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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 23 March 1907, Page 4

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ADDINUTOX MARKI" Is. l'cr I'ress Association. I'liiMclmi'ch. March 21). At Addiiifiton live slock market today I licre wa-i fjood demand for fat cattle. The tew fat wethers ollered sold linnly al late rates, and there was a marked rise iu fat ewes, Ilacon pips sold at late rates : porkers were, tinner : -.mall .-tores were dull of sale. There was a rather heller inquiry for s'tore cattle am! a good demand for dairy cow.-,. I'lure was a large yarding of store sheep, the hulk heinj; useful brcedim; ewes. A number of lines of lambs and a lew lots of wethers, mostly from Chatham Islands, came forward. Though there was little improvemenl in price.,, there was a tinner tone in the market, bidding being freer for both ewes anil lambs. Export buyers were operating freely for prime lambs, and prices recovered from tlie drop caused by me strike, though tliey were about vi'l per II) below the rales ruling when the exporters) were Inst operating. I'nfiiiisli eel lots were neglected, and showed lit lie improvement in prices. 'Tegs brought 17/ to l.s/u. prime freezers Ki/lf to lti/'O. lighter 12/1 to I.'!/. The lew lines of wethers sold well, and ewes showed all advance of fullv 2/ to 3/ per head compared with the prev - ious week, though exporters did little business. I'rime wethers IS/ to ii/:!. extra to 25/, lighter 1 <»/ to IS/;!, prime ewes lti/li to 2(1. extra to 2:1/, medium 13/ to 10/, aged 1(1/ to 12/u. Steers brought t'.i 1,/(i to Cll, heifers Co to t7 HI/, cows AM 1(1/ („ £8 10/—equal to 22/0 to 21/ for prime and 20/ to 22/ for medium per IlKilh, \eal calves .sold at 4/ to -I.i/, according to size ami quality.

Dairy cows met with a good iii([uiry. and sold up to ,t'S. There was a medium entry of pigs, baeoners selling at late rates. I'orkeiv. were in better demand. .Small stores were ditlicult to dispose of. Baeouers made 39/ to 45/ and up to 53/ for heavy weights (equal ti 4d to 4'/ 2 d per lb), porkers 30/ to 37/0 (equal to4%d to 5d per lb), large stores 20/ to 34/, medium 12/ to 18/, weaners 4/ to 10/.

BURNSIDE MARKETS. uINEDIN, March 20. _At the Burnside stock market to-day 1700 sheep were penned. Prime wethers sold at an advance of 1/0 on last week's rates. Lambs—B(JO yarded. Best lambs 17good 14/ to 15/2, medium 11/ to 15/, light and inferior 8/ to 10/. Pigs—loo yarded. Ilaconers made £2 15/ to £3 10/, porkers 30/ to 45/, slips 12/ to 15/, suckers 0/ to 8/, stores 10/ to 25/. Cattle—lß2 penned. Best bullocks £lO to .€ll, medium to good €8 10/ to .£9 10/, light and inferior .CO to £7 15/, best cows and heifers £0 111 to £7 10/! light to medium .£4 to £5 10/. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. AUCKLAND, March 21. Horses: We quote:lleavy draughts, at from • C.'!2 5/ to £l2; medium do., £2410/ tj £3O; hacks and light harness horses, £0 15/ to £18; weeds, £3 10/ to £7 10/: spring cart, £l2; waMn. £lB. c On Thursday we held our second sheep fair of tiie season at the Otahulm A'ards, when we yarded 8400 sheep and ranis. Ewes sold at from 11/!) to 17/9; wethers, 12/0 to 10/; lambs, 8/11 to 12/. Rams—Lineolns, 1 guineas to 5 guineas; Shropshire's, 1 guinea to 5 guineas; Romnevs, •!'/„ guineas to a guineas; English Leieesters, 2 guineas to S/ 2 guineas.

On Saturday, at Waiuku,Dairy cows sold at from £3 7/0 to £0 10/; empty do., £1 17/0 to £3 1; calves, 15/ to £1 (>/. No grown steers were yarded. Beef sold at Newmarket rates. On Tuesday, at, the Newmaricet Yards, dairy and store stock were yarded in average numbers. Beef was 'yarded in lull supply and lidding was' firm at last week's rates, oxen selling to 22/ per 10011), cow 12/ to 10/. Steers sold at from £0 5/ to £lO 2/0 and cows £3 10/ to .-CO. Dairy cows sold at from £3 10/ to £7; empty cows, £1 15/ to £2 18/; calves, 15/ to' £1 (j/. Sheep. Wethers sold at from 10/!! to £1 3/; ewes. 15/3 to CI; lambs, 10/0 to 19/0. The store shorn lambs sold at from 0/0 to 12/. Pigs; Scarce. Porkers. ,C 11/ to £1 18/; weaners, 10/0 to 15/.

DAIRY REPORT. Messrs E. Griffiths and Co. Dairy Produce Exporters. New Plymouth, allin receipt of the following' market report from their London Principals, Messrs Mills and Sparrow, dated Bth February, 1007: Butter.—Weather stil continues cold, but is not generally severe enough to stop work. Danish.—ln the early part of the year the general opinion was that prices would have to be reduced but 110 change has taken place. Market is however 011 on the quiet side. French.—The short supply of really choice quality on the French markets has forced agents to advance prices Od per dozen on First, and second quality fresh (unsalted) rolls. Trade is ill consequence of a retail character. Australian.—Liberal supplies continue to come to hand, and prices are somewhat in favour of buyers. Both salted and unsalted must be quoted easier and there are quite a few left over 011 the quay. Buyers are again adopting the "hand to mouth" policy, in the hope of bringing prices down again next week, as many retailers who are holding oil' must come on again during the next few days if the consumption continues as healthy as it has done ior some time past.

New Zealand.—Quite a few brands have been entered up "to arrive'' and we anticipate prices will be. around to-day's quotations which are really low. Cheese.—Again firmer and higher prices are being demanded and obtained for all tine goods. YICKERS & STEVENS REPORT.

Vickers and Stevens report thai Hit-r; was a good entry of cattle in their lnglewood yards 011 Wednesday, but bidding was dull for all classes. ' Calves made from 10/ to 18/(1, a nice 1 ill■' on account of Mr A. McDonald made .CI 5/, 18 to 2()-months steers £2 1(1/ | 0 £■> yy, empty lieifers Cl 5/ to £1 11/.heifers' in call' 12, store cows CI .">/ to C2 17 lid, tat cows C-J 7/ (id to C 4 2/(i. springcrs ti 12/0 to Cl, old ewes «/;). lambs S/l to 10/. weustei: isiios. report. On Saturday, poultry was ill better ileniiind and prices about as at last. Hens 1/ to J/3, cockerels Od to pullets 1/4 to 1/S, young dueks lid. The iwunl sale followed at usual rates. On Kriday we licld a .Miccessful clearing sale of furniture etc., at .Air Davy's residence South lioad, when everything was bold at satisfactorv prices.