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Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143769, 18 April 1912, Page 7

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LONDON MARKETS. -Cy Electric Telegraph,—Copyright. LONDON, April IG. At the wool sales there was a splendid selection of crossbreds and rather better American support. Lower grades show a hardening tendency. Merinos arc firm. Silver, 26 15-16 d. Share Quotations. —Bank of Australasia £ll6 IDs and £llß 10s, Union Bank £6O to £6l 10s, National Bank ol New Zealand £5 7s 6d to £6 12s 6cl, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile £9B. LONDON, April 16. Wool.—The following are the prices realised for the fleece portion ol the Puketihi clip: Top price Is, average Hid. Copper. Spot £7O os Bd, three months £7l 10s. Tin.—Spot £197 10s, three months £194 os Bd. Lead, £l6 3s 9d. ' Wheat.—Two Australian cargoes sold at 37s lOd and 40s IRI respectively. (Received April IS, 9.4-5 a.m.) LONDON, April 17. Tallow.—Sixteen hundred and fortysix casks offered and 1289 sold. Mutton, fine 36s 6d, medium 33s Gd ; beef, fin© 35s 6d, medium 335. (Received April 18. 12.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 17. At the wool sales there was a good sale with prices unchanged. Silver.—27 l-6d. AUCKLAND SHAKE MARKET. (Special to Herald.) AUCKLAND,. April 18. Mr, Hendry (E. i\ Webster local agent) Reports the following Stock Exchange quotations and sales:— Quotations. —May Queen, sellers Is 3d, buyers Is Id; AVaiotahi 3s 2cPand 3s, Occidental Is Id and Is, Talisman 45s and 44s 9d, AVaihi 38s 9d and 37s 6d, Junction 26s 3d and 265. Sales.—AVaiotahi 3s Id, Old Hauvaki Is 9d, Junction 26s 6d and £6s 3d. BUCKLAND AND SONS. (Special to Herald.) AUCKLAND, April 18. Messrs. Bucklajid and Sons report; . At Westfield on AVednesday, April 17, • the fat cattle yarded numbered 347. Competition was steady. Choice ox ' brought to £1 6s, prime £1 3s to £1 ss, cow and heifer 16s to £l, steers £7 to £l3, cows and heifers £3 10s x> £8 6s. Calves: Runners £3 7s to £4 Is, heavy plain £2 12s to £3 3s, choice suckers £1 15s _to £2 10s, small and light 3s to £1 os; 58 were sold. The sheep pens were wed filled, but the demand was irregular. Wethers and choice young owes were better worth. Extra prime heavy wethers brought £1 to £1 2s 3d, heavy prime 17s 6d to 19s 6d, medium light 14s to 17s, best ewes 15s to 16s 6d, heavy 12s to 14s, others 9s to 11s 6d; 1821 were sold. Prices were firmer for lambs. Best heavy brought 14s to 16s 6d, good 12s 6d to 13s 9d, others 8s to 11s 6d; 330 were sold. There was a large entry of pigs, and demand was good. Baconers brought £2 10s to £3 Is, large porkers £1 18s to £2 7s, lighter £1 6s to £T los, slips los to 17s, well-bred weaners 11s to 14s, others os to 9s; 187 were sold. MESSRS. WEBSTER BROS. 1 REPORT. Poultry.—At the mart on Saturday •jfcpur pens were taxed to their utmost ■with birds of all classes. Prices showed a decided advance on the previous week’s list, one pen of AVhite Leghorn pullets realising os 6d each. Forward pullets and young hens still were keenly sought after. AVc quote:. Hens, old Is 4d to Is Bd, young Is 6d to 3s; pullets, young 2s to 2s 9d, forward 3s 8d to, 5s 6d; cockerels, young lOd to Is 6d, fat Is od to 2s 9d; ducks Is scl to 2s 3d, drakes Is Od to 2s, bantams 8d to lid, purebred AVhite Leghorn cockerel 3s 4d. Fruit.—During the week w© have handled small’ shipments, due to the falling off of the stone fruits. Prices have started to harden, and from now on fruit will be dear. Prices as under according to quality and size of cases: Apples, dessert 5s to Bs, cookers 4s to os 3d; pears, dessert 4s 6d to 9s 9d, cookers 4s 6d to 5s 6cl; oranges (re-packs) 12s 6d to 13s 6d, Cape gooseberries 4s 6d to os 6d, peaches (dessert) 4s 9d to 5s 6d, tomatoes 6s 6d to 8s 9d, quinces 4s to ss, grapes lOd to Is, passion fruit 2s to 3s 6d, walnuts (new season’s) ofd to 6d, peanuts 2RI. L. A. NOLAN AND CO. Messrs. Nolan and Go. report for week ending March 18, 1912: Poultry.—The market shows a good improvement, prices being much higher for all classes. Thero were several pens of black Orpington cockerels, all of which realised over 3s each. Prices are as follows: Hens Is 6d to 2s 4d, pullets 3s 6d to 3s 9d, cockerels Is lOd to 2s 4d, block Orpington cockerels 3s 3d to 3s 9d, ducks Is od to 2s 9d.

On Wednesday w© held a furniture sale on account of the executors of S. W. Jackson's estate. There was a large attendance of buyers, and a satisfactory gale resulted. Fruit.—The supplies are now showing a considerable decrease. Apples ar© practically the only line in good supply. Pears and tomatoes are scarce. We quote: Apples, dessert, bushels. 6s to 6s 6d. cookers 4s 6d to os 6d, half-cases dessert 3s to 3s 6d, cookers 2s to 2s 6d ; pears, bushels, second grade, os 6d to 6s 6d; tomatoes, 5s to os 6d.