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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 180, 1 August 1903, Page 4

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Hiw Tumouxh, Battjbday, August 1. BET AIL PRICES. j Fann and, Dairy Produoe.—Milk, 3d per qnart; batter, dairy, lOd; separator, la per lb; cheese, 8d per lb; eggs, la 2d p?r on; fowls, 3s per p»ir; docks, per pair ; lard, 7d; bacon, lOd to lid; hams, Is per lb. Kndt.—Bananas, 3d per lb; cocoanuts, 2d to 4d eaoh; lemons, is to Is 6d per dozen; applet, 3d to 4d per lb. jflipwpod, from 8s to 12s per load. OoaL—Westport, Brookdale, 425; Mokan, 12s. Boned ust, pore, L 7 IPs par too. BUYING PRIOE3. Dnttftr ..DAkfc ilatrv ftrl tn Ifld » utmnfAP

BUYING PRICE 3. Batter.—Be>t dairy, 8d to lOd; separator, lid per lb ; cheese 4d and 4fd per lb; eggs' Is per dmen; fowl?, 2* 6a per pair; docks

•spar pair ; bacon, 9d per lb; hams, lOd, ' per lb; larX 4d to 5d per lb; fungus, 2Jd per lb.

MB NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT.

ill N*WTON Kikg reports Cattle.—At Ooisst Road, on Monday, I

held a clearing sale on account of Mr C. W. • Uliot. There was a fair att ndance end satisfactory prices were re-lised. Dairy 00wa made bom Lsto L 7; trap horse L 25. Sundries and furniture sold sell, At Bbatfoid, on Tuesday, p good many cattle came forward, the majority being young cattle. There were several bayers present for the latter cl- s«, but b'dding was qoiei and most lines we:e parsed at the hammer. Tendon resetves being freely firm. However the msjo ity of lines were quitted afterwards at satisfactory prices. Ringing heifers did not meet with much icqairy and store cows remaine i at ab.iut late rates. Calves ta yearlings mle 34a to 42j 6d, (toed yearlings L2 9s 6 i to L2 12s; 18 to 20months steers L 3 12a to L 4 12s 63, 2 to 2|jear do 1A 12s 6d to L 5 2a 6d heifers, in Calf, Li 3s to LI 10s, springers L 5 to L 5 15s, falcons L 5 10s to L 6 12. On Wednesday, at Mongonni, I held a; dealing sale on account of Messrs A. and W- Brown. There was a large attendance and everything soldat satisfactory prices. The cows were a good lot, a good proportion being Jersey strain and competition was keen from start to finish. Horses also sold will. Springers made L 7 to L9los, wellbred Jersey do LlO to Ll4 10s, backward Salvers U-.Ut LI, heifer*, in calf, 1.4 2s 6d to L4l7s H Jersey heifers springing LB, Jersey calves ta yearlings L 3, »lxa4>eerliogs L2 2s6d, The horses were a osafal lot and all sold at good pries, heavy'iepseos horses wade L 29 to L 32105, trap man L2O 10b, hack L 12155, Pigs and implements made good prices.

BURN SIDE MARKS . m rant Assoounoir. Dunkdin, July 29. Tat cattle: 186 were yarded, chiefly ■ediam weight bollocks and heifers. The demand throughout the sale was keen, prices

being boa 10s to 15s a bead higher than

last week. Prime heavy bullocks offered ♦ loldwelL Best bullocks LU 7s 6d to Lls 7s 6d, medium LlO 5s to Lll, light and inferior L 76s to L 9 10J, best cows L 8 12s 61 to Lll Ue, medium 1,7 15s to L 8 10s, light L 5 101 to L 7. Sheep: 1064 were yarded. Best wethers S3s 9d, medium 19s 9d to 22s fid, others 16s Sd to 18s 35, best ewes np to 2 is, medium 18a to IDs 6d, others 16s to 16s 3d, very inferior 2s 9d to 12< 83. Lambs: 392 were yarded. Bast 15s 3d, medium 12s 9d to 13s 6d, others lis to lis 6d..

Pigs; 64 wen yardei. Suckers 18s to 19s, storse 22s to 28s, jjorkers 35s to £os, baoonen Bss to 61s. There were no^ slips or kg pigs yarded.

DUNEDIN GKAIN MARKET. Donedin, July 30. Wheat: Inquiry for milling is poor, bat boldpn do not seem inclined to reduce value l . There has been a steady inquiry for fowl wheat, and a considerable quantity his been shipped. Prime northern velvet 4s Id to 4s 2d, tuscan 4s to 4? Id, red sorts 3» lOd to 3i lid, best fowl wheat 3s 2§d to 8s 3d, good 3s to 3s 2d, broken 2s 6d to 2s lid, sacks extra.

Oats: The market is dull, the business patsing limited. Growers do Lot seem inOlin«i to.pcctpt offers made, and this has ■topped shipping business Prime milling Is 9d to Is 10s, best feed Is 7d to Is 7£d, good feed Is 6d to Is inferior Is to Is U, teed la lOd to 2s 3d, faces extra. Barley is unsaleable except a few small quantity of feed and milling quality. Milliog 2s 9d to 2i lid, feed Is Bd, sicks extra.

VIOKERS k BTEVENS' AUOTION REPORT.

Maun Vickebs and Stbvbns report ti> it there was a good entry of cattle in their Inglewood yard* on Wed res day. Calves to yeirlings made from LI 9s to L2 Is, heifers m calf L 3 lis to L 3 15s, spring ealvers L 4 to LS 7a 6d, a ringers L 4 lCs to L 5 15', store cows L 3 to 1.4 ss. Ur Armstrong's dairy oosn made from L 3 15j to L 7 2s 6d. On Tuesday, at Mr W. Oowley's sale on the Tariki-road, th;r» was a good attend ance; Cows made fom L 4 to L 7 2s 6d, oa : vea- LI 19s fid, bull L 3 10s, roan mare L3l, and sundries sold at fair rates.

lbey alio report the sale of Mr W. Middlemen* farm ot 110 aces on th* Egnonuoad to Mr J. Williams, and 50 acre* on aceonnt <f Mr las. Nicol oa the MounUin-road to Mr Herbert U'd, both at satisfactory prioet; and a quarter acre section in Inglewood on account of the mortgagee* to Mr O. R. Hill at £42.

BBWUY AND GRIFFITHS' SHAREREPORT.

* sales, B buyers, a seL'ers, p prcm um Bank and Innuranc* shares continue in demand* with a moderate amount of fcu iness pissing. W&ihi shares ha e improved in price the developments in the Grand Junction pointIpg (9 large of gord stone below the present levels. | _ 1

BUCKI.AND AND SONS REPORT. [Special to News ] Auckland, July 31. low 88,11 C k' an( * anJ on fpcrt as fbl. Hon**.—There was a fall yarl. Heavy omgbta 130 to IAB, medium L 32 to L 36, rapwior backs an! harness Lls to L 27 ordinary L 6 10? to 142. Cattle.—At Remuera dairy cows w;re dull •t from L 8 to ] 8 10». horses L 4 10s to • S J 2 " grown glee'a. forward, L 7 Es to 1,0 7» 6d. Beef, in average supp'y, met a sts'dy ".U,* 0 28s for steara and to 25s for cows per 100!b, : Ia ah<,rt san P ! y Wethers 14sj i2j .' 12s to 178 hoggets 10s to i 14», store sheep 6i to Pp. I . at late values. '

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

WEEKLY MAEKET REPORT. The New Zealtnd Loan and Mercantile Agency Company reports as follows Horses: On Friday heavy draughts sold from L3O to L 39 15s, medium do L2lloa to L2B, light harness horses Ll2 10s to Ll6, hacks L 6 10s to Lls, wefds LI 17s 6d to L 4 Cattle: At Newmarket Yards on Tuesday , there was a moderate number of dairy and 'tore stock yarded, asd sn average matter of beef. Dairy cnws so'd from L 5 10s to i L 8 empty do L2 18s tj L 3 15s, calves .LI 13a to L2 83. Wo quote Oj. hei-f to 28s, 1 | cow 19s to 24s per 100 b.'. Fat oxen made (from L 7 to Ll2 15s, fat cows L 5 satoL9, 1 'ss. I

Sheep: There was a full yarding at the Newmarket Yards on Tnesd&y, and everything forward met a ready sale at late improved prices. Wethers sold from I3s 9d to 24s 9d, ewes 10s 9d to 21s. Pigs: Yatded in full numbers. Porkers made from 18s to 375, taconerß L2 Is to L 3 14s, weasers 7s 6d to. 15s fid. Hides: No alteration to report. t'hf ep-kirs: Market firmer. WesoVibsst butchara' salt d skies at 3s 9d to 4s 7d, medium do 2 s 9d to 3s 6d, small and damaged Is to 2s 6d. Tal'ow: Best 22s 9d, second quality 18s to 2ls6d. Oats: No charge to report, business being rather qniet in tbis line. Prices remain unaltered. Wheat: Very little enquiry. Good whole fowl wheat is worth 3s 9d ex store. Chaff: Market platted and anything of poor qiality neglected. Good local is worth abont 1.4 tx rail. Potatoes: These have been selling freely lately. Southern worth about L 4 on wharf, good local abont L 3 10s ex rail. Butter:,A gool erquiry, separator and farmers' lines being in very shirt supply. We quote these grad-s at 9J.1 nnl 8d respectively for good quality; factory bu'k 9£d, rolls lo§£. Cheese: No charge in ptice ta report. Factory leaf is in short supply and worth 6Jd.

AGENT GENERAL'SREPORT. Wellington, July 27. The Department of Industrie and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the Agent-General dated London, July 25th:-

Matton: The market is rising. The average p r ice to-day for Canterbury brands is 3£d per lb, Dunedin, Southland and We'lington Meat Export Compvv brands 3Jd, other North Island brands 3|d, ewes 3sd, River Plate 3jd. Lamb: The market Is srfgbtl? weaker, and the'e is less demand. The average prioe to day for Canterbury brands is 5J i, other brands ssl.

Beef: The market is overstocked aud depressed. The average price t* day for hindquarters New Zealand beef is 4|l, fores 2§d. There is no alteration in the butter market. Transactions in cbeere are very l : mited, and prices are very irregular. The average price for finest New Zsalacd cheese to-day is s?s per cwt.

Hemp: Tha market is qui't bat pteady. The price for good fair Wellington gade on spot to-dav is €3l 10s ; August-September shipments £3010s; October- December shipments £29 10s to £3O. Cocksfoot: The market is very flit. The avera.e price to-day for bright clean New Zealand cocksfoot seed weighing 171 ba to the bnabel on spot is 46a per cwt.

WYLLIE, STOTT & CO.'S REPORT. WytLTB, Htott It Co. report:—The following prices were rea'ised at ou- yards at Urenuiand Wiitara on Monday and Tues day. July 27th and 28th:— C'.lves 23s to 40s, yearlings M 5s to L2 8* 6d, 2-year heifers L2 Ha sprin'ing heifers Lt 15s to L 5 17s 6d, springing cowsLl 7s 6d to L 6, hack Ll2. GRAIN REPORT. Mr F. Powoall, 1 f the New Zealand and Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Associations, Wellington, reports as follows, all quotations being f.ob.,port of shipment, sacks extra, unless specified t - Oats.—Low freights-offering, are turning attention of shi pers homewards, latest cable advices tliowing slightly better returns than buyers a-e prepared to give in the colony. B grade Oiiiish a*e worth Is 9d, Dans Is 9£d, Canadians and Gartons 1 s IOJd, Ppurrowbinß Is lOd si. B/c grade of the latter are offering very freely at la 7jd s.i. Wheat. Mil's are well stocked, but growers are n->t anxious to quit prime qualities under 4s Id. Feed ranges from 3s 4d to 3s Id, seconds 3s 2d. Pota'oes.—Market is firm, Perwents having good inquiry at L 3 5s si, other kinds L 3 p.i. Seels vary fron L 5 10a to L 6 s.i.

Maize —Shortage of supply has caused a hardening to 3-> 2d s.i Shiproents of Argentine grown are landing at same est. Barley.—Malting ia lifeless at 3s 9d. Common grain is nominally 2s 10d, with •mall turnover. Pearl barley Lls b.i. Beans—Horsebeans are s lling freely at 3s 4d, teeis 3s 61.

Peas —Partridge are diminishing rapidly at 4a Id Bine Prussians 6s, spHt peas 15s bii. Pigmeal L 8 s.i. Bran rule 3 at 13 10s si, with overburdened stocks.

Pollard —Trade is regular at L 4 10s a.i. Oatmeal.—Langdowns and leading brands are quoted at LlO s.i. Feeling is for a weakening in sympathy with cats Rolled oa's LI 4 ci.f., s i.

Chaff—Blight well cut is readily placed at 72s 6d s.s. Sout'i. and 77s 6d sr. North. Many inferior qualities are offering at 60s to 65s s r., to clear. Straw chaff 45a s.r.

H- y.—Pressed wheat-straw is inquired for at 37s 6d, oat-straw 355, rye-clover is stag nant at 57s 6d, all-clover 90s.

Grass Seed.—Machine cleaned rye is firm at 3s 9d to 4s. Cocksfoot commands 2Jd to 3Jd, White Clover 90s, Cowgracs 70s.

HOMEBUSH BALES. Sydney, July 30. There is a good market. Best w ethers IPs 6d. /n extra prim? consignment mide from 21s to ?3s 93. Giod 16s 6d to 17s 6d, best ewes 18, t-> 20j 6d, good to 16* 61. Cattle showed improved values. Bess bullocks Ll2 5i to Ll4 2(, go'd LlO 10s, best cons LBlos ta L 9 2s 6d, good LB, be-t beef 26s to 29 j.

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