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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81825, 18 August 1906, Page 4

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STOCK A.\D SHAKE QUOTA- | TIOXS. Tlie following are the latest quotations as revised by Mr Walter BewU-y, New Plymouth.:

The market has been tjuiet this week and prices are without noticeable change. In mining Waiotahi's have recently expericueed a considerable fall, but UaTe improved a little from lowest point touched. VTaihi's have been in good demand with buyers at £9 6s. Locally confidence is rapidly growing in the future of the oil industry and I continue to receive applications for shares in the Taranaki ' Petroleum Co Shares are also re- ' parted to be going off well in the Taranaki Freehold and the Inglewood Oil Boring Co. lam a seller of fully paid Taranaki Petroleum Co. at lis 6d. ' lima buyer of Standard Insurance and TVestport Coal.

TABANART W OOL, SHEEPSKINS, HIDES AND TALLOW SALES. NEWTON KING'S BEPOKT. On Tuesday, 14th I held my usim' four-weekly sale. The quantuy ■ * produce catalogued showeJ a still further increase. It comprised 203u hides, yearling, and calf skins, sheepskins, 8 bales, 87 bags of wool, 11 casks, 2 kegs tallow. 21 tins fit, 7 sacks dry bones, and the usual quantity of horse hair, horns, etc. My anticipations that one sale couW be established in Taran:iki •li.i-l. would attract buyers trom all parts cf the colony are being realised aid tv market where vendors can obtain tu!i values under full competition is uon established in our nudst. Buyers attended from Wellington, Ealnierston North, Wauganui, l'atea and New Plymouth, and a GUnsti hur. li firm of tanners was also represented. Bidding throughout the sale wtikeen and lull current values were obtained, everything catalogued beint sold. Sheepskins ruled higher than ai last sale, due, no doubt, to increased competition. Hides and wool wcr< about on a par. Tallow advanced slightly. I quote:— Hides: Medium ox, 24s fid to 2'Js; steers, Us i)d toil; cow, 10s lid l<. 2fcs for medium to good heavy butchers; other sorts, 14s fid to 1'.).-; yearlings, 5s 3d to 10s 2d; calf skins, Is 10d to 3s 3d Sheepskins: halted butchers (is hi 7s Id, damp 6s to 7s ( jd, dry Sd to S:,'J, pelts Is fid to 2s 2d. Wool: Crutching* Od to 7dt)B?d, lacks 3Jd to id. Tallow: In casks 20s 6d to 22s (id. tins 17s Ud to 18s 3d. k< gs 18s fid. Bones £3 lfis per ton. Herns Is Ud per 100. Horse hair Is 5d to Is fid. My next sale will be held on lltli ■ September, when I expect to olfer a great many calf skins in addition to . the usual catalogue.

VICKEBS AND STEVENS BEPuKT. Viekers and Stevens report that there was a good entry of cattle iu their fnglewood yards on Wednesday and bidding was better than late sales. Yearlings made 16s fid to £1 as, empty heifers £1 15s to £1 lus, store cows £1 ]os to £2 as, spr £3 l'Js to £6 UK At the sale on account of the estate of the late G. Strauch there was a large attendance and bidding was the cohs were a nice lot and in gcod condition and made from £3 15s to £7 10s, calves £l, sows "in pig £fi 2s fid to £7, 2-year old filly £l3 as, and sundries at (.ocd prices.

1 Stock j Inttre. Keturr t Market Price. Banks — £ s. el. £ s. 1. National of N Z. 5 6 8 5 12 6 N.S. Wales 4 7 10 10 10 0 New Zealand 1 17 8 8 17 0 Insurances — National 6 & 0 I 4 0 New Zealand 5 1 3 3 19 0 South British 4 10 0 5 11 C Standard 1 <l 0 7 10 0 Gas— Auckland 5 12 3 14 5 0 Feilding NewPljmouth 6 S 0 8 5 0 Palmerston N. 6 16 4 5 10 Wellington 5 5 0 19 0 0 ShippingNew Zealand 6 13 4 G 0 Union Steam 5 17 6 17 0 CoalWestport 7 12 9 6 17 6 Taupiri 7 2 10 1 1 b Loan Jc AgencyNational Mortg'e 6 19 0 2 17 fi N Z. River Plate 4 11 10 1 9 0 W. Trust & Loan HeatWellington Gear, Wellingt'n Miscellaneous— Kaiapoi Woollen fi 7 3 5 10 0 Mosgiel 4 4 5 2 18 0 Wellington 5 10 0 4 0 0 Waihi 9 7 0