WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7939, 30 September 1905, Page 4

WEEKLY MARKET REPORTS.

NEW PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY, SEI'TKMUKU .'JORETAIL PRICKS. Farm ami Bairy Produce —Milk 4d pet quart, bultcr (dairy) Urn, lac lory Is per lt>, cheese 8(1 per Ik, cks I* l down, (owls Ks per pair, lard Hd per lb, baton 7(1 to lOd per lb, hatus BJd to 9d per lb, rashers 10(1 per lb. Kruit.—Bananas 3d per lb, cucoanuts 2d to Id each, lemons Is t( Is 6d per dozen ; apples Id per lb, oranges Is to Is Cd pet doz. Coal.—tVestport, lirookdale 425, Mokau 425. 3oncdust, putc, £7 l"s per ton. BUYING PRICES. Butter (best dairy) 9d, separator, •d to 10U, factory rolls lOd to lttid per lb, eggs M per dozen lowis is per pair, ducks M per pair bacon Ojd per lb, ham 7d p<r lb, cheese 5d per lb, lard Ml per lb, fungus 2}d per lb. MR NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. At the Haymarket on Saturday store pigs made 13s to Ills, weaneis 6k 6d to Us. Al the mart ducklings made *t, chicks 7d to tal, liens 2s to Is 2d, roosters Is fid to 2s Id. A quantity of drapery was disposed of at Itarr gain prices. ; Fruit .—At sales during the week prices were realised as follows Mandarins lis to 7s, lemons 5s (id to 7s, apples 's 6.1 to l'ls. 'i Cattle.—The spell of equinoctial ; weather during the past fortnight has somewhat checked business, there being little or no movement in prices during the past week. !" At Waiwakailio on Tue-lay (.-.cod ; yearlings met with f.ir omiuiry a' i about ruling rates. Calves to yc»r----i lings made 2fis Cd to 't.'s, 2 vear | steers £2 13s, empty lie'fers -i 6s, store cows €1 Ts I >l ui Ms. if Dairy cattle, were in poor dem.ir.ii, ; springing heifers made C 3 Ts lid to £5 ss. On Wednesday, at Ta'.iraiinaka. 1 held a clearing sale on .ueoJin . f Messrs T. George anil Son. The - cows- unfortunately Wire iu very low - condition ami a. large prnpoi tion being aged, prices did not rule high. Cows in milk iii.mlc £1 m i;ti lis, spriagers t.'t l«s to Is. IX mouths . heifers £2 lis, Jersey do. 13 lSs, harness horses 11! ins to lift Implements and sundries sold in favour of buyers.

MKSSRS ItKVVI.KY AM) OKIFFITIIS' WEKKLV KIiPOHT There was a lair entry of poulti>. about ISO birds Bet with a keen demand, liens realised Is I'd to 2s, cockerels 2s, ducks 2s to is Id. lurtcjs '.s til !i> l-s. Buff Orp. Bs, White Wyandottes 7s M per pair. Furniture and sundries as usual. Vegetables.—L«-ks ,7<l, cauiitlower plants Ed, cabbage plants Id, carrots 3s, etc. potatoes lis per cwt During the week we held a cleaving sale o( grocery at Miss Defines! store, I'endarvcs Street. The attendance was l.ur an i buyers ke»n. The Stock realised aiovc wholesale prices. MESSRS VK'KKKS & STKYKNS' YitKKLV KKI'OUT.

There was a nood entry of iinitio our lisjili-v.i»ill raids <>ii Wcilni's. day. Bidding (or all classes was exceptionally dull and the majority uf catlle offertit were not sol.l, tailing to reach owners' 1 > V ; W-S Yearlings - made from tl Is t>d to 325, 2 to 2i year steers t'i is t,d, empty lit m l £t 3s to £2 7s. stoic cow's £1 lis to £2 12s, springers £3 to £5. f-Okato—7.ls, H.C. and 7.3". ADDINGTON STOCK MARKI-X CHKISTC'IIL'KCII, Sept. 27, At Aldington Yards 10-day there were atain only mixlviate entries oi i block and a fair attendance Beef ; k Was somewhat irregular of sale, hut without much change of values Kat - lambs sold Well and there were only a few lots nf store sheep ufleiHl. l Competition for fat sheet! . was conLflßcd to butclnrs, am! prices ranged f-at a rather lowt-r leu-l than last or all but prime heavy sheep. There was poor sale tor store and dafiry cattle awl store pigs. i Store sheep A lev; I me-, ol hoggets and one lot oi wethers made *"Bp the jrariliuj; oi store shivp, and (key sold at about late rates. 111? principal lots Were : 1-V.t hogg-'ts at 17s Bd, fill at 17s Id. 29 at 17s , 2d, 37 at lis , 72 culls at lis, and 32 wethers ai 2i>s !W. Cat lanrbs. Th'-re were in fat lambs penned, and 111ry sold well, best sorts mat'inrfWs to 21s lid, and smaller 15s to is->. Kat sheep.—The yarding of fat ■ltbeep *«"» ,l Moderate our a nmvaiderahle portion not being well fm-s ishrd. Prime heavy sheep sold Well op to previous week's rates, but weights were easier, ai*l a j number of unfinished lots were uougliti :*y Tazicrs. The ranee of prices wasps folfpws : —Prime heavy weihers, IS* to 295, medium 22s to 21s, . unISUbed 18s 3d to 21s ; heavy ewes. 91* to 2ts, others 17s IM Jo !>d: prime merino wethers, I ft.-, f.d lo 22., 7d, nieiliuni 17s lit to |os. r«t rattle. The sujijdy u ( i Ja i t«- 1

tailed 167. head, mostly useful steels,, Tin; safe was irregular ami values generally weic not up to those of) previous week. Kor Mi \Y. C. Parnharn (Kaiapoi) seven steels were sold at £X 10s to £9 12s bil ; for Messrs Reid (Taieii) 2K steers at £K to £l2 7s 6d, ami four heifers, £ti 17s 6(1 to £9. Other steers brought £7 15s to £l3 12s till ; heifers, £7 5s 6d to £8 15s and £lO as , and cows, £5 5s to £7 12s tid, equal to 21s to 2!is for prime and 21s lo 23s fur medium |K'i 1001b. A fair yarding of veal calves sold at 7s 6d to £3 Bs. Store and dairy cattle —There was a small mixed entrv of store cattle, which met wnh duli sale: The range of prices was : Yearlings, 15s ; 15 to IS month, 23s 6d to 13s ; two-year-old steers, 6Gs ; two-year-old heifers* 55s ; dry cows, 22s i 0 52s lid. The dairy cows were mostly medium sorts. Sales Were made up to £B. The yarding of wa-j mostly made up of small stores and porkers. The few haconers ollered soht well, and porkers were about the same price as the week before While stores were dull of sale, liaeoners made Ids to IBs'(equal to 33d pel lb) ; porkers, 25s to 35s (equal to 4d to Ud per lb) ; medium stoves, 1-s to Us fid ; an.l weaners 8s to

-VEW ZEALAXIi 1.0.W A X „ MER . CASTILE AGKXCY CO., LTD. WKKKI.Y REPORT. \I CKLAN'I), Svpt. 27. Horses —(i n Friday, at the Durham i arris, burses wviv brought forward in less than usual numliers. I set'ul heavy draughts kivp rh»-ir values.and aro selling from £2B 10s to £lo ; medium do., tlx in s to £2(i .">s • hacks ami ligtot harness horses, £7 to £ls ]Os ; weeds, £1 s to £1 13s ; a waggon, £2B; .spring cart, £lo 10s.

At Mungaturoto on Friday fully the number advertised came forward ami njvt with a ivail.v sale. Huirt cows sokl from £1 to £f> ."is : empty cows, £1 13s to £.' l7s (id ; two to three-year-old steers, £3 2s (id lo £.", os ; four-*ear-old sl.-ers, £ I 1,- )S to £() Is ; cahvs, £1 id £1 ]<is. Cattle. —At the Xewmarkt-t yards on Tuesday then- was a moderate number of dairy ami store cattle yard. <1 ami a full supply of Ixx-i. l>airy cows sold irom £1 .is to £7 ; empty do.. £2 12s lid to £1 Is ■ calvi-s, £1 Is to £1 lils. Bidding for livcf was st,-,ul\ and late vain,* woiv fully maintained, oxrtt sailing U|i to 'jr>s p.-r -mv 17s lo 21s. Stcvr.s suK! from £<> |n s lo £ll 12s *><! : cows, ]iis to £.9 r>s. The quality of the was good throughout.

Sh<vjt wvrc vanleil in scarcely aveiagu numbers ui Newmarket oil Tuesday, ami met a keen competition. a<l\anting in price 2s per heart,wethers Selling al 1 !(s 1M to 1.1 Ms (Wl, cues l«s.!)ii til 11 «»S, <UI to 11 v.* (m|. Jamlis I.ls l:.-| tn 27s (VI. shorn wethers il 1 Is i><l. J'igS.—l'orkers sold from XI Is t<. 12 -Is : wea tiers. 7s to I.ls. We suhmitH'.l an extra larije catalogue oi hitles, skins, antl lailow on ruesilay. all lines meeting with keen com|K*til ion. Hides.—Market a,lvanr, il. We quote: I'rinie ox. 7J*l to Mil : ustra stout x!o. fi;il to Till ; si on t do., I«1 tod ,1 ; medium III!., .i;«| to .1;il ; lijjlit ilo.. ■";il to ."iW : cow. liest tin.-* I£«| to •ill. jj-hoii i;»i to i■;<i ; kips. i;>i to I;<1 ; stags. rl|,| to .'{.J ; calfskins, .IJd to I'll ; daiuaji'ill hiilev. '2,1 I.i> l^il. Shi-cpskins.—Market linn. Itest liiitcliers' skills, pickorl lis !>cl to Ss Id, iiiiiliuin .Is fid to lis :iil. small. .IJrt to Iml ; ilanugvil Is (id to .'!s lid. 1 allow.—Market ynner. Itr-st ti i i % I •ils (iil to 22s .'ld : goiHl. 19s tu 21s •'VI ; siMimls. Kis lid to ISs <»l;iat. irongli) 1 Jd to 1 jtl |nt 11>. Itollt'S. —l.l.

("mviuils. — Is 'HI ilo/.-n. liors»'hair —ls 2<l to Is <Wf, Hf>r!is.—Wnntiil. Mai/f. —Market' (inn af .'is :>d for \vliri!«-sal«* liiu-s a)i i\\*\ uhaTt. Stocks vi-ry iiirhf. dais.—ln k r n<*l ili-uunul at Id <vv | sh)T'«'. ('hall.—Finn «it L I l.*is to t."i c i i". Marki-i rasirr ; tl.*j to 1:12 i*t American. lor H«» l»arls lintt. r <M-parator. to —Kartory. Ill's, ojd ; iac.»ory. loaL 'id. IUTKI.ANh AM' SON S ItKI'OIM Al ( KI.AVK Si-pt. i>-J M»-s>rs Hut-kJiind and Son rcpiuM : Iforx-s.—Mrdium JL27 !<♦>. go»wi hack> nud harm sh til to tli>. i'\'ra jto«hl roiir-y«»ai'-nld X.-W. onlinarv harks £lto At H.-nm.-ia ihen u«s it ni.Kl.-riii,. s\j|>|»i\ iu Ihn-j at impritvinl priri-s. Sti>*ts. up to 2.'»s th.. I'HiJh. from £7 to 4Jlt l."is «*nrh ; rows, to U.'Js per Ham., up r.. LS varh. Sheip. in 00..,f supply, rnadr r.»a<)y salt ; w.-iJir-rs up to a:?s t'.d. ♦ •Wi'S to <>tj. tir 21s. lamtfe. to 2«n. Ueiv in stipply. I'orkn\s iiih<l«' to :{Ss. liai-oiiijis to 4<>s.

A l"(*K I AM». S.-pt. WU. Ileuses.—'Vin-ie was an awrajiv rntrv oi and ttuiliutn •Iraujrhts at C'2.% t<» i::u \os. npil dranchis til I .*>•» f,, ij j<>- o od harks iind harnos LI7 u> C2l. oidinary 11 t«» ts |ik. At R.nnina Ihvj \\ii< in moderate supply and sold li'itl\ ;it last w.i-K's ral.-s St<vi\ mad.- 2s *m| to til 17s fid . im\s Co Ins to 15s. SlitYp.-tti'iv in usual niunl)i*iv UitiuTs >oifj tt> :r»s irti. »>w.'s • «l. hogg.-t> if* UN latnhs to

l'igs.—Moderate; supply. Porkers to 335, baconcrs to 7<» )i . LONDON ADVICKS. LONDON, Sept. 20. At the wool sales 9051 'balesoffered. There was a poor selection of inerinos, bui an excellent one of erossbrcds. There was a crowded attendance from all parts and extreme animation. Compared with the closprievs of Hie .July series meriuoJMverc live per cent, and all crossltreds five to seven anil a half per cent, higher. The Nuevic's pigs arrived in excellent condition, and sold at an average of fijjd per lb. Bacon.—Good sns lo fiGs, Canadian siis to (ills. At the,tallow sales 1111 casks offered ami 1!M sold. Mullon, fine 30s 9d, medium 67s tid ; beef, fine 28s, medium 3»s. Copper.—Spot £6B 12s lid to £6B 17,s Gd, three months £(iß Ids to £6B 15s. I.ead.—£ 1.3 l.'.s to £1.3 Ki.s !)d The American visible supply of wheat was 21,.">29,000 bushels.