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Taranaki Daily News, 26 October 1920, Page 2

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ENGLISH MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Oct. 23. Cotton.—The llverpool quotation for American middling upland (November delivery) Is 15.32 d per lb. Australian Chevalier barley ,(D.(oembcTFebruary parcels) sold at 92s to 93s Gd per quarter. ' Jute.—October-November shipment, £SO per ton, Now Zealand Hemp.—Ootoßer-December, £35 10s. Rubber.—Fine hard Para 13 Cd per lb; plantation (first latex crepe), 1» 5%d; smoked (ribbed sheet), Is 3%d. Copra.—November-January shipment, £3l lis per ton. Linseed OU, £72 per ton p*r gallon). Turpentine, 121s per cwt. (ea.ual to 9s l%d pnr gallon). \

BURNSIDE STOCK SALE. Dunedln, Oct. 21). Fat stock offered at the Burnside sales today realised good prices, cattle particularly being very dear owing to the small supply sent forward. The prices obtained were equal to from 72s 6d to 75s per 1001b. Spring lambs were also in short supply, and met with keen competition. Good porkers were also very dear. Pat Cattle.—A small yarding, numbering 138, of poor quality. The demand for good quality, w'flch wajs short of requirements, was excited, and a shcrp advance of from 30a to 35s a head took place. Prime bullocks realised from £27 10s to £33 10s; medium, £22 10s to £26 10s; light and unfinished kinds. £lO upwards. Extra prime heavy weight heifers realised up to £3l 2s Cd; prime, £22 10s to £27 7s Gd; medium, £l7 to £2l; light and aged from £l2 upwards. Store Cattle.—A good number was sent forward for to-day's sales, a fair proportion being good sorts. For all animals showing breeding and good condition the demand was brisk at enhanced values, up to £l7 a head being obtained. Dairy Cattle.—There was a medium yarding, and competition was keen for good cows, the prices realised being up to £2O 10s. Sheep.—A good yarding (2435) of fair quality. The sale opened briskly at last week's rates, but towards the find competition became less animated, and trero was a decrease of Is Cd a head In values. Extra prime heavy-weight wethers brought up to 61s; prime 51s to 58s Sd, medium 44s to 50s, light and unfinished from 38s up. Extra prime heavy-weihgt ewes realised up to 635; prime 44s to 50s; medium, 38s to 42s Od; light and aged, from 28s upwards. Seventeen spring lambs' of medium quality

were yarded, and all sold under spirited competition at from 31s 3d to 3"s Od a head. I'.'gs.—A medium yarding was offered, the majority being baconers. Porkers met with a good demand at firmer prices, while baconers

Mere quoted a shade, weaker than last week's rates. Best baconers realised from' Is to Is 10(1 per lb, and best porkers from Is l%d to Is 3d per lb.

FARMERS' CO-OP. REPORT. The Farmers' Co-operative Organisation Society of New Zealand, Ltd., report as follows fox tte week ending 23rd October:-* BULL FAIRS. At Hawera Fair a large number of bulls came forward. Jerseys were, in best demand and sold readily, though pedigree bulls at high reserves were not sought for. .Tersoys made 3Ggns according to quality, Shorthorn do. lO'/s gns to l!)gns. On the Ulli, uf Opunake, we held our Opunake Fair. We submitted a good yarding of bulls to a fair attendance of buyers, but competition was not. keen. Somo well conditioned well-bred bulls were passed at auction, hut subsequently sold. Shorthorn bulls made 14 gns., 20gns., 32gns., pedigree Jersey do, 30ens. to 45gns; other bulls Bgns to lOgns, according to quality. At Manaia on the I2ili wo had a largo entry of bulls. Jerseys again were in demand, bringing 20gns to 30gns lor grades in good condition. I'edigree Jerseys with high reserves vcre hard to quit. Good Shorthorn bulls made to 20gns, other bulls llgns to 18rhs.

At Waverley yards on tlic VJth wo held a successfuli fair. Practically (he whole yardins was sold iimler the hammer. The hulk yarded wen good sorts and in good condition, siul bidding was keen throughout. Jerseys nude 25gns to 38gns; others not quite the condition or quality lagus to 20gns; Slcrtliorn do llgns to ISgns. At Okalawa yards on the 18th we report a food yardinir, which was all sold under the hammer. Forward and fat cows £lO Is to £l2 12s Bd, good store cows £7 7s 8d to £8 10s, dairy heifer, calved, £IS; springing heifers, £l2 5s to £l4; yearling steers. £.l 15s to £1! 4s; Jersey bulls, £ls 15s to £lB 18s. At Eltham on Wednesday we held our stock sale and bull fair. The yards were filled, all classes of stock coming forward. In the bull nens the demand was best for Jerseys, and jowl young Shorthorns brought competition. Prices ruled as quoted at otl'cr fairs. In the store lien bidding was good, practically everything being cleared .at market prices, Good forward dairy heifers sold well, backward sorts being dull of sale. At Hawcra yards on Thursday, store and ditiry cattle came forward weil, and we report a good sale. Wearier pigs £1 »s, £1 13s; pirkcrs £1 4s; fat hoggets, £1 I3s; best cows, £lO l"s to £l2 ir,s: S° otl store do., £8 ills to £S ITs lid; empty heifers, £8 2s (id, £8 10s; Jersey do., £l2 10s; yearling heifers, Jersey cross, £8 7s; other Hnlpteln fid 4s; dairy cows, to £23 10s; dairy heifers, brsi sorts, £2O to £22; others according to iViaiity. en to eio.

At Waverley on Friday we held our usual sale. A good yarding, was submitted and everything was sold at auction. Quotations:— Weauer pigs, £1 2s to £2 Gs; Berkslre sows £0; Berkshire boar £111; hoggets 275; p.b. Lincoln Mies and lambs, £2 lis; fat cows £l2; forward do. £9 fis lo £9 17s; store do. £8 to £9; yearling heifers, £5 12s Od to £G 7s; good Jersey yearling ):elfers, £36; dairy cows, £1!) 10s; dairy heifers, £l2 to £2: i 10s, according to quality; gelding, three-quarter draught, 5 years, £3!).

HORSE PAIR. In our Bazaar, rrinecs Street, Hawera, we conducted our Spring Horse Fair on Saturday the 16tl:i Inst. The entry totalled 150 horses, and was comprised of unbroken and broken draughts and spring together with the usual numbers of hacks and done horses. Without a doubt this is probably one of the most successful fairs 'conducted in Tacanakl for some yearn. Bidding was spirited from the commencement of the] auction, and tho demand was well maintained throughout the sale. The number of big horses offered was small, but those forward brought good money, the highest price being £Oll for a 7-year-old gelding, the property of Mr. Sid. Mcltae, Patea. Other prices were: On account of C. J. Hawken, Motoln, unbroken gelding £46 10s, do. Ally £44, do. £4O 10s; account Mr. Don Chamberlain, unbroken filly £44; account Mr. I. Fryer, Hurleyville, aged mare £35; account Mr. Rowland, Felldlng, 10 spring carters from £3l to £37; on account of Mr. Andrew Shearer, Okalawa, bay gelding £57; account Don Chamberlain, bay gelding £47 10s; account Mr. S. C. MeTtae, gelding £O9, mare £3l; account Mr. R. Campbell, Hawera, bay mare £3O; account Mr. W. Simpson, Patea, bay gelding £34; account Mr. T. C. Simpson, bay gelding £3l; on account of various otrer clients, good spring carters £25 to £3O, hacks and harness horses £5 to £2O, ponies £5 to £l4.

HAMILTON SALE. The Farmers' Co-op. Auctioneering Co. Ltd. report ; At Hamilton we had an average yarding of cattle and a light yarding of sheep. The tendency was downward in all classes, although the bulk of the offering changed hands. Beef was in better supply than usual, but competition was lacking. Bullocks made to £l7 19s, cows to £l3 17s Od, lighter weights £9 7s Cd to £ll 2s 6d, fresh conditioned cows drew good bidding and made to £lO 'is Cd, smaller framed sorts £6 10s to £8 12s 6d, two-year steers, of which only a few were pened made up to £7 17s, two-year empty heifers £7 ss. There was a big entry of joung cattle, but bidding lacked spirit. Best yearling steers made up to £5 17s Gd, medium quality £3 5s to £4 2s Od, small £2 7s 6d to £2 17s 6d, yearling heifers to £5, medium corts £3 7s Od to £4. The supply of pigs was in advance of last week, with values much on a par. Baconers Id up to £7 17s, porkers £4 10s to £5 lis Bd, weaners 32a to £2 14s, fresh dropped calves lis to 265, hcocrding to size and quality. Dairy cattle sold under fair competition, and made to £23 Cs for best cows, others £l2 to £ls 10s, best heifers £ls 15s, others £9 to £l2.