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Taranaki Daily News, 20 March 1920, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. THE ZINC CORPORATION. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. ' Received March 19, 10.15 a.m. Loudon, March 18. The Zinc Corporation did not declare an Interim dividend. v AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Melbourne, March 19. Hides.—Firm at unchanged rates. Barley.—English 7s 2d to Is 6d, Caps 6s Id to 6s 3d. Oats.—Algerian, milling 5s l)d to 5s 9>£d, feed 5s 2d to 5s 3d. Potatoes, £0 to £0 10s. Onions, £ll Ids to £l2. BRITISH COMMERCIAL BOOM. London, March 17. There was an extraordinary boom In now Issues during February. Twenty-live millions of new capital was Issued. To-day's newspapers are advertising fourteen Issues totalling sixteen millions. A feature of the prospectuses la thd offer of participation in preference shares at Interest ranging from 7 to 10 per cent . These are proving: very attractive. Investors are largely selling less remunerative holdings, thus affectlhg the stock markets and especially depressing gilt-edged securities. Some financial authorities anticipate an early rise in the bunk rate, but it is doubtful If thl? will cheelt the flow of Issues, most of which are being fully subscribed.— Aus.-N.Z., Ctble Assn. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Received March IS, 10.20 p.m. Sydney, March 18. Oats.—Algerian 6s, Ob 3d; Tasmunlan nominally 6s Cd and 6s 9d. Parley—Ca.pe, nominally 7s. Maize.—Nominally 8s Od. Potatoes, £9 to £lO. Onions, £l3. Adelaide, March IS. Oats, St 7cL STOCK SALES. ADDINGTON MARKET. There wa9 a big yarding of fat sheep and an average one of lambs and fat cattle, ;md an overflow yarding of store sheep. The market for' all fat Btock was good for prime, but slack for secondary. Store sheep.—A big yarding, approximately of 35,000, including lines of Southland, Marlborough, and North Island sheep, for which the demand was spiritless. A big proportion were passed well conditioned. Local stores were only a shade Blacker than previous sales, but the drop In values over the whole of the yarding sold would be quite three shillings per head. forward lambs 20s to 22s Cd, ordinary 15s Cd to 19s 7d, cull 10s 9d to 14s Od, good 2-tooth ewes 31s to 30s Id, ordinary 27s to 29s Cd, cull ewes 22s (id to 2Gs, good 4, 6, and 8-tooth ewes 32s to 30s od, ordinary 4, 0, and 8-tooth 28s 0d to 31s Cd, low conditioned 23s Cd to 28s, sound-mouthed ewes 20s 9d to 31s od, falling-mouthed 19s Gd to 23s 6d, good fl and 8-tooth wethers 30s 0U to 34s Id, ordinary 30s 9d to 30s, 2-tooth wethers 27s 6d to 293 lfl, ordinary 2-tooth wethers 23s to 20s Cd. Fat lambs. —Slightly over 4000 were yarded, Including a number of excellently finished lambs. Several pens sold at 35s lid, 30s 9d, 37s and 41s, the market being firmer than last sale for best lines. Extra prime lambs 35s lOd to 41s, prime 28s 9d to 34s 3d, medium 25s Od to 28s Od, lighter and unfinished 20s to 255. Pat cattle.—37o yarded. The proportion of prime beef was good, and for this the market was flum at recent values. Lighter beef was not In request, and values were reduced. Extra prime steers to £2B 2s Od. prime £2O to £25, medium £lO to £l9 15s, lighter £8 lis 8d to £l4 10s, prime heifers £l4 17s 0d to £l9, ordinary £9 to £l4 10s, prime cows £l3 15s to £lO, ordinary £ll to £l3. Store cattle.—A medium entry of cows sola up to £9, bulls £lO to £ls. Dairy cattlo.—A large entry and a good demand throughout. First calvers .brought to £l6 10s, second and third the same, and others £8 10s, heifers £l4 10s. Vealers.—Good competition for a limited yarding. Runners to £8 2s od, ordinary vealers £3 12s 0d to £4, calves 7s 6d to 22s Cd. Pigs.—A medium entry. The demand was somewhat slack, prices easing. Heavy baconers £7 5s to £8 12s 6d, Qfdinary £5 15s to £C 10s (average price lid per lb), heavy porkers £5 to £5 10s, ordinary £4 5s to £4 15s (average price Is,to Is o%d), choppers £5 to £B. Store pigs.—Moderate ontry, and a decided easing In values, equal to 15s per head. Best stores £4 to £4 12s, medium. £2 15s to £3 7s Id, simall 30s to 42a, weaners 20s to 28s. AT BURNSIDE. Dunedin, March 17. All deportments were well supplied with stock at the Burnside sales to-day. On account of the large yardlngs and somewhat congested state of the local freezing chambers, prices were easier than those lately ruling. The yarding of sheep wa3 a particularly heavy one, being the largest and showing the best quality of' offering for a long period. Pigs, as usual, sold well. Fat cattle.—Two hundred and thirty-four yarded, which large entry contained several pens of well-finished bullocks. Tho sale opened at about 10s per head below last week's rates, and maintained this level until more than halfway through, when the demand fell away, and at the conclusion prices were 20s to 30s below the opening rates. Prime bullocks £2l to £24 10s, medium to good bullocks £l6 to £l9, light and unfinished £l3 upwards, prime cows and heifers £ls to £l7, medium to good £l2 to £l4, light and aged £9 upwards. Store cattle.—Another excessively large yarding was offered. The bulk of the yarding comprised young and backward cattle. Owing to the anticipated dry weather conditions now ruling the demand was very slack and difficulty tws experienced In Quitting anything except choice kinds. A large number of pens were passed in unsold and those which were disposed of suffered a substantial reduction on lato rates. Sheep.—An exceptionally large yarding, a total of 4000 head being offered. The quality on (lie whole was good, many pens containing animals in prime yarding. The deimand for all classes was somewhat easier, and prime sheep were sold from la 6d per head and secondary and inferior sheep from 2s Cd per head below last weok's rates Prime wethers made from 42s to 48s, medium 37s to 41s, lighter kinds from 28s upwards, extra prime hoavywclght ewes made up to 45s 9d, prime 37s to 41 9s, medium 30s to 30s. Fat lambs—A largo yarding, numbering 1672 head of medium quality. For all prime Ilncß suitable for export the demand was good at prices equal to last week's rates. Prices ranged from 18s for inferior sorts up to 34s per head for best heavyweight lambs. Plgs.~A moderate yarding. A good demand existed far small pigs, suckers realising from 28s to 38s per head. There was also a good demand for prime baconers and porkers values for which were equal to late ruling rates. Best baconers made from to Is per lb„ and best porkers from la O&d to Is V/s<l per lb., SPLENDID COUGH MIXTURE RECIPE. (By a Qualified Chemist). 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