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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 319, 18 January 1908, Page 6

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UriiNSIDIO STOCK MARKKT. J Dtincdin, January i."i. I At the litiniside „tock sales to ,lay. 17»l sheep were penned. The -ales j o|>ened briskly, but rdaekened towards j I lie e:>d. Ilest wethers 18s to 2IK inferior 14s to 15s. best ewes 17x to Ills, extra to 23s 3d, medium 14s to 15s, inferior Ills to lis. Limbs—.">lll penned. Prices were slightly easier than last week. I'ot lls to 15s. extra to Ills, medium 12* to 1 :t-. inferior lls to IN (id. Pigs--13(1 yarded, of good quality. Prices showed a slight decline. Suckers 15* to IDs, slips 22s to 255. stores 27s to 31s. porkers 3Ss to 4lis, light baeoners 5Ms to l>ss, heavy 735. Cattle—24s yarded, of good quality. The demand was flack ami prices showed a slight decline oil those of latst week. Itest bullocks £!> to CIO Ills, medium U7 lis to £8 10s. tnrciior t'ti to C 7, liert cows and heilers £(> Ills to ,£7 5-. medium to 5s to £ti. inferior £3 15s to £4 IDs. ADDISCTON STOCK JIAIIKKT. Christchut'ch, .lamiarv 15. At Addington live stock market to day small lambs brought very low price:. Two-tooth ewes I.V, mixed 2-touth its 8d to 14s »<!, store lambs 7s to 2d. culls 3d (ill to 5s till.

Fat lambs—Tegs made 15s !M t<» 17Gd, ordinary freewrs i;is to 15s t»l, liglil«»r IN to 12s lid. backward eonditimed Od t<» 11-.

Fat sheep—Prime wotiievs 10s Od to lils, lighter 13s fld to Ids, prime cwm 14« lid to ltd, medium 12s to 14s aged light !ls to IN Gd. Cattle —Steers £ft to CIO 10s, heifers C 5 to X 7 ss, cows £4 5s to C 7 2s IM•equal to 23a Cd for prink', and 10s tor medium f|iiallty per 10011). Veal calves ><» M up to 555. Sir;re cattle—Yearlings -old up to 10!5 m 18 month 25s to 3(ls. 2-year hrifer•lsk. .*« and 3%-ycar steer.- t'o. 3-year ter> t'3 15s. dry cows to U3 15s,

Uairv cows were in poor demand, at Ci "is to tti 15s.

There rather a *mall yai'.liii" of and prices were liettcr. Choppers Mild up to t.' t, baconers -Ifis to 57>' (equal to 4%d to ."id per lb), porkers 33s t-i 42s (equal to ~>'/.'d), medium stores ISto 275. weaners 12s to I.ls. suckers up to 10*.

AUCKLAND STOCK RHPtIRT. The New Zealand I/ian and Mercan tile Agency Co. report:- -Unices continue ill pood demand, mole than averai;' numlieis being brought forward. lleavv draughts sold at from C2l> Ills to C3N. medium do. €2l to ,C.'t2 ss. light harness hordes .CIO 10s to Cl!'. hack- C.l 5s to £lli 10s. Cattle—At the Newmarket yard- dairy tows sold at from C 3 10s to C 7 I.V. heifers C 3 2s fid to £5 15s. emptv cows €2 2s to .a 2s fid. calves 17* to 'cl Bs. Bidding for l>eef was scarcely as lnisk as the previous week, oxen -elling at 2U per 1 <11111) anil rows ISs to 20s per llllllli. Steers sold at from Cli 10s to till 17lid. cows C 4 5s to ill 17s lid.

Sheep—Wethers realised from His lid to Cl Os !)d. ewi's 15s to Ills !ld, lamb--7s 3d to lf». lid, hoggets 12- to llis !)d. Pigs—Porkers sold from Cl Is lo Cl l!)s, liaconers ,C2 4s to t'3 Its. weanel's 7s (id to 15s. At Ptikekohe dairy cows sold at from C 4 os to C 7 15s, heifers C 3 10- to Cli 15s, empty cows Cl 17s lid to C 3 Ik-, grown steers €4 15s "to Cli 2s (id, two to 3-year-old do. C2 15s lo C 4 7s lid, yearlings ti 17s te C2 ISs. calves 15s to i'l lis. lleef, of which 8!) head were sold, realised fully Newmarket rates.