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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 45, 22 February 1905, Page 6

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STOCK AND PRODUCE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report that horses have been in steady demand, those of good stamp being Insufficient for requirements. Fully an average number was entered for disposal by auction at the Durham Yards on Friday.,. Bidding fluctuated, but on the whole vaJaes were siightiy in favour of the vendor. We quote: Heavy draughts, at from £26 to £35 10/; medium do., £19 10/ to £82. A pair of plonjrl: horses made £32. Light harness horses, £9 10/ to £20; hacks. £G 10/ to £19. At the Newmarket Yards dairy and store stock were yarded in average numbers Bc-ef was yarded in full numbers. Amongst Cheat a lot of cows were penned. Ox beef »o:d up to I'ast week's quotations. Cow, 15/ to 19/ per 100 lb. Steers sold at from £c 10/ to £10 12/G; cows, £4 5/ to £7 17/6" dairy cows, £4 10/ to £-7 17/6; empty go. £1 14/ to £3 6/; calves, £1 6/ to £1 IS/ Sheep: The Newmarket Yards were well Oiled *>n Tuesday, nud sold at late rates. Wothers wild at Crom 15/9 to £1 2/8; ewes 13/6 to ISA*. L-ambs, in full supply, soid a.t from S/3 to 16/0 for well fattened; other sorte, C/ 6to S/: store ewes, S/fJ to 13/5) Pigs: Young pigs, C/ 6to 11/9; store do." 10/6 to 15/; porkers, £1 1/ to £2 11/. We submitted ou extra, large eatalo"ue of hides, skins, etc.. on Tuesday, all lines being sold under keen competition. Hides: Mark eft firm. We quote:—Prime ox, 7id to 7!}<i; extra stout do., Gf,d to Crtstorct do., ."£<l to 6Jd; medium do lid to 5Jd; Ugh* So., 4Jd to 4§d. Cow. picked 4Jd, gqpd hues 4Jd. Stags, 3d to Sid- kips ijd to 4Sd. Calfsfchis, s}d to 5-Jd; cut' 41d to 4Jd.

Sheepskins: Market firm. Large fullwoolled. 4/9 to 5/6; pelts, 2/ to 2/8; !amns,

Tallow: Market firm. Best misod. 19/ 5 ' " <,od, 17/G t0 18/3: best S«v Dnds, 15/ to 16/3; ronah fat. Id to Hi ha?r?T/bi £ ?o V 6 d ° Zen - " Horse - Moize: Supplies were very heavy, and 61 - G r^ mp,es stoats: Stocks light B grade worth 2/3 ex

via^ 3^ 8 ' Martet Slutted with poor ana e V am J , v. !es, PrJm( ? ki(Jne ? s are sellIn f,J rt B , £ ' T j . other swi s neglected. Cliaff: Prune Southern \ras cleared on but the higher valued' article Is preferred Bntter is coming to hand in a Vej-v llti condition, and when not properlf nSde depreciated considerably &ood to bit separator, Tβ to TJd; milling lines Gjd to

Cheese: Factory Js slow of sale at 4Jt» "for me-iium; farmers', 3Jd to ||. Jfl LONDON CABLE. (Received 0.41 a.m.) LONDON. Febrnnry 21. Copper: Spot, 653: three months OS 1 ! Spot, 131 i; three months, 130%. 'Lead: Th<? wheat nnd flonr aftoat for the. United Kingdom is 3 r>oo.ooo quarters, and for the OontlneDt 1.080.000 quarters. Atlantic shipmertts, IS,OOO quarters; Pacific, 14,000 quar-Sha-res, \

"A short lite and a merry one." Rendeil's £ s. d. sale, commencing to-morr-ow, is for one week only.—Ad. ..

Last few days of sale. Now is the time to secure bargains in sheetings, curtains, art serges, cretonnes, Sable covers. Tonson Garlick Co.—Ad.

_ Last few days of sale. Now is tie time to secure bargains in dinner and tea sets, toilet ware, and all kinds of kitchen ironmongery. Tonson Gaxliek