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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 32, 8 February 1904, Page 4

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Ml* NEWTON KINO'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. Cattle.—At Waiwnkaiho on Tuesday bidding was qu'iet and a good imvny lines were passed. Weancrs made 2Jis to .'U)s Od, 18 month's heifers £8 to £.'* i:*s, 15 to, 18 months steers i::i Is to £:{ lis fid, store cows £v{ to £#? 2s (id, springers £5 to £") If>s, springing heifers £5 to £5 os. At Stony River on Wednesday the yards- were full. Uideling was brisk for of the lines, ami nearly everything was sold at satisfactory prices. Wieaners made 20s to .'Ms, 18 months steers £.' iss Gd. 2 year do. ,L-1 Ms, .'t to do. £5 19s, 2 year empty heifers iM, heil'ers in calf £3 15s to £4- lis, springing do £5 ss, fat cows £4 17s t,o £5 8s Od, store cows £o 5s to X,H 15s. At Awakino on Thursday 1 held my annual siheep fair and cattle sale. \ e*.ry few sheep came forward. 'inhere | was, however, a goad yarding of j rattle. the majority being big bul- j locks, a very line pen of the latter from Mr R. ,1. Islington attracting 1 special attention. Young cattle were in short supply and sold roally well, but bidding for the grown classes ! wn-s spiritless and most were passed iat the hammer. After the sale, fcowewr, the whole were placed at a slight reduction of vendors' reserves. Weancrs made 21s to 235, 18 months steers £3 10s to £:•* Kis, 2to 2J year steers £1 l is Gd, !* to 4 year bullocks £5 7s (M to £(>, 2 to 4 tootih wethers lis 5d 1o 12s, ewes and wethers mixed 9s 6d, shorn lambs 5s lod. VICIvEIiS AND STEVENS' IiEi'OKT. j Yickers and Stevens report a fair muster of stock in their Inglewood i yards on Wednesday, Competition 1 was fairly good, and most lots changed hands as under Inferior , calves 10s Gd to 255, good Ms to 40s, 18 months stews £3'Cs to £3 10s, springers £4 to £5 10s. steer calves i:2 to £l. At their -rjorse fair on Friday there was a good number of entries, but several were passed on account of vendors-' reserws being too high. 1 They also report the sale of Messrs Kerr and Rogers' farm on the Tariki Itoaid to Mr Swanston at a satisfactory figure. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., Ltd. Tho New Z'ealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., l<td., have received the following cable from their London office, dated Ist inst. j Wool.—Sale's close firmly this day. Since close of last sales prices are about 5 per cent, higher for medium grejasy crosshrofT, medi.utm scoured crossbred, and tine crossbred slipe. Medium cuossbred siipe and coarse cross-bred si ipe are" higher by Id. Average current value of the undernoted descriptions of New Zealand greasy wool : (Jood merino lttd, medium meriino lOjd, inferior merino iJJ-d, line ci\)ssbred 11 id, medium crossbred 9Jd, coarse crossbred (40s) B:|d, and coarse crossbred (3fSs) 7f-d. v AUCKLAND, Feb. H. Horses.—Owing to Friday being a public holiday we held no sale at Durham Yards em that date, but, a good -deal of business has !>een done privately. Cattle.—At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday 'dairy and store stock were yrtrdiid j|n imore tibain aiveragp numbers. Dairy cows made from £4 10s to £6, empty do. £2 «s to £M 12s, calves £1 11k to £2 10s. Reef was iji -full supply, the quality throughout being good,, though no heavy weights were yarded. Ox beef sold up to 22? i, and cow 17s to Uhs IMT 1001b. Fat ste-ers sold from £G 10s to £lo 7s fvd, fat cows £4 10s to £7 2s (id. Sheej). arded in full numbers. We ([note fat wethers at 10s Od to 18s (id, fat ewes 9s 5d to 15s 9d, lambs, in full supply, made from 7s (id to 12s 6d, stores 3s Od to 0s (>d. Pigs.—We quote porkers 17,s to C 3 Is, weaners 10s Od to 21s. At Warkworth on Wednesday the advertised number of cattle did not come forward, but sheep were varded in large numbers. Cows sold from £4 10s to £'G 15a, heifers £3 ss, 2 year old steers £3 f>s ; shec*p, ewes Om Gd to 10s Bel. &5s 3d'to 5.s Gd. At Papakui'a on Thursday wo held a clearing sale of live and dead stock on account of 'Mrs T. Hav. There was a large attendance, and very satisfactory prices were realist ed. Cows sold up "to £7, farm horses £1.7 to £35, gig £l7, We sulnmittcd a large catalojfue of hides, skins, etc., on Tuesday, all lines being cleared at late rates. Hides.—We quote : Prime ox, none offering ; extra stout do. to 71d, stout do. Od to ()|-d, medium 5Jd to /Jd, light do. 4J'd to 5Jd ; cow be&t lines sd, bulk stags 3d to 3is, calf 4-Jd to si-d, kip 4d to 4gd. Sheepskins.—Market firmer. Wo quote : Country butchers' 3s 9d to 4s Gd, Tafiibskins la » ( l to 2g Id pelts Is 3d to la ftd. 1 fallow. Best 22s seconds lGs Gd to 20ss. Horsehair. Is to is ;ki, Cowh,iir 9ja ; tails la 5d jipi* dozeii|. Hones.—£4 ; horns 3s 8d to 15s per 100. Wqol.—ln ljo|ffs, crossbred s}d to (i|d, lambs to Gd, pieces to kxAs ljd to 2jd, dead to Maize.— In jjooU.'demand at 2s 5d on U'liai'l for 'good quality, Oats—B grade selling fi-pely nt Is aj'd c.i.f. Fowl Wheat.—All coining to hand I Hiding rea'dy sale at Ms c.i.f. Potatoes.—.Market weak at £2 10s to £2 15s. Butler.—No change to report; all lines to hand meeting with ready •sale at, fairly satisfactory prices, f'l-ood separator always in demand. Cheese.—Hales somewhat restricted. Funnel's' makes being cheaper are in demajwl. N 0 change in prices to report. CHAIN IIEPOUT. WFXUNOTO.V, T'Vb .'! Jlr F. Pownall, of I lie N.Z. and Canterbury l-'anjiKM-s' Co-op.' Associations, Wellington, reports as follows, " 11 (Jiiotatioiis lieing f.0.b., p or t of sliipmeiii, sacks extra, unless specified. Oats.-Actual trad,, apparent ,s absorhed coastwise, exports t„ At, I'K'a and ll o nie being' conliiwt I. a shippers risks. KagHs), m M kt>l' vveaJt, but latest ing slightly bettcv ,tt." . sh()w . tvia.n than o<i' iw-'""" llu "~ ti'iJ •>«! to Is '1 I'd, !luns Is .»x>rrys Is Uartony and .ills Is 7d, Canadians Is 7£d, rejects Is 3d. Wheat.—Foreign doinai-d is without animation, vhough freights to Japan are heing in(|uireel for with a view to pending hostilities necessitating supplier. lb'iglit milling grain is steady at 3s sd. clean feud 2s 7d, seconds 2s 2d. Potatoes— Couisuiuption js reg\ilar, kidmeys being worth 3s b.i., round 2s Od b.i. Mai/.e.—Cost North remains at. 2s Gd s.i., owing to .shortness iu supply. imports of Argentine have cevised, Untouch, grain proving faulty. Barley.—Malti'ng is active at 3s 3tl, hard feeU in ligflit reujuest at 2s 2d. Pearl barley £l3 b.i. Jieans.—Hnrd crushers commanel 3s 3d, with small sales. i'eas.—Hlues are offering free'ly at ss, Yoi'kshire Heroes scarce at 5s 3d,. Partridge 3s lid. Split peas £l3 JOs b.i., pig meal £f ,10s s.i. Ib-an.—Has fair turnover at £2 10s witfv full stocks. Pollard.—Stinted output has caused a further ltardeni|iJig to £4 s.i. Oatmeal.—Lufligjdouns and k'ading brands are q,uok«l at £8 10s s.i. for 25's, and c.i.f.s.i. for rolled oats,

Ohaff.—New crops South not yet I being available keeps value of hest I oat-sheaf at Oils s.i.. asking, a s'hiade less. Straw rhal'f is lifeless at 32s Gd s.i. Hay.—Pressed straw is changing hands at 32s (>d, though exte k nsive 'burns lately will harden cost. Allclover bay rule*s at 87s (id, ryevelover 57s od. Grass Seeu.—M. 1». rye is moving more finely at 3s <VI "it,4s<. cocksfoot kee))i'iig at to 4d. Als.vke 7 ! 7s white clover 8-7s Od, cowgross 02s (id. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. SYDNEY, Feb. 4. There was a steady market at the closing of the wool sales, and prices for the better descriptions were well s'ustai'nied, but inferior sorts were flat- Oreasies were quoted to lid, seoureds to Is -S.j'd. HOM.EBUSH STOCK SALES. SYDNEY, Feb. 1 4, At the Honiebush siales sheep were ini strong demand. Wethers brought 18s (id to 255, and ewes .18s to*2ls. Cattle were lower. I lest bullocks were sold at £!() IDs to £lO 14s, good £9 lUs, best cows X.7 10s, good CO 10s: best heef24.s(id. BEWLEY & GRIFFITHS' SHARE REPORT.

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