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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 130, 23 May 1908, Page 6

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3IK. NEW! >:< KiMi's JlEl'dKT. Ai the Ilj;. ai.ii k' t mi SjUrJav small pi;:- made i.j ii.l, weaners Ss to -!«;•••> Hi- to 17-. tiii.in' .it to Ai ill.- in in in. KereN made I- lo 1- ! 111. i-di'-i- !- *1 lo I- !'il. - I- :S.l 1„ l. !M. r 1- 2. I.j lo 4-. , lii.-k- li'l lo >M. 2- lid. <!mk- I- .->< l. A «iuautiiy of furniture ami gnu-cries at ordinaiy ia!e>. l .uit.-- At - i!'- dmiii'4 the week de>-

-«*» t api U - liM-k 1 to los. eooker* 4' (Id to li' tid. pear-* -ii <>d lo oS 3d per i»»»\ and 12" per vjm\ kmaera.s 5s to \U. - i! t.

At "ii .Monday I had a wry var.lill;: ..I loth -h.-cji ami i,i!il>-. and -i-veral lines hem..; mlv.-rtK.-i! for liiiri'-.'l'M'J -a!e a.--i-t.',| in attrai i ! n;: a l.'oo,! mam- i.uycv. liidding »-.u l#>rly l'ii-k, and tin* liiajoriiy of lin. - a.'ly ijiiiiteil at in favour ol niadr li-, lid to i l-. 12 to ISi'.ioniii, -teeii 2'i, lo ?A-. '2-yoar do. iill- ' 1 ju-. 2 1 :, to :j-year do. :i- to t_'l fat bulloe'Ks tiii <>-. -tore cow, 2.T-. io old tow. 17-. fi rw.irii niw.i *_:! 1-".-, IS-mom!i> heifer, ii-; j-tooth ewes Id. full-ir.oisth d". 7<l to .">s !)d. -i:orn lambs 1,; i-. sd. ivuollv do. 7- 7d. At Stratfoi.l 011 Tue-Jay there W;u a p'oil yardincr an:: aUemhnee. l.ut bill - din" dialed and prire n si:,.wed little altfialion. Yearlinii- iiiaiie 21- to 20-. 2-year heifer, :i'ls to 11-, IS-nioni!i--teer,. 41-. 4-year btillock- ti. -lore cows to :il- i!d. forward do. CI 1710 t:i lis. lat do. t4 12s. bull- C2 IN to .t',l 12-.

At Omata on Wednesday Mrs. Crampton's clearing sale was well altendeii and good prices were realised throughout. The cows were nearly all young and showed a good deal of Jersey. July to September caivei's made ti to tS is, Octolter to DeeenilMT do. t4 is lo £7 is, IS to 20-mont!is heifers £2 lis to -£3. heifer calves 23s to 2!l. Cd. good calves £l. Implements ami sundries made satisfactory price-.

At Okato on Thursday I held a very successful clearing sale 011 account of Henry Putt. K-o. There was a large attendance, buyers beine present from all parts 0 f the district, and prices with one or two exeeptiou.-'wcre remarkably good. Some of th» unbroken hor-es and brcjil in.ires sold a bit 011 the low side. The bullocks were a line lot and in excellent condition; in fact the condition of all the stock! spoke volume* for the grazing qualities of the farm. Fat cows made ti 2s, forward heifers t3 10- (Id, fat bulloeks £0 Us to til 111, lid, 2 !•> 2',4-year gtccrs €4, store cows 225. buss calves 21s. fat wethers lis to lis ],[. ewes 7« ild. lamb- fis 7J, ewes in iamb 12* 7d, unbroken horses ,C 3 lis to .C2O K's, light harne— horses til to t2D in--, light draught- C2O to C2f> If),. Implements, furniture and sundries made fair prices. At the -ale of the Hon. Thus. Kelly s slock at Ilemvood road on t'ridav there was a large attendance. The lloinnev stieep. which were a line lot. were tiie attraction and in nio-t iin ■, there was !: 'en competition. Cood !, ii. to f.i'.m. c-u's inade 13s !ld to lis Sd. 2-lui/!i e.-.e. 11, 2d, 2-tOoth wetli?r- lit, ;i,|. 4 and li-tooth fat do. Ii- id, lambs 7s od, trap made tti. boy's pony .tIU. Implement,, and sundries were'cleared at satisfactory prices.

■JKNKLNS, MATTHKWS & PICOTTS report. p ft ad ratlier :i smaller nin-ter of i-attk- than usual at our Urenui yardon Monday. ]>ut had the satisfaction of •putting nearly every line either at the hammer or privately, at tlie following p-iec-:—(.alves 17„ to 17.s lid, yearling heifers 21s, IS-moiith heifer- its t () ;jn, K,,ninth steels :i2, to il- lid, ,-tor' <ow, 3:1, to -IS,, forward cws up t 0 >'"*• "l'finging lieit.rs liife l 0 72, Gd, do. cov., t5 to .tli, fat cows 84*. .Mr. i'a-toe', furniture brought low prices.

JIESSRS. YH'KKUS & STEVKXS" KKIMRT. Me,-r-. \it Ker- Stevens report that dicie va- only a fair entry of cattle ill their Inglewood yard,, on Wclne-da i '.iliv, made in,in 7- lid to IK- lid. spring c.l lie,, t'2 to t'2 lid. -pi illgor, C'J to Li 1.-)-. -tore co- LI to At Mr. A. N<ii-en'- -ale at Waitar.i Road ell I ll;-day there was • good at t> n l.iur ■ and bidding, Four-tooth ewe. t-!:lde 7- 11 ri I. lit 11 - lilitll t h ewes |,|. llllib- 2- to 4- .id. iwij-tOotll wetherMl: draugiii Iho-e, horn Lli to L 27 i it itjdell:t■ irt- .111.i Mtndi'ie- at -ali--

An KI.AM) STUCK MAI:KI:T. Auckland. May 2u. lie- XevV Zeulanil Ijian and .Men antib' Aee,;. y ( , „|| j,-, „y, |.nl.. report: Itei-e-,- ,\t tj|,. Dii rhi in Yards on liirt'y lao>e- Were yardeil in full niiiiii»'i-. Heavy drauglit, -old at from to tJIS in-: medium do.. l'2l into l;IO: h.o-ks and lignl harm -- hio-se-. _t'i l-i- to C2U: weed, and ponie-, .C_>

At I'likekeh: on W'edm-day ih i »a- a large nui-ter of stock of all U>

- -nptioii-. whe ii -old under steady competition. Dairy cow- realised from LI to t'7 In-: heifer-. C! .3- to L 7. Tie advorti-ed grown -teers -old at from cr, j, t,, ]«i >: two to tlirec->ear-old do.. C2 .Is to CI 1.1s; yearLI to L2 In-; cows, empty. L2 to L':i 10,: calve-. I,"|, to LI At W:<iuku on Saturday there was an ait rage mit-ter. n!ii«h -old at late rates. JJairv low- reali-eil frmn LI to LS In.-: io-tfej-. l : I I'.'- j,, ej |id : empty

■•V.-. L2 s, t0 I.J 10-; eahc-. 12, to Li Ia ef r oid at .Ncwimifket rates.

i at'.K—At the Newmarket Yards on Tiie-day there wa, a moderate yarding ot dairy and -tore -lock and a full supply of beef. Dairy cows -old at front LI in- to LS: empty do.. C2 to .C2 l-'i-: calve-, li- to LI tss. Ilecf sold nt lower rales than tic previous week, oxen -clling to 12- per loolb. and cow, 17s to ill- |er lniilli. Steer, sold at

::..Hi Li li- to L'.) R'-: co»s. L 3 lu- :•> L 7 in-. Sheep were peliU'M ill fill 1 nil!llbe|-, Ut Newmarket on Tue-day ami -old at lew er l ate-, wether- reali-ing from I:!-

:♦» K ! - :w: ewe-. li. !I,| HU !<d • hoggets. I"- <id lit lli- J'll: J;l !ilb-. h- LO *) he adverli-ed -'•()» l stoic ewe. r-ohl ai j'r«'in !»d to It* li'l. l'ig-. Porker- -old jii from CL

:<> tl l!'-: nvaner>, .7v bd to io-: ; a'-oner-. !.'2 ID- {0 Co KN. Hid'--.—Market iirm for all welldaed hide-. -eo.vd and damaged being < : uil of -,ile. We ijiiote - Kxtra -tout o\. jd to 7'|;d: -tout dn..'id to <e;',d: medium d .V : d t:j -V'id.: light do., .3d lo " cow-', 1 h'-1 line- to 1-V s d. L"''d I' id t r > 4-;; s d, -cored o-'.-d 10 *> i»'I: k:; V : d to l'.-|d: calf-kin-*. M to .3d: damage.! hide-, Id to ii' Ad. UITiNMDE SiiKK iJAUKKT. Duncdin. Mav -la. A: the Ifurn-ide stock market'to-day •2S<iij <i K -, p were penned—a large yardi.'«L'. Price-, ."./,.pr for anything of real pii;w- ouuli: v. were ea-i.»r. the' bigge-i ! drop 1 icing in ewe* of medium conditio.,.l P-? wtii ■ r- in- L o extra to -J.V i»,I. n.edium I'l- M i;.. i;,[. ihhTior 1 j--1-'-. b.--t e'.«- i;,, i;„. f-xn-.t to 1 !i,|. med'iim 11 - ild to i' ri.ii 7- t-i s, j„j. Lamb-.--Jnoo penned, a f.ri' yar.lin: • ■i '.i,i•«iii;iit I'r:; ••- wcv i]» ■ -,>i;,e a- li' -t v. e • f.-t lamb- It- i; I i" i*' Cil iiJ"-iiinn i:i. to 11-. inieri: • il- t., U-, i'ig-.—l- 11 \;ii'lel. a r i; M yardin-r. -"l'd;*-; ■ -!i>iv\e.f ;l -iiglif d'''-line, t'oik- - aicl ivo oi;. i - eonnnen...! , ( i r ; i .j,-r \ in; fini-lud lii'tn a! ' i-t wee!,'. . i-.-. virk. r . j IU t ., j-_s. ].). t .» 1 N- 'rl, 'i-'- ;•'> 2S-. iiov':er- :} 1., i" iluii: I'.i i I • i ■ e i' - I".- In ;>0. t jH-.n \ to !"a' i i': ■■ 'I 1 1 !( v,'; i!" i. a y.i rdI'rir. - V-\.- •; .;'i- i v a iii-j <-i [wiy Je.u v yarding- in -■I.-! < }'■■■■ i-a!;: . : - *JS I - to i i' T a »J / lo «>. inferior C> I.r I"-. !. i;vr- C'i I" •.T i i I to iniorior up -l IK \1 \l:k 1.1. ' !ti!-t' Inn. it. \by -Jo. j • ,\ ..;<r _.. ij ii'.ark"!- to-* 1.• \ th-r--' • .! .i.: > I.T-' I'lH ry ,j I all «! i[ • I -hi **i > r.ai- v.-r- lilh-d v.iih ! li ,• '..••• .1 : M.- I J;; I"'.'. I •: i l 5 !e- 'jU.l I'l >' "f '• v.'-- i;or e'|Ual lo ih;it of la-I

\\i-vU. and the domaud \va« cmsequenilv b- keen.

There wa* a fairly large nurv of fa 1 I:- inb-, and t bulk were of J air to piime ijualilv. made hi* lo I->> Til. ordinary freezing weights I,', to l(sv ami li»iil ami unliui-died 11> lo IJ-, (3d.

Tin'iv 'wa- a large yarding of fat -hep. tin' bulk being aged and medium ( e\\e> and light weauci-. Kxport I'iiyj".- competed up lo their limit« and MTiuvd a few lots. Prime wetiieis 17-> (i.| lu -JIU Sid, extra to :!:K lighter lis I'M lo 17s. prime ewes 1.3s to iS;. nicdi inn 12s (id lo 14* (id. ni!i'd and light Ks lo \l>. 'I he entry of fat entile wa- a very larue one. the supply being in »>! r» i|iiirement.-.. and a number of lines wcre pa—ed. Prime beef made --s to L'"i- till, medium IDs to am! cow and inferior 17s to I(id jU'i* lDi'lb. made I'J His to .Ciu I'K e\i ra to L I IT) to CS los. and cow- li t IDs to U> 12s Od.

An average yarding of lai ealvr.s met with (lie (iislomary deniand, prirr-' raiiiiinji froin 4s (id to C2 ill-, arcortl iii^ r to and condition. i'lie yardino in t]ie store pens 1-011-:-i-tei| princi|)aliy of old cow;, many be ing in indillerent eondiliini. '1 wo and 2',:.-\-ear .steers made t2 II- to t::i 14-. drv'coi'.'s HI.S to Ci 10*. <>t!"-r >ort«

,-eilinj! at last weeks rate-. Till re wa.s a lairly large eiiiry ot dairy cows. l''or the be-t kiml- I'ieie was a brisk demand, and price, s ranged from t-l to CI" is lid. The entrv of pigs ir.clmb d only n small proportion of fats, and many 01 them were not well lini-lied. The demand was dull, and prices were ea-icr. Stores, 011 the other hand, i-old well. Choppers sold up to .C 4. leave baconers ills to (His. extra to i.M (equal to ii/,d to o'/al per lb.), heavy porkers :i«s to 4:1-, light 2Ss to 33s (equal to .ejld per lb.), large stores to 3!la ftl. medium 24s to 27r,, weaners 8s to 1:>.