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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 202, 27 June 1903, Page 4

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I[.TM3TJtH, SATURDAY, JuNB 27. BETAIL PAIGES. ni Dairr Produce.—Milk, 31 per ittet, dairy, lOd; separator, Is beese, 8d per lb; eggs, Is 9d par s, 3s per pair; ducks, par pair; bacon, lOi to lid; bams, Is per lb. Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanute, 2d h j; lemons. Is to Is 6d per dozen; ; apples, 2d to 3d per lb. id, trom 8s to 12s per load. iV&tport, Brookdale, 425; Mokau, st, pare, L 7 10s per ton. BIJYUG PRICES. -Be.-t dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, i; cheese 4d and 4f d par lb; eggs, lozen; fowl!>,2> 6ti per pair; ducks ir;bacon, 9d per lb; bams, lOd, ir'l, 4d to 5d per lb; fungus, 2fd JBWI-ON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. ITOON Kuso reports : Haymarket, on Saturday, good i made LI 6s, small t tores 14s to Ss 61 to 10s, hones L2 10s to 1.6 mart fowls made lid to Is 7d, 7d to 2s 2d, bacon- Bd, hams 8d to aantity of furniture a-.d sundries pikes. | -The prevailing wet weather, coml the fact th»t piices-raling of late Men sufficiently attractive to ven- » doubt accountable for the com- ' small number of catt'e yarded at is yards during the pa>t week or Waiwakaiho on Tuesday and at er on Wednesday, very few cattle ■ard. At the former calve? made LI lis, yearling steer* L2 10s, i L 3 7s 6d to L 3 10a At Stony ng cattle were well competed for, a realised were considerably in E tVaiwat* ho ■ alues Calves trade heifers in calf li 4 ss, store cow s LI 19s. fat do. LI 15s, dairy cows in • iday, at Mahoe, t held a dealing ccount of Mr J as. Allen. Ihe ras bad, and the cows being prin- » calvers did not make big prices, calf L 4 to L 7 12s 61, doubtful 3 10a to LI Sundries made fair "day, at Mangatoki, I held a clearMb Geo. Groot's dairy cows and k. There was a goo 1 attendance )ws being a firsVelass lot were well for and realised good prices, rers mate L 7 10s to Ll2 ss, late do £ 15s, aged and store cows L 3 6s Heifers, in calf, L 5 6s, 18 to 20toL37stoL3l6s, balls L4toL4 ngeowßL3toL4 10j. gatoki, on Wednesday, Mr W,D. aring sale attracted a big crowd in the weather which was very bid. were present from down the coast as gglsr as Palmsrston North. The cows were an PJmatuaUy floe herd, a good proportion beiog g|ft|jgree and grade Jerseys, and compctitioa gptganghaat the sale was very keen, the rain ■Kinfagled with thooder and lightning having Oittle effect upon buyers. Pedigree Jerseys ©■wade from Li 7 to L2O, gtade do L 9 to Ll4, EcOttlinuy dairy cows, early calverr, L 7 16s to IKLI2, late do L 4 15s to L 6 5?, Holstein yearEuiitg heifers L 3 Is, calvrs 30s to 30s 6d, gpMifar yearlings L2 10s 61, draught mare P-EB7. trap mare L2B 10s, pony L 7 10*, halfrcßraught 18-monthi filly LI2. yearling do LB. I;. - On Thursday, at Cardiff, I held a clearing g Hie on account of Mr W. Hannah. Thsre &>waa a fair attendance and satisfactory price? Ilr-weifr realised throughoat. Early calrers glnude Ifi to L 9 ss, late do L 4 10s to L 6 10', »JjulJs 1.310s to L 5, weaners 14s 6d to 235, jL good calves L2, breediug sow L 4 2s 6d. s-Sundries and imp'ements made gool prices. ft _-

■w T sales, B'buyers, 3 sellers, r prem'um. ; Bank shares continue in demand, Bink of c New Zealand in particular having improved, . bo doubt on account ot recent u terances ?- giving mora confidence in the future o£ the Ban''. Insurance thins are again a litt'e 4 easier, as tbera is a probibility of same form C of State Fire Insurance being entered into this session. Other investment b'n 's are un - t* changed. Local stocks are obtainable at *> prices quoted. - Messrs Bewley and Griffiths of Now Ply- .- - month are in receipt of the following Lon- . don report, dated 22nd Hay : Butter market. -Affcr the long pErfod of - cold weather we have at last a touch o£ warm \ tnobhine which is much wanted for pistures. We ui 1. .. 1 .k forward to a ploatifui giLW.u o£ e f_is ivnd supplies on the contfnant and in the TJnitea Kingdom will be ▼ery heavy for the next two months. Pricjs * on the whole have remained steady during thewejk.and we cannot look for any fur. . ther decline until we pet a comiderable increase in Russian and Siberian wbhh is expected to come along ia much larger qoantir ties this year, than -any previous season sines ;•_, the commencement of ihe business. Sup- """ plies and demand at tna moment are about . equal and with a natural resut of a steady trade at par quotations. Danish.-Qdotation unchanged; butter s clearing very well a:d the price moderate - as compared with other descriptions. French.—The warmer weather is bringing , along the supplies quickly and quality ii now at its best. The imports of French » butter show a considerable increasa for the last few years Russian : Supplies continue light, qualitv .. fairly good and the steady demand clears stocks as they land. New Zealand: There is very little of this , arriving. Hilled and dairies are selling slowly as they are now feeling the competiton of under priced French, Russian etc Argenime: Supplies continue to coma to -- hand. A steady demand is experienced at 6S ? ier "*!£ *& hntter is Bh °™s good value, considerable quantities of fine salted having been sold at 883 to 92s Cheese: Stocks of old Canadian are pracUcaUy exhausted. an 4 our quotations in the future will refer to new cheese only Sun plies are light owing to an interruption in - business iu Montreal through a dock strike It is generally aiticipated that owing to the . high prices of cheese aod the lower prices ol batter that Canada will iroduce a larger quantity of cheese this summer, and we can ■f enly look for gradually recedina value's for , some time to come. New Zealand are pleasing well, quality is good, and as old „ Osnadun are in such «maU snpply arrivals , ara kept clear, '•' Q a ° ta *? OD ?--BoMer: DanUh 9 & to 100s, - Hew Zealand 96s occasionally 9Ss, do milled - s£L£»«? . 80 f o to 86 '' Fr *«* 80, to 98s, ... Basslan 84s to 88j. Argentine 88s te 92s , Lneese: Canadian new seasons white and ■". ESt™ 4 t 2 ** 0 / 3 *, New Zealand white 66. -- ,te 675, ooloured 61s to 655.

BUCKLAND AND SONS REPORT.

[Bpeoiai, io News.] Auckland, June 19. Messrs Buckland and Son report as follows.— Horses: There was the usual entry. A draught filly made L4O, aged draughts Ll6 10s to L 29, Rood haek and harness LI 4 to L2O 10s, ordinary L 5 10s to Ll2 ss, weeds and ponies at low rates. Cattle: At Remuera dairy cows went ofl at Lll, average supply of beef sold at las' weeks values, steers L 7 to Ll2 7s 6d, cowt L 5 to L 9 10s. Sheeep: There was good supply of wetherr at 12s to 18s, ewe« 10s to 16s, lambs 5s 6d h. ■ 112s 6d. Pigs were Ecarce. AUSTRaLUN MARKETS. PKR PRESS ASSOCIATION. Sydney, June 24. Wheat.—Chick New Zealand 4s lOd to ss; milling Argentine4s lid; Californian 5s to 5s 2d. Flour Ll2 53 to Ll2 10. Oats.—Feeding New Zealand 2s 8d to 2s lOd ; milling 2s lid to 3a. Barley 3a lid to 4s Id. Maize 3a 4d to 3« 6d. Peas.Prussian Blue 7s 31 to 7s 6d. Bran lid. Pollard Is. Potatoes.—Circular heads L2 I 5s to L 3 ; New Zealand Early Rose L 7 os to L 7 15s. Onions L 3. Butter—Best Is Id to Is l|d. Cheese 7d to Bd. Bacon Sdtolld. I Melbourne, June 24. Wheat.—lndian 4s 101; Argentine 4' 1101 to si; Californian 5s to 5s Id. Flour Lll 10s to Ll2 Oats —Algerian 2s 4d Ito 2s 7d; New Zealand B grade 2s 9d. i Maize 33 Id. Bran lid to Is. Potatoes L2 to 12 10a. Onions L2 10s to L2 15s. I Adelaide, June 24. I Wheat in small lots is sold at 5a 4d, but holders want a penny more. Flour Ll2 Oats—Algerian 2s 5d to 2s 10d, Bran Is 21. Pollard Is 4d. BURNSIDE MARKET. Dtjnedin, June 24. Fat Cattle,—There was a small entry of 117 head, ranging in quality from medium to good. There was keen competition. prices advancing 10a per head as compared with last week at the beginning but as the sale advanced prices eased. Best bnilocks IL9lOs to L 7 10s to LBl7s 6d, best heifers and cows L 9 to Lll 7s 6d, good L 6 10s to L 7 10s, light L 4 10s to L 6. , Fat Sheep—249o were penned. Corapetition for prime was good, and these realised up to last week's rates, while for medium the demand was less keen !>"d prices lower. Best crossbred wether' 17fl 9d to 19-1 9d, extra heavy 20i 9d. food to , best 14s to 17s 61, best ewes ITb to 14s 3d, extra heavy 20j 91, medium to good 12s to 14s 6d, light 9s to lis. j Lambs—ss4 were yarded, prices beir g about equal to last week but the quality was inferior. Best 13s 61 to 15s, medium 12s to 13s 3d, others 8s to lis. j Pigs—42 were penned, all sorts ruling in favour of vendors. Slips 15? to 18s 6d, stores 253 to 28), porkers 30s to 465, baconers 52s to 58s, heavy pigß up to 75a EGMONT FARMERS' UNION, Ltd., REPORT. v I On the 16th instant we bald a clearing sale on account ot Mr W. Tbomp od, o Okaiawa- There was a large attendance oi buyers, and the cows being in good condition elicited keen competition. Ihe sundries and horses also sold well. Dairy cows L 5 103 to LlO ss, dairy heifers L 4 10s to L 7 2s 6d, Horses L3ss to L3O 10s. PLjs (weaners) 9.to 16s. Bulls L 3 17s 6d to L4l2s 6d. ! At the Glover-road yards on the 18th instant we submitted a fair yawing of stock. Although there was a large attendance, bidding was not spirited. Fat ows L 5 10s to L 6 63, empty forward cows"l 4to L4l3* store cows L3ss to L3l2s 6d, 1 eifers in calf L 4 13s t> L 5 7s, 2J to 3-) ear steer* L 5 2s to LB lis 6d, 18-months steers L 3 to L 3 9s, cows and calve* L 3 15s to L 4 Is waaners LI 5s to Ll 17s 6d, yearlings (mixed) Ll 18s to L2 10s; 2 tooth ewos it [lamb (small) 8s 7d, fit ew t s lis 3d to lit 6d. I Only a small ya:din£ of stock came for ward at Okaiawa on the !9.h iost. Bidding for weaners and yearlings was more spi ited than of late Fat cows Lsssto LS 6s, forward cows L 4 to 14 10s, heifers ia calf L 4 5s to L 6 7* 6d, 18 month steers L 3 5s to Lb 10s 6d, yearlings L2 2i 6d to L2 !0s 6d.

N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED, LONDON.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. The Loin and Mercantile Agency report as follows : Horses—At the Durham yards on Friday last we had a good muster, competition for heavy dnughts b ing extra good. These sol I from L'd9 5s to Lsl, medium do. L 27 to L 37 15s, light harness horses Lll 10s to L 22 15s, lucks L 8 10s to Ll9. A sulky realised L 9 lfs, spring oart Ll2. Cattle. —At the New market yards on Tuesday (here was a gool mcsler of stock of all descrip.ions. Baef was in full supply, the quality being excellent. Ox sold up to and cow 19s to 28s per lOOlbs. Fat cows, of which an extra large number were yarded, sol i from LG to LlO, store di LJ 15s to L 3 ).Bs, calves Ll t«s to 1.2 !) . Sheep —Were yarded in aver ge i>u.nl) rs at Newmarket on Tuesday, and for those of good quality late advanced pacts were maintaked. Fa..wallerssold fiom Ps 61 fc> Ll 0s ikl, fab ewes 8j (id to 163 9d, hoggets of goi'd quality 8s 6d to 12s 6d, other sorts 5s to 7s 6d. Pigs—Scarce. Porkers made from Ll 9s to L2 15s, weaners 12s 6d to 19a 6d. On Friday we held a clearing sa'e of live and dead stock on account of Mr Mat Enright, on the Ake Ake fwamp, Waiuku. Ihe cows realised horn L 5 10s to LlO each. Hides.—We submitted a good citalogue, competition being keen for nil offered, but there is no alteration in prices to repart. We quote:—Prime ox 6Jd to 7Jd (ext'a prime to 7Jd), stout ox s|d to 6jd, light do. 4£ Ito 5Jd, cow 4JI to 411, calf 2Jd to 4|d, horse 3s to ss. Sheepskins.—B st butchers 2s 61 to 3s, other lines acco.ding to coadition Tails Is 51 per d:z. Hair lOd to Is IJd p9r lb B.nes4/ 6d per cs t. Maize —Market very weak. Although no shipments have bjen received this week, operations were almost nil, as buyers elected to wait further shipmeot. in anticipation o£ a decline in price. Nominol value 3a 6i on wharf, Oals.—Slow of sale at 2s 2do.i f. Wheat.—Easier. Sa'.es are being made at 3s 9d o.i.f. Ch.ft—Supplies are mora plentiful, bat the market is firm at £4 10s aad f 5 fL ex store fir loca l and southern respectively. Potatoes.—Very dull of sale and supplies heavy. Present pri;o £3 10s to £4 5J ex stsre. Dairy Produce.—Butter. Factory is dull | of sale, anprece lently large stocks being held and holders are anxious to quit. Separator of good quality is still meetiDg with ready s ile up to 9Jd. Ohesse.--No alteration in prices to report. Mediums 6d, loaf ti£ 1, large sizj ia short supply. DUMEDIN GRAIN MARKET. FEB PBESS ASSOCIATION. Dunedin, June 24. Wheat: Moderate business is passing in prime northern milling, which is the only quality millers care to touch. Medium and inferior is weekly becoming of less value, [ but there are buyers if obtainable slightly ' under present quotations. Northern milling is worth 3a lid to 4s 2d, medium nominally 3s 7d to 3s Sd, icfericr to medium 3s to 3s 3d broken 2* 6d to 2s 9d; sacks extra. Oats: The demand for both milling and feel shows a weakening tendency, and oeitber millers nor shippers are open to purchase, at the prices. Moderate business, h wever, is pissing, but stocks are accumulating. Prime milling Is 9d to 2s 10d, to9t bright feed Is 8d to is B|d, medium is 6*-d to is 7d, inferior and damp Is 3d to is 6d; sacks extra, Barle> : There is no demand of any consequence and prices are nominal. Brst lakes malting 3s 91 to 4s, medium to good 3a 3d ■o 3s 6d, feed and milling 2s 9d to 3s 3d; sacks extra. HOMEBUSH SALES. Sydney, Jute 25. quality of sheep is steadiW improving during the past few weeks. Primes to-day were more plentiful than for a loog time, aod pric s were firmly maintained. Best weth'ra Ll Is. estia Ll 4s 31, good 18s to L9s; best, ewes 19a 6d, extra Ll 2s, good 17s 6dto 18s 61. Catt'e —A further slight adv>noe. Be3t bullocks LU 15s, fxtra £l2 17s 6d; good to | best cows L 3 ss, extra LlO, good L 7 j best beef 29s i er 100!b.

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