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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 135, 9 June 1903, Page 4

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PEE PBESS ASBO'' IIATI0 ® 1 LOSDl >W ? 6 > Copper.—Bpot £SB 7s 6d, tb'* 66 sWDtllg 357 7s 6d. Tin. -Spot £l2B, three months £l2jf Silver 2s o§d. Kauri stock 688cwt, Lamb. —Canterbury light 6d," heavy 4§d, Dunedin and So; 'aland 4| 1, North Island 4jd. Mutton and beef of all sorts are unaltered. N.Z. LOAN k MERCANTILE AGENOY COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. Horses: At the Durham Yards on Friday last we had a good muster, when competition was good and the greater number changed hands. Heavy draughts sold from L2S 10s to L 39 16s, medium do Ll9 10s tb L3l, light spring cart horses Ll2 10b to LIS 16s, hacks and buggy horses L 7 103 to L2O, weeds L 3 10s to L 6.

Cattle: At the Newmarket yards on Tuesday there was a moderate entry ef . dairy and store cattle, and a fail supply of 1 beef. Dairy csws sold from L 5 10j to Lll, empty do L 2183 to L 4 3?, calves LI 8s to L2 6a, heifers L2 12s to L 3 17a 6d, Prices > ot beef, with the exception of extra well | done cattle, were the same as last week, ■ oxen selllrg from 22s to 26a, and cow 19a to ' 123 a per 100!bs. fat steers made from L 6 . 1 10s to 1.12, fat cows Li 17s 6d to L 7 17s 6d. I Sh:ep: Sheep were yarded in usual nnm- | bers at Newmarket on Tuesday, and for all i descriptions showed improved prices. Fat, wethers sold from 9a 9d to 19a, fat ewes 6s . 6d to 15s. lamb?, weil fatted, 8s 6d to 13s | 91, other sorts 5s 6d to 7s 3d. i I Figs: Porkers 1.1 13s to L2 Bs, weaneri 1 10s 6d to 19s, baconers L2 10s to L 3 17s 6d At Vapakura on Wednesday, there was a | good master cf cattle, especially of dairy ■ stock, and everything almost without excep-1 I tion was moved off under keen competition. The advertised 2 to 3|-year old steers from the north sold at op lo L 7 2i 6d, and Mr H. A. Unllins' herd of dairy cattle to £8 Dairy cews made from L 5 5s to LlO 10), empty do L4to L 4 53, heifers L 3 151 to L 9, the !atter price being obtained for a choice Alderney, calves LI 10s to L2 83. * We also offered a fen shesp, ewes in lamb sellingat Bs, and wethers 9a each.

- Hides.—Market slightly easier all round, except for cow. We eold prime ox st to 7Jd, stout do 6£d to 7d, niedium do Efd to 6d, light do 5d to 5j3, stags 2|d to 3Jd, ctlf, sound, to 4Jd, kip to 3| 1. Sheepskins—lfa s ier, except for best sa»e 3. Large 2s 6d to 3a, small and medium Is 6d to 2s 33. Tallow—Easier Best rendered 23a to 21a, seconds 20s to 225, rough fat l£d to lfd. Wool—Halfbrei 7d to 7§i, crossbred, fine to 6d, coarse to 4|d. Tails—ls 5d per dozen. Bones, 4a 63 per cwt. Hair, tail to Is. Oats —Since oar last report the southern market has mide ana'her movement upwards, but this market has not yet responded . We still quote 2s 2d c.i.f. for 'B' grade in wholesale lices. Wheat: Thennrk.t abowJ a weakening tendency, but at present there is no alteration f om last week's quotation of 4s'ld c.i.f. Maize: None received. Market quite bare. Chaff: Owing to the wet season stocks are becoming exhausted. Any prim* lines now coming foi ward sell freely at Li 5s per ten ex il by the truck load.

Potatoes: Ike demand is goos, but the he ivy supplies of Waik&tos coming forward every day is .keeping the price down. Southerns are wo th L 4 ss, and locals L 3 10s per too, ex s' re. Dairy Produce: Butter. .All lines of separator and farmers' dairy or.eet with a ready sale at from 8d to 9d per lb. Ths large s ocbs of factory being held and quoted at relatively lower figures is tending to keep the price down of good separator, nor does there seem much prospect of a rise in either. Cheese: In good demand at hardening prices. Large factory is scarce, this size still being shipped Home to a good market. Mediums are si ill worth 6d, loaf 6|d to 6£d per lb. Auckland, 4th June, 1903. HOMEBUSH SALES. FEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received 8, 9.47 p.m. Sydney, June 8. At the Homebush sales there was small yardings, and competition was dull. Prices were slightly weaker. ' Best wethers 17s, extra 21a, grod 15s 6d; best ewes 15s 6d, fxtra 21s Gl; for cattle prices bad an improving tendency. Best bullocks £l2, extra £l4 17s 63, good £ll. Best cows £8 10s, extra £9, good £7 15*. Bess beef 30s to 31s 6d per 100 lbs.