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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8731, 4 February 1907, Page 2

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High Commissioner’s Report. ( i Per Press Association. < Wellington, February 4. ; The Department of Industries and , Commerce has received the follovring : cable from the High Commissioner ; dated London, February 2nd : The mutton marhet is weak and the quantity going into consumption at present is very small, but 'ho supply meets the demand. Light Canterbury mutton is scarce an I at4;,‘d; heavy, did; North Island (light) 4jd, heavy 4 id. Lamb is quiet, as buyers are not prepared to make forward purchases at present prices. The market is very unsettled on account of contradictory reports which are current regarding the probability of drought aitecting New ■ j Zealand shipments. The nominal I price of N.Z. lamb is Gd per lb ; Australian. 4’.d. j Beef is dull. Hinds 3id, fores2jd. Butter is steady, with fair demand for better grades. N.Z. butter is giving satisfaction to buyers, and the choicest brands are quoted at 10 Is per owl; Australian 995, Danish Ills. Cheese is firm with a upward tendency and good demand at 04s for N.Z. manufacture. j Hemp is quiet but firm, and good j business has been done. Good fair | grade on spot is X' !"; January-March shipments £39; fair current Manila ’ £43. There is better demand for cocksfoot seed. Bright dressed 171bs to bushel is at 4Ss per ewt. Following arc the shipments received from Liver Plate during January. Mutton: London 01,905, Liverpool 81,293, Hall 12,3-1.0, Newcastle 20,175, Cardiff 0,358, Southampton 2,151, Plymouth 1.017, total 180.241 carcases; Lamb : London 180!), Hull 1710, Newcastle 9/9, Cardiff 69a, Southampton 21)0, Plymouth 100, total carcases 9.097. Butler: 11.003. cwts to London, Liverpool and Southampton. Wool and Skin Sales. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Wellington, report: — ’J'u the usual attendance of buyers wo (jlic-rcd a large catalogue of ban wool, - s-hccp.-kiii.-u bides, la! low, and horsehair. . Wool and .-kins maintained recent values, but hides showed a diop of about id per • lb. We quote; Woo! in bays- Coarse erossbivd !ld h> Did. dead 8d lo bid, lochs and pieces old to 7ld. Sheeink-n- —TTah'bred and lino cross- - bred Did to Hid. merino to SJd, good cross- ; bred lull-woc-lled fid to Dl, medium o-'d to I'll, lauilis Ud to tklu, polls 7-td to ,«d, deed skins P.ld to Tid. green pelts 2s lid to its 7d. lambskins 3s to 3s 7d. Hides—Medium ox and cow 5 ,'d to Gd, slippy and damaged od to old. calf sound Gdfio (i',-d. cut a;;d slippy 3d to sd. Tallow—flood mixed in shipping, lots 2Cs to 2Gs '.id per ewt. Horsehair, 8d to Is Old per lb. The Stock Market. Messrs Palgeiy and Company, Ltd., report At Feibiing a geo;; yarding of sheep came forward, consisting uiosUy of iambs for which there was not such a good demand owing to so many el' this class of stock coming forward before the tanners arc really ready for llicm. '.lost of the stock sold readily under the hammer, tin: remainder Icing disposed o; privately directly alter the sale, a clearance of Lie whole yarding) icing cilee'u-d. A e quote : Two-tooth ewes 17s, 2-tooth wethers 1-1-3 lid, a small lino of cull mixed two-1 ooths 10s, full-mouth ewes IDs lo 13s, rape limbs bs 3d to Ds Dd, cull lambs (is 7d to Gs Dd.

Messrs Abraham and ‘Williams report: —At Feilding ire bad a full yarding of sheen and a fair entry of cattle. Lambs came toi-'.vai-d in large numbers, but dal no; sell a- readily as tbe weed; previous. tVith the exception of cue lot-of lambs and two pens of small two-tooths all changed hands. Ctivtlo wore dull of saie. V,‘e quota ; —lemull lambs Gs 7d to Ms Gd, good do 9s 7'! to 10s -id. small two-tooth ewes 14s Gd to Ids 10J, small woolly lambs ;>s Id, two-tooth wethers 14s lOd, balfbred ewe, and wethers 10s. d welve-iiieiiiii steers 303, IS-niouths do £2 9s to X'2 13s, young empty heifers 335. Messrs Gorton and B.>n reportAt Feilding wc bad a largo yard lug of sheep and eatti-e. Lidding tor sheep was fairly bred;, and all but two lots changed hands under the hammer. Cattle were dull el sale, but we uuittcd the larger portion of our entry at late rates. 'A o quote: Bmall two-tooth wethers 13s -Id to 15s, f.e. lour and -dx-tooth llmunoy ewes IRs led, six-Li-.:*t:i and f.n. Konmey owes lbs, i.m. ewes IF I*l, mixed ngeew-s 15s, best raj - Limbs 9s 3d to lbs 3d, medium lambs Ss 3d to Ss lOd, small lambs Gs to Ss, wool!" Limbs lt-s Dd. Cattle —2j to 3-yr steers £ !■ Gs, IS-months steers £2 Ss to X2 KG G-i. forward cows £2 15sto £2 18s Gd, e.v.v, and dives X- Gs. yearling heifers 2Ls, empty 2-ye-ar heifers £2 to £2 ISs. Feilillno Produce Market. Messr; A. 11. Atkinson and Co. uq-ort: An average entry of pigs came in on Friday. Competition was good ami prices maintained. Poultry sold at last week's rates. Th-ie we..- a'.mod entry of fruit, mostly plum-re good cLisot-s selling well, (.flotations; — Pigs—Suckers 7s to Ss 3d. woanors, good’ I Is 3d t<> :2s Gd. inferi.iv 9s to 9s bd, small slit-sand stores 13s to IGs Gd, medium stores to ISs, extra heavy furward stores (good line), 30s to 31s, light porkers ISs to 225, medium porkers to 2 Is. I'onitrv—Cockerels 2s ]od to 3s Sd, inferior 2s to 2s Gd. hens 2- to 3s, chicks Sd to Is Gd. ducks 2s od to 3s, nil pm- pair. Produce—-Potatoes •!* 3d to 7s ewt: loijiaiocs 3s :’-d p'-r 2oib ease: plums Id lo 2d per lb. wheat -1s 3d bit lie!, factory bae-.iii, sides 7 id. hams 7 i-1.

Waul Salas. Mes.;rs Maviay, lioberts and Co. have received the following wed market cablegram iv.. ;n thedr London i louse, oated Jjoi.li January , 10d7 Sales have closed Cm tiOUO bales being hold over. Compared with opening rate-, superior scouted merino advanced 5 per cent. Inferior to medium ;:peasy merino shows par to 5 per cent decline, the market being irregular. Cres-ored greasy except xor do-criptions suitable for America, declined 5 per cent, inferior sorts showing the greatest decline. All other description* of wool show no material change. Hsmp Market. Loxdox, February 4. Jfemp is firm. The Junuary-Mareh shipments are quoted at X3l' Us (id.