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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 14 September 1907, Page 6

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DUXEDIN STOCK REPORT. Dunedin, Sept. 11. At Buruaide to-day 283 sheep were penned, including a good number of fair quality. The demand at the commencement of the sale was much easier than lust week, but prices improved towards the finish. On the whole prices were 2s Gd per head easier. Best wethers 26s to 27s 6d, extra to 30s, medium 23s to 24», inferior 20s to 225, best ewes 22s to 245, medium 19s to 20s. Cattle: 115 yarded. A small yardhg of medium quality, with a few pens of exceptionally good bullocks. Prices showed a decided advance, today's sale proving the best of the season. Best bullocks £l2 to £l3 extra to £ls ss, medium £lO 10s to £ll, inferior £8 10s to £9 10s. Pigs: About 100 yarded,' comprising a large number of suckers and stores, which met with a good demand, and a small entry of large pigs, these also meeting a good market. Suckers lis to 16s, stores 35s to 445, porkers 45s to 503, baconers 55s to 70s. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK REPORT. Christchurch, Sept. 11. At Addington live stock market today there was a fair attendance. The entry of stock in all classes was small, especially in lambs. There was a good demand, however, and late rates were maintained. There was a medium yarding of store sheep, and prices were about the same as last week. There was an exceptionally small number of new season's lambs penned, and they made up to 18s. There was only a small yarding of fat sheep, but those penned met with a ready sale, prices hardening towards the end of sale. Extra wethers 28s 3d to 30s, prime 24s to 275, medium 21s to

23s 6d, prime ewes 24s to 30s 9d, others 20» to 23s 6d, merino wethers 19s lo 22s 6d.

The yarding of cattle comprised 2.14 head. Some good sorts were eagerly competed for. Steers made £7 17s 6d to £ls ss, heifers £5 2s fid to £0 10s, cows £4 17s fid to £lO ss—equal to 27s fid to 30s for extra prime, 24s to 27a for prime, and 20s to 239 for medium. Store and dairy cattle were well lcprcsented, and prices remained on a par with last weers rates. Yearlings male from 19s 6d to 20s 2d, fifteen to eighteen months' 32s to 375, two-year-old steers 575, two-year-old heifers 555, ZVr year steers 67s fid, dry cows 25s to 60s, dairy wire £4 to £7. The entry of pigs was small. Fats met with a better demand. Prices for stores were easier. Choppers made up to £6 10s, baconers 60s to 74s for hea ■>• weights, lighter 50s to 58s (equal to 5d to 5V4 per lb). Porkers were very dear, and made 40s to 40s for large and 28s to 40s for lighter sorts (equal to fid to 6Yi per lb). Large stores made up to 335, medium 24s lOd to 30s, Email 18s to 235. Wearers were easier, and brought' 10s to 15s. AUCKLAND STOCK REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report as follows: Horses: Heavy draughts realised from £3l 10s to £39, no extra heavy being yarded; medium do., £l7 to £32 10s; hacks and light harness horses, £8 5s to £2l; weeds, £3 10s to £ll 15*3. On Wednesday, at Papakura, dairy cows sold at from £3 5s to £6 15s; do., heifers, £3 to £5 10s; empty cows, £1 17s to £3 fis; calves, 15s to £1 Bs.

Cattle: At the Newmarket yards on Tuesday there was an average muster of stock of all descriptions. Dairy cows sold at from £3 10s to £6 15s; heifers, £3 2s 6d to £5 ss; empty cows, £1 18a to £3 Is; calves, 12s 6d to £1 9s. Beef was yarded in average quantities, competition being keen at an adadvance on last week's prices. Oxen sold to 25s per 1001b; cows, 18s to 22s per 1001b. Steers sold at from £0 7s 6d la £l2; cows, £3 12s fid to £8 17s Cd. The quality of the beef cattle was not as good as usual. Sheep were yarded in average numbers at Newmarket on Tuesday ,and sold at advanced rates. Wethers realised £1 2s to £1 lfis 6d; ewes, 18s 9d to £1 9s; hoggets, 18s 6d to £1 2s 3d. A small draft of 40 wethers front Mr J. Masscy | averaged £1 15s 3d. Pigs: Porkers sold at from 18s fid *o £1 13s; weaners fis to 13s 9d; baconers £2 Is to £3 fis.

We submitted a large catalogue <! hides, 9kins, and tallow on Tuesday. Hides are firm. We quote: Prime ox, to B%d; extra stout do., 7d to 7>/ 2 d; stout do., 6d to G'/ 2 d; medium do., oVid to 5%d; light do., 4%d to sy»d; cows', best lilies 4y z d to 4%d; good 4'/ 2 d ;o 4%d; kips, 4d to 4%d; calfskins, 5y 2 d to 6%d; stags,' 3'/ 2 d to 3%. Sheepskins: Market firmer. Best butchers' skins, large up to Bs, good line? 6s to 6s 6d, medium 5s to 5s 6d, small 4s to 4s 6d.

Tallow: Market firm. Best mixed, up to 28s 3d; good, 24s 6d to 26s Cd; inferior, 22s to 23s fid; rough fat, l%d per lb. NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT At the haymarket on Saturday store pigs made 15s to 225, weaners lis to 14s, suckers 7a Cd to Bs. Several horses sold at from £4 to £9. At the mart there was only a small entry of poultry. Hens made Is 3d to 2s Sd, ducks 2s Id to 2s 2d, geese 4s, Indian game fowls ss. Furniture and sundries sold at usual rates. Fruit: At sales during the week apples made from 6s to 12s 6d, oranges 10s, lemons 4s to ss, kumeras 7s cwt, cauliflowers 4s to 5s 6d. At Rahotu on Wednesday, sth inst, all young cattle were well competed for. Mixed' yearlings made 18s to 245, 18 months' heifers 38s, springers £3 12s 6d to £4 15s, store cows 30s to 50s. A dairy of cows in very poor condition made from £2 to £4 10s. On Friday, at Oaonui, Mr Seymour Tyrrell's clearing sale was well attended, and excellent prices were realised for both live and dead stock. The cows were an exceptionally good lot, and being in good condition commanded top values. Cows just calved made £5 2s 6d to £lO ss, springers £7 15s to £ll ss, October and November calvers £4 to £7, Shorthorn bull £6 10s, store pigs 17s.

At Pungarehu on Monday there was * a fair attendance at Mr Harvey's clear- | ing Bale,-but the cows, which were the ' remainder of his dairy, being all late r calvers or past profit, sold at practically store prices, ranging from £1 12s (id to £4, calves to yearlings (mixed) 10s to 18s, mixed yearlings 32s 6d. < At Strafford on Tuesday there was J an improved demand for both store and ' dairy cattle, and prices all round showed : I considerable improvement. Mixed yearlings made 17s Cd to 335, steer do. 41s 6d to 44s fid, 18 months' steers £2 10s 6d, 2'/ 2 -year do. £4 lis, 18 months' empty heifers 30s to 345, fat do. £4 is, store cows 27s fid to 525, forward do. £3, fat do. £5 2s fid to £5 6s.' For the dairy pens there was a very large entry, and competition was keen. Springing heifers made £2 10s to £4 17s 6d, dairy cows £3 7s Cd to £7 10s. The sale of purebred Jerseys on account of Messrs Buchanan, Booth and Paul Hunter, attracted buyers from various parts of the district, and all lots were sold at very satisfactory prices. On account of Mr A. Buchanan £ sold the handsome 4-year bull Uncle Tom to Mr Chas. Jeffries, of Oaouui, for 48 guineas. Yearling bulls as follows: Jersey King, Mr C. S. Gatton 18gs; Caravan, E. O'Sullivan, llgs; Rotoparere, E. Mason, logs; pure-bred cow Kelpie, Mr C. S. Gatton, 27gs; Jersey VII., Mr C. Goodson, 13gs; the handsome cow Mary Beauty was secured by Mr H. B. Curtis for 35gs. On account of Mr Paul Hunter I sold—2-year bull Claribelle's Magnet, Mr \V. Vickevs, 21gs; Oculist 111.,' J. Zimmerman, 28gs; Roses Boy, A. O'Donnell, 17gs; yearling heifer Marguerite, 0. Harkness, 27gs; 2-year do.,""Marguerite, E. Jones, 20gs. On account of Mr W. 11. Booth—2-yeir ' bull Rosebud's Magnet, Mr A Uhlcn--1 berg, 22gs; yearling bull C'edric, C. Goodwin, 18gs; 'Czar, Mrs O'Connell, 24gs; . Taipo, T. A. Lees, 17gs. At Stony River on Wednesday the yards were full, and nearly-everything ' sold at the hammer at good prices. I Mixed yearlings made 25s to 20s Cd, -'8 ' months' do. 435, empty heifers 345, for--1 ward do. £2 15s, springers £2 7s Cd • to £4, store cows 25s to 455, forward = do. £2 10s to £3, fat do. £5 5s to £5 6s, fat bullocks £0 15s to £7 fis Cd, ' fat hoggets 18s, store pigs 12s to 17s. I WILSON & NOLAN'S RETORT. 1 We had a good entry of poultry, which '' were keenly competed for at the following rates; Hens Is 3d lo 2s 4d, 3 cockerels 2s to 2s yd roosters 2s to 2s * Cd, pullets 2s to 2s 4d, ducks 2s to 2s Cd, white leghorn hens 3s to 3s 3d, ' cockerels Cs.

At the mart a large quantity of furniture and sundries sold in favor of buyers. GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORT. Dalgety and Co., Limited, report having held their grain and produce sale on Tuesday. There was a good attendance of buyers, and bidding for the various lots on oiler was fairly good, and the whole of the catalogue was practically cleared at auction and privately. Oats.—There is little alteration in this market as regards values. A few lots of Australian and Tasmanian oats eoutinue to come into the market, and at prices slightly under those quoted in the South Island markets. We quote: Seed lines 3s 5d to 3s Bd, prime feed oats 3s 2d to 3s 4d, medium do 3s to 3s l'/jd (sacks extra). Wheat.—Fowl wheat is still scarce, but buyers are loth to give the extreme prices at present asked, and the business passing is a limited one. We quote: I Frime fowl wheat 4s 7d to 4s 9d, medium do 4s 3d to 4s 6d per bushel (sacks extra).

Votatoes.—Consignments continue to j n come to hand freely, and the supply is in excess of ihe demand, and prices are g( easier. We quote: Seed lines (nouiin- +, aUy) £5 to £O, best table lots £4 5s ' to £4 10s, medium do £3 15s to £4, others £3 to £3 10s per ton (bags in). Chaff.—Prime oaten sheaf is still in ci good demand, and prices show a further si advance in values, and the market is n firm. Straw cliatf has also some inquiry, d but little is offering. We quote: Prime c oaten sheaf £5 7s Od to £5 12s fid u (extra to £5 15s), medium £5 to £5 5s (bags extra). 3 Straw—We quote prime pressed straw i at 52s lid to 55s per ton. Wellington, 10th September, 1907. " 2