COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81864, 13 October 1906, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING S REPORT. At the Haymaiket un Saturday full pens of pigs again met good competition. Weaners u. to 14 , stores 15; 10 186, iaig" ditto to 27 C, horse £l2, t"P £':■ At the mart a large quantity of poultry was pinned and -old at about iate rales. Hens 19 to 2/, pullet* I,it to 4, reosters 1/8 to ; , ducks 1/6 to 3,. 1, turkeys 4/ to 5;.

VICKERS AND STEVENS' REPORT.

Vickers and Stevens report that here was a large entry of cattle in heir Ingle wood yards on Wednesday, •pungers being in evidence. There tas no improvement in prices. Yearlings made from 14/ to £1 7/, empty letters £lll to £1 15 , store cows ;mail weedy springers £1 ,5 to .£2 101 Ji to £2 to, good springers £ 12 6 o £i 1/, bulls £2 to £h. At Tarata on Monday there was a air yarding of cattle. Yearlings nade it>, to £1 6 , 2-year steers £2 10/, store cows £2 to £2 5/.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT.

Horses: Heavy draughts, £26 to J45; medium do., £l7 15 to £33; lacks and light harness, ,£8 10/ to 21 ; trotting mare. 3yrs old, by Ngapara—Jennie, 36 guineas; dogcart, Jls io,'; spring-cart, £l2. •On Wednesday last we held our lirst cattle fair of the season at the I'apakura Yard-, when we yarded .•140 head of cattle. We quote: Grown steers, in forward condition, old at from £$ 15 10 £.7 1 ; a pen if 50 realised £6 18;. Three to four year-old steers sold at from £3 17/6 .0 £t 2,6; two to three year-old, £2, 5 to £$ si; yearlings, £1 7 to £2 15/; :alves, 15 to £1 18 ; empty cows, £: io/ to £4 1/. At the Haymarket Y'ards, Dairy ows sold at from £3 10. to £7 12/6; ■mpty do., £1 17,6 to £1 1, ; calves, i 8; to ig;. Bidding tor beef was not over keen, although quotations lie the same. The market showed j i firmer tone. Oxen sold in a few nstances to 22/ per 100'b; cow, 16, .0 18, 1 . Steers sold at from £6 i2,b .0 £<) 17,6; cows, £ } 15 to £t 15. ■ Sheep: the Newmarket Yards sold at from hj.'q to £1 6/3; ewes, 17/ ;o V 2 9; shoin wethers, 17 6 to £\ 19; 10., ewes, 14 9 to 19 ; l?mbs, 14, '< JI 03; hoggets, 16 to 18 6. Pigs; porkers sold at from ,£1 Oj tc, Ji 19; weaners, 12; to £1 2, ; baconre, £2 10 to £i 5;.

Hides: Market firm. We quote—!i(ra stout ox, Sd to BJd; s;uut do* to 73d; medium d'>., 6jd to yd: ight do., CJd to 6Jd; cow,, best lines dry) 7d to -j\d, good Oid to Cjd, wet Jd 10 6d; »tags, 4|d to sd: kip-, id to 6}d. Calfskins. 6J to /id: ut, 4id to s}. Sheepskins: Market easier. Best jutchers', extra large 10 to 121, large 16 to 98, medium 7 to 7 f o, small 5/ to 6,3. Mr Georvbgk cmfwy xzfi vbg vbi Mr GEORGE LIVINGSTONS REPORT.

Mr George Livingston reports havig disposed of a fair number of hor- ■- at his yard- on Thursday. Bid ling for good classes was spirited, ut for inferior sorts bidding wa> id'ned <0 drag. Good draughts -rought up to £32 10/, hacks and arness horses j£B to £.12, inferior ant: ■ged £5 upwards. Demand is brisk or all good sorts, especially draughts md half draughts. Intending vendors at future sales AOuld do well to have their entrie>ooked at least a week before the day f sale. The next sale will be held n November Bth. when better accommodation will be arranged.