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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7873, 15 July 1905, Page 4

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*EW PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY, JILT. 13. KJETAVL PRICE*. rirm ud Dairy Produce.—MJlk 4d per quart, butter, (dairy) led, factory la par D>, chew* 7d per lb, aggs 1b 64 per dozen, fowls 3s per pair, lard M per 1%, bacon 7d to Hvs per lb, bams 9d par lb, rashers lOd per lb. Fruit.—Bananas 3d per lb, eocoaluti 2d to -Id each, Umons Is to la Cd per doz., apples 3d to 4d per lb. oranges Is t« la 6d per doz. Goal—Westport, Brootatala 43*, Mokau 42a. '■onedust. pure, £7 10a per ton. BUYING PRICES, Butter (best dairy) Ud, separator. M to lOd, factory rolls I'M to ll>Jd per lb, eggs Is Sd per. rlozrn, fowls 3a per pair, duck* lis per pair, tmcon 6|d per Ik, bams 7d per n>, cheese Sd per It), lard 6d per lb, iuogu* 2Jd per B>. KEWTOX KIXUS WKKKLY AUCTIOX REPORT At tlic Ilayinarkrt on Saturday small store pigs made up to 2U.s, Weaners 5s 6d 10 Us, slips 4s. A quantity of sundries. timber, and tries sold at low prices. At the mart there was only a small supply of poultry, hut prices wire good ; geese made -Is 3d, ducks 3s, cockrels Is Id, pullets Is 6i to *s, hens Is to 2s A large quantity of furniture and sundries made satisfactory prices. Fruit.—The following were ruling prices during (lie past wcrk :—Oranges, 6s to 8s Bd, apples, dessert, 7s to Bs, cookers, 6s to 7s, bananas prime, it per lb, inferior Es id 5s per ease. Cattle.—At Stratford on Tuesday weancn* made lis tn.lSs, good calves 3-te to 325, 18 months steers 2 10s. 24 to 3 year slcprs £3 IDs, to £3 14s 6<l ; 18 to 2(1 months heifers £3vlos 6d. 2 year do. in calf. £2 17S. Store cows 26s to 50s. oW cows 7s fid, xprinicing heifers £3 10s to £1 His, springing cows £3 to On Thursday I held a clearing sale on account of Mr J. Lewis, at Brookes Road, Slratford. Cows made £:i las to £6 10s, heifers.£3-15s to £1 2s Cd, calvers £1 Is 6d to £1 Bs. Sundries brought fair prices. Land.—l ha\e to report having made the following sales :—Mr J. J. Hill's farm of 169 acres on the Mangaone Road. Kaimata, lo Mr W. P. Bishop, of Omata, and a well im-pron-il dairy farm of 122 acres al Tarala on art-aunt of Mr (J. A. Uau•tad, to Mr W. D. Linn, of 0k? to.

BUgKLANI) & son- s RETORT. (Special to News.) AUCKLAND, July U. HorsM.—Therr was an average entry. Heavy drafts £22 His to £l3 medium £l2 to £3l, light harness £ll 5s to £ll 15s, hacks £7 .is to £l3 Us, wewls and ponies at low rates. Al Remuera becl was in in'! supply *nd a steady sale resulted at tale rates. Steers from £6 Ids to £ll two heavy weights £IS 10s to £l3 las, cows £5 to £B. Slurp.—ln moderate supply. Wet lews to JOk, ewns to 265, hoggets to Pipf.—An average yarding. Porkers to 38s, baconerii to 60^. JKXKIXS. KATTHBffS AMI PIrtOTT\S REPOKT. At our Cr.THii yards on Ho!|iay there whs a hi" muster or cattle, all fvns nnil racm brine occupied. Hid*ing was keen, ami all hut two lots w.-re sold. Wo quote :—Calv.-s 19 s 6<l to 3.">». ypiirlinßs 30* to 3!>s. 2<> months heifers INs (Vd, o year stt«?r.« 5H.1 tW, store cons 2'.)-. to <>ls. 2} ymr necrs (12s lid, forward co.vs 89s Mtn Kls, cows nnd calvis <>>>s fid to £5 10s. springing cows £."l .">*.. springint: heifers u|> to £."> 15s, :t Jfar steers Cd 2s. At our Waitara. vards on Tiieslav. we had a small ynriliijir. hit near!,-. «verr line *old either at tie lihiniii-r or subsequently. Calves made from 2us to 31s <kl, empty heifers .V»s. l. J

months steers .Vis. yearlings 20s t.i 12s, store cows 325. i.irw.ird cows fat c-jnvs up lo Lo M>&, horse £B. At our horse fair li'-ldat I'renui or Thursday, there was a poor attendanc-. Ilhrks and other hursts sold niu'te poor iirias. MESSRS VIC.KERS 4 STEVEN'S REPORT. There was a moderate entry of cattle in our Inftli'ivoott yawls on Wednesday. Calves made from £1 Is lo tl ."is. is t.i 2fl months mixi-d 112 7s to 12 lis 6(i, a nice line oi -Jessy hviftt Calves £1 l-'is, spring calvers, i.i to £1 Cs M, springers 14 7s foi in 15 ins. Al Taraia on Monday there was a fair muster and nearly every thine yarded changed hands at the following prices :—Calves £1 2s to 11 5s 18 months steers 12 12s ttd. Mure cows 12 ss, springers 15. We also report the sale of Mr , J. P. Kermeily'.s farm of (i!) at res, on the Durium Road, to Mr F. Zimmerroann; and a iarm of i>" acres, on the Upland Road, to Mr A. Standish , and a quarter acre section and house in Inßlewood, on account of J. Winficld, to Mr T. Giles, all at satisfactory prices.

MK.S.SRS BKWLKY AND GRIFFITHS' ttEKKLY RKPORT.

Tlw irsual Rood entry ot poultry. Pnllcts found fair prices at 2s Id to 3s 2<l, hens Is 3d to in 4d, eockrels Is 2d,,hvns Js 3d, turkeys, 5s 9sl to t>s 3d. ducks. 2s Id to 2s ltd. A consignment oi ornamental and Iruit trees was cleared at satisfactory prices. Furniture changed hands at the usual valued rates.

Fruit is up a little at auction. Oranges realised 6s Gd pel case, apples 5s (Id to 8s Bd per case, peanuts IJII to 2d per ft. During the week we disposed of Mr A. R. Warkins' farm on ihc Frankley Road lp Mr A. Wallace, of ICI- - ; also Mr K firifliths' farm of 166 acres at Tataraiinaka to Mr Gus. CTulow. of Pahiatua.

AHWXGTON STOCK MAKi.l•'.'!'. CHUISTCHURCH, July 12. At Addiiigton yards to-day, there were fair entries of stock and a ■ioo.t at tendance oi buyers. Tin 1 few store sheep cnteied met with a Rood demand, and tlie best fat lamlis sold at last week's prices, while unfinished sorts were easier. Fat ewes ami Wethers showeil a decline, and prime biei brought last week's rales. .There was a poor sale of store cattle, and a moderate demand for dairy .cows. Kai pics were easier, and stores were not in very keen demand.

Store sheep.—Only a few lots of wetheis awl ewes Were ottered and they sold well ; ill) four, six, and eight tooth ewes made 2fis 7.1, SIS a«-<d Ms. :« merino 8s Id, 31! wethers 1m ltd, and ls-i "!s I'M t« !'*■ Fat lanrbs.-A small yarding 01 ui,-fmish.di-i.rtsw. veaßain easier while a„y weil-imish.-l 1..!s hl'oUßl'l the previous week's rales thcie was not much compel.tion. less , made 19s fid tol2ls lid, and standard j weights His to 19s. K ; t , h -ep.-The entrv of fat slurp tta s not so large as the previous week and Ihev were again mostly wethers. Tin re were only a few ex.„ri to.'t- operating, and though 1,',. Ml arket opened very well, wethers J the wh'.i, declined Is to Is W per head, and there was a further drop in Hie value ~! ewes, especially in medium and inlet tor sous. Prime wether, 23s to 2«s fid, others ISs 3d to -2s f.d. ptime heavy ewes ■'0 S 1.1 ••}• fi d. medium I<* fist 0 21s W ac-d Us l» 17s. good mer- ,„„ W ciheis 17s to IXs. Fat cattle.-Theie was a n entry of 171 the hulk heins steers. There wa s* a fair demand, and prime heel maintains Ms value, while m.i.ium a„d inferior were ra h.-r «>«•! ■ "™ steer from Mr <i K. Rhodes (Meadowbauk) made £l3 10s, ami five ■brought I=6 lis 1» *> I"*; l'' ~,,» 1 Mr ff O Kuthei-rord (Montrose) brought £lO 2s fid to £l2, and 12 from Mr K. D. Oiles (Parnassiisi t-7 5s to £ s : «- "Hkt steers made In 7s tkl lo £lO 12s fill, heifers lis fid to £7. cows £4 Ids to £1 -s fid. fecial lo 21s to 235. ami medium to .r„od 17s to 2'ls per lOfllb). j.j„ s _\ niedium yardiiiK, containinc a few of prime quality. Uacon,.rs were easier than last wrek, and there was only a moderate demand for stores, llaconers made ins Jo 30s V«|«al to 3J.1 to 3Jd per ft), porkers 21s to 33s (equal to 3M to id per lb), large stores 20s to 21s nn-dium 13s to Ids, ami small 10s td | to lZs 6d. ..,11 Store and dairy caltle-A few'»'l lots Of store cattle changed bawls. at comparatively low rates. There was * fairly larff entry of mojl.um 'dairj cows, which sold up to £7 ;Ht> M.