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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144629, 15 March 1915, Page 6

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LONDON MARKETS., BY ELECTRIC IELBCEAriX.—COPYPJOITT. LONDON', March 13. Frozen meat.—Now Zealand; North Joiand sheep 5Jd, best brands (id, ewes 5 fl-Ukl, North Island lambs 7Jd, selected 73d. itijet: New land hinds, 6J. Australian: i.anibs, best brands 7 3-lGd; heel, Australian hinds Old. Argentine chilled lores s,'d, hinds 6id ; Uruguay not offering. Other meats unchanged. Rabbits.—Unchanged ; the delivers- is improving. Hares,—Fair trade; ISd for English eased. Wheat.—Steady anti inactive* Chicago -May options, .153 cents to I.VR cents (Ck Sd), July 120 cents to Hill cents (os). Cotton.—May-Jnne sd. .Into.—.March-April £2O Lis. I lomp.—March-May £22 10s. Rubber.—Para 2s dpi, plantation 2s did, smoked 2s dd. Copra.—March-April £2G 15s. WOOL. SKIN, AND HIDES. -Mr, Newton King reports:—At the sale of above produce held on Tnesdav, March U, 1 catalogued 153 hales and 255 .sacks of wool, 22,50 sheepskins, 10 casks and 57 tins tallow, -IDS hides, and 237 calfskins. The attendance of buyers was largo and bidding was particularly spirited on wool ami sheepskins. Many of the lots of wool wore badly affected with seed, and prices for these showed little or no improvement. Inn all clean , parcels advanced Id to I fjd per lb. The top price obtained was for 3 bales of Romney fleece on account, of Mr. Chun Coldwcll, which realised 13id per lb. ; 2 Lilies of fleece from Mr. \V. A. Allen brought 12Jil, and his lambs’ 12Jd. 1 quote: Wool.—Romney 131 d, bright crossbred 11-Jd to 121(1, coarse lid to Hid, dingy lOcl to Hid, seedy tAJd to HJd; lambs’, superior Is to 12V1, short ami stained iffd to Hid, slightly seedy 83d to lOjd, had seedy (id to 8-id, erutchings 7ld to Bd, dead !)jd. pieces 7d. in sacks: Best fleece 11 id to 12Jd. stained 10id, seedy 103 d; lambs’ Hlfi to Hfd, seedy Old to ti 1 cl, dead (lid to Did, cru(citings fid to 3d, pieces Bid, looks 5d to Gfd. Sheepskins again advanced IJd per lb., with a very strong demand. Fnllwoolled skins Stjd to 10Jd', best lambs’ 10id to 103 d, fanners’ rough lOd, lialfwoollod pells BJd to Ud, shorts 5d to 7d, damaged and inferior Id to GJd, dead and damaged Id to 4d, dead lambs’ 7fd, skin pieces t|d. Damp lines: Heavypelts -Is 3d to 5s Id, light Is -Id to •Is Id, lamb polls lid, lull-woolled Gs to lb 7d. Salted lines: woolly Gs Ud to 7s, best pelts Is to Is lid, Imlit 2s to 3s 6d„ inferior Is 6d to 2s (id, lambs’ 3s to -Is Bd, damaged Gd to Is 10(1. Hides,—Market easier : declined id to Id per Jb. Cow, heavy superior Old to 10d, medium Old, light Old to Did, ordinary heavy 81(1 to'OJd, medium OJd to Old, light Oil to 95(1, cut TJd to Bd, ox medium SRI to UjSd, horse 5s Gd, stags (i.',d to Gfd, cut old, fanners’ cow 73d to Bd, cut and slippy 5d to Gd, dry Old to B^xl, yearlings 7Jd to UJd, cut and slippy 5d to Old. Tallow again advanced £2 per ton; best mixed 27s Gd, medium 25s Gd to 26s Gd, in tins 22s to 235. Calfskins. Few olfc-ring, poor demand ; best lines Kiel to 103(1, inferior 7d to lOd, cut 3d to 81d, slippy 3Jd to ‘Ud, dry Is Gd. Bones, £5 per ton. Horsehair, 2s Old per lb. Cowtails, Is Gd per dozen. Goatskins, Is 5d each. NEW PLYMOUTH WOOL, HIDE AND SKIN SALE. Messrs. Nolan and Co. report:,— We held our four-weekly sale of the above on Tuesday, -March 9. Wo offered a full representative catalogue to a full attendance of buyers. Hides showed a sharp decline to within on an average of Id to Id per lb. of prices obtained in January last. Tho very high rates obtained last month have since been shown to be the result of extra keen competition between exporters and tanners in order to fill contracts for February month. Ox hides made up as high as 105 d for stout, while cows’ sold up Ojd,

stance lOgd. . Sheepskins were keenly competed for, butchers’ lines of woolly skins and lambs soiling up to 101 d and IOJd, while quarter-wools made to njd. Wool realised high prices, fleece freo from seed selling at Hid, HJd, Is, lambs Hid to 12fd, seedy up to lOd. Tallow showed a sharp riso, top price obtained being 26s 6d per cwt. Sundries sold at market rates. Re quote: Hides.—Butchers’ ox, light 9£d, Old, medium 9Jd, heavy 9 1 d, stout 10|d ; cow, light 9,(d, Old, 9NC medium 9id, 9J d, Djld. heavy 9jd, Off cl, stout 9RI, 9Jd, IGJd, cut 7RI, 7pi, 7;d, damaged 61d; settlers’, light Sd, SJd. SJd, dry CJd, drv and cut 6d, hull s]d; horse, cut 5s Gd, Gs Gd, 7s Gd, sound 7s Gd ; yearlings, light 9pi, medium 9i<l. cut 7ld; calves’, heavy 10RI, medium 10jd, light IOJd. extra light inferior Bd, slippy sd, cut 9d. Sheepskins.—Drv lambs’, butchers , 10Jd, 10 Jd, seedy 9id, dead 5Jd, seedy BJd ; settlers’, 8 \ (1. Sheepskins, woolly 10jd; half-wool lino 10 jd, quarter-wool medium 81d, pelts Cjd, 7pl, Spl, according to woo!; settlers’ pelts spf, Gj d, 7d, 7pl, damaged Id to 3pi, dead Bd, seedy 4pl, damp 3s lOd, 4s 9d, os Id, pelts Is, 2s, 3s 3d. Salted: Lambs 3s 3d, 4s 4d. damaged Is, lamb pells Is 2d, pelfs 2s sd, 2s 9cl. 3s, 3s 2d, 3s sd, 3s lOd, 4s 4d, 4s lOd, damaged Is. Wool.—Bales: Fleece ll|d, lljd. Is perlh., lambs 11-id, Is, 12.1 d, 12Jcl, l2pl, seedy Od to I(]pl, according to amount showing. Bags wool; Lambs 12d, 12id, seedy lOJxl. Fleece, log-stained and matted lOpl, ordinary lljd, medium 12Jd. Tallow.—Casks 2Gs 3d, 26s 6d, interior 235; tins 18s <kl, 30s sd, 23s 6d. Sundries—Tails Is Gd doz., horsehair 2Qid. MATTHEWS. GAW.LIN AND CO. Matthews, Gamlin and Co. report : Wo had a Full yarding of sheep and cattle in our Inglewood yards on Wednesday last. Bulls and forward cows sold well and store cattle and slieep maintained lato rates. R’o disposed of the majority of stock yarded at the following rates: Bulls £4 10s to £9 LSs, fat rows £6 15s to £7 12s Cd, store do. £3 3s to £4 17s Gd, weaner steers 27s to 355. heifers (dull of sale) 10a Gd to £l, 2(f-moutils-steers C 3 12s, f.ru. owes 12s 3d to los Gd, purebred Romneys 19s, forward lambs 9s 3d. 12s Od, 13s, 13s 2d, store do, 7s Bd, 8s 7d, os, Romney rams J S to 2J guineas. I,OAN AND MERCANTILE. AUCKLAND, March 11. Tho New- Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report as follows: At Westfield on Thursday heM. dairy cows, close to profit, sold at from £7 10s to £10; others, £1 to £7 ss; empty cows, £3 3s to £3 IBs: heifers, £2 15s to £3 3s ; calves, 20s lo 335. At the Albert yards mi Friday medium draught horses .sold at from £ls to £22 ; light harness horses. £8 lo £l4 ; hacks, £3 to £l2 10b; ponies, £3 lo £S. At Westfield - on Friday two-tooth ewe.s soli! at from IBs lo IBs; lour and six-tooth ewes, 15s Gd to 18s 3d; iresh lull-mouth ewes, 13s to IBs: _ag<d owes, 9s to 13s; store wethers, 17s Gd to 21s Gd ; Lincoln rams. 2gns. lo -signs ; Romney rams, £3 to o-lgns; English la-ice.Hter rams. Ign. to 3gns; Bonier Leicester rams:, to 4igns; 200 English Leicester ewes and lambs averaged llgns; store lambs, 8s Gd to 12s 3d; good lambs, 14s to 17s. At T’ukekuhc on Tuesday dairy cows, close to profit, sold at from £5 to £10; heifers, £5 to £8; others, £4 to £4 17s Grl; grown steers in very forward condition sold at from £lO 10s to £ll : three, to four-year-old steers, £7 IPs to £9 2s;.two to threo-yoar-old steers, £5 5s to £7 15s; yearling to 18-iiionth steers, £3 to £4 18s; good weaner calves, £1 12s to £2 ss; others, 18s to 30s: heifers, 5s to 335; empty cows. £3 to £1 !5s ; bulls. £3 to £7 l(ts. Pigs: Weiners, 9s to 10s. At, Westfield >jn Wednesday prime oxen sold lo £2 2s per UtOib.. otliers 3Gs lu £2: cows and heifers. 30s to 35s per 1001 b. ; steers sold at from £9 to £ls 7s 5d ; rows and heifers. £5 to £l2. A draught of 20 steers averaged £ls. Heavy vealers sold lo £5: medium weight. £2 10s to £3 18s; lighter, 30s to £2 ss; smaller. 18s to 28s; small and fresh-dropped. 3s to 15s. Best wethers sold at from 20s 3d to 24s 9d ; others, ISs lid to 20s; heavy ewes. IBs lo 225; others, 15s lo 21s; hoggcls. 13s Gd to IBs 9d ; lambs. 13s fid to 16s Gd. Pigs wore ill very large numbers and sold at lower rates. Haveners. £3 8s; largo porkers, £2 10s to £3: porkers, £1 8s to £2 ss; slips. 10s to 225; woanera, 5s to 12s Gd. BUTTER AND CHEESE. .Mr. E. Grillitlis received the following market report from his Ixtndon principals, Messrs, Milks and Sparrow, dated London, January 29: Butler.—There has been a littlo .slackening in the demand by buyers this week and values generally have given way 3s to 4s, with tbo exception of Danish, which is nearly (is lews than tho quotations of last week. At tho lower prices there has been more business passing and stocks are well cleared. Quotation!;: Danish, Ills to 14&s; Siberian, nono olfering. Australian: Victorian, finest, silted 13Bs to 140 a, nnsalUxl 130 s to 110 s; New South Wales, finest, salted 130 s to 140 s, ttnsalled 13Gs lo 140 s; Queensland, finest, salted 136 s to 140 s, unsalted 130 a to 140 s; Now Zealand, finest, salted. J4os to 1425, nnsalUxl 140 s to Ills: Argentine, finest, .salted 13Gs to 140 s, nnsaltcsl 136 sto 140 s. Colonial _ arrivals this week consist of Australian, iter s.s. Mahva, 42,821 boxes butter; per s.s. Ilu'votiinion, 11,739 boxes butter. Cheese.—lmports are not as large ns the exceptional demand requires, and with trade and army requirements not being fully satisfied, prices show a further appreciation on the week. It is difficult to talk about the future at those times, but those high prices must have an effect on tho retail trado before long. Quotations: Canadian, 83s to 90s; New Zealand, Sis to 85s,