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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 275, 14 November 1908, Page 1

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LONDON MARKETS. London, November 1-. Wheat.—'The American visible supply amounts to 74,108,1)00 quarters. Lead, til 3 17s Od. Silver, 23 %d. NEWTON ]\/NG'S KEI'ORT. At the Havuiarkcl on Saturday there was again a largo entry of pigs, suekjis made 4s to 7s, weaners 8s to 14s, small stores los to Ills, medium do. £1 Is to t'l l.'ls, aged horses £1 l.'x to C2. At Stratford oil Friday 1 held my annual bull lair. There were about 200 bulls offered for sale, and a large proportion of them sold. Tliey were not as forward in condition a- they sliouid have been, and this militated against high prices. Two-year-old bulls bred by -Mr. J. Hawktn. Jlawera, made uli to tit) 10s; do., bred by Mr. lirejnef, £l> lis to £ls; do., hied by Mr. H. li. (iibson, £5 l.">s to £!•; do., bred bv Mr. •I. Forbes, £a to £7; pedigree Jewy bull, 25 guineas; three-year-old bulls, £3 10s to .£7 10s; four-vear-old anil over, t'3 to £3 10s. At Rahotu, on Tuesday, there was a fair yarding and attendance. Yearling steers made LI lis to £2 3s; weaners, 20s tid to 30s; empty heifers, £1 15a to £2 (is; store cows, £1 5s to £2 7s; springing heifers, £5 12s Gd; springing cows, ,£4 12s Od to £0; bulls, £2 2s to £4 ss; inare, £4 10s. At Stony River on Wednesday the yards were full, most qf the cattle being -a very good class, ami nearly all sold at the hammer. Yearling ste?rs made £1 13s to £2 2s; 18-moirtl<s steers, £2 15s to £2 17s; mixed yearlings, £1 8s tid to £1 14s; weaner steers, 28s; yearling heifers, 24s to 38s; to 2-year heifers, £1 13s (id to £2; empty heifers, £2 to £2 Us; store cows, £2 Os Od to £2 15s (id; forward stores, £2 19s fid to £3 4s Od; 2 to 2'/i-year steers, £3 18s Od; 3-year tullocka, £4 ss; springing heifers, £3 10s;{ fat cows, £5 Is. At Waiwakaiho, on Thursday, there was a full yarding -of cattle, hut only moderate attendance of buyers. However, a fair number of cattle was quitted at the following prices:—ls-months steers, £2'Bs; mixed yearlings, 21s Cd to 23s 6d; yearling heiiers, 30s Od; empty heifers, £2 5s to £2 12s; Jersey heifer, empty, £3 Os; store cows, £2 7s 0d to £2' 15*; forward cows, £2 10s 01 to .<3 2s; fat cows, £3 12s 6d to £o; springing iheifers, £3 Is to £6 15s: springing cows, £4 10s to £8 ss; bulls 2-year-old, £3 to £4 12s 6d. MESSRS. VICKERS & STEVENS' REPORT. Messrs. Vickera & Stevens' report that there was a large entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday, Bidding was dull and prices lower for all classes than at late sales. Yearlings made from £1 6s to £1 10s, yearling to 15-montli heifers £1 8s Od to £1 15s, empty heifers £1 19s to £2 ss, store cows £1 5s to £2 lis, springers £3 to £G 7s Gd, bulls £3 to ,£4 10s. At'lfrT Riggall's sale on the Bedford Road on Tuesday there was a fair attendance, and everything sold well. Empty cows made £2 10s to £"2 17s 6d, springers £4 10s to £8 os, yearling heifers £1 12s 6d to £2 7s 6d, in calf heifers £2 13s, and sundries at fair prices.

WEBSTER BROS.'' REPORT. Omata —At our yards yesterday tliere was a good entry. Bidding was quiet ( in consequence of dry weather, and cattle showed a decline in prices as under:—-Mixed yearlings, 24s to 28s; yearling steers, 30s to 395; yearling heifers, 25s (id to 30s; empty heiiers, £2 to £2 4s (id; empty cows, £2 »o £2 13s; -old cows, H)s to 225; bulls, 1 27s to £4 2s. Next sa'e Friday, 27t.1i November. JENKINS, MATTHEW'S & PIGOTTS 1 REPORT. We ha<l a very large yarding of cattle at Urenui on Tuesday. Kidding dragged . somewhat, hut most jx'iis were solu either at the hammer or privately. We quote: Yearling heifers 2(>s to 34s 6d, yearling steers 42*, 18-raontlw steers 455, 2-year empty heifers 39s to 4is, springing cows £3 to £5 ditto heiiers up to JC4 13s, fat cows .to. AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. The Kew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co's. Ltd., report:— Horses : At the Durham Yards on Friday horses were entered in average numbers. Heavy draughts sold n , form £2O Ills to £3.) ; mediuni do., ■®lß Jos to £2!) ; hacks and light liar- , ness horses. £5 Iss to £2O; weeds, £2 5 10s to £o los. . , We held our second cattle lair ot lie season on Wednesday at the Papakura Yards, when we tod one of the largest musters ever held there, 31G0 head of cattle being yarded. There was a large attendance, but bidding was not up to the previous month, prices being fully 10s per head lower. Grown steers in < forward condition sold at from £0 2s l 0d to £7; three to four-year-old do, 1 £4 15s to £5 17s (id; two to three- : year-old do., £2 10s to £5; empty lows, £2 10s to £3 18s; heifers, £1 17s lid to £2 19s; ealvers, I's to £1 lis; yearlings, £1 18s to £2 17s fid. Cattle: At the Newmarket Yards on ' Tuesday dairy and store stock were varded in full numbers. Dairy cowd Isold at from"'X4 5s to £7; empty cows £2 10$ to SS> 12s lid; steers, £4 10s to £5 ss; calves, 18s to £1 7s. Fat cattle were penned in full numbers and sold at last week's ratts, oxen realising to 23s per 1001b and cows 10s to 21s yr 1001b. Steers sold at-from £5 17s Od to £l2 2s Od; cows, £3 10s to £7 17s fidSheep were yarded in full numlicrs at Newmarket on Tuesday, and advanced in price. Wethers sold at from 14s fid] to £1 2s; ewes 12s Cd to £1; hoggets, lis <>d to 15s 9d. Lambs were in fulj! supply and sold well at from 12s Od to ISs 3d for well fatted ; other sorts, 8s 3d to lis Od • Pigs: Porkers realised £1 Is to £1 IDs; weancrs, 0s Cd to 18s; haconers, £2 5s to £3 Gs. DUNEDIN STOCK MARKET. At Bnrnside stock market on W dnesdav, 1050 sheep were yarded. At the beginning of the sale prices went up Is to Is (id, but went back to last week's rates towards the end. Best wethers. 22s to 229 Od ; extra, up to 25s ; medium, 17s to 19s ; shorn wethers, up to 17s Iml ; best ewes, 17s to IPs 3d ; ■xtra, 22s ; inferior and light, 13s to 15s (kl. Lambs—llo yarded. These brought mjod prices the highest being 18s; fighter, 10s to 14s. Cattle-155 yarilei A fair yarding, mostly of good quality. Prices on the whole were linn, especially for prime bullocks. Best !mlloelc.=, £lO to £l3 ; medium, £7 10s to £9; inferior, up to £0 10>: best heifers, to '£9 ss; good, to £7 15s. Pigs—l2o penned. Small pigs went back from 2s in 3s per head. There was a small attvei ance of buyers. Porkers and baconcrs were firm at late rates. Suckers. 17s to 20s ; slips, 23s to 275; stores, 30s to 35s ; porker*, 37s to 45s : light liac oners. 45s to 52s ; heavy, to i3s: choppers. to 80a.