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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 26 October 1907, Page 6

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CUIUS i'CIiUKCH MARK FT Christehurch, October 23. At Aldington live stock market there were 120 fat lambs penned, of very «Jod quality, and they sold to the local trade *t lis (id to 21s 6d for best, and lis 3d to 17s for lighter. There was a good demand for prime sheep, and unfinished lots were competed for by graziers. ■ Tlie range of prices was—Extra prime wethers 355, prime 25s to 30s 9d, others 21s to 245, shorn wethers 21s 3d to 22s tkl, prime ewes 23s to 27s 9d, others 20s to 22s til, shorn ewes 16s 9d to 20s Gd, prime merino ; wethers 18s Gd to 21s tkl. Heavy cattle were easier, but handy weights sold up to last week's rates. Steers brought £8 IDs to £lO, extra to £l3, heifers £6 10s to £lO, cows £0 10s to £lO 2s (id—equal to 32s for extra prime, 27s 6d to 30s for prime, and 22s to 27s for medium, pep 1001b. A fair yarding of veal calves sold at 21s fid to 60s, according to size and quality. Store cattle—Yearlings made 18s, 15 to 17 months 22s to 355, 2-year steers 45s to 60s, 2-year heifers 42, 3-year steers £6 4s, 3-year heifers £3 ss, dry cows 20s to 555. There was a moderate lo.t of dairy cows, in low condition. Sales wero made at £4 6s to £7 ss. Pigs—Choppers sold up to £0 7s Od, heavy baconers £3 to £4 10s, lighter 48s :o 55s (equal to 6d per lb), heavy porkers 40s to 445, lighter 35s to 3Ss (equal to 6y 2 d per lb).

DUNEDIN MARKET. Dunedin, October 23. At Burnside to-day there was a decline of Is per head. Best wethers 26s to 27s 6d, extra heavy to 31s (id, medium 22s to 245, light and inferior 19s to 21s 6(1, best ewes to 24s 3d, medium l'Js to 21s 6d.

Lambs—s2 penned. For really good lambs 22s was obtained. A large number of others brought only l(is to 18s. Pigs—l 23 yarded. The small entry of store pigs and slips showed an advance of 3s to 4s, and pokers and baconers slightly advanced. Suckers 12s (id to 16s ed, slips 19s to 255, stores 27s Gd to 345, porkers 36s to 435, light baconers 45s to 535, heavy 55s to 635, choppers | up to 86s. Cattle—l9l yarded. Prices were much the same as last week. Best bullocks £ll 10s to £l2 10s, good £lO to £lO 15s, medium £8 15s to £9 12s 6*l, best heifers £8 10s to £9 as, good £7 10s to £8 ss, light and inferior £5 5s to £6 ss.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE REPORT. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report as follows:—We held our fortnightly auction sale of grain, etc., to-day (Tuesday). A fairly large catalogue was submitted, and the various lines met with good competition. Practically every lot was disposed of at full market rates. Oats.—During the past week the market has been very excited, and prices have advanced to the extent of from 4d to 5d per bushel, and there does not seem any prospect of prices receding until next harvest. We quote seed lines up to 4s, grime feed oats 3s 9d to 3s lid, medium and discolored oats 3s Sd to,3s 8d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat.—The market is very firm, and the business is limited owing to the high prices ruling. Fowl wheat is in demand, hut not much is offering except at prices beyond buyers' limit. Good whole fowl wheat is realising from 5s 4d to 5s 6d, medium fowl wheat from 5s to 5s 3d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.—ln sympathy with other markets, potatoes have been* steadily going up in value, and sales have been effected for good sound table lines at £4 and over fjo.\>. Southern ports. We quote: Best sorts £4 10s to £5, others £3.to £4 per ton (sacks in).

Maize. A good inquiry exists and stocks are low. Prime Gisborne maize is realising 4s 6d to 4s 8d per bushel (aacks extra).

Chaff.—Prime oaten sheaf chaff is not over-plentiful, and with a limited quantity offering the market within the past week has advanced fully 10s per ton. We quote: Prime oaten sheaf chaff £0 5s to £6 10» (extra prime £6 15s), medium, £5 15s to £6, damaged £5 io £5 10s per ton (bags extra).

I AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. Tthe New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:— Horses—Heavy draughts realised from £26 10s to £3B, medium do. £lB 10s to £36, useful farm and plough horses £ls to £2B. On Saturday, at Waiuku, dairy cows relised from £3 10s to £0 ss, empty cows £2 2s and £3 Bs, grown steers £5. 5s to £7 Is, two to three-year-old do. £2 15s to £5 12s 6d, calves 19s t 0 £1 9s. - Cattle —At Newmarket on Tuesday dairy cows sold at from £3 10s to £6 ss; empty do, £2 5s to £3 10s; calves, 19s to £1 9s. Oxen realised to 28s per 1001b, cows 21s to 24s per 1001b; steers sold at from £6 10s to £l2 15s; cows, £4 5s to £B. Sheep.—Wethers from £1 Is 3d to £1 18s Od, shorn do 18s Od to £1 6s; ewes, £1 to £1 12s; hoggets, 17s Cd to £1 5s 6d. Lambs advanced in price and sold at from 15s 9d to £1 3s 9d. Pigs were scarce and sold well. Porkers realised 19s lid to £1 los; baconers, ' £2 to £2 18s ; weaners, lis to lis 6d. We held a special sale of horses at Pukekohe on Monday and Tuesday. Unbroken three-year-old medium draughts sold at from £22 10s to £3ss; two to three-year-old do, £lO 10s to £2B; light sorts and hackneys, £5 5s to £2O. Broken-in horses: Heavy draughts, £24 10s to £SO 10s; medium do, £2O to £42. On Tuesday, for the hacks and light horses, competition was as keen as on the previous day. Hacks sold from £8 10s to £24 ss; harness horses, £lO to £25; cobs, £0 10s to £ls; weeds, £1 to £5 15a.

Hides.—Market firm for all well-flayed sorts, cut and damaged being easier. We quote—Prime ox, to B%d; extra stout do, 7d to 7'/,d; stout do, Bftd'to «%d; medium do. to 5-y 4 d: light do. s'/,(l to 5%d; cows, best lines 4%d to 4%d. good 4'/ 2 d to 4%d, sloppv 4d to 4%d; kips, id to 4</ 2 d; stag-'. 2V,d to 3d; calf, skins, j«i to (j'/,d; imaged and cut hides, ldto 3V!jd_ '

Sheepskins—Market firm. Best butchers' skins, large to Bs, good lines 6s to 6s Bd, medium 5s to 5s till, small 4s 3d to 4s 6d. DAIRY PRODUCE REPOTJT. Messrs E. Griffiths and Co., dairy produce exporters, are in receipt of the following market report from their London principals, Messrs Mills and Sparrow, dated Octo'oer 12th, 1907: Butter.—We have had a week's very fine weather, bright, sunny days, cool nights, and as the dews have been heavy pastures remain in very fine order. A good feature about the butter position is the fact that although supplies have been heavy, prices have been kept to a reasonable level, and the goods have gone into consumption, so that as the make is now naturally commencing to shrink, we are feeling the little shortage immediately, and the market can be quoted considerably better since our last report. Danish: Copenhagen quotation advanced 4 kroners, and more money is being made on this side. Irish: There is still a good quantity on offer at comparatively reasonable prices. Quality is well maintained. Frenc\ Demand and quality is good, and values on a low level, but as we write we are Advancing prices 2s to 4s on salt baskets. Siberian: Arrivals this week are about 14,000 casks. General run of quality is poor. The fine'n grades are in good request and making same prices as last week. Australian and New Zealand: Arrivals this week consist of 1876 boxes, per s.s. Omrah, these being Queensland freshmade butters. They opened in good order, and sold readily at 90s to 10'Ji Each arrival from now willl show an improvement in quality, and we anticipate advancing prices up to Christmas. There is an outlet waiting for the best Victorian and New South Wales as soon as the butters arrive. In New Zealand there is very little fresh to report. There are still considerable quantities remaining in cold store which are being offered at 1046 to 106s.

Cheese.—There is not such a keen demand this week in Canada or on the spot, and prices on the cable are Is easier since our last report. General position seems sound, owing to the lighter suppließ of Canadian this season. Quotations.—Butter: Danish 113s, 115s, 118s; French, 02s, 112s; Russian and Siberian, finest 04s, 965, 08s, good to fine 84s, 80s, 88s, inferior 70s, 80); Victorian (stored), good to fine salted 98s, unsalted 925, 90s; New South Wales (stored), unsalted 98s, finest salted 100s 102s; Queensland, finest salted lfJOs, fine salted 02s, finest unsalted 102s, fine unsalted 98s; New Zealand, finest salted 108s, good to fine 90s, 102s; Irish, creamery 10(1*, 108s, factory 88s, 90s, 90s. Cheese.—Canadian,' finest white 595, 00s, colored 60s, 61s; New Zealand, finest white COs. 01s. colored 01s.

WILSON & NOLAN'S REPORT. Poultry—A good lot penned,, making eatiaJiiciury puces. / Fruit—Nothing offered. Stock—Have a good demand for all kinds ot cattle and sheep, prices very linn. ' J We quote:—Poultry—Roosters 2s to 4s, hens Is Od to fs Od. chicles Cd to Od, ducks Is Wd to 2s, Guinea fowls 2s 2d. Stock—oo yearling steers £2 9s Cd. 40 steers £3 ss, 45 3 to 4-year steers £5, 20 yearling heifers £1 ss, tio store cows £3, 120 ewes and lambs 265,

WESTFIELD MANURES. Season 1007-8. All packed in lftcwt. bags, 1G to ton. Per Ton. £ s - "■ A Superphosphate .. -..5 2 6 Bone Dust (pure) steamed '.. 712 (i Rone Dust (pure) green ~820 Vitriolised Bone Dust .. .. 710 0 Bone Dust and Blood ... .. 710 0 Special Root Manure .. -.770 Special Grass Manure "A" (for top dressing) 7 7 6 Special Gras,» Manure "B" (for layi:;g down Permanent Pasture) •• 7 7 0 Special Potato Manure .. .. 7 10 0 Special Turnip Manure .. ; ... 7 2 (i Special Rape .Manure .. .. 7 10 J) Special Com Manure "A" (for Green Peed) 7 5 0 Special Com .Manure "B'' (for Wheat, Oats, Bailey, etc.) ..750 Special .Maize Manure "A" (for Green Feed) 7 10 0 Special Maize Manure ''B" (for Cob Maize) 7 10 0 Special Orchard .Manure "A" (for young trees) .. .. 715 0 Special Orchard Manure "IP (for fruit formation) .. ... 715 8 Special Clover Manure .. .. 0 12 0 Special Onion Manure .. .. 7 17 0 Westfield Prepared Guano (for turnips), 2ewt sacks, nett .. 5 10 0 Westfield Bone Substitute, 2ewt sacks, nett 5 17 0 "Dominion" Bone Dust, 2cwt. sacks, nett 7 2 0 Sulphate of Ammonia, original sacks, about 2cwt .. .. 17 5 0 Nitrate of Soda, original sacks, about 2cwt. .. .. .. 15 15 0 Muriate of Potash, original sacka, about 2cwt .. .. 15 15 0 Sulphate of Potash, original sacks, about 2cwt .. .. 15 15 0 Kainit (improved), original hags about, lewt 4 10 0 Sulphate of Iron (xtls), original sacks about 2cwt ~ .. 815 0 Sulphate of Iron (crushed), original sacks about 2c\vt .. 10 5 0 Surprise Island Guano, 40-42 per cent, 2 cwt. sacks .. ..450 Maiden Guano, 00-08 per cent, 2c\vt sacks 5 7 0 Westfield Special Garden Manure, 141b bags, each .. .. 10 Westfield Fowl Grit, 141b bags, coarse, medium or fine, each 1 0 Delivery—All Manures quoted in this list are delivered in lots of 30ewt and over, freight paid alongside the following ports:—Waitara, New Plymouth (Breakwater), Opunake, Wanganui, Napier and Wellington. Discount—All lines in this price list subject to a discount of 2'/i> per cent for cash, excepting those marked "nett." All prices subject to alteration without notice. Previous lists now cancelled. Special quotations promptly made for large lots. KEMPTIIORNE, PROSSER AND CO.'S New Zealand Drug Company, Ltd. Head Office: Albert Street, Auckland; Works: Westfield. near Otahuhu.