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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8043, 2 February 1906, Page 3

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_ .—« YICTOKIAN MARKET. Received 1, 10.55 p.m. Mkliiockxe, February 1. Hides- Stout heavies in good request at late rates; mediumand kips easier. New '/, .-aland hides in good request. Tailow nil. DUNEDIN AVHKAT AIAKRKT. rF.lt MESS ASSOCIATION. Dvmcdix, February 1. There is very little change in the wheat market, either as regards values or demand. l'rime milling : 3s (id to '.is 7d, medium to good 3s 3d to 3s sd. AYliole fowl wheat : 3s Id to 3s 2id, broken 2s Kid to 3s. Oats: Business mostly eonlined to loral consumption. Prune milling 2s 11(1 to 2s 2d. good to best feed 2s to 2s lid, medium to good Is Kid to 2s.

BI'KXSIDK IIKI'OUT. PKII rliliss ASSoCI \TION. DrxEitix, February 1. At tlie Burnside yards to-day the following prices ruled: Fat cattle, 170 head yarded, about tHO-thirds being prime bullocks and heifers, balance medium to inferior cows. The sale dragged, and prices , were easier for bullocks, which made ' til 10s to £IH Ids. good £7 to £S, [ cows and heifers ,C(i to C 7. A few extra heavy In I'S 7s lid, good to to Cli, ' rest t'.l ins to £1 15s. I'at sheep. 2150 penned, which proved in excess 0 f requirements. Prices at the opening of the sale were about Is lower than last week. Later oil there was a drop of I'nllv is 1 per head ..Mid towards the close of the sale, medium and inferior ewes were practically unsaleable. Best weathers IDs to 21s; extra, up to ASs ; good, His Dd to l.Ss (id ; others, 15.j to His ; ewes, ]ls (id to His; cxlra, up to Ills; good, 12s (id to 1:1s (id ; medium, '.ls to lis. Lambs: 150 penned. The demand opened brisk, but before the sale was over, the demand fell oil' ami the prices dropped'2s a hea l. Best, lis to His; good, 12s (id tu l:Mid ; others, Ss lid to lis. l'igs: JHO yarded, mostly well finished porkers and baconcrs. The sale dragged throughout, flickers 7s to lis, slips Atis to ltts, atori'S to 21s, porlirra 2Ss to Inu-oucrs U/s to 12s, heavy 1-j.s to o<N.