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Taranaki Daily News, 12 November 1921, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Nov. 10. Tie Bradford wool market is rather quieter. Quotations for merinos, for delivery 1922; are slightly easier. Wheat.—Steady on firmer American advices. Australian prices for now crdp, DecemberJanuary shipment, are quoted at 49s 9d. There is better inquiry for spot. Australian, ex ship, at 51s Gd, ex quay 535. Flour. —Pell j. Australian, ex store, 50s. Beans and Peas. —Quiet and unchanged. AUSTRALIAN WHEAT. , London, Nov. 10. Australian wheat cargoes sold include GGOC tons now shipping or already shipped to Spain at 49s per quarter, 7200 tons loading to Italy at 495, and 30,000 quarters new crop, January shipment, to India at 47s 6d. A WESTRALIAN LOAN. London, Nov. 10. West Australia is underwilting a three million loan at .6 per cent. Stock is being issued at £95- 10s, dated 1930-40. ANTWERP WOOL SALES. Antwerp, Nov. 10. At the B.A.W.R.A. wool sale, on the first day, 10,000 bales were offered. There was strong competition and practically all were sold, English and French buyers taking tire bulk. All good qualities realised from par tc 5 per cent, above the last Antwerp sales. Th< prices of others were unchanged. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. ‘Melbourne, Nov. 11. Hides.—Very firm ; all good-conditioned-par.-cels advanced %d to %d; sloppy and iSnferior sorts firm at unaltered values,Barley.—4s to 4s 3d; Cape, 3s. ? Outs.—2s Gd to 2s 7d. Potatoes. — £2 5s to £4 15b. Onions.— £2 to £4. AMALGAMATION OF PRINTERS. Dunedin, Nov. 11. The amalgamation is announced from January 1 of Wilkie and Co. and Coulls and Culling, leading printers of long standing. Die new company will be represented in Wellington, but the headquarters will remain in Dunedin. NEW PLYMOUTH HAYMARKET. At Messrs. Newton King, Ltd.’s New riyraouth Haymarket yesterday weaner pigs realised from 7s 6d to 295, according to quality. POULTRY MARKET. Messrs. Webster Bros, report the following prices at yesterday's poultry sales: Hens 3s to 4s 6d, cockerels 3s Id to ss, chicks to Is; ducks 3s lOd to 4s 6d. Messrs L. A. Nolan and Co. report >he following prices at their mart yesterday: He is old, 3s to 4s, young 5s to Gs, cockerels 3s 3d to ss, chicks 4d, 6d, 9d, broody ten 7s, ducks 3s 9d to 4s fid. BURNSIDE STOCK MARKET. LARGE YARDINGS AND LOWER PRICES. Dunedin, Nov. 9. At the Bumside market to-day there was an extra large yarding in most sections, but especially in fat cattle, sheep, and lambs. Fat Cattle.—A total of 279 was penned. Prices opened firm at last week’s rates, but as the sale progressed values declined, and. closed 10s to 15s per head below those ruling a week ago. This drop was most noticeable in medium and unfinished sorts. Prime ox beef was worth 28s to 32s per 1001 b, medium quality 203 to 235, cow beef about 20s. Extra heavy-weight bullocks realised to £l9 15s, prime £l4 15s to £l6 ss, medium £l2 to £l3 2s fid, light kinds from £9 17s fid, best cows and heifers to £lO ss, medium £6 5s to £8 10s‘, others from £5 12s Gd upwards. Fat Sheep.—44lS were penned. No outside buyers yp’re operating, and as the number sent forward was mucn in excess of butchers' requirements, prices showed an average drop of 2s to 3s per head. The drop was not so noticeable in heavy sheep, medium and unfinished sorts suffering most. The prices for these were in some cases 4s per head below last week’s level. Prime wether mutton was worth slightly over 3%d per lb, and ewes slightly under 3d. Extra prime heavy-weight wethers brought from 27s to 395, prime 23s 9d to 265, medium 17s to 20s, lighter kinds 14s upwards. A pen of shorn wethers realised 21s Gd, and others sold at 16s to 19s. Extra prime heavy-weight ewes realised 18s to 325, prime 15s 9d to 17s, medium sorts 12s to 14s 3d, lighter kinds Ils upwards. Spring Lambs.—2l7 were'penned, compared with 140 a week ago. The quality was very ordinary, and on the whole the sale was not very brisk. Price? showed a decline on last week to the extent of 2s per head, prime laimb being worth up to 7%d per lb, but the bulk of it was bought at 7d. Extra prime lambs to 2Gs 3d, prune 18s to 20s 3d, medium 14s to 16s 6d, others 10s upwards.

Pigs.—There was a small yarding of fat pigs. It was not sufficient for butchers’ requirements, prices advancing 20s per head compared with the low values ruling last week. Best baconers realised 7*4d to 8d per ib, porkers 8d to B%d. Store pigs realised equal to last week's rates. Store Cattle.—About 125 head were yarded, mostly medium quality. There was a dragging sale. Three and four-year-old plain tussock bullocks made £4 5s to £4 Bs, 2y 2 -year bullocks, in fair order £3 Gs.