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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8084, 14 April 1906, Page 3

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BEWLEY AND GRIFFITHS' REPORT. On Saturday we again hud a very large poultry sale when all lines were well computed for. Hens Is to Is l)d, cockerels Is 3d to 3s 3d, pullets Is 7d to 3s, chickens (id to lOd, Pckin ducks 2s (id to 4s sd, turkeys is 3d to os, ducks Is fid to Is lbd. Sundries and furniture made usual rates. Fruit has bwn in rather better supply. Apples are plentiful and fetch from 2s (id to os per ease for good quality, pears Is (id to (is lid, passion fruit 2s to 3s, tomatoes in. TICKERS AND STEVENS' REPORT. Viekers and Stevens report thai there was a fair yarding of cattle in their Inglcwood yards on Wednesday. Bidding was very dull for all classes. Calves made from 2s (id to 12s (id, yearlings 17s to 255, store cows 10s to 30s, fat cow? £3 5s to S3 10s, lambs 10s 3d. LOAN AND MERCANTILE CO.'S I REPORT.

Horses continue in steady demand, average numbers being brought forward. The attendance at the Durham yards was goad. Hcavj<flraughts sold at from £26 to £35 10s. A pair of mediumjraughts sold at £G2 the pair. Light harness, L 7 10s to LID! j hacks L 5 5s to Ll7; tax cart LlO 10s, spring trap Lid. At Papakura dairy cows sold at from L 4 10s to ""L'd ss, empty do. LI 5s to L 3 Bs, heifers, to calve in the spring, at from L 3 5s to L 5 15s, grown steers L 4 5s to LG 15s, two to three-year-old do. L2 5s to L 3 17s 6d, calves I 15s to LI Cs, beef cows Ll 5s to LO 10s, steers L 6 5s to LB. At the Newmarket yards on Tuesday, dairy and store e.iltlc were yarded in usual numbers. Dairy cows sold at from L4los to LlO 10s, empty do. Ll los to L 3 Is, calves 15s to Ll Os. Beef was yarded iu average quantities, competition being keen up lo last week's prices, oscn selling lo 22s per 1001b, cow llis to l'Js. Steers sold at from L 6 5s to Li) 17s (id, cows Ll to L 7 17s (id. Sheep were yarded iu average quantities at Newmarket on Tuesday. The .quality was not first-class, wethers s&ling'at from los (id to Ll 3s 3d cwft 14s 9d to Ll' Os Ud. Lambs in full supply sold well at from 13s Gd to 17s ud. „ Pigs: Porkers" 17s Od to L2 2s, wcaners 5s (id to lis, baconers L2 Is lo L 3. . Oats: Oats have advanced in the south, aud are now worth 2s 3d ex store here.

Maize : Maize Ss linn at 3s (id on wharf for lines,

CJiali : Stocks in tmsn are very light, aud snlfg are being made at Ll at the rail.

Potatoes: Good quality selling' freely at L». „ Butter: Bullet- is in good demand at !)d for paime separator, and Sid to il.Jd for medium to poor. Cheese ; Market is lightly stocked. Prime factory is worth s^l.

MK NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION IiEPOKT. At tho liny market on Saturday (her was only a lim iteil supply of pig Woaners made ox to 7s, small store !)* Od to lis; horses made LliUs to LB. At the Mart there was a good entry ot poultry, and very satisfactory prices were realised, Chicks made 4d to lid, cockerels Is Id to 2s 2d, pullets 2s, liens Is od to 2s Id, odd kens Is to Is lid, dm-ks Is to Is sd. A quantity of furniture and sundries made low prices, Fruit: Tke following prices were realised at sales during the week : Peaches 4s fid to (is, pears 3s to lis 6d, apples os to 8s per ease, Is to 3s (id per box, passions 3s (id, mandarins (is (id to lis, lemons ss, (juine.es 3s, tomatoes 2s (id to 7s, grapes (bad order) 2s (id to 4s Od.

Cidlle. At Waiwakaiho on Tuesday yearling made 7s Od to lis (id, mixed yearling IDs, IS monllis mixed 2os IS to 20s mouths steers 375, forward store sows L2 7s (id, fat do. LI. to Lias, lti months heifers in calf L2 lo L2 10s, sj>ringing do. L 3 10s. On Wednesday at Mungorei I held a clearing sale on account of Mr M. Carrick. There was a large attendance from all parts of (he district, and bidding was brisk from start to finish, everything being void at excellent prices. Cows in nnllc made L 3 ]2» (id to Ld :Is, heifers 1,2 os to L2 17s lid IS months heifers L2 lis to L2 17s, heifer calves lo yearlings LI, f.m, ewes 8s Dd, shorn lambs Us od, cull do. lis lid, draught horses L2S to L 32, trap horses Lll- to LI7 ss, " Superior" drill L2S, P.F. plough Lll, ilrays'LO 15s to L 7, cultivator L 3, lifting jacks L 3 to L 4 10s. A largo quantity oi farm sundries and household flU'uitUTO sold I well •

The dog fiend again ! A valuable cattle dog wns poisoned near Mr A. Ainbury's, in Devon streot wost, on Thursday morning/ Messrs E. .1. Crrthew and Co. report having sold Mr Fiehohis' fine farm, of 13.11 acres, to Mr W. S. Knuckey, of Awakiuo. In another column, Messrs E. J. Carthcw and Co. advertise a choiae 50 aero bargain on account of an absentee owner. The public ball in aidof the Western Park funds, to be held in the Theatre Royal on Easter Monday night, will probably bo largely attended, especially as it is the firs', of the season. Ticket's have been sold m large numbers, and are still selling well. People arc coming forward liberally with contributions and Ihe supper promises to be an unexampled success. The music will be given by a first-class orchestra.