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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8162, 21 July 1906, Page 3

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DtJNKDIN GRAIN REPORT. PES PBKSB ASSOCIATION. Ddnedik, July 18. Wheat: During tke week there has been a better tone for prime milling, all varieties coming in for a good deal of attention. Tuscan is in shortest <upply, and any good sound milling quality is readily taken up. There is very !ittle demand for second quality, but good enquiry for fowl's wheat Prime milling, Tuscan, 3s 6d to 3s 7J, other varieties 3s 5d to 3s Gil, me.lium to good 3s 3d to 3s -Id, b:st whole fowl feed 3s 2d, good 3s to 3s Id, brokeD 2s 8d to 2s lid, 6acks extra.

Oats: No demand among shippers, but there is good local demand. Bright sound lines, suitable for seed, are'very stronaly held in the country, and it is iVflieull to induce farmers to quit, cx- • '|>t at prices very much aboyc what is offered. Prime milling 2s 3Jd to 2s od, ~ood to best feed 2s 2Jd to 2s 3d, inferior to medium 2s to 2s 3d, (iacks extra). NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At the Haymarket on Saturday small pigs mado 10s to 15s, trap mare LU 10s. At the mart fowls made Is 8d to 3s ■ Indian Runner drake 4s. A quantity of sundries was disposed of at low rates.

On Tuesday I held a clearing sale of furniture oa account of Mrs Diamond. There was a good attendance and satisfactory prices were realised. Fruit: Apples have been coming forward freely, and prices hare eased considerably, present rates being, cookers 6s tid to Bs, dessert 7s 6d to 10s, lemons 4s 6d, mandarins 3s 6d to Ss 6d, oranges 4s to Bs, bananas Id to 2d per lb. Cattle: At Waiwakaiko on Tuesday, owing to the prevailing rough weather, there was only a small yarding. Calves made (is to 15s, 18 to 20-months steers 36s 61, store cows 25s to 31s, springers L 3 10s to L 5 15s, springing heifers L 3 15s.

At Sw>ny Kiver on Wednesday there was an improved demand for all classes of stock, bidding being brisk and most lines sold at tho hammer. Calves made 10s 6d to 13s 6d 12 to 18-month steers 27r to 355, 2J to 2t-year do. L2 5s to L2 Us, 15 t 0 18. months empty heifers 28s to 3ls Gi springing heifers L2 15s to LI, store cows LI to L2.

I held a clearing sale at Kowan on Wednesday on account of Mr T. Burgess, when there was a large attenuate and good bidding. The cows were a very nice lot in good condition, and sold as follows, early calvers L 7 to LIO 10s, backward calvers Lo to L 6 j 15s, aged cows L2 to Lt 17s Od, heifers L 42561 to Loss, light draught horses L 22 5s to L 23, sows in farrow L 4 to L 5 15s, bour LI 12s 6d, small pigs 5s to 16s. Sundries made good prices. VICKEBS AND STEVENS BEPORT. Tickers and Stevens report that there was a good yarding of cattle in their Inglcwood yards on Wednesday. Good calves made tij) to ISs 6.1, yearlines lo IS-mouths LI 13s Od to Ll 15s, old cows 1 ts to Ll ss, store cows, Ll 10s to L2 Bs, springing calves L2 to L 3 10s, springers L:l 10s to Lo 12 I'd, fat cows L 3 15s to Ll 10s.

At Mr W. Sutherland's sale on Monday, the exceptionally b;;d weather was against the attendance, l m t everythins; was sold at the hammer. Cows made from LI. to L", calves lis lid. ewes lSs 2d, lainhs 15s Nl, mare L 25, do) LIH ss, liliy LS 15s and sundries at fair prices. At Mr H Old's sale on Tuesday there wa< a large attendance. Bidding was brisk and everything was well competed for The cows were it nice lot, and made from L 3 to 1,'.), roan mare L 25, bay colt LS, and sundries at good prices. BUCKI-ANI) AND SON'S KEPOHT. PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION. AITKMXI), duly 20. Hor<es: Youn-; draughts I/.12 to T,H», lighter sorts L2O to L 25 Ins, medium and unbroken eolts 1/27, good hacks and harness horses Lls 15s to L2t Ins, ordinary Lli to L»i 15s, ponies LttoLs 7s(id. '

At Keiruera, cattle were average supply at slightly lower rales. Steers T.i; to r-li, cows U to T/> 17s (Id. Sliecp sold freely. Wethers ISs to 27s (id. t-.,v. 17s to 21s 0,1, hog.els Ms to 17s, eves in lamb 15s '.id tn l'.ls fid. Pi s were moderate supply, porkers making to 335. BEWLEY AND CRIFFITHS' KEI'OKT. On Saturday, owino: to the very rough weather, the poultry entry w.i< not as large as usual, but prices wc 0 good, hens realising from Is fid to 2s 3d, coekrcls Is 3d to Is Bd, pullets U lid to 2s 7d, turkeys (is Gd, duck; 2s Id.

Apples have come in in in n sing quantities, and prices havei ased in consequence, helped also '»y n" bad weather; we quote smill cases, poor quality, 3s Cd to os, la ge ca-es 5s to IDs,

I the mart we had a very success- ! sale of bicycles, a large number. 1 x disposed of. : Wednesday we held our monthly i -ale, and disposed of n large quaui •! very s.itist dory prices, a most ; 'ig feature of the sale being the f satisfaction expressed by the i's at the prices realised, in adi to the saving of freight and ■ -i's incurred by sending outside would again point out that the ' 'ly of local stuff is quite sufficient i ■ i ract outside buyers, and it is most i <sary that notification ol entries \>- ild be in our hands four or Eve us before uhe date of sale, as buyers n. -it have catalogues. We sold 300 lr ,es which brought as follows: cows, 1! to 24s lid; ox, 23s to 28s; kips 6s to 13s ; Calves, Is 9d to 2s Od ; a large number of sheepskins at 6s 6d to 9s; inferior, 2s lid to 4s Cd ; wool, B}d to 9Jd i tallow, 21s 6d per cwt. l NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND , MERCANTILE UO.'S REPORT.

Horses; We quote- Heavy draughts 1L27 10s to L3B, medium do. Llßlss to L 29, hacks and light harness horses L 7 10s to Ll9, spring-cart LlO 10s. Cattle : Dairy cows sold at from L 3 IPs to L 7, empty do. LI 17b to L2 12s 6d, calves los to 295. Beef was yarded in fall numbers and competition was good at last week's rates, oxen selling to 23s per 1001b, cow to 20s. Steers sold at from L 6 10s to LlO 12s 6d, cows L<t 10s to L 7. No heavy-weight fat cattle were yarded, although the quality was good. Sheep: Fat wethers sold at from 16s 6d to LI 7s Gd, ewes 17s to Ll 3s 9d, hoggets 18s 6d to Ll.

Krs : Porkers 18s fld to Ll 15s, weaners 6s 6d to lfis.