COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 May 1916, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS,

By Cable.—Press Association—Copyright London, April 29. Wheat.—Dull; favourable weather in Europe has increased the pressure to sell; for Canadian 05s is asked; Chicago May options 114 to 112$ cents, July 115* to 113}.

Meat. —Nominal quotations, New Zealand lainb, 9Jd; Australian sheep, first quality, 6y s d; lambs, 9Jd; other meats unchanged. Rabbits. —Firm and unchanged. . Jiite.—April-May, £33 10s.

Hemp.—Quiet; high point fair; Feb-ruary-May £4B. Rubber.—Para, 2s 11 jd; smoked, 3s Ofd; plantation, 3s"lid. Copra.—April-June, £34 ss. Cotton.—April-May, 7.72 d. Silver, 35'/ R d. Wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom, 3,200,000 bushels; for the Continent, 4,290,000 bushels; Atlantic shipments, 019,000; Pacific, 2000;' total for Europe, 1,230,000; Argentine, 225,000; Australasian, 153,000. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. Lonsdale and Co., (Mr. S. Turner, New ■Zealand agent), cable as follows: Butter. —Market firm at from 102s to to 1645. . Cheese.—Market very strong at from 107s to 110s. LOAN & MERCANTILE CO.'S REPORT. Manaia. —Light fat cows £9 10s to £9 14s, fat heifers £7 10s to £S 12s Gd, forward cows £7 18s to £8 las, good stdres £6 6s to £7 ss, small do. £4 lis to £5 18s, boners £3 lis to £4 16s, forward heifers £0 6s to £7 2s GJ, 3-year heifers £5 lis, weaners £1 18s Gd to £2 3s, store lamb* lis 9d.

At Opunake the same day we had a small entry of cattle, most of which were disposed of. Fresh-conditioned cows brought £8 15s to £9, store cows £6 to £7 7s fid, boners £3 10s to £4 Bs, empty heifers £2 Ids to £4 ss, weaner heifers £1 las to £1 16s.

FAP'MERS' CO-OP. SOCIETY'S REPORT.

Eltham—Fat cows £9 10s to £lO 15s, good forward cows ,£S 5s to £9 7s Gd, store cows £G 10s to £S, small cows and heifers £4 2s Gd to £5 14s, weaners (mixed sexes) 30s to £2 58, heifers in calf £5 to £6 ss, calves to 20s, bulls £S 10s to £ll 17s Gd; f.m. ewes liss to 18s, store lambs lis to 15s, fat cows £lO 10s to £l2, fresh-condi-tioned cows £8 10s to £9 15s, store cows £6 to £7 17s Gd, heifers in calf £G to £7 ss, 3-year steers to £l3 2s fid, bulls £9 to £ll 15s, store pigs at late rates.

Kaponga.—Fat cows £lO to £ll 10s, forward cows £7 Us to £9, store cows £5 15s to £6 15s, bulls £8 10s to £9 Lis, heifers ill calf up to £5, weaner heifers 30s to £1 IBs 6d, weaner steers 30s to £2 10s, store pigs up to 18*.