COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144670, 3 May 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. BT ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT. LONDON. May 1. "Wheat,—Chicago .May options, 161 J to 1632 cents; July, 135 cents to 1365 ccnts. Tallow.-—Stocks. 7430 casks; imports, 5312; deliveries, 4149. Hemp.—May-Jnly, .£3*2. Jute.—April-May, £2O 15s, Rubber. — Para, 2s 6d ; plantation, 2s 3d ; smoked, 2s 9d. Copra.—April-May, £24 10s\ Rabbits.— Unchanged. Sheen.—North Island. Gjkl. Lambs.—Canterbury. 8d to 7Jd; second quality. 7^d. Beef. —Fores. Gjd; idnds. 6RL Austrnlian.—Sheep, light and heavy. 5Jd: ewes. sid. Beef: Fores, 6-id; hinds. 6-Jd. Argentine.—Chilled beef, forces 6£d, hinds Bd. Other meats unchanged. Quicksilver, 242*> 6d. AA ool.—Good average selection merinos, and prices fully maintained. Crossbreds still irregular. Xgncapa. top ioj-d, average lopl. Catalogued to date, 47,530 bales: sold. 45.018. NEWTON KING. At Wniwakaiho yards, on Friday, 23rd. I had a good entry, of which there was a fair clearance. Weaner stem's wen l selling readily, and Shorthorn weaner heifmr. showed an improvement. Store cows eavd again in sympathy with outside sales, but vendors were selling. Prices obtained were : Weaner steers, from £1 8s to £2 ss; weaner boiler.-., 18«. I'y £1 4s (kl : mixed wcaners, 18s 6d to Cl 7s 6d ; 15 and 18-moiith steers. £3 9s to £3 14s: 2Hyenr steers, well done. £6 10s: springing heifers. £6 15s t« C 7 9s Gd : dairv cows. £6 2s. 6d to £0 ss; fat cows. £6 (Is to £8 2s Gd: forward cows, to £5 3s Gd : store cows. £2 6s to £3 12s Gel ; small hulls, £3 17s Gd: mixed fat sheep. £1 Is Id; lambs, good 13s, Mimli 8s lOd ; l.m. owes. 10s 9d. At Douglas, on 26th in.st.. there was a fine yarding of both sheep and cattle, two or three lines of cattle being shut out. Competition was quieter, but fair business was done during the. day at. the ‘ following prices : —Weaner steers, £1 13s to £2 Gs; weaner heifers, 17s to Cl Is: 20- to 2-year steers. Cl ss. C 3 15s. and £3 10s’; 3J-year bullocks, £8 11s; 2 1 and 2i->ear heifers in calf. £3 19s to £4 IDs: 20-month heifers in calf. £2 JGs; springing heifers. £6 IDs; empty 15monlli heifers, £2 5s to £2 8s Gd ; hulls. £3 15s to £6 ss: fat cows, £7 7s to £8 9s; heavy forward good-conditioned cows, £5 to £6 8s; fresh-conditioned to forward cows, £3 15s to £4 12s 6c! : store cows. £2 12s Gd to £3 8s; aged cows, up to £2 3s; lambs, good 13s and 13s 3d. lair sorts up to lls Id, small 5s 3d; f.m. ewes, 10s to lls 3d; soundmouthed ewes in Jarnh. 17s lid to 18s 7d; 2-tooth wethers.'lßs 8d to 19s Gd; small 2-tooth owes, IGs 3d. On Tuesday. 27th inst.. at Stratford, despite tho heavy rain, I had a full yarding of cattle and sheep, with a very representative attendance. Tho wa*m ram evidently made a movement on the day. ns very fair bidfling was obtained throughout for all classes, a very satisfactory sale resulting. There were no good weaner steers offering, but a good number of weaner heifers were sold at tlie hammer at an advance on recent sales. Fat cows mot with keen competition, as did also lambs and, wethers. I supply prices: Weanor steers, fair £1 5s Gd to £1 lls Gd; weaner heifers. £1 to £1 Gs; smaller I 5« to 19s Gd; young cow s, smnllfrnmed, £L ISs to £2 18s Gd; aged cows. C2 5s to £4 Bs. according to condition ; store cows. £3 4s ikl to £3 15s; fresh-ooiiditionod cows, £4 to £4 lls; forward rows, mostly big framed. £5 2s to £6 3s: fat cows, £9 ss. £9 3s. £9 Is. £S ss. £B. £7 Ids. £7 15s. £7 12s. £7 7s. £7 ss. £7 4s Gd. £6 19s ; dairy cows, springing. £8 10s; in-calf heifers, £3 lUs to .6-1 15s; 15-month steers. C 3 7s to £3 1 Is Gd ; 2 to 2J-ye.ir steers, good colour, even lino, £4 ios Gd ; hulls. £5 to £7 7s Gd; small, £2; empty 20montb heifers, £2 8s Gd to £2 17s; 2tootli wethers, small. 17s lid; lambs, 12s lOd ; smaller, 8s 7d to 10s ; ewes in lamb, sound mouth. 17s sd. 17s, 16s 3d, 14s, 13s sd. 12s 3d. At Stony River, on Wednesday. 28th inst.. there was just a fair entry, which sold as follows:—Mixed wcanors. £1 Is 6d to £1 3s; weaner heifers. 14s Gd to £1 4s Gd; weaner steers, £1 Cs Gd to £1 los 6d ; 20-month steers, £3 14s to £3 16s; in-calf 2-year heifers. £3 12s Gd ; fat cows, £6 Is to £9 4s; forward cows. £4 to £5 Is; store cows. £3 Is Gd to £3 12s Gd; springing heifers. £5 to £7 2s Gd ; dairy cows, £7 ; bull, £6 10s. Private Sales. Weaner steers. £1 Ids to £2; 20-montb steers, £4: small 21- steer, £5 ss; 3 and 3J-ycnr bullocks, £S; springing heifers, £6 12s Gd ; dairy cows (coming into demand). £5 10s to £7 ss; bulls, £6 10s to £ll ; fat cows, £8 10s. £8 ss. £B, £7 ss, £7 ; empty 20-month heifers. £2 10s to £2 18s Gd ; lambs, 14s Gd, 13s 9d. 13s, 12s Gd ; 2-tooth wethers. £1 ; 1-tooth wethers, £1 2s and £1 2s Gd; small, 16s ; good 4-tooth ewes, £1 2s ; 2-tooth upwards, 18s Gd to £1 ; sound-mouthed owes, 15s Gd to IGs 3d; emplv ewes, 13s.

Matthews, gamux and co. Matthews, Gamlin and Co. report a small yarding at their Inglewood yards last Wednesday, when, owing to the rough weather, all stock were rather hard to quit. Wc disposed of the majority of the cattle offered at the liauir mer or after the sale, but all sheep were hard to dispose of. We quote:— Forward cows, £'o os to £0 2s fid; store, cows, £2 Ids to £3 Cs ; t hulls. ,£■( ]Os to £7 os ; 20-month empty heifers. £2 fis to £2 8s; yearling steers. 38s to £2 3s fid; owes in lamb, ]3s E)d.