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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 140, 17 June 1904, Page 2

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HOMEBTjSH SALES. .(Received Juuo 16, 11.7 p.m.) SYFNEY, June 10. At the J lomebush sales sheop were I'■•■.['. T!i'st wethers 19s 6d, good 17s i'd in IBs Gd, bust owes 19s, good 17s Lo JBs. Cattle made improved values. Ilesl hiillorks £ll, good £l<l. i-ows £B. good £7 lm. Hesl bivi averaged '2-1* (id per 10011), HIDES, SKINS, &c. MELIIOL'KNK, Juno JO. Hides.—Heavy and medium declined jd to id per lb ; others are unaltered. The demand is dull. 'J'ullow.—Hates are steady, on the basis of the lust report. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AUENOY Co., Ltd, WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. AUCKLAND, June 15. Horses.—At our Durham Yards on Friday a good number were entered for auction to a good attendance oi buyers. Ridding fluctuated, but on the whole values were In favour of the vendor, Heavy draughts sold fc-om £29 to £42, medium do. £2l 10s to £3B, light harness horses £lO 13b to £IH, hacks £6 10s to £l3. A sulky realised.£9 10a. spring cart £l2 ss.

On the same day' we held a special sale of thoroughbred stock at the Harp of Erin Stables, Ellerslie. There was a large attendance of buyers, the sale Ueing in every respect'a satisfactory one., The following sules were effected :

On account of Hugo Friedlander, Esi.|. :—Brown colt by Phoebus Apolli—Miss tlladys 255gns ; brown colt by Cyrenian—Kilmorey, lOOgns ; bay colt by Seaton Doluval—Campania, 450gii9 ; chestnjit colt Gladstone, 400gns ; chestitdt colt Ottoman, 175gns; bay filly Kamo, 300 gns ; chestnut gelding Ropa, 305gns. On account ol ather owners :—lluy mare Cygnet, 80gns ; bay colt by Cyrenian—Windmill, 50gns ; chestnut gelding Rufus, 22gns; HotchklssNellie filly, 23gns; Rapid Day, 10 gns ; Mary Seaton, 35gns ; Sly Miss llgns.

Cattle.—At tho Newmarket yards on Tuesday there was a moderate yarding of dairy and storo cattle, und a full supply of beef. The fat cattle throughout were of excullent quality, ox beef soiling to 22s and cow at 17s to 21s per 1001b. A draft of 40 stews and stags sent in by Mr F. W. Manning, Jun., Otuu, averaged £9 12s Gd, We quote :-Fat steers £6 15s to £ll 10s, fat cows £4 5s to £7 10s, dairy cows £4 15s to £B, empty do. £2 17s Od to £4 ss, calves £1 14s to £2 lis. Sheep.—Yarded in full numbers and met good competition. Fat wethers made 14s Od to 2i)s, fat ewes 9s Sid to 19s <Jd, hoggets (in full supply) 7s (id to 15s.

Pigs.—Porkers £1 4s to £2 19s, weaners t)s (id to 19s 9d. We submitted an extra large catalogue of hides and skins, etc., on Tuesday. Hides.—Market advanced id per lb. Wo quote :—Prime ox 7Jd to Bd, extra stout do. Yd to 7jd, stout do. OJd to OJd, medium do. s{-d to 'id light do. 4jd to 5Jd, cow, best lines IJd, good 4}d to 4|d, scored and cut 3Jd to 4d, stags 2jd to .'Hd, kip 3Jd to 4Jd, calfskins 4ld to 5Jd, cut 3Jd to 3}d. Sheepskins. Market linn. We quote : Best butchers' 3s Sd to 3s Dd country butchers' 3s 2d to 3* od. small and damaged 2s to 2s 4d.

Tallow,—Broken casks and packages 15s (id to 18s, seconds 12s lid to 14s, rough fat I'd per lb. Horschair.-ls 2d to Is 3d. Bones £5. Toils Is sd.

Oats.—Tho Southern market is a shade firmer, but locally prices still remain easy. "B" grade are worth Is 9Jd ex ship. Maize.—The market has weakened to the extent of Id per bushel since last repart.

Chaff.—Southern still In short supply and price advancing. Good samples are selling at £5 n ton. Potatoes.—The glut recorded in last week's report has worked off, and prime Canterbury's have advanced to £2 5s to £2 7s Od per ton c.i.f.

Butter.—There is a good demand for prime lines of separator, which realise from 8d to BJd ; poorer lines are selling at Yd to 7>d per lb. Cheese.—Prices have touched bottom, and more business is resulting.