COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 78956, 11 August 1905, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MEII. CANTXLE AGENCY Co. Ltd. WEEKLY MARKET REPORT. AUCKLAND, Aug. 9, Hlorses.—On Friday, at the Durham Yards, horses were brought forward m larger numbers than uibal, gnd tho demand was good throughout. Useful heavy draughts sold from £3O 5s to £4l ; medium ditto, £lB 10s to £3l ; hacks and light harness' hlorseS, to £2O ; tax cart, £lO 10s ; the thoroughbred marc, Lochanc, realised 38grs.

At Papakura, on Wednesday, thvre was a good muster of stock, and catj"e Sold at late rates/ Dairy cows sold from £4 10s to £9 ; empty ditto £1 10s to £3 10s ; backward heifers, £4 5s to £5 10s ; calves, £1 2s U. £2 5s ; grown steers, £5 5s to £0 10s; beef at Newmarket rates. Cattle.—At tho Newmarket Yards on Tuesday, <lairy and store stock were penned in usual numbers, and a full supply of )icef, Dairy cows sold at from £4 10s to £B'; empty ditto £1 10s to £3 2s ; qalves, £1 Is to £2 3s. Bidding for beef was brisk,, the quality throughout Ibeing excellent. Ox beef sold up to 25s per 106 11) ; cow, 18s to 225; steers sold at £6 5s to £ll 17s C)d ; cows £4 10s to £8 17s 6(1. A draft of stews from W. Vospor, Cingicy Dell, Cambridge, Sold from £lO 10s to £ll lOq. Sheep.—Tho Newmarkot Yands were well filled on Tuesday, and soM at advanced ltUes, although tho quality was not too good. Wethers sold n't 17s 9d Jo £1 9s 9<l ; ewes, 15s 3d to £1 7s- (id ; hoggets, 10s (id to 19s. Tigs.—Porkers .sold from 18s to £2 Is : wcaners, (>s ,(kl ; baconersi, £2 Is to £3 13s.

Wo submitted an extra'large catalogue of hides, skins and tallow cn Tuesday, all lines selling under keen competition. Hides.!— Market firm. Ex;tra jftout ox iVJd to (7-Jd ; stout ditto, 6d to Ojd ; medium ditto, 5Jd to sjd ; light, dit. 10, 4Jd to 5Jd ; cows, best 1n -s 4Jd to 4-; d ; gi*>d, -1 Jd to <Hd ; stags', iid tf > 3jd : kip;*, 4id to <Ud; cglfskins, 5Jd to s}«l ; damaged bides 3d to -1J (1. i Sheepskins.—Market firm, liest butchers' skins, 6s to Bs'(id ; goisd lines average (is 4d to 7s <ld : small anil damaged, 3s 6d to 5s (jd.

Tallfcw.—Best mixed, up to 21s ; 18s ; inferior, 13s to 15s (id ; rough fat, Ijd to 1 Jd. Bones. —£5. Cowtails.—ls -6d dozen. Horsehair.—ls 2d to 1s sd. Wool.,—Crossbred, 7Jd ; dead (id to 7}d'; criitchings, fid to 6ijd. Maize.—Market ngain short in supply fimi at 3s Id for new, nnd 3s 2d for old.

Oats. —Stocks have lightened considerably, and markpt is firm : H lis worth 2s IJd c.i.f, P'OtatocH.rJp vpi-y strong demand, at £8 10s. Chaff.—Market is firm at from £5 5a to £5 10k, ex stofc'e. Chce^j,—-Market, firm. Factory, 40' h s}d ; factory loaf, Gd ; farmers' 4Jd. Butter.—ltest separator, to IOJd ; good, lOd.