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Taranaki Daily News, 11 June 1917, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

BUTTER PRICES REDUCED. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. London, June 8. The maximum prices of New Zealand and Australian butter liavo beou lowered by 8a to 200s and 194 a respectively, Danfeh 4s to 213s and English chec-c liv 20s, 1 WHEAT. Received June 9, 5 p.m. New York, June 9. The Department of Agriculture's forecast of the wheat harvest is 505,000,000 bushels, as compared with 640,000,000 bushels last year. Chicago, June 8. Wheat quotations are as follows: July deliveries 224 cents per bushel to 219} cents; September deliveries, 1964 , cents to ID3 cents per bushel live stock sales, addkgtox Store sheep—Two and 4-tooth ewes ■'lis 3d to 35s Gd. 4 and '6-tooth ewes to •?Ss, 6 and 8-toofch owes 27s fld to 35s Gd, sound-mouth ewes 24s fld to 27s 4d, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 28s fld to 31a, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 20s Id to 31s 9d, 6 and 8-tooth wethers 25s Stf to 31s, wether lambs 14s lOd to 20s, ewe lambs 20s fid to 25s 10d, lambs IDs Dd to 24s 3d. Fat- lambs—Extra prime to 3os Dd, prime 28s to 325. medium 25s ttt.27s fid, lighter 21b to 24s fid. Fat sheep—Extra prirc'e wethers to <"ls 3d, prime wethers 32s fid to 41s. lighter 28p, to 325, extra prime merino wethers 38s fid to 4ts 9d. prime merino wethers 22s 5d to 295. extra prime ewes to 44s <Sd. ewes 34s fo 3S« fid. medium ewes 28s to 33s fld. lighter 22s to 28s fid, merino ewes 10s 3d to 17s. Fat cattle—Extra nrime steers to '£-24 10s, prime steers £l4 to £2O. ordinary steers £lO to £lB 10u. extra prime heifers to £l«> 7s fid. prime heifers £lO to £l4 ss, ordinary heifers £8 to' £!) lno. prime cows to £l4 ss, ordinary cows £9 7s Cd to £lO lis. Store cattle—"Fifteen to 18-month steers £6. 2-vear heifers £5 17s fid, 3year steers £9, 3-year'heifers £9, dry cows £3 to £9, extra good springers to £2O. Pigs—Choppers '£4 to "£7, "extra hcaW' baconers to £5 10s. heavy baconers £4 5s to £4 15s, lighter baconers £3 12s to £4 (equal to 7V4d per lb), heavy porkers ,10s to fiSs, lisrhter porkers 48s to 54s (.'qual to 9d to 9%d ner lb), medjum stores 3Ss to 40s, smaller 22s to 30s, weftners 10s to 15s. " BUHNSIDE. Be't hulloeks advanced £2, and cows and heifers 30? to 4fls. compared with last week's prices -Beet'liulloclcs brought £l9 to £2l, medium £l6 to £lB, light £l3 to £ls, 'best cows £2l 12s Cd. medium £l2 to £l4, others £lO upwards. The number of sheep penned was 2140. Prices for all prime and fairly good advanced 3s to 4s. Extra prime wethers sf'S. best Wis to 435, medium 36s to 395, light and unfinished 30s upwards, best ewes 4»s to 50s, medium 35s to 3Ss, light and unfinished 29s upwards. The lambs penned numbered 895. Two exporters operating above late limits made competition keen. Best 34s 9d to 435, medium 26s to 20s, unfinished 20s upwards. AUCKLAND MARKETS. The 'New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:— Westfield store sale—Best dairy cows and heifers close to profit £l2 to £l7 10s, others £lO to £ll 17s 6d, backward cows and heifers £9 to £l2 10s, aged and inferior cows £5 to £7 15s, good calves £3 17s fid to £5 ss, others £2 103 to £3 los, empty cowb and heifers £0 5a to £7 17s 6d," hulls £7 to £l2 10s. Westfield fat stock market —Prime beef £2 7s Cd per lOOib, others £2 to £2 fis per 1001b cow and heifer beef £1 19s to £2 4s per KXHb, steers £lB 17s fid, cows and heifers £ls. Calves: Runners £6 5s to £0 ss, heavy vealers ,£4 10s to £5 10s, medium £3 os to £4 Bs, light £2 to £3.65, small and fresh-dropped 3s to £1 16s. Sheep: Best wethers £1 17a 'fyl to £2 2s 3d, others £1 9s fld to £1 10a fid, best ewes £1 12s to £1 10s 9(1, others £1 4s to £1 lis 3d, hoggets 19s to £1 6s 6d. Pigs: Large baconers £4: 5s to £5 10s, small baconers £3 12s to £4 4s, large porkers £2 lfts to £3 l'2s, medium porkers £2 7s to £2 15,5, small porkers, £1 15s to £2 ss, slips 14s to £1 9s <kl, weaners 8s to 13s.