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Taranaki Daily News, 30 September 1924, Page 3

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COMMONWEALTH BILLS By Telegraph— Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Sept. 27. The Commonwealth has placed two millions’ worth of three-month Treasury Bills al 3 74 per cent discount, and one million fourmouth bills at 4 per cent, discount. RISE IN FLOUR. deceived Sept. 29, 5.5 p.m. London, Sept. 28. Flour has increased a shilling In London and la now 50s. This is the tenth increase since July 1. AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. Stock Exchange sales.—Auckland Harbour Board 5% per cent, debentures, £95; National Bank, 133 s 6d; South British, 42s lOd; National Mortgage Agency, 75s fid; Huddart, Parker 43s 6d; Waihl 28s to 28s 3d. TARANAKI MARKET REPORT. Messrs. Newton King, Ltd., report:— At our haymarket sale on Saturday there was only a medium yarding of pigs owing to the boisterous weather. Quotations: Medium stores £2 6s, good weaners 31s. medium weaners 22s to 265, small and backward weaners 14s to 16s 6d. We also offered about 2000 feet of timber, which sold at. about £1 per 100. Another truck load will be offered next Saturday. A horse fair was held on Saturday, when a | fair number of very good sorts were offered. The demand for real good farm horses was In excels of the supply. Quotations: Good half-draught all-round farm horses £37 10s. £4O, £43, £45, lighter sorts £l2, £lB to £25, waggon £34. At Urenui yesterday we had a good yarding of all classes and report an Unproved sale *or practically all lines. Yearling heifers, those showing the Jersey strain especially, strengthened considerably on latj* sales, likewise 2-year empty and young store cows, store and fresh conditioned bullocks maintained their usual steady demand. It »an also be said that prices In the dairy pens were much better than those ruling at previous sales in these yards. Quotations: Best yearling Jersey heifers £4 to £4 6s, smaller dfo. £2 10s to £8 16s. crossbred yearling heifers 32s to 395. smaller do. 20s to 28s. 2-year steers £2 «d, 3 year do. £4 7s fid, 4-yenr bullocks £6 17s, 2-year empty heifers, Jersey cross £2 19« to £3 9s, young store cows 36s to £2 10s. fresh conditioned do- £3 5s to £4 ss, boner cows to £2 7s fid, light fat cows to £5 ss, best Jersey springing heifers £9 to £lO and £l3 ]os, Jersey cross do. £6 to £9. small and poor conditioned heifers £3 to £5. pedigree Jersey bulls to 19% guineas, grade Jersey bulls to £5 15s. fat ewes 35s 3d, light farm horse 21s, weaner pigs 20s, small stores 30s to 345. FARMERS’ CO-OP. On Saturday, at the Hawera yards, we conducted a sale of dairy heifers. About 70 heifers were yarded and we report a total clearance at the hammer. Buyers were present and competition was good throughout. Best price for good quality dark Jersey heifer Sl4, others at. £8 10s, £10; good heifer.* but more backward or not so good quality to £7 10s. The average obtained over the yarding was about £7 .15s. At Stratford on Saturday, at our yards, on account of Hobbs Estate. Moore and Tnnks, wc conducted one of the most successful dairy sales which have been held this year. The cows were In good condition and showed a gr.od deal of quality. There was an except! on'ally large attendance of buyers and competition was particulraly keen, especially on the three-year-old heifers, which were * wy

choice lot, over which the great, average of £l5 7s fid was obtained. The average over the whole herd was £ll 3s. best, cows making up to £l5. THE MEAT MARKET. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. have received the following cablegram from their London house unde: date 26 th Instant:— New Zealand frozen meat.—Lamb: 12 l-8d per lb. (average). Mutton: Prices unchanged. (Last quotation September 19) : Wether and maiden ewe, light B%d per lb., heavy 7%d per lb.; ewe, light fiV 2 d per lb., heavy 5%d per lb. Market firm.