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Taranaki Daily News, 7 September 1920, Page 2

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ENGLISH MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright, London, Sept. 4. Cotton.—September, 18.70. Sultanas.—Firm and unchanged. Jute,—Firm; September £4O. llemp.—Quiet; August-October, £53. . Rubber. Para 21d, Plantation 20% d, smoked 19d. ; Copra.—Firm; September-November, £53 10» Linseed oil, 60s. Turpentine, 140s Cd I FRENCH LOAN IiEGOTIATIONSL Paris, Sept. 5. The Echo de Paris states that negotiations with the American financial group for the i French loan of 100,000,000 dollars continue. The loan is repayable in 20 to 25 years, and bears Interest at the rate of g per cent.— jlus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FARMERS' CO-OP. REPORT. The Farmers Co-op, Society, report a* follows On Monday, at Opunake, there was a fairly good yarding. Bidding was not particularly brisk, but vendors had come to the market prepared to sell, and practically overything In the yards was sold under the hammer or privately after the auction. Store pigs £2 I6s to £3 Is, sows in farrow to £6 lUs, suckers to 31s, fat hoggets to 30s, others 23s ; to 295, store cows £5 to £B, 3-year bul- . locks to £lO 2s 6d, yearling heifers, good I to £6, others £3 to £4 ss, ditto steers ■ to £3, dairy cows to £ls, dairy heifers good, £l4 to £l9 10s, others £0 up. , At Manala on Tuesday there was a good yarding, pigs especially coming forward In large numbers. Prices taken all over were satisfactory. Weaner pigs 27s to 31s, light [ stores £2 to £2 12s 6d, bigger £3 Is tf> ; £3 10s, sows In pig £lO, beat cows £lO to £l2 12s 6d, others £6. to £B, old ditto £5, empty heifers, 2 years, £6, steers to £6 ?s yearling heifers £4 to £5 2s 6d, dairy heifers, best, £l6 to £lB, late £lO to £U. At Stratford on Tuesday we report a good i yarding of sheep and cattle. Sheep met with a poor demand.; Best dairy heifers from £l4 , to £lB, later aorta £lO to £l2, store cows nt late rates, 2-year empty heifers £6 10s ; to £7 13s, best weaner heifers £4 to £4 13s, others £3 ss. At Inglewood, sheep and cattle were yarded in good numbers. Sheep: Best hoggets 28s, others 22s 6d, ewes and lambs 33s Dairy i liclfers yarded showed the offect of the short- • jess of feed, and were poor in both Quality and condition. Best Jersey heifers up to £22, others according to condition, good framed store cows £8 to £lO, light young sorts £5 to £7, old to £5, 2-year steers [ £5 to £6, yearling ditto to £3, empty yearling Jersey heifers £ll 17s 6d, others , £3 to £4. At Auroa, on Friday,, there was only a moderate yarding. Prices showed an imirovement in all departments. \Fat cows to £l4, good forward ditto £9 to fill, others £5 to £B, yearling heifers £4 10s to £5 14s, Jersey ditto to £9, yearling steers to , £3 10s, dairy heifers £l2 to £lB 10s.