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Taranaki Daily News, 18 May 1928, Page 3

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HEW PLYMOUTH MARKETS. BRICES FOR DAIRY FARM PRODUCE Market prices this week were as follows (spot cash): — Buying. Selling. Hams 1 1| Bacon (rolls) ........ 1 1 Bacon (sides) 11J Butter (creamery) pats 1 S Butter (best separator) pats 13 14 Butter (separator), lump 1 1 1 g Eggs 3 0 3 4 WESTFIELD MARKET. By Telegraph,—Press Association. Auckland, May 16. At Westfield there was a very heavy yarding of both ox and cow beef. While occasionally ox beef sold at late rates, taken as a whole prices were easier. Cow and heifer beef was also inclined to be somewhat easier, competition being erratic. Extra choice ox sold to 37s per 1001 b., choice and prime 34s ,to 365, just killable 31s to 335, prime young cow and heifer beef 27s to 30s, just killable 23s to 265. Sheep.—An average yarding, there being little or no change in values. Extra heavy prime wethers 37s 3d, heavy prime 33s 6d to Sss 6d, medium 31s to 32s 6d, light and unfinished 29s to 30s 6d, extra heavy prime ewes 30s, heavy prime 28s to 29s 6d, lighter prime 25s 6d to 275, other ewes 23s to 24s 6d. Lambs.—An average yarding which sold at late rates. Extra heavy prime lambs 31s, heavy prime 26s 6d, medium 20s to 235. Calves.—An average yarding, with competition keen for all classes. Runners, medium £4 Is, heavy vealers £3 Ils to £3 15s, medium £2 10s to £3 Ios, light £1 10s to £2 ss, small 15s. Pigs.—A fair yarding, with prices on a par with recent rates. Choppers £3 10s to £4 10s, heavy £4 8s to £4 14s, medium baconers £4 to £4 ss, light baeoners £3 10s to £3 18s, heavy porkers £2 10s to £3, medium porkers £1 17s to £2 7s, light porkers £1 5s to £1 15s. SHAREMARKET SALES. Wellington, May 17.—Sale on ’Change and reported sale: Wellington Gas (ord.) 28s. Christchurch, May 17.—Sales on ’Change: Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., 50s lid; Westport-Stockton Coal (ord.) 3s; British Tobacco Company, 43s 3d (four' parcels); Mt. Lyell (cum. div.), 32s 9d. Dunedin, 'May 17. —Sale on ’Change: New Zealand Express Co. (ord.), 20s 9d. WESTPORT COAL DIVIDEND. Dunedin, May 16. The directors of the Westport Coal Company have declared an interim dividend of one shilling per share, payable on May 28. LONDON WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press Assn —Copyright. London, May 15.

At the wool sales 11,311 bales were offered, of which 6859 were Australian and 3419 New Zealand. There was an excellent selection of merinos, but a limited supply of other sorts. There was a good tone tend keen competition from all centres. Brices were unchanged. The New Zealand Mount Paul clip brought top price 27d, average 25Jd; Lyndou, 26£d and 24*d; drill, 26d and 24Jd. WOOL SHEEPSKINS AND HIDES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Stratford, report having held their monthly sale on Tuesday, when to a bench of eight New Zealand representative buyers they offered a catalogue comprising equal to 5 bales wool, 998 sheepskins, 389 hides, 101 tins of tallow' and a quantity of horsehair, etc. Compared with last sale prices, hides dropped Id to 2d per lb, dry sheepskins being on a par to IJd per lb, and salted skins from 9d to 2s 5d each high"’ Details are: —■ Sheepskins (dry).—Crossbred woolly pelts, heavy biddi sound pelts, 4s 3d each; bare pelts, sound, 2s lOd each; short to quarter-woolled sound pelts, Us 6d to 6s 5d each; half-woolled, 3s lOd to 8s Id each; full-woolled sound pelts, 12s Id each; double fleece sound pelta, Ils 9d each; lambs, sound pelts, from 4s 7d to 7s 3d each. Sheepskins (salted). —Crossbred pelts (bare), Is to 3s 8d each; woolly pelts, 2s 8d to 5s each; quarter-wcwlled, 2s 2d to 10s 6d each; half-woolled, 9s 7d to 10s lid each; double fleece, 9s 6d; hoggets, 8e; lambs, from 4s 6d to 9s 8d each; black sound pelts, 7s 3d each. Hides. —Cow hides, average 3olb, 34s 6d each; average 451 b, 42s 7d each; average 541 b, £2 Ils 9d each; cut, aveage 361 b, 31s lOd each; ox hides, average 441 b, 41s 8d each; average 461 b, 44s Id each; average 591 b, 60s 3d each; yearlings, average 221 b, 21s lid each; calt skins, cut and slipy, Is each; slipy, 2s 8d each; cut, 3s 8d each; first, light, 4s 8:1 each; first heavy,-6s 8d each; goat skins (salted),. Is each. Tallow (in tins).—lBs 6d to 24s 9d. per cwt. Horsehair. —Black tail, 23d to 25d per lb; black mane, 15d per lb; cowtail hair, lid per lb; cow-tails, Is 6Jd per doz; horse-tails, Is 6d each. Wool.—Crossbred, dead mixed, 13d per lb; fleece, cotted. and heavy.biddi, 2d to llld per lb; fleece, clean,' part wasty, 144 d per lb; lambs, fairly heavy biddi, IOJd to 14Jd per lb; black fleece, lid per lb; crossbred crutehings, short to medium staple, odd, biddi, 7d to 74d per lb; pieces, heavy biddi, Cd per lb. DAIRY PRODUCE MARKET. Mr. Samuel Turner lias received the following cable from Messrs. Lonsdalee: The cheese market is quiet at 90s to 975. The butter market is improving, quotations being 166 s to ICSs.