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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 16 February 1907, Page 4

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XIiWTON lvlNli'.S lir.l'OliT. At the Hay-market on Saturday there was a large entry of pigs. \\ eum'i's made Ss Oil u> 12s, stickers OS to u 0.1, small porkers l,is to 2'.ls, sows 3U», young hours 21s; horse C 3. At the umrt cockerels made 7d to lti. rooster Is 3d, liens Jod to Is lid. ducklings lid; potatoes /A\ furnitun and sundries made ordinal'*' rules. l'Vuit.—Prices dunna 1 the uik ranged a., folhuvs: - iV5.,,,1 apples •>, tid to lis per lio\. to 7s per ease, cookers Is lid to 2s lid, plums 2s (o .V lid taccording |o variety and *jualityi. peaches •>> to 7s, nectarines 4s lo Us. pears '!> (id to 7s, pears (had order) 2s to 3,5. tomatoes (.Nelson), 2s lo lis (id. I "ilia toes (Auckland, small liove.l Is i., Is Gd. ."sheep. At ,Stratford on Monday 1 held my limt sheep fair of the season. There was a good attendance. anil although bidding was a hit on the slow .side, except for young sheep, nearlv everything sold eijier at the hammer oi [ir.vately at satisfactory price's, lambs of good quality (oi wiiitli (here were several nice l n e>) selling e,peciaily well. Two-tooth ewes made lhs 3d, d-tootli to l'M''.A|. d> J;Jh 7,1 to l.)s (id, F.il. do. Ss lid to Hi's, cull do Us Ud, 2-tootli wedicrs 12s »| to I| a s,| shorn lamb, 7s !)d to 10,, lid, 2-lootli rains .113 lis to I'-i 4s, u-lootii ,i„ , t 2 little.—At Slajalford Tmt-d.n eatte came forward in advert,sell numbers, Jie major, ty being small hues. All steers were well compel eo tor, but heifers were dull of sale Ueaneft made 12s to 20s, year.ui', steep 4.35, 2-year do. ,C2 17s U.I «i/ flesh condition do. £.:! 10s, Is ni.inth heifers 2Gs to 335, store cows yo* to bulls 35s to 72s Oil. JENKINS, MATTHEW & ITGOTTS REPORT. We had a big muster of all kinds of SI flop at our lire,mi yards on Friday, all pens ami yards being occupied. Lvery line was sold at the hammer. »e yiioie:—FJllJitves from 7/4 l„ 10/3, average price 12/(i, fat wethers }*''> Uu ! J "' ««"* 18/ t„ J.B/1, •'lull's VIU to 1(1/, woolly laud,, "lo 11/4, ranis from 20/ to x\~>. At our l-i'enui Stuck sale on .Monday, we had U very big yarding of cattle and every line changed hands at the hanimeV. We <jUo«e:_ls-i,,o»llis Sieeis 4,*/, lj-inontlis heifers IJII/U Is months Steers -11)/, eo*vs and calves J.O lu/j store cows .41!/ to 47/u forward cows £3 lo £3/U, fat cows up t» £4 U/, springing heifei* £3 t Ol ■W 10/, 2'/i-year steers j(i/ t„ 3-icar si eel's £4 1/ u , £4 1/u, old cows 27/ li, bulls 23/ to jj/. There was a small muster at our "ilaia yards on Tuesday., but neariv merything ciianged hands. IS-inonth's to 2-year empty heifers 37/, 2-ycar stl'ers 4.H/U, springing heifers £lj"2/U l ° V ilt COH!i Ito •"' s 1 ""-' cows 2U/li to 42/.

WEIiSIEK BKOiS. KKI'WIT. At the mart wo sold a fair number ot poultry, but. prices IUV sli |[ V( , n . IT.' , 1 / ( ', us , lllillk ' 1/ to 1/4, cockerel", >d o 1/, ducks 1/ to 1/0, ducklings lid following wc bad a good b ale of usual marl linos and sundries. i-ruit,—l or the week wc inid a "oo I supply of fruit, and prices show a l/f, 1 "" hltL ' nlU ' S ' l/.l to .i/ti (according to >iz • of box). Pears .'i/ti to 4/0, apples 1/0 to 2/'. {.'ages jj/, .grapes o<l to 1/ '(according to quality), tomatoes '.Nelson prime ) 3/3 to 309. LOAN AXD JIKUCAXTJUJ WEEKLY KEPORT. Horse's.—Heavy draughts, £3B to 1)44, pair of ponies .-£4O, medium drauJllJto ,C2O la/ to £42, hacks and ji«dit harness horses £8 10/ to f'l w °"- gon ilia). ' ° At Papakura.— Dairy cows ~old L from £4 5/ to £7 i/ti, empty do., £]- ' h / W, grown steel's |J/ ! lw>l t" three year oM <|o.. C- 13/ to Cj 1/, yearlings .CI 2/ lo £2 11/, calves 18/ to CI !)/ j; T f of which there was a lame v.n.-i-... sold well, cow., selling at from' C 4 "/I; to .CO 17/0, steers CO 2/(i to IS },/. Cautie: At the Newmarket v:ii is. dairy cows sold at fx mm C 3 io/ to C(j 10/. empty do., ,C 1 15/ to C2 17/0 calves 15/ to .U /(i. Buldiim f„ r heel was scarcely as keen a.- la.-i wck. Oxen sold at 21/ p ;T cow 17/ tVi - t< " L ' rs sold at from Co .">/ to £!) 17/(i, cows CJ 5/ to C 7 10/. The fat ca(lie were ail light weigh,s. Sheep: \\ : elhers 17/0 lo ,cl--/(i, lull supply, .sold well at for well fatted 13/0 to 10/. other .-roil • 10/il to 12/11. ' I'ig-: Porkers vol,| ;,| from ]s/:i t,, -CI K/. weaner, I2po l„ Jii/. Laeon.r..C2 7/ to C 3 2. Hides: .Market firm. \\'e quote l-.xtra j* I out ox 7ti,d to Sil, stout do. (i-y s d to O'/sd, medium do., (i'/, d to (ii...,d, light do., (id to o%d. cow, lie.sf lines (j'/s'l to good 5-y,,| to r.%,1. ki,,s •)%d ~0 5%, calfskins oi/,d to (j : -,<l, horse hides, up to 14/0, slug-' -Jd' to Sheepskins: Market linn. ' i:....'' liutclu-rs skins, large up ( ( , s/o, medium 5/(i to 0/0. Minill 3/0 to -1/3. peits and lamb.', ii r ,ts 2/0 t•, 3/ seconds 1/10 to 2/3. Tallow: Market linn. )!e>L iii ; .\.-d. up to 20/, good. 23/ to 21/0. seconds. 20/ to 21/0, rough fat, l%d per lb.