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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 19 January 1907, Page 4

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LONDON RETORTS. Londox, January 10. At tlic tallow sales !)00 casts olYeretl and. 418 sold. Beet: Medium 33/0, other sorts unchanged. Lead, £2O. ■Wool: bales offered. There was a large atendanee and active competition, all section of the traJo bidding. Americans operated f:eely. Merinos were in good demand and prices unchanged from the clcsiog prices o£ last series' Cros.sbreds, a splendid selection, realised the lugliest December rates. Wheat: The American visible supply is 80,(i73 000 quarters. Wool: Animated aud pr;ces firm ; n all sections. Americans are not paying extreme December rate. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE Wellington, January 17. The High Commissioner in Loadon. cables The wool sales have begun. There is keen competition ami Americans arc buying largely, Tlic market is Jirm aud prices show an unward tendency for all classes/' DI'NKDIX CiIIAIN MAUKFT. Per Press Avr-ociai'um Pnnediu. January lib ' Wheat: blocks are light, ami as the demand increased lately a considerable rise has taken pace locally. Prime miilir.g •», SVUI to :u 7d, medium us M.A to as 3d. Pest whole fowl wlmat is scarce and is wotth ;. : s Id to ;is .»d, inferior 2s lid to ;Js Id. Oats: Stocks are practically exhau>led. and fanners a<v not prepared to >:clh expecting values to rise higher. Mtippers cannot do business at the prices asked, and eonseijueni ly little bu-dnvss is passing. Prime millijiir 2s o',-d 1.0 2s -Igood to best feed 2s Ud to 2s 4(1, medium 2.5 Id to 2s 2d. inferior Is lOd to 2s.

isntNSIDK STUCK MAUKFX I' r J'rr&s A-Micialimt, ])mn':lin. J a unary Hi. Kill culti.': :>0 Jkm 1' wcrt' y;irth-tl. Itriiicijialy in.-.iiiun sort.-;, \vii!i ;i few* [>vn> of extra juiuio The (lcuuuul U'iVt'.isirr, with a v<Mluclioii iu 'n.j-t \vr;'k's piitrs. Y,"-i( bullocks CD to ClO ]Minlinti! C 7 K>s to ,CS. intViioi' CO K>s to .Hi l«s, best cows JUKI IR'ltor-. Oi lo C 7, <uii' vxU'a good to ts. medium to good C 5 lo C 5 JIJs, interior C-l 'o C I Ids. Fat m.-c'i: 1751 yarded. l-'rires if anyteing \urc a '.-Nude lirmei- for wethers. wilile ewes w-l'e liilich the same as last week. Best welliers His (id to IS,, a few e\ua to 2IK medium to good l-i ; lid io 1.1:, Cfcl, inferior 12s lo 13s (i.!. her,: ewes 1-S lo lis, medium to good KK to lis lil. inferior j'o to !i... " I'at i mills: 752 yarded. Prices Were a shade limeT llian l:i-l week's. I-:.-t It- lo l-i - (id, .xtra .o 1.% (id. medium 12s to 12s 01, imcrior 7s (i.l to lis. shade linier liian !i ( -l wcekVu.i/ Pigs: 170 yarded. Priees [,»■ j-.or ami liaeomrs werej ee.-ieij, lint seekers, sl'i.s and ,t»re were linn at lat week's rates. X.Z.1.. and M.A. REPORT. Horses: From C 24 Ws Jo L'3S. inediuni draughts £lB 15s to £2!). "light harne-,, 17 Ills to .fill, hacks to 'lOs to tIS. weds ,C2 10s to tS 15s. Ba'ry cows: t'3 5s io £(i grown steers U4 12s io C 7 Is. 2 to 3 year old steers, -C2 0s lo C 4 )9s. yearlings CI Is to t'2 lis. calves 15s to £1 lis. liei-f ;l t Xewmarket rales. Meeis .t'll 10s to .CO ss, eows ,C 1 5s to £0 12s (id. Siii-ep: l-'roni ISs Pil to CI 3s. ewes 15s ild to :C1 Is, lambs. weM faJed. 12s (Id to 12s Oil, other sorts, S's lid to 12s od. Pigs: Porkers £1 Is (,j CI lSj weaners 7s (i.l to 12s il l. haconers .t'2 Is to X2 18s. Oats are linn at 2s Bd, csi store. tliulf: Supplies have almost ceased, and the market has advanced to C-l 15, to at the rail. WlKiit is firm at 3s Bd, ex store. vickeu-S & srj::\'i-;.\s' report. A'iekers and Stevens vp-n-t that there was only a small entrv of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday. Yearlings made from <;1 is to CI !ls. cniptv heifers CI lis (id io CI 111 (id. 2 to 2V. year ■-( •< rs ei 4s to C 3 3s, Sim-,, cows 1 10s to C2 10-".