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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 23 February 1907, Page 3

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SYDNEY WOOL SALES. Sydney, February 21. The wool sales closed linn and animated at full rates. Greasy to 13 '/A, scoured 21'/jd. WELLINGTON WOOL SALE. Per Press Association. Wellington, February 22. The last of the soa-on's wool saiein Wellington was held to-day. There was no superior wool catalogued. The bulk of the wool was from back country growers, and was log stained and dirty' Some of (he lambs' wool was very welly, and for this there mipractically no demand. There were 3147 bales catalogued. Prices ruled as follows: —Inferior to medium ball-, bred l(H/,d to U'/,d, crossbred medium to fair condition l()'/,d to do., coarse. Kid to Kn/,d; do., inferior. '.n,:,d to KU:lamlis, light and clean, lf|i/,d"io lid; medium !K/,d to KM; inferior, Sil to !»/,d: seedy, Sd to »yA; pieces and bellies, (id to Bi/,d: lock"- ami waslv pieces, V/A to 7>'/A. UU'IvLAND AND SONS' RF.I'OHT.

(Special to "Xews.'j Auckland, February 21. Ittn-kliiiid' and Sons report:— Horses.—lleavv draughts made .C4l to 1.47; medium, :C2!» 15s to £3O; superior hacks and harness ,-C 14 to £2l His; ordinary. C 4 2s (id to £l2. At lii'inuei-a a full supply of beef sold at late rates. Steers brought 20s to 21s per Kill Hi: cows, His to ISs; >liee]>. wethers lis to 235; ewes. 14s r,» Ills: liunlij. ,Ss (id to Ms. figs M-ere lower—poilkcrs to ills and 'baconersi to 3tK Mr NFAVTOX iIUXGs. iiEPOKt'.

At the Uavinarkci on Saturday,! small .-lore pi-s made In/ to 27/, slips «/ to 14/ li, suckers (1/ to 7/(1, several horses sold at prices from £2 to £O- - trap mare .CM. At the mart there was a good entry of poultry. Cockerels made lid 1.0 1/7, hens 1/ to 1/8, rooslers to :i/(i, chicks 3d to yd, ducks 1/3, bicycle £S--10/. A quantity of suudriei and furniture was disposed of at ordinary I rates.

Fruit.—Prices during the week ranged as fallows:—Peaches 5/ to 7/0, plums 3/0 to ">/, damson 1/ii In 2/li, pears 3/0 to 0/0, apples cookers 2/ to 5/, dessert 3/ to 4/0, box tomatoes 8/6 to 3/0, cucumbers 1/0 to 2/. Cattle.— At Wawakailio, on Tuesday, weaner; made 17/ti. yearlings 30/ to 34/, springing heifers' £2 10/ to £2 16/, store cows 32/ to 54/. bulls 30/ to 55/. At Awakino, onJWedneaday, I held

Imy annual sheep fa ; r and cattle sale. There was a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle and a large attendance Competition was spirited for everything except female cattle, sheep of all classes were keenly competed for, shorn lambs seilling up to 11/8, the latter price l be ng for a line of 400 from Messrs tieorge and King's Tauinalamairc station. Mr R. I). lliis- \ low topped the market in cattle with a nice line of bullocks at .€5 5/, from j this Taumalaninire farm.

Sheep.—Shorn lambs made 8/11 to 11/8, 2 tooth ewes 17/0, f.m. do., 10/ti to 12/, 2 tootli wethers 13/3 to 15/2. rams 25/ lo 30/, 12 and 15 mos.steers ■UI, 2',U to 3 year do. £3 8/ lo £3 15/. 3 year do. £4 to £4 14/, 3 to V/., forward bullocks Co 5/. I At liaholu r.-. •I'hursday. cattle came forward in advertised nimibcU A nice line of well hred forward from Mr E. Ayhyard was a f.aturc of tlr sale and met with keen compet'tiovj Weaners made 10/ to 18/, 12 to 10 mos. steers • £2 2/, 2 to 2"/, forward do. £4 3/, 3 to 3V, year forward Inn locks £5 ill, store cows 3(1/ to 45/ fat and forward do. £3 10/ to £3 15 bulls 30/ tn £3, store pigs 15/ to 17/(1 *!.p* 7/ to 1(1/, sow in farron 58/.

WILSON AND NOLANS REPORT

We iirui 11 g. oil entry of p'.ultry at last Saturdays 'ale and all pens were sold at snt's factory prices.—Hens 11(1 lo I/O. pullets l/l to 2/11, cockerel' 1/ lo 1/0, cocks 1/ lo 2/1, ducks 1/ to 1/3.

Emit.—Both Tr-larfl and New Zealand fruit came forward in full suppl.v ami made satisfactory prices. Island oranges. lie : ng the first shipment of the season, were on the green side and consequently did not make such good prices as if they had been rpe. Oranges 7/ to 0/, bananas 5/ to 0/0. apples 1/0 to 3/(1, poaches 5/ to 0/, pears 5/ to 5/fl, damsons 2/, plums 2/6 to 3/(5, tomatoes 3/ to 4/. YICKERS AND STEVENS REPORT,! A r ickers and Stevens report that ow'i ing to the wet weather there was only a small entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday. Calved j made from 11/fl to l(i/, yearlings '£l-, 4/fi lo £1 10/, 2i/ 3 year old heifer? 1 £2 13/, 18 month steers £2 3/, store cows £1 0/ to £2 12/. .

At the Tarata sheep fair or Thursday, there was a hip; yarding ol sheep and a Rood attendance of buy ors and nearly every lot changed liand al. the following rates, old owes 7/5 to 10/S, f.m. owes 12/4 to 14/7 4 tootl owes 11/ )o 1,1/;! inferior to medimr mmbs r>/(! to 0/n good do. S/S to 10/ S. rams £1 1/ to £4 4/. WEBSTKK BROS, REPORT. On Rat.unlay last fewer poultry were penned, and prices continue low with lit( lo change from the previous weeks, Hens 1/ to 1/8. pullets 1/!), cocker els 1/ to 1/0, ducks 1/4 to 1/8, gos!.n<;s 2/0. We have several enquiries for good early pullets. Fruit.—Larger quantities came to hand and prices, with the exception ol grapes, were firmer. Nelson tomatoes 3/(1 to 4/. pears 7/'.) to 8/0, apples in small boxes 1/fi to 2/, plums 1/ to 4/fi. grapes 7/fi to 10/, according to con dition.