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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 19 October 1907, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

Oi'iTCIAL LONDON REPORT. Received Oct. IS, 11.0 p.m. London, October IS, Jnc wheat markets are quieter, with i'lices unchanged. A few car'-oes oll'c"ing are firmly held, 43s !ld being asked lor Western Australian off the coast am Jis lor \ ictorian and South Australian October-November shipments. Hour is strong; Australian at tilasheld for lids and 30s Cd. Butter is very firm. Danish 123s to l-'">s, choicest Australian salted 114s to HU-. Uiisaltcd 110s to 118s; best stored 101-j tu IUO%

NEWTON Kl\i;-y REPORT. -U tile ILiymiirki't u n Saturday pio-s were in sw *| demand. slips making 9s Cil to 1 Is. porkers £2 Id £2 10s. At I lie mart, hens made Is !>d to 2s, puljets 2s Id to 3s, roosters Is !)d to' 2s 7d. ducks 2s Id. A large quantity of furniture and sundries was disposed of at prices iu favor of buyers. Fruit.— I here is very little coming forward, llobart apiiles are realising !)s to 12s, Sydney oranges (bad eondition) 4s to Us, lemons 2s (id to (is.

VICKKKS & STEVENS' REPORT. There Has a good entry of c.ittle in our Inglewood yards on Wednesday, and bidding was hotter all round. Mixed yearlings made from .til 5s to £1 8s (id, yearling steers £2 Is (id to £2 8a Cd, empty heifers £1 12s (id to ,C2 ss, store cows £1 5s to £2 Ills, young and backward springers £2 5s to £3 ss, good springers i:j 15s to £5 7s (Id, forward cows £5 to £5 14s.

WEBSTER BROS' REPORT.

I Our usual sale of poultry was well attended on Saturday last, and prices were fully maintained. Hens, Is !)d to 2s, pullets 2s Id to 2s l()d, cockerels 2s 'Jd to 3s Id, ducks 2s 2d to 2s 4d. The usual sale of furniture sold at satisfactory prices. Omata Stock Sale. Our fortnightly sale was held yesterday, when we had a record entry and an unusual muster of buyers from all parts. Over 350 head were yarded, and every lot but one was sold at the hammer or privately. Bidding was brisk, and steers in strong demand as under:—Mixed yearlings 22s lid io 30s, yearling heifers' 25s to 28s, yearling steers £2 7s Od to £2 12s, ?- year to 2',/,-ycar steers £3 10s to £3 15s, .{-year do £4 5s to £4 lis (id, 4-year fteers £5, springing heifers (3-year) £3 Ds to £.5 12s (id. empty cows £2 7s 'id to £2 Bis lid. old cows 18s to 28s, empty heifers £2 5s lid to £2 10s. Next sale I'ridav, Ist November.

TAAXAKI Wool,. SKIX. HIDK, AND TALLOW SALK.

XKWTOX KlN'li'S HKPOI!T. (In Tue-day, l.'itli instil ill. 1 liol.l my tour-weekly sale. 'Jll.■ now store which is now under construction was utilised lor 1 1.: 1 lirst # tiino, :tnil proved ;i great convenience. Callskins again came forv.'jinl in large numbers. the ouantitv sold toiallinjr !H3(>, constituting a fresh record. Horn J would again impress on clients tli,. advisability of taking proper care of skins and hides. The annual loss through inattention to these is very oon-idcrabh to settlers throughout Tar:inaki. The catalogue comprised 1124 hides. !ll;:ii eal(Skills. 11 ;u sheepskins, 3!i hags of wool, t casks and 21 tins of tallow, and the usual assortment of horsehair, cowl-ails, hones, horns, etc. Sheepskins anil calfskins wore firmer and advanced in value. Hides, wool, and tilllow maintained late values. I <|iioto: Sheepskins— Hatchers' dry 7'/id to Sd. second quality iV/mI to li'./.il, dead and damaged 3d to ."nl, butchers' partly damp (is (id to Ss (id, settlers' 2s (id' to fis, l.utehers' salted Us to 7s 3d, inferior do 2s !>d ti> r.s lid.

Wool.—Cnitchings (in bags only) 4V4d to s'/,d, inferior lleeee 7%d, dead 7d to 7"Z;<l - lorks up to .'i'/jd. Tallow.—ln casks (inferior quality) 21s lid to 24s I'd, in tins 21s Od to 22s 9d.

Hides—Hutchers' ox o'/jd to (id, do cow r/,d to j'/|d, settlers' sound -l'/jd to 4jll. inferior, cut and slippy 2d to 4d, yearlings, -omul 3V,d to l'/jd, slippy and cut 2d to :j',:.d. horse Ss 3d to lis. t'iillVkins. —Sound «d to 7'/ ; ,l for best, ."nl lo ."i;' s d for second quality, cut, slippy, and dry 3d to -Id. Cowtails. Is ."I'/od and Is 4d pel' dozen.

Holies, C 4 per ton. .My next sale will be held on 12lh Xove|ll!,er.

xi-;\v iMjY.moi: rit wool, hide, SIIKEI'SKIX & TALLOW SALES. WII.SUX AX!) NOLAN'S REPORT. We held our monthly sale on October llitli, and. owing to the rough weather, entries were smaller than usual. All lines offi-reil were cleared. Hides—Well conditioned hides were firm and in good demand. Sloppy and damage lots were hard lo quit. 'Calfskins advanced about Id per lb.

Wool* (Inly a few lots sold. Sheep-kin-. easier. Tallow - Advanced about i'l a toll, (ion.! demand for shipping lines. Wo quote: Hides--Hoteliers' enw. liiiht lo 4 f /,d, medium 4-'' s d to 4-/sil. 4„nl'l%d to 4%d, ox-, medium ."id lo .V:OI. -toiii .V;' ( d to li'/id. .settlors' hides :id to 1':,.! (a'-oord-ing to condition), calfskin:-, sound 3'}:, d to (i'/.,d. damaged 4'/,d to .V.\d, kins id to 4'/,d.

Wool—('ruthchings 4-/, d. dead fid. Sheepskins— I'utchers' salted 4s fid \> (is (ill. dry .is Id in 7s 4(1, part damp 4s t.. Os (id. settlors' Is lid to 4s fid. Tallow—ln casks 24s lid to 2(is 3d. tins

Horsehair—lnferior !)d. Horns, lis tier 100. 'I ails. Is (id per dozen. Hones. tils per | on> "iir next sale is on Wednesday, November I rit h. .New Plymouth. October is. ]!1(I7.