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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8060, 9 March 1906, Page 3

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LOAX AND MERCANTILE AGENCY UEPOItT. Horses : At the Durham yards on Friday we had a lull muster of horses compctilioh for unfiling of a good stamp being keen. Heavy draughts schist from £2 Us lo .t in ss. A pair of medium draught mares realised £7O the pair. Hacks and light harness horses sold at from .CIO 5s to £2l ; a spring curt JGIIJ, luiijgy .£2l. Cattle: At fliu Xcwniarkel yards on Tuesday, beef, of which (here was a fair yarding, advanced in prices. Oxen sold up to 23s per lUOib; cows, 17s to 20s. Steers sold at from £5 10s to £lO 7s lid, cows £3 15s to £7 ss, dairy cows £l. IDs lo ;CS, heifers £;i 15s to to Ills, calves 15s to 2(is. T llc l K( ,r cattle, with the exception of a few dralls, were of inferior i|ualily. Sheep: Wethers from 10's !)d to £1 ;is I'd, ewes Us 3d to £1 l)s 3d, lambs from 10s lid to 17s tid. ' Pigs: Porkers £1 l s to .£2 15, weaners 7s !)d to l'Js, haconers £2 2s lo £ I 12s.

.11 JKGHiiIl's : Market firm. AVoijuole:— I'rimc OX s-'d to extra stout do. 7:Jd lo <s.ld, stout do. (i : ,M ( 0 7'<] medium do.ajd to ('id, light do. sid Ii) fi»v, best lines d.Jd to s;d, good oid lo 5;« l. slags :tid to 3j,1, kips 5J,| In (Id, en]['skins (id to (iid, damaucd hides :Ud to I 'd. h Sheepskins • Market lirni. Best butchers pells, green, 2s 8(1 to 3s sd. best butchers' lambs' 2s (id to :1s lid country dry pelts 2s (id to 2s KM, lambs' 2s 3d to 3s. Tallow : Market linn. Best mixed up lo 22s lid, good 20s to 21s 3dniediuni IDs 3d lo 2ils, seconds Kis lo 17s !ld, rough fat l,|d to 1 VI. W 001. in bags and dumps: Lambs "id to 11.1 d, lambs' seedy aid to did crossbred 7id to Bjd, pieces Id io ofd! locks Hid to Id. Maize : No arrivals this week. Oats: Markels is fairly well supplied again, but is linn at 2s 2d e.i.f, C'hnlT : .Selling at £3 Ills al rail. I'olatoes: Supplies arc light and market firm at tin Jus. Butler: (rood impiiry Bell setarator 10 Hid, me..ium sVto ;id. Cheese ; In good demand. Factory 'ilj's, sfd,