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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 13 April 1907, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

-U'CKLAXJ) .STOCK HKl'OllT. Horse-: Heavy draughts sold at from C2!> 10/ to tl-IS 1.")/; inoclhuu do., £lB- - to C".!l; hacks and 1 ijrlit lumiess horses. U7 10/ to C2ti; weeds, £5 10/ to £S ]•>/; sjiriiif; cart, £l2; wajwii, £ls. At Vapakii.a, Dairy cows sold at from L'.'t 1 o to £7 12/(i; do., heifers. 5/ to £(i 15; empty cows, £1 18/ to £:i----2/: fsrcuvn steers, £4 10/ to £(i 0/; two to .lire'-year-olds, from £2 10/ to £41»/; veVrlings, £1 11/ to £2 S/; calves. IV t„ tl (j/.

At Clevedon. Dairv cows sold at from £3 5/ to £.-,. calves. If,/ to £1 (i/; sheep, ewes, 11/0 to 13/: lambs, S/0 to

Cattle. Dairy cows sold at from £310/ to £7 10/: emptv cows, £1 1."/ to £3 8/; calves, 15/ to' xl 7/. Fat cattie, of which (here was an extra full muster (most of them being of excellent quality), sold at scarcely late rates Oxen sold to 21/ per 1001b,'cow 17/ (o 20/. Steers sold .if from Cli 10/ to £ll 10/: cows, £4 5/ jo C 7 15/. Sheep: 'At Xewjnarkct on Tncsdav sheep of all desci'-ptions were yarded in large numbers and advanced 'in price/, wethers SftUmr at from 18/0 to r\ ;)/() ewe, 14/ to CI 1/3. Lambs, ,vhieh w're in full supply, sold well at from 10/(1 to 17/.

Pigs: Porkers sold at from IS/0 to £1 H/: weaners. li/!l to 15/: baconers, £1 14/ to £2 1/...

ADDIXGTOX REPORT. Per I'.icss Association. Cliristchurcli, April 10. At the Addington 1-ve stock market to-day there was a la'rge yarding of all classes of stock, and a good attendance of buyers. There was no material change in prices, and on the whole last week's rates were maintained, Fat lambs were entered iu large numbers, the quality being fairiy good. Export buyers operated freely, and prices were firmer than last week. Freezers brought 13/10 to 17/, heavy weight to 20/2. Store sheep were largely yarded, and included more lambs than usual, hut there was no specially good lines of ewes. The demand was brisk , and a good portion of the yarding was disposed of at late rates. Two-tooth ewes brought up to Hi/!); ewes of mixed ages 14/1; lambs 14/3 to 14/4; haif-brcd wethers 1073.

The yarding of fat sheep was fairly large. The ranges of prices was— Prime wethers 17/0 to 23/3, extra heavy 20/, lighter lti/0 to 17/3; prime ewes 10/0 to UI/4, extra heavy to 21/. medium 13/0 to 10/3, aged and unfinished 10/ to 12/0.

Ther was a poor yarding of store cattle, and the sale was dull. Yearlings brought 8/, 15 to 18 months £l- - to £1 15/0; 2 year old steers .12 2/0 to £2 7/0; 2 year old heifers £2 2/0; dry cows £3 to £3 15/. There was an exceptional entry of fat cattle, the entry comprising 400 head, which is the largest number entered in this department for some time. Prices were about the same as last week. Steel's made £0 15/ to £ll 5/; heifers £4 17/0 to £8 17/0, «nd cows £4 15/ to £8 12/0, equal to 20/ to 22/ for inferior beef, 22/ to 25/ for prime, and 25/0 to 20/0 for extra good, per. 10011). Veal calves made 4/ to 10/ for small sorts, 10/ to 20/ for medium, and up to £2 for extra good.

There was a fair entry of fat pigs, hut prices were easier. The range of prices was as follow^—Baeoners.4o/ to 50/, extra heavy 55/, equal to i',U\ per lb. No large stores were entered. Small stores realised up to 18/, wcaners 8/ to 12/. A line of Berkshircs from Lincoln College made {SO/ to 55/. DI'NEDIN STOCK REPORT. Per Press Association.

DUNEDIN, April 10. At the Btirnslde stock market about 3800 sheep were penned. Although the yarding was so iarge there were not many really good sheep forward, the majority being medium wethers and poor quality ewes. In consequence of the large yarding, prices for good wethers declined by 1/ 'to 1/0, and for medium and poor sorts the drop was much lower. Quotations—Best wethers from 21/ to 23/0, extra 24/1) to 25/0, good 18/0 to 20/0, medium 13/ to 10/o;'best ewes 17/ to 18/0, extra up to 20/. good 14/0 to 10/, medium !)/ to 12/0. Pigs—2ss yarded. Small pigs did no; sell well, but baconers anil porkers fully maintained last week's rates. Quotations—Suckers 0/ to Ift/, slips 12/ to 18/, stores 20/ to 28/. porkers 32/ to 38/, large bat-oners 43/ to 48/, ficavv 58/ to 70/.

Lambs—A heavy yarding, about lfi-00. the majority being of prime quality, and a few pens of stores. At the beginning of the saie prices were hardly equal to last week's rates, but improved towards the finish. Quotations—Best lambs to 15/, extras to IH/ft, good 13/ to 15/, medium 10/0 to 12/, small 7/0 to )0/. Fat cattle.—A full yarding, principally inferior and unfinished cattle. Prices for prime were on a par with la=t week's; but for medium and light there was not a great demand, and prices were not so good. Best bullocks £9 10/ to £lO 10/, good £8 to £!), light £5 10/ to £7 15/. good heifers £4 10/ to £O- - extra good £7 15/.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At the Haymarket on Saturday pigs sold at low prices, weancrs making 2/0 to 8/, small stores 1(1/. At, tile mart cockerels made 1/4 to 1/ft, hens 1/1 to 1/7, pullets lid to 1/8, turkeys 5/;j. Furniture sundries made low prices. Fruit.— At suics during the week the following prices were rcal'scd:— Cooking apples inferior, 1/ to 2/0 box, choice dessert 7/ to 8/li, pears 4/ to (i/, oranges 8/ to 10/, lemons 2/li to «/. bananas 2/ to 11/. according to quality, quinces Id per Hi. melons 5/ cwt, pumpkins 4/ cwt.

Cattle.— At Stratford on Tuesday, weancrs made 14/(i to Hi/, mil do (i/,' 12 to 15-niontlis steers 27/(i, 18-months do 44/0, 18-months Heifers 24/, slore cows 23/ to 4:)/, fat and forwanl do Ci !>/, fat do .C 4 .)/, springing heifers ,C 4.

•JKXKLVS. JIATTIIKW. AND PIGOT'f.S ItEPOUT. Jenkins Matthew, and Pigott report : —At URENI'I on Monday ivc had a first ciass yarding ot all el'a-scs of cattli', and must linos were. sold. We (|iiotc:—Pigs (slips) 7/, calves 17/0. in /.lontli heifers 22/ to 20/, do., steers 811/ to 44/ heifers in calf 4-i/to .30/, fat cows 70/ to £4 5/G, springing heifers 13 11/, ~'A: yar steers - £3 10, store eows 30/, horse £5 10/. VICKRUS AND STEVK.VS P.EPORT. A ickers and .Steven's report tliat 11n-rc was a fair entry of cuttle in the.'r fiiglewood yards ou Wednesday last, and ucarry everything sold at " the following prices:—Cows 10/ to 18/0, If month steers £2 «/, store cows .€1 10/ to £ll, fat eows £3 10/ to £4 2/. Imils £2 1/ to £3 0/0. WEBSTEK BROS/ REPORT. Webster Hips, wpolrt.—On .Saturday we had a Rood entry of poultry and uncos were better, as follows:—Cockerels Hd to 1/3, roosters 1/, oiri liens 1/, pullets (ldack Minorca) 1/0 to 10!). I'ruit is scarce but in good demand. Omala.—On Friday Ave held om usual four weekly sale at our yards. Every pen was filled and bidding tras after the poor prices lately obtainable! Almost every pen changed hands, yu--ves of good colour anrf condiUaifeSittßfoß sidl well and careful culJifiSianK&r of color should be show a slow sale but s mrd r idv market. Prices.—Heifer wuves poor 12/ to good 20/. mixed 10/ij'fj 21/(1, 2 year Mfws 2H/K lu 41/. old cows 20/ to 22/. yearling steers !((/<;. M.T. cows 25/ (o 37/, forward do.. I':; 2/ to £3 12/, IS urns, steers £2 4/. bulls 33/ to '>2l, hor-.es £4 7/.