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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 28 September 1907, Page 5

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NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. Mr Newton King reports as follows: At the ilaymarket on Saturday there was a fair entry of pigs. Suckers made lis fid to 9s, wcancrs 10s to 15s, small stores 21s; horse £0 10s, gig .-£lO. At the mart poultry sold well, hens making 2s to 2s Bd, pullets 2s 5d to 3s; roosters 2s Sd, ducks 2s 2d to 2s 3d, geese 3s. A quantity of damaged Hour, groceries and sundries sold at prices in favor of buyers.

Cattle—At Stratford on' Tuesday there was a good yarding both of store and dairy cattle. Of the former class store cows predominated, and most of these were sold either at the hammer or privately. Very few steers or yearlings came forward, but prices for both classes were fully sustained. In (he dairy yards bidding was quiet, and prices for ordinary quality springers were on the low' side. Heifer yearlings made HJs to 23s fid, steer do. 37s to 3Ss Od, 18 mouths' to two-year heifers 35s to 41s, store eows 25s to 545, forward do. £3 to £4, fat do. £•.' 12s to £C 15s, springing heifers £3 to £5, cows £3 5s to £7.

On Wednesday, at Huirangi, I held a clearing sale on account of Mr D. McMillan, when, in spite of the bad weather, there was a good attendance. The cows were a nice lot, mostly grade Jerseys, a few being on the aged side, hut on the whole the herd would take a let of beating, and had a few of t!i" i iws been pedigree to attract breeders, there is no doubt prices for tho grades won].! have ruled considerably higher. The pedigree bull "Silver King II" was much admired, and had he been a few years younger would have made big money; as H was] he was secured a bargain at £l7 by Mr I Arthur Colson. Cows just calved made C 5 10s to £8 15s, springers £li Ills to LI), aged cows £3 7s Od to £4 Ills, IS months' to 2-year heifers in milk and springing £3 10s to £7. The same day, at Rlralford, Messrs Mapp Rros.' sale was well attended, and satisfactory prices were realised throughout. Cows in milk made £4 5s to £0 15s, springers £0 5s to £S ss, fat cows £5, engine aud boiler £4(l, dray £lO, store pigs 10s Od, milk-cans 10s to 18s.

Land—The sale of Education Reserves on Saturday last was well attended, and a large number of sections were sold at prices in advance of upsets.

JIKSSES VICJCEIi.S & STEVENS' EEPORT. Messrs Vickers and Stevens report a good muster of stock in (heir Ingle-wood yards on Wednesday last, but owing to (lie very rough afternoon the attendance was smill, springers being very dull in consequence. Prices as follows:—Yearling steers £2 la Oil, heifers £1 Is to CI (is fid. mixed yearlings CI 3s to £1 Us, store cows £2 2s (id to .12 Bs, n few choice fat heifers £(! 2s. good springers £3 12s (id to £4 10s (tiio"latior good well-grown heifers of Mr 11. Hall's, I.epperton). inferior C2 2s (id to £.l, old cows £1 ss. SHARKMAEKKT. K, Woodliousc, sharebrokor, reports

the following business and prices foi the week ending 27th September, 1007: —Wailiis, £8 13s, £8 14s, £8 14s Gd. C 8 12s, £8 12s, £8 12s fid, £8 I3s; Talismans, 48s, 48s (id, 48s 3d; Tairun Triumphs, Is 3d; Kauri Timber (contributing), 7s lid.

JENKINS, MATTHEWS &, PIGOTTI REPORT. We had a very large muster of al classes of cattle at our L'renui yards m Monday. Competition was fairly keen mid nearly i-vcry line was sold eitliei at the li.ui-.nK-i- or privately. We quote .Mixed yearlings 21s to litis (id, 18-month. | steers 48s to 58s. cows and calves 42s fli to Sits, heifers (caked) G7s (id to £! 2s (id., springing heifers 4(is to 85s, ditt. cows £4 to .to 15s, empty heifers 43: lo 50s fid, 2-year steers (12s Gd to 71s •y-vcar steers 73s lid to 75s (id, 3-yeai steers 87s to !J3s (id, forward cows 00 to 80s, fat cows Ofis to Co 4s, store cow 50s to (ills, stags 20s to 30s, bull £4 yearling filly £7 10, 2-year ditto £ll brood mare by Hippocampus £9. At Waitara on Tuesday yearlings made from 15s to 225, store cows 32s (id to 50s, forward cows up to £5 4s (id colt £4, filly £5 2s Gd.