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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81843, 8 September 1906, Page 3

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BUCKLAND AND SON'S REPORT. (Special to "News'"). Auckland, September 7. Horses in good demand, aged draughts £2O to £38,. good hacks and harness £l4 to £i\ 10,', ordinary hacks and ponies' £4 to £l2. At Remuera there was a fu'il market. Beef sold well at late rates, stee'rs from £(> 10/ to j£i2, cows £4 10/ to £S 12,0. Sheep: Full supply and steady competi.on at slightly lower rates. Wethers to 26/6, ewes to 27/5, hoggets to 24/3, lambs to 25/. Pigs sold extra well. Porkers to 35/, ba coners to 52/. WALTER BEWLEY'S REPORT At cur poultry sale on Saturday there was a good entry of birds, which realised excellent prices; hens brought I/O to 1/10, cockerels 1/2 to 2/1, pullets 1 11 to 2/1, clucks 1/8 to 25. We had an unsatisfied demand for all descriptions of poultry, and should recommend our friends not to hold back too much for the Christmas demand, or there will then be a glut, which will rcsuit in disappointment.

MR NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. At th'' llaymarket, on Saturday, then; was again good demand for slips making 5(1 to S/, good wcancrs 10,6 to 17;, small stores ibj to 31;, porkers 37/ to 43/, horse, trap and harness /'S .10/. At the- mart then- was a large entry of poultry, and everything sold at good prices. I'ullcts made 1/10 to 311, hens 1/0 to 2/(1, cockerels 2: to 5/(1, ducks 1 '4 to i,y. lruil': During the week 1 sold oranges at from d/ to 11/0, according lo quality; lemons 5 0 to 6,, bananas Catt/'e— OnFriday, 3'st August, I Isold a clearing sale on account of Messrs Dingle and Curtis. The cows were a nice young lot, but backward, being mostly Octuber ca'vers, and bidding was consequently somewhat slow. The pigs were a good clean lot. and were keenly competed for. Cows made from £1 to £i) 10;, pigs 17, to 23 6. On Mondav at Toko the sale of Mr Alf. Bayly's dairy herd attracted a large number of buyers, principally from the scuthein end of the district. The cows were an excellent 'lot, and being in hist class condition, sold exi epiiona'lv wrl l . Early calvers and at: full profit" made £.7 5/ "' /.'" '".'. backward do. £.4 to £.(> 10... A good lot of pigs were we,l competed for and made : sows £4 to £5 10 , stores 12 to 25.6. At Stratford on Tu«sday there was a good yarding of b th store and dairy cattle, the latter lying princi pally springing heifers, Bidding foi store cattle, with the exception ot steers, was rather siluw, all of the class mentioned selling wd l . Year lings made 13/0 to 166, iN months steers 39/ to 42 '(>, forward stors cows 3X to 45:, old do. 16/ to 25 , iS mos. heifers 41 . In the dairy yards bid ding for heifers, except for really goed quality, was dull, only 3 year good condition and forward springers making satisfactory prices. Small and lon conditioned lots were almost unsaleable. Springers made £j 7/6 to £() 2 (1. Mr Ikiskin's dairy cows 42 6 to 'do , boners up to 31 . At Rahotu on Thursday year'ings made 11/ to 216, 2 year empty heifers 43 6, store cows 23 to 30 , 2 to 2} year -tools £.2 5 to £} S , j year do. '£.-, 15 . springing heifers X-4 - lu £s 12 0,

JENKINS, MATTHEWS AND PIGOTT'S REPORT. We had a great muster of eatt'e at the opening of our new I'renui yards on Mi nday last, over duo head being yatded. The metalling of the yards wa- much appreciated by both buyers and sellers. Bidding was not so spirited as at our previous sale, and a good many lines were passed in. In future we propose commencing our I'renui sale at 12 o'clock shaipWe quote: Store pigs 14, ewes and iambs mi), ealves 13' to icj/, yearling heifer. 22 o. iXmo steers up to 31) , do. hoilcr- tod, 2 year empty h'iicrs - l5 , 2 war -leers iqd lo .|b\ 2l year sioci.s 5; d. 3 year bullocks di . springing <ow- £; 15 to ,£4 10/, do. hcdei, £• ? 0 to ./' 5 ,-,-:;, so„-e cows 2X. 1042,, fat cows 75 to X 5 0. old cow- 15.' to ;;:. We had a fair muster at < ur Waitata yards on Tuesday, and a'lhnugli bidding '-dragged," we sold neatly everything either at the hammer or privately. Ca'ves made 12.', yearlings iXO to 25/, lX months fleers 35/ lo 41 springing cows £3 7/(1 I" £i 5/, tat do. '£.-, 2'd' to £j 2 11, empty cows made Hunt £2 15' to £, 7 15/. Theie wa- a good attendance of buveis at Mr 1. Yiokerv's . learing Nile ami bidding was faitly keen for everything young and 1 10-e 1.1 piofit. The il.eiy cow,- made op to £(, and the heifeis tu /J5. yarling- tX d, dray and haine-- /Jl4 15 . fat bullocks £(j. Implements made low prices.