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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 227, 7 January 1911, Page 7

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LONDON REPORTS. e By Oable—Press Association—Copyright. ]T London, January 5. g Waihi Snares.—Buyers 100s, sellers t, 102s 6d. Silver, 25 3-lGd. ti The American visible supply of wheat <j is 78,651,000 bushels. ti b AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. i< Sydney, January 6.. ii Flour.—£9; the market is dull. Wheat,—The London weakness is re- 1' fleeted locally, and there is practically' 1 no business. Buyers are offering 3s 7y 3 d to 3s Bd, and holders wanting 3s i B%d to 3s By,d. Peas, 5s to 5s Cd. P Oats.—Tasmanian 2s 7d, Giants 2s Od, 2 Algerian milling 2s 0y 2 (l. ' c Barley.—English malting 3s to 4s 3d, s Cape 2s sd, feed 2s. Maize, 2s sd. ' 3 Bran and pollard, £4. } Onions, £3 to £3 ss. Potatoes, £3 to £5 ss. Adelaide, January 0. s Wheat, 3s Bd. Flour, £B. i Bran and pollard, liy 2 d. Oats—Algerian 2s o%d. J« Potatoes, £7. < Onions, £4 to £5 ss. '■ Barley.—Cape feeding 3s, seed 3s 2d. * Maize, 2s 7d to 2s Bd. < Onions, £3 10s. Potatoes, £6. Bacon, 7y 2 d to Bd. Butter, 90s. Cheese, Od. Melbourne, January fi. Wheat.—Plenty offering from the ] country on a basis of 3s Bd, and fairly < large business. \ i Flour.—Bakers' lots £9; moderate inquiry. WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Mart.—On Saturday last we had only a. fair entry of poultry. Prices for that day of tlie year (New Year time) were good, as follows:—Hens (old) Is 4d to Is Cd, good Is 9d to 2s, ducklings Is 3d to Is Oil, ducks Is 4d to Is 9d, do", (good) 2s 3d, cockerels Is 4d to 2s, chicks 3'/ 2 d to <Jy 2 d. Sundries at usual rates. Fruit.—ln heavy supply, especially tomatoes, which have made a big drop. A consignment of Tongan bananas arrived in very poor condition, and were sold at from 4s to 8s Od a case. This price, however, was a good one for the quality of the fruit, which was very poor, and the,, majority of the cases were very slack, practically half full. Strawberries are done. Prices ruled as follows:—Bananas, Rarotongan 18s fid, Tongan (very poor) 4s to Ss lid, ripe 3d to 3y»d lb, according to quality; oranges ISs od, apples 14s Oil to 13s Od, peaches (good) as (id to Bs, seconds 3s fld to 4s Oil, thirds 3s to 3s 3d, apricots (choicest) 14s, good 8s Oil to 10s, small 0s to 7s, plums (wet) Is Od, good 2s fld to 4s, cherry plums 3s Oil to 4s (id, apples (Irish Peach) 0s 3d, half-cases lis, grapes 2s 2d to 2s Od, kumerns 10s, cucumbers Is Od to 3s, tomatoes (choice) 3d to 7d, seconds 2'/ 3 d to 4d,\]cmons to 7s, peas 8(1, carrots 4s dozen, beans 2d, cabbages Is Od, strawberries Is 2d to Is fid. MATTHEWS & BENNETT'S REPORT. \ Matthews and Bennett report a small I yarding of cattle at their Inglewood ] , yards on Wednesday last. Prices as i'ol- j ; lows:—Bulls, £3 ifis to £4 10s, 10-( months heifers £3 10s, store cows £2 8s ) to £3 Bs, mixed hoggets 13s Bd, weaners \ 27s Gd to 31s. [ WELLINGTON WOOL SALES. Messrs Dalgetv and Co., Ltd., report as follows:—The third sale of the season was held in the Wellington Town Hall, \ when a total of 22,700 bales were offered : by the associated brokers, of which we " Mihmitted 7371 bales. The quality of ' the wool oll'ered was mostly composed of strong crossbred and rough log-stained clips, and all of the wool oll'ered was 1 much heavier in grease as compared with "• previous offerings. There was a : large attendance of buyers, representing all ' markets, but competition was very dull. ■' Prices, as compared with last sale, show- ? Ed an all-round decrease of from y s d to l'Vid (according to quality), although ' several lines light in grease and suitable ' for the American market realised close on to late rates. All strong wools, we estimate, showed a decline on last sale | prices of from %d to %d, and in some cases Id. Bellies and pieces which have. during the early part of the season, been taken for the French market, showed a ' decline of from Id to iy»d. The follow-1 1 ing will give an indication of prices rul--5 ing as compared with last sale, the lig--9 ures for the latter being in parentheses: e Super merino, 10y 4 to 10 ; v,d; merino, ■ A'/.d to 10(1 (lO'/iid to 10% d); super 1 haifbred, lOy.d to 1-iy.d (lid to 12(1); ''■ medium haifbred, 9y,d to 10d (lOd to, * 10% d); super crossbred, fl%d to lid (9%d to ll'/td); medium crossbred, Sd 1 to B%d (B%d to fld); inferior and n coarse crossbred, 7d to 7%d (7y 2 d to [1 Sy 4 d); Shropshire, fld to fl'/.d (W/d to « lid); pieces, (id to 7y 4 d (s'/ 2 d to fld); bellies, 5%d to 0y 4 d (3%d to 7'/.d); stained pieces and locks, 3%d to 4d (4'/id to 4%d) i crntchings, 4%d to s>/id (0d to O'/od); neck pieces, 7y 2 d (fld). ADDINOTON. At the Addington yards there were fair 1. entries of stock and a large attendance. S.i Rape lambs made lis 6d to 12e, extra

forward Ms 3d to 12s lid, medium 9a fld' to lis, small and inferior (is to 8s 4d, I culls 3s to ss. Four, six and eight-tooth ewes sold at lis Cd to 12s 2d, six and eight-tooths 13s 2d, good four-tooths 14s 4<l, four and six-tooths 13s 10,1. soundmouths Ms fid to lis Id, aged 4s i)d to 6s Od, forward wethers 13s to 14s, twotooths lis to 12s 2(1. Fat lambs—There were 2070' lam)>s taken by exporters at 12s Id to 16s 7d, the latter price being for one lot that topped the market by 7d per head. The butchers took 484 at lis 9d to 15s. Graziers bought 424 to 12s to 12s fld, and 17 lots, comprising 907 head, were passed in. | Fat sheep—Prime wethers 10s 6d to 17s Hd, lighter 12s 8d to 10s, prime ewes 14s fid to 103, others 10s 9d to 14s. Fat cattle—Steers made £6 15s to £ll, heifers £5 5s to £5 17s Cd, cows! £5 to £8 10s (equal to 23s to 27s for prime, 23s to 24s for medium, and 20s to 22s for cow and inferior per 1001b), Veal calves made 4s 6d to 595, according to size and quality. I Store cattle-r-Yearlings made 24s to 355, 15 to 18-montli9 41s to 555, threeyear steers £5 2s Cd, three-year heifers £4 Is, dry cows £2 8s to £4 7s Cd. I Dairy cows were in fair demand, and sold at £3 10s to £9 10s. A medium entry of pigs met with an improved demand for all classes. Prices were consequently firmer.. Choppers made 50s to 70s, heavy baconers 51s to 05s, lighter 45s to 50s (equal to 4%d to 4%d per lb). Large porkers sold at 32s to 30s, lighter 25s to 30s' (equal to 4'/ 4 (l to 4%d per Hi); medium stores 14s to 17s Od, weaners 6s Cd to Us. JOHNSONVILLE. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonvillc sale as follows: Wo oll'ered a good yarding of cattle and a heavy one of sheep, which \ sold readily'. Best bullocks sold at £9 15s, lighter £8 10s to £8 17s Oil, light £8 to°£B as, vealers 225. Good wethers realised 10s Od, medium 15s 3d to 15s Od, extra prime heavy ewes 16s, good ewes 14s Id to 14s lOd, plain 12s to 12s 9d; prime lambs 13s Kd, medium 12s to 12s 9d, plain lis to lis (id.