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Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1926, Page 7

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STRATFORD HAYMARKET. Messrs. Newton King, Ltd. report:-*. There was a full yarding of pigs at our Haymarket Sale on Saturday, the 27th. _inst., and these met with keen competition. Store pigs were sought after, while weaners were about the same as the last sale. Twenty-three pens sold under the hammer. We quote; Small weanen, 14s 6d to 225; medium weaners, 23s fid to 28s 6d; good, 29s 6d to 335; small stores, 35s to 38s 6d; medium stores, 40s to 42s 6d; good, up to 525. PRODUCE MARKET. The 17ew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. have re<*eive\l the following cableglafn from their London hoqse under date November 26: Butter. —New Zealand, market firm, 116 s to 150 s per cwt.; controlled 156 s to 158 s per ewj. Cheese, 2s higher. DOMINION SHAREMARKET. By Telegraph.—Prcri Association. Auckland, Last Night. Sharemarket sales: War Loans, 1938, 4} per cent., £97; Auckland Harbour Board debentures, 1945, 55 per cent., £101; New Zealand Breweries debentures, 255; National Bank of New Zealand, £7 Is; Auckland Gas, 23s 8d; Staples’ Brewery, 37s 6d; Ballarat contributing, issue, 7d; Moanataiari (contributing issue I, 6s 2d, 6s; Kawarau 3s sd, 3s 4d; Lucky Shot (contributing issue), 7s 4d; Mount Lyell, 295. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. SHRINKAGE IN ORDERS. By Telegraph—Press Asss.—Copyright. Received Nov. 29, 5.5 p.m. New York, Nov. 29. Chicago wheat commission houses arc beginning to. feel the. effects of the shrinkage in orders from the general public and professional operators due to the continued bear market. Chicago is unlikely to increase its stock unless prices advance to a level where it is profitable to move wheat from the Missouri River markets. Rains in Argentina have interfered with the harvest and have also possibly damaged the crop in the Northern section. The Canadian situation is regarded as most bearish with 27 million bushels of grain, which is largely wheat, loaded on the railways or seeking storege facilities. Canadian farmers are selling freely, while interior deliveries are a million bushels daily behind last year. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. PRICES MAINTAINED. Received Nov. 29, 11 p.m. Sydney., Nov. 29. At the wool sales the market wafi folly equal to the closing rates of last week for all descriptions, which met with a good general demand. All wools possessing fineness were in special request, but wools lacking quality and showing dust and burr were very irregular. Coms, backs and crossbreds realised late rates, while greasy Merino sold at 251 d.