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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 2 March 1907, Page 4

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NEWTON KI.NU'S ItEPORT. At the llayinarkct on Saturday there was a fair entry of pigs. Suckers made 5/ to 7/0, weaners 8/ to 12/(i. small 1 stores 15/(i, several horses sold at frogr £3 15/ to £B.

At the mart poultry sold at slightly improved rates. Good cockerels made 1/5 to 1/9, pullets lOd to 1/7, hens 1/ co 1/8, chicks 6d to lOd, ducks 1/ to 2/, turkeys 8/3. A large quantity ol furniture and sundries was disposed of at fair rates.

On Monday I held a clearing sale of furniture on account of the Hon. t),Samuel M.L.C. There was a large attendance und bidding was very keen, •.-verything being sold entirely without reserve, and excelient pr.ces being realised.

Fruit. Tomatoes are now a glut in llie market, prices rang ng from 1/ to 3/, peaches 3/ti to 7/, pears 3/ to 0/, apples 2/ to 3/, plums inferior 2/ to 3/, do choice 4/ to 5/, grapes 2/ (bad order), damsons 1/ to 2/U, oranges 11/ to 11/, bananas 5/ to 'J/. Cattle—At Stratford on Tuesday there was a good yarding and attendance. Wcaners made 10/ li to 21/, 18 mos. steers 38/0 to 43/, 18 mos. heiiers 20/ to 30/, store cows 27/0 to 45/ fat. do. £3 18/ to Hi 13/, bulls 30/ to 00/, cull ewes 0/9 to 7/1, lambs 0/11 Owing to the races my monthly cattle sale at Stony River was held on Friday instead of Wednesday, my report for which will appear next week.

VICKEKS AND STEPHENS REPORT. master of sheep at their Ingiewood fa r last Monday. Bidding for all Vickers and Stephen's report a good muster of sheep at their Ingiewood fair last Monday. Bidding for all classes was good, and every line, with the exception of one pen of f.m. ewes, was sold e.ther at the hammer or after the sale. Prices as follows.—2 tooth ewes 17/ to 18/7, a choice line of 2 tooth ewes from the Elworthy estate made 18/2, f.m. ewes 10/2 to 14/7, old ewes 6/7 to 7/9, 2 tooth wethers 14/ to 15/7, woolly lambs 11/0. On Wednesday there was a fair muster of cattle in the Ingiewood yards. W'eaner steers were in good demand, but heifers of all descriptions, with the exception of a few good springers, were neglected. Prices as follows:—Weauers (steers) £1 to .CI 3/. mixed 14/ to 17/6, hefcrs 12/0 to 14/, 18 mos heifers £f 4/ to £1 12/, 18 mos stears £2 to £2 6/, store cows £1 18/ to £2 8/, fresh do., £2 10/ to £3 2/0, bulk £1 10/ to £2 16/.

At the horse fair on Friday 22nd, a fair number of horses came forward. Good milk cart horses made £l9 to £22, good hacks £9 to £l2 10/, weeds £1 10/ to £3.

In conjunction with Mr E. Nops, we have to report the sale of Mr Boretts 1000 acre farm ou the Ross Road to Mr E. Revell. WEBSTER BROS. REPORT. Messrs Webster Bros, report:—We had a fair "entry of poultry and prices were a trifle in advance of last Saturday's. Hens 1/1 to 1/4. young crscVu erels lid to 1/1, gobblers li/. Fruit came to hand in large <|uai;« tities. We iiitote: —Kelson tomatoes 2/6 to 3/9, grapes in good condition B'/ 2 d to »i/ 3 d, wet and fair from 4'/ 2 d to 7y 2 d. Local apples, pears, peaches and plums sold excellently and we recommend further supplies.

AUCKLAND MARKETS. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. Horses: Heavy draughts sold at from £37 10/ to £SO for an unbroken fours year-old draught iilly; medium do., £24 5/ to £39; light harness horses, £7 10/ to £l6; hacks, £5 5/ to £l7. At AVaiuku on Saturday. Dairy cows sold at from £4 to £0 10/; two to three-year-olds, £1 15/ to £4 5/: empty dft, £1 17/ to £3 8/; calves, 13/ to 19/. Beet" at Newmarket rates. Cattle: Dairy cows sod at from £45/ to £7 15/;" empty cows. £1 17/0 to £3 2/0; calves, 15/ to £1 9/. Bidding for beef was brisker than the previous week, although quotations are the same. Oxen sold to 22/ per 1001b, cow 17/ to 19/. Steers soUPat from £« 5/ to £9 15/; cows, £3 10/ to £7. Sheep were yarded in full numbers at Newmarket on Tuesday and sold at late rates, wethers selling at from 17/0 to £1 2/3; ewes, 15/ to 19/9; iambs, 9/9 to 10/0. The advertised store ewes sold at from 13/0 to 10/.

Pigs: Porkers sold at from £1 'io 111 IS)/: weaners, 7/0 to 10/; baconers, £2 1/ to £3. Maize: Supplies arc small and the market has advanced to 3/: i on wharf for wholesale lines.

Oats: Very firm at 3/1 ex store: to arrive, 3/.

Wheat: yelling freely at 3/B'/..d ox store. Chaff, £5 5/ ex store. ADDISUTON SALES. CIfKISTCHUKCU., Feb. 27. At ilie Addington live stock market to-day the effects of the strike among the 'slaughtermen of the freezing works, was shown iu the considerably reduced entries of fat sheep and fat lambs, especially of the hitter. There was a fainy iarge entry "f store sheep, AH classes soil at an advance of 1/0 to 2/ per head on late rates. a» the improved feed prospects have enabled farmers who had got rid of their fat lambs and fat ewes to s.ock up again. There was a comparatively siuai! entry of fat lambs, and beyond a few large lines they were mostly" in small lots. Competition was chiefly coutined to butchers and graziers, and prices for freezers were much lower than the previous week, bin there was an advance in the price.-. paid for backward lot.-. Tegs sold up to 20/0, prune freezers 11/0 to 10/0, medium 12/ to 14/, and light and unfinished 9/ to 11/0. There was a moderate yarding of fat sheep, and the butchers purchased the whole of the supply. Prices for both ewes and wethers were fully up to the previous week's prices. The range of prices was—Prune wethers 111/ to 22/, others 15/0 to 18/0, prime ewes 1-V to 17/3, extra to 21/0, medium wethers !t/S to 13/. Steer- brought to 12/0 to Jill, heifers £4 17/0 to t7 17/0. and cows £4 7/0 t» C 7 2/0, equal to 21/ to 23/ for prime and 18/ to 20/ for medium, per lOOibs. Veal calves sold at 5/ to £3 4/, according to size and quality. A small mixed entry of store cattle met with a pour demand, the only sale of any consequence being 31 3 year steers at £3 13/0 There was a dragging sale for dairy cows, aged sorts being unsaleable. The prices ranged from £3 8/ to £7 5/. There was a large yarding of p gs. and all classes were easier, espeeiady stores, for which there is a shortage of feed. Baconers made 3."i/ to 50/, equal to 4'/ 4 d tol'/jil per lb, porkers 2i/0 to 35/. equal to 4'/™il to 4%dper lb, large stores 20/ to 20/0, medium 13/0 to 18/0. and weaners 8/ to 12/.

IJURNSIDE MARKET: DCNKDIX, February 27. At liurnside stock market 180 head of fat cattle were yarded, chiefly nice* luni to good steers and heifers. The sale opened strongly at last week's prices, but towards the end prices fell fully 10/ per head. Jiest bullocks brought £lO to £lO 12/0, medium t7 10/ to £8 15/, light £5 to tli 15/; best cows and heifers £0 to £7 10/. medium £4 to £5 10/, old cows £3 5/ lo £4.

Kilt -beep—lo2o penned, the bulk being medium ewes and wethers. There was a splendid demand for good to prime, prices for which showed a rise of from 1/0 lo 2/0 per head. Inferior quality met with a poor competition and were hard to qim. He-t wethers 19/ to 21/. extra t" 23/0. good 17/ to IS/0, medium 13/ to 11/0, he-t ewes 18/ to 20/. good 15/ lo Hi/0 medium 8/ to 10/0. Vat lainhs-1044 penned, the majnr•ilv of good quality will! a few pens »i 'prime. The absence of freezing buyVis was fell, tliongl t s.. much amight have been expected, a- -hers had very few lamb, wi baud and <-»n jK-led freelv tlirouglioiil. Hr-t 13/ :<> 14/. extra" 15/0. medium 10/ to J I/O. light 7/ to 8/0. pigs—l3o penned, and porkers ami baeoners met with a good compel/lion. Suckers and slips were easier at from '3/ to 3/0 per head, suckers 0/ to 8/0. 'sups 11/ to 10/. stonjs 21/ lo 27/. I porkers 33/ to 42/. light baeoners 44/ flu 48/. hcavv 53/ to 01/.