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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 240, 3 October 1908, Page 6

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ILONIXIN wool sale*. London, October L At the wool sales short and faulty scoured* sold at prices o to 10 pel" cent, below the closing rates of la-t sales, following were the average prices icr the Heeec portions oi* the flips named: Gear (i'/yd, ..UenumuLr o%d, Tango Uy a d, Westdome 7V4d, Lungbnrn 7%d. TilK .METAL MAKIvETS. London. October I. Tin—Stocks 18,311 tons, on the sjjot S3UI tons, alloat 4088 toils, deliveries 2805 tons. Lead, ;Cltt Gs ttd. Silver, 10-lUd.

NEWTON KINtJ'S REPORT. At Rahotu oil Tuesday the yards were full, aud ihere was good enquiry for all classes. Store cows ami springers sold especially well, lleifer calves to yearlings made IB s to 2!)s, mixed yearlings -2ls lo 30s, steer do. 30s to 32s lid, 2year empty heiiers 42s to 44*, springing heifers ,C 3 7s to .CO, cows £4 l'-S to CB.

At Stony Ri\er on Wednesday tie' I yarding accommodation was taxed to | the utmost, and there was a large at- | tendance. Competition was keen from start to Jinish. and nearly everything sold at advanced rates. Calves made I,ls Lo 23*, mixed yearlings 20s 0d to 20s, heifers 20s to 28s Od, steer do. IWs to 435, 2-year empty theifers 41s to 475, 3- to 4-year forward bullocks £5 7s to .10 2s Gd. sj»ringing heifers Ctt 2s (id to .Co Os, springing cow.s C 4 Jo .CO, fat cows ,C 4 to ;C4 10s, stol'e do. £2' 3s to JC2 I Us, forward do. :C3 to . £3 lis.

At Waiwakaiho on Thursday there I was a good yarding and bidding was brisk, nearly everything being sold 'at the hammer. Mixed yearlings made 20s to 32s (id, steers 37s to 4ls, heifers 2!)s Gd to 31s, 2-year empty heifers 43s to 48s, store cows 43s (id to 50s, springing heifers £3 His to V C4 12s Od, springing cows £3 10s to £B. fat cows £.") 10s to £G los.

At the liaymarket last Saturday there was a good entry of pigs, and prices were a little easier than previously. Horses made from £2 2s Od to £8 !K , At. the mart the demand for poultry exceeded the supply. Hens 2s 4d to 2s !ld, cockerels 2s 4d to 2s od, ducks 2s lid. Sundries made the usual prices.

HIDE, WOOL, SHEEPSKIN AND TALLOW SALES. YOUNG, IIOBBS I & CO.'S EE PORT. Ou Tuesday, 20th ult., wo offered lo a full attciuian.ee of buyers 300 liides, 2000 calfskins, 500 sheepskins, 2 casks and several tins tallow, 0 bales and 30 sacks wool, bones, cowtails, etc. Owing to the London and Canadian demand, sheepskins maintained lust sale prices. Wool, which was of very ordinary quality, sold in favor ot buyers. Hides were to f±<\ lower, although competition was keen throughout, wade calfskins maintained the high standard ruling last month. We are pleased to note that inntiers are' taking more pains in saving their calfskins. Out o! the whole of our catalogue we had only three slippy and 45 cut calf, the balance realising a shade over 2s 0d each. We quote:— , Hides—Medium butchers' cow -1 '/icl to | 4%d/ light do. 3 7 / ad, to 4 1 / B d, cut do. ; 3y s d to 3%d, medium butchers' 4',4<l 10 4 l / a d, settlers- cow 3 1 / id to 4'/ s d, cut and slippv 2V,d to 3d. Calfskins, (>'/ s d to G%d, cut and slippy 2%d to 4*Ail. Wool—Fleece, in sacks, 3 1 /.d to 4d. dead 3d to 3%d, crutehings 2%d to 3%d, locks I J /»d to 3d. Sheepskins—Woolly pelts 4s Id to 4* Gd, medium 2 S lOd. Tallow—ln casks, medium 22s !)d to 235, tins 20s (id to 225. Bone?, £4 2s Od ton; cowtails, Is 3d dozen; horsehair, KM per lb.

L. A. NOLAN & CO.'S REPORT. Poultry.—Wo had a small entry, owing to the hiving season. Farmers are loth to quit, but prices are still goo I. We quote: Mens 2s 3d to 3s, ducks 2s 7d to 3s, hens and ducklings 7s to os. j At the mart we sold wheat at 15s io | 15s Od per sack, also a large quantity of garden tools, inmiture and sundries at i satisfactory prices. 1 TICKERS & STEVENS' HELMUT. ! Messrs. Vickers & Stevens report that 1 there was a good entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday. Yearlings, for which there wns a good 1 demand, made from 18s to tl Bs, 15mojith animals ,C 1 12s to €1 15s, in calf heifers C2 to C2 lis, empty heifers ,C 1 10s tn Cl 15s, store cows M\ 10s to C2 lsi Oil, fat cows C 5 14s (id. old ami backward springers £2 5s to ,C 3 5-, good springers X 4 to £0 7s Od. WEBSTER nms: MARKET REPORT. On Saturday last at our mart <mr ponlti'v pens wen? well filled and were very good. Prices were maintained.] Hens brought 2s 2d to 2s ttd. pullets 3s 4d. cockerels 2s Od to 3s. roosters Is 8d to 2s Oil. We can satcly recommend clients forwarding poultry, as they are now in exceptionally good demand. A quantity of household furniture and sundries sold at- prices ill lavor of buyers. Mr-s. Edc's clearing sale of furnitir-e Oji Tuesday was very well attended. Bedding "was brisk, anil everything sold verv satisfactorily.

Cattle—At Omata yesterday we had a large yarding, keen competition, and nearly everything was sold under the hammer. We quote: Yearlings* (mixed) 20s lid to 3i)s, yearling heifers 27s to 20s, yearling steers 33s (id to 375, stores £2 Is to £2 13s fid, old cows IBs to 28s, empty heifers £2 2s Od to £2 7«, springing cows £3 15s to £5 2s Cd. bulls 39s to £3 7s, bullocks £4 19s.

AUCKLAND MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercau tile Agency Company, Ltd., report:MV>rses.—At Die Durham yards oi Friday, heavy draughts s<|ld at fron C2(i to ,C3l 10s; medium do.. £lO IS to ,t;2(i 17s (id; hacks and harne:horses, 10s to £ls; weeds, £'. 10s to £5 ss; Court land waggon, £3t! Cattle.—At the Newmarket yards oi Tuesday, dairy sold at from £ 10 s to £lO »>s; empty cows, £2 7s ti £3 12s; calves, to £1 10s. Bidding fm beef was scarcely up to the previous week, although quotations are the same

Oxen sold to 24s puv 1001b and cowa to 23s per 1001b. Steers sold at from £0 IDs lo £l4 7d ttd; cows £4 10s to £8 iU lid.

Sheep,—Wethers realised from ltis 1M to .Cl 3s; ewes, 14s 9d to .CI; hoggels, 13s Lo IDs; lambs, 12s to 17s. The advertised store hoggets sold at from Os 3d to 13s 9d; shorn wethers, 13s (id to 17s bd; do. ewes, 12s to 13s Ud; do. hoggets, to 12s !)d. I'igs.—Porkers realised A!l Is (id to JJI 18s (id; w'eaners, 5s (id to 15s; baeoners, ,C2 2s to £3 os. illides—Market brisk. We quott: Kxtra stout ox, 7tl to stout do., (i'/id to o%d; medium do., 5%d to (id; light do., s'/ 4 d to s'/ s d; cows', best lilies 4%d to 4'/od, good 4d to 4%d, scored' ilV*>d to 3y a d; kips, lid to eaUskins, 4Vid do sd; stags', 2%d to 3Vid; damaged hides, to 3d. Sheepskins.—Market firm. liest 1 butchers' skins, large 4s to 4s (id, medium, 3s to 3s (id, small 2s Ud to 2s !M. Tallow.—Market firm, liest mixed, to 24s Gd; good, 21s Gd to 22s Gd; inferior, 17s to 18s (id; rough fat, 11/« dl 1 /« d per lb.

JOLLNSONVILLE STOCK SALE. Messrs. Abraham & William*. Lvl., report on their dohnsonville sale as fol-lows:--A full entry of bullocks, the bulk of which were of extra' prime heavy quality. A line or rough stores made up the enlry. Extra heavy bullocks made from CIO 7s (Id to Cll Oil, others ,C 0 '2s Od to Cfl I7s (id: stores, CO 10s. A good yarding of sheep of prime quality were -very dull of sale. Prime wethers 20s, others U>s M to 18*, others ltis; ewes, 15s Ud, 17s Id, to 17s 9d.

CI IIUJ STCIIOJHOU STOCK MAIUvEr. At the Addington live stock nmvke on Wednesday there were fair entri. 1 of stock ami a good attendance. Store sheep.—A moderate entry, considerable portion being ewes. Im>i dry sheep there was an improved demand, and price* sho'ived *ume advance there being a good clearance of tlu whole yarding. The lew lots of welh ers sold up to Uis 2d, ewe hoggel s t; 14s SKI. wether hoggets to J-* Gd, mixji sexes to 13s 10d, 2-tooth cross-bred ewe to 10 6 3d, merino ewes Bs. ewes am lambs 10s (all counted). There were about 00 ful lambs penncand tin-re was a much better demam ; than Inst week. Trices ranged froi: l(is to 2Us. The yarding of fat sheep was muc smaller than of late, tmd butchers, wh were the only buyers, competed freo'> prices for prime lots being lirmer. Ther were some good lines of cross-bnd wethers, but a considerable proportion of the yarding was not well finished. Towards the close of the sale prices were weaker, and a number of lines wore passed. Extra prune Wethers 1o 275, prime 20s to 22s 4d, medium 17s Gd to 19s lid, lighter los 4d to 17s; .prime merino wethers 14s to los Gd, lighter 10s lOd to 13s -Id; prime ewes 17s Gd to 21s, extra to 23s Gd, medium 15s to 17s; hoggets 14s to 16s Gd. There was a small entry of store euUir, mostly in poor condition, a-iid they met with a dragging sale. FitWn to i-ightren-nionths sorts 20s. 2-venr sUvrs £2 Us, 3-year steers £4 3s, dry cows lGs to £3 Ba. Dairy cows were- dull of sale at £3 10s to ,C(i 17s Gd, the entry being small and the quality poor. The number of fat cattle entered was ISO, but in view of the -supplies obtained ! at the Culverdcji sale the previous week, the, oll'erings were sufficient lor the trade. The general average was of fair quality, and included so?ne good heifcia. Bidding v.a rt fairly brisk, and almost all lots changed hands. Steers made £5 12s Gd to £ll 10s, heifers Alo to ;C0 12s (id, cows .€4 17s Gd to £8 15a — . equal to 24s to 28s for prime, 21s Gd to 23s Gd for medium, and 18s to 2's for cow and inferior per 1001b. The bulk of the veaicrs were -small, and prices ranged from 14s Gd to 55>, > and some yearlings ,C 3 17s Gd. There was a small entry of pigs, and ail classy sold remarkably well. Choppers made up to ,I'a ss, heavy baconcrs 70s to 88s, lighter 30s to G3s (equal to (id ])er lb.), large porkers 42s tu 48s, smaller 32s to 40s (equal to Gd to G'/ t d - per lb.), large *U>re* 33s to 37-s, medi--1 urn 3ils lo 31s, weaners 14s "to 23s Gd.

DI'XEPIX STOCK MARKET. At the liuniside stack market on Weduesday 334!) sheep were yarded, the entry consisting mainly of good wethers and a small number ol ewes. Prices for prime wethers were somewhat in advance of last week's quotation, but ewes met witli very poor demand. Freezing buyers bought freely, but prices for freezing weights were a shade easv.-r than last week. Best wethers realise.l 2i»s io 22s Oil (extra to 23s 3d); medium, 17s Od to Ills; inferior, up to 10s. Best ewes, up to 17s 0d; inferior and light, up lo lis, Lambs. —Fourteen were yarded aid sold up to 27s od. Cattle,— 10S were yarded, the ent'T consisting of some pens of prime quality bullocks, which brought prices slightly below thosi» quoted last week. JV4 bullocks realised from ClO to .Cl2 ss; medium, I*7 to ;C0; inferior, up to Co ss. Best heifers, up to X.S 15s; med 1 mil. CO 10s to ,C 7 10s; inferior, up to Jls ss. Pigs.—ll.") were yarded. There was u brisk demand for young |>igs. and porkers and bai-oners, of which there was a small yarding, were firm at late raits. Suckers realised IHs to 21s (id; slips, 23s to 28s; stores, 33s to 38s; porkers, 40s to 425; light baconers, 48s to 535; lieavv baconers. 58s to 00s; choppers, to £4 'tis.