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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 16051, 8 February 1918, Page 6

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LONDON MARKETS. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Australian .and N.Z. Cable Assn. (Received Feb. 8, 9.35 a.m.) LONDON, Feb. 7. Tin.—Stocks are estimated at. 19,228 tods, the amount on spot is 3499 tons, afloat 1085 tons, deliveries 1650 tons. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. (Received Feb. 8, 8.5 a.m.) Oats.— Algerian, feeding' 2s 8d to 2s lOd, milling 3s 3d to 3s 6d; Tasmanian, 4s to 4s 3d. Maize, 5s 3d to 5s 4d. Potatoes.—Tasmanian, £S to £9 10s. ' Onions, £7 10s to £3. ADELAIDE, Feb, 7. • Oats, 2s 9d to 2s HJd. (Received Feb. 8, 9.35 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Feb. 8. Barley.—Chevalier malting 4s lid to ss, Cane 3s 2d to 3s 3d. Oats'.—Milling Algerians 2s lid to 3s, feed 2s 9d to 2s lOd. Potatoes, 70s to 120 s. Onions, 110 s. ’ i. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE "special TO HEfcALD. AUCKLAND, Feb. 8. Messrs Hendry and. Hay (E. P. Webster local agent) report the following Stock Exchange quotations and Sales.—Talisman, 10s. Quotations. —Bank of New Zealand, buyer £l2 5s 6d, paid. £l7 6s and £l7; National Bank, buyer £5. ss; New Zealand Insurance, buyer £8 6s; National Insurance, 61s and 60s; Standard, 42s and 40s; Taupiri Coal, 18s and 17s 3d; Auckland Gas, 2Ss 3d and'27s, contributing 20s 6d and 19s; Huddart Parker and Co., 355, and 345; Northern Steam, 15s 6d and. 14s 9d ; Auckland Trams. 17s and 16s, “ordinary 21s 6d and 20s 3d; Waibi,. 38s 3d and 37s 3d; Junction, seller 15s 6d; Talisman, 10s 6d and 9s, 9d. LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report;— At -Westfield ".last Thursday, . best dairv cows and heifers made from £l2

10s to £l7 IBs, others £9 to £l2 ss; bulls* £7 to £11;. empty cows and heifers, £f? 5s to £8 10s;. good whaners £2- 10s to £1 as, others.£l 5s to £2 7s 6d.-,., - .■ On,.Friday, at Albert-yards, , horses sold at" late rates.. ■ Heavy draughts, ■£22, to-£36*-.medium £ls to-£26.; light harness horses and .to, £l6; ponies. £4 to £9. t ; At Papakura- bn, .Tuesday - two to tlirec-year steers made frpjn £9 15s to £l3 os: yearling to two years, £5 17s 6d to £9 10s; weanar calves, good £3 10s to £4 IIS'; 'Others, £1 10s to £3 7s; yearling heifers, £4 to £5. 10s; .heifers, suitable dairy purposes,; £6 -lOs to £8 ss; empty cows land heifers, £6 5s to £8 15s; bulls, £7 ..to £l7; best, dairy® cows, £l2 to £l6; others, £9 to £ll 15s; fat steers to £l7 12s 6d; fat cows and heifers to £l4, 15s.’ , ’ , At Westfield- on Wednesday - choice os beef sold td £2 13s per 1001 b., others £2 6s’to .£3 125,, per 1001 b.; cows and heifer beef, £2 4s to £- 11s per 1001 h. Steers sold at from £l2 /s 6d to £22 15s: ; Cows’ and heifers sold at fronv£o'to £ls 15s; .hu115,..£7 to £l7“ 7s 6d. Heavy vealers, from £3 14s to £4 16s,' medium £2 16s. to £3 12s, ■ light 29s to £3. 3.45,, small and fresh dropped 4s to 275: . Best wethers, £1 14s to £1 17k 9,d,\ others £1 9s 6d to £1 13s ,6d ; h;est'.,ewes,£l. 3s to £1 14s 6d, others, £1 45,. to £l. ,7s ,9d, inferior 17s" to’ £l' Ss. ‘ Hoggets, best to £1 18s, others..£l .T,s td £l. 13s.- ■ Lambs were penned in average numbers, declining’in prices. - lie.-,t CI -is to £1 10s 3d. others ISst’ to ‘£l 25.-. 9d,;. shorn lamb's’,' 12s-to IJs 9d. , Pigs were penned In full numbers and-sold at. advanced prices. Choppers and heavy, baconers made from £5 12s ,6d t0.£7.135, others £4 2s 6d to £6 11s; .large:porkers £3 7s 6d to ,£4 Is, medium, £2 9s to £3 6s. small 32s to £2 7s 6d; slips,,- 21s to 31s.