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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7759, 10 March 1905, Page 3

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81-RNSIDE STOCK MARKET. (Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Maroh 7. I''at cuttle.—22l were yardc.!. chiefly good quality bullocks. The iiumlj«r exceeded letfuiremcuti. 1 lit graziers were buying Ireuly, and Uiis l,pjit the range of prices abo it '.ip to those of last week, with n Migluly casier tendency. Rest !iulloj«s £8 10s to £9 15s, medium £7 in. to £8 ss, inferior £0 Ids tc. £7, best cows ami heifers £6 to Us, me-I dium £5 to £5 12s Gd. infjri.tr £4 to £4 15s. Fat sheep.—32l9 were penned, good to prime wethers and a*(« pens o: good (|uulity ewes. For wcthjrs the demand was hardly so good, and prices were easier '.while ewes sold fully up to late rates, Rest wethers 22s (3d to 23s (id, pen of extra heavy 21s 3d, good 19s 6d to 21s- fid, medium and light 17s to IBs (id, best ewes 20s to 23s (id, good 17s to 19s (id, others 13s to 16s. Lambs.—66o were penned, and bidding was keen. Jlest ltis to 17s 3d. good iris 3d to IGs, others 13s to 14s 9d. I'igs.—l3B were yarded. I'orkers and bnconers were easier. Suckers 8s to lis, slips 12s to 15s, stores 12s 'to 21s, porkers 22s to 255, baconers 36s to 475, choppers 555. DUNEDIN GRAIN MARKET. DUNEDIN, March 8. Oats.—ltusiness passing is on a very small scale. Late values are fairly well sustained for feed lines of sound, but for milling the price if anything is easier. Prime milling Is 8d to Is BJd, good to best feed Is 7d to Is Is Bd, inferior and medium Is 4d to Is 6d ; sacks extra. Wheat.—A few parcels of new from the North arc offering, but millers are not inclined to buy freely at the price asked. Stock sold is very much reduced, and prime has a good sale but odium is neglected. There is a good demand for fowl wheat, l'riine milling 3s 6d to 3s 8(1, medium 3s 2d to 3s sd, whole fowl 3s to 3s Id, broken and damaged 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; sacks extra. GRAIN REPORT. WELLINGTON, March 8. Mr P. Pownall. of the New Zealand ' and Canterbury Farmers' Co-opora- : tive Associations, Wellington, re- ' ports as follows, all quotations being f.o.b. port of shipnient, sacks ex- i tra, unless specified. Oats.—The tone of market is steady, new grain threshed showing Igood quality and securing old valines. Crops far South arc still behindhand, leaving opening prices yet jto be determined. U grade Danish Is BJd, Waverley, Roseberrv, and Tartars Is 9Jd, Cartons and Duns Is lOd, S-bills Is IOJd. Canadians Is lid, rejects Is 7d. Wheat.—Home reports are lirmer, ■ American trusts and internal Russian crisis augmenting. Farmers reticent at accepting millers' limits, and tlittle business is resulting. Sound velvet and Tuscan rule at 3s j7d, Hunters 3s (id. O.W. feed is active at 3s 2d, seconds 29 lOd. [ Potatoes should be good money shortly, stock accumulation at the moment compelling sale, Whites returning 9s to 10s 6d b.i., reds 6s s.i. Maize holds at 2s lOd s.i., supply just equalling consumption. Harley.—Hright malting has worked up to 4s 6d, dark milling 3s (3d, feed 2s 6d. Growings this season are short. Pearl £l3 b.i., with upward tendency. Meal £6 10s s.i. Deans are nominal at 3s 3d, few offering. Peas.—Y-Herocs have buyers at 7s, Partridge quiet 4s, blue boilers glutted 3s 9d. Split peas £l4 b.i. Uran.—Finds steady outlet at £3 5s s.i. Pollard has scanty output, cost standing at £5 15s s.i. Oatmeal is quoted at £9 10s s.i. for 255, hardening expected. Rolled oats £l2 c.i.f. s.i. ChalT.—Oat-sheaf is sellin« freely at 7Ts (id s.i. North, and 72s Od s.i. South, with cost at bottom. First weather break will cause move *upwards. Straw chaff 55s s.i. Hay.—Rye clover dull 62s (id. Allclover 82s (id. Pressed straw has buyers at 37s Od. Grass seed.—Heavy M.D. rye has risen to ss, lighter 4 s to 4 s 6d, cocksfoot 4d to 4}d, W-clover 92s 6d, Alsykc 72s 6d, cowgruss 67s Od. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY Co. Ltd. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. AUCKLAND, March, 8. Horses have been in steady demand, those 1 of a good stamp being insufficient for requirements. Fully an average number were entered for distposal by auction, at the Durham |Yards on Friday. Heavy draughts sold from £3O 5s to £4l 15s ; medium ditto, £2O 17s 6d to £39 10s; hacks £6 10s to £l9 1155.: spring cart realised £12,; buggy, £lB 10s. I Cattle.—A,t the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday, dairy and store stock jwere penned in usual numbers. There I was a full supply of beef. With the exception of first (quality, prices showed no improvement. Ox beef sold up to 22s per IOOIh ; cows, 16s to 19s. Steers sold from £6 2s 6d to £9 12s fid ; cows,£3 15s to £7 J2s 6d. Dairy cows sold from £4 1 5s to £7 10s; empty ditto. £2 1s to £3 7s 6d ; calves, £1 8s to £2 4s. I Sheep.—The Newmarket Yards were I well filled on Tuesday, and sheep of all descriptions met a ready sale. Wethers sold from 15s 9<l to £1 2s 3d; ewes, 13s fid to £l. Lambs, in full supply, sold nt late ratten, selling from 8s Od to 15s. | Pigs.—Porkers sold from £1 lis to £2 16s; weaners, 7s (id to ]3s Bi,

j At Papakura on Wednesday, there was a large muster of all descriptions. .Prices .showed n 0 improvement on late ratOs, although nearly | every tiring without exception changed birds We quote : TMry cows, £4 5s to £9 Ts (M ; backward dii- | *•*>•■, £'i os to £1 1.7s (id.- empty do., £1 15s to £.'! 12s (id ; grown steers, j£s to £(> 10s; two 1o t'hrecM,ear-old ditto, £2 15s to £1 2s Ud, ] calves, £1 14 to £1 IBs. I We submitted an extra large catalogue of hides, skins, etc., on Tuesday, all lines being sold under keen competition. Hides.—We quote prime ox, 7.', dto TJd ; extra stout ditto, (ijd to GJjd ; stout ditto, i>}il to GJd ; niediiiiu do. 4;d to >id ; light ditto, 4 Jul to ljd: cows' picked, 4Jd to 4 ; jd ; ditto good lines, 4Jd kips, 4Jd to 4J-d : calfskinst, sJ*l to s}d : calfskins, cut,/ljd to ljd ; stags, :>d to 3-Jd. Sheepskins.—Market firm. Large full-wooiled skins, 4s to 5s (is.: pelts 2s to 2s 8d ; lambs I '. Is yd to 2s 7'd ; damaged 9d to Is 6d. Tallow.—Market linn, llest mixed, 19s Gd "to 20s (id ; good, 18s lo 'l!)s; seconds, 15s Gd to 17s ; rough rati Id to ljd. Hones.—£s,; cowlails, Is Gtl Uoz ; horsehair. Is to Is !!d. Maize.—Market Lightly stocked, and firm -at SJs Ud on'the wharf for wholesale lines. One».—ln full supply, selling slowly at 2s OJd, c.i.f., for 11 grade. Chaff.—Firm at Jt-t ss, s.i. ex rail, ■ for prime. l"ot,aljoes.—Stlocks weret completely run out, and market) ad.aicMl to £l3 for prime sampled. 1 ul Ims now fallen to £lll and *i weak at Ihis ligure. lUiiter,—Selling freely at Cjd to fu far good to best separator and GJ<J up for poor to medium quality. C'hvesii—Slow ul ljd for f'actorv, and 3]d to 4<i for fanners'.