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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 324, 25 January 1908, Page 5

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LONDON OFFICIAL litl'OK'i'. .Received 24th, 7.55 p.m. LuuUou, January -•!• Oil tile strength oi weather report.-, enormous American shipments, and the prospect of large exports iroiu Argwiline, wheat cargoes are easier. i«u Australian cargoes sola at 10s Oil ami alls Cd respectively. Flour is unchanged to (id decline. The butler market is strung, ami ai ■ rivals are well eueared. Choicest Aus.ralian salted and unsilted Wis, 118-, j to 12U». There is exceptional demand ; lor secondary soils, many making 114 sCupper—On Ihe Spot, £O2 lid; ; three months £01) lis. Tin —On the spot £l-1 lo s ; three months, .C 125 ljs. | Lead, £H 10s. Iron, 47s '.ld.

Spelter, Jl'2o 1">~Suyur— I Lleruian Us lUii, lii'sl maika IU 7d. . , The lir.ull'uril wool market is uiu-lw»y cd, with a more cheerful tone, is uil.

.NKW'IUN KIX»"S KEIVU'I. Cattle. —At Kaliolu on iuesday there wan a fair yarding and good attendance. U'eaners made 18 s lid to IDs lid, 12- to Id-months steers 43s to 5Us, store cows C> tfc to Ci~ Us, fat and forward ti is to ,C 3 Us, bulls J3 10s, weauer I««s Us, small stores lis to lt». At Stony ltiver on Wedneday eattle .-aiiie forward i" advertised numbers, and prices were well maintained. Mixed iveaners made 17s to l!*rs, steer do. '2os lm w 24s lid, 15-montlis steers ,C2 lis lid, 13-

lo 18-monlhs hcitt'i'tj 3Us, store cows ,L- ---■», ud to £i Us, forward Jo. .C 3to "cs Us, fat Jo. JC3 18s to XI; Iju. ewes 10s 1)J. , At Waiwakaiho, on lhursday, owniy probable to the continued spell of dry weather, biJJing wan dull. An unusually large number uf 12- to heifers were yarded, aiul met witli little enquiry. Very few weaners came lorward. " V calling steers made 38s I'd, IS-months do. 4!Js (id, 18-months iieifem 31s to 325, 2- to i'/b-year springing do. C 3 to t3 4s lid, store cows 41s to SSi, hulls ,C2 12s to ,t3 Bs. |

VICKEUS & STEVENS' KEI'OUT. '■ Vickers & Stevens report that tlier.' was a large entry of cattle i" uieir 1 liiglewood yards on Wednesday lant. '' was not iiuite so good us hx'.e but nearly everything was sold as follows:—.Mixed Yearling to lSiiion'Us -' tl 8s to .tl l«s Od; yearling to 13inoiilhs -steers, £2 7s Ud to C2 13s 111; eniplV heifers, £1 14s to ,C2 ss; store eows," .CI 10s to .C); fat cows, .C 4 to H 1 as, springers X.3 5s to £4 2s Od.

WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. We held our usual fortnightly sale at Omata yesterday. Our yards were well-filled, but owing to the long spell of dry weather, bidding was not over brisk. Nearly all the pens changed, hands, however, at the hammer or privately- Prices as under:—Yearly steers t2 4s Od, do. heifers Sis to 365, empty heifers £2 10s to £2 18s Od, store cows £2 5s Od to £2 9s Od, forward do. £2 ltis to £3 2s 6d. Next sale February 7th.

TABANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TAIiLOW BALES. On Tuesday, 21st, 1 held my usual four-weekly sale. The catalogue comprised 1054 hides, 202U sheepskins, 1700 calfskins, 28 casks and 10 tins tallow, 70 bales, 12 pockets, aud 143 sacks wool, 130 sacks bones, and the usual assortment of horsehair, cowtails, etc There was a larger attendance of buyers than usual, anil in consequence competition was keen, practically everything being sold at the hammer. The prices for hides, e.-i>ecially heavies, showed a marked improvement, and on last sale cow advanced '/ 4 d to %d per lb, ox Id to l'/ 4 d. Tallow sold well at an advance of Is to Is Od per cwt. In wool there was a further drop, this being especially noticeable in coarser sorts. Sheepskins' were on a par with last sale, while calfskins were %& lower. I quote:— Wool.—Fleece, coarse 4'/ 2 d to 5y 2 d, finer sorbs 5%d to 7d, lambs' 4%d to' s'/,d, dead 4'/ 4 d to 5%d, locks Id to l'/ s d, pieces 2'/ 2 d to 3%d, skin pieces Id per lb. Sheepskins.—Butchers' dry 5%d t« close wool up to s'/ 2 d, second quality 3'/ a d to sJ£d, dead 3d to 4'/jd, dry pelts Is to Is Bd, butchers' salted 4s Od to 5s 9d, lambs' Is 3d to Is 9d.

Hides—Butchers' ox heavies Gd to 6'/id, medium od to 5%d, light 4d to sd, butchers' cow, heavy 4%d to 4%d, medium 4d to 4%d, light 3%d to 4d, settlers' 2%i to 3%d, cut 3d to 4d. Calfskin*.—Sound 4%d to s'/id for' best; second quality 4%d to 4\'4d, cut 2'/ 2 d to 4d, slippy IVid to 2%d. Tallow.—ln casks 24s to 25s 3d pel" cwt., in tins 336 3d; lard, in casks, 17- Od. liones, £4 3s per tonCon tails, Is 3d per dozen. Horsetails 7d each. Horsehair, Is Id per lb.

LONDON WCKJi. SALES. lJalgety and Co.,' Ltd., Wellington, have received the following cable from their London ofiice, under date of the 22nd instant:—'Wool sales continue firm, with an upward tendency." Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Wellington, have received the following cable message from their London office, under date of the 21st instant:—"Sales opened with a fair selection. There is a large attendance of buyers, and competition is animated. As compared with closing rates of last series, prices for all good merino wools are fully maintained. Hurry wools: Prices are on the average 5 per'cent, lower. Crossbred wools: Any change in prices is in favor of buyers/'

WESTFIELD MANUKES. Season 19U/-8. All packed in l%cwt. lags, 10 to ton. Per Ton. £ e. d. *"A" Superphosphate .. ..526 Bone Dust (pure) steamed .. 715 0 Bone Dust (pure) green ..826 Vitriolised Bone Dust .. .. 7 12 6 Bone Dust and Blood .. .. 7 12 6 Special Root Manure .. ..776 Special Grass Manure "A" (for top dressing) 7 7 6 Special Grass Manure "B" (for laying down Permanent Pasture) .. 7 7 6 Special Potato Manure .. .. 7 10 0 Special Turnip Manure .. ..726 Special Rape Manure .. .. 7 10 0 Special Corn Manure "A" (for Green Feed) 7 5 0 Spetial Corn Manure "B" (for Wheat, Oats, Barley, etc.) ..760 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) .. .. 716 0

Special Orchard Manure "B" (for fruit formation) .. .. 715 0| Special Clover Manure .. .. 612 6 j Special Onion Manure .. ..717 0 i Westfield Prepared Guano (for | turnips), 2cwt sacks, nctt .. 5 10 0 I Wcitlicld Bone Substitute, 2c\vt sacks, nett 5 17 0 "Dominion" Bone Dust, 2cwt. sacktt, nett 5 7 6 Sulphate of Ammonia, original sacks, about 2cwt .. .. 17 5 0 Nitrate of Soda, original Backs, about 2cwt. .. .. v. 16 15 9 Muriate of Potash, original sacks, about 2cwt .. 16 15 0

Sulphate of Potash, original sacks, about 2cwt .. . 15 15 0 Kainit (improved), original bags about lcwt 4 10 0

Sulphate of Iron (itls), original sacks about 2cwt .. ..8150 Sulphate of Iron (crushed), original sacks about 2cwt ..10 6 D Surprise Island Guano, 40-42 per cent, 2 cwt. sacks .« ■■i.. 4 5 0 Maiden Guano, 66-68 per Cent, 2cwt sacks it .. S T # Wcstfield Special Garden Manure, 141b bags, each .. .. 16 Wcstfield Fowl Grit, 141b baga,

coarse, medium or fine, each 1 8 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), Opunake, Wanganui, Napier and Wellington. l)i-count—All lines ta this price list subject to a discount of 2% per cent for cash, excepting those marked "nett." All prices subject to alteration without notice. c Previous lists now cancelled. Special quotations promptly made for large lots. KEMPTNORNE, PROSSER AND CO.*S New Zealand Drug Company, Ltd. Head Office: Albert Street, Auckland; Works: Wcstfleld, near Otahuhu.