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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 222, 12 September 1908, Page 6

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NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At the Haymarket on Saturday pigs were in iair supply. (Suckers made 33 6d; weaners, 7s (id to 15s; small stores, 18s to 30s. Calves, Is to 4s lid. Horses, £2 to £2 ss. At the mart poultry again sold at high rates, the supply not being equal to the demand, although 1 had a very good entry. Ducks made 2s 5d to 3s 4d; turkey hens, 3s to ss; gobblers, 5s to 6 S !id; cockerels, 2s to 3s 3d; hens. Is 8d to 2s (id; pure-breds, 3s 4d to ss; pigeons, Od to Is. Sundries uiade usual rates. Fruit. —Apples have been selling at from 10s to 12s for good samples, inferior 6s to 8s; oranges, lis to 12s Gd. At Kaponga on Friday,, 4th inst., there was a good yarding, principally dairy cattle and store cows. Both classes were well competed for, and nearly everything sold at satisfactory prices. Yearling steers made 365, heii-, ers 18s, 2-year empty heifers 4(is, springing heifers £3 Is to .€5 10s, springing cow 3 £3 17s (id to £5 17s Bd, store cows 33g to 50s, forward do. 44s Od '..0 £3 10s 6d, bulla £3 3s Bd, At Douglas on Monday the yards were full, and competition for both store and dairy cattle was very brisk, excellent prices being realised throughout. Mixed yearlings made IBs to 225, two-year steers £2 18s Od to £3 4s Od, store cows £2 to £2 4s. The dairy stock comprised several dairies of cows and an unusually large number of heifers. Cows in full milk made 15 15s to £7 ss, springers £5 to £lO 10s, late oalvers £3 5s to £4 las, springing heifers £4 to £7 l-2s Od, small and backward do. £3 to £3 17s 6d. At Stratford on Tuesday there was a smaller yarding of store cattle than usual, but a good entry in the dairy pens. All classes were well competed for, store cattle tselling 'at improved prices. Two- to 2'/a-year steers made £2 18s to £3 ss, 3-year steers £3 13s, mixed calves to yearlings 24s to 375, store cows 37s to 445, forward cows 57s 6d. Dairy cattle sold as follows: Springing cows £5 5s to £B, heifers £3 5s to £6 15s. On Wednesday, at Bell Block, I held a sale of pedigree and grade Jerseys, on account of Mr. C. Clarke. There was a good attendance, and satisfactory prices were realised throughout. (Pedigree cowg made 20 to 27 guineas, yearling heifers 14 guineas, 2-ycar bull 17'/a guineas, yearling do. 9 to 17 guineas" pure-bred (but without a pedigree) springing heifers 1? to 22% guineas, grade do. 7 to 13'/ 2 guineas, yearling do. 3% to o'/o guineas.

DAIRY PRODUCE REPORT. Mr. Newtoft King has received the following report on the butter and cheese market from Messrs. R. & W. Davidson, of London and Glasgow, Under date July 30th:— Butter. Our market this week has been very slow, and prices of Continental makes have been reduced 2s to 3s per cwt., and even at this reduction considerable quantities have been left over unsold. Telegraphic advices from Copenhagen indicate thait the market there is dull, and the committee to-day ha s declared the quotation unchanged. The weather during the last week has been bright and warm, with slight showers occasionally. Danish and Swedish.—Although the shipments to this country showed a slight decrease, the demand has been somewhat dragging, and prices have been reduced 2s to 3s per cwt. The market closes very weak, and considerable quantities are left over unsold. Strictly choicest has been offered at 118s to 120s.

Siberian—The arrivals at present are very heavy, and during last week and this week the shipments into London have averaged about 25,000 casks each ■week, this being a record quantity. The demand has been very disappointing, and holders are much easier in their ideas of value. Prices on spot are very irregular. Strictly choicest is being offered at 106s, choice 102s to 104s, although we have heard of offers of this grade as low as 100s; confectionery grades 98s to 100s. Our cabled advices from Siberia indicate that the markets there are somewhat weaker, although the prices still ruling there are very much higher than the equivalent in the United Kingdom. Irish—large arrivals. Quality good. Prices on the week show a reduction of 2s per cwt. Fancy quality 114s. Irish farmers' firkins and butts meet with a ready sale at unaltered rates, namely, 98s to 102s.

Canadian.—There lias been a little more business passing in spot goods, which are now being offered in various markets at 114s to litis. Quality ;s turning out very satisfactory. Cables from Canada quote the market there as being 115s to 116s e.i.f., but with the weaker feeling wliieh is prevailing" this week in other butters, little or no business is being done. American.—There have been several shipments" of Ladle .Packed offer this 'last week or two. Prices "for these range from 90s to 945, according to quality and condition. Australian and New Zealand.—Arrivals are very small. Nominal prices: Choicest New Zealand 115s to litis; choicest Australian 112s to 114s, clioice 108s to 110s. The total arrivals of butter from Ist January to week ending 25th July for the last four years are as follow: 1905, 2,401,7'27cwt5.; 1900, 2,030,454cwt5; 1907, 2,672,568cwt5.: 1908, 2,485,018cwt5. ' Cheese. Canadian—Old make continues steady at 62s to 83«. New meets with a steady demand; prices are unaltered at 57s 6d io 595. i New Zealand.—Coloured is steadily inquired for at previous rates, 58s to 595. White is more plentifully offered, and is quoted at His 6d up to 03s. JENKINS, MATTHEWS & HGOTT'S REPORT.

We held a clearing sale for Mr; Harry George at Waihi on Tuesday. There was a good attendance of buyers, al- ! though the weather was very wet, and | good prices were realised. The cows, which were a fine lot, averaged £5 5s per head. Draught horses £!) 10s to £33 10s, hacks £5 5s to £8 ss, springing heifers £3 15s to £3 17s Gd, store pigs 10s to 27s Gd, sows £3 12s Gd to £3 17s Gd. The farm implements and waggons realised good prices. WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. On Saturday we had a big entry of poultry, shrubs, and fruit trees. Prices were well maintained in all classes. Hens. Is Od to 2s 2d; pullets, 2s to 2s 7d; cockerels. Is lOil to 2s 4d; roosters, Is to Is Od. Trees at late prices. VICKERS' & STEVENS' REPORT. Messrs. Vickers and Stevens report that there was a good entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday, the majority being springers, which were well competed for. Calves to yearlings made from £1 to £1 ss, emptv heifers £1 lis to £2 Bs, store cows £1 5s to £2 8s Gd, old and backward springers £2 !5s to £3 10s, good springers £4 to £6 10s, full-mouth ewes and lambs 9s. . l

L. A. XOLAX & CO.'S REPORT. We had a fair entry of poultry, which met with spirited competition and sold at the following rates:—Hens, Is fld to 2s Gd; roosters, 2s to 4s; cockerels. 2" 3d to 3s: ducks, 2s 3d to 2s Gd; while Leghorn hens. 4s Gd. At the mart the hoots, as advertised, sold well; we also disposed of a quantity of furniture and sundries in buyers' favour. During ,the week we had a sale of furniture oh account of Mrs. Moody, and in spite of the wet day there was a good attendance, and the goods sold at satisfactory prices. On Wednesday, 2nd inst., wc held our usual monthly sale of hides, skins, et.«. in our Brougham Street store. A good catalogue, full complement of buyer:', and upward tendency all round made business brisk. Hides genorally showed an upward tendency, this being particularly noticeable in light hides and in calfskins, while heavy cows' showed a slight advance on last month's quota-1 tions. -Sheepskins held at about last month's rates, with a slight tendency! towards improvement, equal to altoiitl %d a lb. Tallow held at about last mouth's rates. We quote:— [

Hidos. —Ox: No stout offering, medium substance s'/ B d, medium s'/ a d to 5%d, light 5d to 5%d. Cow: Heavy : washed 4%d to o'/id, medium 4y 2 d to I 4%d, light 4 , y 4d to 4 l / 2 d; butchers', slightly wet, heavy 4%d, medium 4'/ 8 d J to 4%d, light 3%d to 4'/id; settlers', ' good 3%d to 4%d, damaged and cut cow 3d to 3%d (according to condition), , ox 4%d to ad; stags and bulls, good washed 3d to 3%d, settlers' 3d to 3</ B d. Horse, 3s fid to lis; yearlings, 3%d to 4'/4d, damaged 2%d to 3%d. Calfskins: Good washed 7 8 /« d, good settlers' o%d to 6%d, second quality 4%d, damaged 2%d 3%d, slinks Bd each. Sheepskins.—(lood dry woolly 3s (id to 4s 3d, medium 3s to 3s Od, light 2s Sd to 3s 3d, salted 3s Bd to 4s oil, medium 3s to 3s 9d, damaged Od to )s (Id. Wool.—Crutchings l'/jjd, bag wool (mixed) 3d to 3'/ 2 d. Tallow.—(-asks,. medium 22s Od to ! 235; tins, 255. , Tails, Is per dozen. [ i Our next sale September 30. ! AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:— Horses.—On Friday, at the Durham Yards, horses were brought forward in loss numbers than usual. Heavy draughts sold at from £27 H)s to :C3(i, medium do., £lB to £2l) 10s; hacks and light- harness horses, £B 10s to £18; weeds, £2 5s to £6 10s. At Papakura on Wednesday there was a full muster of stock, which sold under keen competition. The 30ft advertised grown steers were a well-ibred lot J and sold well at from £5 15s to £7 7s; two- to three-year-old do., £2 12s Bd to £5 10s; yearlings, £2 2s Bd to £2 15s; calves, 18s to £1 lis; empty cows, £2 2s to £3 10s; dairy cows, £3 IDs to £B. Beef sold at Newmarket rates. Cattle—At the Newmarket Yards on Tuosday there was a moderate yarding of dairy and store stock and a full supply of beef. Dairy cows sold at from £3 17s Od to £8; empty eows, £2 2s to £3 12s 6d; calves, 18s to £1 lis. Bidding for beef was on a par with last week's rates, oxen selling to 25s per 1001b., and cows 21s to 23s per 1001b. Steers sold at from £8 10s to £l2 12s 64; eows, .£4 10s to £8 10s. The beef cattle throughout were of good quality, although mostly light-weights. Sheep were yarded in usual numbers and showed a slight improvement on last week's rates. Wethers sold at from 15s 6d to £1 5s Bd; ewes, 13s Bd to £1 3s 3d; hoggets, 10s 3d to 17s. The advertised store hoggets sold at from 10s 3d to lis. ■Pigs.—Porkers sold at from £1 Is to £1 18s; weaners, 4s Bd to 16s; baconers, £2 7s to £3 12s. CHEISDCHUROH STOCK MARKET. 'At the Addington market on Wednesday there were fairly large entries of stock, and a large attendance. There was no change in store sheep. Fat lambs and extra prime beef were a little firmer. All classes of pigs sold well. There was a moderate yarding of ■ store sheep, including a- few good lines of ewes anu ewe hoggets, and several lots of wethers. For the latter there was good inquiry, and the supply was not equal to the demand, but prices showed practically no change. W.dlgrown lots made 15s to 15s Od, small lowconditioned 13s Bd to 14s Od. Ewes were hardly as firm as last week. A line of 1000 two-tooth half-breds made IBs 3d, and ewe-hoggets sold well at 13s 9d 10 15s. Other classes were not saleable, mixed sexes making 10s Bd to 12s Bd, and a line of good wether hoggets 13s. There was a small entry of fat hoggets and young lambs, and they sold at about late rates. Hoggets 14s to 19s Bd, \ young lambs 12s to 20s. The yarding of fat sheep was? about equal to that of last week, and was chiefly composed of medium and light cross-bred and half-bred wethers, and several lines of merino wethers. Prices were about the same as last week. The entry of fat cattle totalled 328 head, including a fair proportion of prime quality. At the opening several lines were passed, but as the sale proi grossed bidding improved, and last week's level of prices was maintained, extra prime beef showing a little imI provement. Steers £0 7s Od to £lO, I extra to £l6; heifers £5 5s to £0; | eows £4 15s to £8 2s Bd, North Island cows and heifers £8 5s to £9 15s—equal to 24s to 28s for prime beef, 31s for extra, 21s fid to 23s fid tor medium, and 18s to 21s for cow and inferior per 1001b. An average yarding of veal calves sold at 4s Bd to 535. There was a fair yarding of pigs, lmconei's being in good supply, and all classes sold well. Choppers sold up to £5 Is, heavy baconers 57s to Uss, lighter 50s to 53s (equal to 5%d to 5%d per lb.), porkers 38s to 48s (equal to fid per lb), large stores 33s to 375, medium 28s to 31s, smaller 23s to 275, weaners 18s to 245. iDUNEDIN STOCK MARKET. At Burnside on Wednesday 218 fat cattle were yarded. 'Prices 'were much the same as last week. Best bullocks £ll to £ll 10s, extra to £l3 3s, medium £9 10s to £lO 10s, inferior £7 to £7 18s, best cows and heifers £8 to £9, extra £lO 10s, medium £6 15s to £7 10s, inferior £5 to £5 10s. Fat sheep.—3624 yarded. Prices were a shade firmer. Best wethers IDs to 225, extra to 255, medium 17s to 18s fid, inferior 14s to 15s. Pigs.—Small yarding. Prices for small pigs were firm. Suckers 19s o 20s, slips 21s to 245, stores 28s to 325, porkers 45 s to 555, baconers fifis to 84s. Lambs.—The first of the season were in to-day and sold up to 24s fid.