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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 101, 18 April 1908, Page 6

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NKWTOX KLMIS UKl'tUtT. 1 ( attle.—At Unliolu Mil Tuoday there \ia». a good yarding. and nio>l line- weiv ipiitted at current Calves made »id to IS* •»(!. IS-monin* heifers 2SC.I. 'i-year heifers (forward in calf). C>. >turr coW> liTa to old do. Ul, lor* ward unv> c:{ ISs, springing uow> C."». bull* L'i <»* to ,CA 'A*. At Slimy River on Wednesday mimU talves mad*- d* (id to <S*. dn. '.>* (! i Id - 2(Vs tjd. ;:Ood Itf-month- >leer* IU U>l •2-year heifers CI ll*. >tore cou* 22* to 40s. foward do. C) o> 3 fat do. CI •>* to £3, bulls £2 to .Ci i*. weauers pig* 4s (id. -mall stores 10s (id. MESSRS. VICKKUS & STI-:VEN.S' KKI'OKT.

Messrs. Yickcrs & Stevens report that, there was a fair entry of cattle ill their Inglenood yards on Wednesday last. Bidding was slack, but most lots changed hands as follows:—Calves. IDs (id to 17s (id; empty heifers, €1 Is to CI 1 0.-t; 18 to 20-nionths steers, £2 to £'- ."is (id; Jersey heife-s in calf, ,C2 Us to £4; spring culvers, £2 10s to £3 3s; springj its, £3 10s to .£5 ISs; store cows, £l IDs to .£3 4s,

At the sale ill the bankrupt estate of A. J. Carr, old cows made from Ci l.'iS to £2 15s; voung cows, curly culvers, .CA to jC-i ios.

At Tarata on Monday there \va~ a fair yarding. Calves, 10s: empty heifers £l 3s; year steers, £1 Us; store cows, £2 to £2 ss; fan. ewes, tis.

TARAXAKI WOOL, SKIX, lIIDK AMI TALLOW SALiv

On Tuesday, 14th April, I held my usual four-weekly sale of above produce. The catalogue comprised 1017 hides, 2W calfskins, 1711 sheepskins, 7 bales an.! Til) sacks wool, 20 cask* and li tins of tallow, besides bones, liors,. hair, cow tails, etc. Sheep-skins sold at last .-ale's rales for yood lines, while inferior lines declined '/id to '/„d per Hi. Heavy weiglu. good condition bides, showing lair substance, were iu strong request and -old fully up to late values. Jn medium and lighi lines there was a slight drop. Taliow declined Is lid per cwt. Wool.— l-'leece 3d io ~1. lamb-' ;id lo f'/ ;: d. lb-ad I .'id, locks tu Id. -kin niece- to Id. Skins. —Uutcliers' woolly Jji/jd to 11. iambs' to ipuuter-wools 2'/i 1 lo .|y,d. pelts :M to second quality woolly 2' /; ,d to lambs' -V-d to 3',iU. dead 2d to 3d, pelts to"l'/.d, pari damp woolly 4s Id to 5- 2d, salted lambs Is ad to Is lod, quarter-wools I- (id to 2> 2d, pelts lid to Is. Hides. Uiiteliers' ox heavies lid to (' -■I- medium to 3%, lights 4d to •id. cut ox Id lo 3d, butcher-' cow lieavv t"id to 5 medium lljd to 4%d. lights Id to jy„d, cut cow ;i,l to 4.1, liir.cher-' yearlings, (good. io fanner;' sound 3d lo 4.1. slipcy and cut. 1 y'I to 3d, horse hides lip to li; ild. Caltskiii-; 4'Atl to l ; /„d for best lines,

-ecund quality 3d to 3 ',il. cut and slipev l'/id lo l : ;id. Tallow, in casks £1 Os 9d tu £1 2-, ill tills £l 2s (id. lione-, £3 17s (i.l per ton; cowtails. Is 2d per doijen; horsehair, Is per lb. AUCKLAND SI'OCK MAUKKT.' 'l'lie New Zealand Loan and -Mcrcau tile Agency Co. report:— Horses lln Friday, at the Durban 1 yard-, hor.-es \\ere \ardc.l iu average juiiilx-rs. Heavy draughts suld at from £2O 3- to 1'33, medium do. £lii Ids to C2S. hacks and light harness horses t3 10s to £2l. weeds £2 10s to .CO 13s.

At l'ukelvobe dairy cows made from Ct 3s to £!l 3s, do. heifer- U3 Id- lo £7, empty cons £l lSstu £3 2-. two

\car-ohi steer- realised £2 2- lo £2 12s, yearlings £1 10s tu £2. calves 13s to £1 4s,

At Newmarket dairy cows sold at from ,€3 10» to .Hi, heifers £3 5s to €4 173 (id, empty cows £2 to £3 7s, calves 15s to £1 Bs. There was a fuU yarding of beef, which sold at advanced rates, oxen realising to 24s and cows 22s per lOUlb. Steers brought £0 lUs to €ll J7s Gd, cows .€4 5s to £B. The quality of the cattle was good and competition keen. Sheep were penned in full number-? at Newmarket on Tuesday and sold at an advance on last week's rates. Wetheus realised from 15s Od to £1 (5s (>d, c\\v> 13 s lid to £1 3s Gd. .uinibs were in full supply, and well-fatted sold at from 14s (id to 19s Ud, other sorts Ss to 12? Gd.

Pigs were in full supply and sold well. Porkers realised £l Is to £1 weaners Ms (id to 14s, baconers £2 5s to a.

Hides—Market Jinn. We <juote: Extra- stout ox. 7d to 7stout do. (P/,d to medium do. 5%d to (id, light d". Till to tiy a d, cows', l>osr lines 4%d ■i r,d. good 4%d to -1 '/-.tl, stiived o : ;/ t d Id. kips 3d to I'/Jal. ««ai(skills :»'/.il to sd. stagn* 2y.d to »>«], damaged hides 2d t<» :jd. Sheepskins—Market firm. J'est bu ! - ehers' lambs and pelts Is (id to Is !)d otiiers, Is to Is 3d. Tallow—Market lirm. liest mixed <" 2(is. good 22s Gd to 21s 3d, inferior 1-S> to 20s Ud, rough fat l ; !'i«l per lb.