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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81903, 15 December 1906, Page 3

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01SBOKNE WOOL SALES.

Tcr Press Association. (Jisliorne. December 14. At the wool sales to-day, bidding was spirited up to a certain point. beyond which owners and buyers could not agree as to values. Crossbred fleece brought up to lO'/.d, rough lots going from !M to i)'/jd. Leeks went up to 4'/id. and pieces up to I'Ml For clean crutchings, skins and hidethere was good demand, well saved station skins reaching »y t i. Hides brought up to s'4d. 'IH.CKLAND AND SOX'S REPORT. Per Press Association. Auckland, December 14. Horses.—There was a full yarding. Heavv colts were in ilcmaud at £33 to £43; light, £8 to £2O; aged draughts, £8 15s to £10; good hir ness, fill 10s to £27; ordinary hacks and light harness, £7 5s to £l7; cob and ponies, £2 15s to £!'. At Renmera there was a full supply of beef, and prices were easier. Steers sold from 21s to 22s per hundred; cow, 17s to Ills. Sheep were in short supply. Wethers made 10s to 245; ewes, 14s to 18s. Lambs were plentiful, and seliir.g at lis to 10s. i'igs sold freely, porkers to 355, baconers to 545.

MIL NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. At the Haymarket, on Saturday. there was a moderate entry of pigs 'which sold- at fair prices, wcancrs making from 12s to 10s Oil. Several horses changed lands at prices ranging from JEI 7s (id to £5. At the mart, I had one of the big got entries of poultry I have ever offered, every available pen, coop, ami sundry case', etc., being occupied. Good average prices were maintained throughout the sale, hens making Is Sd to 3s 2d; pullets, 2s 4d; roosters, 2s; cockerels, Is Od to 2s; chickens. 4d to Is 3d; ducks, Is 7d to 2s Oil; ducklings, 10(1 to Is; geese, 3s Od; goslings, 3a 2d. Fruit. The near approach of Christmas is evidenced by the large quantity of fruit now coming forward, 300 cases of bananas conic to hand this week in addition to shipments of Auckland XeUon fruits. Prices realised were as follow: Green bananas, IDs to 12s (id: ripe do., 2d to 2'/,d lb; oranges, 17s 0d to li's; apples, 10s to 18s; lemons, 7, ■ plums, 5s to 10s fid; gooseberries, 3s to 5s Od; tomatoes. Od to 8d 11); peaches, 6s Od to 7s; cucumbers, 0s to tts 6d; green peas, 7d: new potaoes, 'D/id to 2d; cabbages, Is Od to 2s sack.

Cattle—At Stratford, on Tuesday, tin- yards were filled to overflowing. There w-as- a large attendance, mid the bidding was very brisk, nearly everything lieing sold at the hammer at {;(H>d prices. Yearlnigs made 20s to 37s (id: 12 to IS-nionths steers. 48s; two-year do. £2 1.3s to £2 17s (id; 3 to" 3>/ r yetar bullocks, £4 7s lid; 4-year forward do., £3 1-ls; yearling heifers, 2.3s to 2l)s; IS months to two-year do., 37s (id to 4,"5; springing do., £3 to £3 17s (id; store tows, .£•2 to £2 ss; forward do., €2 3s to £3 2s; fat do., £4 3s (id to .£4 18s. At Kahotu, on Thursday, the yards were full, and bidding was keen for all classes except springing heifers, which were diflicult to quit. All store cattle were sold at the hammer at excellent prices. Yearling steers made 31s M to 30s tltl; mixed yearlings, 20s; 3 to 4 year bullocks, £4 8s to £3 (is; 18-months heifers, £2; springers, X.2 (Is (id to £3; store cons, 33s to 50s; forward do, £2 17s Cd to £3 7s (id; fat do, £4 to £4 lis.

Land.—l have to report the sale of the 214-nere property near Opnnakc in the estate of the late W. Kllman to Messrs Henderson and Kirkwood at a price in favour of the purchasers. WILSON* AVD NOLA.VS RKPORT. We had a exceptionally large entry tt poultry on Saturday last, over 700 birds been penned. Expecting even a larger lot on Saturday, we have provided additional pens. All lots offered were sold to keen competitors. We quote:—Fat hens 1/0 to 2/. buff leghorns -2/0, cocks 1/li to 1/0. e ck erels 1/0, chicks 3d to KM, turkeys .>/ to 10/(1, geese 2/0 to 3/. ducks 1/0 to 2/0, duckling 1/3 to 1/7. Fruit.—Fruit in fair quantity has come forward this week.. We quote: —Strawberries ltkl to 1/2, apples 12/0 to 14/. gooseberries 2\U Bananas 9/ to 13/0, Pines 12/8, Peanuts 2'/ 2 , new potatoes l%d to 2d. We expect large consignments of fruit next week for Christmas trade. I'sual mart lines camo forward on Saturday a fair quantity sold at usual prices.

Wool sal.-.—Wo lave mir !'u>t wool sale at Waitara oil .lanuary 19th, 100", and are now receiving entries. (Jn present entries, we should have a big sal'. Any lots not sola we will ship as instructed by owners. WEBNTKR linos' RF.I'ORT. (til Saturday we had our largest penning "f poultry oi all clas.-es yet obtained this season. Competition was l>ri-k and prices were very satis factory considering the large number brought to the different marts. I Prices as follow s ; -(lld hens 1/ to l/:l. j good do., 1/8 to 2/11. chicks 4.1 to 7.1. i ducklings lod to 1/2. ducks 1/H) to it. ffeese 2/0 to 1/. gobblers 10/11.

At the mart we sold a fair amount of the usual lilies at satisfactory prices;. Fruit—\\> had a large shipni'iit of Califoinim apples, which found a ready sale at 15/. VICKERS & STKYKXS' RKPURT. Vickc'rt nnd Slevehs report thaj there was a big yarding of cattle at their Inglcwood yards on Wednesday, and nearly everything sold at the hammer, bidding being very keen for all classes, especially young cattle. Mixed yearlings made from £1 4/ to *tl 13/0", yearling steers from £1 11/ to £2 5/ti, empty heifers £1 15/ to £2 11/, 2 to 2'/' year steer* £2 11/ to £2 14/fi. store cows CI 15/ to £3, fat cows £4 12/ to £5 2/0, springers £3 to £5 10/.