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Taranaki Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 14344, 24 October 1910, Page 4

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LONDON AIARKETS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (Received Oct. 24, 8.35 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 23. Hemp is quiet; fair September-No-vember shipment, £22. Copra is firm; South Sea bags £25 to £25 ss. Cotton, 7.62 d. Rubber, Gs 2pl. Copper, spot, £57 7s 6d. Tin.—Spot £169, three months £l6O. Lead, £l2 os. Wheat.—An Australian cargo sold at 365. NEAVTON KING’S WEEKLY ( REPORT. At the Haymarkot on Saturday* a good number of pigs wore penned, and prices were slightly in advance of those of previous week. Woancrs made 7a 6d to 9s Gd, small stores 11s to I4s, stores 16s to 19s, porkers 25s to 265, baconers 3os. A young marc sold for £lO. At Douglas on Monday there was a full yarding, with good inquiry, and nearly everything sold at full market rates. Alixcd yearlings (small) made £2 Is, yearling steers £2 19s, yearling heifers £2 13s 6d to £2 18s 6d, empty heifers £3 13s to £4 2s, store cows £3 7s to £3 18s 6d, forward do. £4 7s to £4 15s, springing cows £0 to £9 10s, springing heifers (small) £4 7s 6d to £5 12s 6d, working bullocks £l4 io £l7 5s per pair, do. poor condition £7 15s to £ll 15s, bulls £3 to £6 15s, hoggets 13s 4d. At Urcnui on the same day there was a small yarding. Empty heifers made £3 18s to £4 4s, store cows £3 13s to £4 2s 6d, forward do. £4 8s to £4 10s, tat do. £5 16s Cd to £6 14s, springing cows £4 10s to £7 12s 6d, springing heifers £4 10s to £6 6s; 2vear steers £4 4s 6d, bulls £3 4s to £5 10s.

At Stratford on Tuesday there was a good yarding of store cattle, most lines changing hands at the following prices:—Yearling steers £2 Gs 6d to £3, yearling heifers £2 los to £3 3s, mixed yearlings (good) £3 os, yearling heifers (Holstein and Jersey strain) £3 10s to £3 18s, yearling to 18-months do. £5, empty heifers £3 13s to £4 Is, store cows £2 los to £4, forward do. £4 12s to £5 3d, 2-yeor steers £3 18s 6d. A line of 215 2- to 21-year steers made £4 10s, 3-yoar bullock £o 17s. On the same day there was a good yarding of springing heifers and dairy cows. Heifers close up made £6 10s to £8 15s, later do. £4 15s to £6, dairy cows close up £7 to £lO 10s, later do. up to £5 2s 6d. At Stony River on AVcdncsday there was a full yarding, with a good attendance of buyers. Bidding was brisk throughout, and good prices were realised. Yearling steers £2 14s to £3 7s 6d, yearling heifers £2 11s to £3 11s, emptv heifers £3 13s, store cows £3 Is to £3 18s 6d, forward do. £4 9s to £4 17s, fat cows £5 13s, springing cows £4 12s 6d to £5 ss, springing heifers £4 Pis 6d to £6 10s; 18-months to 2-year steers £3 14s 6d to £3 16s, 2 to 2s-year steers £4 13s 6d, bulls £2 18s Cd to £6, stag £4 ss. HIDES. Air. Newton King has received the following cable from Sydney re hides: “Farthing higher.” SHEEPSKINS. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received a cable from London, date 19th inst., stating that the sales opened on that date. Merino skins arc 3d lb lower in value, and crossbred skins lower to extent of d per lb. AIATTHEWS AND BENNETT. Alessrs. Alatthews and Bennett report a fair yarding of cattle at their Inglewood yards uu AVodnesday last. Bidding was keen, and previous prices were well maintained for all classes, being as follows;—Springing heifers £3 11s to £5 ss, good do. £6 12s 6d to £9, heifers calved £3 8s to £3 10s, bulls £4 to £8 2s 6d, store cows £3 6s to £3 14s 6d, empty heifers £3 10s to £4 16s, springing cows £3 15s to £5, good do. £5 12s 6d to £7, 20-nionths steers £4 Bs, yearling do. £2 18s to £3 4s, do. heifers £2 16s to £3.