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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 25, 30 January 1904, Page 4

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iIR NHWTOX KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION aF.POHT. Cottle —Ai Stratum! on fiit-siUty the yaixis weie well nik«d. tlu? uutjority from motrths i-atileup-waids. Hiddiui? was quiet iad n good many lines were passed .in. A fair amount ui Imsiftess. however, wus done a'lter tin* sale at salislartory prices. Mixed yearlings made £2 12s to £.2 15s, 15 to 18 month* iitixtnl £2 18s to 2s, 18 months heifers £3 8s to 1 is Od, 2 year do. i::i 19s <vd to JLM 7s, 2 ,\ear : steers £.'! l.'ts, store cows T,$ to £3 10s. forwiud do. Jt 1 7s iWI to £4 10s, J'at do. £."> to £."> 13s. At Rahotu on Thursday there was a smaller muster tlvan usual. probably owing to many of the sett lets being occupied with hush lires. Nearly -all the stock sol-d at ruling rates, two or tlmv pens of I'at cows being the only lines for which there were no buyers. WVaners ma':le His to 31s <>d, empty heifers £3 3s to £3 IDs, 2 to 2£ year steers £1 13s. MESSRS VICKERS &. STEVKXS" REPORT. .Messrs Yickvrs and Stevens report a fair entry ii stock in their In.ulewood Yards. The following prices were o<btiainod :—lnferior calves 15s to 20s, good cahvs 27s to -lis, 15 mixed £3 to £3 ss. store cows £3 10s t/O £1 ss, hit cows £1 15s to £5 10s. Tliey also Mil a clearing sale on account of Mr Valentine on the Rugby Road, only about. 2o cows huaris at from £5 to £8 2s 6d, the remainder p-assvd in. They rejiort the sale iff Mr (Joliar's residence and 21 acres of land to Mr W. .1. Matthews at a satisfactory figure. WYLME. STOTT 6. Cu.'S RMI'ORT We quote the following pi-ices realised at our Uremii yawls Eighteen months heifers £3 l)s <>d, gprin-ging heifers £1 7s to £5, do. cows £3 16s to £5 ss. cows and calves £4 10s, fat cows £5 ss. 2 year steers £3 9s (id- Fat porkers 21s, stores 10s. W'aitara :—Calves 15s fid to 3Js, 35 months mixed £2 lis Od to £3 7s, 2 year do. £3 7s to £3 los. cows and calves £4 8s (id to £1 lis. bulls £2 5s to £2 15s. springing cows £4 2s <>d to £1 lis, store cows £3 l'ls. ewes 8s (>d. mixed sheep 10s 3d, hoggets 5s 3d. GRAIX REPORT. WELLINGTON, Jan. 27. Mr F. Pownall, of the New '/ -akuid anjd Canteifyury Fanners' Cooperative Associations, Wellington, reports as follows, all quotations being f.0.1)., port of shipment, extra, unless specified Oats.—Export trade is brisk, b< tli to Africa and homewaiids, mostiy at consignors' risk. Old L-grade Danish are held linn at is 4<l, Duns Is &d, Roßtta-rys Is Gallons amid S-Bills Is 7d, Canadians Is 7id. rejects Is Id. Wiieiit.—Best milling 3s sd, good hand food 2k ~<l. seconds 2s 3d. Australian values art- moving dj>wtards with the war scare, and a reaction on our side is not unloosed for. Potatoes.—New kidrnevs .'is b i round 2s 6d, with li ff ht stocks. Maize l>as advanced to 2s (3d, s i. Barley—Dright mailing to lis 3d, feed 2s 3d, pearl £l3. Beans.—New 3s 3d. oi.l 3s -J,|. Peas.—Vorkshire Heroes 5s 3d Partridge blues ss, split J3s 1(M, b.i., pig-meal 5s lud, s.i. Bran is stationary at 2s KM s.i. Polland, £3 I.'if, s.i. Oatnit«J.—Milleis (piote £8 ins, s.i., for 255, and £l2, c.i.i., s.i., lor rolled oats. Chaff.—Oatsheaf (>os, s.i. Hay.—l'nessed straw 32s fid, allclover 87s ikl, ne-clover 555. Grass Seed.—Oood sanuues of dressed r.tvijrass are Khi>wii,« at 3s 6d to 4s, cocksfoot 3d to kl, A|S}l« 82s (id, cow-gross ti.Ys. ~'lritf cloier 90s. AMHNGTOX STUCK JfAliKF.r. Thi'ie was u fair yarding of stock at the Aiifdington on Wednesday and n good attendance of buyers. Fat Cattle.—Tin- vajvling totalled 178, the entry lieing oi' fair quulitv. The sale was ikot a brisk one, and many lots were jyissod. 't\ j-, stwrs SOW on acconmt of Mr (!. Holmes (Tai TaHu) brought from £0 to £9 l'ss ; other's realised from £7 to £lO 17s <jil ; heifers, £5 15s to £7 17s Od ; cows, heifers, £5 15s to £7 17s (id ; cows, £5 15s to £8 15s The {trice of beef ruled from iy s to 23s (id ]»er KJOIb. tat S')wm[j.—There was a fairly large entry, with a fair j)roporti«j) of {.nine withers iUl d some good Quality ewes. A brisk tk'mand at last week's rates was shown. Wethers, l,s to 21s Ud : best ewes, l(Js to 17s 6d ; otlwrs, lis 3d to 15 s 6d. Store Shvej).—The yaiding totalled G593, and, although ITii■ sale was a draggling one, the 'bulk of Ule entry changed liands at a slight reduction on late rates. The principal sales were Lambs —270 at 12s, 112 at l«s 7d, 100 at 10s »d, 114 a t 10s 2d, 103 at 9s l)d, 7« at 9s, 115 at 8s 4d. Wethers—sl at 17s, G2 at ltis 3d. S8 at 15s sd, 300 at 14s llid, 253 at Ms 3d, 2fi9 at 13s lid 13s Uli - Kwes-114 at los W, 8n at 15s, xr> at 11s lid. llieri' was a moderate entry and a fair Burocers brought froyn 42s to 53s (id, „,„al to 4Jd per lb ; porkers, 32s to 39s Aiual to from 5d to sjd |»er lb • stores sold at from 2Ks to :i(is for large sorts ; medium, 22s to 2t»s ■ wearers, 9s to 13s. • ' NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AUISNCV CO., Ltd. WEEKLY IL\KKKT KEI'OIiT. AI'CK LANI), J an o 7 Horses. At the Durham vard.s t>n Friday we had a good entry " horses, and the att. n'chmce also wis go«l. There ..-mains an unsatisOMl demand lor horses suitable for town mid coujitry wurk. Il„;u-v druiehls rin 1,1 i%''- *' M I:>S £: ' - "••-tiium t l-\- K *" t:!1, ''S'" I'uriu-ss Worses £l., 15s to £2l 12s , w backs £0 10s to £lrt 15s weeds r<> 10b to £7 ss. A spring cart reulisud.£ll 10s, B -i g £Ki ss. sulky £x Laittlv.—At th<» Newmarket V inls on. Tuesday there was a ter OI datr> awl sto re stotk. and a full supply of | K ~|. I)ajn . made from £1 h, s tl) . Store do. £2 (is lo , 7s * , ijl Us to £2 Ms. « lx lxvl - UHL ; steady sale at iu.proied j.rices, iir St quality selii.,B „„ to !bH ' J; ttl _steers fro,,, £ 7 OS lo £lu 7s (id. fat cowy £1 1 "is i„ £0 17s (kl. to Sheep were yardc-,1 in full uumbers amd sold at HKuruved prices fat wethers made ,nrm los (id to l'j s f . e "' t>s ; W to los (Id, lambs (fu line) 9s 9d to 15s M, „ti,.. r sorts 5s 9d to 8s !>J. Pigs.—Porkers 15s to 23s lid lvt . ar . ers 7s tid tn 12s. We sulbmitlfd an e\ri,i in..l«»ue of hides, "k in s 'o".. 'T aale ull ir;/' cleared under k w .„ eoiniH-t it i,,,, ' S «wles.pWe quote l.rime „ x i : / (l «J'd, extra stout do 7d t,, -/ stout do. «d to (>M, „H,li.„„',Vo to ~Jd, li R | lt do. ,| 3li ,-, (J W: kip 3Jd to |},i ' ' ' 15,1 Sheepskins.—Market .same i,,.., W«'k. butchers- 4s to S country do. 3s to 3s 0,1 i , Is y.i i,. i - , s iambskijir, 1« *I to Is od, pelts 1., tu i 5 ,|j

Tallow.—Host linos 2<Js <h 1, other lines KSs to lHs <Jd. Uoiurs.—lM 12s. Tails, 1s s*l. Hotsvhair. .U to 1.Wool.—hi baa-. .*>d to <>Ul. Shi ,vj)-.iiii")«.i lo (U.I. Irtnfhy ;>J-d Lo j>i eees iijd tu -hi, locks l.*l to dead : J ,}d to ,jUI. .Maize.—l n raUier better supply than lor sonic weeks pust. flu vers have tion ul 2s .*l. Oats.—'llu* Southern mark"t shows u sturdy a'dvanee. hut sivms now to have reached its limit. Shipments to ai'riu' this week are being" oiYerud at Is Lod e.i.i'. i'or "jj " grade. Fowl Wheal.—Firm at lis e.i.i. nutter.—Theie lias been n steady l>nsiiiess doing. everything to han'j li?i\iiiig a ieady sale. (iuod separator Ims been selling from "(I to 7id. exceptionally good lines realising yd. poor <[iialil\ fid to (5Jd. t haiese. —Market quiet. l)n* supply oi Jarmers makes allotting the fcaie ;o' y°od iaiiory. \'o change in pricw to report.