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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 124, 16 May 1908, Page 6

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LU.NIW.N MARKETS. London, .Ma) 11. alt- quoted at £K(i 111-. Lead, Cl 3. impyits, 2t.'.>.">li tons I including s(ioi tun- oi Austi.ilian/; export-, -t'iils tolls. U>Nl*l.\ UuuL :sALKS. Ixmdon, .May 11. At thi- \u*>| .-ali', tin' Hangilil'a clip wan milu at .»•;jil per pound. } 'lll - are very animated. There I is a hardening tendency for all soils J.he i- a -trolly Home demand for

Al -1 KALIAN WHEAT MARKET ». Sydney, May 15. l'i" Sydney quotation for wheat is 4- ; a d to 4- sd. .Melbourne (uoiiiin.il yi id, Adelauie Is sd. IUUII COMMISSIONER'S ADVICE. Per Press Association. Wellington, Friday. The following cable lu- Um-ii received from the High Conuui-sioner at bindon, dated May 13: ■■The wool sales have commenced with a large attendance. The average [nice obtained shows a reduction i t 2d from last sale. There is goyd competition at the lowet prices, especially tor coarse crossbreds ot all grades.

AUCKLAND SIIAKEMAItKET. 1 (Special to "Newt,"}. Auckland, Last Night. Messrs Eliott aud Waller (11. Wood house, local agent), report sales at last call:—May Queen Is lilt; llauraki 2s 8d; v-oVleu Belt 2, 3d; Karallgahake Is Id; lairua (Golden Hill .'V. Id; Talisman 4:is, 4!>s 3.1, 38s 9d: Wailii CO lis; Craiul Junction .i4s, 34s 3d; .New Zealand Insurance 75s 3d, 75s 44. 75s lid; Papermills 23s 3d. liuyers: Sylvia Is sd; Waiotahi 2s Sd; Consolidated (oddlields 17s; Progress Ids; liackwatcr Mines 235; champion 4s 3d. 3*; Crown (is Id; I Belt 2s 2d; Karangahake Is; Tairua (■olden Liills 3s lit. is: Tairua Triumph 1* 10(1; Tali-man I 8» :fd; Waihi tu S--6il; Grand .Tunetioii 37- 3d: -New Zealand Insumnce 75s (id; New Zealand Portland Cement 2."u fid.

R. UOODHOISE'S REPORT. Mr. R. Woodhouse, broker, reports the iollowing course of sale for week ending 15th May:—Waihi £!l 10s. C) !l>: Talisman £2 Ife lid: Sylvia Is (id to Is 7d; Old Hauraki 2s od to 2s 7d: (iolden Hills (!M paid) 3s to lis 3d, (fid paid) 2s lid to 3s Id; Tairua Triumphs Is lUu; Ivarangahake lid to I<3d; Waihi Orand lunction 3os (id to 34< 3d; Tarnnaki Petroleums 7s fid.

MR. XEWTOX KIX'O'S REPORT. At the llavmarket on Saturday small pig* sold at low rate<. suckers making 2- to 3s tid. weaner- Is (Id ti> s«. sinaii -tores lis lid in 17s. good stores. 211to 30- fid. Several Itoi'sr- were -old. hacks making £2 to C!i. trap mar" CI3. Springing cows. £3 r>* to C.l In-. At tlie mart ducks made 2- In 2- Id. cockerels Is 3d to Is !M. hen-. Is oil to Is 7d. A large quantity of furniture and sundries found buyer* at low prices. At Rahotu, on Tuesday. weaner* made 11« to 18s, store cows 2.1s to 4-|s. forward do. £3 2s to C 4 2s (id. fat do. C.j springing heifers €4 los.

At Waiwakaiho on Thursday there was a good yarding of both cattle and sheep. The attendance was larger than for -ome time past, and bidding, cspeeially tor calves, showed a decided improvement. Mixed calves made 8s fid to IK fid, ~tccF do. l is to 17s fid. .lersey heitVr calves Ills to 21s. IS-months heifer- in calf £2 to £2 4s. store cows 3-is to 3Ks I*l. forward cows £2 15* to £3. fat cows £1 to £.") 2s. shorn lambi. fid. woolly lambs as Hid, f.m. ewes 7s !M. wether* 13s to 14s Id.

TARAXAKI WOOL, SKIX. HIDE. VXD I'AI.IJOW SALE. MR. XEWTOX KIXO'S RE Pi iRT. On Tui'.ilav. May 12th. I held my u-ual four-weeklv .ale oi above produce. The catalogue comprised 887 hides, I 111 calf and ltii'l s]i,.,.|i 3 bales and ill -ick. of wool. 20 casks and li tins of tallow. 80 -acks of I,and the u-ual assort mi'!il of Imrsc-hiiir. cowtails. Tliere wn« a large attendance of niiver-. and in c>»iise<incnce comjietilion wa* keen throughout.

\V0..l au l -I- ,• ~,1,1 n i | ■•lie. eat".. Ill'' |.r,lor bides, espei i.•lly !,o- h''.'vy I . ..li.li: iorii'd. slmueil 1 marked improvement, .in,) on Inst sale o.\ .-.ihaiici'd 1 and .-nv. r.,1 per lb. lor be.! lines. whi|,. ,|ir|., and slippv lines advanced >.; d per 11.. Tallow a,ivaiicisl Is t„ I, d,| p..,- i-wt. I quote:— W onl.--I b'ece. inferior 2VJ.iI, lamln' 'C tirad ] i M i}. Shee;i-kiu-. — I'lil' lu-r-'. v.oollv V/-A to Id: l'/j to i, wools 2V..1 to 3'/id: la'mbs' 31 id to 4'/i11: Jm'lts. 1 >■:,,] to 2d. Second quality: woolly. 2 i „l t„ ;|i/„l : himl,,' 2d to 2".d: pelt-. It o 1 y„,l ; part damp woolly. 3s to 3„ lid: wools, 1a !ld to 2s; salted lambs. Is ](i,| to 2s 3d; to •/, wools. Is 7d to 2s 4d: pelts, (1,1 to I* 3d.

Hiiles—Butcher.-' <i.v. Imw to C'-'l. medium o'yl to f>" l,<L light. hi lo o'-'l; cut ox. 4il to o'/.d: butchers' cow, heavy -V .0 to 5V1.<1. medium ty 2 d |., ,ld. light 3~id lo cut cow. :jtl to I'.jd: butcher-' yearling. .V/ol to 4.1: fanners' unsound ;{cl to 4%<1. slippy anil cut I'/.d to 'J' id: horse hides. up to 10s. Calfskins.—lie»t lines 4V,il to 5'M cur and slippy 2,1 to 3-y,d. dry 3d each. Tallow.—ln cask*. Inst 23* to 23s (id. good 22s (o 22s nd, inferior 20s Od to 21s !M: ill tin*, mutton 2.1s (id. mixed !!•» lid per cwt.

Rones. C 4 p,> r ( o n. Ova tail-. j s | )PT dozen. Horse-hair. Is id per lb. VICKKRS' & STEVEN'S' REPOI'T. Messrs. \ ickers and Stevens report that there was a good yarding of i-attle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday, and although prices | KIV| , nn t a |t(. n .|; on late sale-, most lots changed hands as follow*.. —Alixcd calves (is tid to 12-. -teer calves ]|- to 111,, einptv heifers CI Is to tl r,.. is to 20-nionths steert'l 15s lid (o C2 st ore finr> (■] _-; 4 to t'2 12-. springer- C2 15s ( 0 CS 1:,-.

-UTKI.AN II MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercan i.ile Agency I 'inijcny. l/d.. report: lloir-i - At tliM Durham yards on Friday vie had a full mo-ter of horse, and the greater number found pur- ■ ha-er-. Draiisht- -old at from C 32 in, "i i:til: medium t.'2fl 1.1- to C2O: ! ight h.-rne.s hoivr-. ell Ml- to CP); 'i-'k-. t(! 10- to C2n.

At J'apaknr.i ,oi Wedne-dav we had in ■■xi-.'piionallj I.iil'- nni-i-i- ~f sin,-i< lor the —a-.-n <0 t|],. vear. and. nith the exception of one or tiy> pen- everv 'hing changed hind-. Dairv cow- -old at from -O 111- to 17 .1-heifers t'2 M* to to backward springers. C2 to 11 2s lid; empty eiiw-. C2 111- to C:i I -1-: erown -leer-. CI 1.1- t.. C 7 |. ; 'wo 10 ilir..p-y, ,-,r-old do.. C2 in- to ct I2« lid: yearling -tcer-. CI .1- to C> (-• i .lives. it,| a 7 .

\i ill' l N..« market van!- on th-.e v .,,din-' »M -fro am a,-,,,,,:. -Opplv ~f beet. D.ii, \ cow'Jo 111. to Oi .1-: empty con-. 2- 'i>f :o i_., fid; calcf... l(i- to Is-, liiddin ' lor l,.et na- -e.n-e'y bri-t- a- tli'" !>ii vim;- week, although qiiotatiuu- are til" -ame. oxen -elling to 23- ami .ou„ 17- to 2"- per Inoji,. ~ ir.'ai f.l M- (o eio l L ). fid : i oiv- i':; lo- to ti.

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2 1 /.d to 3d; calfskins, 2'/ a d to od; damaged hides, Id to 3d. Sheepskin*.—.Market easier. licit butchers' .skins, Is (id to Is Sd; good, Is to Is 3d; interior, 15s to 18*. ' Tallow.—Market ea-irr. Ue-t mixed, : up to -!« 3d; good. 20s to 21- (id; inferior, 15s to 18s; rough fat. l'.d to ,l7id. JlutMarket easier. lJesi ipialiiy. lOd lieu exceptional lines J>jdI; -econd quality, !ld. Choose.- i'.l vihiTs", 4d tor poor and 5d to s'/ L .d tor good.

WAIKATO STUCK SALES. j Tlie Farmers' Auctioneering Company ] rep»rt;— ' I At Hamilton on Thursday we yarded 25(1 head of cattle and llllll) slurp. 'I here was a good a I tendance, but bidding was not very spirited, lieef. ii anything, was slightly lower than last sale. Fat steers realised Cli 12s lid; l'at cows and heifers, £5 to £5 I.Is; forward-conditioned tmvs and heiler.-, £3 7s to 14 10s; 18-inonth to 20-month stivers. C2 8s (id to £2 17s; mixed yearlings, 325; steer calves, 225; heifer calvi*(, 15s; 18-inonth empty heifers -7s Od; store to fresh cows. 32s to I'2 15s; forward wethers, 15s I'll; l'at ewe-;, Us 3d to 18 s 3d; forward lambs, [u,-. woolly store lambs, Bs. Pigs, wtauer-. 8s to 10s.

DI'XEDLV .STUCK MARKET. Dunedin. Wednesday. At liuniside to-day 2053 cheep wee penned. On account of supplies which butchers have in hand prices lor all sorts were easier, and heavy sheep showed a decline of fully Is per head. Bust wether# 18s Oil to 10-, lid, cxlra_ to 21s Od, medium 15s (id to 17s, interior 13s lid to lis (id, fat ewes lis to l(j.s Id, extra to 20s, medium lis lid' to 12s lid. Lantlw.—7sß penned, a small entry. Prices remained unchanged. Best lambs 1 14s tid to 17s lid, medium 12s to 13s (id, inferior to lis (id.

Cattle.—27l yarded, a large entry. In consequence prices showed a decline of Ids to £1 per head. Best bullocks .CI to £lO, medium £7 los to ,C 8 10s, ordinary CO 15s to £7 ss. Pigs.-—llO yarded. In small sorts there \va 8 a rise of from Is to 2* per head, porkers and baconors being linn at late rates. Suckers 10s to 15s, slips Ids to 18fc, stores 22s to 28s, porkers 34s to 40s, light baconers 13s to 4(i-, heavy 50s to 03s, ehippers up to £4.

ADDIXOTOX STOCK MARKET. At the Addington live stock market to-day there was a fairly large yarding »f all elates of stock and a good attendance. Store sheep sold rather above late rates. Fat lambs were firmer. Fat cattle showed no change in price. Figs were easier. The ..ton' sheep entered were better in quality than late yarding*, there being a fairly large number sent forward. Forward wether* ami lambs for turnipt ceding met with a good sale at prices showing an upward tendency, and ewes ill good condition were all competed for at late rates.

The yarding of Tat hunt'- was about equal to last week's, tbi' quality being mixed. There was good competition for all prime freezing lines, and prices showed still further improvement on those of the previous week. Tegs made ].-»s lid to 18s (id, extra to 20s. standard freezing weights 13s to los. and light and unfinished 10s to 12* (id. There, was alt average yarding of fai sheep, including some lines from the South. The latter were better J'mislied than the local sheep. The whole supply 'was absorbed by the local butcher* at price-, about the same as I hose ruling liist week, lieing above exporters' limits. Prime wethers ISs to 2|s (Id. lighter 1.")* -Id to I its (id. prime eves i: )ri (ill m Ills, medium 12s (id to I "is. aged and light 8s (id to 12s. The yarding of fat ealtl< was a heave one, comprising 37fi head, and include.! some specially good lilies. '! hoi'e was a fair competition, and price, weiv without quotable change. Steer,, CI i"s (id to CHI 7s (id. extra prime Ctl to £l3, heifers £4 155." to C 7 17s lid. extra to .C 8 10s: cows C 4 His lo C(1 .k [ estra to CIO 10s—equal to 22s to 2as I Oil for prime. 18* (id to 21s lid for mcili- [ iini. and 17s lo 18s for cow and inferior I per 10111b.

In the store pens there was only a • mall entry, and the tale was a ilraggiiiL' one throughout. Forward steers made to C 4 Bs. heifers from 31'- lo .">» according l» age and condition. There was a medium entry of orilinarv quality of dairy cows, and a fair demand for all classes. >ouiig cows about to cnlve were keenly competed for. and sold at prices up to CO 17s lid.

An average entry of pics, of which a coii<sider.ible proportion were unli'ii-hed. met willi a rather dull demand at easier rales. Choppers sold up to £'< 10s. heavy baeoncTs nils to. (Us, and lighter 30s to .">Bs (equal to .".'/el per lb.l. porkers 3os t'» 40s, and lighler 28s lo 31s fcqual to a'd to .*1 "■/,111. large stores 2.-.S to 20s, small I2s to las, weaneiv fi-s to ICV.