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Taranaki Daily News, 14 October 1920, Page 2

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LONDON METAL MARKETS. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Oct. 11. Copper.—Spot £9B 12s 6d, three months £75 12s lid, electrolytic £lO9 and £ll3. Lead, £34 12s (id and £34'ss. Spelter, £4O 10s and £4l 7s 6d. Tin, £203 173 0d and £269 ss. Silver, 53% d and 53% d. CANTERBURY GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. Christchurch, Oct. 12. Business has rarely been so quiet in grain and produce lines as at present. The oat market remains stagnant, but the opinion is held that the position will Improve eventually, though the most sanguine do not anticipate a recovery to anything like the values ruling prior to the slump. The Commonwealth potato expert ha 3 concluded his investigation, and it is understood that his report went forward Judging by reports from districts where he ventured anything In the nature of an opinion, he was not very favorably Impressed with the quality jaf our potatoes generally just aa much by the casual selection of seed and the Impurity of varieties as by the disease Itself. In two districts lu mid Canterbury It is understood fbet the powdery scab was discovered, but in others tHs was not the case, and it is quite Improbable that a general exportation will be recommended. Quotations are at present nominal, and business is negligible. The export demand is keeping the while cloveT market very firm. WAIKATO MARKETS. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., Hamilton, report .—At Morrlnsviile on Friday, October Bth, we yarded 1260 head of cattle and COO sheep. The demand for all classes of cattle was good, and with tie exception of a few pens of young cattle the whole -yarding changed hands at the following prices: Heavy fat steers, £lB to £23 ss; lighter weights, £l3 10s to £l6 7s; fat cows, £l2 15s to £ls 15s; medium £lO 5s to £l2; fresh conditioned cows, £7 10s to £9 7s 6d; good framed store cows, £5 5s to £7; poorer sorts, £3 to £4 15s; #iws with calves at foot, £5 2s 6d to £6 15s; 3-year-old steers, £8 5s to £lO lis; 2 to 2%-year-old steers, £6 9s to £7 18s; 2-year empty heifers, £6 14s to £7 10s; 18 to 20-niontl'S heifers, £5 7s Cd to £6 6s; good yearling heifers, £4 13s to £5 15s; smaller sorts, £3 10s to £4 2s 6d; yearling steers, £3 lis to £4 19s; late calves, 32s Cd to £2 15s; best dairy cows enade up to £lB 10s; others £l2 to £l4; choice heifers, £l6 to £lB 10s; medium quality, £l2 10s to £l4; backward and poorost heifers, £8 to £lO 10s; fat wctt'ers, £2 ss; prime fat ewes, £2 2s to £2 4s 3d; fat ewes 32s 6d to 3?s 6d; fat hoggets, 34s 6d; ewes and lambs, 37s 9d. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. The N.Z. Loan ad Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford, report as follows: In conjuctton with Newton King, Ltd., we held our first sale of the season at Whangamomona on Wednesday last, the Cth inst. Yarding was a poor one, both in numbers and quality of stocks, and a dragging sale resulted. Trices realised were: Wether hoggets 30s, 4-year steers, £lO 10s; empty heifers, £S; springing heifers, £9 10s, £lO 2s Cd. Tho next Whangaroomona sale will be held on 24th November. PRIVATE SALES. Dairy heifers and cows are still selling very well, heifers laving firmed considerably. We also have inquiries for good hoggets. Sales made include: Hoggets, £l, 4s, £1 7s, £1 9s Cd; yearling heifers, £0 15s (Jersey cross), empty heifers. £7 to £8; springing heifers, £l2 to £l6; cows, £lB to £22 10s; 3-year steers. £S 12s 6d.