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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 73, 21 March 1908, Page 6

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-NKWI'UX KIXC'S JN-T'OKT. I *'alllc- At liahotu, 01, Monday, there I «'n- -i good ynr.ldig cud iicar.v' ev.-i-.- , Umig.ll.l- -obi either al the 'ha mim a !i----si on- ,-ows :;:,. 10 .'|.-,.,, i„ nV ar,l ,1,,. xi \ I '-'* >" ± :] . (at do. Cd !.">-. bull-. ,0-. ;,. I I t" .12 11.,. ' , -U Hlony Kiv-er. on Uedne-dav, bi-l----,l] n- eas ipiicl. bill m„-( lines' were I omitcd at prh-e- in favour of buyers. I j ■ •caiicrs made Ss lo lis. t.VmoiUh. j ; in calf c-2 li- lo i.;2 l(l's."st'o'i'e | 1 n>v-- CI lo ;;:,.. forward do. .C2 Ills i, 1 '-'I li-, bull, ,;g 7s lo U 12s. At '.Vaiwakail,,,. 011 Thursday, we,,,-,- I l 'l'- "i-'nie 7s lid ,„ IJ, lid. I.S 11101,1 „. j beii.'i'- 2.-._s to lid,, springers i;;l iu . :l . nree i-lmice ler-ey do. from Mr. Win, j :l ->-- forward do. fi'lils to C'.l Is la! i U". .l'l 17s. '

YHL'.M;, Hilliiis oi Cd.'S U'C'OL, Hll,i; I IMT., IH-T'dllT. ' "» Ttle-day. 17th insl... „,. 1,ei,l „,,,- and were javored with an average <■:!:.,'- allemliinee, with the result thai pri-,.-oblaiiii'd were siHisfaciory in companion with outsiile niavkel's. Hide, aim L'H»«' nileil al par with last sale, vvleb, \"'"l d'ld sheep-kins showed a furth-r deenne t,i vain,-,. We ijitote: mediiim o.v -Cd 1-. T;s«L btitchor,' mcilium cow -B.d ■„ LVs.l. light ,|„. ,|,| t 0 [I/.,,, t . llt an ' d sll'v -il to :ii/ a ,|, ealf Jd to ji/,[ cut ;l „d '"l'l'V ; b;,s'l 1.0 Id. Woul-ln |,a,s and part bales Id 1„ •"•• l ; 1111 "-- "lldi 10-l-sd. locks and piecs 2d, dead and pieces 2'/,d. Mua'p-kiiis-Alediutu woolly :;-.,! ~, I'M, I'i'lts lid i„ :;%, I. damaged do. |;:.,| t» -'/i<l, salted short woolle.l do. 'lld'io Is lid each, salted woolly lambs' ->, ;;,! each. Tallmv-Aledium a;),, hi tin,- !(;, ti,| Holies, c- iiy,. VK'Klvli.S i SIT-:\T-:.\S' IlKl'UliT. Me.ssr.-. \iekci-s i Stevens report thai cattle at th-.-u- Inglewiiod yard's ''on Vl'ciucsdtiy. Kidding for sheep was ,Iccideilly belier than al llie hist fair mm ) nearly all line, changed hands at the . following prices:- Limbs .(, I,| t„ , fe ,|,i ■ Iwo-tootl, ewes Hi, 7,1 to 11-. two. ami ' I toltr-teoth welliers lis (id to jj., cuilc 1 |cwcs 2s 0,l to,as -id, fan. ewes Os 0,1 to ' 10s. rains 111,, lid to C2 2s. calves 8s n, il-. IS-momhs heifer, .(J I 2s lid to x I ■ is lid. store cow, til in., to Xi His In cows Ci Ids to LI. .„ M llu ' s »l'l'i'' "tary sheep fair al. i "''aLi on Aiomlai llie yarding wa, ■ con-idcrabiy m.-r- than the advertise,! eulri, but iii,- -ale wa, much belier than Dm fair which was held previously '•' tlu'dn weather, (lidding was bevl ■;■ ' das-,.-. i.a,i,l„ miu[< . SrilM :is jj, ',„ 'j/ «'L in,,- and lour-loolh wether- lis |„ ; lo- id, tivo-louth ewes -Hi, 11,1 to Ids, - to !>.s ;j,l, ranis lu, t;,|.(o xi lis (id. Al"Clyl.A.\T« STOCK IiKI'OHT. ', 'II"' Ni'W Zealand Loan ami Alcrcauiiie 1 -^ vll, '. v Company, lad., repoit:-- . Hois,-. -(In 1-,-iday, at the Durham -aids in- had ~u average entry. w liicii sold at ruling rate,. Heavy draughts '.''•-'i'S-,1 f.Oh, i.21 Ids ~, ' e;.| '[j,. "'ailnini do.. CIS 111, t„ fill |,-„: ljgla 1 names., horse-, Co las lo a. I, i\)< ■ ''•"•I-".- I'V os to Ulti; weeds. CI las '" 12- lid. Ibo racehorse llen.-j . Hai-clod- realised 2:,g5.. Xejdirile briii-'-

At I'uk.-knln... on \Wdin-,lin. uai.v ""■>- -"1.1 in irimi .CI j, l» '.CS 1,3-': <>"• lii'iiri-. l:; Ills i„ 17 111-; cmplv emvs. l'2 2s lid t,i r;i ; ~,;ves, i-, rt l 0 t/; '*; two- in three-yem-olil steers, ,C2 I'; H> CI 10,. 'there wore in, fjroui! ,1c.,-, yarded, lied, of hIiK-U Urn-,, Hlls ; , y-""l Viii'iliii!,'. "»l>l in- -Wwmarkid rale, j tat lie.-At ti„. Newmarket Yards -jo . Jll.-dilV, fill stock ..VCI-c penned J,, |„|| I inimbci.. and met a brisk sale at nuj |irnvi-d rale,. Oxen ~,ld io 2:is, and '■»■«- I*- to 2>is per loiill). sn-crs sull i |al lr.nn t.-i in, 1,, en [j, (ill . tm(!> I CI j< lo IT lb-: dairv cow,, a 1-7- ' t" C 7 in-: do. hci;er-,\c;i lo' .Hi lb,: 1>- '" t:l IK The >■"■ lailbTworVad bcdi vu-iniil-. S "'<T '."'iv ic unci in ii-n.il niinil,,..-. ill Newmarket OH -lue-dilV. lllld sold al an advance on !a-t c.cek's ~,, ~ . v , ~t h, .., ie.ili-:n ; . ,n.in IT-lid to CI :;, ii,| ; t .„-,..,. I:i -- (ii ' to 111, lid; well-falied lambs. "'- <h! Lo IN- (id; other ~oi-!s. -| S ij( , I'les.-i'orkcr- sold U | f,. e| |, 1(1 CI IS-: wranei-. -1, to |2, (jd; lucoilc.--C2 J- lo CiJ lis. Uehchl ,„„■ -,,-ond slice,, lad' of tlie sea-on at t|„. Oiainilm Yards „n Tliurstliii. when we yarded 32110 s he,-p and ram-. There wa- a hire;,, attendance ol buyer-. ;,,i,i pher, „-,.,.,. |- n ,in o s ( ;j 10 I- )"T Head luyiiiT. t.wcs -old at from ''■- lid to 17, lid; wethers, J;js Gil to 17s; li"'' 1 '-.- -i- :»l t" IU lid: Lincoln ,-ain-. tn ■V-.; Ibnuuey rams, Lo b>.; Kneli,,!, I.eice-icr rains. ,„ j:;,,,,.; jjorder LeieeH'i' ram-, to shrojrdiiir ranis, \o AUDIN'cTON stuck JIAIIKKT. t hri-U-luireli. March IS. Attain I here were lame mirk's ol More sheep and i ;llll h.. 11M .| mydora'e Viirdines of oilier elasse- of -link. T »ere wa- a L.ree attenilane,', esprei- . «li,\ t'l' i-ls.r.- shee,, buyer-. There wa - n lint' ill fat cattle al tlie openinj; ol the "ale. and price- elosed at last week', level. More she,'], sold at about last Week'- |iric,.s. |>,.j au , |-. u |. U „| )S , vm , rather lirnii'r. and Ihere was an mlvauee in prime fat wethers and ewes, i'ifi- aN" sold uell. A laree ynrdimj. ol' -tor,. sheep, ewes forniiim the laiWr IH'oporiion. and there wore* many lines of store l.imlj,, includim; dral'l- from l'"' I'eiiin-nla. There' was a fairly -lion:: demand, tlmujili it was not so lt«'en as immediately' afier tlie late I'iiiii-. Prices were about up lo !a 3 l week', kvc-1, and a "ood clearance w;ii'll'i'i'ti'il. A number uf buyer., were i'l'i-i'iit i'miii (he South, and they v.-lii-vi'd tin' maikci of a lar?,' proporlijn "'ln-' i-iilrj of I'al lanihs wa, nol .[it:;c in laree a- | ; ,,| ,v.'i'k. There were ,<.ni.' pvinic Id, „; teg, and ordinary livoy.llijr wejeht,. but. a, usual. tiicr'<; wa, a eon-iderable pro|io|-tion of li-ht | ami niiliiii-lied lambs oil odd. I'l'iiui' lot- I here wa- e U ,„| coinpelilion, i'»il I'"'-''- were liriiier. but other sorN -"I'l tn laic rate.. Tc-s made His lo Hi- lid: (Miliary ficzing weiolds, 12i;,! l" !•">• lid: !i::ht and 'iinliui'sheil, 111,

lib- .vanline „f fa[ sheep was a mod ''''•it »'. iiiid included several line, o coai-e heavy -bee,, f,-,,,,, (he ~„„!,. ; M-iiirilv ol prime bid.-her-' -hep ...|i-.'-a -harp ailvance in ihe be-; ,!-, --.- o li"ll- a l -- old bei,,.,.. ib'i.nc velhc,- ''■ •■■■'•■ I H' ewe- If- lid t„ 21s. ,'Mni 'li'Hl''.-220 I '„, fat cattle wee, l"-iiii<''l. <•!' which oiiiv a small pvnpor. '!"" 'Viis lU'ime. The -horl supply i.,. tlii'.v were down le h-t neck's level. Tll <' i't'« r : ' |iriiT.i «a-:--Sterrs. CO l» l'l» lib; hoiiri-s. CI a, lo CS: -"«',. CI 12, (id to en 12s lid. Tbe iver.iee values were: - Cri hi,- ,t,', ; r bee!. i»s lo 21, lid i„ |;i, i'„|. ,-„w beef ||- ,:,| " 17--. |..'i- llinlb. Wa! calves „d,l at \- 1" is-, .uvmliio.. lo si;:,, and c.iidiI'll I'!'' wa- ; derale ciurv ol pi-js » !"'»>! ol number-, but ihe .pnlrv va- eeiiei-„!lv „ I. |J„, VV 1,,,,,,,,,,, . "ii'li' '■"■- I" to-, b'ehl ib- lo j.'is. «..,n .I " M l-'-i lb. Au'<\<vplionallv piimme ol -eve,, baeoiie,- from I!, ii. !l'iV." "ii ibnnai -obi mi to SIP-. I'ork-■i-s_i.'.ili-ed .'His t„ 17s. eipial lo .Vol ■'- .-' I ilemaii-l evi-lnl lor sprine,-,--i'd be-l ,„rts of ~,(•„ in profit ill' .Co 1 CS !'-. in |i,.i. .oris were al usual '<''•■ 'Hier,. wa. ~ p„„r , ; ,!e lor shire l|| l''- ll»' juiii-ipal -ale- lieiiiK n line I' ycni-ljnusiii :|n,. ilinv-vear Meer, C!

10s, liiree-vear Jieifcrs ;t2 ss, dry cows 2(ia lo c:i. ' ' lil Ii.N'SIUK STOCK AUHKET. JJtuicliii. Auu-ch IS. Slurp.-- 1772 were pciined. C)n a,- '""» ll! <>< Hie small vanling juic-s lor '•"■-i -oil- .showed an advance of U lid I" 2- per head. I'ricc-i:—JJcsl welhers. 2i)s ~, o;;, ,i,|. exira. logls |I,H mediuni. i"-l ewe-. lb- to 17.:' ~M , -a. (o'-iU.; "'"duiiii. Ig. lo 1.",,,: inferior. ;i,. I Lambs, -tin,; ,v ~,■(. penned.' .{ small '■iili'.v ol inediiiiii quality, with a lew I "i pi'ime. \tilucs were much on I a piif wiHi hit,- rales, licsi. J-l, IJ( i .„ H-: nieduiiit. 12- to l;U ||,l : lig| a . i: , I t.lilk,- -221 „ei-e yarded. A large [ ''"try of lair uiiaiity cattle. Jlcst sori.f, j «eie lirm ai, l.iu, j- it t■-, whilst inedilim lines sh„«e,l a -light decline. Muola- [ lioitsi-lie.i bullocks, from .-eltl to I t'll; luciliuni. l'S Ills i„ .C!) 10s; best j cows and heifer-, r;: In, (~ .17 10s | j I'lgs- llil »,,,. yanicl. A lull yarding, mostly composed ol pork,.,/ and -tore pig-, the uncos for ivhi.-l, were i-oii-idenibli easier, lia.-oncr- also sui''''■••'l a d.-cline. „hii-t small pi-s we; e 1 """ 1 ' ll '-'L' '''lies. Prices:- Sucker-. ills i„ 1.,.; ,ijp.. I,;. ln js .. . |o| . llS] o„, lo 2Ss : poi-kei-,. :;:!. 1„ ;IH, ; |ig|„ | )a ,,„,,. "I'-. -I.'!- to is,; heavy bacutmrs, ols lo libs. VllinsTv IH'JUH I'UUdVcL AiAIIKKT. Christci.unli. Thur.-dav. (.rower- arc ollVri,,, ven little wheal, ■>»■!. N.-!ii!.- buyers ~,-,. inciined to lower , I heir limit of pri e in cnnsiM|iiciicc „| t the ive.,l.e!- lone in the London market, -s-hcrs are holding Jirnily. The siileudid , crops 01, wheal in dlag,, are also impressing the Canterbury millers. Oiilv t a few- lot, have changed hands locally . during Ihe wed;. 2I«I» bushels o£ liitntcrs Jiaviug been purchased at -Is :i'/,.-|. iiud -Km bit-hd. of the same variotv at ! : - i,L - , ' ' h ' |, c i- no business ot ;iny inonicni I i'l bm buyers are liudiug a dillicully in rc-clling, and cojise,|iientJv are "oi inclined l„ do f'urHier selling at the price. "nions have advanced in price, ami am now .piolcd at ;C-1 lj,s lo ;C5. " WAIKATO STOCK AIAKKKT. " Tlie '\cw Zealand i.uau avid Men-ait- " tile Agency Company, .1,1,1.. report:I, 'hi I'riday. illih insl., al Cambridge, we ■I olVered |]„. largest niusler oi cattle for ■1 some lint,., yarding over 7(H) head oi o j all classes, linyei-s were present irom 0 Taiu-aiiga. 'J' O J'uk,., Hikulaia, Tnuniaru--1 urn, Tiraii. mid neighbourhood, and we 't veporl a successful ./u,.. Tile lieef pens eotitaiited III) odd prime steers ami 1. young ,-ows, and they were all quitted d ing one line, al ruling pri,-,.-. The bcsl

sieeis realised lroni CS as 1.0 Ci>: lighter weighls, i;ii |„ f7 7s lid: voium cow- and In-iiei-s. cl 5s lo xr, L 0,l' ; aged heavy eoWs, Ci! las to ,CT Ids The lad well bred two- lo three-ycaf-»l'l sl''"''- I'l'oni Tat were a choice lot, and realised from C2 lis to Ci; twolo tlireciear-ohl ,1,.,.,-s from other sellers. Cl as l„ CI HI-: choice IS-inouth steers, C2 Ills t0,.. CII :;,: fresh-condi-fioneil cows. C2 2s lid to CD Ills; store cows, cl 7s lid to Cl Ills; bulls, G2 lbs lo Cl .is. An extra large muster of calves, and al! those really strong and ivell-gi-owu, sold readily 'at froMi LSs lo C 7 .I--, others. !2s lid to I.ls. TV dairy of 12 cows on account nf Air. Scmmeiis sold al C-l 1(1, each; goad daily cows at calving. ,CH as each, p'our hundred and eighty woolly lambs averaged Ss lid each. Pigs were yarded 111 large numbers, but were at lower values Slips, lis lo Cl Is; waiiers. lis (id to ,Ss: small pigs. -Ik.