THE MARKETS.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1892, 10 April 1913, Page 6

THE MARKETS.

N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency 00., Ltd., report:—At Rongotea on Wednesday we had a moderate entry of sheep and cattle and have to report a total clearance at ruling rates. Quotations:— Sheep—Lambs, 7s; cull ewes, 3s; store ewes,. 6s; forward ewes, 9s. Cattle: Small weaners, 15s to 19s; medium weaners, 20s 6d to 27s 6d; stores £2 4s to £2 8s; forward cows, £3 2s 6d to £3 19s; fat and forward cows, £4 7s; cows in calf, £4 ssto £4 10s. Pigs: Weaners, JOHNSONVILLE STOCK SALE. (Special to Times). / Johnsonville, Last Night. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sale as follows:—A good yarding of bullocks and a medium one of sheep came forward and sold well at late rates. Quotations Fine heavy bullocks, £ll to £ll 2s 6d; prime bullocks, £9 15s to £10; lighter, £9 2s 6d to £9 7s 6d; vealers, 31s to 37s 6d; extra prime ewes, 16s lid to 17s Id; good ewes, 15s t« 15s 6d; plain, 14s to 14s 6d; medium wethers, 17s 2d; plain, 15s 6d to 15s 8d; prime lambs, 14s to 14s 4d; medium lambs, 12s 6d to 13s 6d. OUR EXPORTS. Press Association.—By Telegraph. Wellington, Last Night. The New Zealand exports for twelve months ended 31st March last totalled £20,580.109, as against £17,608,470 for the previous twelve months. Increases were recorded in tho following articles, the figures for previous year being given in parenthesis: —Butter, £2,058,683, (£1,776,440); cheese, £1,859,179 (£1,297,088; frozen beef, £324,578 (£250,304); frozen mutton carcases, £1,500,728 (£1,151,439); frozen lambs, £1,825,342, (£1,750,236); oats £468,880 (£37,502) ;potatoes, £150,601 (£6,439); hemp, £483,353 (£310,884); tow, £1,005 (£23,289); kauri gum, £430,200 (£368,228); grain and puJse, other than wheat and oats, £163,008 (£101,861); hops, £20,698 (£11,594); hides, £234,735 (£159,835); wool, £8,065,351 (£(5,579,074). The following showed a decrease. —Frozen mutton, legs and pieces, £43,522 (£46,155); wheat, £95,414 (£197,623); rabbits, £50,851(£78,041); gold, £1,305,217 (£1,747,877). WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. (Special to Times). Wellington, Last Night. Messrs Harcourt and Co. report : SALES. Westport Coals, 27s 6d. Waihis, 31s. QUOTATIONS. National Banks, old buyer 100s, new buyer 975. Bank of N. Z., buyer 227s 6d. Cliristchurch Gas, buyer 147s Gd. Wellington Gas (preference), buyer 20s 3d. New Zealand Insurance, buyer 100s; seller 101s 6d. Christchurch Meat Exports 52s Cd paid, seller 60s. Kaiapoi Woollens (ordinary), seller 102s 6d. Taupiri Coal, buyer 23s 6d. Taringamutu, Sawmills, seller 455. Sharland (ordinary), buyer 21s, seller 225. *W.F.C. A., 100s paid, seller 1455. Ross, buyer os 3d, seller 5s 7d. Talismans, buyer 375, seller 37s 6d. Waihis, buyer 30s iVI, seller 81s (3d. Grand Junctions, buyer 16s. Waitahis, buyer Is 9d, seller Is lid. Taranaki Oils, seller 15s.