was a yarding of cattlo, and everything sold at higher rates. We quote: Faf cows £ls to £IG lis, forward cows £lO 10s to £l2 10s, store cows £7 10s to £lO, empty heifers £G 10s to £7 10s, yearling steers £4 to £4 15s, yearling heifers £4 to £5 10s, springing heifers £lO to £l2 10s, cows sold to £1&, sundries sold at ruling rales. •

Inglewood yards on Wednesday, at our usual snio, there was a good yarding of stock, and prices were on a par with late sales. We quote: Forward cows £8 /.5s to £lO, store cows £7 to ££ 10s, empty ho tiers £6 to £7 17s (id, yearling heifers £3 iOs to £4 14s, yearling steers £2 12« ort to £4 14s, 2-jear-old steers £G 10s to £B, dairy cows £lO to £ls, springing heifers £8 to £l4, store lieggets 325. Auroa yards on Friday, at our fortnightly sale, there was an averago yarding of cattlo, and prices wore the same as Into sales. Forward i'o'v.:> £!> to £lO IDs, store cows £7 to £S If'.;;, yearling heifers. £3 15s to £4 4a, yearling steers £3 !Ss to £4 10s, springing heifers £lO 10s to £ls. AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agfrnuy, Co, Ltd., report At Westtteld best dairy cows and heifers, £l3 to £l9 10s, others £9 to £l2 10s, inferior sons £G to £8 10s; empty cows and heifers £0 to £ft 7s Gd; bulls, £o fis to £l2; stags, £7 to-£9; cows, with calves at foot, £7 5s to £l3; store calves, £2 5s to £3 15s; heifer c»lre3, £1 15s to £3; yearling to 18months steers £4 to £G 12s (id, heifers £3 10s to £5 17s Gd.

At Papakura on Friday, heavy draughts, £22 to £34; medium, £l7 to £2B; light harness scrts, £ll to £10; hacks, £9 to £l7; ponies, £0 to £9; weeds, 10s upwards; medium unbroken £ll to £l7, light £5 to £l2.

On Friday at Papakura best dairy cows, £lB to £24; young sound cows, £l4 to £l7 10s; others, £lO to £l3 15s; aged and inferior cows, £5 to £9 10s; best dairy heifers. £l4 to £l7 10s; others, £9 to £l3 10s; Inferior, £G to £8 10s.

We had a full yarding at Warkworth on Friday. These sold from £G 12s Gd to £lO 10s. Grown steers sold from £l2 18s Gd to £l3 12s 6d; 3 to 3%-year steers, £9 13s to £lO 10s; 2 to 3-year steers, £7 5s to £9 ss; yearling to 18-months, steers, £3 15s to £6 7s, heifers £3 17s Gd to £5 15s; two-year empty heifers, £5 17s Gd to £6 15s; empty cows, fresh, forward, £7 15s to £8 (is; others, £6 lis to £7 12s Gd; cows /ind calves, £7 10s; bulls, £3 7s Gd to £9 10s; calves, best, £2 10s to £3 4s, others £1 5s to £?. 7s Gd, weedy lis upwards; meaner pigs, £1 7s Gd; slips, £2 4s; horses, £G to £2O.

At Whitford on Monday, best dairy cows sold from £l2 to £IG ss, others £8 5s to £ll 15s; best heifers, to £l2 10s, others £6 Ids to £l2 ss; empty cows, £G to £8 17s Cd; cows, with calves, £8 5s to £l2; bulls, best, 13%gns to £IG lGs—this price for a rising yearling from Mr W. Knight, Brookby; other bulls, £4 10s to 12gns; yearling to 18months cattle, £3 17s Gd to £4 153; calves, £2 2s to £3; others, £1 5s to £2 Is; ewes, with lambs, £1 18s Gd; horse, £l3 ss; weaner pigs, £1 10s.

At Westfteid fat stock market on Wednesday beef was penned In more than average numbers, and although wo penned no extra heavy weights tho quality was good throughout. Bidding was not as brisk as tho previous week, and in very few cases last week's prices were reached. Best oxen sold to £3 9? per 1001b, others £3 3s to £3 7s. Cow and heifer beef sold at from £2 17s to £3 Gs. Steers sold at from £ls to £2G 2s 6d, Cows and heifers sold at from £9 to £2l 15s. We penned calves again In large numbers, prices being on a par with last week's values. Runners sold from £6 5s to £ll 10s; heavy venters, £4 f»s to £6, medium £3 17s Gd to £4 2s Gd, light £2 15s to £3 14s; lighter fat calves, lit for butcher, £1 to £2 12s; fresh-dropped, Gs to 10s. Sheep were penned In average numbers, those yarded being mostly of Inferior quality. Although competition was not 30 keen quotations remain the aamo. No extra heavy sheep were penned. Heavy prime wethers, £2 13s to £2 18s; medium prime wethers. £2 Is to £2 5s 9d; unfinished wethers, £1 15s to £2 0s 3d. No extra heavy or heavy ewes were penned. Medium prime ews, £1 18s Gd to £2 4s; light ewes, £1 14s to £1 18s 3d; unfinished'ewes, £1 8s to £1 13s Gd. Hoggets In average numbers sold at late rates, best selling at from £1 15s to £2. One extr(i choice hogget realised £2 10s ;medium hoggets, £1 103 to £1 24s 9d; small hoggets, £1 Gs Gd to £1 9s Gd. Pigs were penned in about averago numbers, and sold freely at late rates. Heavy Choppers and baconers, £7 to £8 255, medium £5 12s Gd to £G 19s; heavy porkers, £4 15s to £5 10s, medium £3 12s Gd to £4 14s, light £2 15s to £3 12s. Tho advertised sows, In pig, sold at £l2 5a each; weau- ! era, £1 13s to £2 3s.