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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 319, 9 January 1909, Page 6

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KxEW SOUTH WALES LOAN. Received 8. 10.10 a.m. London, January 7. Auoui £750,000 of New South Wales hall-year Treasury bills lave been l>u«rd un the London market at aboul 2'.'-i J.IT wat. . Vi( . , Sydney, Friday. Willi ivterciitc to the Treasury bills :!?.' 1 f <; , a<iUr< ' r tliat a loan ul Ll,<oWm ,„utui-,,l iii London in January, llie (.ovcimnent not having sui neicnt trash m London, U'liinorarv nr rangemcuts wer, made with the. Londo, and Westminster j! iU ik for the balaua of iioO.OOO, the Government oiierim short-dated bills to cover this over draft. XEWTON KIXC'S REPORT. As usual so close to the holidays then were small yardings at all sales thi: week. At Urcnui, on Monday, mixed yeai lings made £1 2s to XI JUs, ycariim steers £1 las to £2 Is, 18-inonths t< 2-year do. £2 HJs to £3 !)s lid, 2'/'" t' 3-yiear do. £3 15s to ,£4 Is, eumt< heifers £2 3s to £2 15s Od, fat cow £i 10s Od to £i 17s lid, forward d'J £3 to £3 IDs. At Stratford the same day store cow made 30s to 40s, fat and 'forward ik: £•2 15s to £4, 18-months heifers £1 S to £1 Us. 2-year do. C2 2s lid to £. 4s, springing heifers £3 to £3 5.-. mixe, yearlings £1 IDs to el 14s, yearliii! steers U 14s Oil to CI liJs Ud', 2-vea steers £3 15s, 3- to 4-vear do. £5 HI to £ti Uls. At liahotu, on Tuesday, 18-inontii steers made £2 3s, yearling heifers £ ss, 2'/ s -year heifers £3, small store pis 15s. At Stony River on Wednesday year ling steers made £1 Os Od to £l'lOs, 2 year do. £3 !>s, yearling heifers £1 5 lid, store cows £2 12s Od to £2 17' forward do. £3 os, fat do. (most!' speyed) £3 17s to £4 14s Od. At Waiwakaiho, on Thursday, IS months heifers made t2 to £2 Us (id 2-year do. £2 14s Oil to £2 15s, year ling steers £1 10s, store cows £1 13 to £2 os, forward do. £2 10s to £3 4, springing do. £3 15s to £4, bull £2 0Gd. TICKERS AND STEVENS' REPORT. Vickers and Stevens ,-eport that tlieri was only a small yarding of cattle ii their Inglewood yards on Wednesday hut bidding was good and the demam unsatisfied at the following pricesyearling to 15-nionlli heifers £1 8s \< £1 os.; yearling steers, £1 15s; oil stores, £1 7s to £1 10s lid: good for ward stores, £2 lis to £3 oi; sprin<»ers £3 10s to £0 2s Od. NOLAN AND CO.'S REPORT. Messrs L. A. Nolan and Co., repon for week ending January 7th 1!)OT.Owing to our mart being' closed thviyi was no poultry sale on Saturday. Fruit Large consignments are coming to ham and sales are being held daily. Price! realised being satisfactory, exeept per haps for plums, which sold' cheaply on account of the large quantity of fruii available. We quote—Apples: Irisl Peach 2s 3d to 35.; Astrakans 2s Od l< 4s 6d. Plums, Wright's Early 2s fid U 35., Akaranas 2s Od to 3s rid; Chern ■Plums 2s 3d to 3s. Peaches Ist «!»*'> Bs Od to. 7s Od, 2nd class 5s Oil to lis. 3rd class 4s Od to as. Tomatoes up H liy 2 d lb. Bananas lis Oil to 10s pel ease. Oranges 17s Od to 18s Od. Pea! Bd. peck. Lemons Os to <Js Od. largi case. AICKLAXD STOCK MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercaa tile Agency Company, Limited, reporl as follows: Cattle.—At the Newmarket yards oi Tuesday cattle of all descriptions wen yarded in full numbers. Dairv cows soil at from £3 17s Od to £7 10s; heifers £3 5s to £0; empty cows. £1 15s U £3 2s Od; calves, IDs to £l,os. Fa I cattle were yarded in more than average quantities and sold under a steady competition at improved rates. Oxen sold to 23s per 1001b., and cows from 18s to 20s; steers, £7 7s Od to £1(1 ss; cows, £3 10s to £7 17s Od. Sheep wen penned in full numbers. Well-fatten wethers sold at from 13s Od to 18s lid; ewes, lis Od to 10s Od; hoggets, 10s Oil to 15s; lambs, well fattened, 10s 3d t< 17s Gd; other sorts, 0s Od to 0s Cd. Pigs.—Porkers sold from £1 lis tn £1 19s; weaners, 4s to 8s 3d; baeoncrs. £2 Is t o £2 Ms. We submitted an average catalogue of hides, skins, and tallow on Tuesday, all lines being sold under good competition. Hides.—The market is firm. We quote: Kxtra stout ox, 7il to 7'/..ii; stout (In.. O'/od to o%d; medium do.. 5 to O'/jd; light do., 4%d to s'/ 2 d; cows', best lines 4%d to 4%i1. good 4%d to 4V[.il. scored 4d to 4>/,d: -stags'. 3d to 3'/ 4 il; kips. 3d to 4%d: calfskins, 4.1 to s'Ad. Sheepskins.—Market firm. Rest butchers' skins, large 5s to 5s Ud, g oo d 4s to 4s Od. small 3s to 3s (id; pelts and lambs' Is 3d to 2s 3,1. Tallow.—Market linn. Rest mixed, to 24s 0J; good. 22s Od to 23s 3d; inferior. 17s lid to 2l)s Od; rough fat. l'/jd to l'/od per lb. At northern sales we had ail exceptionally large, muster of stock, every pen and race, being filled with cattle of all descriptions, which met a ready sale with tile exception of grown steers. .We quote for these sales: Fat steels, t's 15s to £8 10s; fat cows tad heifers. £3 10s to £0 7s Od: f.esh and forward heifers, £2 las. to £4 2s Od: i%- to 3-year steer;.. £2 17s 0d to £5 ss; 18-nionth-to'2-venr steers. £2 5s to £3 Z-r'Cd: mixed calves, 20s to £1 18s; store cows. 37s Od to £3 10s: dairv :ows. £3 to £0 ss; bulls, £3 to £7." iccording to size and quality. Sheep: i Fat wethers, 12s Od to 15s; ewes and I ambs, 14s (M; used ewes, Os. to 8s 3d. I FTorses: Hacks. £8 to £l7 15s; light., rarness horses. £7 5s to £18; weeds I md ponies. 3»s to £5 ss. |

OIIRIKTCHriiCir STOCK MARKET. At the A.ldiiigton yards on Wcdnesduy entries of stock wore mostly small, except in fnt lambs, of which there was tile largest yarding for the season. There was a fair attendance. Jleef sold rather more briskly, and there was jrnod demand for store lambs and fa I, lambs, which sold well for export. I'igs were in better dpmaml also. The yarding of store sheep was a small one, though larger than during the past few weeks. Lambs were in mn«t demand, and they sold up to l:N -Id for forward lots'. Prices for other classes of stores showed no change. Among the sales were ewes. 48 at J4s <B<i; 4!l at lis lid. Kwes and lambs: 103 at lis !ld. 2f7 at !>.< 2d. 130 at Us 3.1, 130 at 12s 4.1. 38 at 4s 8.1. 133 at 12s 10.1. 170 at Ss 7.1. Wethers: 45 at 12s. Lambs: 80 at 13s 4d. others at lis Od to 12s Od. The entry of fat lambs was the largest of the season, nearly 3000 beiag penned. There was a fair proportion of primp quality, but many lots sliowc.| « want of finish. The dry spoil a month ago caused the grass to go off. and ewes fattened and went off their milk, so that the lambs suffered accordingly, and are now being put upon rape. In a few weeks the quality should improve. There was good competition among the ■ •■sport buyers, and prices were firm thvouahout. A few heavv-weight lambs made His Oil to 17s Od. Freezing lambs. 13s fid to Ids 4.1. light and unlinish.d (bought by graziers) 12s Sd to 13s 3d. There was a moderate yarding of fat •dieep. and the market opened at last week's closing rates. The butchers were Ihe onlv buyers, and after they had filled their requirements, the demand ■•used off. and prices were weaker. Prime wethers made 10s up to 18s 2.1: others. 13- to 13s «d. Best ewes, 14s to His: others, fls to 12s Od.

The. simply of beef totalled 222 head, utosflv of good to prime quality. The tone of the market was firmer, and prices for all descriptions advanced about Is per 1001b. Prime beef made 22s to 245; medium, 10s to 21s; cow and inferior. 17s Od to 18s fid per 10011.. Steers brou«ht CO 10> to £10: heifers. t> tii €7 15s: cows. Zi 17s (1.1 to t'S 2', fid. There was a moderate entry ..f veal ers. and thev sold at 4s fid'to jOs. according to size and condition. A small varding of store cattle sold at improved rates. 15- to 18-months sorts making 13s to 40s; 2-year steers, -C2 10s to €i 17s Od; 2'/o-ye.ir steers of good quality, £4 10s: 2-Vcar heifers. t2 3s; 2'/»-ye.ir heifers, .€3 13s fid: a mixed line of 18-

months to i'/s-year, £3 15s; dry cows, 20s to £i life;" dairy cows, £3 10s to There was a moderate entry of pitrs, and a better demand than of late, especially for stores. Choppers made AIG lusj large bacouers, 50s to (10s; smaller, 4s to 41)s, equal to i'/id to 4%d per lb.; porkers, 35s to 455, equal to to 5%d; large stores, 32s to 375; medium stores, 22s to 3Us; weauers, IBs (id to 22s 3d. DUXEDIN STOCK JIAKKET. The following is the report of sales at ilurnside tin's week: Sheep < 130-1 yarded).—The. sale opened with an advance of about Is per head all round, hut prices subsequently went back to same as those obtained last week. Best wethers, 17s (id to 20s; extra, from 21s to 225; medium, his to 17s .lid. Best ewes, to 20s lid; good, 14s to 17s; medium, lis to 13s. Lambs (34!) yarded).—A small yarding. Owing to the small entry the sale was a brisk one, and prices were fullv equal to last week's. Best lambs, up to 17s; good, 14s to IBs; medium, lis to 12s (id. Pigs (120 yarded).—Porkers and bacouers wvrc in large supply, and prices for the former were much the same as those got last week. For heavier ph*s, bacouers, and choppers, prices were easier. Suckers and slips met with brisk sale, late rates being obtained. Suckers, 18s to 235; slips, 2,>s to 2Ss; stores, .'l.'is In 3(is; porkers, 3!ls to 4.15; light bacouers. 4Ss to ;>3s; heavy, .ws to s!ls (id: choppers, from ,C2 to C 3. > Cattle—l4o yarded. The small yarding was accountable for an advance cif about los per head on all good cattle. .Medium quality cattle sold at rates almost the same as last week's. Best bullocks. £ll 7s (i; extra, up to .CHIOS.; good, £8 10s. to .-till 10s; medium. £0 10s to £8; good heifers, up to £8; medium, from .C 5 to CT.