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Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143763, 11 April 1912, Page 7

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LONDON MARKETS. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (Received April 11, 9 a.m.) LONDON, April 10. Wheat. —Two Australian cargoes sold at 39s 41 d and 39s respectively. River Plate Shipments. Mutton 233.500 carcases, lambs 65,370 carcases, frozen beef 94,500 quarters, chilled 217.500 quarters. Copper. Spot £7O 10s, three months £7l 7s 6d. Tin.—Spot £l9B 15s, three months £195. Lead, £l6 3s 9d. AMERICAN WHEAT SUPPLY. (Received April 11, 12.10 p.ra.) LONDON, April 10. The American visible wheat supply is 109,210,000 bushels. AUCKLAND SHARE MARKET. (Special to Herald.) AUCKLAND, April 11. Mr. Hendry (E. P. Webster local agent) reports the following Stock Exchange quotations and sales; — Quotations.— May Queen sellers Is 4d, buyers Is 2d, Occidental Is 3d and Is 2d, Waiotahi 3s 7d and 3s od, Waitangi Is od and Is 3d, Crown 2s 9d and 2s Bd, Talisman 45s 9d and 455, Waihi 39s 6d and 39d, Junction 27s 3d and 26s 9d, New Zealand Insurance 94s 6d buyer, Union Steamship 48s 6d and 47s- 6d. Sales. —Occidental Is 3d, Waiotahi 3s 6d, W r aihi 39s 3d, Junction 27s 3d, 275. bucklantTand sons. (Special to Herald.) AUCKLAND, April 11. Messrs. Bucklnnd and Sons report: At Westfield on Thursday, Appl 3, dairy cows and heifers brought ±.'4 15s to £9 12s 6d, empty cows £2 18s to £4, yearling Jersey Cross heifers £4 gs, calves £1 3s to £1 los, ewes 12s, a team of 13 working bullocks £lO 10s each. , On Wednesday, April 10, at W estfield, the cattle yarded numbered 319. Values were firmer, choice ox bringing £1 6s, ordinary £1 3s to £1 os, steers £6 10s to £l2 2s 6d, cows and heifers £4 to £8 12s 6d, 16 prime bullocks from Mr. J as. Taylor s Hnkerenui estate averaged £ll 18s. Heavy calves brought £2 10s to £6 2s, choice suckers £1 los to £2 4s, lighter los to £1 13s, small and light 3s to 18s; 54 were sold. Prime heavy wethers brought 18s to 19s 3d, heavy 16s 6d to 17s 6d, medium 13s 6cl to 16s, extra prime young ewes 16s to 17s, heavy 12s to 14s, others 8s to 11s 6d; 186 J were sold. There wore 885 lumbs of first-class quality yarded. Prime and heaw brought 14s to 16s 6d, lighter 12s to' 13s 6d, others 10s to 11s 6d, stores 6s to 9s. Pigs: Baconers brought £2.103 to £3 0s 6d, large porkers £1 18s to £2 6s, lighter £1 os to £1 15s, slips los to 18s, small pigs 8s to 14s; 102 ivere sold. BUTTER MARKET REPORT. Messrs. E. Griffiths and Co. are in receipt of the following market report from their London principals, Messrs. Mills and Sparrow, under date March 1, 1912; , , . We regret to report that the coal strike which was threatening last week has now actually taken place, and is causing an unsettled feeling right through the country. As the Government is now taking a hand in trying to effect a settlement, it is to be hoped that this is not far off. Danish. —It was generally expected that the quotation would have been reduced. According to the trade in this country, prices should have gone down, but Continental buying was sufficient to steady the demand the other side. Siberian.—This butter is meeting with a verv poor sale, and prices are only nominal. , Australian.— Owing to the conditions, reported above, business has been very unsatisfactory. Prices generally are lower, and in fact it has been very difficult indeed to clear arrivals, with the exception of choicest quality, which is very scarce and sells fairly well. A large proportion of this week’s arrivals is of a very secondary character, the butters showing unmistakable signs of hot weather, and this is rather helping buyers to accentuate the decline in values. New Zealand. —The demand for this butter is also on the quiet side, and prices ore lower than last week. The butters ex s.s. Ruahine are now on the market, but at the time of writing they are not clearing very well. CHEESE. This article has held its own fairly well, and prices remain firm. Some of the s.s. Ruahine cheese have not arrived in the usual good condition; they appear to have been heated somewhere. However, a reduction of 6d to Is per cwt. easily clears them. The cheese position, to our mind, looks very strong. WEBSTER BROS. Messrs. Webster Bros, report: Poultry.—At our last sale on Saturday, 30tb iust., wo had an extra heavy entry of poultry, about 300 birds of all classes being penned. Good forward pullets and fat cockerels still command good prices. We quote: Hens (old) Is 2d to 2s, young 2s 6d to 3s, forward pullets 4s to os Id, young Is 3d to 3s, cockerels fat Is lOd to 3s, young Is 2d to 2s, ducks 2s 2d to 2s 7d, drakes Is 9d to 2s Id, turkeys 7s to 7s 6d, chicks od to lOd. The usual line of sundries realised Satisfactory prices. Fruit.—Supplies during the week have come forward in large quantity for the late season. Stone fruits are beginning to drop off, the chief lines coming forward being apples, oranges, bananas and pears. Prices are under; Apples (Dessert) 5s to Bs, cookers 3s 3d to 4s 6d, pears do. 3s 3d to 6s, do. 4s, bananas (green) 14s 3d to los, ripe 3d lb. oranges (originals) 9s to 9s 6d, repacks 11s 6d to 12s, quinces 3s 6d to 4s, tomatoes 7s 6d to 8s 9d, grapes lOd to Is, lemons 6s 6d to 7s, peaches (dessert) 4s 6d to os, bottling 3s 6d to 4s, peanuts 2Jd lb, walnuts 51 lb. Prices above are according to quality and size of cases.