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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 48, 15 February 1908, Page 6

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ADDiNoToN MARKETS. Per Preao Association. Christclnireh, February 12. •At the Addington live stock market to-day there was a fairly good vardiii" of all classes of stock. The entry of fat cattle Was just slightly better than last week, though tin- qualitv was not up to the u-ml staudatd. oiily two or three extra prime lines, living ottered. The total yarding »a> 2'JO, anil the price, range as follow-: Steers £0 10s to £!) 15s, heifers £5 7s to V.7. cows £4 5s Od—equal to Ills lo 22s for primp and Us to It's lor inferior per IUUIIi. There w a , a larger entrv of fatlainl« than last week, hut they were of indifferent quality, only a few |hois containing lambs of goy,! .piality. Prices : 15s «d to 1U- 1 l»l7 freezers Ills to I.K lighter life to 12s od.

There was a iair yarding of fat sheep of good quality, and" price, were: Prime wethers 17s (id to tl, lighter 14s ltd to 17s, prime ewes 1.,s 3d to 18, til. medium 13s to Us lid. aged and light 8, (id to

•Store sheep were entered in fairlv large numbers, ami me demand was good for sound-inoutlied ewes and forward condition lambs. Sound mouthed breeding ewes made front 13s lid („ lis, and young ewes Lis to 17, :!,!. The yarding 5l pigs «as small, bin the market was fairly brisk. Baconeis made 43s to 30s for small, and 30s to 65s for larger. Porker* brought :ils to 44s for medium, and up to 30s for heavy weights—equal to from 3d to 3V s d peril). Stores made from 12s to itjs for small, and 35s to 43s for larger, while weaners brought H»s to 12s. AUCKLAND STOCK REPORT.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report:— Horses—On Friday, at the Durham yards, horaea were yarded in large numbers and sold under keen competition. Heavy draughts sold at from £32 l'Js to £4b'; medium do., £2ll 5s to £35 3s. The unbroken draught colts and lillies from Motiti island sold at from £23 to £44 10s; hacks ami light harness horses £<i 10s to £23 ss: Courtland waggon! £3O 15s: spring trap, t1.3. On Wednesday we held our usual monthly sale at the l'apakura yards. Dairy cows sold at from £4 10s to £S: empty do., £2 iUb to £3 12s (id; grown steers, €4 10s to £5 10s; two- to three-year-old do., £2 2s to £3 8s; calves, 17s to £1 Bs. Beef, of which there was a very large yarding, sold at Newmarket rates.

Cattle—There was a full yarding of stock of all descriptions at Newmarket on Tuesday. Dairv cows sold at from £4 10s to £8; empty do., £1 17s lid to £2 15s; calves, 15s to £1 Bs. Reef was yarded in full numbers and sold it last week's rates. Oxen realised to 21s per 1001b.; cows, 17s to llXs per 1001b. Steers sold at from £5 15s to £!J 12s lid; cows, £3 His to t'li 17s Oil.

Sheep were yarded in average numbers at Newmarket on Tuesday and sold under steady conqietition. Wethers realised from His ikl to tl 2s 3d; store do., I3s Bd to His; fat ewes, 14s to 17s Od: store do., os to 8s lid. were in full supply, and well-fatted realised 10s to 17s 3d; other sort*. 4s lid to 85,0.1.

Pigs—Porkers. £1 7s to £1 19s 6d; weaners. 5s Gd to !>s : baconers, £2 Is to £.'! 6s.

We submitted an average catalogue of hiiles, skins, and tallow on Tuesday. Hides—The market advanced" for eons' and well-flayed ox. We quote— Eitra -tnut ox, 7d to 7-54(1: stout do., 6'/4d to o'%d: medium do., s'/ 8 d to 5%d: light do.. 4%d to sd: eons', In'st line- 4%d to 4Vid. good 4d to 4'/ 4 d, scored and cut 3d to 3%d: kips, 3'/.d to 4'/ 4 d; calfskins, 4d to sd. Sheepskin,—Market firm. Best butchers', lambs' and pelts Is 5d to Is id, others Is to Is 3d. Tallow—Jlarkct firm. Best mixed, to 26* Cd; good, 24s Gd to 25s Od; inferior, l»s to 22s lid; rough fat, l%d per lb. DUXEDIX STOCK MARKET.

Per Press Association. Dunedin. February 12. At Burnside stock market 12tK) sheep were penned, a small yarding, com posed principally of medium class wethers, with a few pen- of extra good wethers and ewe>. In consequence i.f i the small entry prices showed an adj ranee of 1= to Is fid pr head. Bet I wethers 18s 'to 20s; extra, up to 24s good, from l«s to 17s: medium, 14s io ■ I.V Cd; bc-t ewes, from Ills to 18s; ; extra to 22- <M: medium ami in£e» ; 0r |9s to 12-. L.mbs. 1342 pen*,,, a go* entry, but price- wej;. :, .1,3,1,, e . 15 j,.,. J than last week. -• F rwz i„„ mi(( , rs ', vorp irecly. Be-t. lis to 17s Dd; medium. 12s to 14s; unfinished .-ori*, 10s to I2s. Pigs—l.-> 0 yarded, a good entrv. i lint a decline of 2- to 4s per head was noticeable. Sucker*. 13s to Iss Od; slips. 17- to IS- fid: -tores. 20- fid to 255; porker-. 33s to 3S-; light bacoiiors. 43s to 4ti-; heavy bacmer-. 48s to 04s. Cattle—l 44 yarded. A -mall yarding of I in.lirTerent quality. l,m ~ obtained showed an advance of from 10s to 15per head. Best bullock- up to £lO Us; medium to good. £8 10s to £0 1.1s; small, £u" 10s to £7 13s: be-t cows a-id heifers up to £fi 10s. DTJXEDIX GRAFX MARKET. Per Press Association. Dunedin. February 12. Oat—There is improved inquirv finshipment and milling. Stocks of old oat? in store are light, and verv little new season's crop- have come to hand. Prime milling. 2s 3d: good Io licst teed. 2s Id to 2s 2'/ : d: medium. 2s to 2s Id. Samples of new wheat are offering from the north, table- may be quoted at 4s 5d to 4- Od for milling delivered at Dunedin. Old wheat finds ready sale for fowl feed, at price- above that obtained for milling. Prime milling. r,ld 4s Od to 4s 7d. new 4s 5J to 4s fid? fowl wheat, 4s fid to 4s 7d. WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Messrs. WeMer Bros, report:—On Wednesday last we held a clearing sale at Koru, on account of Mr. D. Roe, who is giving up dairying. The cows Were all in good condition for the dry seacon which i- upon 11-. Prices were well maintained as under:—Dry cows £2 5s to £2 15s, Jersey heifers" £4. cows in milk £2 5- to £4 2s (id. heifers £2 10-. old cows £1 18*, bull C 4. VKKERS & STEVENS' REPORT.

Vicker- ami Steven-, report a good entry of cattle in their Dodlev road yard-. Despite the fact that only a portion of the yards were fini-hed. there ua- a good attendance of the public, and iinpite of the *hu-k market, buvers diil their West to make our first sale in the new yards a -ueeess. Prices were as follows: Forward raw, VI IDs fid to t':i :>s, fat cows f:i His t„ fl, KJrj^a. co«s ci ir,s to ci ss i,-, Hmiitlin^' S3- u, 37„ n|. |„,||s a, .'»- to t.l cull ewes 2s sd. XKWTOX KfXiTs KKpf»I!T.

I Caul.—At Knix.npM on Kri.lay. T'li : in-t.. the yards wen- full. There w.iI a (jooil attendanee. and nearly every- | (liiiiT -..i| at .ati.l'aetnry prii'w after : "rod !.,i.i|K'(iti(in. U'euier. made III to 11-. yearling heifer. l:i~ lid. twn.year [•in. C2 in.. .tor.- ot> ti 7- l.i C2 1.%, I «ld •!«.. Sil-. turn aril and fat do. c:l K. Ito C 4 111,. Hull. wen. keenly cmn- | lifted for and made evrellent ' prices. raii«iii;.' fnmi t:; l.'i- t.i C.'i H- lid. I At Stnitfi.nl mi Tue-dav. iitvinj; Li tin- dry weather.' liid.liii" f , r nearly all cla—e. »f .tine- «a- ipiiet. S'leral nice line. »f 18 months .leer. and :i-year 1.u11...k- were yarded, lint met with little empiiiy and were ncarlv all p.it-ed ill. After tile sale a jinnd line of 3 ti. Pi-year l.iillmks »;h placed at a l.riee in fafmir nf tin* Inner-. Store cow* and l.nll. were well ~ompe|..,| for. .-.„,! made lull t.ilne. Weaneimaile ]!• i'hl t" 17s lid. vearliiiK steers 3fls jo 14s lid. IS-m..iitli..'i|... CI l:ss n.|. .1- to .Tj-year lmi!o.k- tl ."is. -t„.-e mw ill "s tn i-2 IDs. f,,nvanl do. d ins to cs.>s. linn- t-.» in. t„ oils.