COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1919, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

iONDON MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.- Copyright. London, August 17. Hemp.—Quiet, highest point August and October £sl) Ills. Rubber y 4 d, plantation 23% d, smoked 22 %d. Copra —October-December £59 ss. Linseed Oil, J2os. Turpentine, 1235. SOUTHERN MARKETS. Chrlstchurcli, Aug, 15. The prlnrlpn.l business done by the larger firms during itie week was Ihe booking of. orders for spring sowing received from visitors to Cliristrhiirch for tlio holidays. Dockings liavo been fairly large for grass seed and clovers, showing that there will be a fairly largo area sown down this season. The indications are that there will bo a much smaller area sown In grain than was tlio rasa last year. The oats and ehoff markets allow practically no. change since the last report. There is a better demand for potatoes, without a change In prices, which range from £7 15s to £8 at country stations. There is a scarcity of offerings of red clover, and the price to farmers is firm at Is Cd to is 7d, according to ounllly. White clover Is still worth Is 4d In Is sd. Linseed Is very firm, there being little offerlug, and £2O 10s is now boing quoted to farmers. Onions are rather firmer, and are worth £l2 to £l2 10s at country stations. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At Inglewood on Wednesday, 13th Inst., I report a full yarding of both sheep and cattle, practically the whole of which changed hands at, the hammer, prices being in most eases In advance of late rates. The hoggets yarded .were mostly a poor lot. Mr. Marshall's' Romney sheep met spirited competition, the mixed age ewes making £2 14s, 2-tooih ewes £2 10s Cd, 2-tooth rnms 2'A to 3%gns, 4-tooth rams 3%gns. On account of other vendors mixed age ewes in lamb made 30s Id to 32s 2d, f in. ewes in land) 235, good woolly hoggets 27s to 3.'is 0(1, mixed hoggets 2.9s lOd, yearling heifers £3 13s 6d to £5 12s Od, Jersey yearling heifers £4 12s Cd to £0 12s Cd, empty 2-year heifers £G Is to £0 17s, mixed yearlings £3 lis to £4 2s, fat cows Up to £l2 10s, store cows £0 to £7 12s Od, fat and forward bullocks £l4 lis, springing heifers £ll to £ls liis, backward sorts £7 5s to £lO, best dairy rows £ls to £lB 10s, others £8 5s to £ll.

At Walwakalho, on Bth Inst., although only a moderate yarding came forward, enquiry throughout was keen, a .satisfactory clearance resulting. Mixed yearlings £4 3s Cd, yearling heifers £3 2s to £5 15s, yearling steers £2 15s to £5 3s, 20-month empty helfeA £5 15s to P.C, 14s, 2-year-old steers £7, store cows £5 10s to £8 2s Od, bulls £ll 10s to fill, dairy cows £!> to £lO 10s, 2-year-old In-calf Jersey heifers £l3 ss, mixed aged ewes (in lamb) 28s 2d.

At Douglas on 11th Inst, both sheep and en'lle came forwrd In big numbers. Compared with recent sales sheep. If anything, wero dull of sale, but nevertheless satisfactory business resulted. • Cattle of all classes, especially younger sons, wore In keen demand. A dairy herd offered on account of Mr. G. Williams of Te worn met with n good sale, as also did dairy stock on account of olher vendors. Mixed yearlings (small) £2 18s, yearling heifers £3 15s lo £4 15s, yearling steers £4 Is Od, 2-year-old steers £0 2s Od to £7 10s, 2-year-old empty heifers £5 5s to £0 17s, forward conditioned cows £8 10s to £lO Is, store do. £5 ins to £7 lis, mixed aged ewes (in lamb) 22s Od to 2!) 8 3d, 4-tooth do. 275, s.m. do, (good) 31s Cd, Inferior sorts 20s to 235, 4-tooth empty ewes 23s Od to 275, mixed aged do, 22s Od, mixed sexed hoggets 25s 4d to 275, smaller sorts 18s 2d. Dairy cows on account of Mr. Williams realised, best £l4 to £2O 10s, .poorer conditioned and backward sovts £il lo £l2. Dairy stock on account of oilier vendors made: Cows £l3 to £2ss, 3year heifers (close up) £l2 lo £l2 15s, others £lO ss.

At Stratford, on 12th Inst, I report a full yarding of hoth sheep and cattle All classes afforded keen competition, practicallv the whole of the yarding, with the exception of a few pens of 2nd class hoggets changing hands at the hammer. In the dalrv pens I offered a herd of cows on account of Mr, H Morris of Stratford, also a very choice lino of 3-vear-old dairy heifers on account of Mr. E. Walter of Douglas. Dairymen attended in strong numbers, resulting in both vendors meetlii- with a keen sale. Mr. Morris' herd averaged £l9 10s, and Mr. Walter's heifers (30.1n the line) £ls 10s In the store pens mixed vearllncs £3 17s, yearling heifers (choice) £5 7s Od to £8 3s, others £3 to £4 7s Cd, yearling steers (good) £5 10-,. others £4 2s fid to £4 13s. smaller do. £2 Us, 2-year-old emptv heifers £5 2s to £7 2s Od, 2-year-old steers £0 12s lid, fat cows £ll to £Ui Us. forward conditioned do. £8 to £9 10s, storo do £0 to £7 ss. fat ewes 355, fat hoggets 29s fid, mixed aged, wethers 23s 6d. mixed sexed hoggets 27s Id. In the dairy section cows on account of Mr. Morris realised £l2 to £2B dairy heifers on account of Mr. E. Walter £l3 10s to £2l, cows on account of other vendors £lO to £IS 10b (in milk) £23, dairy heifers £lO to £l3 10s, smaller and backward sorts £7 to £9.

At Waitnrn on 11th Inst., I conducted a clearing sale on account of Mr. T. Luxton, and a dairy herd on account of Mr Win. Luxton was also offered. Buyers attended in strong numbers from all parts of the d'strict, a keenly contested sale throughout resulting T Luxton's dairy cows realised £lO 10s to £ls, 20month In-calf heifers (small) £8 10s, store cows £6 15s to £7 10s, 2-yenr-old emptv heifers, low conditioned £6, 20-month steer's £5 15s, mixed yearlings (small) 30s, weaner pigs £2 Is, stove pigs £3 15s, farm horses £lO 10s to £l7, host dairy cows on account Mr Wm. Luxton, realised £2O to £3O backward sorts £l4 to £l7.

At Oakura, on 14th lust.., I conducted a dispersal sale on account of Mr. W. Conmbes There was an excellent attendance of buvers from all parts of the coast and the cowsi 38 In number, a good number of which had calved made a good average of £2O 10s. Best cows sold from £ls to £27, calved 2-year heifers £l6, 2-year-old in-calf heifers £ll 10s 20-' mnnlh empty lieifors £0 15s. yearling hulls £0 10s, yearling heifers £5 2, sows duo September, £ll to £l7, horses £l7 to £«2, store pigs £4 10s. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. The New Zealand Loun and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited (Hawera branch) report as follows— At Opunake. on Monday, 11th Instant, we had a good entry of cattle and sheep, which sold at late market rates, We quolij as follows; Good hoggets 29s to 29s lOd. others 235. 20month steers £5 18s. yearling steers £2 198, yearling bulls £3, yearling heifers £2 7s to £3 15s, mixed yearling. £1 17s Od, best dairy cows, close to profit, £lO to £lB 15s, others £ll to £l4 10s, backward sorts £8 ss,to £lO 10s, springing heifers £l3 10s to £l6.

At Kakaramea on Mohday we hold a springing heifer sale,- and prices realised were as follows: Dairy cows close to profit £l6 10s, springing heifers £l3 to £l6 10s. inferior and backward culvers £8 15s to £lO. At Manala on Tuesday, tho 12th Inst., we had fl small yarding. Prices were ■as follows: Springing heifers £lO, yerlings £2, store pigs £3 10s to £4 Os Cd, small ditto £2 2s to £3.

At Palmer road on Friday we had a fair yarding, and good prices realised throughout. Fat cows £l2 2s fid lo £l4 16s, forward cows £9 12s to £lO 2s fid, store cows £5 10s to £8 10s. empty 20-month heifers (.Terscv cross) £7 Bs. mixed yearlings £3 lis to £4, yearling heifers £3 7s to £5 IBs, yearling steers £4 10s, yearling bulls £4 9s, springing heifers £9 S.s to £lO, dairy cows £l3 10s, forward hoggels £1 10s. R. T. MORRISSEY'S REPORT. R. P. Morrissey and Co., Hawera, report as follows :

On the 4th Instant we held a sale of dairy stock on account of Mrs. E. Jeffries, Awatuna, at which there was a large and representative attendance of dairy farmers. The cows were a good lot but were In low condition. The heifers were a well bred lot of two-year-olds mostly undersized and lacked condition. Bidding throughout was animated, and we had a most successful sale, tho majority of the cows selling at from £2O. to £3O, medium cows £l7 to £25 19s, a few backward and aged cows £lO 5s to £ls 15s, the herd of over forty averaging just imdor £2l, best 2-year-old heifers (small) £l3 to £ls, backward and empty heifers £7 to £9 10s, milk cans 32a Od to £3.

On Hie IMb Inst, we held a sale of timber ou account, of the Egniont County Council at Te Klrl. There was a good attendance and owing lo shortage of building timber, all lots brought full'yalues. The same day our fortnightly mart sale was held at Opunake. There was a good entry, including Mr. O. Hnghson's furniture. There was good competition and all lots realised satisfactory prices, HIDE AND TALLOW REPORT. Dalgety and Co. (Wellington) report:—We held our usual fortnightly sale to-ilny when we submitted a fair catalogue of hides and tallow to a full bench of tanners and exportors. Extrcmo figures were again paid for light weight hides, although prices were a shade easier than at our last sale. Only a small offering of tallow wits submitted, and this sold at late rates. We quote':—

Hides.—Ox, heavy, OOlbs up, 12% d to 19% d; ox. medium, sn-591hs up, liajd to 19% d; ox, light, 491bs and under, 17d to 20^; co\y, heavy, 551bs and over, 17% d; cow, medium, 421b to 541b, 15% d to 18d; cow, light, under 421b, 15% d to 20>/ 4 d; cut, slippy and Inferior, i*S ta !«&<*: tadi, km S« to UUds ntt»

lings (lClbs to 2411)s) 15% d to 25Ud; coif, suiierlor (up to lOlbs), lfid ,to 25% d; calf, medium-good (up to lfilbs), 25% d; calf, damaged (up to lOlbs), 10% d to 20d. Tallow—ln casks, 02a to 71s; In tins, etc., 453 to 60s Od. Horso hair 15d. Next sheepskin valuation. AugliSt 20, 1919. Next hide and tallow sale, August 29, 1910. TALLOW MARKET.'' Dalgely and Company, Ltd., Wellington, have receded the following cablegram from their London office, wider date of 13th Ihflt. :•" "At the tallow sales 20,00 casks were offered and 313 sold, being mostly gut. Nominal' quotations were as follows:—Beef, 112s per cwt., mutton 110s per cwt., mixed good color 102s per cwt., gut 84s per cwt. Buyers are 'very reserved.