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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7766, 18 March 1905, Page 4

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• HEW F4.VHOUTU, SATURDAY, 1 ',7 H.j*AJ<S;4ijLi3.s : .OUWAJJU VIUOES. if Tum"mf Dairy- Produce.—Milk. U |kt quart, batter (dairy) l"* 1 . « IsMory la per lb, chwca id ptr lb, - dtwen, fowls 8s per i; pair, lard 7d par lb, bacon Td to lOd /' per», hama 9d par lb, raihen lOd tv pet IK " Fruit.—liananaa 3d per lb, uocoa.V aula 3d lo 4d Meh, latuvus Is to la M per doz., applet 3d to Id per ?*- lft, 1 !-■■ in■ la ta la <M ner,.doz.

»v vamgem is m u «» per, aoi. f- *. Coal.—ftestpait, Brookdale 435, s ; Uokau 43a. p i- ' ftosedust, pure, £7 10* per ton. i* S ' ' BUYING PRICES. * 4. Butter ibest dairy) 7tl to Sil, sep » r arator 8d to 9J, factory roll* 9Jd c to lOd per lb, eggs Is Id per dozen, h 'p fowl* 8a per pair, ducks 6s per pair, j, %■ bacon 7d par ID, hams 7Jd prr. Ik, j, fe-'difiitr' <|d ?«♦ 5d -per B>, lard 6tf per r lb, (angtn 2fd per tb. | | ■ NEWTON KINO'S WEEKLY AVC- jt • OION HEPOKf. | t K* At the Uaymarkct on Saturday eN pigs mdde 5s to lis 6d. A, njuantity j, %_ of galvanised- Iron sold at from Is ! . S" 10d to 2s 6d per sheet. i S At the Mart tfawls made 9d to Is sd, ducks Is id to Is 3d. llacon j' j?. 4d to ■ &<L A quantity of furniture ' t ft ami sundries made low prices. E' *y Toko sheep fuir on Friday, | t' 10th instf., was well attended. A | f nice lot of sheep were yarded, ;ur:l £ , thert wus plenty of nearly " 'every line" sdling at the hauuticr at | fl Batisfactory prices. Full-mouth ewes 3.' made Ids 3d to 12s Bd, 2 tooth do. ! r _' 16s 4d, 2 and 4 tooth do. J7s ;'d. ' 2 tooth Aycthers 18s to l is, lamb* ' '7s Wto 8s 2d, woolly do. Us lo , i 'los 3d, rams £1 2s Gd to £2 ss, \ aged do. 6s to 15s. i ■" CtttUe.-r-At Waiwakaiho on Tues;i ;4«y was a: fair yarding of l" t.' stock, principally weancis. There was. a little better demand for this , ¥' class, and nearly afl of good quality | |L + ®PW either at the hammer or i F' privately. Weaners niutle 8s to 12s'. g fld, good do. 18s fid to 28s, 18 to i' g.- 2/f months steers £2 TO*, 3 rear | r bullocks £4, 13 to 15 months hcii'crs i' Wore cows Sihi to £*J 10s. i MESSRS VICKEHB A STEVENS' 1 . , t KEroiiT. - „5®* re wis a full muster in our Ta- , rata Tarda on Jklomlav, I3thp Bidding was good •throughout, and | K'WlUjr-ewyßiiiii; changed.hands at ™f following prices Good calves 15 -to 18-months (mixed) £2 gC 2* to £2 ss, store co\Vs £l to £2 %*, ®"» <o £1 15s, f.m. ewes 9s r? to 18b . fid/' - young ewm l« s , mixed fc f*®? aad wethers 15s 7d, shorn K I «™Jw «s -led to 9s yd. Leicester -,fud&>,£X SS, At' Ittgiewood there was a good' K muster on Wednesday, 13ib. Bidding jC dull. Several lines were quitJJ* •* following prices : Good calves jjp < "t'® fld to £1 Bh, inferior His to 14s, ,-.v. 18 to 204nonths heifers £2 8s to £2 r> i'vlßl. RtnM »nare PO K*, PO a.. >

fc, "tore eows £2 5s to £3 4s, goot g L do SA 14s to £3 18s, fat do £4 5s jfc oW cows ISs to £1 10s, f.UI. UWC! Sic - shorn lamfca lis, ene lambs 12: jjbf ilb JV Potfnall, the New Zealand Jv »"1 Canterbury Farmers' (,'o-opera . Anodatidsif, Wellington, ref j >ofta M follows, all quotations be -ot shipment. sacks exg-' tra, unless specified. f. '■ 'Oats:— Weather interference ha.' i, ' shortened supplies, store stocks ob £ tabling full values. Old grain is being rapidly cleared off, and both tht c Eairt/ And Capo are seeking, new at "j unaccepted limits, outlook (or dcj" cline being'doubtful. B grade Danit lsfa bold at ls' SJd, Gartons, Is <Jd Waverley. Hoseberry, and Tartars Is jjk »id. Dona and S-Bills Is lOd, CanjC adiana Is lid, rejects Is 7d. Wheat. —Late crops are suffering p. from wet stocking, giving brig-lit -j- grain, early threshed, brisker eu- . ' Freights homeward still deli ' ter over-sea clearances, but should fer require filling' shortly. Tuscan s, commands 3s 7d, Velvet and llun- . tor's 35." Old. Feed has active marj" ket at 3s Id, seconds 2s 9d. $ "Potatoes.—iJiseaSe is prevalent from v, -ebd'tocWof tfee colony, and fancy Kr prices for sound should prevail before ,; '4Hurt- seison. Temporary glut ke.-ps ' '-'wWtCS- at -7s tVi b.i., reds 6s 6d s.i. Consumption has slackened lfith tied wheat superseding, cost 5?" standing at 2sT.od s.lj < Bariey.—HujorHy of new crop is 3' thin. Heavy malting hardening to - 4s od,' anctliura 3s 6d, feed 3d, • . Cape 2s 9d, I'earl £l3 b.i., meal £(i s.i. , Beans call for small attention at 3s 3d. - ~= Peas for export arc active, YHeroca realising 7s, 7s (ft, Partridge 4s, Blue I'russiaiis (.dull) 3s 9d, split jjeas £ll b.i. ltran has regular turnover at £."J Ss,a.i._ Pofttrd -is firm («t £5 15s, t,.i. ;

r output scanty. Oattticnl rules at £'J 10s s.i. for ' tin's, rolled oats JKI2 q.i.f., .s.i. . Chaff.—XoHhern cuttings arc exkausting : rapidly at 77s (3d s.i., . SotAbern being yet not lit for handling, quoting forward at 72s t«i s.i., freight difference equalising. Straw " May.—ltye clover moves quietly ut r <B2s 6d, oil'clover S2s IKI, pressed *■ straw 37s (id. - „ Grass Seed.—Clean cocksfoot lists ' at 4a to 4*l, lil.ti. rye (heavy) os, „* light 4s to 4s tkl, Alsykc 7lis (3d, w- • clover 95s,.cowgrnss 67s tkl. ADDIKOTON ■STOCK ILVnivET. . e . . .CHIttSTCIIUKCJr, Mulch 15. ■" Ikn was Uw usual large attendance at Addington on tile market day before the ram fair, aird there y were .good entries in nil departments '■ except fat cattlv. Th 6 rfjlcs of pure- ' "'tired Sheep were of more interest r than usual. ■v- Kat cuttle.—Only 1-18 head wore •yarded, but the demand was \cry jweak, and prices were slightly i-.is- ■ fcr, particularly for cows. The oir*try consisted mainly oi steers and light -heifers. <»ocrl to prime beef .oold at 20s to --s per luultj, other - , £9 12a M, heifers Xo 1 .">s to Bd. cows SCA 17s Ud.to £(>» 17s CO. *■- Store sheep.—Hit' entry o' store about 17..000, inilu-d----"SKjteiigo importations from Nelson, plWlboroiigil, anil the North Island. aHwre .was a good demand, hut btiypjjtS- wefe not influenced In the hiiili ®Srtee paid at Oulvcnlen last w ttatd, compared - wiUrprtviuus Adding i",Uin sales, value* of good ewes were wyly maintained, while asr-d mid lE*?*were to Is" dearer lima ",'i me' previous week's sale. jpjffVrt- aheep*—A fair yarding - in point Hj%«nafe6rs included M>me v.-rv miim- , mjdlty. The market Was eontivll.d , Jowi auJ e»p9rt-.re 1

'obtained vcr,v limited supplies. Prices of-'both'wethers andvewfcs were very" firm at the loHow.ing quotations :• Prime wethers 22s to 275, othters 20s 7d to 21s Od ; prime heavy ewes - Ir ' to --"is Od, fair \o ,ii>s in 20s CM, otlk-is Ids to IS* Cu| ; Im .|- ino wotiwrs His (jil lo 17s Cd'. ' "aeon were in iitjr su]> ply, am! sold at improved |u ices. Sl*Sll I'tlt I_\ oi' j Hll'lv/l'S realised on chanced: values, ami h-.oivk met! <• 1 icttev demand than o( late. Itainn ers sold ny :t'.)s (id v 0 .".3s litl, equai ,to lid in •[Jil per It, ; porkers, 28s to -10*, or ."rtl to fiAd per lb ; largi stores lids to 28s. 'medium lfis to 20s, small 8s to'lss. J NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MI2BI CANTILE AUEiVL'Y t,u. Ltd. j WEEKIVY MARKET REPORT. - 1 AICkLAM), .March 15, 1905. Horsvs hint* in steady dcmanJ thosy of a stamp being iusuffi*ckut lor requirements. Fully an average number were eutered for disposal by auction at the Durban i'iaitls on Friday. Heavy draught.sold irom £2B 10s to £42 ; mediun do., £l9 ins to £29 10s ; light-har nes->, £8 5s to £22 ; hacks, £6 10t to £2tv A spring trap brought £li 10s ; sulky, £H, Cattle. At the Xewinarket Yardt on Tuesday fat cattle were yarded in full numbers. There was an averaage yarding of dairy and store stock. Dairy cows sold from £1 to £8 15s; empty do., £1 15s to £8 10s ; calves, 19s to £1 lUs. Ox beef sold up to 22s per IOOIti ; CO w 17s to 20s. Steers sold from £6 5s to £9 12s tkl'; cow, j s lo 12a 6d. feheep were yarded in average numbers at the -Newmarket Yards on -Tuesday, and for those of good I Quality prices advanced. Wether.' I sold from 1-Js 3d to £1 2s 9d ; ewes 12s 9d to £1 Os 6d. Lambs, in full sppply, sold from 8s 9d to 19s 6d. A draft of 80 lambs from W. Vosper,, Cambridge, averaged 16s 3d. The first prize-takers at tho Cambridge show averaged 19s Gd. Pigs. Scarce. Porkers sold from £1 2s to £3 ;i weaners, 3a 6d to 12s On Wednesday, at Pukekohc, there was a large muster of stock of al. descriptions, which met a steady salo at late rates. Dairy cows sold from t £" 15s to £6 10s ; empty do., £1 ( 10s to £2 4s; grown steers, £5 1 ■ t to £*> 10s ; two to three-year-old do r |£- 15s to £-1 17s fid ; calves, o' j I which 446 were yarded, 15s to £1 1 ,18s ; beeat Newmarket rates. On Saitupflay wo held a clearing (. sale of live and dead stock oiv ai 0 | count of Mrs James Wallace at Hill r side Estate. I'apatoetoe. The nttenIdaftee was a record one, and liiahh

satisfactory prices ruled. The wag gon solid at £35 10s ; roller, £l4 spring cart, £l4 : gig, £2rt ongine £9O ; farm horses, from JL2.'l to £Jji 3"s ; iMiggy pon«'y, £lO 10s : had £22 ; cows, £4 5s to £ll 15s : sheej ewes lGs to £l, wethers 15s (id. lambs 7s, ram lambs 19s to £1 3s , breeding sows,. £1 to £5 each. Hnv £2 12s fid to £2 l(is per ton ; stac! of sheaves, £2G. We submitted a large catalogue o hides, skins, and tallow on Tuesday, all lines being sold umlor keen colli petition. Hides.—Market liran. We quote' : Prime ox, 7d to 7Jd ; e.\ti u stoul do (ijd to CJd : stout do., 5Jd t< Gjd ; medium do.. 4j»! to do., 4.; dto 15d ; cow, best linos good 4}d ; stags, 3d to Mid ; cull skins, s}d to wjd ; kips, 4Jd to 4}d. | SHeepskins.—Market easier. I urgi s!iins, 3s Gd to -Is Gd : pelts, Is 9d [to 2s 4d ; lambs, Is !!d to 2s (id. | Tallow. —Market easier. IVst mixled* 18s? to ! 18s Gd ; goo<l, IG.s (id t< 17s Gd : seconils. lis lid to 15s gd rough fat, Id to ljd. Bones.—£s. ! Contaffs.—ls Gd dozen. ' j ' Horsehair.—ls 3d. ' j Maize. —Supplies again small, nw; market advanced lo 2s UUI on v.'hur» for prime samples. I Oats.—Stocks are light, and £oo;i ( oats tind read.v sale at 2s "d o. store. ChalT.—la good demand at £5 5s |for Southern and £5 for prime lo CaL | Potatoes.—Market somewhat betiter supplied, but still firm, at £IU ti* £ll.J Butler.—ln good demand. Superior separator, Sd to 8!-d : good sep arator, 7Jd up ; jioorer quaiities, 7d Cheese.—Only little busineee pasIsing at Id for dairy and I'd for factory.