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Taranaki Daily News, 16 January 1920, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Jan. 15, 10 p.m. London, .Tan. 14. Copper, £-120 7s 6d and £122 17s 6d; electrolytic ingots £124; wire bar» £123. Lead, £47 to £47 15s. Spelter, £57 15s to £59 10b. Tin, £377 17s 6d and £3BO 159. Silver, per ounce. HAMILTON STOCK MARKET. PARMERS' CO-OP. CO.'S REPORT. Beef.—The beef market is now in full awing, freezing buyers and butchers keenly competing for all stock offering. The yardlngs for the greater part have been heavy and the quality fairly well up to standard for this time of year. Mutton.—Mutton is not offering in the same proportion as beef and barely satisfies the local demand. Tat Lambs—Activity in this branch still continues undiminished. The present disregard of any fixed scale of prices amongst exporters has had a very unsettling effect, and holders generally show strong disinclination to commit themselves to nny definite undertaking. It Is to be hoped that before long some degree of stability will be established. Store Cattle.—There Is no Improvement to report in this class of stock. Notwithstanding the great decrease in the number of calves reared this Beason, the market has opened very weak, and although many refuse ta accept the public estimate, there does not appear to be much prospect of Improvement in the near future. Dairy Cattle.—Have shown little alteration since last report. Values are subject to fluctuation. Store Sheep.—As was anticipated in our last report the tone of the market for tills class Is better. Unfortunately grown wethers are scarce, as considerable business could at present be', transacted. In consequence of the dryweather on the coast, two or three mobs of two-tooth wethers are drifting this way from Olsborne. There Is every Indication that these will be-eagerly absorbed ou arrival by the local demand. Rape Lambs.—Good business is reported, and no doubt the high prices offering for the finished article will imako this class of much greater value than In previous years. Pigs.—Baconers are being yarded in large quantities and draw keen competition everywhere. Wcanors still decline. We quote us follows:—Bullocks, heavy prime, £lB to £22 10s, medium £l4 10s to £l7 10s; cows, prime fat £l2 10s to £ls, medium fat £ll to £l2 10s; heifers, fat £lO 10s to £l2; bullocks, 4-year-old, £ll to £l2 10s, 3-year-old £9 to £10; cows, fresh conditioned, £S to £9, good £7 to £B, old and low £3 to £5 Is; steers, 2%-year old, £5 10s to £7 ss; yearlings, best £4 to £5, medium £2 10s to .£3, small, £1 10s to £2 ss; heifers, 2-year-old empty Shorthorn £5 10s to £6 10s, yearlings, best £4 to £5, medium £3 to £4; dairy cows, best £l2 to £l7, ordinary £8 to £lO 10s, backward and old £5 to £7; dairy heifers, best 3-year-old £9 to £l2; wethers, prime sMrn 32s to 36s 6d, medium 29s to 325; ewes, prime shorn, 283 to 32s 6d; shorn ewes with lambs, young 25s to? 30s, f m. 22s 8d to 255; shorn wethers, 4-tooth 27s 6d to 30s, 2-tooth 21s to 235; pigs, baconers £4 to £5 10s, slips £2 10s to £3 10s, weaners 10s to £1; horses, heavy drausht £4O to £SO, medium draught £32 to £4O, light draught £24 to £3O, harness £ls to £23, hacks £lO to £lB.