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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8005, 16 December 1905, Page 4

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UIKNSIDE CATTLE MARKET. (Per Press AsstK'ialion.) DIXEDIX, IK-c- 13. At the Hurnsidc injirket 2111 fat cattle weic yarded, only a small pre|w»rtiim bring prime. The demand for these was gotKi. and piuvs uviy up to last w>ek, but anything thin was not in such gv<>d rcqiitMi. l!,-st bullocks XI" Ids to £ll |.->s, extiv, prime £l2 15s, gyod £9 to £9 Ills, medium 17 to £S Ills, Best heifers £8 to £9, good £•> 10s to £7, m-,'-dium cows and heifers £li 10s to i»7, tiwdiiinl cons anil heifers £1 15s to £5 10s. I'at J sheep.—3noo Were princi|>all\ shorn wethers. The trade was almost entirely contined to butchers. and tlx; supplj was in excess of the demand. Prices showed a decline oi.2s HI to 3s per htvi'J. a iid a great iiuiiilki' wen.' turned out unsold. Best shorn wethers 18s to 20s, a i<en or two cf extra making 21s ; good Ifis fid to 17s 9.1. others lis to 15s o*l. Best wethers in wool 23s lid to 2 Fal lamlis.—s2o were penmd, and prices were below last week. Best 15s 6d to |l7«, good 14s tc. 15s, others 11s lid to 13s. l'igs —283 were 'penned. but the sale was a dragging one. prices ing slightly easier. Suckers 8s to 12s,J slips 12.-t.to Ills, stoiv 18s )to 225, porkers 24s to 325. light liaconers 35s ,l>o 41«, hpavj 42s to U>s, choppers 555. DUXEDIX GRAIN* MARKET. (Per Press Association.) DUXEDIX, Dec. 13. Wheat.—Very little is to hand, ami of this only tho best is taken up by millers. There is still a cunsiderablo demand fer medium anil fowl wheat. Prime milling 3s 5d ,to 3s 7d. medium 3s 3d 4o 3s 4d, Ik 1 si fowl full 3s Id to 3s 2d, Woken 2s 10(1 to 3s, sacks extra - Oats. —1 trices show no change. Very little exporting seems to have been done, most i>f the linos coming forward being taken lor local consumption. l'riine milling 2s 2d 2s 3d, gocd to best feed 2s Id to 2s 1 Jd, medium Is lOd to 2s. sacks extra.

HIGH COMMISSIONEK'S KEPOHT. (IVr l*rcss Association.) WKLLIMJTOS. I The Department of Industries and C<rtntmrte has ricehvd the following cablegram from the High Commissioner, dated London, Dec. 12 *J he importation of Kiver Plate mutton, lamb. ami -flutter into thv Cniitil Kingdom for Ihu n«onth of Xoveiiriier Utalhd 210.00 l carcases of mutton, 1913 carcases of lamb, and 1 cnts of butter, distributed as follows : Mutton —Lomion 71,901 : carcases. Liverpool 156,420, Xew- ! castle KVfill 8100, Soiithamp- . ton 2170. nib. —Ltmdon o<hj, Liverpool 111TS. UuUer—'Southampton . ami London U*Bicwts.* The High? Coimniss cner also cables that the wool sales have eon--1 eluded, and that the market closed J very strong, as supplies do not meet I re-imrements. Market prospects are I favourable, it is ostiniai<<i. j The value of line crossbreds of all grad<*s Is Id to Is tfd ; medium crossbmls of- all grades lid to Is Id, coarse crossirtvds of all £tv(les 9Jd to Ojd, superior Merino is Id tc Is HJd. ferior 8d to lojd.

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. SYDXEY, It.-.:, 13. Wheat Cliick 3s ">il to 3s Ijil. milling 3s 7.1 'in :js7J|l, fivur Jt7 Ijs tn XS. Oats.—Algerian -s Id to 2s 2(1, Xt-u Zi'nliiiHl jrurtims 3s. It tirade 2s KM to 2s I ]<l llai l.y Knirlish. :is 10. Mai/e.—ls :!il fi Is •VI. JVas.— .Is lo 3S 3d : hran -Iftjd; pollaid. lOtl ; potatoes, l(X-al new, £ll : onions, local to £1 los, picklers to £lO. Butter.—Best 'JJd to 10id ; liacon, (M to Sd. , MELBOURNE, Pec. 13. Whe.it. —New, J3s Id ilo 3s 1J ; flour. £7 10s to £7 los ; oats. Altrvrian. Is 8d lo Is lid : barley, English. 3s to 3s 3d ; maize. Is ; bran, IOJd : jtollard, is 2d ; ptHato*s, new, £S to ti* : onions. £3 to £l. ADELAIDE. Dif. 13. Wheat, old. 3si>d. new, 3s Id to 3s s*l'.-i 3our. £7 13b ; oats. Algerian, 2s 2d, white 2s 7d ; bran. Is 2d ; pollard. Is 3d. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGEXCY CO., Ltd. WEEKLY REPORT. AIX'KLAXD, Dec. 13 llor.ys— At the Durham Yards on Friday there was a large muster of horses, ami for anything of a gocd stamp there was ready kale. Heavy draughts sold at from £2B to £39 10s, medium d 0.£21 to £33, hacks and light harness £7 .'is to £2O. On Thursday <*e held a special sale of thoroughness at the Harp „f Erin stables. 'IV-ra was a fair attemlance. eornfietition extra Kent for Ihe lots sold: 'l"he iollrvving sales were :—Apolopiie IIKHI guineas, Sweet Alice ;i(M) {ruineas. Cattle.—At the Newmarket ,\art.ls on Tuesday stock of all classi-s. was yarilnl j n iisd.,l numbers, which «old at late rates. Dairy cows s(ild at from £3 l.js to £7 12s 6d, empty £1 lHs to £3 .Is, calves £1 Is t<_ £1 IHs. lit-i-f was yardrtl in averaqv i|Uatitities, air:l sbone.i a slight im-prrtVi-mi nt on last week's rates. Ox beef sold up t„ 22s |ier imilti. cow 17s to 2%. Steers sold at front £(i L"s l(> t!) 12s l><l ; cows £1 5s to £7 l.'is ;mi heavy wi-ij;ht j>\i :i /rv janled. Sh ep were janli I in umtage anil so'nl j-,I la,~t wei.'k s ratios. Ueih'*rs sold at from I.V, -1(1 to £1 lis. ewes 13s (ill t.i tl 3s. l.intbs. in 1111 sttpph. sold at for well fatted 1 1 's 'Jd to K« I'-l. other sorts 7s to Us Oil. Digs.'.— Y ardul in full ntnnliers. Yotttf,' pit-s sold at from ."is t,> (|i: s fill. ; store do. 12s Oil t„ tl is. jiorkers ltis in LI 18s, 'baconers J. to £:: 7s r»l. On Miuiday. at ( lev,■don, «e had a (;ihwl miistn- of stuck', and satisfacti.ry prici-s wi re rtn 1 isi-i 1 We siilnnittid an average catalogue of skins, etc., on Tuesday, ujl lines

tilling nn<ii*r romjw»l jl ion. Hi«l. k.—Our >;j|r uj" liid. s was nut hrkl «»n Jin-siJov, |,ut will tak»' pliic* on U'«-.Jn»"^ln\. ShtTp.sk 11,s—Mil rkri ltiihk. bnlch«-rs' skins, 7s '.hi to lu.n fid. ntHiiim (is Of! to 7s :W. Sfnall Is Gd to :>s IJNI. luinhs' o<i to Hd. iK'hs 2 S 2d to .'{s. Tallow Marki t lirrn. ini,\i> I in shiprn.-rtt r, lS ks J.'ls '.UI to IM>. |f uW«n cosks Hnd pa<knp«'s 'it* ikl lo s.foridto 3 Iml, rough uit tjd toi^l. (ton.Li I.V. ''iiu fiiils. I{< f>d do/. ji. hiiir. Is 2d t.» Is 'M [.« t Ui Mni/iv—Markt-t slnit«il and price hn.s irtlU-Ji to r«J on wharf OiiTs.—Kini- at 2s fid r.i.i' Than.—Supplies aiv unailv in .v----ov r(s[nin'ni««nt«, and tin- rn«rk»-t is w.-ak at i.V Totatocs. worth !?utt.j•—rhoic«>st separator th! yo 'JJd. ginrtl s»d t,> MJd. iKartorv. I'r's. :.*i Jil. J oaf, »> jd.

AItFUNCTOV STOCK SAT.KS. tUitU icin lirii. H.l-. i:i. llm'j* sold for prints kj'ialii\- phr-H, \\,>v fasii-r. 'Hii'i-f w;i« .•% d'*ri(K«d drop in faf *and ;'ai slkvi>—«*sp.-<-iall\ v and Wfihers n«»t w»>ll finish»*«l—uvre c*asi»r Jhnn last w<n4; St'»ro sh»'cp.—Tho \avding w.is chiorty composed c;f wfthf-rs. ami tli.» demand was somrohat! dull The lines sold wciv;l«>?» !our-to<,th wr*fhors 1% Kd, 17<» at ftd. 250 tw<vtooth w»'th»r.« : 1 :is <-. d. ok 12s 6<l. U» aired cvri's nml laml»« Hs Htd. I.VJ at *'* :td fall counted), owes 7s JOd, Fat 1000 wan The to dccllno liead,

flcst sorts nuttlc 15s to 10s (id, a few extra to 17s 90, others 13s !)tl to 1 Is fill.

Fafy sheep,—Thoro was a fairly large jai'iliirtf. Kuvs of all classes brought iimieh lower rates than last week, and wethers not well linis-lied were easier. l'riine wethers 18s to 20s Id. others 15s to 17s Ivd, IwsV ewes 15s fid to 17.s I'd, a feu extra to 19s. others 13s I'.d to 15s, merino wethers 9s (id to 10s Mil

Fat cattle.—Tin- supply of beef totalled 223 heart, mostly prime 'Hiality. Heel' brought eipiai to 22s to 25s for priine, and 19s to 21s tor inferior to medium per Iniilh. There was a large yarding' ot" veal calves, /ami tlieyj sol<lj at lower rates, ranging from 5s to 20s. Store .ami dairy cattle —Yearlings nude 18s to 20s, 15 n.ontns to 18 months 35s to 41s (id, two-year heifers 50s to 555, two and a half to three year steers £4 2s, three year steers £4- 12s tV.£5 10s, year heifers £3 ,5s to £3 15s, dry cows 15s to £4, dairv cows £3 10s to £7.

Pigs.—There was , a large yarding of all classes of pigs, the snpjilv lieing hevi.nd requirements for both fat and stores. Prices were much lowxjt all round. liaconers made 30s to 35s t ct)ual to 3d per lb : porkers 22s to 30s, smaller 10s to 20s, eqtiul to 4d per lblarge ..tores 18s to 21s, madium \ 10s Ito 17s, suckers and weaners 3s to Bs. BEWLEY AXll tiRIFFI I'llS' WEEKLY REPORT. llewley and (Irilliths reporl an entry of 573 head of poultry being penued, the mart being crowded with Christmas buyers. Ileus realisid Is lid to 2s Id, ducks Is (ill to 2s (>d, guinea fowls 2s Od, geese 3s to 3s Id, chicks Id te Is, cockerels Is lOd to 2s sd. Furniture; and sundries sold as usual. New - potatoes.—tlo(.tl. 2d per lb. Fruit sales.—During the week we sold 1250 boxes strawberries, averaging trotu 7d to Is tid per box , red currants Is Gd case, gooseberries 4s (id, cherries tttl per lb. Clearing sale.—We held a clearing sale of timber, rooling iron, and wire netting on account of a vendor at Currie Lan-e, .everything ollered chang.ng hatrds. Land sales. —We beg to report tlie sale of Jlr C. 11. Moss's farm at Oaktira to Mr < Laurence I Ml, of Murchisoii.

M wSsrs Hcwiev and Urifliihs. dairy produce exporters, arc in receipt of the following market report from their London principals, .Messrs .Mills and Sparrow, dated Nov. 10, : Gutter.—.Market is in u very sensitive stale \ at the early part of tho week there ;was a decidedly oasiel feeling, but the '(fu-aiility t»f finest corning to hand has not been eqpal to the demand, and to-day we make ! the market deciduJJy firm. Danish.—There jis a marked improvement in quality, and U*» quotation for choicest is three kroner* up. French.—Trade has been good, and agents have advanced price of fivsh (unsalted) baskets - .'ss, and .'h'd and 4th quality rolls *>d per dozwi pounds Australian ex s.s. (»nnii,have landed in perfect order, and »\ery box which could be passed as ;/hoicist was sold immediately on landiTi#. Secondary is soiling belief ami attracting more attention. The s.s. Moravian brought her cargo in good condition, but there has ,cen considerable delay in gelling th» butters landed. This vessel arrived in dock last Friday, yet many of her butters were not landed on tho wharf until yesterday. In our last w<n»k's litter wc men-tion-i that Some New South Wales buttfcrs were .not iandid in as goi.d -crhlition as we would wish \V«'are pleased to say that th s turned out to f.e very much less than was at lirst Ihoiighi, and only applied to a "very small portion of the i-hipim-nt s. 'I he Shipping Companv met the matter fairly, nnd promptly arranged ti> pay for the tlamogx*.

Russian.—As we anticipated in o ur last, the stofijiaee of supfilies here has caused buyers to imve more altintion the .secondary colonial. We have a telegram from lliga this afternoon reading: "Harbour work railway tiallic resumed." If this is correct quite p (junMlty of butter will lie released. Canadian.—Quantity is now small, and at the moment really counts fot very little in the market. Cheese.—The improved demand reported in Jour last continues. anil (ini.st colourid, Oieing scare, <s making nearly 2 S niJ)l . ( , jn,,ne.\. Quotations : llirtter.—liatiish 1225, 12.'',s l n .")s' French. 100s, 10 Is. lids ■ Tin si sian, finest. s „od to fi„e 98s, 102s, nils ; 1 Irish, croalmerv' Ill's, 112s, Ills, life, factory 100s. 101s ; Canadian, linest salted lOtis, IOHs. unsalti.nl, 10R K . i;ooil t.i fine. 102 s. lo Is. loSs ; \,. u " Wales, finest. IOSs, lilts, 112s. unsalted 112s. 11 is, good iy lip,., ioo ;i ]o2s, 101s. lofis: Argentine, choict. saltcil. 112s, tinsalled. Ills;. _ Chtvs-e.—Canadian, finest. r,i;s, r, oSs. .ills ; extra fancy coloured, ."ills. VICKEIIy AND STEVENS' Hl' I'OUT. \ ickors and Stevens 'report, Ui a l there was a largo entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesrlav Prices were sliglulv letter, Ull ,, ' good many l„ts changed hands a I the p,-(ces :—Woaners 13-, to l.is. Bcarlings £1 to ll'tis 1« lllollt lis £1 , 12s (id In t'l ]S>. heifers £2 t„ £2 B S J store cows 1 £ 1 Ills 1,1 £2 Ills, springers £■! to £1 17s (id.