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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7908, 25 August 1905, Page 4

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NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MElb G A UTILE ACKNCY I■"* AUCKLAND, Aug. 23. Horses.—On Friday, at the Durham Yards, a large number of medium and heavy draughts were yard* ed, and anything of a good quality sold frcelv. Heavy draughts so:d from 122 3s to £lO ; medium ditto, £1!) to £35 ; hacks and light harness horses, £5 10s to £ls; weeds, £2 Ids to £7 ss. The hay stallion Federation brought 100 guineas. At Waiuku, on Saturday, there waa large muster of stock of all classes, which met with a ready sale. Dairy cows sold from £1 10s to £!> empty cows, £1 15s to £3 10s ; calves, £1 Is to £2 7s ; grown steers, £5 5s to £5 16s ; beef at Newmarket rates. At Clevedon on Monday there was ; fair muster. Dairy cows, £4 5s to £6 10s ; empty ditto, £1 1-ls to £2 9s ; calves, £1 Is to £1 19s. Sheep : Wethers, at 18s fid to £l.

j Cattle.—At the Newmarket- Yards ' on Tuesday, fat stock were penned in es numbers than the previous week. , and showed a slight improvement it. j values ; oxen sold up to 24s per 100 .- lb ; cows, 18s to 21s ; steers sold from £1 10s to £lO 17s Gd ; cows £4 5s to £8 IDs.

Dairy cows w-ere yarded in average numbers, and sold from £4 10s to £8 ; empty ditto, £2 10s lo £3 2s fid ; calves, £1 8s to £2 13s.

Sheep were yarded at Newmarket on Tuesday, in barely average numbers ; ecnipetilion was keen. V e quot< wethers from Ids 9d to £1 10s 3d ; ewes, His 3d to £1 2s !)d ; hoggets, 12s Gd to 16s Gd.

We submitted an extra large cala!oi:\:e of hides, skins, anil tallow on Tuesday, all lines being sold under keen competition.

Hides.—Market firm. Prime ov. 7'<' lo 8d ; extra stout ditto, 6i[d to 7.} d stout difto, Gd to fijd ; medium ditto, s|d to s£d ; light dilto, 4ld to 5Jd ; light ditto, scored, 4Jd to 4fd; cow, best lines, 4:: dto -ljd ; c»w. good, 4?d to 4.', d ; Mi's, I'd (■. -Iml stags', 3d to 3<d ; damaged hides, 3d to 4d ; calfskins, 5d to Sjjd ; ditto, cut. lid to 4^d. Sheepskins.—Market firm. Rest butchers' skins, picked, 7s to Us (gocd lines average -6s to 7s !)d) ; medium. ,"s to Is 3d, small and damaged, 2:-. Od to is 3dl

Tallow.—Market firm. Best mixed up to 21s Gd ; good, IPs to 20s id seconds, liis to 18s 3d. ; Rones.—£s ; eowtails, Is f.d dozen ; Horsehair.-Is 2d f 0 Is 4d per lb.

Maize.—Ae;ain in short supply. Market has advanced to 3s LM on wharf, for wholesale lims. Oats.—\ ply firm in (he South, an:' selling here at 2s I'd e.i.f. Chaff.—ln pood demand from £!> lip to £5 lfts ex store.

Potatoes.—Almost unprocurable, ,nn' ti'-* v.orth ill, anil still iulv'an f, ipg Cheese—Market tirm. Factory, -JO's .">>d ; loaf, fid.

llutler. Market fivni. Pest separator, lid ; good, lojd to 10=d.