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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 3 April 1907, Page 4

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DCXEDIX OllAiN UEFOItT. ' Grain Market.—Wheat, prime, milling, lis 3d to 3s .VAd: fowls' wheat, 3s hiSd Id lis 4.1; inferior, 3s 1.1 to 3s 2d; sacks extra: (ml-, values slisrlitly lower; prime milling. 2s li'/i.d to 2s 7d; best feed, 2s lid to 2s li'/.d; medium, 2s Sd io 2s s'/.(l, sucks extra, Potatoes, prim.' fi-osli dug lots, 14 to £4 2s Oil; other sorts, Co to Co IDs, sucks in. ADDIXGTOX STOCK REI'OKT. At Addhigton live -lock limrkels ioil.iv there was n very large cully of stock, mid n liunievi.iis attendance. Store sheep were ill active demand, mid lambs mid good bleeding owes were linner. Fat lambs sold only fairly well, though tlie large yarding was almost all of prime freezing quality. I'at cattle met with a good sale at a slight advance. Haconers were in demand, porkers easier, and stores very hard to sell, even at lower rates. There was a large yarding of store sheep, and all classes were in demand, the most inquiry being for good breeding ewes and lambs, anil for these the prices showed an improvement over the previous week's. The heiivv varding of fat lambs was an excellent'one ill'point of quality. Tegs sold up to 18s Kd and standard weights 12s Kid io Hi- (id. There was a cood average yarding of fat sheep. The entry of fat cattle totalled 20! l. Steers brought .CU 2s Od to .til, extra £l3: heifers, £4 lis (id to £7 7s (id, and extra to ,CS 7s Oil; and cows £4 os to C 7 7s Oil, equal Io 22s (id to 25s for prime and 20s to 22s for medium per 1001b. Veal calves made 4s to 40s, according to size and quality. There was a moderate yarding of pigs, haconers selling at the previous week's rales, while porkers were somewhat easier. Stores, especially small ones, were very dull of sale. Baconers made 40s to "id's, equal to 4d to 4'/ 2 d per Hi; porkers 24s to 345, equal to to 4%d per lb.; large stores, 17s (id to 225, medium 12s lo 17s; verniers, 2s to Bs. LOXJXTX WOOL SALES. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wellington, have received the following cable from London, dated 27th inst.:— Sales closed (inn. Frozen mutton and lamb; There is a lietier demand, but prices arc unchanged. Frozen beef: Prices are firmer.'" l'or greasy super merino wolls and scoured inferior and faulty wools, price- are on a par with closing rales of last series. For other descriptions prices are on the average 5 per cent, higher than (dosing rates of last series. For fine crossbred wools prices are on the average from pur to 3 per cent, higher than closing rates of last series. For shabby and medium and conr.-e cro—bred wool, any change in price is in favor of buyers. Total available (inclinling old slocks), llill.UOO hales. Out of the next quantity available for sale 04,000 bales have been sold for home consumption, (i(l,000 bales for the Continenl, 10,000 bales for America, leaving 5000 bales to be carried forwari to the next series. DUXEDIX STOCK KEFORT. Burnsido stock market:—Sheep, 2.100 penned. Quotations: Best welhers 22/ to 24/, good 10/ to 21/, others 13/ to 17/, best ewcK to .-CI, good 10/ to 18/0, others 12/0 to 15/. Lambs: HOOpcnncd. Best lambs sold at 17/, good 14/ to 15/0, mediums 11/ to 13/, light and inferior 8/ to 10/. Fat cattle: Be-t bullocks £0 10s to Cllj, medium to good ,C 7 to £O, light £.5 10/ to .C 7, prime heifers from £<i to £7, primq heifers from £0 to £7, cows £5 to £0 10/. Tigs: S8 yarded. Baconers £3 lo £3 14/, 'porkers 30/ to 40/, slips 14/ to IS/, suckers 8/ io 10/, stores 10/ to 28/. DALGETY'S WOOL, SKIX" & HIDE REPORT.

Dainty and Co., U'.l,. Wellington, report having bclil tlicir usual furl - nightly sale of wool, skins, hides and (allow. There was a smaller attendance of buyers than usual, owing, no iloubt, to the close proximity of tins Kastcr holidays, Prices all rouul M-ern firmer at last sale rates, everything being bouglit at fair price-. We oll'ered a good catalogue, some nice lines of hides being but the dull and wet wieatln,' liiouglit them backin bad condition.' Wo quote as Mows: Wool: ■ Medium crossbred <)i/.A u> !'7',d, inferior crossbred !)d to fli/Jil, lambs, medium (pialtiy, !)d to \)'/.,d, dingy 7</ 2 to 7»/.il, ermhehings r>%d "to ,'i'/,d. pieces (l'/,d, locks :i'/,d. Skins: Crossbred shorts, B%d to fid; crossbred damp. :is 7d to -Is -Id each! •lambs, !lil to !)i/,d; green lambs, ;)s 2d to 4s 4d; crossbred (lead and broken, 'i'/i'l to o%d; pelts, 7%cl to 7%d; salted, .'ls :ii] to :is (id each. Hides: Heavy ox, 7Hll>s„ 7(1 per lb.; medium ox, 521bs. to f>2lhs., (iy,d to (!%.! lb.; light ox, 4l)lhs. to 4!)lbs., s%d'to o%d. Cows, heavy, 4511>5. to ollbs, oV|d to G'/ 2 d; medium. :!71bs. to 441b5., to o%d; calf, (;•/.<! to OV,d. Tallow, in tins, ISs to 21s Od per ei\t.