COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 May 1920, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received May 30, 5.5 p.m. London. May 29. Cotton. —Juno shipment 2s and 4s per lb. Linseed Oil.—£9B per ton. Turpentine.--£9 5s per cwt. Rubber —Para 2s l%d per lb.; plantation 2s o%d per lb.; smoked 2s o%d per lb. Hemp—Neglected. February-April shipment. £54 per ton. Jute. —Quiet. May-June shipment, £SB per ton. Copra.—May-July shipment £SO 10s per ton nominal. —Aus-N Z. Cabjfc Assn.-s BRADFORD WOOL SALES. Received May 30, 5.5 p.m. London, May 29. At the Bradford wool sales there was a moderate attendance. Average Bradford combings were irregular and slightly above Liverpool. Faulty merinos and crossbreds were mostly withdrawn. —Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn. EXCHANGE RATES. London, May 27. The exchange fluctuations are unalnly speculative. The rates are: Paris 51 25 francs, Berlin 146 imarks, Stockholm 18 20 kroner, Christlania 21.55 kroner, Calcutta 25% d, Montreal 435 cents, New York 389% cents, AUCKLAND STOCK MARKETS. Tho N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report:— Dairy cattle were penned in larger numbers than usual nt Westfleld and sold under steady competition at late rates Best, close to profit, £lB to £24 10r, others close to profit £l2 to £l7 10s, backward best £l3 to £IC 10s, others best" £8 10s to £l2 15s, aged and inferior cows £4 to £7 15s. At Waiuku we held our monthly sale. Best dairy cows and heifers £14.t0 £l9, others to £l4 15s, empty cows and heifers £3 10s to £6 155,. yearling to 18-months steers £3 5s to £4 7s Od. yearling to 18-months tieifers £2 15s to £4, calves best £1 15s to £2 10b, others 15s upwards, fat cows £8 to £l2 ss, weaner pigs 6s to 18s. slips £1 Is to £1 lis, porkeTS £2 to £2 15s. There was an extra large attendance nt Mrs. Todd's clearing sale at Waimnuku on Thursday last, competition being spirited. The pick of the horses sold from £37 to £45, others £2O to £25, aged and part worn £7 10s to £ll. waggon £3G, dray £2O 10s, drill £27 10s, and other machinery, implements, harness, etc., bringing high values. Wo held a clearance sale on Mr. Graham Johnston's farm at Whitford on Monday. There was a good attendance, a satisfactory sale resulting. The cows made from £8 to £ls 10s, horse £25, poultry 4s to Bs, caive3 £2 Is to £2 18fl. At Westfleld fat stock market beef was penned in extra large numbers. Choice oxen sold to £2 10s per 1001b, prime £2 6s to £2 fls per 1001b., rough and inferior £1 15s to £2 4s per 1001b, cow and heifer bpef £1 14s to £2 6s per 1001b. Steers sold at from for best £l7 to £22 ss, others £l2 10s to £l6 15s, small and Inferior £6 10s to £ll 15s, cows and heifers best, sold at from £ll to £ls 12s 6d, others £5 upwards Calves: Runners sold from £3 15s to £8 for a 20months steer, heavy vealers £3 to £3 14s, medium £2 10s to £2 19s, light £1 15s to £2 Bs, lighter £1 5s to £1 14s. fresh dropped 14s to 17s. rough, unfinished calves £1 10s to £2 3s. - Sheep sold at improved prices. Extra heavy prtm© wethers £2 3s to £2 8s 9rt, heavy prime £1 18s fid to £2 2s 6d, medium prime £1 15s to £1 18s 3d, light and unfinished £1 12s to £1 15s 9d, extra heavy prime ewes £2 Is to £2 8s 6d, heavy prime ewes £1 14s to £1 18s 6d, medium prime e*wes £1 9s to £1 13s fld, light prime £1 16s fid to £1 8s 9d, small, unfinished and inferior ewes 15s upwards. About .an average yarding of pl£9 showed a firmer tono for baeoners. Heavy baeoners and choppers £6 to £7 Is, medium to heavy baeoners £5 to £5 188, heavy porkers and light baeoners £3 15s to £4 19s, light to medium porkers £2 5s to £3 12s, unfinished £1 8s to £2 4s. Lambs were penned in average numbers, and sold at late rates Heavy prime lambs £1 6s fid to £1 10s 3d, medium prime £1 3s Gd to £1 6s 6d. light prime £1 to £1 3s 3d, small and unfinished 15s to 19s 6d.

FARMERS' CO-OP. REPORT. At Opunitko, on Monday, 24th., a fair number of cattle were yarded. Bidding was dull, but most of the yarding changed hands. Prices: Store pigs £2, lambs lf>s 9d, fat sheep 295, ewes in lamb 235, dairy heifers £9 15s to £ls 10, daily cow £22, be3t cows £9 Is, others £3 10s to £0 10s, weaner steers £1 Ss to £1 14s. weaner heifers £2 8s Gd to £3 17s, pony £3. At Stratford, on Tuesday, cattle came forward well and a fair sale resulted. Lambs: Young stock was in better demand than at late sales. Cows also showed a slight lift. •Prices: Best cows £8 to £lO, store cows £8 to £7 10s, light cows and boners £3 10s. to £f>, weaner heifers to £4, Jersey cross ditto £7 10s. At Manaia. on Tuesday, we report a good yarding of cattle. Prices on store lots were •iiot high, but vendors were prepared to sell. Fows to farrow £3 7s Gd to £7, weaner pigs 18s, fat sheep 30s Hd, good cows heavier sorts £8 to £lO 2s Cd, boners and light cows £2 10s to £5, weaner steers £l, weaner heifers £1 14s to £2 Is, dairy cows £l2 to £ls 10s, wenner heifers well-grown Jersey 1 £ 18. Jn«ic»w< owila wk« well ailw> in Wtdnw-

day. We alters itnU yoim« rattie came forward well and a fair sale resulted. Lambs: made 18s to £l, wethers :»2s. empty heifers £5 10s to £6 ills, in-calf heifers Shorthorn £9 7s fid, ditto Holmein £lO. weaner Jersey heifers KH 1«» £# 2s «d. others to £ls 18s, weaner steers £1 5s to «2 Is. light store caws £5 10s. dairy rows ;jt2 109. Al Auroa, on Friday, there was a small entry which was practically all sold at the hummer. Rows and litter made £5 5s to £(l ss, weaner pig* 12s, good lambs 21.4 Od, forward fresh cows £7, oihers £3 10s to £5, weaner steers 23s to £2. ditto heifers £2 Ss, dairy heifer calved CT 78. Tinple- 1 inentn :>n account of L. Sch.mid met fair deuiaitd and sold well. Clearing Sales.—We opened the creating salt"? season on Monday at. Messrs. Kenwood and Handler, Kaimata. The dairy herd came up for sale in good order, showing quality and condition. Bidding opened slowly, but soon became more brisk, and we report a most satisfactory sale. The dairy herd of r>o cows averaged £2O, the furniture and implements were well displayed and brought. 1 full value. We compliment Messrs. Hemvood and Handley for convenient arrangements lu the disposal of Implements, etc., and handling of the stock in the ring. On Wednesday we sold Mr. Duncan Spiers' herd nt Kapunl, and this herd also averaged over £2O. The cows were in good condition and bidding was well maintained throughout. Implements and farm sundries brought value. At Lowgarth on Thursday, a record crowd attended Mr. Ben. Booker's clearing sale of pedigree and grade cows Buyers were in attendance from some distance, and bidding on each lot was keen. The pedigree cows averaged 35 guineas, Mr. Astbury getting tho top-priced cow at 62 guineas. Tho grades average £22 12s. Mr. Booker's horses sold well. Three-quarter draught mare £SO, ditto £43, gelding £24 10s. Implements and sundries sold well. At Rawhitiroa, on Friday, we offered Mr. Browning's herd. There was a good attendance of buyers, and we Teport a satisfactory y.e. The dairy cows averaged over £l7.