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Taranaki Daily News, 23 November 1922, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON WOOL SALES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Nov. 21. The opening of the wool sales has been postponed owing to fog. DAIRY PRODUCE. Messrs. A. H. Turnbull and Co. are In receipt of a cable from Messrs. W. Weddel and Co., Ltd., London, dated November 17, with regaxd to the dairy produce market, as follows : —N.Z. butter, unsalted, 2225, salted 212 s to 2145, market quiet and steady. N.Z. cheese, colored, 126 s to 128 s, white unchanged, offerings light. SALE OF FISH. The auction sale of fish held on Tuesday afternoon by Messrs. Webster Bros., Ltd., was well attended, and about 150 bundles of soles were quickly sold for Is 9d a bundle. An increased supply of flat and other fish has been ordered for Thursday’s sale. WAIKATO MARKET REPORT. Beef.—Supplies are fairly plentiful in all centres with values steady. Prime ox 'beef from 20s to 22s per 100 lb. Cow beef 17s to 19s per 100 lb. Mutton.—The market for mutton has improved considerably and keen competition is accorded to all lots submitted. Supplies, however, are below requirements. Store Cattle.—Store cattle in general have shown improvement, and in many centres considerable briskness has been observed. A good demand still obtains for forward bullocks and cows. There is an enquiry from the bush districts for younger steers, and thia should have a strengthening effect. Empty heifers are still maintaining popularity, especially Jerseys which are fast approaching former standards of value. Store Sheep.—There is a strong enquiry for store sheep of all classes with but few offerings. Ewes with lambs are very popular and eagerly snapped up when submitted. Wethers also are the subject of strong enquiry, but few lines are available in this locality. Business is still being done in breeding ewes for forward delivery and most of the Lowland graziers have secured themselves against a threatened shortage. Quite a number of ram sales are reported and indications point to a better season for breeders of this article. Dairy cattle still continue to sell well, but the supply is limited. Pigs.—Good competition still exists for fat pigs, and values have somewhat hardened. We quote as follows: —

Bullocks, heavy prime £8 to £8 15s, medium £7 to £7 15s, light £6 to £6 15s; cows, heavy £5 15s to £7, medium £4 to £5 ss, forward £2 7s 6d to £3 ss; steers, 4-year forward £4 15s to £5 15s, 3-year £3 5s to £4 ss; cows, stores £1 2s Gd to £2; steers, 2-year best £2 10s to £3, 2-year medium £2 to £2 7s 6d; heifers, empty 2-year Shorthorn £3 10s to £4 10s, empty 2-year Jersey cross £4 10s to £5 10s, empty 2-year Holstein £4 10s to £6; dairy heifers, best Shorthorn £8 to £lO 10s, best Jersey £lO to £l2; yearlings, heifers Jersey £7 10s to £lO, best Shorthorn heifers £3 to £3 15s, medium Shorthorn heifers £2 to £2 15s, best Shorthorn steers £1 15s te £2 10s; wethers, prime woolly heavy 31s to 34$ 6d, prime woolly medium 293 to 30s 6d, prime shorn heavy 28s to 31s, prime shorn medium 26s to 27s 6d; ewes, prime woolly 24s to ,275, prime shorn 22s 6d to 255; store hoggets, best woolly 19s to £1 2s, medium woolly IGs to 17s 6d, best shorn 18s 6d to £l, medium shorn 16s 6d to 18s; pigs, heavy baconers £2 15s to £3 10s, light baconers £2 5s to £2 12s Gd, heavy porkers £2 to £2 7s Gd, light porkers 32s 6d te 27s 6d, good slips £1 5s to £1 10s, small do, 17s 6d to £1 3s, weaners 12s Gd to IGs 6d; horses, heavy draughts £35 to £45, medium draughts £3O to £35, light draughts £2O to £2B, harness horses £lO to £l7, hacks £6 to £lO.