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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7933, 23 September 1905, Page 4

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WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS. NLW PLYMOUni, SATURDAY, SKH'KMIiKK 2-1. KKTAH. PRICES. Farm a::d Uaiiy Produce :—Mill 4J [i t r quart, Lull'd tdaiiy) \'i' lactory Is per 11., cheese M 1« i lb. tf&x likl |ht dozen, fowls »s per pair, Unl fd pet lb, baton 7il to I*l per In, iums 81d to '.hi per lb, rashers 1W per Ik. Fruit.—Hanana.. 3d per lb, cocoanuts 2.1 lo W each, lemons Is If Is M i*r dozen ; apples 4d per ft. oranges Is to Is tot per doz. Coal.—v'.cslport, Urookdale 425, Mokau 425. .Sonidust, p'lic, £7 ills per lon. BUY IMS PRICKS. P.ultcr (best dairy) 3d, separator. »d to I'M, factory rolls I<M I' Mid per !!i, digs *' I l ' l drwn low is -'is per pair, d;n-:>s til per pan bai'i;u fi jd IH-r lb, ham Til pi r lb. ch.csc ad per lb, lard <UI per ft, tungus 2jd per lb.

MR NKV.TON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. At ttiiilainiaiU'l on Salmd.iv a lai.'.'-n inter of p.-,s v.cie sold, prices shown. % an improvement. Small porkcisjiadv Lis I'd to 1.-is lid, wcmeis 7s M to lis id. horse £2 Ins. At the Mali tli.-re was an increased miry oi poultry and good pi ices were rrali.sid. Decks made 2s ."al tots 8.1. (vim..; U-\;'.s as I'd, hens Is Nd to 3s Is, i.,<siiis -is to is, hams Od lb. A quantiH of furniture and sundries Mail • low prices. ! riii— I r.ces; during I lie week ruled as inllows Mai.daiins as to fis tid, sppli s Us to It"-. 1 ananas 2id. taltle—At Siratford on "Tutsiiay cal lie came forward in excess of advertised numbers, both store yards and dairy prn.-, bcii.R well filled. The tlav was unfortunately very toiigli and wet. and husir.ess suffered In conscqueuco. Good strong yearlings sold at fair prices, but Unci lines went with little competition. Calves made 21s lo 235, vcarliiigs -'{«s to V>s, is months empty heifers lis to ads. store c-.wf tt to JtJ Ids. heifers 13 12s vd to tli. springing cows t.i 5s to t7 ss.

On Wednesday ai Stratford yar.ls 1 hold a sale of .1. M. Wall's dairy herd. Cows mar cabin;; made i,i lo £t*. backward takers €1 17s Cd to £ti, cows in calf £2 lo £1 7s lid, heifers £.l lis lo £1 17s Od. At Kaholu ~u Thursday there v.a.-' a his yarding, a proportion !«•- in~ sTirin-iiii: heifers in lew condition and on the small side. This class met Willi little coliipciilii n. and were nearly all passul in. (iood veai lings Were in belter demand, hut fiad coloiiicd lo:s wire practically unsale-. aide. Cihes mail.- 21s to 2Hs fid, llolstcin lieifer yearlings £2, 2 to 2.i year steers £2 12s lid, springing heifers £•) IMS to ill, store cows £1 to £2, fresh do. £.. to £•') i.:-.

MKSSHS HF.WI.F.Y /VM) OKIFFITHS' WKKKI.Y RhT'OKT. Last Saturday, only about iihi odd hil.ls were pc:iii..!. liens found prices at Is :.il l.i 2s. coi-nels Is >.,\ to 2:. U. dii'r.s 2s .id. keys :d id K, r,s :M, sit too ot rgp-s Is id lo 2s .d. We disposed ol a considerable lot of furniture at usual i.itos. \>jrcl..blc.s -Ci'lvo. |,', lh f, :;.\ ~. M per bundle. hiechli ::,l to !;!. ti:r nips ?.A per lias. I. eks lil ]•(•;■ iandic caulillov-ns :: s pir per sack. t.ro:- .e.s -.\ :'erti,, i , n ....nc.eii:in iawmr of l.uveis. Land xabs.-'.Ve |..,ve 1 . ie;,on ,),.- sale ..( \iessis Petih Pr-s. farm of (i(i arr;s. Te.rata. to \lt ||. ft-.v-h, oi Tuihapc.

aIPSSPS \H KKIiS & STKYKXS' WKPKLY I{i;POI!T Tlifli: Was a lai-e enliy of rattle in oar Iii:;lewood yards on Wednesday. Thi-ie was ,i liisi class atten-rfaiM-e att'l hi.liliu- v.-.is •illicit better lb.ni at late sales. Neal Iv o\oiv--I'hin rt ehauvi-.ljhants at the followiii" prices :—Yearlings £1 r, s to £| Us' IS in IX months £1 i:,.s nd lo 1.2 -s lid, empty heifers £2 ~s to £•> 'I," baekwar.l sprin-, is £.) .-,„ t„ £["fr,fl ward do.. £| us ,„ t „ - js ~, , w „. year..M sl.crs £'t Ai Mr .1. I'. Konm.hs sab- ~. Tarala, on Tuesday, there w,,., j la . r alleedance. The ...ns were in |,.w eomhtion. o|,| . ;n ,| h.lekward cov.s made from ti ;, s ,„ u ; ls , (inVill( , cows £| ics ,„ t:, i:,s. .town mare fl7 Iran til :, s . .mpiy heifers £2 •w ffd. yearlinrs £1 :, s r (l . s :I ~,lr,cs al fair ralis

■IKNMVs. \l \ II llf.us \\|i I ■ •i-:<>rrs ifKi'oitr. I »■ ■■«.- t,,„„ 1 7: rils „„ M .„ r:l!l . ' tlirr.. „.,, n ,„, ~,„..,,. „ r al| I||mK ; •" c»"l". awl „.-.,,!., ~u . n ,i, ~,.,! '•ith.T at th.. hunnm-r ...- nmai.-K i W- ~.i.,t,. . J(is /., : ,:t /,, '■ .•'imnyl.i; hi'il.TS .ISs 1,, l|-,< ],w »*"""»•- w.irrt si. «■,. .„«.s i.-. s . o. ~, -. v ,.. |r hi.iT.s -:',. i i (l i (m , s sik i,- s:,s j'„iiis Hits In SIK At Waitara ~„ T„.-s,|.r. n.-arh ev.T.v ~.•» ».,s ,:n„|,i.,| H„|,iinjj was k..n for !,,.!„- stnil. i.nt ,| ra!! . p,-.| s,,in.«h:\i i<,r il.tirs cat i !.■. i-in'-t lin.-v i-liaimiir- hainls' aii.-iwar.K. f'nlvrs |„ .M-nrlinus- ii.a.l,. iY .« li.l to i-s. y.-arliivs L".".- t„ lis v . ar .

lo 18s. tows and calves CiTs store tows lo>. runny liviiVrs 15s, Hit civs >.ic;s. inii-kwur.l ilairv cows I.V» to !)"K. Tin- sale <«' Mr .Villain's tanking plant nan ver.v satisfactory, all the horsi-. living kivnly eninpctcil lor, mulfiiv up Ic> tiS Ins ; £2l. ill ay £.5. SEW XKALAMi 1.11.t.V AMI iILTt-

CANTII.K AtlKXt'V CO., LTD. WLICKLY REPORT. AUCKLAND, Sept. 2d. Hoists have been in steady demand about the average numbers being nro%ht forwaid. On Friday, at the Durham Yards, draught horses sold from £3l His lo £lu : medium ditto £22 to £35 ; hacks and light harness, £7 IDs to £l!* ; the thoroughbred mare, Patarahi. 21gs. ; nix cait. £ls, spring can £lll Ins. At Puktkohe, on Wednesday, there was a good muster oi stock of all descriptions, which met with a ready sale. Dairy cows sold from £1 Ills to £9 Ids; ditto heifers, £1 5s to £9 5s ; rt'Oipty cons. £l 15s to £1; grown steers £1 U : s to £5 15s, two to 3-year-old ditto £2 ins to £1 ts; calves lfs to £1 17s. Ueef, at Newmarket rates. At the sale of Mr W. N. Johnson's dairy cows, at Waiuku, on Friday, there was a good attendance, and the cows, being a choice lot, realised good prires, cows in milk selling from £6 10s to £9 15s, springing ditto, £7 5s to £9 ; the bull £9. The dairy averaged about £8 per head. Oil Saturday, at the clearing sale of Mr W. R. Tole's dairy stock, there was a large attendance, and bidding was extra keen, the cows selling from £7 to £23 (which was realised for a grade Alderncy cow, which had calved a fortnight, the price being a record one for a dairycow.)

At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday, fat stock was penned in usual numbers, and met a sieadv sale Oxen sold up to 21s per lllll'lb • cows 18s to 21s. Si.-ers Sold from £7 IDs to £ll J."* (.1 ; cows, £t 15s to tti 12s Cd ; store ditto. £2 Is to £3 17s ; calves 17s to £1 |ss. Sheep were yarded in average r,uaiitjties at the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday, and met a readv sale selling wethers from Ids to £l 10s !>d•Wes. £1 6,1 (Id io £1 9s; hoggets! !3s to 19s 9d ; spring lambs, lis 9(i o Us; shorn wethers. IBs ltd (o £1 :S. Porkers brought f rijm i;| s ijj l 0 t2 9 ; weaners 7s 'id io 17s 3d. At Waiuku, on .Saturday, there was i large muster of stock. Competimn was gocrt. Dairy ei.ws sold from A .is In £7 7.> <>d; grown steals £1 ..s t„ £", i.v, ,d ; lw „ ,„ ;!- Vl .ar-,,!,l li to. £2 111. ~, i;:,. ,„„„;. A Us ;., £.j ln. v eahvs. II.: ls ~, -'.'">• lieef at Newmarket rates "e suhniitlid a l.'!'.> c Ltoin-'i. „ 'ides, .skins, .„ : .[ !.,;:,";„- ,'.„ T:7'sinv II liws 1. 1 -j,, 4 s,;.| ~,„!,.,. k ,, n lc)m petition.

In.lcs -Market wit lirm. We quote -Prune ox, 71U to S.lil , ritia stout ditto. t>;d i,, 7;,| ; s!( ,ii t ,|j t((J ,;,, lo iU:I . uieli;,iii ditto, to ,Vd ■ liftht ditto. I'd to ;>l<l , cow, l;esl Miles, IJd ; ifjitn, I'M ),, "'{'l . stags'. :id to riiiil ; kipv'l'.d i* Ijd- caliskw.s, .Vd ,„ od. dama-rcd hides ->U\ to i;d. Sheepskins.-Market Mm liesi hulchers' skiiis. picked, lis :d 1,1 y s ; tmtliTiii! ditto. :»s lid to lis lid small ditto, .'is !»,| ;„ Js !),|. Tallow -M.ukci linn. l!es( mivrd. up to 22s . P a.d, !'N !,, -is ,;.| ~.. c-onds II: i:d to is fid ; rmiiili fat. I'd lo lid. Bones. l:>. e-.w tails. 1- i,| .), at , hoisdiatr ]., 2.1 t.i Is W llai/.f. .Market tirm, at :',:, ",.\ on wharf i..i wholesale lines. Oats—Market dim. at 2:'< l c.i.t. ChafT.— Stocks arc aceiimulatiii;;, and mallet is «v,,, i liri'hi is Tot Mi t! i:.s t,, '-..">. Pot.ilncs.-The demand has ; 0ne..11 CLirisjiUjal.lv. and t|„. , n ,,r1...t -,s caster. Prime arc quoted at .112 c.i I" Ihtttei-.-Sunplics are eoi,iin« m veiv slowly. Choic/- s.-ji.ira],!- |(i',| ■ [,,j : ■ tit to. J13,1 to 1e.,1 Chc,-s.-.-Maikcl verv hare. Forties •>Jd ; loaf tid.

AIHiIMHON STOCK YiUSIiF.T. I IHtISTUiUKUI. Ktpt. 2ti Tl.;ie u.-re ,m.:li mil:, s in i..\ d, partini tits except pigs ai market to-day, and tlic ain-wh.ncc was In-low the average. Prices ior fat stock were generally higher, licit showing a sharp riso, a;.d the fat ; slurp market was linuer. 'Hi rr.wa- ■?. kixkl sale for fa« pi-s, an.l an" upward demand tor .'-lores. Stole sheep—There were "luly a few odd lots oi store sheep ollercl, nostly of inf. 1,,,1 sons, -.vi.iiii were init in iiv.ith dtnwn.l. Fom-;.i\ hon;:ets sold at l*s, lrfl at Ills !ld. 1 "o a;;cl eWi-: a.,d lamb:, lis :'il K". a, I His :1.1. otiteis Ms 7d. Fat lamks. About twenty now scaon's let lambs were penned, best sellin:; at 21s to 2f>s. and a lew .mailer at 145." Kali sheep.—The yarding of fat sheep v.as a moderate one, piincipally wetheis in small lots and one ioo.l line of merino wethers. The s lie •pened at impiovul rates which cased somewhat later on. Tbouirh prieesi veil' mo-iiLi, they were' slifihlly ■tillli.-r for fo>,,,| sheep. Prime Wethers made 21s lo 275, extra to 2!ls, ith.ls 21s to 2-' is ..d , pi hue ewes 2.1s to 27s lid. medium |!ls to 225, prime merino we liters lEs fld to 21s Id Fat cat lie.—Fat cattle entry MM,

llii> bulk of wliicli were useful steers. Tlu- short supply caused a sharp rise in prices, prime Jjeef selling at 25s 10 27s Oil, and in some cases a little over, anil medium quality 21s to 23s per HlUlli. Steers made £8 15s to £l3 15s, heifers £5 7s (id to £7, cows £1 iss to £9. Veal calves Were mostly small' sorts, and sold at 7s (id to 87s i (id. I Store and dairy cattle.—There was a small mixed entry of More cattle, had dull sale. I''ilteen and eighteen months sold at 81s, two-year stores at 57s Oil, two-year heifeis Ills, dry jcows 33s anil 555. A small entry o! dairy cows, mostly of poor sorts, did not meet with much demand, [■rices ranging from £1 to £B. j Pigs.—There was a laigc yarding of pigs, baconors selling at late rates, while porkers were firmer, and there was improved demand for stores. consequent upon the operations of several I'eiiinsula buyers. Heavy baconers brought IDs to 17s (3d, ligliter 32s to 38s, equal to 3iil to 3J(I per lb ; porkers 2(is (o 355, equal to Id to Ihl per lb ; large stores 22s (id to 30s, medium 15s to 325, weancrs (is to 12s («l.