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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8067, 24 March 1906, Page 3

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LOXDOtf FINANCE AND COMMENCE. Kcccivcd 23, 11.20 p.m. Loxnox, March 23. Jinuk of England returns : Gold coin CHfi.H^'-ptXX);-in reserve £28,989,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities IG-Ii;i; notes in circulation £28,092,000; public deposits £11),3i;fi,0,00 ; other deposits £12,700,000; Government securities £1(1,115,000; other securities £35,317,000. Three months bills are discounted at 39-1(5. Consols yo3. Tasmuniau three and hall's 1001, three's 88$. Perth, three and ball's 100, three's 81). Other stocks unchanged. The wheat markets arc firm wilji limited demand. South Australian aflout 31s, New South Wales 30s yd. Flour: Less depressed. Australian March shipment offering at Glasgow at 23s tid to 21s.

Butler: Very dull owing to poor quality of Australian, and excessive siqiplies. The imports of Australian, American and liussian for the first three weeks of March were 140,000 boxes iu excess of the corresponding period of last year. Danish is firm ami unchanged. Chnicol :->cw Zealand 100s to lo2; AiHralian 91s lo 90s; secondary Sis to W-. I'usalled scarce

~ 108s to 110s. Cheese : Firm and unchanged. New ', Zealand is cleared. Bradford Wool: flood general en- - quiry, but hand to mouth business - owing to advance. Forties 17id, forty-sixes ips, common sixties 20? d. super 271 d. BUOKLAND'S REPORT. ' l'Ell I'HESS ASSOCIATION. ' Arc'Ki.AXD, March 2:1. Horses.—Aged . draughts, £l2 to £27; superior hacks and haiu.'ss, ■ i'ls to £2l; ordinary, £3 IDs to £ll. At Rcuiuera, beef was in full supply. Steers sold to 21s per liun- , drcd.'froin £5 10s lo £1) IDs each; cows up to ISs per hundred. Slice]) nere in niodcralo supply—wethers 15s to 21s, ewes to 20s, lambs, prime, 15s lo 18s, light-weights, 7s 3d to 12s (id. Pigs; Porkers to 335, bacon- '■ ers to 10s. 1 JENKINS, MATTHEWS AND \ PIGOTT'S REPORT. At our TTrcnui yards on Monday we had a good entry, buyers were scarce, and competition was not very keen. We quote: 'Calves, 7s (id to lis, yearlings from 20s lo 335, Itj-mths. steers, 20s (o 355, cmply heifers, 41s, springing heifers, £3 10s Od, store cows, 30s to 'lss, 3-yr steers, 52s (hi to 51s (Id, fat cows, £3 7s (id to £!, bulls, 25s Od, f.m. ewes (culls) Bs, woolly lambs, 12s 2d, fat ewes, 16s 4d. At Waitara on Tuesday the muster was uot large, but (judging by the bidding) there was sufficient for requirements, Calves made 7s, Jersey heifer calves, 15S, yearling steeps, 21s, empty heifers, 30s, store cows, 30s to 41s, fat cows, £3 as to £'3 13s, bulls, 30s to 3ls, 2-tooth wethers, lis 3d, horses, £4 10s to £5, cart, £4. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. . At tho Kaymarket on Saturday store ' Pigs made 15s to 325, wcaners 4s (id lo ' 9s, horse L2. ' At (he mart there was a fair entry of ! poultry, and highly satisfactory prices ' were obtained Young fowls made Sd ' ols lid, cockrclslslo2s (id, hens Is Id to Is lid, ducks Is 5s to 3« I Bacon od, ham s<d. Furniture and J sundries made low rates. - Fruit: The following prices were ' realised during the week:—Lemons « 2s fid, oranges os to (is (id, bananas 5s " to 7s fid, peaches 3s (id to 7s, pears 4s i Od to os, lojruiloes 5s to fis (id, pass ; ons 2s (id to 3s (id, quinces 2s lo 3s, grapes ! Id to i)d, encumbers 2s, tomatoes overripe Is (id to 2s fid, prime tomatoes 5s to fis fid, cooking apples Is to 2s, des, i sert do. 2s to 4s 3d. '

On Wednesday I held a clearing sale at Omata on account of Mr F. Putt, when there was a fair attendance. I The cows were all past profit and on the old side. Consequently at tins time of the year prices did not rule high. Cows in milk made T,2 to L 4 5s store do. LI to LI 12s (id, heifers LI 10s, calves. Us li«, stack hay Lll. Sundries made low prices. Cattle.—At Stratford on Tuesday, cattle were yarded largely in excess of advertised numbers. There was a good attendance, but bidding was quiet, and prices unchanged. Weauers made Os to lis 6d, 18 to 2() months steers 30s (id to 3ps 64, 2 year do. 445, 21 to 3|ycar do. £2 18s, store cows fl to 335, forward do. 42s to s(is, fat do. £3 (i Gd to £3 10s, cows ami calves £2, bulls £1 5s lo £2l2s

At Rahulu on Thursday, weauers made lis (id to Lis Od, yearlings 21s, store eows 21s Jo 375. fat cows £3 5s lo til IK, hulls £] 5s in £2 Ills. Laud. -On Saturday, at the Marl, I held » sale of properties in the estate of (be late Mrs Isabella Small, There was a large attendance, and Hie following lols were sold at Ihe hammer:—

Lot 2, section 157;!, corner of Lemon and Cameron si reels, lo Mr Edward Dingle. £3tl); lot (i, aoodnill of lease of sections 1594 and 1-V,is, Mr .1. S. S. Medley, £10: lot 7. goodwill of leasehold sections 1509, 1543, 1511,1595 parts of 0, with live cottages, Mr M. Andrews, LlO5. Lois 3, 4, and 5 were passed, bill I have since placed (hem privately at the reserve price, as follows : Lot 3, pari section 1079, with 2 cottages, Mr Bertie James Clark, L 240; lot 5, section 00!) and part of C with dwelling Mr If. Honnor £OOO. 1 have oue small property in their estate still for disposal which 1 can confidently recommend lo anyone with small capijij either as an investment or for if home. TICKERS AND STEVENS' REPORT. Tickers and Stevens' report that there was a fair entry of cattle in their inglewood yards on Wednesday. Prices were a little better than late sales. Calves made from Os Od to 13s, store cows £1 3s to £1 13s. yearlings to IS months 21s lo 31s, springers £2 15s to £4, fat eows £3 5s to £4. They also report Ihe sale of Mr N. Greincr's shop in Inglewood to Mr E. Gernhoefer al a satisfactory price. DALGETY AND CO.'S REPORT. We report having held our fifth wool sale of the season in the Art, Gallery to day. The offerings from all brokers totalled about 850 bales, our catalogue being 170 hales. No really good lines of any size were shown; catalogues were principally comprised of straggler wool, lambs, pieces, locks, etc. Prices for fleece wool were about Jd per lb„ aud lambs wool from :|d to Id better than February sale. There was a good attendance of buyers, and very few lols were passed in. For two lols of line crossbred we realised lid per lb., which was the highest price obtained during tho sale. Pieces, locks, etc. showed an advance in sympathy wiih other wools. AYe quote as follows;- - Fine crossbred lO'.d lo Mil, medium crossbred 9.|d lo Kid. dingy and inferior Hid lo tkl, lambs (gooii) ]Od to 10.U1, medium Hid to 9id, inferior and seedy Oil to 7 : ,' d, pieces o : jd to Old, dead 7}d to Sid, sliped pieces 7d, locks Id to s>,d.

Skins: Prices were firmer by jd per lb. as compared with last sale. No really good lines of crossbred offering. Medium crossbred Bld to ll.id, half wools B:fd lo 9,Jd, lambs M lo II jd, dead and damaged 7d lo Sd, inferior pells Is 7d lo 2s Sd. inferior green skins 3s 7d

Hides : Vi'v ijuull- :—l'riiiu' o.\, prices about ill .3Ail In s;d, good cows Jid to s;d, slugs -l-id, calf skins, l!| tn 7d, slippy ilu 3'.d to s|d, dryl,idc-5::dlo 0,1. Tallow (iu L-iisk) 21s 3d.

NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MKKCAM'ILI-; COY.'S KKrOKT. Horses: Heavy draughts liroughl from £25 IDs to f37, medium do. £ll IDs lo £2: l, hacks iiiul light harness horses Co 15s to .til) ss, buggy JtlS. Cattle: Dairy rows sold at i'rom Jtl 5s to JEN 10s, empty do. .ft 15s to ,t:t IDs, lliree-ycai'-old steers tl 5s to .fa Ills, calves' 13s lo .CI lis, beef sleers L 5 Ills to ,tH 17s (id. cows Jtl- to tli IDs. At the Newmarket yards on Tuesday dairy cows sold at from £ 1 5s lo fii, empty cows ,CJ lis lo £3 12s lid, calves 12s to LI Is. lieel was iienned in full numbers. Compel ion was scarcely up to last week's prices. Oxen sold up to 22s per limlb, cow 17s lo ills, steers sold at from Lll lo I/J 15s. cows L 3 10s to LS, The beef cattle throughout were small, although of good quality, Sheep were penned in lull numbers »l Ihe Newmaiiicl yards on Tuesday ami sold under a steady competition, wethers selling at from His Hd to LI Is lid. ewes 15s (id to lils'Jd, lambs in full supply sold well at from 13s to 17s lid. Tigs : Porkers sold nl from 1,1 Is to' LI IDs, weaners 5s 9d lo 12s Hd, biu'ouers L2 Is lo I.:l Ms. Hides': Market brisk. We quote:— Prime ox 'M to IL'.d. extra stout do. Sd lo B. : ,'d. sloul do. 7d lo 7,(1, niedium do, s|d to OJdj liji;lil 'lo. 3id lo ujjd,

cow, best lines to (id, good ,v sid to s£d, kips s|d to s : jd, calfskins o.Jd to (ijd, slags' 3id to L . 3gd, damaged hides 3id to 4.U1. iS BShecpskins : Market linn. Best | ; butchers' pelts 2s il.l to 3s lid, lambs' 1, 2s Sd to 3s Sil, country pelts an lambs'2s lid to 3s 3d. Tallow: Market linn. Most mixed 21s (id to 22s Od, good 20s lo 20s yd, medium 18s (id to 19s Od, seconds 15s lo 171' (id, rough fat l : jd to 21d. Maize : Supplies are very light, but (he market remains at 3s Oil on wharf for wholesale lines. 11 dais: Firm at 2s Id ex-store. ; ' Chaff: Selling at L 3 15s at rail, but 0 buyers are not keen. Polatocs : Worth £10; with a down--1 ward tendency. Butter: There is a good demand for • all qualities. Best separator 9d, :' medium Bjd to 9:', d. s Cheese : Factory 40's sid to s|d. ] BEWLEY AND GRIFFITHS' REPORT. At the Marl on Saturday the eutr>' of poultry was not quite as large a s usual, prices bemg practically without change. Hens lid to Is 3d,' cockerels ; Is 3d to 2s 4d, chickens od lo 9d, , ducks Is 2d to Is od. Fruit has been in limited supply , with a dearth of. good dessert fruit. , Apples have realised Is (id lo Os, , pears os to (Is, peaches Os Od, local : grapes Oil, oranges Os lid, walnuts lijd, i tomatoes in improved demand Is (id to , 7s, cucumbers Is <>d to 3s, kumaras £1 8s per sack. We disposed of a large quantity of furniture, hams, and sundries at satisfactory prices.