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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7850, 16 June 1905, Page 4

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NEW ZEALAND IA>AN AND MEBi CANTILiE AGENCY Ut>. lAd. WJSEKJLV MAHKKT KEPOKT. AUCKLAND, June 14. Horses.—On It Way, u.t Uw ham Yards, there wus ft large pntry. the demand being up to the previous week. Heavy draughts sold at i-(-9 10s to £3<> ? medium do., £2O 5s to £3l ss-; hacks, £0 10s to £2l ; weeds, £3 lOr to £8 15s. The chestnut horse Terence brought 16 guineas. Cattle—At the Haymarket Yards ion Tuesday fat stock was penned in usual numbler, and sold at tatts rMes«. ; Oxen sold up to 24s per 1001b ; cow, 117s to 20s. Steers sold at from £6 10b to £lO 17s 6d ; cows £4 5s to £7 10s. Dairy cows were yarded in full numbers and sold at £5 to £8 15s ; empty do., £1 14s to £3 2s ; calves,Ms '6d to £1 9s.

IShieep.— Were yarded in lull numbers at the Newnuarkot Yards on Tuesday, and lato advanced rates ruled. Weth>rs sold at 16s 3d to £1 7s 9d ; ewes, 14s (id to £1 6s. Lambs sold ot 10s 9d to 19s 6d. Pigs.—.Yarded in full numbers, and sold at £1 7s to £2 15s for porkers, weaners,, 7s Gd to lflsj; toaooners, £3 6s to £3 Bs. At Pftpakura on' Wodwoitklay; thefl| was a good muster for the season of the year, und good prices showed, e, firmer tendency than for some time. Dairy cows sold at £4 to £7 10s ; empty do., £1 lis to £2 14s ; backward hqil'ers, £3 l'ss to £5 5s ; calves, £1 4s to £1 18s ; grown steers £4 10s to £6 15s ; two to three-year-old do., £2 15s to £4 ss. On Monday wc held a special Sale of raoing stock at the Harp of Erin, Hotel stables. There was a largo attendance, but competition 'Wat dull. The folJbiwing pales wetq oßlctud : The racing pony Sonoma, 150 guineas ; bay mare Albuera, -30 guineas; brood mare Lady Cuisine,, 124 guin. eas.

Wc submitted an extra large catalogue of hides, skins, and tallow on Tuesday, all lines being, sold under keen competition. Hides.—Market firm. We quote ;: — Prime ox, ?Jd to 7Jd ; extr.. stout do., 6jd to 7id ; stout do., 6Jd to 6£d ; medium do., sgd to 6d ; light do., 4»2d to wet 4jd to 4Jd ; kips, 4Jd to 4Jd. Calfskins, 5Jd to 5Jd i stags, 3jd to 3Jd.

Shecpshinr.—Market linn. Host butchers' skins, salted, picked, 6s to 7s ; good lines average ss ! Od to 6s; small and damaged 3s to 4s 3d. Tallow.—Market firm. Best mixed, 1,9b to 20s 3d; good, 17s 6d to, 18s 3d ; seconds, 15s 6d to 16s 3d ; rough fat, lid to IJd.

Hones.—£! 3. Cowtails.—ls t>\ dozen. Horsehair.—ls 3d to Is s}d. Wool.—Crossbred, 6d to BJd ; pieces and crutchingr, 4'jd to 6ijd ; lambs' 6d to 7{d. Maize.—Supplio.. are again very short, and the market has advanced to 3s Id on wharf.' Oats.—Market fairly steady, at 2s c.i.f. for It grade Chaff.—The demand for chaff has gone off considerably, and stocks are accumulating. ■Potatoes.—Market h:->s odvnnced. Prime samples are worth £7 c.i.f. flutter.—Jn very short Kupplj,-;. IHesH separator, 9jd to lOd ; good, 9d to 9Jd. Checso.'-ATarkot ifirtii ati laU> rjj.tes,