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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 137, 1 June 1908, Page 4

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ILAWERA STOCK MARKET

Tile New Zealand Loan and .Mercantile Agency Company report: -

At, Kakaranica, on tho 22nd iust., there iva* (i moderate yarding. Bidding was fairly brisk, most lines fliaii}fin« liiuuls, prices lining about on a pur with, lute ((notations. At Opuiiiike on the 2.) th there was a good yarding, aim a fair attendance. Store and fat cows and young stock sold readily, but the demand fur male cattle was not keen. At Ellham, on the 2lith, cattle were yarded in usual nuuibeio. The sale \va» well attended, with a good demand for all classes. Bidding was spirited, and most lines found purchasers at prices slightly, in advance of late quotations.

At llawera on the :28th there wu„ an average yarding ol both cattle and sheep and a good attendance of buyers, with a good demand tor both slice]) ami cattle. Excepting a few pens everything changed hands before leaving the yards. We ipiote: Kakarainea.—i'/j-year steers CI Ifls. 2-year do. C2 Ills'to ;L2 17s (id. fat cows £4 los to Lo, stores L2 os to ,L2 las, boners LI His to £2, weaner steers 20s to 235. mixed weaners 12s to Ills, cull ewes 4s.

Opunake.—Fat cows ,L 4 7s to .L 4 17s lid. forward cows ,L 32s to ;L3 Kis. store eows .L'2 Is to L2 Ids, fat heifers .CI 1-1* to .€4 2s. springing dairv heifers L 3 12s (id to .L 3 17.s (id, bull's ,L2 to

CI, 2-year empty heifers (good) L2 13s, yearling heifers 24s to 2os. mixed weaners lis to 20s, fat ewes Kis !)d.

Fltham.—Fat cow* .L 4 Kis to Mo :is (id, forward Jill 2s lo MS Ills, store cows L2 S,- to Mi 17s (id, fat heifer.-

L 3 los (id to Mi is, 2'/»-ycar steers L 3 Us (id, 20-month steer* ,L2 lis lid to .12 lis (id, yearling steers .LI ISs to L2. stags anil bulls ",L3 to ,C 4 10s, 2(l-nionth heifers 2Ss to Ml 10s (id. weaner steers (good) 22s (id to 275, mixed weaners 12s lid to IDs. syringing heifers L 3 5s to Mil ISs.

llawera—Fat bullocks (small) .to 17s (id to L 7 2s (id, forward bullocks

L(i, ;)'/;-ycar steers .Lo 7s lid, :i-vcar steers L 4 10s, »</, -year steers .Cli'lls, fat. cow* .CI 12s to LI Ills, fill heifers

L 4ls lo LI os, forward cows L 3 :is to L:i I4 s (id, store cows L2 2s to ,L2 His, springing dairy cows Mo 12s l«l to

LI ."is, springing heifers 1.3 I.V. to Mo. i'/i-year duply heifers L2 Ids lo CI Kis (id. bulls L 3 to i;; His. .wailing steers L2 3s to .L2 7s, weaner steer's .LI 2s (id to .LI '.'«, mixed weaners His lo 18s, fat and forward cues lis to lis 2d, 2-luoth to i'.iu. ewes 8s 3d, cull lambs 4s 4d, weaner pigs 12s (id.

K. CKIFFITIih & (.'<>.'S DAIRY PRODI'dC KKI'OKT.

Messrs. K. tirilliths & Co. arc in re rapt of llio following market report from their Ijondbn principals, Messrs. .Mills & Sparrow, dated (itli April, 100 S. The weather, although occasionally cold, is line, and to-night is <|tiitc springlike, with bright sunshine. Danish.—Xo change in price to report but the butters are selling freely, the recent reductions ill price having induced free orders. Siberian.—The butters mentioned last week Oil to hand in good order, ami. as we anticipated, met a ready sale. Arrivals from now onwards will, according to latest advices, materially increase.

French.— In accordance with our viewv, of last week, prices have been lowered on all realities fresh (unsaltcrl) for next Tuesday's arrival, and it is fully expected that salt will follow. Australian.—The improvement in the general run of (|iialily continues, 1 liebutters ex s.i-. Mooltan opening up in unite good order, if anything in advance of the Orontes shipment.

-New Zealand.- The *.-. Coriuthic is docking lu-day. and her butters will be available for next week's trade. We fully anticipate these will meet with a good demand, as th ( . quantity of finest butter, though increasing each week, is yet in small compass. I'lieesc. -There is an improved tone al the present moment on Xcw Zealand white, which is scarce. Coloured seems in slightly increased supply. We look for a good demand, and the general position is strong.

LONDON MAKKETS.

Messrs. Dalgety & Co.. Ltd.. Wellington, have received the following cable message, from their London house, under date 2Sth hist.:

iiutter.- Market quiet and price,, are

steady. The Copenhagen official quotation is unchanged. The total imports of butter into the I'nited Kingdom for week- ending 2;ird inst. amounted to 08,11110 cwt., as compared with 02.0011 cwt. for the corresponding week of 100T, showing a decrease of 24.000 cwt. Finest. 10t s per cwt.

Frozen Meat,--Lamb market is linn, wnhoiil change in prices. The niarkcl for ben ami motion is weak and price

'l":iH.i\v. - Since our lasl advices price, for nil sorts of tallow iiiv with tin- exception of mixed good to prime, which is a shade easier.