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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8009, 21 December 1905, Page 2

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DUNE DIN GRAIN MARKET. I'HK I'IIKSS ASSOCIATION. Dunivwx, December 20. Wheat,: Prime samples were in demand, and good fowl wheat was also inquired for, but medium was hard to place. Prime milling 3s oil to 3s 7d, medium 3s 2d to 3s 4d, best fowl 3s Id to 3s 2d, medium 2s 10d to 3s,'sacks extra.

Qats: The doinand is easier, and to make sales a lower rate will have to be accepted, Prime milling 2s Id to 2s 2tl, good to bo«t food 2s to as Ihd, medium Is to Is XXAd, inferior Is IHd to Is lOt}, sacks extra.

BUBNSIDE CATTLE MARKET. Di'xkiiin, December 20. Burnside market Fat cattle—lsC were yarded, the bulk being medium. The demand for prime was good, and prices were a shade firmer than last week, medium being about the same. Best bullocks £ll to £l} }7s del, medium £tt 5s to £lO ss, inferior £7 to £8; best couvs and heifers £7 10s to £8 o.s, medium £C> as to £7; inferior £4 I.os to £5 12s fid.

Fat sheep— <JBB were penned, mostly of medium quality, The demand for prime was keen, but unfinished were hard to quit at reduced prices, Best wethers IDs (id to 225, medium 17s ild to 18s (id, inferior, 14s to 10s (id ; best ewes 18s to 19s lid, medium llis to l!is 'Jd, inferior 10s to 13s lid.

Lambs—l2lß pouneil. The demand for prime was fair, but inferior were practically unsaleable. Best los to 10s (id, extra 17s Od, medium 12s to 13s Od, inferior 8s to !)s. Pigs:—lsß were yarded. Prices were high. Suckers 13s to llis, slips 17s to 19s, stores 20s to 255, porkers 28s to 345, light heavy 43s io 48s, choppers i(p to 555.