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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 207, 22 August 1908, Page 6

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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WHEAT CROPS. Adelaide, August 21. According to preliminary official -e----turns, the wheat yield is estimated at 10,135,000 bushels, or an average of 10 bushels per acre. MOUNT LYELL MINING RETURNS. Melbourne, August 21. Following are the Mount Lyell returns for the period from Idtli July till 12th I August inclusive:—2B,o34 tons of ore from the mines were treated, also 213 tons of purchased ore; the converters produced 700 tons of blister copper, | yielding the following returns:—Copper j 002 tons, silver 52,730 ounces, gold 505 ounces.

AUCKLAND SHAREMARKET. (Special to News.) Auckland, Last Night. Messrs Elliott and Waller (R. Woodhouse and Co., local agents) report sales at last call:—u\lay Queen 2s 3d, 2s 4d; Sylvia Is od; Waitangi 3s Od; Hauraki Freehold 4'/ 2 d; Hauraki 2s; Kapanga 2'/»d; Tairua Conqueror !)'/ 3 d, 10d; Talisman 43s 3d, 43s Od; Waihi £0 (Is; National Bank £5 2s; National insurance 27s Od; Auckland Gas £ls 0s; Kauri Timber (contributing) 14s; Auckland Trams (ordinary) 22s 3d; New Zealand Portland Cement 2(is Od; Wilson's Portland 353.

NEWTOX KLXG'S ItEPOKT. At Douglas on Friday, 14tli inst., my bullock fair was well attended, ami there was good competition for all .wellgrown and good-conditioned cattle, all of this class being cleared at satisfae tory prices. Small steers and low-eon-ditioned lmcs were unsaleable; 12- t') 18-months steers and heifers, of which a fair jiuinbcr were yarded, were '.n good demand and sold well; 3- to 4-yenr I bullocks made £i 1 3s to £5; 18- to '' 20-months steers, £2 Ms to £2 18s; yearling heifers, 32s (id to 33s Gd; springers, £3 Us Gd; store cows, 34s Gd to 44s fld; fat wethers, 10s. The same day, at Midhirst, I he'd a very successful clearing sale on account of Sir. Evan Jones. The cows were a good lot and included several pedigree and grade Jerseys, all ot which were keenly competed for. Early culvers made from £8 to £ls ss; late culvers, £5 15s to £7; Jersey bull, £l2 12s; heifers in calf, £5; harness horscj. £!) to £2l.

At Mahoe, on Monday, Mi'. T. Wilson's clearing sale was well attended and good prices were-realised throughout. Early culvers made £0 to £S las; aged and backward cows, £2 15s to £4 ss;.bulls, ,C 4 15s; trap marc, £lO 10s; store pigs, 28s (id. At Rahotn, on Tuesday, there was a good yarding, including two dairies from Messrs. Xuttnll & Condon. Calves to yearlings made 20s to 30s o'd; yearling steers, 30s Od; heifer do., 28s; 2-ycar empty heifers, 375; store cows, 35s to 455; fat do., £4 lis Od; springing cows, £5 to £0 12s Od, On account of Mr. Xuttall early ealvers made £0 to £8; aged and .backward do., £1 15s to £5 15s. On account of Mr. Condon early ealvers brought £5 to £7 15a j late anil aged do., £1 10s to £4 ss. Furniture and sundries sold at ordinary rates. At Stony River on Wednesday springing heifers made £2 14s Od to £4 lis; empty do., £2 to £2 Os; yearling heifers, 25s to 34s Od; calves, 17s Od; store cows, £2 to £2 15s; forward and fat do., £3 to £4 19s; 18- to 20-moiilhs steers, £2 to £3; bulls, £2 4s Od to £3 10s;-3- lo 4-year bullocks, £4 2s to £5 12s 0d; store pigs, 18s to 2fls.

I held a clearing sale at Stratford on Tuesday on account of Mr CI. Sangsler, when early ealvers made £5 to £7 Ids; backward do., £2 to £4 15i; springing heifers, £4 15s to £5.

On Wednesday 1 held a clearing sale at Midhirst on account of Mr. L. IJaskin, early ealvers making £5 os to £!l; late and backward do., £2 5s to £5; springing heifers, £3 7s Od to £5 12s Od; implements and sundries made fair prices.

At Waiwakaiho on Thursday there was a good yarding, but bidding for most lines was quiet. Calves made 15s Od to 18s; yearling heifers, 21s Od to 33s Od; cows in calf, £2 15s to £4; springers, £4 os to £5 10s; store cows, 32s Od to £3; bulls, £1 to £4 15s. Mr. Hale's Jerseys were a nice lot, but sold at prices in favour of buyers. Covs close to profit made £0 ISs to £10; ,lator ealvers, £5 to* £0; springing heifers, £3 Ids to £4 12s (id.

There was a good demand for pigs at the Haymarket on Saturday, small stores making 17s fld to 20s; weaners, 0s Od to 10s; trap horses, £8 10s to £11: hacks, £2 2s fld to £5 15s; gig, £1) 10s. •

At the mart there was a large entry of poultry ami good prices wore, obtained, pullets making Is !)d to 2s (id, hens Is 4d to 2s Id, eoekerels 2a to 3s 2d, ducks 2s Id, turkeys 5s tu 5s fid, sundries made low prices. On Tuesday I held a sale of furniture on account of Air. J. C. Smith, when there was a fair attendance and satisfactory prices were realised. Fruit. —The following prices were obtained during the week: Apples, dessert 10 3 to lis Gd, cookers lis to Its (id; oranges, 12s lid to 14s: lemons, Ids; pines, 9s; Auckland-grown oranges, 3s.

WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Furniture sale!—On Wednesday we held a sale of furniture at our rooms on account of Mr. W. J. Worthington and another vendor. Prices realised were satisfactory. Omata yards—On Friday we held our usual yard sale at Omata when we had an extra large yarding of all classes of stock. Yearling heifers 31s Gd to 30s, mixed vearlings 17s Cd to 345, empty heifers 30s to 34s fid, fat heifers .-£3 4s, store cows 35s to 50s, old cows 13s to 255, bulls £3 to £3 ss, springing cows £2 10s to £7 ss, springing heifers £2 10s to £4 Pis (id.

Next sale Friday, 4th September. L. A. NOLAN & CO.'S REPORT. On Saturday we penned about 200 birds. There was a keen demand for table birds. Prices realised were as follows:—Hens Is 10d to 2s 7d, pullets 2s to 3s fld, cockerels Is to 2s sd, roosters 2s to 2s Gd, ducks 2s to 2s 4d, pure-bred white Leghorns 4s 3d. At the mart a large quantity of furniture and sundries were sold at reasonable prices. * On Wednesday we held a sale of fiii'niture and groceries on account of Mrs. Hopkinson. There was a good attendance of buyers, and prices realised were satisfactory.

- VIOKERS & STEVENS' REPORT. I Messrs. Vieker s & Stevens report that there was a good entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on ■ Wednesday i last, and most lots changed hands at Iho following prices:—Calves made from Ids to CI 8s 0d; yearling steers ..CI 10s to £1 15s Od, empty hcifer s ,C 1 ' Ss to £1 Ills, store cows £1 5s to £2 I Bs, old and backward springers £2 10s to £3 ss, good springers £4 to £0 7s ' 6d.

At Mr. W. George's sale on Tuesday there was a fair attendance. The cows made from .C.'l to £O, roan mare £29 10s, reaper £7 10s, and sundries at failprices. I At Mr. S. Ardcrn's sale at Tariki on Thursday there was a good attendance. Old and backward cows made from £2 10s to £3 10s, good forward cows £4 to £7 ss, bay gelding £2l, and furniture and sundries at good prices.

JENKINS, MATTHEWS & PIGOTT'S < REPORT. We had a very large yarding of all classes of cattle at Ureuui on Monday. Although tlie sale was conducted under a continual downpour of rain, bidding was fairly 'brisk, and most lines changed hands at the following prices:—Sows 27s Od, hoggets 7s Od, f.m. ewes 8s Od, 2-tooth ewes in lamb 18s Id, 2 to 4-tooth wethers 14s sd, yearlings 20s (id to 34s Od, IS-montli heifers 31s, ditto steers 40s, heifers in calf 52 3 Od, store cows 35s to 70s, 2-year heifers 35s 6d to 30s, ditto steers 50s Od, 2% to 3-year steers 78s 9d, springing cows up to £5. On Tuesday we held a clearing sale ! for Mr. Specie at Waihi. There was a ■ good attendance of buyers, and bidding , was very keen, good prices being obI tained for everything sold. The cows, . which were in fairly good condition, 1 averaged a trille over £0 per head.

DUNEDIN STOCK MARKET. ' At the Bumsido stock market on Wednesday there was a yarding of 254 cattle. A large proportion were medium and inferior quality, but although prices wore not up to last week's, considering the big yarding cattle sold well. Best bullocks £9 10s to £ll, extra to £l2 ss, medium to good £0 10s to £B, best cows and heifers £7 10s to £8 10s, extra £1) 10s, medium to good £5 15s to £7, light and aged £3 10s to £4 10s.

Sheep—2s2l yarded. There was a good proportion of prime wethers, but none extra prime. Prices for wethers wero firmer, and ewes also showed a rise on last week's rate. Best wethers 21s to 23s !)d, medium 18s Gd to 20s, inferior 15s to 17s, best ewes to 17s !)d. inferior and light lis to 14s. Pigs.—loo yarded. Suckers and slips met witli brisk sale, but last week's extreme prices were not maintained. Porkers were in short supply, and values were firm. Suckers 14s to 14s Od, slips 17s to 19s, stores 27s to 30s, porkers 42s to 48s, light baconors 50s to 5Gs, heavy 58s to 04s.

AUCKLAND MARKET. The Mew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:— Horses.—At the Durham yards on Friday horses were yarded in more than average numbers, competition for anything of a good stamp being extra keen. Heavy draughts sold at from £32 10s to £52, the latter price being obtained for a bay gelding from Taranaki. Medium draughts sold at from £2l 5s to £3O, and a pair of three-year-old imbrokens realised £O3 for the pair. Hacks and light harness horses brought £lO 5s to £2l ss.

At Pukckolie on Wednesday there was a very large muster of slock, more especially of dairy cows, 320 being offered. Competition for all classes of stock was good, and with few exceptions, everything-changed hands under the hammer. Young dairy cows close lo profit brought £5 5s to £9 17s (Id; backward do. and old, £3 as to £0 17s (id; heifers, £4 5s to £7 17s Od; empty cows, £2 8s to £3 14s; two to three-year-old steers, £2 15s to £5 7s Od; yearlings, £1 17s to £3 2s; calves, 15s to £1 14s; heifers, £1 15s to £2 (Is.

We held a special sale of horses at Pukckolie on Monday. Owing no doubt to the bad weather there was a small yarding, but anything of a useful sort was well competed for. Medium draughts sold at from £lB 10s to £3l 10s (nn extra heavy yarded); hacks and light harness do., £8 10s to £10; cobs, £5 5s to £l2.

At Newmarket on Tuesday there was an average yarding of stock of all descriptions. Dairy cows sold at from £3 2s Od to £7 17s Od; empty do., £2 5s to £3 0s; calves, 10s to £1 Os. Bilding for beef was brisk and prices improved. Oxen sold to 20s per 1001b., and cows 20s to 235. Steers sold at from £0 10s to £ll 15s; cows, £4 5s to £8 10s. The fat cattle were, without exception, light weights. Slice]) were yarded in full numbers at Xewmarket on Tuesday and sold at late rates, wethers realising from 13s 0d to £1 3s (id: ewes, 15s 9d to £1 Is fld; hoggets, lis to £l. Pigs.—Porkers sold at from 17s fld to £1 lis; weaners, 5s fld to lis Od; baconevs, £2 10s to £3 2s Od.

GURBTOiroRCIf. STOCK. MARKET. At the Addington live stock market on Wednesday there was a large entry of stock, and a good attendance. Store sheep met with a dull sale and at lower prices. Fat lambs sold well. Fat sheep were easier in consequence of the heavy yarding. Beef showed no change in values. Pigs met with a good sale. The store sheep pens were well fdled. Hoggets formed the major portion of the entry. There was a weaker demand and a drop in prices, hoggets suffering to the extent of Is and Is 3d per head, and wethers Is. Ewes sold better in proportion to the other classes, but prices for these also showed a decline. There ivas a small mixed entry of fat hoggets ami lambs, and any good lots sold verv well. Young lambs made 14s Cd to 20s del, hoggets 12s to 10s 9d. The yarding of fat sheep was the largest, and for general quality the best, this winter. There was a large proportion oi prime wethers, including some lines from the south, and several pens of goou merinos. Owing to the numbers on offer the market opened easier, and export buyers were operating moie freely than they have done for some time past. Well-finished medium-weight wethers were in good demand for export, and kept at a. fairly steady price throughout the sale. Heavy-weight wethers and ewes, for which competition was chiefly confined to the butchers, were lower in value, and towards the close of the sale the bidding became dragging. Extra prime wethers 25s fid to 355, prime Ms Cd to 245, medium 17*

to 10s, light and unfinished sorts 15s to lGs 6d, prime merino wethers 14s 3d to 17s lid, lighter 10s to 14s, prime ewes 17s to 20a, medium 14s Od to 10s Od, aged and light 10s to 14s, The yarding of fat cattle totalled 308 head, and included a fair proportion >f prime beef. For anything guod there was a satisfactory demand, and last i week's prices were well maintained. Prime beef made 21s to 28s, medium | 21s Od to 23s od, and cow and inferior II 18s to 21s .per 1001b. Steers £0 15s to £ll 10s, and extra to £ls; heifers £5 15s to £lO, extra to £l2; cows £5 to £ll. An average yarding of veal calves sold at 4s Od to 555.

There was a moderate entry of store cattle, a fair proportion of which con-1 sistcd of useful sorts. There was an improved demand in consequence of the good prospects for feed. Eifteen to eighteen months cattle sold at 255, two-year-old steers 47s Od, two-year heifers 425, three-year steers £5 2s 6d to £5 15s, three-year heifers £4 15s, dry cows 8s to £3 17s Od. A line of 2'/ 3 -year heifers in good condition made £4 15% and a line of steers of the same age was passed at £4 ss. The dairy cows were a poor lot, and met with a dull sale at 30s to £7 15s.

There was a medium entry of pigs, and under the competition of an outside buyer there was an advance in prices for fats. A line of 14 prime Berkshire lmeoncrs from the Canterbury Agricultural College made 50s to 725. Choppers brought up to £5 12s od, lmeoncrs 48s to 55s (equal to (id per lb.), large porkers 40s to 40s, smaller 32s to [ 38s, medium 25s to 30s, weauers 10s 1 to 21s.