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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 23 March 1907, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

| BUC'KLAND & SON'S REPORT. (Special to "News"). Auckland, March 22. Hordes aro in good demand. Young active sorts and light draughts £2O to £25 5/, heavier £2O 15/ to £3O, aged £ls to £2O 15/, good hacks and harness £ls to £23, ordinary £0 15/ to £l3 10/, ponies £3 15/ to £B. At Kcinuera there was a full yardjng of beef at late rates. Steers sold up to 21/ per 100, cows to 18/ per 100. Sheep were in full supply, and wethers made up "to 24/ C, ewes to 22/3, lambs Hi/3. Pigj were lower; porkcm tj 3d/, baconcrs to 08/.

NEWTON IvlNli 'S WEEKLY AUCTION HEPOIiT, At the llayiuarket oil Saturday there was a large entry of pigs, but prices were low. Small slips made 4/ to 7/, good slips (i/ti t u S/, small porkers 17/U ti) 2:1/1;, sow £2 1/. Several horses sold at prices ranging from £2 10/ to £l3 10/. At the .Mart there was a fair entry uf poultry, but prices were a trille low. Chicks made Td to 9d, pullets 1/1, hens 1/ to •>/ i pure-breds 2/0, turkeys 3/ to «/. 1 have enipiiries for 50 cockerels a week, three parts io full grown, heavy sorts only required. Furniture and sundries sold at ordinary rates. Oil Wednesday 1 lield a clearing sale, of furniture I'll account or Jliss A. Shaw. J here was a tair attendance, and "oargains were numerous. Fruit.—The season is practically over for stone fruits, only a Jew odd lines of peaches coming forward. Tomatoes and cucumbers continue to be almost unsaleable, local crops being plentiful. Pears and apples are scarce and wanted. I quote ju ices during the week as follows:—Choice dessert apples 3/ to 4/ box, 0/ to S/U per case, dessert pears 4/ to 0/ box, cookers 2/0, tomatoes (id to 2/0 box, encumbers Gd to 1/, passions 2/ to 5/, lemons 3/ to 5/0, oranges 0/ to 8/. bananas 3/0 to 8/0, grapes lid, peaclics 4/ to 5/, jam melons % d lb. At Waiwnkaiho 011 Tuesday there was a fair yarding of cattle, and about 2000 sheep were also yarded. Weaners made 12/ to 10/, IS to 20 nios. steers 43/, 18 1110s. heifers 25/0 to 30/, store cows 42/fi, springers £5 5/ to £5 12/0, bulls 34/ to 47/. Bidding for sheep was quiet and several lines were passed in. F..M. ewes made 8/3 to !)/], 2-tooth to f.t'.tn. do. 14/. At Rahotu 011 Thursday weaners made 8/0 to 18/, IS mos. steers 35/, 3M- year bullocks £3 10/ to £4 1/, store cows £1 13/ to £2 7/0, 18 mos. heifers 28/, bulls £1 8/ to £2 2/.

WILSON & NOLAN'S KEI'ORT. Duviii<>- llio past week business has been fairly brisk. At the poultry sale been fairly brisk. At the poultry sale' op. S,[(unlay there was n good number of people present, the prices realised bcin^ 1 as follows:—Hens 1/2 to 1/8, pulelts 1/li to 1/!). cockerels 1/1 to 2/. (lucks 1/:! to 1/11). turkey hens 2/.'l to 2/9, <feese Fruit hns been of a poor ipialily. but prices have been maintained. Peaches 4/li to :">/(>, pears ,">/ to 5/(1, plums ,'!/, apples !>/.'! to 3/li, cape "ooselierries 4'/a I lb. tomatoes 1/1! to 2/ii, quinces 1/(1 to 2/', bananas «/ to 7/(i.