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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8051, 16 February 1906, Page 3

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MELBOURNE MARKET. Received IK, 1.(1 a.m. Meliioi'hne, February 15. The hide market remains firm. Last weeks' rates obtain for stout hides which are iu gooA demand. GRAIN MARKETS. TEE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Dunedin, February 11. The wheat market is practically at n standstill, only few choice lots having changed hands. Fowl wheat is in good demand. Prime milling. 3s 5d to 3s (id; medium, 3s Id to 3s sd; whole fowl's wheat 3s 21d to 3s 3d: broken, 3s lid to 3s Id; aacks extra. Oats: Very limited business is done for export. Several consignments arriving have found their way into store. Prime milling: 2s to 2s Old; good to best feed, Is lold to Is lUd; damaged, Is 9d to Is lOd; sacks etra.

NAPIER WOOL SALE. I'EE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Na pi eii, February 15. The third wool sale of the season took place this afternoon, when a total of 3033 bales were offered. There was a full attendance of buyers, and in sympathy with the improved Bradford quotations, there was an advance of a halfpenny on last sale rales for most soits. The following prices were obtained:--Medium crossbred, in fair condition lOd to IOSd, coarse crossbred, bright Did to lOd, inferior coarse crossbred Btd to Sid, medium crossbred pieces 7d to 7id, inferior pieces 6d to 7d, locks Id to sd; superior bright lambs lOd to 10.|d, average lambs ltd to 9id, inferior lambs 7d to Bid, according to condition.

131'1UN SIDE STOCK UEFOItT. Di'xkdix, February 15. Fnt cattle.—23(i head wore yarded, the bulk being medium quality, and a few pens of extra prime. The latter sold readily at prices on a par with last week. Extra prime bullocks made £lO 15s, good £8 to .C'!l 15s, medium £6 lo £B. Fat- sheep.—lslo yarded. Owing to there being no sale next week, there was strong competition, and prices went up from 2s lid to 3s above those of last week. Best wethers IDs to 22s 3d, medium 17s to 18s, best ewes 18» to 21s 6d, medium 13s Sid lo 15s. Lambs,—6Bo yarded. Prices ruled about Is (id to 2s above those of last week, Best 13s lid to 15s, medium 10s lo lis, Pigs.—B7 penned, a small yarding, Baconors and porkers sold well, and suckers and slips quitted at a satisfactory rate. Prices i—Suckers lis to lis, slips 15s to 19s, stores 22s to 255, poi'kers 29s to 355, ligbt baconcrs 38s to 15s, heavy baconcrs 19s to 545. N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE

AGENCY COMPANYWEEKLY REPORT. Auckland, February 14. Horses.—At the Durham yards on Friday we had n good muster of horses, and for those suitable for dray and plough work the demand was fair, but iother sir'.s were somewhat neglected. We quot • :—Heavy draughts £2O 5s to £36. nielium do. £l6 10s to £3l, hacks and light harness horses £7 10s lo V>\: a spring cart £lO 10s, tax cart C 9. At Piipakura on Wednesday there was a good yarding of all classes of stock, competition throughout being good, especially for dairy eows. Dairy cows sold <it from £4 lil* to £9 15s, heifers £4 to £7 ss, empty cows £llss to £3 Bs, grown steers £sas to £6 10s. 2 to 3 year do. £3 tils to £1 los, calves 15s lo £1 Ns. Beef, of which there was an extra large yarding, sold at Newmarket, rates, Cattle.-At the Newmarket vards on Tuesday dairy , in d store stock were yarded in usual numbers, and the late advanced rates for the former were maintained. Dairy cows sold at from £4 10s lo £9 ss. empty do. £1 15s to £3 2s, calves 15 s to £( i ls . Beef was yarded in average quantities, and advanced on last week's rates, oxen selling to 23s per loolbs, cow 17s to 20s. Steers sold at from £6 IDs to £9 15s, cows £3 10s to £7 2s fid. No heavy weights were yarded. Sheep were yarded in average numbers at Newmarket on Tuesday, and advanced fully 2s per head. Wethers sold at from"lßs Hit lo £1 2s 9d, ewes 12s (id to £1 Os 3d. Lambs, in lull supply, sold well, well fa'ted at from 10s 6il to 16s (id, other sorts (is lid to 10s.

Pigs.—Porkers sold from CI Us to £2 15s, weaners 7s Od to His,

Hides.—Market firm. We quote ■■— Prime ox, BJd lo 8!fil, extra stout do. 71d to Bd, stout do. (ijdto 7Jd. medium do. s : |d to Old, light do. 5Jd lo s{d, cow, best lines old to s : jd, good lines s.}d to 53d. stags 3 : jd to :Hd, kips s.|d to 51(1, calfskins 31d lo 6.{d, damaged hides 31d to 4Jd. " Sheepskins. Market firm. Best butchers' skins 5s lo 10s, small 3s Od to Is 3d, pelts 2s od to 2s lid, lambskins 2s (id to 3s 2d. Tallow.—Market firm. Best mixed 21s to 225, good 19s lo 20s 3d, seconds 16s to 17s (id, rough fat l]d lo ljd, Bones.—£l 15s. Cowtails. Is (id dozen. Horsehair.—ls 2d to Is 71d. Wool, in bags and dumps.—Halfbred 9d to 9tUL crossbred 71d to B : jd, lambs' 7fd lo 9d, pieces Id to Old, locks 2 ; Jd to 3id. Maize.—Supplies light, but demand very small; selling is 2d ex store. Oats. —Market is very weak, and holders here are anxious to quit at 2s Id, ex store. Sales made this week at 2s 2d on wharf. Chaff. —Supplies are not coming forward as was expected. Prime is worth £3 15s at rail, sacks in. Potatoes.—Slow of sale at £7 lo CH per ton for prime, poorer kinds neglected. Butter.—There is a good demand fo all qualities. Best separator 9d, mi dium to poor quality H.lil to Bd, Cheese. —Demand is small, jbul rial kct firm at old for factory, LONDON MAIIKET ADVICE,

Dalgclv mill Compnny, LiinilcdH Wellington, have received the follow! ing cablegrams From their U'lidonl ollicc, dated Ihc Slli iiislanl :- 1 Duller. -Market unsettled. The Copenhagen official (|u<il:ilinii is unchanged. The future is dillii'iill tn forecast. The total imports of butler lulu Hie United Kingdom for I he week ending 3rd instant, amounted lo 112,011.) as compared with li'J.Oiill evvl. for the corresponding period of last year. More demand for ununited than salted. The market is depressed in consequence of heavy arrivals. I'lider the circumstances c.i.f, buyers show no disposition whatever to operate. Fi'oieu meat. —N.Z. nuittoii and lauib, market dull. Beef, higher by ■Jd per lb. The advance is due to small receipts of chilled Argentine. Skins. Merino sheepskins are higher by par to .Jd, Fine crossbred higher by ,d. Coarse cm bred higher bv ]dlo '.d. Tallow.--Since our last telegram, prices are (id per cwt. lower.