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Taranaki Daily News, 30 March 1920, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Toleernph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Loudon, March 25. , Wheat.—Quiet; uo Australian ottering. I i'lour.—Dull. Oats—Easier; La Plata, on spot, 543. : l'eos and Beans.—Blow of sale and tending to bo easier. The revised price of granulated sugar is SUs, free white Mauritius 113s to 114s. At tho London wool sales there was a large ottering of merinos and crossbreds. Excepting Continental sorts, which were 5 per cant, chc-apei- owing to the depreciation of the Iraiic, all other prices were Arm, at full late 11 At the last sale of tops held by the Government at Bradford prices were very trabecular; 70's iiuallty sold at IGGd per lb; G4's l-isd to lOOd; (10's 138 d to 154 d; 58's 80d to lieu. bank of australasu London, Marcli 25. & meeting of shareholders of the Bank of Australasia unanimously approved the proposal to capitalise £1,000,1100 of the reserve by allotting the proprietors two Sew fully-paid £4O abates for each five shires held on May 12.

FARMERS' CO-OP. At our Okaiawa yards on Monday there was a small entry which all sold. We quote: Bulls £lO ss, £l2. fat cows £ll IDs, £l2, forward cows £8 12s lid, £9 12s, store cows £8 43, dairy lielfers £l4, to £ls. At Eltliam yards on Wednesday cattle and sheep came forward in good numbers and sold well. Quotations: Pat sheep 28s, cull ewes woolly lambs £l, good shorn lamtos IGs, good lambs 13s lid to 14s 3d, cull lambs lis 3d, fat and forward ccm £9 lis 6d, to £lO, forward cows, fair, £8 2s Gd, bulls £8 10s, £ll 10s, 18-month steers £4 12s Cd, in-calf heifers (rnUe £lO and £8 17s (id, Jersey weaner heitt... £5, £6 7s 6d, £6 12s 6d, mixed weaner heifers £2 Bs, £3 4s, weaner Shorthorn steers (good' line) £4, weaner Shorthorn heifers £3 4fi, £3 19s, dairy heifers £l4, dairy cows £ls, £2O 10s. At Hawora on Thursday we bad a record yarding, over 1100 head cattle were yarded and 2000 sheep. Buyers were in attendance and the sale went with a good swing all through. The cattle on account of Davidson's Estate showed plenty of breeding, and were eagerly sought after by graziers. There was also a particularly good enquiry for lambs, prices being In vendors' favor. Quotations: Sound-imouUied ewes 22s 6d, 24s 9d, cull do. to 16s, fat and forward ewes 265, 28s, eitra good 2-tooth wethers 335, fair mixed sex 25s 3d, small do. 245, fat lambs 245,' good w(. lambs 18s 2d, smaller 12s, llis, best cows £ll £l2 2s, medium do. £9 to £lO, others £6 to £8 10s, 3%-year fat and forward steors £ll Bs, 2 1 ,4-year empty heifers £7 16s. mixed 18month to 2Mi-.veur steers £7 ss, bulls £0 Gs, £l4 15s. lighter do. £5 to £B, good 18-month steers £5 17s, Jersey weaner heifers £4 16s to £6 13s, Shorthorn weaner heifers ,£2 18s to 23 2s, mixed weaners 30s to JJ2 15s.

At Kaponga. on Friday the yards were well filled. Competition was fairly kcon and everything sold well. We report a good sale. We quote: Light store pigs £2 12s, good lambs 19s (Id, fat cow-s £l2 15s to £lB, fat and forward do. £ll 109, forward do. £8 16s to £9 Ib, store cows £0 7s, bulls £7 to £9 5s to £l2, mixed weaners £1 10s, do. good £3 10s to £3 14s, weaner heifers £2 10s to £3 3s, do steers £2, dairy cows £2O. At Waverloy on Friday we report a big yarding of all classes of stock. Bidding was brisk and everything was sold at the hammer. VYo quote: Mixed 4, 6, and 8-tooth wethers 30s 7d to 31s 2d, sound-mouthed ewes 255, medium bf. limbs 15s to 10s, good w.f. do. to 19s, small do. 12s Gd, fat and forward cows and heifers £ll to £l4 2s Cd, others to £lO, 3%-yoar forward bullocks £l2 17s, 2%-year do. £9 10s, medium condition do. to £7 17s, 20-month steers £5 12a 6d, dairy hoifers £l2 to £l4.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At Douglas on 22nd inst. a very good yarding of both sheep and cattle wns met with steady enquiry throughout, the market maintaining a firm tone for all classes. Sheep: Two-tooth ewes 22s 3d, 4 to 0-tooth do. 29s lOd, 22s Gd; 6-tooth to f.f.m. ISs 3d to 21s, s.m. do. 10s 3d to 15s 9d, fat and forward do. 2Gs to 2Ss, 2-tooth wethers 245, 2 to 4-tooth do. 28s tid and 295, fat and forward do. 34s 6d, shorn lambs 14s 9d to 10s Gd, cull do. 5s to 9s Bd, ranns up to 2gns. Cattle: Mixed weaners £2 Bs, weaner steers 22s to 30s, small 18-month empty heifers £5 as, 2%-year heifers (springing) £l3 5s to £ls ss, good 20month steers £5 3s, poorer do. £4 7s, 2y»year do. £6 12s to £6 15s, 3 to do. £8 18s, store cows £ft ss, fat heifers (light) £S 12s Gd, bulls £4 5s to £9 10a . At Stratford on 23rd inst/, I report a good yarding of both sheep and cattle. Sheep were inclined to drag, although a. good portion of the yarding changed hands, bull market values being obtained throughout. Mixed aged owes 23s 7d, sm. do. 12s 3d to ICs 9d, cull do. 9s 3d to lis, lambs 12s Gd, rams Cattle sold with a steady tone, practically a full clearance being made in this section. A big offering of store and forward cows sold at Improved rates compared with late sales of this class. Light fat cows up to £lO 10s, forward conditioned do. £9 0s to £lO 7s Cd, store do. £0 15s to £8 17s Od. There was also a strong demand for good weaner heifers. Well-grown Holstein do. £4 2s, smaller do. £2 12s Gd, choice Jersey do. £6 6s to £7 Cs, Jersey cross do. £4 12s 6d to £5 17s Cd, mixed heifers £2 ss, weaner steers up to £2 7s, choice 18-month cmpiy Jersey heifers £9 Is, IS to 20-imonth mixed do. £6 8s 6d, 20month in-calf heifers £7 ss, dairy cows (springing) £l2 10s to £l6, In-mlik do, £ls, steers £7 9s. At Inglewood, on 24th, the cattle yarcrs were fully taxed, there also being a fair offering x of sheep. For the latter class' there was little enquiry at the hammer, although the bulk of tho yarding was eventually cleared. Shorn ewe lambs 17s, mixed sfeiod do. IGs 9d, medium do. 10s 4d to lis Gd, fat ewes 295, fat and forward do. 22s Od. Weaners sold satisfactorily and at improved rates. Jersey heifers still maintained high values. Very choice Jersey halfers £8 lis, do. £5 17s Gd to £6 17s 6d, mixed heifers £2 IGs to £3 7s, weaner steers 2fis to £2, mixed weaners 38s. For grown cattle I report a dragging sale, in-calf heifers made a big portion of the yarding, and except for well grown and quality sorts proved hard to quit. Two and a-h«lf year Jersey cross iu-eaif heifers £l2 10s to £l3 15s, i Holstein do. £l3 to £l4, Shorthorn do. £ll, 20-month Shorthorn do. £7 10s to £8 15s, 1 hotfera (ca|wH up to £2O, dairy cotfs j (springing) £23, 20-montli empty heifers £7, 3Mr year bullocks £lO. At Whangajnomona, on 24th inst., I held a sheep and cattle sale in conjunction with tho N.Z. Loan and M.A. Cq, I report a satisfactory yarding of good quality sheep, which sold readily throughout. Two-tooth ewes 27s lOd to 20s 2d. maiden 4 to G-tooth do. 30ft, 6-tooth do. 275, s.m. do. 12s 9d, fat do 27s to 30s, 2-tooth wethers 28a 9d, fat and forward do. 32s Gd, fat lambs 20s 7d, good store do. 15s 7d, rams up to 3gns, Cattle sold as follows: In-calf heifers £7 10s, 20-month empty heifers £6 Gs, dairy cows £l2, store do. £5.

At Rahotu. on.2Sth inst., I held a weaner fair in conjunction with my fortnightly cattle sale. Weaners were yarded in excess of advertised numbers and of very good quality throughout. Practically a full clearance wan made at the hammer, the market on tho whole showing a distinct Improvement compared with late sales. Weaners sold as follows: Jersey and Jersev cross heifers £5 lis to £5 17s 6d, Holstein (small) £2 14s to £3 4s, Shorthorn £3 18a, Mixed hoifers £3 IGs to £4 Is, very small do. 30s to £2, steers £2 38s to £3 ss, small do. £1 14s to £2 ss, mixed weaners £2 16s to £3 3s, weaner bulls £3 to £4, other classes of cattle realised: 2-year incalf heifers £8 2s Gd. 3-year do. (springing) £ll 15s, forward conditioned cows £9 Bs, storo do £6 10s. 20-month steers £4 15s to £5 ss, small do. £4 2s, 2%-year steers, £7 7s Gd, bulls £7 10s, fat and forward ewes l 255. At Kairaata, on 22nd inst, I conducted a clearing sale on account of Mr. W. A. Burrell. Buyers for both live stock and farm Implements and sundries attended in rer—'l 1 numbers, a most satisfactory clearance nf everything resulting. The empty heifers attracted outside buyers, the three lines eventually going to the Ngaere district. Twotooth' wotliers 27s Gd. 2-tooth Romney ewes 29s Id Lincoln do. 32s 2d. fat and forward ewes 255, 4 to 6-tooth ewes 30s 7d, shorn lambs JBs Bd, culls 14s 3d, 20-month Jersey cross emptv heifers £8 IGs, Holstein do. £7 lis. Shorthorn do £7 Is, 2%-year steers £0 8s Gd and £4 ss, 3%-year do. £9 Is, choice Jersey cows £3l 10s to £37 10s, farm horses £ll> to £2B 10s. Odd lines of stock on account of other vendors sold as follows: Woolly lambs 18s fid, shorn do. lis, Jersey weaner heifers £6 9s.