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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 60, 29 February 1908, Page 6

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xicwton Kixirs ukpukt. taltle.-At Slrau'ord, oil Tuesday, bidding iva> cpiiet and prices were in favour of buyers. Very few we.mers tame forward, but all sold at sili-fac-lnry price-. Some gn<id line-: of r-Loi'e co\v> were y;irdi'd. imt did no! mrvl with much eni|iiiry m the h=i;nn;. , i\ Mo>t. 11r tie-in. limwc,4T, well- j'l ;i('»*' 1 after the >ale. (i<',nl ueiineiv m\;le -0s (id. inferior do. 10-. 2-year >U'eiv ,U2 Us. t « ;J-year do. M -l-ye:ir fnrwartl do. C> ."is. >iore e.»w> :Ms lo 10s. foi'w.ird do, His to Ci. fat dn. «;:» Sr «d. i.uiN ci los jo

VK KKUS \ liKlliUT. Viekei'N and Sicvens report that there was n ntn.'d muster of cattle in lludr lni:le\vood yard- on Wednesday, and bidding belter tiian fur miiiic lime past, and hum lot - wove -old ;ii lh" hammer. \\'eanei> made 1H- to 12-; (!l, • •mpt\ heif<'i'- ,'JI .">s ;<» r| jk. ],"» i(. !S month- -tr.-r- C2 I- to C 21»«. -tore '•.",\s li -V to fat cow- i.k to

I'd lIXSIOK SI'IK K -A1.1.. i'c;' I're-T. Association. Dunedin, February 27. At ilo* J'.urn-ide stock market on Wednesday there was a medium yarding of fair <|ualily >heep. Kwes and inferior >hef?p were a sliade ea.-iel" and wethers sliolitly lirmer than laM week. l'»est wetheis realised 17s to l!f- lid tra to 21-i: medium, llis \u\ to Uw p,|. llest ewes. |.3s to 17s (extra to i'.k (idl: medium to I, li>s t.o lid.

Lamb- l.'>2»i were yarded, constituting a medium supply. A large j»ro]!Ortion were fair (ptality, the balance being composed of poorer sorts. I'rices showed a decline of about !M per heml. Hest lambs realised 14s to ltis (extra to 17s); medium to good. 12s to 13s i)d; light, to lis. s<&

<'attle.—2lo were yarded. Of this large yarding of fair-quality animals there were only a few prime pen*. Th'» sale ojwned much on a par with la-l week, and showed an advance of about 2s 0(1 per head. Best bullocks realised C!) 10s to 17s Od; medium to good, £8 7s Oil to I'M os; lighter sorts, .CO H)s tu C 7 s^.

t'ig>.--14U were yarded, which was a fair entry. Price* all round weie slightly easier. Suckers realised 12s to Us; slips. 15s to 1 '.is: stores. 22- to 2tt : ; p<irkers, :54- to Ms; baconer-. to 48s; heavy bat-oners, 40s to 5Us: choppers. to Gas,

AUUINtiTON STOCK MARKET. l'ev I'rcss Association. February 27. At the Addition live stock market, on Wednesday there wa- a»ain a heavy of sheep, particularly of fai lambs, and »ood entries in oilier dejiarintent-. There was a larj»e all.'ulani'e, including a number of sheep buyer* from the South. Vat cattle -old ralber better than last week. Sl<» v e *heej» were in »cmd demand for the South, and fat lambs sold at la-t week's rates. Fat wethers we.re rather firm.-r, and fat ewes were "■cnerally easier. Pii>> sold well. 'There was a dull sale for stole and dairy cattle.

A fairly yarding of >tore -heep was penned. ant! in th" ab-eme «»f vain a-nd beeaiiM* of lilt' slmi'tiijic i»i" feed there was little demand from hc.-il luivrrs, Iml there were a numWr from <i3raldiue, A-hburton. and as fur -south a? (ion*, th" 'lentldine buyers beinL' tho purchasers, The pi'i«-e- >ho\yt*d a improvement over lho*e of last vvtvk for younjr ewe- and forward l:iml». bin wethers and backward lambs were I'ith.T without ehanjje nr lower in value-.

The yarditijf <»f fat In nibs was a»iin very heavy. Wilier larger Ihan that of th** previous week. The quality i f the lambs ua- nu the whole somewhat better, There \v«b a jrood demand \iv export nnil |»t i< -liowvd i< ;i t!y no chalice, 'IVos sold at 15-- It.l to 17s: ordinary freezing weijrht-, 12s (M to lijrhti r, Ills to 12s; rape lambs. Ss lid to fs (id. There was a moderate yarding of fit >heep. which were mostly ewe-. The export hu\ i-t- Were operating ill \v««* Iters. hut wen' able to pnivha-e f"W line* at their limit-, prices b*»iii>_»- lMih'-r lirni<:r. Cood put- -old well. Tim the bulk \\<vt- not well tini-hed. and -old a I lower rates than la-t \\<-ck. Tin- valine of prices was as follow-:- Prime wether--1- lo '-il- (id: lighter. l:is tid io Ills lid. Prime « we- 1 U lid to K- !M: u.-dbi-.i. 12- to 11-: and Ss |o 12- lid

Tiierc ;i mixeil entry c.i 11 !c ulitl ;i <lil!I -ale. Tlic I" In ISMlnlltll auiuul- II!,■ ill' -22- ti;l In (i'i: twn-u'iir siei-r-. L'J - • io tl .1-: l\vuyear lieili'i'-,. 35': 3-M-ai 1 'J4 io 'ci 2s till; 3.year hi'ifi'r-. 1;.'! .V: ,|ry einv.-. -2(1, til c:l ."|S.

Dairv c.tts ucve .lull nf -all-, leali-iii" up In L' 7 17s I'll.

The -upply nl beet' i(iinpris''il i2tt lieail, ami. the yarding being somewhat bfliin the average anil the v.cailier iiinler. there was a better ileniaml. l'riies wine therefore rather limer. as follow s: —Steel's, t;5 17siiilto Cltllfs lid: lieifevs. tj •>« ii,l to ,GS; cows, el 5s to ,C 8 .V teipnil to 20, to 22s 11:1 per I(Mllb. fur prime, 17s lid to i!)s (id per liHllb. for medium, anil 14s to 17s per Klillb. fur cows' and inferior).

\ eal eahes made 5s to 555. according to size ami quality.

There was a small yarding of pigs :ind a good sale at ratlior tinner rat'.-. Baconcrs iiisidt- oils to ti.">s (e.pial to r.il lo 't'/ 4 d per Hi.): porkers, .'ills in Is.; (eipial to .")'/ L .il ]>cr lb.); large stoles. 2:ls to ;i2s: medium -lore-. 17s lid to 20-: weaners, 2lls to 22s fid.

WAIKATo ST<K"K SAI.Ks. i lie Mew Ze;ilaud Loan and Alei': untile Agency Company. Ltd.. Ilamilto.i. reports:-At Ngaruawahia on Fridav we yarded over 2011 head of ealtb. There »a- good competition for all elapse-, and nearly everything sold I M >. f"lv leaving (lie yards. I'at hcil'e.--made Hi, t„ C 5 2>, :,-ve.ir-o'd steers. u2 8s lo t'2 !>s : 2'Z-vear-o'd heifers. r-> !|, ; ,_alve,. la, pen of extra well grown calves, CI :!-. 'Mi Saturday. a( f hurclii 11. we 1,..|,| a clearing .-ale on account of Mr. .1. Spilslairy. when j.00.1 fri.cs were realised for liotli live and dead sloek. Mill;, ing cow- made uom c:t His to CI: |>"rker-. CI marc ami foal. C2ti: Iwo yearling. I.y .fokim. C!l and ,C!> l-V. I'liniinirc and -undrie- sold :tl

l ' !l " l arinei-' ( o-opcratiw Auctioneering ( ompany report: —At Olianpo on I iiisilay week' we had a -mailer yarding than we have had for some time and liu-iiie- »as ipiiel. I'at heifers realised fj 7- ii,i : store c<nvs. C2 10s: really good eahes. 2lis: oilier-. 17Ids: younger sorts. 1 i;,| nil- licih-i'-. i.'2 • M Te Kuifi ..II \V,..i,„..,|a> Wei'l> yarded .V2.-I ■ ;ill !,■ and 2nnu 'n,,, yarding wa- In.: a- large cxp,.,.). i-d. the eoiiiinm.il- drv wc.illiit no ilouM keeping -nine of ill,, -toek liaek. There was a goo.l demand for cattle. and price- ruled aliout ihi' -ame as Waikalo prices. Sheep were dull of s ; ,|e. pri;.-.-heing lower than tlio-e obtained at our lir-t fair. We .|ii,,t,-: and "'/.-rear steer-. CI 11- lo Ua 2- and 2'/,-vear -ti'i'l'sj t:i lis to C 4: 18-niontli -lee.s 17s to c'.'i : yearlings. :s,js lo C2 2s: IS-nnpiitli- 2-year heifers. C2 lo C2 12- lid: really good calves. IDs (],| („ 1 A">- lid: others. U- to Hi-: fal ewes. 12-: fal and forward lambs. !)s to 10s; aged cues, 9s; cull ewes, 2s to ss; KOmnry a Js. The furniture offered on account of Vr. V. ]!. Cilison made good prices.

-\! Miin'in- villi l on I'riii;iy wo liatl "iil\ ;i <iu,ill ni' cjililo—some !"•> 111 .111 cl]l'l lS'lll -Hrrj), I 1101'0 WflS il "'inl.ii" '-. I-';ii -tiN'i's vealwil L'S: fill i-iiu. ;iull hi'ilVr-. CI ].% In C" 12-: I S-nniii( li- ;iim| :;.v, in- in <;alf. 12 lo t-'-J 10.-; i*iil\t-. "|.H. clniiie .'-I I mill PWfc-. ISs; 2-|.,011i wcllii'l'-. I.HiM: I'iil wi'tlicr-. II- i'h I In 17-; fllll-lliiiulli ,S- !l,| 1,, 111, li,). |. i!||( | (i-lni,Hi l:!s In l.~i- 3,1; -li 11 i'i, hiilll,-. fi- 1" 7s lil: woolly lillllli-. 7- lid.