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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 57, 9 March 1907, Page 4

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o ADDINGTON SALES. CHRIS'I'CHL'RCH, March 0. At the Add.ngton live stock market to-Jay there were fairly large entries of stock, and a good attendance of buyer-. Store Bheep were in good demand, and fat lambs were earner. Fat sheep were firmer in consequence of the small yarding. Fat cattle sold at the previou&Areek'g rates, and pigs soid wcl. There was a poor sale foist- re cattle, and a better demand for da.ry cows. There was a good entry i for store sheep, the buik being lambs, and the late recovery in prices was wiiinta ned. there was a good entry of store she.-p and lambs, and as 'the export buyers were not operating, pr.ces for good lambs were easier. Unfinished lots sold well, being mostly bought by graziers. Prime lambs made 14/(i to lti/, a few heavier to 18/9, medium 11/ ii to 14/, light sorts 9/li to 11/. Fat sheep were in short supply, near ly all being ewes and the qualj'tv was moderate. I'heve was a good demand, and prices showed an advance for all good and prime ewes and wethers, the yarding being only ■nllicieut for butcher's requirements. The range of pricewas:— Wethers 10/ to 20/. cxira to 24/3, lucriuo wethers U/3 to 14/11. extra l(i/3 to 8/10; prime ewe* 17/ to 21/. medium 14/ to 10/ti, others 0/ to 13/0.

The entry of fat cattle totalled 102 the bulk being of medium qual.ty. l'r.ees for beef being firmer. Stores made £5 17/6 to £lO 2/(1, heifers £4 10 to £9 2/6, cows £4 o/ to £O- - equal to 22/ to 23/0 for prime and 19/ to 21/ for medium per 1001 b. i\ eal calves made 5/ to £3, according to size and quality. There were only a few rough iots of store cattle penned, and little business was (tone. There was an improved inquiry for dairy cows near to calving, and they sold up to £7 17/0. There was a moderate entry of fat p:gs, and a fairly large entry of stores. Fat pigs sold at about last week's rates, and there was a good demand for large stores, but not so much inquiry for small sorts. Baconers realised 40/ to 54/, equal to 4d to4>/, pellb; porkers 30/ to 38/, equal to 4-ftd to sd; large stores 26/ to 33/, medium 18/ to 22/; weanera 9/ to 14/. DUNEDIN MARKETS. DUNEDIN, March 0.

At Burnside stock market 171) head of fat cattle were yarded, principally of medium quality. The demand throughout was good, and prices compared favourably with last week's rates. Best bullocks £9 15/ to £ll, extra £ll 15/, medium £7 10/ to £B- - inferior £5 15/ to £ii 15/, bust cows and heifers £7 to £3, mediums £5 15/ to £ti 10/, inferiors £4 to £5. Fat sheep—l37B penned, mostly meUium. liie demand wai*. good and prices on the whole showed a sharp rise on last week's, especially for well finished sheep. Best wethers 23/ to 25/0, medium 19/ to 21/, inferior IU/ to 17/0, medium ewes 18/ to 21/, inferior 12/ to 15/. Pigs—l2s penned. Suckers and slips met witu little demand. Porkers aud baconers were very linn. Baconers 55/ to 00/, porkers 30/ i> 42/, stores 19/ to 20/, slips 12/ to 15/, suckers 0/ to 9/0. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. AUCKLAND, MARCH 0. At the Durham yards on Friday we had an extra large yarding of horses. Competition was verv keen. Heavy draughts sold at from* £32 to £4!) 10/. The advertised unbroken colts and fillies sold at from £l7 10/ to £47; hack;, and light harness, £8 10/ to £10; ponies, £4 5/ to £lO. A sulkv realised £l3; gig, £l2 10/. Cattle: At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday fat stock was penned in usual numbers and met a ready sale, oxen selling to 21/ per 1001b, cows 17/ to 19/. Steers soul at fro n £0 5/ to £lO 17/0; eows, £3 10/ to £7. Dairy cows yarded in usual numbers sold at from £3 15/ to £0 10/; calves, 18/ to £1 0/; store steers. £4 10/ to £5 5/. Sheep were yarded in usuai numbers at the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday. and sold at late rates. Wethers sold at from 10/0 to £1 2/9; ewes. 13/ ii to £1 1/; lambs, in full supply, sold afrom 9/0 to 10/9. Pigs: Porkers soil at from 17/ li U £1 18/; weauers, 11/0 to 14/9: bacon SK, £2 1/ to £2 18/.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. Cattle: At Stony River 011 Friday Ist inst, the yards were very full an 1 there was a good attendance. Weauers made 11/ to 18/, 12 to IS mos. Steers 30/ to 33/, 2 to 2'/ 3 year steers £2 lti/, store eows 33/ "to 45/0, fat and forward do, £3 10/ to .C-i 4/. springing heifers .CI 15/ ; bulls £l- - to £3, weaner pigs .1/0 to 10/. At Waiwakaiho on Tuesday, owing to the sheep fair, there was a smaller yarding than usual. Weaners made 11/ to 10/, 15 to 18 mos. heifers 25/ to 20/, 18 mos. steers £2 10/, store cows 30/ to 45/, forward do £2 13/ to £3. fat do, £4 0/. Sheep: At my supplementary fair held after the cattle sale upwards of 8000 sheep were yarded, the buik of thein being from the South Isiaud. The majority were young sheep of a very useful class. Cjousidejilug theshortness of feed prior to shipment and also the knocking about which is inseparable from shipment and bare ■accomodation paddocks, these were looking remarkably well. There was a large attendance with a good sprinkling of buyers. Bidding was rataor .quiet at the start but improved) a? 1-the sale progressed and the majority of lines were quitted cither at the hammer or privately. Prices however were on the whoie in favor of buyers. Shorn lambs made 0/10, wooly do. 0/10 to 10/. 2 tooth ewes Hi/ to 10/1,4 and li tooth do 14/, f.lll. do,. 0/4 to ',)/. 2 toolh wethers 13/0, 2 and 4 tooth do. 12/S to 17/, llinglisii Leicester! lams 3 to 3'/i guineas, border leicester do. S'/ll'i 4 guinea*, Shropshire do. l'/i to 2 guineas. At the Newmarket on Saturday, only a few pigs eaiue forward, prices realised ranging from 8/0 to 13/.

At the mart fowls maintained late values, hens making 1/3 to I/O, pullets 1/5 to 1/7. cuckcril, 1/ to 1/4, pure bred rooster 3/, ducks 1/3. Furniture sundries mad* ordinary pr ces. Fruit—At sales during the week peaches made 3/0 to 7/, pears choice 4/0 to 6/, ordinary 2/0 to 4/, apples 2/ to 3/6 box, quinces 1/0 to 3/, plums 2/ to 4/. toniniocs 1/0 to 3/, bananas 3/ to 8A WEBSTER BROS. REPORT.

Fruit—We quote tomatoes local 1/1 Nelson 2/ to 2/0, pears local 1/0. dam sons 1/3, plums 2/3, apples I/O, grape 5/0 to 8/0. On Thursday we held a sab! of som, 000 pot plants at MiMicson's Nur wry, where over 400 pots were so'i at satisfactory prices. The sale wi. be continued on Thnrsdav next, whei over -WO more lots will i>c sold aliso lately without reserve. Our usual four weckiV sale, bo'ol place at Omata on Monday, when wi had a large yarding, prices were excep tionally linn and nearly every liui was sold under the hammer. \\'. quote: Calves fair 14/0 to 111/, goo: 18/ to 20/6, 15 mos. mixed ;!0/. 1: mos. steers poor 27/, good do, 4-V net Cows 33/ to 30/0, good do. 00/, bull 33/ to 54/. Owing to Easier Monda; falling on date arranged for next ml, Ist April our sale will be held on tie Friday of same week sth Apia'/.

XtiW PLYMOUTH WOOL. TIIDE, SKIN AND TALLOW SAT.)-;. WJF>ON~ AN*]) XOLAX 1 !: IiL'I'UUT. Wo IvKl our iinii.-i-l iimiitliA sale on Wednesday. March (illi. in ouV IJruujjli-li-uii street stoic. We submitted a large entilopue. anionf; whirh was peritaps the best loi of hides ever sold in late rattvi. iliiles were keenly comTaraiiaki. Wool ivn, sold nl' alioul pctvd for and showed an advance on iast month's prices. Skins mid pelts sold well at advanced rate.-*. Tallow 'advanced about 1/ a ewt. We (juo.e: advanced about 1/ a ewl. We rjiioti":—Wool in bnffs:— Lambs T'/id'i lo m,:.il ; fleece 7-y,il to Oil; locks and piece," 3d to 0(1; dead wool <id to fii,<,il. No hale wool offered and most of the Ini'.; lots were very rough. Hides—Batcher's cow ii»lit lid I" V'/jd; medium (i'/ B il to (i'/,d, heavy 6'/ 4 d to rt'/.il: butelier's ox C,% to (!%d; butcher'* cow damaged :V/,<\ to 5%d; ilmtcliei'a ox cut sV.il t fid. Settlers cow i'fcti to Od, according to condition.

Calfskins—ln good condition 2/4 to 3/; damaged lOd to 2/3; kips fld to 5%d. Sheepskins—Mts salted, good butcher's 2/7 to 4/; sal'ted lambs skins 3/2 to 4/3; 6'j hvmN skins 4/3 to 0/0. Tallow in casks—Host 24/(1 lo 25/!); medium 23/ to 24/; inferior 17/ to ■l9/. Horsehair—l/ 5 per lb. Hones £,')- 5/. Horns inferior 4/ per cwt. Tails 1/4 per dozen. We look forward as these New I'lymoxith sa'iort liecome more {;enr»ral;y known, and a* clients more In I ', r.-i----ognisc the advantages of sellim, at a sea port, to much larger Miles. Hoth Southern and Auckland buyers advise us that thev can give at least (id a hid- more in New Plymouth (ban inland as the saving of railage is considerable. Our next sale will be on Apr'l 3rd provide!! that no alteration of dadis arranged by the Buyers and Rrokers' As-ociat'ion. Jf so it wi Ibe duly advertised.