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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143473, 21 April 1911, Page 7

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LONDON MARKETS. By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. (Received April 21, 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, April 20, Wheat—An Australian cargo sold at 33s 7Jd. LONDON BANK OF AUSTRALIA. (Received April 21, 8.5 a.m.) LONDON, April 20. The balance-sheet of the London Bank of Australia shows transferable deposits, £608,444; other t'ep?S' ts £4,301,476; cash investments, 649; bills, £3, 943,845. AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET. (Special to Herald.) AUCKLAND, April 21. Mr. Hendry (E. P. Webster local Kgent) reports the following Stock Exchange sales): — Kuranui Caledonian Is Id Sylvia 2s Bd, Saxon 2s 3d, Golden Cross Us, Consolidated 51s 9d, Waihi 645, Reefs (con.) 2s Id, Junction 27s 6d, Northern Coal (10s paid) 10s 3d. Quotations.—Queens, sellers 2s, buyers Is lid, Hauraki 2s and Is lOd, Crown 3s 9d and 3s Bd, Talisman Con. 52s and 51s 9d, New Issue 46s 6d and 455, Waihi 64s and 63s 9cl Junction 27s 9d and 27s 6d, Now Zealand In r surance 86s 6d and 85s 6d, Taupm Coal 22s and 21s 6d, Auckland Gas 68s 9d and 67s 6d, Gisborno Gas 60s and 635. BUCKLAND AND SONS. (Special to Herald.) AUCKLAND, April 21. Messrs. Bucklaud and Sons report;— At Westfield on Wednesday, April 19, tho fat cattle yarded numbered 3i9. Competition was keen and values advanced 3s per 1001 b. on last week s figures. Prime ox beef brought £1 Bs, ordinary £1 os to £1 6s 6d, cow and heifer £1 to £1 6s per 1001 b., steers £7 to £l4 7s 6d, cows and heifers £4 to £9 17» 6d. There was a fair supply of fat young, calves. Heavy calves were easier, but choice suckers sold freely at £1 10a to £2 10s, heavy £2 os to £3 3s, medium £1 5s to £1 16s, light 2s to 15s; 65 were sold. The mutton pens were well filled, and sheep of good quality ilaet a steady demand at last week s rates. Prime heavy wethers brought 19s 6d to £1 Is, medium 17s to 19s Vd, light and unfinished 14s to 16s 6d; ewes, extra 18s 6d to 19b 6d, heavy 16s to 18s. others 12s 6d to 14s 6d; 1426 were sold. Best woolly lambs brought 16s to 17s 6d, others 13s to 15s, stores 7s 6d to 10s 6d; 360 were sold. There was a moderate entry of pigs; baconers and porkers sold freely at a further advance of prices; baconers brought £2 8s to £3 Is, porkers (large) £1 15s £2 4s, lighter £1 8s to £1 14s, slips 12s to XSe, weaners 3s 6d to 8s; 75. were sold. MB. NEWTON KING. Following is Mr. Newton King’s weekly report:— At Stratford on Tuesday there was a fair yarding, and although bidding was not so brisk as of late, a fair amount of business was done at tho following prices;—Mixed weanorsmade 17s to 31s, 15-months heifers £2 8s to £2 13s 6d, heifers R.W.B. £3 12s 6d to £4, 18months steers £2 17s to £3 8s 6d, store oows £2 7s to £3 13s 6d, forward cows £3 19s to £4 15s, fat cows £4 19s to £5 3s 6d, heifers at profit £5 to £6 ss, bulls (heavy) £4 15s to £6 12s 6d, ordinary £2 10s to £4 Bs, lambs ss, 4 and 6-tooth and f.m. ewes 11s 6d, fat ewes 13s to 14s, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 12s lid. At Stony River on Wednesday weaners made 25s 6d to 28s 6d, store cows £2 15s to £3 10s, forward cows £4 to £4 6s, fat cows £5 6s to £6 10s, springing cows up to £6 15s, bulls £4 10s, woolly lambs 8s 4d, small lambs 6s lOd, 4 and 6-tooth and f.m. ewes 6s 7d. At Urenui on Thursday weaners made 22s 6d to 365, 15 to 18-months steers £3 Is, empty heifers £2 14s, in calf heifers £3 2s to £5 Is, springing heifers £5 10s to £5 12s 6d, store cows £2 17s to £3 2s, forward cows £4 7s, fat cows £5 to £5 7s 6d, springing cows £5 7s 6d, cows and calves £3 14s to £4 Is, 3 to 4-year bullocks £6 5s to £6 10s, bulls £3 16g to £4 10s, light draught horses £ll to £lB.