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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8121, 28 May 1906, Page 3

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BUCKLAND AND SON'S REPOET. PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Auckland, May 25. Horses: Acli c. Draughts made L'2B to Ll3, aged L' Sto £22 10s, good ha Its and harm ss horses LlO 10s to L'.'o, or limry L"2 los to Ll2 10s. At llcmuer.l, there was a small market of beef. Prices were slightly improved. Steers made Ll! 7s (id to L 9 los, up to 20s per lOOllis ; cows L 4 to L'i las, up to IBs per 100lb«. Sheep were yarded in small numbers, ai)d prices were easier. Wethers sold to 2os, ewes to 22s 3d, hoggn's 10s. Pigs were in average supply, and the market was steady at late rates.

LONDON MARKET It "SPORT. Messrs Bcwley and Griffiths, dairy prodtico exporters, New I'lymoulh, are in receipt ol the following market report from their London principals, Messrs Mills and Sparrow, dated April 12t.1i, 1900: Butter: There is no cessation in the demand for choice quality. Supplies of this grade continue lighl, and late prices still rule.

Danish : No change in Hie quotations, At the reduction advised last week there has been a good trade.

French : Prices remain the same as last advised, but iimi edi -lely afier the holidays wo expect lower quotations, as supplies arc likely to rapidly increase.

Australian : Arrivals til' week have been small, and consist nio.l'y of NewSouth Wales and Queens! mil. Unfortunately the quantity of choicest is insignificant, ard while there is a ready sale for anything of this grade, lite secondary bulters, though eli aring b site? of Ve, have to be Sjld at unsalis. factory prices. Press notices rep rt rains in Australia a nd wo hope consignments will continue right through the summer, as we should like to keep buyers for colonial butter round us all the time.

New Zealand: Quality continues very fine in the majority of cases; everything which can be clasped as being " finest " is cleared, the few pareels left unsold ex "Turalrina" being faulty in some particular. Cheese : Market 'continues firm ; the sharpest demand is for colored. Butter Quotations.

Danish 110s to 112s, Victorian, finest salted, !)2s, 91,5, 9fis; Victorian, finest unsalted, 100s, 108s ; Victorian, line sailed, 81s, 80s, 88s; Victorian, secondary, 70s, 80s; New South Wales, in-si; factories, AOs, ills, occasionally New South Wflos, fine, 8 Is, B('s Ws; New South Wales, secondary, ■!2s; Queensland, finest. B(is, 87s; Queensland, fine, 80s, 82s, 8Is; New Zealand, finest sailed, !>Bs, Hills; New Zealand, good Io tine, tils %s; New Zealand, finest unsalled, 106s, 108s; ; few Zealand, milled, dairies, 80s, 81«. Cheese.

Hew Zealand, colored, (ilis, 07s; New Zealand, while, 023, 03*; Oanalian, colored, 07s, OSs; Canadian, vhitc, 625, (535, (i Is.

NEW ZEALAND LOAN ANT) MERCANTILE CO.'S IiKPOUT.

Horses: Heavy draughts sold at 'rom £32 10s to £ll, medium do. £2l o L3l 10s, light harness horses, Ls ''ls to Ll9, hacks L 5 2s (id to 1.10 17s ?d. spring cart Ll2 10s, dojeart Lls.

At the Newmarket yards on Tuesday dairy and store stool: were yarded in usual numbers and sold at late rales Ox beet sold to 20s per lOOlh, cow 10 to 18s. Steers sold at from L 5 15s to Lt) 15s, cows L 3 10s to L<> 15s. The quality was not up to (! c previous ■veek's yarding. Dairy ro.vs sold at from I<l 5s to LO 12s till, empty do LI 15s to L 3 10-, calves !os In 2(is.

Sheep were yarded in usual numbers ijt the Newmarket yards on Tuesday and sold nt laic rates, welliers scllim; at from ISs <>d to LI 4s (id, ewes 1(5!>dto Ijl 2s lid. [iambs, in full supply, sold well nt from lis 31 lo 17s !ld.

l'igs : Porkers sold at from LI ls lo LI IHs, weaners 7s fid to Ills. Oats; Market is firm at 2s Kd c.i.f. a id 2s jld ex store.

Maize : Market is ipiicl at 3s 7d on wharf, and 3s Sd ex sl< l'e. GhaH: Firm at LI 12iCd at rail for ;>rime (|ualities. Potatoes : Supplies 1 avc increased considerably and the market is easy at [ill 10s on wharf.

Wheat: Finding ready sale at Ds 7d delivired' from the wharf, 3s 8d ex SIOI'C.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S ADVICE PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, May 25. The Industries and Commerce Department lias received the following cable from the High Commissioner, dated London, 24th: — The wool sales are dosed. The advance has been partially lost, medium and coarse crossbrcds of all grades being slightly easier. Ninety thousand bales of New Zealand wool soli at auc'ion. European competition was very keen. Americans exercised gr nit caution. Tho trade is good and. mumfacturcrs are very busy. It is' fully anticipated that tho present prices will be maintained. The estimated values of wo 1 ate as fol ors i—crosslrels if al grad s Is 3d to Is 6d, medium do Is osd to Is 2sd, coarse do ll|d to Is 2d, superior merino Is 2£d to Is 51, medium ill l'ii.o l-i to Is 2id, inferior merino 10.} d to Is.