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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8173, 4 August 1906, Page 3

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VIiKKES .VXD STEVEN'S IJKI'tiUT. Yicker-i and Slovens report tan llie-e was a fair entry of eat tic in then In :lewood yards on Wednesday Ca'vcs made from IDs to lls ij.l, ],-, j, IS-nion'Jis 01 12s lid to €1 17s,' sto;-< enwi tl to £1 IPs, sprin crs £2 lOste to 10s, fni rows, £'t 17s. At Mr Webb's sale at licppertou pi Monday there was nit a hr.rgc ~i tendance and most of fne eow-i were biekwaid; tliev made from U3 to £5 7 S od, heifers £2 1-1 s to £3. At the sale 111 the eslate of the late John Cordwel! on Tuesday there was •1 large attendance, and bidding was teen, and tlie eows, which were a nice lot and in good condition were well competed for. Heifers made from £i ->? to £8 los, cows ti r>s lo i-y (averaging £7 Is). Ayrshire bull " uord Cardigan " £'.S 13s, Jersey bull "GoMie" £B, " Record " £8 15s, heifer calves £J Ills. ME NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. At the Ifayniarltel 011 Saturday there was a large entry of and good prices were realised. Weaners made 7s (id to 13s, small stores los to 28s fid, 1 pair young unbroken btigsy horses made £2: l, hacks £2 5s to i'ii os, cows £3 2s (id. At the mart a fine lot of poultry ■ame forward anil so'd readily. Cockerels made Is I'd to 5s 2d, puliets Is Cd to 2s, hens Is Id to 2s 3d, chicks Id. A large quantity of furniture and sundries was disposed of at ordinary rat's. Fruit: There is nothing fresh to report in the fruit business, prices remaining practically the same as last

week. Cattle: On Monday at Tikornngi T held a successful clearing sale on tccoiint of Mr J. C. George. There was a large attendance ineludinc several southern buyers, and the cows being mostly well-bred Jerseys met with keen competition especially for Ihe early calwrs, the latter making irom 7s 5d to 12s 5d ; late ealvers and aged cows L:j 10s to L(! 10s; heifer ■•ales Jjl; mixed do. 10s. Draught lior.se Xi.it) 10s; do. TjI!) ; trap corses Lit) 10s to Ll4 as; sows in furrow L:) 5s to Ll 15s; boar Ll los; weaner pigs 10s to 13s: implements :tud sundries made satisfactory prices. The same day, at Kowan, I held clearing sales 011 account of Messrs H S. Wilkie and R. I'ieree, when excellent prices were realised both for live and dead stock. Cows, cn uveunt of Mr Wilkie, made from £0 15s to £8 10s, for August aud September ealvers, a'd from £5 to £'G 5s for later dates. Heifers, in calf, £3 ss. On account- of Mr Pierce, early ealvers made £(i 10s to £9 ss, late do £3 2s Od lo £0 10^. At W uiwakfliho, on Tuesday, every-

''ing sold, either at the hammer or privately, at sali.sfactory prices. Calves lis to l'Js (id, IS-monliis steers 31s to U«s, 2to 2J do .02 lis, htifers in calf C:t Is, springers £:{ 12s;Cd to £1 7s Gd, >tor« cows 2ds to :);)s. On 'luesdaj, at Iv_aponga, 111- U. Murphy s I'leai'ini; sale was well atlonclcd and satisfactory prices were realised. Cows making from £1 to £7 15s, Mors On Wednesday I kid a elearinf,' -a!e on account of .Mr Kippenhergci', i-ows in u'e from i'ti to £7 10s, for ■arly calvcrs, late do 03 to ,03 5. On Thursday, al Tarata, tlierc was a ,o,«l atti-nda:iei( at Mr (;. 0. Devcrcil's i learing sale, The cows were most I v ywi»B. Imt the ah-cuce cf ealvitig da'.'s .itil it;i(i d hiylt pnees bcinsf realised. Au-ju.-t. ami September ialvers made £5 to £o 15s, later dales t'2 10s to Ll ss. Sheep were well i-ompeted for, hop-eta nuking 13s 11,1, i-uH do !>s, ewes l«s 3d, calves 13s 11,1, mixed 18-mus. to 2 years. Horses and sundries made fair prices, BEWLKY AND GRIFFITHS' KEPOKT. Wo had an exeellent entry of poultry on Saturday which realised Rood prices as follows: liens Is to 1 s 9d, cockerels Is to Is 6d, purebred White Leghorn rooster Bs, hens ss, Black Orpington 3s, pullets Is 7d, turkeys Is 3d to os Od. At our mart tale we disposed of a large number of bicycles, which being of good quality attracted excellent competition. Fruit has been scarcer and with the better weather prices should improve. BUBSSIDE MAItKET KEI'OUT. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Ik Ni'i'iN, August 3. Cattle—lol penned, including a number of very line biilloel;.'. One tin 1 .if ci.:!ii,'ca (Xorlli Ohig'O avcrarcd ■■vu 1 011 : Tu- line Imllock ma le ,013 5.-. lii !Id's 11I,i r iwere I'l' iiii !.'j to 01<» above !».| Wi-k. JSrsl lllloni'kOil lo .011 17s r,d. e\!M 012 17- t:,l to .013 ss. Fat sheep proved more than siiiiieii'!.'. f,,r r.--'lUiremer.ts, and prices were somen li:,i easier, especially towards the end of the sale, except for heaviest sheep. I'<.-t wethers made 21s to -5s !M, extra !o -Ss. good 22s to 23s I'd, light IHs lid to 21s, be.-t i tves lUs to 22s (id, extra lo 255. Fat lambs—2uo were penned and met with a ready sale at prices about i ipial lo last week's. Best 17s to ISs, i ura tu It's I'll, good 1 Is to His lid. l'igs —sl penned, mostly buivncrs and siinll sells I'm-es for baeniiers .aid porkers are very mie-h li'.e ir. Suckers 7s to lis, slips 13s to ISs, stores Ills to 235, p .rliers 2Ss In 3;vs igbt bit'-onei's !!,. IS-, heavy sn> t< i'l'.N'KiMN <a: \IN A U i-. I'.'i'. l'l'll I'SI:-'- li-"l'! lllli.N hi M l IX, A llgU-i 3 Wheal —l'l'iine lo choir, 1 >am;«'e are readily taken tiy mili.'i's, In inediuiii are not so readily dealt with although bu \eis are disposed lo inaK exeejition of Tn>e;ui if sound. JVim milling lis r"?d ii»ils fitl, (dh'ii'c f L lim 7 id, aiedium t" ;is :id lo I.M, i-c.-l f.iul vviicat Itl to 0.-. lir.il.eu :M In e.\HM. - ■(!,!-> S;,I,S li ;\'e been - i • ■ • i"n . . :i::11„ r I • r»\. r>\ are :;ad ..v, , d t ..i, .-..M.d i: ■: Ir,d to L's :;d, iio'. ri'i,- ;,!,■! >..■ ~i,ii;i. bi . -eed ill.-- od lo - ■ "'-S JJ I:•!. V - IViiili- i-: : n .le.'ni", ' i'l-r • , li'.l !... :i ! ■ : ■■■> :■"< I l ' :l .v, ti l,K ,:i i, ! . I ! : i ■■ ■ ! e : |. iij. ■(!!■;:ii M .1 - iid t» i" ■ u11:11ii;■> i ..i od iu . A :i '■ :■ L:W i; id' t; e i , -de '.l d.i.v Iu be I:; M by \ , eV, I<• 11 i-. iiii; ;ii tV r l'in:;ic]i re.:,.!. I Monday, en r.ivonnt i.|" },w |i. .1. j;,!. i'br I O'.v- rr.il In- til '11' ( ::;!:! r» r>i\ mended to ; . n.- 'in! In;.; S.-j.!ei:d <-aiv;T>. i'lie ;v< \wy [•:]' llir he last se;,o-[i w-i" I.^. Ml oeuton ' ue_ r sale id diui'y ;uid l.ina lo held at (bionili on Wednesilriv 1 ; ,i-e iitnl. ei' Mr W. While. line dairy Uei'd a;i>l vliould llio attention uf :uiy--ne ; 3'-i inikdi eo\vs, A dainty lillle luinh, With a K' a;:,b O.T. POXCU, ( Is the acmo of p''ifectioii; ' IXu fuur cunlradicUuu,