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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 31 August 1907, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. At the Hayinarket on Saturday there was a very large entry of pigs, and all soid well, Suckers made is tal lo is Ud weaners 8s u, 1& M> guu<l wtamr . 13s ' K> l!«, porsers ass lo Us, trap mare JIU lUa.

At the Mart very little poultry came lorward. Mens made Is ad, roosters ,2s fid, pullets 2s to 2s fid, geese 3s 3d, turkeys 3s «d lo 4s fid. A large quantity of sundries proved bargains to -he purchasers. Fruit is now getting scarce. At a sale on Wednesday apples made lis to lis, green bananas 3s to 4s.

Cattle.—At Kanotu on Thursday, 22ud Just., all young stock were well compel- ] «l for and sold at satisfactory price? ' Allied calves to yearlings made 15s Bj ( to 18s, yearling t 0 lj mos . steers 30s to 44s 6d, 18 mos. do. £2 14s, 18 mos. I heifers 325, springers £2 7s fid to £4 I «s, store cows 25s to 455, fat and for- I ward do. £4 14a. At Kaponga on Friday there was a good yarding and brUk bidding for all lines. Heiier yearlings made 19s, steer do. 33s 6d, springing heifers £2 10s to '■ g* 10s, fat cows £4 19s, store do. £2 W £2 14s, boners 25s to 30s. At Pungarehu on the same day I held a clearing sale of Mr R. Fleming's dairy. | The cows were a nice lot, were well competed for, and realised excellent prices ' Cows in milk made £5 to £7, springers £7 to £9, late calvers £4 to £5 10s, bull £5 ss:, springing h-ifers £3 103 to £3 17s Cd, store pigs 275. On Monday at Okato Mr..John Gilbert's clearing sale was thinly attended, and prices ruledin favor of buyers. Cows in milk made £3 to £6, September and October calvers £3 2s 0d to £5, Btore cows £1 12s 6d to £3 ss. At Pembroke Road on Monday I held a clearing sale on account of Mr. George Mumby. Springing cows made £6 10 £7 15s, late calvers £3 15s to £4 15s, trap horse £26 10s, Drceding sow £2 15s, Bpring cart £9 10s. At Stratford on Tuesday there was a good yarding of both store and dairy cattle .All young stock, especially steers, sold at advanced rates. Heifer classei showed no improvement. In the dairy yards, Mr. Hodgeman's dairy cows sold at good prices, but springing heifers met with little inquiry. A line of 700 mixed hoggets attracted several buyers and were placed at good prices. Wcaners made lis 6d to 14s fid, 18 to 20 months steers £3 Os 6d, 2 to 3 year do £4 17s 6d, 18-months empty heifers 35s to 375, store cows 31s to 345, fat and forward do £4 14s to £0 Bs, mixed hoggets 17s 3d to 17s 6d, cull do 14s 871: - In the dairy yards springing heifers made £3 to £5 7s 6d; Mr. Hodgeman's dairy cows, early calvers £3 to £7 13s, backward do £3 to £4 15s. On Wednesday at Tataraimaka there was a good attendance at Mr. W. Salmon's cleafing sale, and good prices were realised throughout. Cows at profit made £3 15s to £5 springers £5 15s to £7. IMstcin bull £2, 18-months steers £2 !3s. 4-year hillocks £5 Bs, calves to yearlings 22s fid. harness hors.vs £0 "to £lB 10s. yearling fillies £8 (0 £lO, 2-year-old colt £l2 'lss, sows with litters £4 15s, YoTEsMrc boar £2. The same day at Opunake, in conjunc- , tion with Mwars. Nolan looks and Qq.,

I held n, clearing sate of one of the Crown Dairy Company's herds. Early calvers niade'-SG 10s to £l7, the latter being for a cow with an exceptionally good dairying record. Backward springers made £3 log to £4 10s, bulls £2 15s to £9 19a Od, breeding sows £1 12s 6d to £3 las.

At Toko on Thursday I sold another of the Crown Dairy Company's herds, when prices for early calvers ranged from £5 to £8 ss, September and October calvers £4 5s to £7 55.: VICKERS & STEVENS' REPORT. Viekors and Stevens report that there was a large entry of cattle in their fnglewood yards on Wednesday last. Young stock was a good bit easier. Mixed yearlings made from £1 to £1 Cs, yearling -steers £1 ]os to £1 15s, old store cows £1 5s to £1 las, good stores £2 5s to £3 7s, springers £3 to £5 10s. Mr. A. A. Yeatcs' dairv made for old and backward cows £2 Is to £3 10s, forward cows £4 to £5 1?? fij. They also report the sal" of Mr.- .Tobn Butler's suburban pro|iorty of 20 acres to Mr. A. Sohnuijx at a satisfactory ADDIXGTOX STOCK MARKET. Cbi'isTcluireli, August 28. There were only a few small Jots of store sheep offered, as the feed prospects have now so improved through the late rains that few farmers want to sell. There was plenty of inquiry and a sharp rise in prices. Among, the* sales were— Seventy-two wethers nt 19s 2d, 52 sound-1 mouth ewes at 17s lOd, 110 aged at Us I fid, 89 at 10s, 133 sound-mouth merinos at 10s Id, 100 hoggets at 17s. Abobut half-a-dozen lots of fat lambs were penned, and were sold rcalily at 16s to 18s 3d, and a few new season's lambs at 19s fid to 20s.

A small yarding of fat sheep was made up ehielly of prime crossbred and merino wethers. Owing to the short supply there was keen competition at advanced rates. The average prices were the highest for the season. The range of prices was—Extra prime wethers 28s 3d to 30s 3d, prime 24s to 28s, lighter 19s 3d to 23s (Id, extra prime ewes 25s to 33s Gd, prime 20s to 235, medium 17s to 19s, aged 12s to" 10s, extra prime merino wethers 22s Od to 23s 4d, prime 15s Od to 19s.

A good yarding of veal calves sold at 6s to £2 13s, according to size and quality. The dairy cows were mostly inferior sorts, and sold at £3 to £7 10s.

| There was a large yarding of all classes of pigs. Fats showed a decided decline in prices, while stores were in keen demand at high rates. Choppers sold up to £5 Is, baeoners made 60s to 70s for heavy-weights and 45s to 55s for lighter (equal to s>/ 2 d to 5%d per IB), porkers 38s to 42s for large, and 25s to 27s for light (equal to 5d to 5%d per lb), large stores to 345, medium 23s to 28s, small 18s to 225, weaners 17s.

BURXSIDE STOCK MARKET.

Dunedin, August 28. At the Burnside sales to-day 1792 sheep were penned, including a medium proportion of fair quality ewes and wethers. Good kinds were eagerly bought, prices showing an advance of is per head on last week's rates. Unfinished wethers also met with good competition from graziers at improved rates Quotations—Best wethers 24s to 2(is extra heavy to 28s, medium to good 2(is' to 23s (id, test ew;>s 22s to 24s (id medium to good 18s to 21s, light and aged 14s to 17s.

Cattle—2o3 yarded. There was a fair yarding of good prime beasts. Good cattle met with keen competition, prices showing a slight improvement on late values. Quotations—Best bullocks £9 15s to £ll ss, extra heavy to £l2 7s od,_ medium lo good £8 to £9 10s, light £0 15s to £7 10s, best cows, and heifers £8 to £9, medium to good £5 Fo £7. Pigs—l2o yarded Porkers and baeoners sold firmly at late rates. Suckers and slips were about 2s firmer. Suckers 15s to I7s 6d, slips 19s to 225, stores 25s to 28s, porkers 34s to 40s, light baeoners 44s to 495, heavy 53s to 655, choppers to 745. WAIRARAPA STOCK MARKET. Masterton. August 28. Dalgety and Co. report:—At our forli nightly sale all classes of stock met with [ready sale. Sheep came forward in excess of advertised numbers. Fat cattle were eagerly sought after. Fat ewes IDs, empty ewes 14s Od, hoggets lis Gd. f.m. ewes in lamb 19s 3d, iwn-tooth wethers 20s, prime fat heifers £7 13s. others £0 15s, springing heifers £3 5s to £4 10s, pigs, slips 18s. AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. Auckland, August 28 The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report:—

Horses: On Friday horses were yarded in average numbers and sold under failcompetition. Heavy draughts sold at from £2B 5s to £35; medium do, £.B to £.13 10s; light harness horses, £8 10s to £2l Ss.

Cattle: There was a full muster of >lock_of all descriptions at Newmarket on Tuesday. Dairy cows sold at from £3 5s to £8 ss; empty do. £1 15s to £2 12s Gd; calves, 17s to £1 Bs. The beef pens were well filled", and, although no extra heavy weights were yarded, the quality was good. Oxen sold to 23s per 1001b; cows, 17s to 20s per 1001b. Steers sold at from £6 10s to £lO 17s Cd; cows, £3 10s to £7 15s.

Sheep were yarded in full numbers at Newmarket on Tuesday, and sold under steady competition at late rates, wethers realising from £1 0s !)d to £1 10s fid. A small pen of exceptionally well-fattcd wethers realised £1 17s (id; cwcs brought 18s 6d to £1 4s Cd; hoggets, fat 16s to 17s Cd, store do 12s 3d to 13s 3d.

Pigs were scarce and sold well. Porkers realised 19s 9d to £1 8s id; baeoners, £2 Is to £3; wcaners, 7s (id to 17s fid.

We submitted a alrge catalogue of hides, skins, and tallow, all lines meeting with good competition at late rates. Hides: Market firm. We quote—Extrastout ox, 7d to V/«t\; stout do, C>/ 4 d to 6 n / 4 d; medium do, 5%d to 5%; light do, 4%d to 5%d; cows', best lines 4%d to 4%d, good 4 1 /, dto kips, 4d to 4'Ad; stags', 3>/ 4 d to 3%; calfskins, fid to «i/ s d; scored and cut hides, 3%d io 4'/,d. Skins: Market firm. Best butchers' skins, large to"7s, good lines as.(id 1o Cs 3d, medium 4s 9d to 5s 3d, small 3s Od to 4s 3d.

Tallow: Market firm. liest mixed, up to 27s fid; good, 24s (id to 25s (id; inferior, 21s fid to 22s fid; rough fat, l%i per lb. Bones, £4 15s. C'owtails, Is 8d per dozen. Horsehair, Is 2d to Is 7>/,d. Horns: Large, to 40s; medium, 10s Ir, 22s fid; small, Gs'fo l)s; tips, 2s to 3s Cd.

DAIRY PRODUCE REPORT. Messrs B. Griffiths Dairy Product Exporters, New Plymouth, are in receipt of the following market report from their London principals, Messrs. Mills and Sparrow, dated 12th July. 1007: BUTTER. We are now having some sunshine, and it is badly wanted. The temperature is also much warmer, and every one is more hopeful. The brighter conditions should assist general trade. Danish: No change to report. The market is firm, and all best dairies are clearing. French: There is an increase in the quantity of the lower qualities; those are not meeting such ready sale as agents wish, and a reduction in many cases has to be made in order to clear arrivals. Best grades are unchanged, and the demand continues steady. Siberian: Arrivals this week about 15.000 casks (cwts), but the quality if again disappointing, and quite a 'fair proportion has to lie sold for confectionery purposes, agents preferring 1c Isell even at low figures rather than store, as the flavour is very indifferent. Anything that can be classed as "finest" meets with ready sale. Australian and New Zealand: No change in the position. Although there is a fair quantity in store, there is little or no trade passing, as the supply of new butters from Ireland and France has been sufficient to meet the immediate wants of buyers, but we should gather from all reports that the make has reached its highest point, and that from now on the 'quantity of finest butter will be rather less, and as there is practically no best butter in store, buyers will soon have to think of the new season's colonial,- tin whTcTi they depend for their autumn aim wiutcr's~"supply. It therefore seems to us that there should be an excellent demand for any finest butters arriving here in the early autumn CHEESE. Cables report a good make in Canada, and also state that the quality of the July make will be better than the June. This is attributed to the cool weather experienced. Prices are slightly easier cm white, but coloured for the moment is in rather short supply, and commands a premium. New Zealand: Supplies are now considerably less; they are still the finest cheese on the market, and making higher prices than Canadian. QUOTATIONS. Butter: Danish, 100s, 110s; French, 00s, 112s; Russian and Siberian, finest 925, 945, 9Gs, good to fine 84s, 86s, 88s, inferior 70s, 70s, 78s; Victorian, finest. I salted 945, 00s, 08, good to fine salted 84s, 88s, 00s, inferior 70s, 82s, finest salted Wis, 98s, good to fine DOS', fl4s; New South Wales, finest, salted 02s. 945, flfia, good to fine salted 84s, BSs, 90s, inferior 70s, 82s, finest unsnlted 90s, 08s; Queensland, finest salted 88s, 90s, 02s, fine salted 80s, 82s, 80s, inferior 70s. 80s, finest unsalted 02s, 945, fine uusalted BGs, 90s; New Zealand, finest salted 98s, 100s, good to fine 90s, 925, 945; Irish, creamery 100s, 102s, 103s, factory 80s, 00s, 945, 98s. Cheese: Canadian choicest autumn ake, cleared; Canadian finest new make, white 50s, coloured 575; Canadian fine new make, white 555, coloured 5Gs; New Zealand fine new make, white 60s, 01s.-coloured 60s. New Plymouth, 23rd August, 1907