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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 313, 11 January 1908, Page 6

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•'•'"'* STOCK MABKET. Clirintcliureh, January 8. ( At (lie Addmglou live stuck market to-day there were fairly large entries o »t«>t« and a g otK i attendance. Sliejj >i.-i e in demand. Prime lat lain:, sold at late rates. Ifeef was tuaiewha ea-icr. Pigs were rather dull of sa'c There was a fairly large i ntry of sto-i 'beep. Hie bulk being lambs) and •!« buyers from the South were operating tbi re was a good sale. The entry of, lambs was a fairly large one, but tu> quality was uneven, tlia majority njt| Wing well Enisbed. There was fan competition for export, and prime lann.. sold up to late rates, but other deacrb tions were easier. Tegs sold at 10s «1 to 18s, prime freezers 14a 6d to Ms. lighter 12s 6d to 14s, unfinished 1U ;.' lis. The entry of fat sheep was an average one. The supply of beef totalled 283 head, of which there wa« only a small proportion of prime quality, cows forming the greater part of the entry. The sale was a dragging one, and prices showed a further reduction. Steers brought £<l 5s to £lO, heifers £5 10s to £7 15s, row* £4 5s to £8 ss—equal to 22s 6d to 24s for prime, and 18s to 22s for cows and medium steers per lOOlbs. A full yarding of veal calvea sold up to 40s. There was a medium entry of pigs. Fats were easier, while stores sold at ] late rates. Baconers made 42« to 80.-J (equal to 4Vid to 5d per lb), porkers 28s to 40s (equal to 5d to 5%d per 1b.,.!

NEW ZEALAND LOAN AKD MERCANTILE AGENCY CCB On Monday we held our usual monthly. sale at the Pipakura Yards. There was a gsod muster and prices were firmer throughout. Dairy cows gold at from £3 15s to £7 10*; do., heifers, £3 5s to £8 10s; empty cows, £2 5* to £3 fe 6d; grown steers. €4 17s dd to £6 10s; two- to three-yearold do., £2 12s 6d to £5 ss; one- to two-year-old do., £2 2s 6d to £4. Beef sold at Newmarket rates. Cattle.—There was a large yarding of stock of all descriptions at Newmarket on Tnesday. Dairv cows sold at from CI 10. to C 7 12s fid; empty do., £2 5a to t:i 7s &1; grown steers", £4 10s to £5 17s; calves, £1 to £1 17s. Oxen sold at 23« per 1001b. and cows 18s to 21» |*r inoih. Steers sold at from £6 17» 6d to £l2; cows, £.l 15s to £8 15s. Sheep—Wethers realised from 17s 6d to CI 3s M: ewes, 15« 6d to £1 0s 3d: lambs. Ds fid to 19s 3d; hoggets, 13s 8d to 19s. Pigs—Porkers realised £1 Is to '£l l!»s; haconcrs. £2 4s to £2 19s; weanen, 5o 6d to Ba. HidVe—Markel lower for all classes. Wc quote:—Prime ox. 8d to B%d; extra stout do., 7d to 7!/ 2 d; stout do., 6d to C>V~>\: medium do., 5%d to 5%d; light do.. 4%d to si/ s d; oows', best lines 4d to 4'.4d. »ood 3V,rf to 3y 4 d: kips. 2d to 2%<\. Calfskins. 3'/.d to 4d; cut. iy 2 d to 2</,dstags', 2d to 2%d; damaged hides, Id" to 2d per lb. Snwnskina —Market lower. Best hntcdere' skins. 4s to 5s <M: small, 3s to 3s fid: TilW—Market lower. Best mixed, to -2fis fi,| : pood. 24s to 25s 6d; inferior. 18s to 22s 8d: rough fat. l>/ 2 d per lb. WESTFIELD MANITREB.

Season 1907-6. r All packed in iy 4 cwt. bags, IB to ton. Per Ton. ...A" w t & «• <•• A superphosphate .. ..628 | Bone Dust (pure) steamed .. Tl6 0 ! Bone Dust (p Ure ) £„,<,„ g a fl Vitnolised Bone Dust .. .. 7 12 6 j Bone Dust and Blood .. .. 712 6 Special Root Manure .. '! 77 6 ! Special Grass Manure "A" (for top dressing) 7 7 6 Special Grass Manure "B" (for laying down Permanent Pas- . tnre) 7 7 C Special Potato Manure .. .. 7 10 0 J Special Turnip Manure 7 2 6 Special Rape Manure .. .'.' 710 p Special Corn Manure "A" (for Green Feed) 7 6 0 Special Corn Manure "B" (for Wheat, Oats, Barley, etc.) .. J a 0 Special Maize Manure "A" (for Green Feed) .. „. .. 710 0 Special Maize Manure "B" (for Cob Maize) .. .. 710 0 Special Orchard Manure "A" (for young trees) .. .. 716 9' Special Orchard Manure "B" (for fruit formation) .. .. 7 15 .X) Special Ctorer Manure .. .. 612 { 6 Special Onion Manure .. .. 7 17T J 6 Westfield Prepared Guano (for - | turnips), 2cwt sacks, nett .. 6MI 0 Westfield Bone Substitute, 2cwt ( sacks, nett SIT 6 "Dominion" Bone Dust, 2cwt. ( sacks, nett .jflj Sulphate of Ammonia, original t sacks, about 2cwt ~ 11 S! fl Nitrate of Soda, original sacks, t about 2cwt 15 JS;O Muriate of Potash, original !) sacks, about 2cwt .. .. 16 15 0 Sulphate of Potash, original ft sacks, about 2cwt .. .. 15 19 ' 0 Kainit (improved), original bags about lewt 4 Iff 0 Sulphate of Iron (xtla), original ! sacks about 2cwt .. .. BIS 0 Sulphate of Iron (crashed), original sacks about 2cwt .. 10 6 0 Surprise Island Guano, 40-42 per cent, 2 cwt. sacks ..#6O Maiden Guano, 66-68 per cent, [ 2cwt sacks 6 7 ' 6 Westfield Special Garden Man- ' ure, 141b bags, each .. .. 16 Westfield Fowl Grit, 141b bags, coarse, medium or fine, each I 6 Delivery—All Manures quoted in this list are delivered in lots of 30cwt and over, freight paid alongside the following ports:—Waitara, New Plymouth (Breakwater), Opunakc, Wanganui, Napier and Wellington. Discount—All lines in this price list subject to-a discount of 2% per cent for cash, excepting those narked "nett." All prices safeject to alteration without notice. Previous Bsts now cancelled. Special promptly made for Urge lots. KEMPTHORNE, PROSSER AND CO.-S New Zealand Drug Company, Btd. Head Office: Albert Street, Auckland; Works: Westfield, near Otahunw.