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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 12 October 1907, Page 5

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LONDON REPORTS. London, October 10. The American visible supply of wheat and Hour is 50,901,000 bushels. Copper On the spot £O2, three months £Ol. BITKLAND AND SONS' REPORT. Per Press Association. Auckland, October 11. Messrs. lluckland and Sons report: Dairy cattle were penned in moderate numbers at Remuera on Thursday. They -■old at late prices. A few stores were sold at recent quotations. The supply of young and fat calves was siiort of requirements. Those offered sold freely throughout at from 3»s to £2 19s, according to si?.e and quality; 01 sold. There was a full yarding of fat cattle of ch-iicc quality They sold freely !hr- 'mut. Prices were slightly lower Hi: ii ! tely. Ox beef 28s per 1001b, cow to 25s (only 30 penned). Steers from £7 10s to £l7, cows £5 to £lO 12s Oil; 380 sold. Fourteen choice steers of Messrs. R. and W. Oollan averaged £ls 10s each. Sheep came forward in larger numbers than of. late. Prices were easier by fullv 3s per head. Heavy wethers 'brought from 30s to £1 15s, others 2Ss, best ewes to £1 10s 9<l, others to 255, hoggets to £1 3s Gd; 1540 penned. Spring lamb' sold at from 15s to 23s for best, smaller 10s fld to 13s, squibs 4s 3d to 7s fid; 139 sold.

Pius wen' in full supply and met with keen competition throughout. Porkers 3"s, baeouors to 00s; 159 sold. Poultry wore in keen demand at from •2s 2d to':Ss4d. Horses—At the Ilaymnrket on Friday horses met with an active market. Waggon and express sorts from .€3l to tSOJisihtor class £2O 10s to £2O 159, hturgv horses and good hacks £ls 10s to £2s'is fid. light harness and ordinary hacks £5 to £l2 15s. Hides, skins, tallow, etc.—Hides: Ox -P',d to «y,d. cow 4y s d to 4%d, calf 5d to fi'/id, kip 3>/id to 4V?.d, horse 4s !>d to 12s (id; scored, damaged, and dirty hides l'/jd to 4'Ad. Horsehair Is 11'/ s d to Is 4'/,d. Tallow. 27s to 27s 6d. Bones, 4s fid"to U od. Skins: Rest butchers' 6s Od to 7s 7d. medium 4s Od to 6s, small and damaged Od to 4s.

I NEAYTON KING'S WEEKLY RE- [ PORT. At the Ilaymnrket on Saturday there was «ood enquiry for pigs, weaners making 5s to 10s, small stores lis to 19s, porkers 325, horse £3 12s Od. At the Mart there was only a small entry of poultry. Hens made 2s 2d, ducks 2s 3d to 2s lOd. The special sale of drapery was well attended, and buyers secured numerous bargains. Fruit—At sales during the week lemons made 4s Od to ss, Sydney oranges fls Oil, mandarins 6s fid, Hobart apples 10s to 12s 3d. Cntth—At Midhirst on Monday Mr [luwiler's clearing sale was well attended ' and everything sold at excellent prices The cows were mostly at prolit and sold really well, prices for good cows ranging from £« to £ls ss, aged and store do. £2 8s to £4, yearling heifers £1 8s to £1 18s. Harness mare £2O 10s, 3-Vcar filly £26. Sows with litters £2 2s fid to £2 12s (id. Pedigree Jersey bull £lB, springing heifers £3 15s to' £B. \t Stratford on Tuesday there was a fair yarding, but most of the stock were looki'n" rough consequent upon the rough "weather. Nearly all store stock were sold either at the hammer or privitclv late values being fully maintained In the dairy yards springing heifers were dull of sale, and prices ruled low Yearlings made 20s to 4fis Od, •>i/, (o 3-vear steers ,C 4 2s, 3-year do. H 'ls od' 18 months' empty heifers 80s to' Sits (id. store cows 2(is to 535, forward do »'3 Ills (id to £3 15s, springing nojfcrs £2 5s to C 4 12s (id, cows £2 is " U Stonv River on Wednesday there wis -i "mid varding and large attenrtiilee in"sjiiti-'of tlip rain. Bidding was v.-rv keen and nearly every line sold at the' hammer at advanced rates. Steers and forward store cows sold especially „,,„. y.ixed yearlings made 245, he.fer do 25s to 29s (id, steer do. 41s to afis, 18 to'-ill months' heifers £2 15s to £4 Is, store rows :10s to 555, forward do. £.l os to £4 Bs, fat do. £5 7s to £a las, mixed hoggets 18s.

VICKKRS & STEVENS' REPORT.

Tickers and Stevens report that despite the bad weather there was a good lmlst cr of cattle in their ngk-wood virds on Wednesday,, and bidding was g„„d. Yearlings nu.de from 23s Od to n 8 s yearling steers £1 10s Od to £2 4s Od, store cows £1 to £2 lis, springers £2 15s to £5 ss. *

JENKINS, MATTHEWS & PIGOTT'S REPORT.

We had a big muster of cattle at our Tremii vavd|i pn Monllay, and most* lines changed hands cither at the hammer or privately. We quote:—Pigs, slips 8s breeding sow and 3 porkers 50s, mixed yearlings 31s Od, 15 months steers 47s fed, 2 year steers C3s fid, omptv heifers 39s'fid to 435, 3 year year'steers 00s to 87s fid, springing heifers 60s to 97s fid, ditto cows 80s, store cows 54s fid to 70s, bulls 58s to 08s fid. At Waitnra on Tuesday yearling heifers made 10s fid, ditto steers 42s od, 18 months Vifers 30s, store cows 503 to 52s fid, springing cows fils to 09s, dairy cows and calves 85s, old cows 19s to 38s.

Messrs. Wilson and Nolan have, received cable advice from theiT Melbourne agents thai hides, Tight weights, are weak; others unchanged.