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Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1920, Page 2

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foreign exchange rates. By Telegraph.—rress Assn.— Copyright. London, Nov. 'l. Foreign exchange rates are: Taris, 5;>.73 francs; Stockholm, 17.811 kroner; L'liriatiania, 25.60 kroner; Calcutta I!S% pence; Yokohama, yon; Montreal, :i dollars 80 cents; New Yoik, 3 dollars 43% cents. ENGLISH MARKETS. London, Nov. 4. Wheat—Slow trade. Flour.—Quiet; little demand for the small quantity allocated. Oats.—Dull; La Plata, on spot, 49s Bd. I'eas and Beans.—Quiet and unchanged. Huear.—Weak; granulated 90s.

LONDON MARKETS. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. have received the following from their London house under date Oct. 3 Tallow: We quote present spot values for tte following descriptions: Fine mutton, £3 15s per cwt.; good beef, £3 12s per cvft.; mixed, £2 19a 6d per cwt. Limited demand. WEEKLY REPORT^. I The N.Z, Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. (Hawm branch) report for the week ending November fi, as follow: At Opmiake, on Monday, we had a uood yarding, and the steady enquiry throughout resulted in every beast yarded heinir sold at the fall of the hammer. Wt quote: Fat cows (medium) £ll, forward cows £8 l.»s to £9 17s Bd, store coW3 £0 ts to £7 13s, empty lieifm £1! lis to £7 f>a, fat- empty ; heifers £!), Shorthorn bulls to 14% gns., Jlolj st,elns to £lO 10s, others i". market value, yearling heifers to £5 ss, store pigs (good! I V.3 IDs, weaneTS 24s Gil. springing heifers lOTOd) to £l7, otters £9 10s to £l2 10s, •aired ditto to £l2 1?:, roconrt calvers to • <317. At Msnain, on Tuesday. Wo quote: Forward ■ cows £8 liis to £9 18s, stores to £6 17s i Cel. maiden .Tersey tmil 23 gns., yearling i heifers £3 17s Gil. i On Friday, at Palmer Bnad. a good deaiand , t'or practically the whole of a good ! yarding of all classes of stock being sold j at auction, prices (wpirlns favorably with 1 late sales. We qttoto: Forward'cows, to £lO ; fresh conditioned ditto to £7 ins, line ; n? sloto cows £7 14s, mauler, heifer:; £7 3s ; <!. l, yearling heifers cri "i, IS-nontlis steers 1 \<l .Is, I'nc of .Tnrsey liolfers £l2, iieifeis (frond 1 to ss, others ' to .CM 11s, ca'ved -litto- £l2, cows to ■ ?.is 10s. fat DI.S. Sbf '.v 3"s, fat and forward ewes 30s. hoggets (id.

The Farmers' Co-tip. Seeirtv of X.Z , Ltd., report for the week ending Nov, 6.: At Oltaiaw.i, en Monday, we bad a fair yanVni: of store and forward cattle. Competition w,".s good, an'" a h r '<i sale resulted. Fvts and tomb? "3 Mf\ rhoni I'oggets £1 Us, best, cows to "15 l"s, fresh conditioned ditto £8 to £.l lf% ."»-«) £"> to £6 ,10s. best dairy heifers rirwe up to 825. On Wednesday, at KICt-tn. there was a good entry of cattle anil u fair yarding of sheep. Although there was no briskness about the bidding, prices were well maintained throughout the auction, and practically everything was cleared at laic rates. Woolly 3(ik, ewes and lambs 445, best cows £l2 to £l4, others £8 to £ll, light £5 to £(! l'lS. Ilolstein yearling Vtifers £0 7s, small to £", yearling .lersey heifers £it, best dairy heifers £l9, others £lO, pedigree Jersey bulla to 45 gns., grades to £25, other breeds to 15 gns. At ITawera, on Thursday, there was a full yarding of cattle and a fair entry of jheep. Bidding was keen throughout, and late rates were maintained. Heifers to go to the bull were sought for, prices showing a slight Im-

! provemont. Ewes with laimbs at foot 425, : tat shorn ewes 3lls* 9d,- fat shorn wethers 348 [ (id, pedigree Jersey bulta 55 gns., I Ayrshire bulls to £lB 10s, Hereford to £• 10s, yearling Jerseys till 10s, best cows | £l2 to £l4 9s, medium to good £!) >.o till I IDs, others £<i upwards, 2-year steers, light i condition to £0 4s, well-grown mixed yearling ' heifers to £0 12s Od, small to £5 Es, 2j year empty heifers £" 5s to £8 ss, yearling ! steers to £4, best dairy heifers to £1!), j others to £l2, cows up to £25, ' At Waver icy, on Friday, .we had a good : entry of cattle and it fair yarding of sheep. ! Bidding was good throughout, and the tone of i lie market showed- a slight improvement. Steers wore yarded in fair numbers, and the whole entry sold at satisfactory prices. Hush woolly wethers 31s Id, hest cows and heifers £l2 to £l4, medium to good £!) to £ll 10s, 2-year forward steers to £i;i 5s to £l4 15s, light condition £9 10s to £ll Is, light conditioned cows £5 to £7, yearling steers £4 to £5 10s, Jersey cross heifers to £!) 10s, other breeds to £G ss, dairy i eifers good £ls 10s to £l6, others £S to I £l2.