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Taranaki Daily News, 15 August 1921, Page 5

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THE MEAT MARKET. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received August 14, 5.5 p.m. ' London, August 13. Mutton.—Canterbury heavy 6%d, New Zealand ewes 5 3-8 d; South American heavy. 5%d, ewes 5%d; Patagonian light C%d. Beef.—Argentine frozen fores 4%d, hinds 9d; Uruguayan fores 3%d, hinds 6%d; Argentina chilled fores 5Hd hinds ll&d. LONDON MARKETS. Received August. 14, 5.5 p,<m. London, August 13. Cotton.—Liverpool quotation, American up-i land, September delivery, 8.78 d per lb. Jute. —Market irregular; old crop. August-* September shipment, £27 a ton; New Zealand l temp steady, August-October, £3B. Rubber.—Fine hard para 12’4d, plantation’ first latex crepe B%d, smoked ribbed sheet' S l-Bd. Linseed OU.—£39 a ton, equal to 3s l%cl a gallon. Turpentine.—6Bs a cwt., equal to 5s l%d a gallou. The Copra market is fluctuating, seUerii asking £34 a ton for August-October shipLOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT The New Zealand Loan ond Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Ilawera branch), report:— At Opunake on Monday, Sth Instant, we had: a good yarding. Competition was keen, especially for good quality dairy cattle, and the bulk of the entries were disposed of at satisfactory prices. We quote: Sows £4 to £5 15s, empty heifers to £5 13s, small ditto £4 ss, store cows 30s, weaner heifers Jersey £5 15s, Shorthorn and Holstein ditto £2 7s to £4, best springing cows £l7 10s to £22, medium ditto £l2 to £l6, old and inferior sorts to £lO, line of grade 2 and 3-year incalf heifers (fair quality) £l4, best heifers £l7 to £l9, others £8 to £lO. On Tuesday, at. Manala, we had a small entry. Prices at late rates. On, Wednesday we conducted a very successful sale on account of Mrs. J. A Bartlett. There was a large attendance of buyers, and bidding was very hrlsfc throughout. The majority of the herd consisted of Holstein, and the balance mixed breeds. The (to cows were of fair quality, good mnd.tion aud, close to profit, and made an average of 10s. We quote: Cows in mill: fl. to £34, springing cows £l2 10s to £29, sow and Utter, £ll, stores £2 15s, farm horses £2O to l'2H' 10s. Implements and sundries were also sold at good »value. . \ At Palmer Road on Friday wo had ruedinm yarding of all classes of stock. Conipeti-, tion was keen except for dairy heifers, which were of inferior quality. Wo quote: Gnort' conditioned cows £3 to £1 Bs, vlliers at market value. Jersey weaner lelfers £5 10s to £7 10s, empty heifers £5 10s to £5 12s, springing heifers (poor condition) £7 70s, store pigs £2 7s, f;ftt lambs 13s fld„ WAIKATO MARKETS. The Farmers’ Co-op. A'tctlonoerlng Co, Ltd., report:— At Hamilton on Thursday, August 11, vre yarded cattle in smaller numbers than recent sales, there being little alteration in the tone of the markets. With the exception of two pens of nice quality light fat teers which made £9 10s to £lO la, th? beef pens were filled with cows which left tnuch to bo desired in tbe way of finish. The top price for cows was £7 15s, lighter cows ' t;« £5 15s, unfinished £3 tn £4 15s. The bulk of the yarding of the store stock consisted of young cattle, mostly heifers, vhich aid unde r good competition. A pen of.rlsit!;. empty heifers sold at £5 12s 6d, mix-d reaxllngs and 20-month heifers £3 16s to £4 7s 6d. gnod quality yearling heifers £2 15s t > £3 ss, smaller £1 12s to £2 4s. Y-'irling steers £1 to £1 16s for a pen of quality Shorthorns. Sheep were penned in small no tubers, the quality of the mutton being ft. from prime. Best wethers made 18s, 18s 3d, and a line of 200 mixed 2 and 4-rooti- wethers 4d. There were buyers found for fl'tishml sheep, and a few good pens would hlive’ j brought good competition. We yarded 271'1 pigs, the largest entry so far it ‘th- non yards. Baeoners and porkers li< ’ ! h ground, but flio large number of sion ; the market somewhat. Baeoners ■ ' ' 5 18s, porkers £3 to £4 7s 6(1 v.<! : ■ . > slips £1 10s to £2, smaller 15s t .1 weaners 10s to £1 ss, sows forward h-. ■ £5 to £7, backward and pecker .'.3 3s t.. i £4, this seMou's calves £3 to £5.