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Taranaki Daily News, 19 November 1920, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Fress Asm Copyright Received Nov. 18, 5.5 p.m. London, Nov. 17. Waihi shares. —Buyers, 28s 9d; sellers, 31s 3d. Junction shares, 8s fld. At the tallow sales 28X0 casks were offered and 594 sold at about 4s decline. Fine mutton 70s a. cwt., medium 50s; fine beef 80s, medium 58s. The official price of gold is 118s 9d per ounce—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. QUEENSLAND TRAMWAYS. London, Nov. 1". Tho Queensland electric tramways have circularised debenture stockholders to tho effect that as the Queensland Govornraent bus not yet exercised itj rights of purchase, the company is compelled to ask stockholders to postpone the redemption of debentures for three years, receiving In the meantime 8 per ee'it. interest with a premium of 2 per cent, if the stock is redeemed within thrse years. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' WOOL SALES CANCELLED. NOT TO BE HELD. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Nov. 18.

The Wellington wool sales, set down for Monday next, have been cancelled. The catalogue would have totalled in the vicinity of 2.100 bales and the brokers were prepared to hold the sale with a view to testi ins the market for North Island wools. It , was considered the catalogue would Y\ ve I comprised nu offering fairly representative I of the North Island and so would have | nfforded some Indication of the market ! values. The latest advice- from the Wool 1 Buyers' Association, intimating that they dei sired the cancellation of the Wellington 9.\ie, has led the Wellington Woolhrokers' Association to fall into line. Sales will be resumed at Chrlstchurch on December 7, and will continue as follows: Tlmflru, December . 10, Dunedln December 14, Wellington Do« cember 20. K DAIRY PRODUCE. ETC. RETAIL PRICES, NEW PLYMOUTH. a. & Rutter Creamery (pats) 2 3 Registered dairy, 2 0 Separator » . 1 13 Egpi 2 0 Lard i 9 Hams ~ 1 iy.. Sides Bacon 1 -«Vfc . Rashers Bacon 1 11 Rashers Ham ... v . 2 0 Milk (quart) 8 JFRtJIT. Apples (desert) Gd and 8d Lemons 2s 3d and 3s per doz. Banunas Cd and 7d Oranges—-Callforolan Sunkist.. 3s & 4s doz. BUYING PRICES, Butter— Registered dairy 1 9 Creamery (pats) 2 1 Eggs 1 9 Fungus 4 Flour—2001b. sacks 39 0 1001b bag 21 0 501b bag 11 0 251b bag ti 0 LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. | The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile ! Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford, report as fol- | lows:— i We had a good yarding for our Stratford sale on the 19th inst., and report a good sale. Empty heifers and store cows were In good demand, and all other stocks sold well, especially forward dairy stock. Prices realised: Yearling steers, £2 12s Gd to £3; heifers, £5 2s Gd to £5 10s; empty heifers, £8 to £0 19s (good Shorthorns); stocke cows, forward, £8 to £10; poor condition, £6 to C 7 10s; 2-year steers, £4 8s 6d to £5 ss; ovs and calves, £0 10s to J £lB 10s; springing heifers (well forward), £ls to £2l 10s; backward, £lO to £l4; dairy cows, £lB to £25 10s; Jersey bulls, £l4 10s to £l9; Hoir.tein £7 ss; fat woolly hoggets 33s to 349 6d. In conjunction with Newton King, Ltd., we had a full yarding at Kohuratahi on the 10th inst. The yarding consisted .mostly of steers, and prices show an Increase on laic rates. Prices: Yearling steers, £4 10s to £4 12s Cd; Syr do., £G 15s, £7; 3yr do., £ll 8s 6d, empty l:eifers £8 to £9, springing heifers, backward, £8 10s to £9 10s. A mixed lot of stocks was yarded at Matau on uie 12tli inst. Good stuff sold well. Bulls were in poor demand. Prices: Yearling Bteers, £1 10s to £2 7s Gd; heifers, £5 10s; Syr steers, £4 10s to £0 15s 6d; Syr. do. £7 10s; empty heifers, £6 7s Od to £7 lss (id; springing heifers, £ll 7s 6d to £l3 15s; m.s. hoggets, £1 Os 6d to £1 59; ni.s. goou lis (id. Private Salc-s.—Empty heifers are in good demand, and steers are also being enquired for. Good stock Is soon placed at full market rates. Sales made include: Three-year steers £8 15s to £9 15s, 4yr do. £lO to £l2, yearling heifers £5 10s, fat cows £l3, I slore cows £8 12s Gd, ewes and lambs In wool 40s.