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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 216, 5 September 1908, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON .MARKETS. ] London. September ;|. Wheal American visible supply, 25.1ii17.000 quarters. Copper - Supplies 33.50K lens, deliveries 3if,!)52 toils, stoek 30.747 lons, afloat titltjll tons.

NEWTON KINO'S REPORT. At the llaymarkel on Saturday there was a large entry of pegs and satisfactory prices were realised. Weaners made Ms to 12s, small stores KSs tu 21s, I stores 3(ls to 355; good harness lmr,e £l3 ss; gig harness CM. At the mart there was a fair entry of poultry, with unsatislied demand, high prices being realised. Pullets made 2s (id to 3s 2d, hens 2s 3d to 3s Bd, cockerels 2s 3d to 3s 7d. ducks 2s lid to 2s ud. A quantity of sundries made ordinary prices.

Fruit.—l quote: llobart apples Ids ijd, to Ms tid, Nelson apples 7s to Ills; bananas, green (is to '.ls, ripe 8s to 12s. At Tataraimaka on Friday. 27th ins!., 1 held a clearing sale on account of .Mr. 0. Oxenham, when there was a good attendance and everything sedd at satisfactory juices. The eows were a good lot. but were looking rough, and a good number having calved, prices were not so high as would otherwise have ben obtained. The horses were keenly competed for and sold remarkably well. Cows in milk made from C 4 10s to £8 ss; springers, ,C 5 to £8 Ids; hue calvers, £3 10s to £5; calves, 14s lid;' store pigs, 7s (id: baconers. C 3 15s; draught mares. £32 to £37; colts, C 25 10s to £35 10s; filly, £25 10s: unbroken horses, £l3 to £l7. On Monday, at Veale Road, there was a rather small attendance.at the sale of Messrs. Marrett Bros.' dairy cows, but prices were quite lip to average ruling rates. September calvers male £4 7s Gd to CO; October do., £4 5s to £7 ss. On account of Mr. Houston early calvers made £(i 15s to £8; late and empty do., £2 to £4. At Rahotu, on Tuesday, there was an average yarding and attendance. Mixed yearlings" made 13s to 20s; IS-iuonlhs emptv heifers. £2 2s; 15-niouths steers, I 355; "two-year do., £2 I'Js; springing heifers, £4 to £4 12s Od; stove cows, 38s to 455; fat do., £5 Is; bulls, £3 10s.

Ou Wednesday, at Urenui, I hold :i clearing sale on account of Mr. K. Fitton. The herd was a large one, but the cows were in rather low condition and a good number backward. There was a good attendance, and with the help rf several outside buyers everything was quitted at satisfactory prices. All cows showing! quality sold at. really (good rates. Pigs and implements sold well. Cows at full profit made £5 10s to £9 15s j springing and in eslf, £3 7s (i.l to £6 15s; aged and backward calves,' £2 5s to £4 10s; shorthorn bulls, £2 15s to £3 10s; calves on the bucket, 2s 9d; sows in farrow, £2 15s to £4 15s; boars, £1 10s to £4; heifers in calf, £2 2s to £2 7s; two-year steers, £2 13s; mixed weaners, 18s; horse, power, £0 10s; d.f. plough, £11; mower, £l4 10s; disc harrows, £10; milk cans, 10s to 295. The same day. at Tututawa, Mr. T. Barclay's 'sale of dairy stock was well attended, and good prices were realised. Karly calvers made £5 15s to £8: late do., £3 10s to £4 ss; springing heife'-s,. £» 12s Cd to £fi ss: mixed weaueis. 18s Od; store pigs. 13s to 295; breeding sows, £3; sows with litters, £(i to £7 15s. At Waiwakaiho. on Thursday, there was a good yarding and fair attendance. Yearling heifers, £23; steers. £25 to £4O; U- to 18-month* heifers. £3l: springing cows. £3 to CS; Springing heifers. £2 17s lid to U4 2s lid; choice do., £7 10s: three choice half-bred Jersey heifers from Mr. \V. I'eatlie made £0.15s to £0; fat cows, £4 5s to £5; store cows, 35s to 455.

JENKINS. MATTHEWS & I'IGOTT'S REPORT. We had a very large muster of all classes of cattle and sheep at our L'renui yards on Monday. Kidding dragged somewhat but most lines were sold either at the hammer or privately. We quote:—(.'Mil ewes 5s 7d. forward ewes 9s 7d to 12*. hoggets 10s Hd, fai ewes 14s, mixed yearlings 25s to 30s. vearling heifers 20s (id to 255. empty heifers 355. springing heifers 84s to 90s, do. cows up to £5. fat cows S4s (id to fli His (id. store cows 42s lid to 48«. 2-vear steers -TK 2li-monlli heifers 34s (id, bulls 31s (id to 47s (id. WEBSTER lUIOS.' REPORT.

On Saturday we lii-lil our usual weeklv sale uf poultry, trees, etc-. There was a j large entry of puultry, and trees wen-! in great ilt-niiiiKl. l'nuitrv solil ;is under.: OM lu-ns Is 3il. Is (id, pullets 2s 1,1 to 3-. Ilrown Leghorns 2s »il to 3s (hi, cockerels 2s to 2s oil. ducks Is Sil to 2s Id. (in Tuesday «•<- held a clearing sale of furniture in Devon-street West on account of -Mr. l-'ppstein. Things sold at usual prices. Omata Yards.—On Friday we held our first fortnightly sale at the Oiuatn yards, when we had a large entry of all classes, iPriees as under: .Mixed yearlings ltis to 18s, 20-months steel's £2 4s Od to £2 (is (id, bulls 20s to £3 7s, springing cows 38s to £5 ss, springing heifers £3 5s to £4 2s (id, store cows 30s to £2 ss. old cows 15s to 255, empty heifers 33s to 38s, heifers in calf 395. Next sale Friday, 18th September.

VICKERS & STEVENS' KEPORT. Messrs. Vickers & Stevens report tii.it there was a large entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday, the majority being springers, the best of which wore well competed for. Calves made from 14s to £l ils; empty heifers, £1 lis to £1 14s; store cows, £1 Ills to £2 7s b'll; good springers, £4 to £0 2s Od: inferior springers, £2 5s to £2 10s.

L. A. NOLAN & CO.'S REPORT. On Saturday we had a fair entry of poultry, ami juices all round were very good. We quote: Hens Is 10d to 2s !ld, cockerels Is Od to 2s od, roosters Is 4d to 2s Id, ducks 2s (id to 2s 9d, drakes 2s to 2s Id, hen and 9 ducklings Bs, bantams 3s Oil a pair. At the mart sale a large quantity of furniture and sundries was sold in favour of buyers.

Fruit.—Apples are the only fruit coming forward, prices ruling from 10s 3d to 10s Od. AUCKLAND STOCK .MARKET. j The New Zealand Loan and Mercan-I tile Agency Company, Ltd., report: irnr.ses.-On Friday, at the Durham Yards, heavy draughts sold at from C2S to £35: medium do.. C 22 5s ;n C3H; hacks and light harness hor.es. £5 10s to £2O: weeds. C2 Ills to £5 5s Cattle.—At the Newmarket Yard* on Tuesday ox beef sold to 25s per KlOlb.. and cow 21s to 235. Steers sold from CO 10s to £l2 !2s (ill; cows. £4 5s to £8 10s. Dairy cows sold at. from '£4 10s to CS: eniptv cows. C2 Ills to £3 Is<: calves. 18s to CI '.ls. A draft -if small but well-conditioned cattle, received from Mr. K. W. Manning. I'apatoetoe. averaged £ll Is. Sheep—At tin- Newmarket Yards on Tuesday a lull number of r-hecp wrc varded. and declined in values from 2s to 3s per head. Wether-, sold at from 13s (id to CI Is lid: ewes. 12s lid i" 10s Od; hogget... 111. lid to His (id: .ton wethers. 10. lid (~ 13s lid: sprinu lambs 14s to 15s. Pigs.—Porkers sold al. from 18s 0.1 to £1 Ills; weauers. 5s lid to Ills: baconers, £2 2s to C 3 2s (id. Country Salcs.-Wc quote for these, -ales: Fat steer-. £(i to CS 7s (id: fat cows and heifers. £3 15. to C 5 5.: fresh and forward heifers. C2 10- to C-! Is; two and a-half to thivc-w-nr-oid steers. £3 5s to £4 15.: ]S-iiionth i" two-vear steers. C2 Ills 1o C 3 Ss: ycarlim'S 3lls to C2 ss; store cow.. 35s to £3: dairv cows. C 3 5s to C 5 7s (id. Miceii- Fat wethers, to Hi. Oil: ewes. l)s Od Horses: Hacks. CHI 10. to CIS 10s: ponies. £2 10s to C 5 2s (id: two-year-old colt, £lO 10=; mure and foal. \C2O.

WAIKATo STOCK SAI.KS. Tin- farmer-' Co-operative Am-tion-,.,-rm.r Conipaiiv. Ltd.. report a- follows: At' Hamilton on Thnr-diiy. Augu-1 27, ».- had a vardinir of 170 -hoep. :<■> pi;-. HI!) fat entile, and 2011 store and dairv 13

cattle. The fat cattle comprised Hie best yarding we have had for sonic months, and sold freely, good quality steers and heifers making -u* per lodlb. low beef also sold extremely well. Steel's sold at from Cli .3s to £1(1 ss; cows ami lieifi'i's, from £4 to L'li 10s: choice IS-niont'h steers. C2 17s lid to C"! :ls : yearling steers, I'2 .Is: yearling heilers. :111s to 355; em[,i v two-year-old heifers. C2 lis; li,-sl ilairv cows', £5 lo Cli 1.%; others. C 3 ;,s lo' L' 4 I,Vs. Bc-t lal wethers. 18s 7.1 lo Ills; forward wethers, 1-U lid lo His lid; store wethers. I.'is lid. Woancr pit's. 7s lid lo l.'N; -lips, ills to -ills lid: h,rgei- store pi«s. 32s (id lo :j(is.

At Xgaruawahia last Wednesday we yarded lino head of cattle. There was a good attendance and a «oiu| enquiry lor all classes. A yarding of lil head of beef sold readily. Fat steers 17 lis ■« CH 2s till; fat and fonward cows, C 4 (is to C 5 2s; two and a-half year steers, C 4 12s to C 4 His: 18-nionili'slcers. £3 lis: yearling steers. C2 2s In L'2 7s lid: mixed sexes, 27s to 3!ls; cows, with calves. C 3; 18-month empty heifers. 35s to £2 12s (id; springing cows and heifers, up to £5 ss. CIIUISTrdILIK H STOCK MAIiKKT.

At the Addington live stork market on Wednesday there were fair entries of slock and a good attendance. There was an improved demand for store hoggets and wethers. Fat lambs sold it late rates. Fat sheep were easier. Fat cattle and pigs, except baconers. which were rather easier, sold at the previous week's prices. Store and dairy eat lie were dull of sale.

There was a smaller yardina of store sheep than last week.'the bulk being hoggets. There was a better entry of wethers, but the ewes were mostly medium sorts. The demand for hoggets was better, especially for ewe hoggets, and forward wethers were wanted for the balance of the turnip crop. Forward wethers made LVs to His 2d, others to 14s lid, ewe hoggets 14s to llis, good mixed sexes 12s to 12s !)d, backward sorts lis to Ms (id. There was a small entry of fat hoggets and lambs. Hoggets 12s (id to 17s, young lambs up to 20 s 7d. Fat Sheep.—The yarding was about equal in numbers to that of last week, the bulk being wethers, of which a considerable proportion were not well liuished. There was less competition from export buyers, and prices all round showed a reduction. Prime; wethers Ills Od to 23s !)d, extra to 25s Id, medium 17s to Ills, lighter 14s Id to llis (id; prime ewes 17s to 18s (id, medium 14s (id to His fid, aged and light 10s lid m 14s, prime merino wethersUs to llis Mil. lighter Ms to 13s lid. The supply of beef totalled 27(i, and the quality was mixed, many of the lots not being well finished. 'The demand was rather slack, and the sale somewhat dragging. Steers £5 17s (id to £ll 12s (id (one passed at £l4 ss), heifers £5 to £!) ss, extra to £ll His—equal to 24s to 28s for prime, 21s (Id to 23s Gd for medium, and 18s to 21s for caw and inferior per 1001b. There was a medium yarding of veal calves, which made 4s (id'to 50s.

A small mixed yarding of store cattle were dull of sale. 2-vear steers £3 19s (id, 2-vear heifers £2 5s to £3 3s. forward steers £5, dry cows 15s to £3 ss. Tin' dairy cows were mostly inferior sorts, and sold at £2 10s to £7. There was an average yarding of pigs. Stores were in keen demand, especially weaners, on account of the opening of the dairy season. Choppers sold up to £4 17s (Id. baeoners 51s (id to 71s (equal to :>'/.d to (id per lb.), porkers 33s ;.o 48s (equal lo 5d 'per lb.), large stores 32s lo 3(ls. medium 22s to 28s, weaueis 16s to 21s.

DCXEDIX STOCK .MARKET. At the liurnside stock market on Wednesday 3874 sheep were penned, including 132 hoggets. The large yarding consisted principally of medium weight wethers, with a good number of best ewes. Prices were little altered from those ruling last week. Best wethers 20s lid to 22s 3d. extra to 24s (id, medium to good 17s (id to 19s. light 14s to His fid, best ewes 17s to 18s lid, extra to 21s, medium to good 13s (id to 15s. light Ss (id to 10s. best hoggets to 18s, others 13s (id to 15s. K.-il Cattle.—272 yarded, ehielly unfinished steers and heifers. Good prime cattle realised prices fairly up to late rates, but unfinished were easier, and towards the close were hard of sale. Best bullocks £lO 10s to 111 10s, extra to £l3. good £8 IDs to C 9 10s, light L 7 to C 8: best cow; and heifers £8 to t9. good CO 10s to £7 Ills, light £4 to £O. Pigs—l3o varded. There was a very good demand for Ml small sorts, but owing to the large number of porkers and bacoiK'rs forward eemnelilion was not so keen, and prices showed a decline. Suckers 14s to UK slips 18s to 245, stores 27s to Ills (id. porkers 38s (o 445. light baeoners 40s to 50s, heavy 52s Oil to (ills, choppers up to 80s.