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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 172, 11 July 1908, Page 4

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ANTWERP WOOL SALES. Antwerp, July 11. The Antwerp wool sales have opened. There are numerous buyers and animated competition. prices show-an advance on the May ijuotations of 7'/i to 10 per wilt; juices for merinos a:ivoced by 10 per cent, Crosslin-ils are out of favor. Of La Plata wool 2!«71 Iwles were offered ami hili sold.

NEWTON KIMtS REPORT. At the Haymarket on Saturday store pigs made 13s to 14s lid, light draught horse, Cl 7 ss: hack, €1 Lis. A quantity of inatai posts made !>d each. At the mart there was good demand for poultry. Ducks made 2s (id t« 2s 7d, turkeys 5s i)d to (is, liens Is 3d to 2s 2d. pullets Is 8d to 2s 7d, cockerels Is id to 2s. rooster 5s (id. Sundries made low rates! i

Fruit.—Ap])les have come forward freelv and prices easvd a trifle, (lessen making 8s (id to 10s lid, cookers Us (id to 8s; bananas, green is to (is and (in bad order) Is to 3s; oranges, 10s; pines, lis (id, passions, lis (id.

On Friday. 3rd inst.. 1 ht-ld a flea ring *ale at Mangatoki on account of .Mr. C Cooper. The cows were a nice lot of Jersevs. Earlv calvcrs made £8 to £l2 lfts"; backward do., £4 K>s to £7 ,15s; aged and late do., £2 l«s to £3 15s. Pedigree lnill, £ls. Sows in farrow, £4 12s «<1 to to l»s; ooar, £2 7s i 6d. Colt, £lB 15s. Drays, .til to £l3 10s. Sundries made fair values. On Monday, 6th inst., 1 held a sale on the I'atiki Road, ou account uf Mr. John Twomey's estate. The cows were in poor condition, and of uncertain calv-, ing dates, and made very low prices. The best of the herd made £4 to to; others, £2 2s Od to £3 17s (Id; stores, 10s to 40s; heifers, £2 5s to £4 Is; bulls, £l4 to £1 10s; sows, £2 2s (id to £3 2s (Id. At Rahotu, on Tuesday, young cattle were well competed for and sold at improved prices. Calves made lis (id lo 28s; store cows, 27s (id to 3os; fat do., £4 15s; springing cows, £4 ss. At Waiwakaiho, on Thursday, nearly all young cattle sold at the hammer it satisfactory prices. Calves made lis Cd to 20s; 18-months to 2 year empty heifers, 25s to 31s 6d; half-bred Jersey do., 395; 2-year heifers in calf, £2 ss; store cows, 33s to 355; dairy cows, September ealvers, £4; 3-year steers.. £3 8s:

VICKERS & STEVEN'S' REPORT. Viekers and Steven.-, report that there was only a small entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday. Prices were about the Same as late sales. Heifers mad# from CI Is to £1 Ms 6d, 18 to 20-mont'hs steers £1 16s Cd to £l' 17s fid, store cows £1 10s to £2 7s, spring calvers £2 5s to £3 7s 6d, springers £3 to £4 ss. YOUNG, HOBBS & CO.'S REPORT. I We held onr nsnal wool, skin and hide sale on Tuesday, 7llt inst., when tliere was a good attendance of buyers. I'i ices were slightly easier than previous wile, hut were in unison with Australian anil London prices. Our catalogue comprised 250 hides, 3<>o sheepskins, 4 hags wool. 1 cask tallow and sundries. We quote: Hides—Butchers' ox, medium, 4.1 to 4%d; butchers' cow, 3%d to 4d; freezer. OX. 3%d: freezer co\v. 4%d; hufcliers yearlings. 3>/,d to 3%c1: settlers' row. 3%d to 4d; slippy ox, :i%d. Calfskins, 3<l to oVid. Sheepskins—Woollies. Is Kil to -s 4d; salted woollies, Is !!d to 2-> 4il. Wool.—Fleece and |«eces. i'/L-d. Tallow, in casks, ils !)d. Tails. Is per dozen. Horse-hair. Is Id.

JENKINS, MATTHEWS & PICO IT'S REPOIST. We had a fair muster of cattle unci sheep at our I'remii yards on Monday, and the following prices were obtained:—Pigs (slips) as, sows in farrow 325, (id Ms, lambs 5s !)d, store ewes li< 5d,P calves 15s to 10s Ud, 18-month steers 52?, store cows 47s to 395, springing hellers 57s to COs, horses £8 to £l4.

TARANAKf WOOL. SKIN. HIDE,, AND TALLOW SALE. Mr. Newton King reports:— On Tuesday. .Inly 7th. 1 held my usual four-weekly sale of above produce. The catalogue 'comprised 873 hides. 40 yearlings. 100 calfskins. 1870 sheepskins. 13 sacks wool. 32 casks and 18 tins tallow, 3(1 sacks liones, and the usual assortment of cow-tails, horse-hair. etc. There was a attendance of buyers, and in consequence competition was keen, practically everything being sold at the hammer.' Prices for hides and sheepskins were about the same as last sale, with occasional light advances for best lines. Tallow sold well at late rates. I Wool.—Fleece, .T/ 4 d; dead, 3d to S'/jd; crutchings. 2d to 2'/-d. Sheepskins—Butchers' woolly. 4d lo 4i/.,l or 2s (id to 3s 8d each; half-wools, 3d" to 3«/.<l; pelts, l'/.d to 2'/,«l;-second quality woollv. 2V4d to 3>/ 2 d; lambs. 2d to 3Vid; dead, 2d to 2>/,d; damaged, Id to 2Vid: part damp woolly, 2s 4d to 3s lOd; half-wools, Is Od to 2s 3d; salted woollv, 2s 4d to 3s 2d; half-wools, Is (id to 2s'2d; pelts, 7d to Is 2d. llides.-Butchers' -ox, heavy oM.il <> 3%,1 medium 4%il to 5%d, light 4d to l'/.d; butchers' cow. heavy 4>/ s d to 4%i1. medium 3%d to 4%.1, light j|'/ 2 d to :l],d; cut cow, 3d to 3%d .yearlings 3%d to 3%d, farmers' cow 3d to 3'/,d, cut cow 2d to 3d: slippy Id to 2VJd, hull, 2%d to 3d; horse hides up to 8s

3'/ 4 d to 3'M; slippy, I'M to 2d; dry, 2d eaCl '- , , .„, ~, .„ 9Ss Tallow.-ln casks, best 22s id to 2.fr, .rood 21s fid to 22s 3d, medium 20s to 21,, InfeKior 17s 9d. In tins, 20* to 21s. Rough fat, 10s Od per cwt. Bones. £3 15s per ton. Cowtaita. Is 3d to Is 3'/.d per dozen. Horse-hair. Is Id per lb. My next sale wM be held on 4th August.

HAWERA STOCK MARKET. The Ke\f Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:— On Friikiv. 3rd inst., we held a clear in« sale at' Kakaramea on account o;t Mr J. It. Goldsmith. Xhe COws were a fair lot. but a great, many were hit* ealvers and not in (he best of condition, consequently price* were not as "oo.i as they otherwi>e might have been. Karlv' ealvers brought from £0 to €7 10s, 'backward cows €3 10s to £5. emptv store cows £2 to C2 15s, heifers in'calf (poor) €2 7- (id. emptv heifers 22,. weaner heifer* 14s. hull,, £3 to £3 2s fid.

On Monday, (ill. inst.. we held outusual fortnightly sales at Opunake and Kakaramea; also clearing dairy sales on account of Messrs. J. Weir Mnnau. and llewson Bro*.. Whcnuakura. At Opunake we had a moderate yarding lanil prices were .«. a par with late quotations, l'at cows fgood) made £4 17s 6d to £5 2s lid, store cows £2 7s to £2 l«s, bulls £2 10s to £3, spijingfrn;! dairy heifers £3 5s to £4, yearling Iwifers £1 to £1 os, yearling steers (small) £1 14s fid. weaner steers £1 3s fid, lambs (good) 10s 7.1. At Kakaramea there was a good yarding and ■. fair attendance. Prices showed a sligNi. improvement, and nearly everything was disposed of at the hammer. Tat cows brougn £4 10s to £4 17s. fat heifers £4, 3-year bullocks £O. forward cows £2 17s to £3 Is. store cows £2 lo £2 12s, boners £1 10, lo £1 1-5-, bulls £2 15s to £4, 2i/o-year empty heifers £2 to £2 17s, yearling heifers (goodi CI 1(K weaner steers €1 2- to tl lis lid Mixed w'eaners 10- lid to 13s (id, wethers lis Id to 15s. ewes in lamb 14s Id, i tin. ewes Gs 3d lu Bs_Hd. The dairy Hows on aciount of Me-si>. Ilew-'mi. 111*03. were a .medium lot. and sold 1 well. Karlv calveis brjmght from £5 15s to £7 -is. late calvei* £3 10- to £5. milk cart mare £24. At Mr. Weir's sale, which was held in lie' .MtuiniU) yard', the herd was a first-class one and the cows were well competed for. Karlv ealvers brought from £7 to £ll | 15*. 'late ealvers £4 5s to CO 10s, for- I ward emptv cows £3 ss, store cows £2 [ 10s to £2'l7s Oil. bulls £2 10s In £5., breeding sows "£2 5s to £2 Iss. wean- [ er pigs 14s to 10*. hack '£!) 10s. [

•At Eltham on the 7th inst. wo hail only a small yarding, but prices were slightly in advance of late rates, eonse([iiently nearly everything was (lis-flo-eil of. Fat cows brought Xi Os :■■> t'4 Ills, fresh-conditioned cows C 3 13s to X.'i l!!s, store cows £2 (is to JC2 12s, honers iJ li-s to tl Lis (id, springing heifers C2 ss, weancv steers XI 3s toil Cs Od, fat and forward ewes lis 3d. The same day .Mr. .M. Olson's dairyherd was submitted, the cow*, being i good line. Selling well. Early culvers brought from U> Lis to .CS, lair fillers £3 5s to C(l.

On the Bth insl. a clearing dairy sale was held on account of Mr. (.'. I'. Davies, of Auroii. This herd w,is n very clioiee one, and the cows were a goodconditioned lot. Early calvers brongi'l from tT ."is to X'-K late calvers C.i .is lo C* Lis, 2-year springing heifers £3 17s (id to £i lis 2-year steers (good) C 3 17s, Shorthorn bull .I*B, milk carl horses (aged) ,fl(i to t'2o. 2-year do. I unbroken) .tl2 to Cl 3 Lis. Farm i tools and sundries sold well. .U llnwera on the Dili insl. there was a good yarding of both cattle anil "fheep. The sale was well attended, and almost everything changed (minis. prices, if anything, showing a slight improvement. Store bullocks brought from £5 Is fo .to 13s, fat cows (lignt) 14 3s to C 4 l->, fat heifers X 3 lis

to tM, springing; heifers X.3 12s (id to JJ4 2« (ill, bulls JC3 to £3 1.35, 2-year steers £3 3s lid to CI (is lid, 2-yc.-tr heifers in calf C2 15s. two-year

empty heifers £2 2s Ud to D 24», IS' month steers X'l 3.s (id to Hi ss, year ling heifers 23s (id to 275, weancr steer: 17s to 24s (id, mixed weancrs lis t< His, fat and forward wether.s lis 1:1 fat and forward ewes 12s 3d to 12s lid eull ewes 3s lOd, lambs (small) as 3i | to 7s, weaner pigs lGs. Hawera, 10th July, 1!)08.

AUCKLAXD STOCK MARKET. The Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Com[iany. Ltd., report:--Horses.—At the Durham yards on .Friday horses were yarded in average numbers. Heavy draughts realised from JJ2S to i' 3!) 10s; medium, .CIS tu .C 27 ss; hacks and light harness horses, X'li 10s to .£1!) 10s.

At Papakura ou Wednesday cows sold at from £3 17s lid lo £7 12s lid; heifers, £3 to -CO us; backward spirngers, £2 2s lid to £4 7s lid; empty cows, £2 2s (id to £3 17s.lid; grown steers, .fa 15s to 17 10s; two (o three-year-old do., £2 15s to fa ss; yearling steers, fl lu's to f2 lis; calves, 18s to f I llis. Beef sold at Newmarket rates.

Cattle.—At the Newmarket yards on Tuesday dairy cows sold at from f 3 10s to £7; heifers, f3 2 8 Od to fC 7s lid; empty do., £2 to £3 7s (id; calves, 12s to f 1 Ills. Beef sold under steady competition at last week's rates. Oxen realised up to 21s per 10011)., and cows 18s to 20s per 1001b. Steers sold at £ 0 to £9 17s Od; cows, f 3 10s to £7 12s Gd.

Sheep.—Wethers realised from 0 S o'd to 1!)3 !ld; ewes, 8s to 17s (id; lionets. 7s to 12s lid. •Hides—.Market firm for all well-Hayed ox; cows' lower. We (|ilote:—Extra stout ox, 7d to 7'/ 3 d; stout do., (i'/ 4 d to (i%d; medium do., 5%d to 5%d; light do.. 3d to a'/od; cows', best lilies D'/j-d to 3%d. good 3'/jd to 3%d. scored 2%d to 3d; kips, 3d to calfskins, ;ji/ 2 d to .id; damaged hides, I<l (o 2'/id. ■Sheepskins. —-Market lil'iu. Hest butchers' skins, large 2s (id to 2s Od, good lines 2s 3d to 2s 4d. medium Is IM to 2s, small Is 3d to Is 7d. Tallow.—Market firm. Best mixed, up to -<2s; good, 10s to 20s Od; interior, las to 17s lid; rough fat, I'/jd per lb.

LTXKDIN STOCK MARKET. At liurnside stock market on Wednesday Hill fat cattle were vnriled. The sale was an extra good one. probably on account of Ihe small entry. Best bullocks to CU 7s Ud, medium tS, light lo CO. Kat sheep.—2loo yarded. A good many light wethers went to freezers, but ■in heavier sheep export buyers were generally outbid by local butchers. Wethers'were firmer. Hest weilicrs from I 20s to 22s (id..extra to 245. medium 17s I fid to l»s lid. light Bis Od to las. best | ewes from 14s to-llis, extra 17s to 20s 3d. l'al lambs.—looo yarded, il'rices were aliout the same as last week, prime btim>. if anything, tinner. Pigs— OS yarded. There were no suckel's forward.' and only a few slips, which met with fair competition at late rates. ' Porkers and baeoners were up '/id a , pound. Slips 13s to 21s, stores 25s to ' 30s. porkers 34s to 455, light baeoners ' 50s to 555, heavy baeoners 58s to 03s, choppers up to £3 18s.

AM)IX«TON STOCK MARKIX At the Addington live stock market (in Wednesday there was a small entry of stuck in "consequence of the wet weather, and a corresponding'nttviuUiiu—. Tut cattle were rather easier. Fat lamlis sold at late rates, and store slice,. were ill good demand. Fat sheep «'<"''<•' Jirmer in conse(|uence of a small supply. Pigs sold well. Store cattle were dull of sale. but good dairy cows were in demand.' Models were in good demand, and sold at rather firmer, rates, good and forward sorts making Us lid I" 12s Id, and small 8s lid to lis. The lines were mostly inferior sorts, and not un to the class that were inquired for Broken-mouth lines in good condition and in lamb sold at 12s"od, and a line of sound-mouth three-quarter breds made 17s. There were about 1-100 fat lambs penned, and they sold at late rales, tegs making 17s to 17s lid; one extra lot, 2lls i)d: lighter, lis to l(is 10.1. The entry of fat sheep was smaller than the previous week, and competition was confined to the butchers. The supply was not beyond requirements. Prices all round were firmer, prime wethers selling at higher rates than for some time past. The range of prices was:—Extra prime : wethers, to 255; prime, 18s 6d to 23s 8.1; I lighter. 14s (id to 18s; extra prime ewes, to 23s 3d: prime, Ids (id to Ills (id; medium, 13s to l(is; light and aged, 9s to 12s Oil; prime merino -wethers, 15s 3d. The entry of fat cattle totalled 21)7 head of fair average, and included some good cows and heifdrs. There was not such a keen demand as last week, ami prices were easier, the range being:— Steers, £0 5s to fit 15s; heifers, .€5 5s to £!) ss; and cows, £4 10s to £8 ■ 17s (id. equal to 23s to 25s (id for prime. 21s to 22s (id for medium, and 17s (id to 20s for low and inferior, per Kiolli. An average entry of veal calves sold at 4s (Id to°s3s. There was a small entry <-f pigs, and they sold well, though the dciinMid was not so keen as the week before. Large l.aconers made 55s to (its (equal to -I'/id per lb.): large porkes and light bacouers. Ids to 50s; light porkers. 32s to 38s (equal to (id a lb.): large stoves, 30s to 335: smaller. 18s to 255? There were no weaners in.