COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 January 1922, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

CEYLN TEA SALES. A KEEN DEMAND. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright Colombo, Jan. 12. At the first tea sales of the year 2,750,OOOlbs. were offered with a good selection of quality. There was a keen demand for every grade. Broken orange pekoe ranged from one rupee 25 cents to one rupee 30 cents; broken pekoe Is 5d to Is lOd; Fannings 80 to 90 cents;, dust 60 to 65 Cable Assn. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Melbourne, Jan. 13. Hide market firm; values advanced a full farthing, principally for medium weights. Barley, 4s 4d to 4s 6d. Oats, 3s to 3s Id. Potatoes, £5 10s to £6. Onions, £5.

POULTRY MARKET.

Messrs. L. A. Nplan and Co. report: Hens Is 5d to 2s, young 6s 6d, chicks 5d to 9d, cockerels 2s 4d to 2s 9d, hipall Is to 2s, ducks Is 8d to 3s 7d, ducklings small 7d.

Webster Bros, report: Hens Is, lOd to 3s 6d.

NEW PLYMOUTH HAYMARKET.

At Newton King, Ltd.’s New Plymouth haymarket yesterday weaner pigs made from 5s to 6s, slips 6s 6d to 7s 6d, small stores 12s 6d, empty sows 265.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

AN IMPROVED SADE. Christchurch, January' 11. At the Addington market to-day there were slightly smaller yardings of beef and fat lambs, but other classes were up to recent averages. There was a firm sale for fat lambs, whilst store and fat sheep showed a slight improvement. Store Sheep.—The market improved as it progressed, store lambs selling well. Good forward 4 and 6-tooth wethers, 13s; low-conditioned and ‘nferior 4 and 6-tooth wethers, 6s a ■ 7s; good rape lambs, 10s lid; other lambs, 7s to 7s 6d; 4-tooth ewes, 9s 3d; aged and inferior ewes and lambs, 3s 7d to 5s 9d (all counted). (Fat Lambs.—Exporters operated freely on the basis of up to sjd per lb, and secured most of the entry. There was a complete clearance. Extra prime lambs 19s to 20s fid; prime, 16s 9d to 19s; medium, 14s 3d to 16s 6d; inferior, ,11s 3d to 14s.

Fat Sheep.—A slightly increased yarding and the sale a shade better. Exporters freely for ewe and light wether mutton. Extra prime wethers, 20s to 22s 6d; prime, 16s 6d to 19s 6d; medium, 14s 3d to 16s 3d; light and un- . finished, 12s to 14s; prime ewes, 13s to 15s 3d; medium, Ils 3d to 12s 9d; light and inferior, 6s 6d to Ils.

Fat Cattle.—Extra good beef was a shade firmer, but all good to medium beef was unaltered. Extra prime realised to 29s per 1001 b; prime to medium, 255; rough beef, 20s and under. Extra prime steers. £l2 15s to £l4; prime, £0 5s to £l2 10s; medium, £6 to £9; inferior, £4 to £'6 ss; prime heifers, £6 to £6 10s; ordinary, £4 7s 6d to £5 15s; prime cows, £4 10s to £6 17s 7d; ordinary, £3/to £4 ss. Vealers.—Prices were somewhat lower. Runners, £4; good vealers, £2 2s 6d to £3; medium, £1 10s to £2; small. 15s to £1 ss; small calves, 5s to 12s 6d.

Store Cattle.—A dull sale. Two-year-old steers, £3; yearling steers, 275; good bulls, £4 ss; 2-year-old. heifers, £3 10s; yearling heifers, 23s to £2; medium cows, 23s to £1 13s; old cows to 20s.

Dairy Cattle. —Good cows and heifers sold well. Other sorts brought low prices. Good second and third calvers, £6 to £ll 7s 6d; -good first calvers, close to calving. £5 to £9; extra good heifers, £l3 10s; backward heifers, £2 10s to £5 10s; inferior cows and cows in milk, £1 10s to £5 4s.

Fat Pigs.—Values were lower. Choppers, £2 5s to £2 10s; light baconers, £2 15s to £3 ss; heavy, £3 10s to £4 4s (average price per lb 5Ad to 6d); light porkers, £1 15s to £2; heavy, £2 5s to £2 7s 6d (average price per lb, 6d to 7d). Store Pigs. —Prices were very unsatisfactory to vendors. Large stores, £1 to £1 8s; medium stores, 17s to £l. 4s; small, 10s to 15s; weaners, 8s to 12.

BURNSIDE STOCK SALE. VALUES DECIDEDLY HIGHER. Dunedin, January .11. Values for sheep, lambs and fat cattle were decidedly higher at the Burnside sales to-day. The yardings were on a small scale, and this resulted in a good demand for all classes of fat stock. The demand for lambs was particularly keen, and the yarding was quickly cleared. Prices for store cattle were easier, and this also applies to pigs, which were sold at rates fully 10s per head below those of last week. 'Sheep. —A medium yarding, numbering 1338 head, the quality of which, with the excepton of a few pens, was ot a secondary description. The sale opened at prices which showed an advance of 5s per head above late rates, but values dropped about the middle of the sale, which closed with a rise of about 2s per head. Extra prime heavy-weight wethers realised up to 245, prime 18s to 20s, medium 14s to 16s, lighter kinds from Ils upwards. Prime ewes realised up to 17s, medium 12s to 14s, light and aged from 7s upwards. Lambs.—A small yarding of mixed quality, numbering 256 head. Competition was very keen, with one or two outside buyers operating. The prices .realised were fully 5s per head in advance of last week’s rates. Extra prime lambs made up to 245, medium 19s to 225, others from 14s to 15s. Fat Cattle. —A medium yarding, numbering 186 head of mixed quality. Competition was very brisk, and prices showed an advance of about £1 per head as compared with last week’s rates. Prime bullocks realised from £ll 10s to £l2 10s, medium £9 10s to £ll, light and unfinished sorbs Jfirom £7 upwards. Prime heifers dealiSed from r £7 10s to £9 10s, medium £6 to £7, light and aged from £4 10s upwards. Store Cattle. —A small yarding of inferior quality was offered. Competition was somewhat slack, and reduced prices had to be accepted in order to effect sales.

Pigs. —A medium yarding, all cla<si s being represented. The sale lacked animation. a-ad ®rixM»a war a considerably easier.

WAIKATO STOCK MARKETS.

The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co. report:—At Hamilton on Tuesday, January 10, our yarding of sheep and cattle was small. The change of sale day •from Thursday to Tuesday was no doubt partly responsible for this. No fat cattle were penned. The advertised line of empty cows, which were extremely well bred, drew fair i competition, the best realising from £2 7s to £2 Ils; smaller and lower conditioned sorts, 30/- to 35/-; 3-year steers made to £'3 7s. Speaking generally, bidding was brisker and cattle of any class could have been placed at improved values. Sheep were also in short supply, fat *wethers fetching 13s 7d for rather coarse quality; ewes (well fatted) 10s 6d; fat lambs (good), 15s 3d to 16s 4d. Pigs were penned in full numbers, but competition was duller than anything so far experienced. Baconers made from 37s to £2 ss; porkers. 20s to 30s; slips, 8s to Ils; weaners, 2s 6d to ss.

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report: — We held sales of live stock during the past week at Westfield and Pukekohe. The yardings were small, with prices showing no improvement. We quote:— Best dairy cows and heifers £l4 to £25, others £8 to £l3 15s, aged cows and inferior heifers £2 10s upwards; bulls, 10s to £2 10s according, to weight; empty cows 15s to £1 10s; yearling to 18-month steers, 17s 6d to £1 10s; yearling to 18-month heifers, £1 to £2 ss; heifers suitable dairy purposes, £3 to £5; 2 to 3-year-old steers, £2 10s to £3 7s 6d. No grown cattle yarded. At our Westfield fat stock market, beef was penned in large numbers. Competition was not so keen, prices being lower.- We quote: Extra choice’ oxen to 23s per 1001 b.; choice and prime oxen 18s to 22s per 1001 b.; rough and plain oxen, 13s to 16s per 1001 b.; young cow and heifer beef, 15s to 19s per 1001 b.; other cow beef, 10s upwards; extra heavy prime steers sold to £ll 17s 6d; heavy prime steers, £8 15s to £10; medium prime Steers, £7 to £8 12s 6d; light prime steers, £5 10s to £6 17s 6d; smaller and unfinished steers, £3 upwards; young cows and heifers, £4 10s to £6 15s; other cows, £1 10s upwards. Some of the averages were: 8 steers from Mr. D. Watkin, Takanini, £8 17s Cd’; 8 do. from Mr. Benj. Reid, Waerenga, £8 7s Cd; 8 do. from Mr. L. Rountree, Ngatea, £8: 16 do. from Mr. Alec. Orr, Wiri, £6 18s. 9d; 20 do. from Mr. Arnold Jones, Whitford, £5 17s; 9 do. from Mr. W. Noton, Ohinewai, £5 13s 9d; 18 do. from Mr. W. Stewart, Matamata, £6; 8 do. from Mr. Robt. Hall, Wiri, £5; 3 do. from Otahuhu Trotting Club, £6 12s ifid; 9 do. from Mr. T. Dodds, Mareretu, £5; 6 do. from Mr. M. Pfister, Papatoetoe, £5; 3 do. from Mrs. M. Fleming, Panmure, £5; 8 do. from Mrs. K. Bull, Mangere, £4 15s: 8 do. from Mr. A. Sanford, Rakino, £7 17s 6d. Calves were penned in average numbers, and declined in prices on last report. Runners, £2 to £2 15s; heavy vealers, £2 to £2 18s; medium vealers, £1 10s to £2 8s; light vealers, £1 5s to £ll 17s, smaller IBs to 15s; small and fresh dropped 4s to 7s. Sheep were penned in scarcely average numbers, last week’s improved prices being easily sustained. We quote: Extra heavy prime wethers to 18s; heavy prime wethers 14s 3d to 16s 9d, medium prime 12s 9d to 14s, light I'ls to 12s 6d, small and unfinished wethers 9s to 10s 9d; heavy prime ewes 10s 9d to 13s, medium prime 8s 3d to 10s 6d, light and unfinished 6s to Bs. Lambs were penned in average numbers, selling under keen competition at improved prices: Heavy prime lambs 14s 9d to 18s, medium prime 13s 3d to 14s fid, light Ils to 13s, small and unfinished 8s to 10s 9d. Pigs were penned in small numbers, and consequently improved in values. Choppers £1 to £2 Is; heavy baconers £3 to £3 7s, medium £2 10s to £2 17s, light baconers and heavy porkers £2 3s to £2 9s, light porkers £1 14s to £1 19s. Store pigs remained about the same. DAIRY PRODUCE. ETC. RETAIL PRICES. NEW PLYMOUTH. Butter— s. d. Creamery (pats) 1 4 Registered dairy 1 1 Eggs 1 G Lard 1 2 Hams Is to 1 1 Sides bacon 1 0 Rashers bacon 1 5 Rashers Ham 1 6 Milk quart G FRUIT. Applies (dessert) 8d and lOd Lemons 5 for Is Bananas 6d Oranges (Californian Sunkist) 3s and 4s doz. Grapes 3s lb. Australian oranges 4s . doz. Apricots Is lb. Peaches Is 4d lb. Desert plums 8d to lOd *b. Cooking plums 6d to 8d lb. Mixed nuts Is 9d lb. BUYING PRICES. Eggs 1 3 Flour—2001b sacks 48 0 1001 b bag 25 6 501 b bag 13 0 251 b bag 6 11