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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 6 July 1907, Page 6

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NEWTOX KING'S WKKKLV AI'CTiON UKIXJKT. At the Haymarket on .Saturday ouly a few pigs cauic forward. Slips made 8s (xl to 15s; small storey 32a to 355. Trees and shrubs made low prices. At the mart au e&ceptiouaby good lot of poultry came forward ami satisfactory prices were realised, lieiia uiade Is 2d to Is Dd; pullets, Is 3d to *2s <d; cockerels, Is 3d to 'is; pure-bred fowls, 4s to ds; ducks, Is 4d to Is lUd. A large quantity of furniture and sundries made usual rates. | Fruit: At sales during the week apples ! made 6s to 9s; oranges, Us to bananas, green, 4s to 6s; lemons, 5s to (hj passion fruit, (fc; pines, 8s (kl; kumeras, tte.

Cattle: At Stratford, Brook's Road, on llotuiay 1 held a clearing sale on account of Mr T. Brown. There was a good attendance, and brisk competition throughout tile sale. The cow* were a fair lot, and made excellent prices. Early calves made lip to tX 12s lid; aged and backward ditto, £2 to CO; trap horse, £2O ss. The usual sundries made satisfactory prices. At Stratford on Tuesday cattle nine forward in excess of advertised numbers, and nearly everything was sold, either at the hammer or privately. Big steers were not ill request, two pens of these going home. Calves made l«s to 15s: yearling steers, 27s lid;15 to IS months heifers. 21s u> 2!)s; IS to 20 months, in calf, ditto, to Ms; springing heifers. C 3 10s to C 4 17s tid; store cows, 25s to 4!)s; fat enws, to

£4 10a. At Ngaire on Wednesday .Mr Clayton Greene's clearing sale was well attended, and satisfactory prices were realised for both live and dead stock. Dairy cows made up to £9 IDs; hacks. £7 los to £8; breeding sows, £4 IDs to £5; gig, £2O; spring cart, £l3. At Wawakaiho on Wednesday Mr K. XL Mills' clearing sale of stock was well attended, and there was goou competition for nearly all lines. Sheep were well competed for, and the dairy cows and store cattle made satisfactory prices. 2, 4, and 6-tooth ewes made 18s 44 to 19s fid; full-mouthed ditto, 14s to 14s Id; cull ditto, 7s 3d; dairy cows made up to £5 ss. The absence of calving dates militated against higher values. Springing heifers, £4 2s; heifers In calf, 41s to 675; 2 l / 2 -year-old steers, £3 to £2 12s. Land.—Last Saturday I offered by auction a farm of 84'/ 2 acres on Frankley road on account of the late C. Turner's estate. It was passed in at the hammer, but told privately afterwards to Mr. E. J. Baker. VICKEBS AKD STEVENS RKPORT Viclcers and Stevens report that there was a good entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday. Springers were in tetter demand, but young stock was dull of sale. Calves made from lis to 23s tid; empty heifers, £ I 10s to £1 15s; store cows, £1 to £2 17s Od; springers, £3 to £5 10s; full-mouthed ewes (culls), os; fat sheep, 18s; 2 and 4 tooth ewes, in lamb, 19s. ADDINGTOX STOCK MARKET. Christchurch, July 3. At Addiugton live stock market there were moderate entries of stock and a large attendance. Store sheep were rather dull of sale in consequence of the shortage of feed. Fat lambs and fat sheep sold well, the latter showing a decided rise. Pigs were in good demand, especially stores, and there was an improved demand for dairy cows. Store cattle were unsaleable. Store sheep—A sum II mixed yarding. Prices were somewhat easier, competition being slow. The principal lofs were—Ewes, 127 sound-mouth at 12s lid, 59 at 12s 9d. 32 at lis (Id, 227 aged 8s 1(M, 102 at os 2d. smaller lots Hs KM to lis 3d; hoggets. at lis 'Bd, 45 at lis lOd. 80 at lis 3d, 72 at lis 3d, 8" at lis 8d; wethers, 401 at 17s Id, 84 at 14a lOd, 52 at 15s Ifid, 81 at hs (id. Lambs—A small yarding, made up mostly of unfinished lots. Anything at all prime sold a little better than last week; other sorts were without change. Prime lambs made 15s to l!ts (id, and lighter lis to 14s 6d. Fat sheep—A fairly large yarding, ineluding some prime lines of ewes and wethers. The inevitable rise in prices consequent upon the falling off in supplies manifested itself, all classes selling at Is to Is lid per hf.nl letter than of late. There was a good clearance, the demand keeping up till the close of the sale. The range of prices was extreme. Wethers made 27s tkl to 31s, prime 21s to 26s (id, lighter 16s lid to 20s fid, prime ewes I9s to 235, medium 15* to 18s 6il. aged 12s to 14s fid, prime merino wethers lfis fid to 19s 9d. Fat cattle—3ol head yarded, including some prime lines of station cattle. There was a good sale at late rates. Steers brought tfi 10s to £ll 15s, heifers £5 12s to £B. cows £4 12s to £8 17s (idequal to 22s (id to 25s for prime and 2<is to 22s for medium per 1001b. A good varding of veal calves sold at 7s fid to 80s. Store and dairy cattle—A |>oor entry, ami the only animals saleable were old cows for potting. Dairy cows sold fair!v well, good sorts making £fi to £B, extra to £lO 2s fid. others £2 10s to £5 His. Pigs—A fair entry, including a large line of stores from South Canterbury. Baconers sold at an advance on last week's rates. Porkers were easier. Stores were in keen demand, especially well-grown sorts. Baconers made 45s to 355, and np io 66s for heavy-weights (equal to 4%d to 5d per lb), porkers 32s to 40s (equal to 5d to s'/ 8 d per lb), Targe stores 25s to 325, medium 14s to 20s, weaners 10s to 12s 6d. BURNSIDE STOCK MARKET. Dunedin, July 3. At the Bo inside salas about 180( sheep were penned. The quality was the best seen at the yards for som< weeks. For good heavy and prime weth era last week's prices were fully main tabled, hut light-weights and ewes ol all descriptions were a shade easier. Besl wethers 23s 6d to 255, extra heavy tij to 27s 3d, medium to good 18s to 21s fight 15s to 17s, ewes 13s tolss (extra to 21g (id), light and inferior lis to 12s. lambs—Ahout 800 penned. Compcti tion was no't keen, and a number \vei( passed in and either sold privately oi bought by freezing works. There were only one or two pens of store lambs offered, but prices were not equal to late values. Best v.ethers Uis to 18s, extra Hs !(d, medium to gxxl 14s to lag fill, light and inferior 9s to lis. PigS: Alwut 18D yarded. Porkers and baconers sold at about late rates; slips and stores showed an advance of Is to 3s per bead Suckers lis to 12s (Id. slips Ills to 19s. stores 22s to 2(is. porkers -Us to 38s, libht baconers 43s to 50s, heavv 52s to 635. Cattle: Ahout 170 yarded. The entry was a mixed one. principally made up of unfinished sorts, with a few peus of

prime quality. Highest quality prices allowed a slight advantage. Best bullocks up to £lO 15s, medium to good £9 to £lO, ordinary £8 to £8 10s, best heifers and cows £(! to £7 10s. WAIRAKAI'A MARKET. - ' 1 Jhistcrton, July 3. Dalgetv and Co., Ltd., report: Owing to wet weather several advertised entries did not come forward. However, we had a fair yarding of sheep and cattle. Bidding was brisk, and with one exception all lines changed hands under the hammer. Kwes in lamb lis 4d to 14s Td, forward ewes 14s lid. forward hoggets 12s to 12s lid, forward cows (>7s, good springing cows to 1345, springing heifers I l(i*. light porker pigs 15s. DALGETV AND CO.'s GRAIN AND I'RODUCE REPORT. We report having held our fortnightly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores, Tliorndon Quay, on Tuesday, 2nd inst. The catalogue submitted was a fairly representative one, but buyers were not anxious to operate, with the result that only a small portion of our catalogue was quitted at auction, although most of the lines were saleable ones and readily disposed of privately. Oats: During the past fortnight Flic market has shown a tendency to weaki en. due. no doubt, to several consignments of imported oats being offered at prices slightly under those ruling for New Zealand oats. The present decline, however, we think is only temporary, and higher prices may be looked for as Ihe season advances. We quote: Seed oats. 3s 4d to 3s fid; prime feed oats, 3s 2d to 3s 3d; medium feed oats, 3s to 3s ]il per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat: The South Island markets are decidedly firmer, no doubt due to a number of millers again coming into the market. The report of a shortage of yields affecting the American markets is, to some extent, accountable for this. Fowl wheat has advanced in price, and is in good demand, and local stocks are almost exhausted. We quoted nominally: Best whole fowl wheat, 4s !>d to 4s Dd: medium, 4s 3d to 4s 4d; damaged, 3s lid to 4s 2d (sacks extra). Potatoes: There is little alteration in this market. Suppplies of local grown and Australian potatoes continue to come to hand freely, with no quotable change in values. We quote: Prime table lots, £4 7s Cd to £4 15s; medium, £4 to £4 ss; inferior, £2 to £3 10s per ton (bags in). Chaff: Prime chaff is still inquired for, and prices again sliow an advance of from 2s 0d to 5s per ton. We quote: Extra prime chaff to £5 7s fid; prime, £5 to £5 ss; medium, !)0s to 97s (id per ton (bags extra). ' Turnips: We quote best Swedes, 30s

to 35s per ton, bagged. Straw: Best oaten, 50s to 55s per ton, pressed. DAIRY PRODUCE RETORT. .Messrs E. Griffiths and Co., dairy produce exporters, New I'lyniouth, arc in receipt of the following market report from their London principals, Messrs Mills and Sparrow, dated 24th Mav, 1907: liutter: The weather in some districts has been cold, but there have been good rains, and the pastures are in tine condition. A few days sunshine will make a marvellous difference hi the growth, which, even with the present cold days, is yet satisfactory. Danish: There is not quite so keen a demand the past day or two, although there is no sign of weakness. Market can fairly be described as firm and unchanged. French: Orders at the reduction have been plentiful, and some shippers have not beeu able to fill all their orders. Quality, though fine, is not yet full grass, but ill a very short time it wil be at its best. Siberian: Buyers are right on (o this, and we think it is realising in comparison with all other grades its value. Secondary quality is not selling as agents would wish. Australian and New Zealand: There is no change in the position. Finest is selling, and is wanted, but there is an accumulation of those not just up to finest standard, and also of secondare. Our opinion is that all these butters will shortly be wanted. Immediately the rush of Home-made and foreign liutter was over last year we had a sharp demand and good prices. Bearing in mind that no one is stocking butters it will n«t surprise us; in fact, we anticipate a similar condition of things this season. Cheese: Xew Zealand has made great strides this season, and buyers are now realising more than ever tliat Xew Zealand ean not only send us choice quality in liutter, but can send us choice qualify in cheese. The general opinion is that the strike in Montreal is over, and that shipments from Canada will quickly be resumed. The season (here is exceptionally late. Quotations: Butter: Danish, 102s, 104s, 100s; Heneli, 80s. 110s; Russian and Siberian, finest 88s. lIOs. !)2, good to fine 82s, 84s, Slis, inferior 70s, 70s, 78s. Victorian:' Finest salted ftjs. #tt», !l7s; good to fine salted 84s to 87s; fine uusalted !>oa, 98s. Xew South Wales: Finest salted 925, Ms, '■'lis; finest unsalted !>4s, nits: good to fine 84s to BSs. Queensland: Finest salted BSs. nits, 02s; fine 82s, 84s, 80s; inferior 70s. 80s; finest unsalted !l4s, Itils. New Zealand: Finest salted 08s, lllfis: crood to fine 90s, !)2s, !Us; milled 70s, 80s. Irish: Creamery, !)Bs. 100s. )02s; factory 84s. flfls, !)4s. Cheese.—Canadian: Choicest autumn make, white, 08s. (ills; ditto ditto, colored, 655. 00s; finest ditto, new, white. 04s; ditto ditto, colored, 03s. New Zealand', white, 07s: colored r Us, 05s. New Plymouth, .Inly 3, 1007.