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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 179, 20 July 1908, Page 4

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WEBSTER BP,US.' REPORT. At our mart on Saturday we had a good entry of poultry. I'l'ices were a shade higher, as undc'v:—lleus Is ad to Is !ld. pullcis Is lOd Lo 2s Id, cockerels Is lid to 2,, ducks Is id to Is Ud. Following we sold a large lot of library books ami furniture at satisfactory prices. Clearing sale.—On Tuesday last we, held a clearing sale at Tataraimaka on account of .Mr. I', llodsou, who has sold his farm. There was a good attendance of buyers and cattle sold well, Mixed weanei's made lis (id, young bull £2 13s, store [jigs Ids to 13s Od, breeding sow L:l I:!*, backward cows .12 12s (id to .1-1 ss, forward do. CI to U8 Ills, springing heifer* £3 12s Od; half-draughts£2s to ,C2li 10s. Sundries aud implements sold at satisfactory prices. The dairy cows up to"November culvers averaged £U Ills, and an average for all classes of i .Co 13s (id.

THE SYDNEY SHElil' BALES. A Sydney correspondent writes: The depression in the wool market ha«, of course, affected the wool sales. There is not the same pressing inducement to buy liberally that there was last year, and there is not so much motley available. Ixnig-wools especially were hard ! to move al. any figure approaching breeders' ideas of value. Even under these, circumstances, however, one merino ram, Sylvan, brought 800 guineas. Who says nil the capital has left the country? The usual meetings of pastoralists are being held. It w interesting to note that prominent members of the Pastures Protection Board still pin their faith to the TJenysz expedient for destroying rabbits. Faith is easy to carry and doesn't, cost. much. No one need quarrel with it therefore, provided it doesn't cause relaxation of eil'orts to check the pest by methods about which there is no question.

LONDON MARKETS. i Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Wellington, have received the following cable messages from their London house, under date of the llithinst: — Butter.—The Copenhagen official quotation is 3 kroncrs (about 3s i'/»d) per cwt. higher. The total imports of butter into the United Kingdom for the week ending 11th inst. amounted to !)3. OOOcwt.. as compared with S3,OOOcwt. fothe corresponding week of l'-'Oi, showing an increase of 12,OOOcwt. The market is steady, and there is no change in respect of demand for uiisaltcd. Prices for colonial butter is unchanged. Frozen meat —The market has n declining tendency. The market for frozen mutton and lamb is quiet, and any change in prices ill in favor of buyers, it is very difficult to effect sales of frozen beef at lower prices, viz., %d to Vid per lb. Tallow—Since our last advices prices are higher as follows:—Good to prime mixed tallow fid per cwt; good to prime beef tallow Od to Is per cwt ; other descriptions at par to .'id per cwt. 'Babbit skins—Since our last telegram prices are higher by P/.d per lb. Hides —Prices arc firm. lyeatlier—Higher by Vtd per lb. Basils—i Prices are at par to '/jd per lb lower. IHDF. AND SKIN* REPORT. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd.. report having held their usual fortnightly sale of wool, skins, hides, and tallow on I'ridav. Competition was fairly animated, an 1 the more cheerful tone prevailing in tinwool market at Home was rellccled in to-day's bidding.' A fair quantity of crutciiings was offered and prices showed a-ii advance on last sales. All classes of skins were sold at prices in favor of sellers. We quote as follows: Wool —Sliped line crossbred iambs' 8 :1 /, d. sliped medium lambs' Gd to 7 : ;' i.i, crossbred -IMjd. crutciiings (light in condition) S'/jd to -id, heavy 2V'i'i to 3'/'|d. locks and pieces l%d to 2d. Sheepskins—Crossbred 4'/;d to crossbred shorts 3%d to I'/.d, lambs' .Id to -id, damp, sound pelted 3s to 3s 81 each, inferior pelted aud short in wool Is lid to 2s lOd each, butchers' green 3s Od each, salted skills, crossbred slior 1 , line wools 2s Sd lo 3s. lull-woollcd 2s to 3s (id. lambs', salted Is 2d to 2s Od.

Hides—No 'heavy offering; ox, medium 5%d to 5%d per lb. light 4%d l« cows', medium 4'/ 4 d to 4%d, liglil- 3%<l to :i%il; yearlings' 3%rt, steers' V/,<[ to ■I x /.\ horse, lis (id; calf, 5%d to 3 1 />d, inferior 2'/?d. Tallow—lu casks (iu f el'ior) 20s (id per c-wt.; in tills, 21s 9d pel' cut; fill, 12s per ewt.