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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 780, 24 March 1905, Page 3

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NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY Lu. Ltd WEEKLY MAIIKET REPORT. UCKLANti, March 22. Horses.—At the Durham yards, on Friday, horses wore brought forward in increased numbers, but owing no doubt to the partial holiday, ' bidding was not up lo the previous week. Heavy draughts sold from £3O I IDs to £39, medium ditto £lB 10s to £2B, light harness £lO J Us. The racing pony Silent realised 2<Vs. Cattle.—Al tlo Xcwmurkc; Yards, on Tuesday, dairy and stoic stock were yarded in average i|nantities, and sold at late values. There was u good yarding of bcoi, although it was mostly light weights. Ox beef sold up to 22s per 1001b, cow l(7s to, 20s. Fat oxen sold from £5 15s to* £9 15s, fat cons £4 5s to £7 15s, dairy cows sold from £4 10s to £9,' empty cows £2 2s to £3 Us, calves If.s to £1 18s, a draft of stcrs from Mr James (iiven, I'ollok, sold at from £8 to £9 15s.

| Sheep were yarded in scarcely av- . and met a readv'w a le at improved rates. Wethers sold at Us (id to £1 2s 6d, ewes 12s 3d lo £1 Is 6d, lambs Ss 9d to 15s 9d. Pigs.—Scarce. Porkers sold at 19s (id to £3 7s, weaners t\s (kl to 15s. At Waiuku on Saturday there was a small yarding of stock, but prices .showed an upward tendency. Dairy cows sold from £4 10s to £7 15s, empty cows £3 2s 6d to £3 10s, calves 15s to £1 18s, beef at Newmarket rates. We submitted an extra large catalogue of hides, skins', and tallow, on Tuesday, all being cleared under strong competition. Hides.—Market firm. We quote : Extra stout 6Jd to (JJd, stout to (ijd, medium ljd to s{d, light and sheety 4Jd to ljd, cow best lines IJd. good 4Jd to 4Jd, stags 3d to 3{d, calfskins s}d to 5Jd, ditto cut 4Jd. kips 4Jd to 4»d. Sheepskins.—Market firm. Best butchers' pelts and lambs' 2s to 2s 6d, ditto damaged 9d to Is Od. Tallow.—Market easier. Best mixed 18s to 19s, good 17s to 17s 6d, seconds 14s to 16s. Rough fat ljd to l{d.

Horsehair.—ls 2d to Is 3d. Cow tails Is 6d dozen. Bones £5. Maize.—Market has advanced Id per bushel, and selling freely at 2s lid delivered.

Oats.—Supplies arc small, and good oats sell readily at 2s 2d ex store for B grade. Chaff.—Firm at £4 7s Od at rail, per truck load, for prime samples. Potatoes.—Values reduced to £9, owing to heavier supplies coining in from the South. Biitivr.—Advanced Jd per lb, and linn at BJd for superior Repsrator, good 7.id to Bd, poor iniulities 7d to 7Jd. Choose.—Markot dull. Stocks fairly, heavy, especially farmers', which is almost unsalable. Factory ljd, farmers' 3"d. GRAIN REPORT.

WELLINGTON, March 22. Mr F. Pownall. ol the Nw Zealand and Canterbury Farmers' Co-opera-tive Associations, Wellington, reports as follows, all quotations being f.o.b. port of shipment, sacks extra, unless specified.

I Out-?. I—Trade 1 —Trade coastwise is active, with stores securing winter stocks; recent fine'weather enhancing threshings.. Southland crops are opening at full rates, grain being above usual standard. B ..grade Danish ru!t at Is Bi<l, Cartons Is SW, Hoseberry. Wovcrloy, and Duns Is !>S<f. SBills and Tartars Is lOd, Canadians is lid. Rejects Is 7d. Wheat.—Trouble harvesting is placing large quantities of feed on marvet, color being affected, and smut predominating in many districts. English reports are healthy, reflet tying on values in Colony, bright Tiihcan and Velvet holding at 3a 6d, Hunters "» 5Jd. G -W. Feed 3s Id, Seconds 2s Sd.

Potalois.—Forced «|iriitanccs of nou-pilters are causing congestion of supplies,-Whites realising 5s (id b.i. Hlues 6.s (3d s.i. Outlook for early advance. Maize—l fas tisen to 2s lid' s.i., shipments scanty. Majority of late growings arc not expected to ripen'. Barley.—Blight malting is firm ut 4s fid, dark 3s (ail. Feed, smnll sole, 2s (kl. Care 2s !>d. Pearl £l3 b.i. Meal £6 s.i. Beans.—Horse feed are inactive at 3s 2d. Peas.—Exports homewards of field seed are extensive, Y-I-Icroes rcalisting 7s, Stratagem 7s (3d, Hursts Bs,. Partridge, small sale 4s, Blue boilers overstocked 3s 9d. Split £l4 b.i. Bran.—ls plentiful, returning £3 5s s.i. Pollard.—Calls for £5 l-5s s.i. out-turn being under requirements. Oatmeal.—Millers list 25"s at £9 10s f.o.b. Rolled oats £l2 c.i.f.s.i. Firmness in gristing oats is likely to. increase costs.

Chaff.—First rush having subsided prices aro hardening, North rdtfuiring BUs s.i. to fill. South 75» s.i., transit differences equalling. Straw chaff 57s 6d s.i!.

Hay.—ls listless, Rye-clover asking 60s, All-clo.Ver 80s. Pressed straw 37s 6d« Linseed.—lndian crops are reported faulty a Colonial advancing to lis (id. ADDINGTON STOCK MAHKET. CHSHISTCHURCJI, March 22. At the Addington yards the entries wore good, comprising 585 cattle, 25,167 shteep, and 538 pigs. Fat cattle.—l7B head usA'ul to prime quality. Prices wcro unchanged, but a few desirable sorts brought higher prices. Good' to prime beef sold at 20s to 225, and occasionally 23s ; cow and inferior to second quality, Jss to 19s per 1001b. Steers sold at £0 l<> £ll, heifers £5 5s to £9 10s, and eows £4 17s Od to £8 per head. Fat calves.—A good entry was Cleared at 7s 6d to 50s a head.

Storb cuttle—There was a large yarding, but the demand, however, was extremely dull, and a Vaiye proportion was. withdrawn. Sales were made at the following prices : Calves 18s, yearlings 33s to 375, fifteen 'to eighteen "months 35s to 555, two-ycar-oH hetfers £3, two and a half year oM steers £4 ss, thrce-yepr-oldr steers £4 2s to* £-1 ss, three-ycar>-old heifers £4 7s to £4l2s (3d, dry cowa 28s to 545. Dairy ", cows.—There was a ;goo?l entry.—Ord|i»i)airyiand inferior stockwas neglected. Good* milkers said at £6 ICs to £3,105, springing heifers £5 to £0 10s, aged tows £3 to £5. Fat sheep.—The 1000 penned consisted mainly of good lo mime wethers, with Soma very prine ewes. The demand' was good and values were very firnn. Wethers 21s Hd to 25s 6d, ewes (prime, heavy) 21s to 24s Od, medium to good" ISs to 20s lid, aged 16s to 17s »d, merino ewes lis 3d to 12s Bdj. Fat JambY—The piirkel WilK olle of tho largest of the season, numbering about 4500. There was un active demand, and prices were firm. Tegs 18s 6d to IDs (kl, a few to 20s Od, lamb weights 17s to 18s 3d, braziers lots 16s to 16s 'Bd.

Store sheep.—The yarding totalled 16.000, including consignments from the North Island, Nelson, and Chat-1 ham Islands. The demand was good. Wethers hardened slightly and lambs were linn. Aged or faulty ewes .suffered a further fall of Is or 2s. Forward wethers sold at 20s to 21s 7d, two-tooths at I (is fid to 18b fid, wether lambs 15s to Ins 9d, mixed sexes to l<>s fid, good four, six, and eight tooth ewes to 24s fid, two-tooths to 225, aged Us 6d to 1 8s. Pigs.—There was a small entry and prices were well maintained. A nice line of baconers sold at 45s to! 5-s fid, heavy fat pigs sold at 55s to 58s. or 3Jd to 4d per lb, baconers lis fid to 525, or 4Jd to 43d per lb t porkers 30s to 10s, or 5d to 3'jd per IT>, stores (large) .'IDs to 88s. medium 25s to 30s. small J2s to 20s, woimers 7s (id to lis. MELBOURNE HIDE AXII TALLOW MARKETS.

MKLIKH'KXE. March 23. The tallow market is slightly ir- , regular, shippers being ((uiet. Fer hides the demand is brisk and unchanged.