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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 14 December 1907, Page 6

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ADDiNIiToN STOCK MARKET. Christchurch, Decemeber 11. At Addington live stock market today then- «as a fairly large entry of -tock. and a good attendance. Fat cattle, except very prime, were a shade ca-ier. Fat lambs were barely up to last week'* rates, and store sheep met with a limited demand. The entry of .-tore -lieep was larger than last week, liut the <|iiality was nut very good, and, in consequence of the contined dry weather, the demand was limited, and a niimlier of lots were pasted in. The yarding of fat lambs was the largest this season, the quality, on the whole, licing g""d. There was a fair demand for export, though competition was not keen, and prices were barely up to last week'- rates.

I>-g- mada 10s Od to 17s 10d; med:»m weights. Us to lfis: lighter, 12s 6d to 13- (id. lh■■ t - wa~ a good varding of fat sheep. The beef supply comprised 381 head, this nimilter being in excess of the (i"mand. The sale was uneven throughout, and. except for the bctterclais 1-eef, lurely up to last week's rates. Teg- nml> tfi to €ll 17s Od; heifers. t's f» Ct 17s 6d; and cows, £3 l.is to tfi 1 1! . equal to 2-1* to 27s Od for prime and 20s to 23s for medium p-T 1001b. Pig- were entered in fairly large number-. and the market opened weaker. Baeoner- made tSs to (10-. equal to 5d to 3','id per lb; porkers. .14s to 445. equal to .V'',d per lb: and choppers sold up to £4 s=.

DI"XKI)TN STOCK MARKET. Dunedin, December 11. At Bnrnside stock market 2000 sheep were penned, the quality of which was fair. Prices showed a decline of 1* per head on last week's rates. Best wethers. 21s to 22s 3d; extra, to 23s fid; medium, 20s to 2N 0,1; inferior. 17s Od to 18s Od; best ewes, 18s to 20s Od; medium, 17s to 10-; inferior. 13s to 14*. Lambs —350 penned. Be-t. 10- Od to 17s fid; medium, 15s to lfis; inferior, lis to 13s SdPigs—l2o yarded. There was medium sale, and prices for young pigs were up 2s per head, whilst porkers and baeoners were slightly firmer than last week. Suckers. 10s Od to 20s; slips. 22s to 275; stores, 33s to 355: porkers, 3Ss to 455; light baeoners, 48a to 535; heavy, 55s to Oos. Cattle—lo2 yarded, the quality being good. There was good demand, and prices showed an advance of 10s per head. Best bullocks. £lO 10s to £l2 10s; extra, up to £l3; medium, £9 to £10; best cows and heifers, £7 to £8 los; medium, ,£(! to £0 10s.

AUCKLAND STOCK REPORT. Tht l New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Cn.V report is as under:— Howes—On Friday horses were yarded in full numbers at the Durham yards. Heavy draught* realised from £27 10s to £4fi; medium do., £2O 5s to £2(5: hacks and harness horse*, £lO 10s to £2O ss.

On Wednesday, at Papakura. grown steers sold at from £0 2s Od to £7 lis; three to four year-old do., £4 10s to £6 12s 0d; two to three-year-old do., £2 10s to £5 ss; yearlings, £1 18s to £2 l!>s; calves, *£l to £1 11,; empty cow,, £2 10s to £3 ISs. Dairy cows (lIS offered) sold at improved rates, cows in milk selling at £3 10s to £0; springing do., £4 5s to £7 10n; heifers, £3 5s to £0 12s fid.

licet, in full supply, sold at fully Newmarket rates. Cattle —At Newmarket on Tile-day. dairy cows sold at from £3 15s to £5 «>•>.. £2 2s fid to £3 4-; grown steers. £1 Iss to £li 7s lid: cow-.. I'2 lOs to £3 li fid. The beef uero well till il. an!. tltli'.'Ugli no extra heavy weights were the i|u ■ Iit■ • was go,;d. Oxen s.i!d to 23s per I and io-.vs. l!ln to 41s per 1001b. Steers sold «t from £fi Ifls to Cl2 7s G»i; cows, £4 5- to £7 15s. Sheep—Wethers realised from ISs fid to £1 4s fld; ewes, 17s fid to £1 4s; hoggets. 14s 6d to £1 0s 3d; lambs, 10s fid to lfts 3d. Pigs—Porkers realised £1 2s fid to £1 lfts; weaners, 10s fid to 17s 9d; tweoners, £2 12s to '£s 7s. Hides—Market firm for all well-flay-ed sorts, scored, cut. and damaged lieing hard to sell. We rpiote:—Prime o.v, 8d fo 8 5-8 d; extra stout do.. 7d to 7'/ 2 d; stout do., fid to fi%d; medium do., s</ 2 d to 5%d; light do.. 4-y,d to 5V4d. Cows' were easier, best realising 4 3-fld to 4 1 /.']: good, 4d to 4 Stags brought 2',id to 2 7-B<i; calfskins, toGd; kips, 2d to 3>/,d. Sheepskins— Market firm. Best butchers' skins, (is to fis (;d ; medium. 4s fid to 5s 3(1: small. .1, fid to 4s; lambs' and pelts. Is 4d to Is 9d. Fungus is quoted at sd.

MR. NEWTON Kixrrs WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. On Saturday, the 7tli instant. there was only .1 small entry of pijrs at th? Haymarket rale. Weaners made Us to 14* fid; smal' stores, lfis to lfts; r-alves. Is (id to 3s Several lionses sold at price ranging from £2 j to i'S. " At the mart my poultry pens wer< np.iin well storked. Dilr-k- realised b tol to 2- f!»l: ducklings. !ld to Is Id, '"■lis. Ik s<| to 2s 3d: cockerels, Is ft] to 2s Id: jrcese. 2s ]od; turkeys hens 3s M: gobblers. 8s eliiek*. Sd to Is. .Vow potatoes brought l'/ 2 d. The special sale of drapery was wel! attended, but prices were in favour oi buyer*.

vnrxr;. rimms. axd ens REPORT. On Tuesday. lOtli December. wo hold our monthly >ale nf above produce, this Win* the final sale of tin* year. We hav*» to thank patrons for their eontine*! support since those sales Sn February last. Our next sal.» will b<» held on Tuesday. 21 »t -Tanuarv. IMB, and every four weeks from then on. Our catalogue showed a shrinkage in hides and *heep4:ins for this sale, as. owinjr to the low prices rulincr. many clients decided to hold their produce till next sale, hoping for better prices than are nt present ruling for hides and sIKVp-kin*. Rest hide- showed a further, fall of f / 4 t\ pes lb. while inferior sorts wore dull of sale at fully Id per lb lower than the previous sale. Settlers inu*t salt more li)>eraJly. as >ome of the hide*

we offered were in a very bad state,owing to insufficient salting. Neglect to do this ruins tile hide, which realises perha|>ri '/, d to Id per lb, instead of 3d to 4d. Tallow sold on a par with late quotation-.

In comparison to the decline in wool in London and New Zealand wool marlets, we were satisfied at tlic prices obtained at yesterday's sale. Buyers representing Home manufacturers were present, and full rates were obtained, ('■wing to the unsettled state of financial circles at Home, we would strongly adu',e growers to consider the advisability of accepting the present prices offering rather than risking the- Londoi markets.

We quote:— Wool—Fleece in bales, Oil to 7'/id; ill sacks. s'/ ( (l to fid; dead. 4<h crutchiugs, 2%d to 4d: bellies, 4'/.tl. Tallow—23s !I<l. Sheepskins—Butchers' woolv, 3d to ■VJ'|d: butchers' lamb. 4d to 4 : ;/,fl; preen woidly. .is; lamb. Is fid; salted pelts, Is 3d; short woolled, -Id to !'/.d. Hides—Butcliers' ox, 4'Ad to .■)'/,(]: butchers' c<»v, 4d to 4'/i(l; settlers' cow, 2d to 3d; cut and slippy, Id to 2d. Calfskins—Good, 4d to a'/id; cut, 2'/ = d; slippy, Id to 2d.

YICKERS AND STEVENS' REPORT. Vickers and Stevens report a "nod rnlrv of cattle in their Tuglewood yards last Wednesday. Bidding for all classes was pood, last week's prices lieing fully maintained. Trices realised were as follows; Yearling heifers, 2!ls to 34s fid; yearling steers. £2 8s to C2 lfis fid: t wo-year-old heifers, £2 4s (id; store cows, £2 2s fid to £2 15s; springing '•••ifers, £2 17s fill to f.t 1(1- : l,ul'~. to fat ewes and wethers, l.">s.

WEBSTER 8110.5.' REPORT. Our usual jiouttry sal" on Saturday m i-, well attended and pen-i were weii tilled. Our entry of pigs in the new pens is increasing. and by next week everything will lie in readiness, and an awning for protection from the sun will be fixed up. Prices realised were as under:— Poultry—Fowls, Is 9d to 2s; fat do., 2s 6d; ducks, Is lid to 2s 4<l; turkey gobblers, 10s 6d; chicks, 4d to 7d; duckling-. oil to Is. Pi?s —eaners, 7s fid to Us; stores, lfis Od.

LAXD SALES. .Mr. W. Wilson flatc Wilson and Xolanl repent* having disposed of the following properties since commencing business: —l2.3o aires, Upper Waitar:" to .Mr. T. Low, .Mr. Cattley's house and three acres to .Mr. A. 11. Va liner, fourteen aeres. Vogeltown. to local investors; Mr. D. Thurston, 500 acres, Mon-.-'■rei, farm and stock as a going concern to Mr. Ivey; block of brick shoos, known as the Stores Co. Buildings, to Mr. Kelsey; also having completed an exchange of a considerable cpiantitv of Wellington town property for Tara'naki (arm lands. .Mr. Wilson will be pleased to receive particulars of all kinds of property for sale. Authority forms will lie posted on application. ' He will lie glad to furnish particulars of desirable properties for sale to intending buyers

LOXDOX WOOL SALES. Dalgety and Co., Limited, have mved the following cable message fr„„. then- London house, under date of the loth iiiKt..— 1 1,0 Wool sales closed irregular. Pricesare scarcely maintained, and are. on the average, Imvvr, as follows: Creasy Sup,.,' Wools-Top lots, 5 per cent.; g„„,i ~i n, l medium merino "<»>K 111 per cent, to 1.-, cent.; inlenor and faulty wools, 15 per cent, to -0 per eelit.; fine crossbred wools i", |>er cent. ' Out of the net quantity available foible, some SJ,(MiI) bales have been sold j''f ffoine consumption, oii.wo uw.vs for ■l'vi ,"" u'n!!n' f n !'° balw V'lieri,,,,

U'ESTFIELD 3IAXUEES. Season 1B0?-S. All packed in | %cwt b ,. lgSj lfJ tQ ton Per Ton. "A' Superphosphate . S o 'l' Bone Du,tli.urc-) .teamed '.'.Til o Bone Duat (pure) green q •> \itriolised Bone Dust . 7 w <■ Bone Dust and Blood " "710 r Special KooL Manure . ."7 7 Special Grass Manure "A" (for top dressing) .. .... 77 „ Special Grass Manure l \B" (f or laying down Permanent Pasturo) • • . „ Special i'gtaig Manure " " ' 7 « Special Turnip Manure .. " 7 " e Spi'iial liapo Manure .. 7 .JJ 0 Special Corn Manure "A" (f„r Crcou Feed) .. llur „ r ■Special Corn Manure 'li'-' (f„ r J Whoat OaU, llarley, ete,) ..75 Special Maize Manure ''A" (for (.1-ocn Feed) .. 7in n Manure "IT (for Cob Maize) .. - , Sjiocial Orchard Manure (for young trees) .. 7]5 fl Orchard Manure "B" (for fruit formation) .. 7 ]•-, n special Clover Manure .. (> 12 (i Special Onion Manure .. .'7,7 5 ! Weitficld Prepared Guano (for 1 u-TWi** sat ' ks ' ..510 01 1 "t 'eld B °ue Substitute, 2cwt sacks, nctt .. Kl7

'•Dominion" Bonc'Dust/ » C wY , s ' u ' k *> nctt .. . " c 7 Sulphate of Ammonia, ori-'in/i sacks, about L'cwt .. ° ' ij , „ -Nitrate of Soda, original sao'ks about 2cwt. .. „ Muriate of Potash, ori.-inlil sacks, about 2cwt .. 15 1- a •Sulphate of Potash, or'i.ri na ] , s . ac . kii '. al,o| it 2cwt .. 15 15 0 Kainit (inifiroved), origina I ij afTS about lcwt .. .... °4 10 Sulphate of Iron (xtts), original sacks about 2cwt ° Sll 0 Sulphite of Irou (crushed). origftial- sacks about 2c wt .. 10 5 n Surprise Island Guana, 40-42 per 1 cut, 2 cwt. sacks .. 41 Maiden Guano, 00-68 per cent 2cwt sacks .. .. •5 7fi Wcstlield Special Garden Mar-'. urc, 141b bags, each .. . , n W estheld Fowl Grit, 14U> bags, course, medium or fine, each' 1 fi Deliverv-All Manures quoted in this list are delivered in lots of 30cwt and n\cr, freight paid alongside the follow!E ports:—l\'aatara, New Plymouth (Breakwater), Opunalcc, W.uiganui, Napier and Wellington. Discount-All lines in tl.is price list subject to a discount of 2% per cent focash excepting those marked "uett." ' j All prices subject to alteration with- > out notice. ; Previous lists now cancelled I Special quotations promptly , nilde for f torgc Jots. , ICEMPTHORNE, PROSSER AND CON | New Zealand Drug Company Ltdi £ Head Office: Albert Street, Auckland; | W«k»i, Westflwd, near Otahuhuv