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Taranaki Daily News, 26 November 1926, Page 12

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LOCAL MARKETS. SUMMER FRUITS ARE HERE. CHRISTMAS DEMAND SETS IN. * Local market prices this week were as follows (spot eash): —

Early supplies of several varieties of fresh fruits have made their appearance on the local markets. Gooseberries are on hand and strawberries are coming forward regularly. Cherries are obtainable and smaller jam fruits, such as black currants and raspberries, have commenced to arrive. Early peaches are expected within the next few weeks. Last season’s apples are very plentiful, and there is a decided drop in values. Oranges and lemons are sufficient to meet the demand, although the former promise to be short for Christmas. Hothouse tomatoes and early outdoor cucumbers are now being sold, and should be regular in arrival for the next four months. Eggs continue to arrive in increasing quantities and, contrary to expectations, last week’s prices show a considerable firming. Christinas demands are still strong. Buying and selling rates in New Plymouth remain at Is 4d and ft 6d, though at auction in New Plymouth last Friday Is 7d and Is 8d was realised. Poultry is as keenly sought after as ever, and anything fit for the table brings good money. The range of prices at auction last week was: Hens 2s Id to 4s 6d, cockerels 3s 6d to 4s 7d, ducks 3s 2d to 4s, chicks 4d to 9d, hens and chickens 7s to 21s 6d, ducklings, 9d to Is. Wheat is in short supply, and prices are high. Onions are available in fair quantities, but it will probably be the end of December or early New Year before the local crops are ready. New potatoes are coming to hand each week, although good quality tubers are short. A good demand is being maintained for old potatoes, a month later than last year owing to the exceptional quality. DOMINION SHAREMARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Nov. 25. Reported sale: New Zealand Breweries debentures (bonds), 255. Christchurch, Nov. 25. Sales on ’Change: New Zealand Breweries (bonds), 25s (three sales); Dalgety and Co., £l5 15s; Mt. Lyell (cum. div.), 28s lOd (two sales). Reported sale: Bank of New Zealand (rights), 6s Bd. WESTFIELD STOCK MARKET. Auckland, Nov. 24. At Westfield sale to-day there was a very large yarding of beef. Although in odd cases last week's values were sustained, as a whole values were lower. Two show bullocks realised £l7. Cow and heifer beef was easier, this being more noticeable as the sale progressed. Extra choice ox sold to 32s per 1001 b., choice and prime 28s to 31s, just killable 25s to 275, prime young cow and heifer beef 28s, just killable 20s to 265. Sheep.;—There was a very large yarding and values were eased considerably for all classes. Ewes suffered to the greatest extent. A consignment of extra prime shorn wethers topped the market, selling to 27s 3d, extra heavy prime wethers (shorn) 27s 3d, heavy prime 245, medium 21s to 235, light and unfinished 19s to £1; heavy prime ewes to £1 9s, lighter 14s to 16s. Lambs were penned in good numbers, there being little or no change in values. Heavy prime to 24s 6d, medium 18s to 21s, light 14s to 17s. Calves.—An average yarding, prices being slightly easier. Runners made £3 16s to £5, heavy vealers £2 9s to £4 10s, medium £3 to £3 Bs, light £2 10s to £2 16s, small £1 5s to £1 10s, fresh dropped 4s to 12s. Pigs.—A fair yarding, last week’s values being unchanged. Choppers made £3 to £4 ss, heavy baconers £3 16s to £4, medium baconers £5 10s to £5 16s, light baconers £3 to £3 Bs, heavy porkers £2 15s to £2 18s. BURNSIDE STOCK SALE.| DECREASE IN VALUES. Dunedin, Nov. 23. The weekly Burnside stock sale was held to-day, instead of to-morrow, on account of the opening of the summer show. Values showed a decrease in almost every department. The offerings all round were fair and some good quality stock was forward, but the demand was unsteady. There was another good quality entry of fat cattle, included ’ll which were some extra prime heavy bullocks. The balance of the yarding were very useful steers and cows with only a sprinkling of heifers. Heavy cattle eased by about £1 per head, and light from 10s to 15s. Prices for bullocks were uneven, ranging from £ll 15s to £l7 15s; medium prime bullocks made from £l4 5s to £l5 10s; heifers showed little change, selling at from £7 to £8 15s; cows made from £6 15s to £l2. The price for 1001 b. for extra heavy ox beef was 355, for prime light 37s Od, for prime heifers 30s, and cows and light heifers made 255. About 170 head of store cattle of medium quality met with a fair sale. The entry consisted chiefly of fair to prime cows and young stuff. Conditioned cows met with a good sale, but for others there was only a quiet demand and unchanged. Over 2000 head of sheep were penned, fully 75 per cent, of which were shorn. The quality was good all round. A few lots of good woolled sheep with some pens of unfinished woollies made up the balance of a good entry. The demand was quiet, however, and before the sale closed an easing was noticeable all round. Best shorn sheep were down about Is per head, and mediums about Is 6d. Woollies eased by about 2s. The demand eased as the afternoon progressed, and some passings were made. There was only a meagre outside inquiry. Heavy wethers in the wool made up to 43s 9d, and lighter from 32s 9d x upwards. Woolly ewes brought from 29s 3d to 34s 3d; siiorn wethers from 26s 9d to 27s light up to 25s 3d, and shorn ewes

were firm at from 23s 6d to 30s 6d. The price per pound for mutton was: Heavy woolly wethers, 5Jd; shorn, 4d; light shorn wethers, 4Ad; and shorn ewes, 34d. A greatly increased penning of fat lambs of good quality was forward, there being about 250 in all. Competition throughout was good, but values were lower all round. There were a few small lambs forward, but taken all round there was a sufficient quality to create a brisk demand. Prices were lower by a few shillings, and were as follow: Prime 29s to 33s 6d; medium light 24s 6d to 265; lighter sorts 22s Cd to 23s 3d. The price per pound ranged from 91(1 to lid. About 103 fat pigs and 120 stores met with a good sale at prices slightly in advance of last week’s for stores. Fat pigs remained at par. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. <£ GOOD- PRICES REALISED. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. Sydney, Nov. 24. At the wool sales fine wools, and particularly showy and attractive parcels, met with an excellent demand, prices continuing in sellers’ favour. Wools lacking quality and showing dust, bare and very irregular comebacks and crossbreds were unchanged. Greasy merino sold to 35jd, a record so far fol the season. LONDON MARKETS. SALES POSTPONED OWING TO FOG. Received Nov. 25, 5.5 p.m. London, Nov. 24. The wool sales have, been postponed owing to fog, and no tallow sales have been held.

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