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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 281, 21 November 1908, Page 6

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■BRITISH WHEAT iCKOi'. 1 •Loudon, November 11). Tlic Hoard of Agriculture estimates the British wheat erup at o,oUj,3ru quarters. ANTWERP WOOL HALES. Antwerp, November 19. Ule Antwerp wool sales have opened. * There is animated competition. IVices for merinos have advanced by 5 to lu centimes and for crossbreds by 10 to 15 centimes by comparison with September rates. Of La i'hita wool 210'.) bales were offered and 1000 sold. MESSRS. VJCKKUS & STEVEN'S' lilil'OltT. Messrs. Viekei's & Stevens report that there was « large entry of cattle in their Jnglewood yards on Wednesday. Bidding was dull, hut a good percentage were sold as follows:—.Mixed vearlings to 15-montlis .el Us lid to d 12s (id, 2-year steers ££ 10s to ,C2 15s, empty heifers ,C2 to C2 (is, store cows C 1 10s to £2 14s, springers i:i to £4 15s. At Tarata on Monday yearlings made £1 Is (id, heifers (springing) £2 13s to i-.'l 10s, cows and calves ;C2 to JC2 14s, hoggets lis. JENKINS, MATTHEWS & I'IUOTTNS IiKI'ORT. At Ureiiui on Monday we had our usual yarning of all classes of stock, but owing to the general election pond- 1 ing or other causes, buyers were not so plentiful as at previous sales, and consequently a good many pens were passed in at the hammer, sonio of which were sold subsequently. Ewes and lambs made 12s, yearling heifers 30s to 3tis, do. steers 33s to 455, store cows 30s to 50s, 2-year empty heifers 43s Od to sl)s, cows and calves 70s, fat cows 85s to •U5, springing heifers (iOs to 77s Od, 2 '/--year steers Gss, milch cows 00s, bulls 00s to £7.

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. New Zealand Loair and Mercantile Agency Company report:— Horses. —At the Durham yards on Friday horses were yarded in usual numbers. Heavy draughts sold at from £22 10s to £32; medium do., £lO 15s to £27; hacks and light harness horses. £5 5s to £l7 15s: weeds £2 15s to £5 ss.

At Pukekohe on Wednesday we had one of the largest yurdings ever held there, offering 1200 head. Owing no doubt to the long spell of dry weather cattle declined in price from the previous month. Dairy cows sold at from £3 15s to £8; heifers, £3 2s (Id to £(i 10s; empty cows, £2 5s to £3 3s; two to three-year-old steers, £2 '2s to £5 2s Od; grown do., £5 5s to £(i 10s; calves, 17s to £1 0s; yearling steers. £2 2s to £2 18s. Beef sold ar Newmarket rates.

At the Newmarket yards'on Tuesday dairy and store stock were yarded in full numbers and sold at late rates. Dairy cows sold at from £4 10s to to £0; empty cows, £2 2s to '£3 0s; calves, 19s to £1 17s. Beef was yarded in average quantities and sold at scarcely last week's rates. Oxen sold to 23s per 1001b and cows 18s to 20s per 1001b. Steers sold at from £(i 10s to £lO 17s 6(1; cows, £4 5s to £7 10s. Sheep were yarded at the Newmarket yards on Tuesday in average quantities and sold at late rates. In wool wethers ] realised from 17s to £1 2s Od; 'ewes,! Ids 9d to £1; shorn wethers, 14s 9d to l!ls; shorn ewes, 13's Od to 17s Od. Lambs were in full supply and sold well at from 10s Od to 17s Od for well fatted; other sorts, 9s to 10s 3d. Pigs.—Porkers realised 17s lid to £1 lis; wean'ers, 8s- Od to 12s; baconers, £2 7s to £3 2s. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK MARKET. At the Addington yards on Wednesday good entries in all departments and a fairly large attendance of the public. Fat cattle : There was ft large entry, the yarding totalling 300 head, which included a number of animals of very fair quality. The demand' was ratlur weaker than was tlie case at the sale held provious to 'the carnival week. The sale opened at a price 2s below recent values, ,bnt improved as bidding progressed. Best steer be'ef made 24s to 275, medium 21s to 23s Od, cow beef 18s to 20s (id per 1001b ; steers realised £0 17s (id to £ll 5s ; heifers £5 10s to £!) 2s; b.d. and dry cows, £4 17s 03 to £B. A fair yarding of fat calves came forward. Representative Jiridesj ranged from 4s fid to £2 15s. Fat lambs: The entry, which was mostly of prime quality, was fairly large although there were some unfinished lines. Export buyers competed for the best lines, but prices showed a decline on those previously paid by tlie butchers. Avenge quality made' I4s to 15s. and a few heavier weights 18s 4d ; lighter lis (Id to 13s (id. Small lambs were taken by luitellers from 8s (id to lis. Store slice]) : There was a fairly large entry, of which ewes and lambs represented much the larger proportion. Tiiese comprised sheep of various ages, but mostly full mouth, the balance' of the entry being made up of two or three lines of shorn two and four tooth wethers and lines of mixed sexes. Dry sheep sold satisfactorily, hut for ewe's and lambs bidding was slack, especially lor aged sorts, and several lots Avere passed. Four tooth shorn wetliers made to 12s; shorn two-tooth wethers, to lis Od; aged ewes in wool with lambs, 8s (id to 9s (id (all counted) ; and cull sorts, 0s to 7s. A line of 350 four, six, and eight-tooth ewes were passed at lis. Pigs : There was a large entry in all classes. Choppers, of which fee were of good quality, realised up to £4 5s ; liaconers were rather easi.T. Heavy sorts made 00s to 755, and lighter 48s to 58s, equal to s</ s d to 5%d per lb ; heavy porkers made 42s to 48s, and lighter 32s to 38s, equal to Od p'cr lb. In stores there was a large entry, large making to 40s, and smaller 24s "to 28s. I Weaners realised Ids to 20s, Fat sheep: There was a large yarding of fat sheep, and mostly shorn, and included a good proportion of prime quality. The butchers were the only buyers, and being short of supplies they bid freely in the early part of the sale, though prices were not. quite equal to those of the double market a fortnight before. The range of prices was : Prime shorn wethers, 17s to l!)s (id ; lighter, 14s 7d to His (id ; woolly wethers, 18s (id to 23s 0d ; prime shorn ewes, 14s (id to 17s 7d ; others, 10s to 14s ; woolly merino wethers, 12s to l,">s 3(1 ; shorn, 9s Od. Store and dairy cattle : There was a poor sale for store cattle, and most of the lots were passed. Dairy cows were mostly poor sorts, and sold at £3 10s to £7 15s. DIiNEDIN STOCK MARKET. Burnsidc stock market reports as follow:—Fat cattle : 227 head varded ; fairly large yarding, chiellv of middling quality ; sale dragged at start, but improved afterwards, and on tire whole, last week's prices were maintained. Best bullocks, .ClO to £l2 ; medium, £8 to £0 5s ; unfinished anil inferior, £0 to £7 10s ; best heifers and cows, £7 to £8 10s.

Fat slrcep: A large yarding, dose o.i 300, a good proportion being light wethers ; sale very dragging, and prices eased hv lid to Js 011 last week's rates; best wethers, 21s to 23s ltd; medium, 18s to 20s ; light and unfinished, 13s (Id to 17.s : shorn ewes, 7s (Id to I lis. Lambs : 1.>2 penned, the number being first rate quality ; bidding brisk, and prices advanced fully 12s ; best, 18a Oil to 20s Oil ; medium, 15s (, 0 17 S f„( . small and inferior, from 10s. 1 Pks 100 penned ; prior.- for stickers and slips showed slight advance • suckers, 10s to is* ; slips, 24s to 20s ; stores', •'l4s to 38s ; light porkers, 40s to 44s ; bght baeoners, oils to ; heavv, nn to 70s ; Choppers, up |, O KUv