Commercial.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7815, 6 May 1905, Page 4

Commercial.

HEW PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY, •- MAY 6. RETAIL PRICES. Farm and Dairy Produce.—Milk ,4d per auart, butter, (dairy! lOd, nry is per lb, cheess 7d per Id, ' 2a -p«r dozen, (owls 3s per pair, lard 8d per », bacon 7d to 10d pcrlb, I«m. Ed per lb, raahers 10d per lb. _ Irait.—Bananas 3d per lb, cocoanuta 3d -to <d each, lemons Is to la 6d per doz., apples 3d to *4 per lb,or*cig«a to ti Is 6d per doz. Coal.—Weotport, Bi*>okdale 435, ' Kokau ±3*. toneduit, purs, £7 10s per ton, BUYING PRICES. Butter (best dairy) 9d, separatol 9d to 10d, factory rolls 10d to p«r lb, eggs, Is Od per dozen, (owls Sa per pair," ducks 6s per pair, feaooa ft|d per lb, hams 7d per lb, Hu»-w ad per lb, lard 6d per lb, funfus 3|d per'lb. Mil. NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. At the Haymarket on Saturday a. fair number of pigs were sold, wcaners making* 3s to 5s Cdi, small porkers 6» to 8s 6d. Hack marea £2 2s 6d to £4. At .the mart a niie lot of poultry came forward, and were shown to : the best advantage In my new pens, whioh elicited warm commendation from vendors and buyers alike. Well-grown pullets met with keen competition, and other classes realised very satisfactory prices., Pullets mado la 6d to 2s 9d, hens Is to 2s, pure-bred hens 2s 9d, cockerels 9d to Is fid, ducks Is 3d to 1b Bd,. potatoes, inferior 4s 6d per c,wl. A quantity of gr o eeries and sgndri' 9 were disposed of at prices in favour of purchasers. At Stratford on Wednesday there was a moderate muster of stock and more demand than of late, although) prices did not show much improvement except .for (ovarii cows, these selling at' better rates. Wcaners mado 12a 6d to 15s. good calves 17s to 18s, IS to 2ft-months steers 41s 6d to r 475, 21 to 3yr steers £3 2s, 18 to 20-monvhs heifers £2 5s to £2 10s, S-yr heifers (in calf) £3 Is 6d, store cows 12s to 335, forward cows 47s to £3 7s, fat cows £3 17s 6d to £4. , At Uahotu on Thursday there was a very amall yarding, the prevailing low prices offering no inducement to farmers to yard stock. Fat cows £3 14 sr. 15-months steers made 335. heifers (in calf) £3 ss. Clients will pleaso Dole that during the winter months sales will be held monthly instead of fortnightly. MESSRS VICKERS & STEVENS' REPORT. There was a moderate entry in oup r kglewood yards on Wednesday. Prtoi es ' were about the same as lato , sales, but nearly all lots wero sokl *t * the hammer at the following •prices :—Calves, inferior, 7S 6tl to lis good do., 14s 6d to 24s 6d, year- ■; lings to 18 months, £1 llsi to £l- - 6d, 2Jyr. stews, £2 18s 6d, ■ .good store cows, £3 to JB3 10s, old cows, 15s to £2 69j springers, £4 i 17s.

JENKINS, MATTHEWS AND PIGOTT'S REPORT.

On Monday we held a clearing sale at Mr A. Southey Baker's farm at Waitoi-toi, with results mostly io . favour of buyers* Furniture rnado low rates, and the farm implement? were all sold without reserve. As there were no inquiries for the pure brwl Jeifeey cows they were not offered. Young pigs, by Little Wonder brought from 139 to 20s, sows 355, sow and litter 62s 6d, pure-bred boar Little Wonder 225, calves from 2a to 20» 6d, store cows 355, heifera 45a. to 90s, trap and harness £9. At L'renui on the same day there was -a fair yarding, a nd most lines were sold at fhe hammer with eMght improvement on late rates. /We quote slip pigs 3s, calves 16s tc* 21b, store cows 40s 6d to 675, fat Cows 87s to 91s. On Tuesday there was a poor mus*er. al ® ur Waitara yards, but we bad the satisfaction of quitting nearly every line. Calves brought from 12s 6d fo 255, IS-month-W steers 37s 6d, yearling heifers 27a 6d, Store cows 2|7s 6d to 455, fat eowsjes to 80a, springing cows £4 BUCKLAND AXI) SON'S REPORT. AUCKLAND, May 5. Horses.—There was a full yard, . and a good demand for young' .f»l sorts. Heavy draughts sold to £4O, medium £24 to £34, good tiacks and harness £l4 10s to £2O 10s. ordinary £6 to £l2, weeds at low prices. At Reuiucra there was a short supply of beef, which maintained the lat« rise, steers selling at 23s per lOOfb. cows to 20s. Sheep.—A good muster sold well. Heavy wethers made up to 24s fid, ewes to 235, lambs to TBs. Pigs sold at lute rutes. ADMNGTOX STOCK MARKET.

CHIUSTCIIUUCH, May 3. At the Addington Yards, there was a good entry of all classes of stock and a good attendance. Beef showed a still further decline in jjrices. . Good sorts of store sheep sokl rather better than last wccß. ami prime , fdt Jambs and fat sheep manifested no 'qhaoge in values. Store cattle met with a very dull sale. There was an active demand for good dairy cows. . Store sbeep.-r-There was ti large yarding, including some outside lines. Thero was slightls'-improved demand for hotter classes of lambs and breeding ewes, but weUiers and travelstaiaed sheep of any sort met with a dull sale. Prices ranged from 14s lQd to 22s 3d, lambs from lis 7d to Its 6d. I Fat lambs.—The entry was good, I both in numUer and quality, and I practicality a clearance was effected ' at the previous week's rates. Of a total of 3000 there were 2760 taken for Prices current were: Fdr r freeziag lambs 7s Id to 19s tags 18s to 30s, butchers' lots IDs to 19s. Pat sheep.—TJia supplv was not mora than sufficient for the requirements of the butchers, few being taken for export, and prices Jicpfc up •to tho levol of those of the previous Prime wethers sold 22s to 21s: 9d; lighter 19s 6d to 21s. prime ftaay 2Q* to 22s lOd, medium 37s to I?? fid, inferior lis to 16s 611, fair noility 16s. Fat cattle.—27§. There was only • small proportion of realh prime The gale was exceptionally dull, and prices again showed a further «teCHne. A few really prime steers sold ®V ec l u ®J to 21s, ordinary nrimo °° W and Gorier «eer 14s to 18s per 1001b. Steer; «7 S . 6d to £9 lr,s ' hcifc rs W VJj», COTVS £i tQ £6 7p

6d. A small entry of veal calves sold at 7s 6d to £2 15s, according to size and quality. Store and dairy cattle.—There wafj a fair entry, but few buyers were present, awl the sale was an exceptionally dull one. Dairy cowb were in active demand at Jate rates. Calves made 18s to 20s, yearlings 25s to 35a, fifteen to pighteen-months 40a to 50s, two-year-old heifers 50s, three-year-old steers £4 ss, three- ' year-old heifers £3 15s, dry cows £2 to £3 ss, potters 20s to 50e,. ; dairy cows to £lok | Pigs.—'There was a largo yarding and a good demand for baconers at the previous week's rales. Porkers were rather easier. Large stores sold I well, but small sorts were dull or I sale. Raconerg made 45s to 555, and tip to 62s for heavy weights, equal ,to 4Jd and 5d per tt> ; porkers 30s to 365, equal to 4|d to 4Jd per lb; larg« stores 25s to 325, medium 117s 6d to 245, weanor.? 10s to 13s 6d, suckers 5a to 7s 6d.

NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY Co. Ltd.

WEEKLY MARKET REPORT, AUCKLAND, May 3. Horses.—At the Durham Yards, on 'Friday, owing no doubt to there being no horse sale on the previous week, hordes were yarded in larger numbers than usual. The demand" for, heavy draughts remains goad. Heavy draughts are sealing from £29 to | £4l 10s ; medium draughts, £24 5s to £3B ; light harness horses. £lO 15s to £27 10s ; hacks, £6 15s to £2O os. A sulky realisefl £lB ; ' spring cart, £ll. Cattle.—At the Newmarket Yards, on Tuesday, there was an average muster ol ctairy and store stock, anri a full muster of be#. Dairy cows . sold from £5 5s to £lO 17s 6d ; empty cows, £1 15s to. £3 8s ; calves, 19s to £1 14s. Fat-steers cold up to 23s per 1001b'; cows 17s i to £l. Steers sold from £6 5s to £lO 17S 6d ; cows, £3 10s to £B. Bidding for fat stock was freer than iov some weeks and advanced pi Ices ruled. Sheep. —The Newmarket Yards were well filled on Tuesday, and for those of first quality prices improved. We quote 'Wethers from 15s 9d to 25s ewes, 10s 9d to 24s ; lambs, first quality, 10s 6d to 17s W ; other sorts, 6s 3d to 8s 6d. At Warkworth, on Wednesday, there was a good muster of Stock for the season of the year. Prices skowed n slight improvement Grown steers. £5 2s 63 to £6 5s : two to three- ' jear-otd steers, £2 15s lo £4 2s)6d; 1 emptv cows, £1 12s Gd to £2 lis ; ' calves, 16s to £1 12s. Beef at Newmarket rates.

At Tuakau, on Wednesday, there wa9 a small muster "of stock, which : sol'd at late rates. We submitted an extra large catalogue of hides, skins, etc., on Tuesday, all lines of stout hides meeting with strong competition, and advanced Jd to id per lb. Light hides and 'cow sold at late rates. We quote : | Hides. —Prime ox, 7{d to B{d ; extra stout ox. 7d to 71<i; stout ox, |6sd to 6jd ; medium ox, sfd to 6Jd light ox, 4Jd to 5-Jd ; cow, host, [lines 4Jd, good 4J<I to 4Jd, wet 4}d :to 4fd ; kipq, 4{d to 4Jd ; stags, '3Jd to 3Jd ; calfskins, ,5Jd to sjd ; |do., cut, 4Jd to 4Jd ; damaged, Is •hides, 2>}d to 4Jd. | Sheepskins.—Market firm. Best butchers' pelts, 2e lOd to 3s 6d ; do., lambs, 3s to 3s 8d : good lines 'average 3s ; small and damaged, Is 6d to 2s 9d, | H jrse hair, Is 3d to Is 7id ; cow tails. Is 6d down.

Bott-S, £5. | Horns.—Large, 10s to 15s ; mcdiiurn, 5s to 7s 6d ; small, 2s to 3s. Tallow.—Best mixed, 19s t'a 20s 6d; I good, 17s fid to 18s 6d : seconds, 115s to 16s 6d; rough flat, lid to lid. I Sfaize.—Supplies are short again, and market firm at 2s lid on wharf for wholesale lines. I Oats.—Stocks are fafrly heavy, but sales are made at 2a c.i.f. for B grade. I Chaff.—Firm, at £4 7s 6d at rail. I Potatoes.—Worth £7 10s for prime Samples.J Butter. Very firm. Prime separator, 9jd to 9Jd ; good, 8d to BJd ; poor dairy, 7§d. | Cheese.—Prime factory, 4jd for 40's -, farmera* slow of sale at 4d for small sizes.