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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 30 March 1907, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

THE HIDES MARKET. Received 29th, 1.7 a.m. ( ] Melbourne, Jlarch 29. Ie At the hides market competition was >. active. Catalogues cleared in sellers' h favor. g LONDON WOOL SALES. Received 2Sth, 11.39 p.m. London, March 28. The wool sales have closed. Niuely- '- two thousand bales were sold to Home buye'rs, 00.000 to Continent, 10,000 to - United States, and 5000 held over. Home and German buyers were particu- '" larly active throughout. Merinos closed with great strength. ll'.'st niaiii- ' tained January closing rates, medium and siiafty advanced 5 per cent. Crossbred* were in keen demand during the latter half of the series. Rest sor'.'S were unchanged, medium, short and faulty declined '/ 2 i'l. .Merino lambs unchanged. Cro-sbrcds advanced 5 per cent for lleece portion. » The following clips realise: Kaikoura ll%d, Tuutare ll%il. JENKINS, MATTHEWS & PIGOTT'* REPORT. , At our Urenui yards on -Monday there was a record muster of all classes of cattle, and although [bidding dragged somewhat at the commencement, nearly every line was sold eitlier . at the hammer Or privately. We (piote: Wcancr pigs 5/ to (i/, 1.5 mo-: heifers 22/0 to 25/, 18 mos. do, up to 33/, IS mos. steers 44/ to 4!!/, 20 mos. to. 52/, 2V, year heifers 48/, »\/„ to 3 year steers" C 3 7/ti to e4 f/A/stem* ' cows 40/, forward cows 57/0, fat heifers €3 lis, do., cows 03/ to £4, spring- t iug heifers 02/ to 04/, stags 27/0 to I 39/0, bulls 30/. At Waitara on Tuesday) we had ii fair yarding, and most lines changed hands. Cakes made from 15/ to 20/, .- 15 mos. heife.s 24/, 20 mos. steers 47/, S store cows 20/ to 50/, 2'/ 2 yqar heifers 57/6, fat cows 07/0, springiiig heifers 00/, do. cows 72/0.

VICIvERS AND STEVEN'S REPQRT. Vickcrs and Stevens report that there was a good entry of cattle at their lnglewood yards on Wednesday. Calves made from 11/ to 18/, 12 and ]5 mos. stews 33/, 12 to 2o mos. steers .CI l!t/(i to £2 8/, 2to 2'/ 2 year steors £3 10/,. store cows 15/ to £3 14/, fat cows AM 9/6 to £4. N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE REPORT. Horses: Heavy draughts sold at from £34 10s to £4l ss; medium do., £24 5s to £37; light harness horses, £0 10s to £l9 10s; hacks, £5 15s to £18; . spring-cart, £l2 10s; pony cart, £H); sulky, £l7. Cattle: Cows, £3 10s to £7 10s;"dairv cows, £3 10s to £0 7s (id; empty do'., £1 15s to £2 18s; calves, 15s to £1

Cs. Sheep: Wethers at from 17a 9d to £1 3s !)d; ewes, 15s Gd to £1; lambs, in full supply, sold well at from 12s !)d to 17s 3d for well fatted; other sorts, !)s (id ' to 12s &1. The advertised store ewes from Cishorue sold at from 13s to 13s 3d; other ewes, 10s (id to lis (id. The store sheep market showed a. decline in prices. Pigs from 17s (id to £1 Ss for porkers: weancrs, 8s (id to Ids. Hides: Market lirnier. We quote: Extra stout ox, 7'/ 2 d to Od; stout do.', o%d to 7d: medium do., o%d to (iy,d; light do., (id to (i%d; cow, liest lines, «'/„d to (i'/ t d; good, !->%,! to Od; stags', 4i/,d to 4%d; kips, a'/oil to (id; damaged hides, SVad to 5%d. Sheepskins: Market firm. Best butchers' skins, large, up to 7s, medium 4s (id to 5s (id, small 3s (id to 4s; pells and lambs', 2s (id to 3s Od. Tallow: Market iirm. Best mixed, up io 2(is (id; good, 24s (id to 25s Od; inferior. 20s to 22s (id; rough fat, ]%d per II).