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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 5, 30 January 1909, Page 6

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Till' DAIRY JM!OIH CK MAUIvET. Write, tli.. Wellington 1>osl: ' iliuter. Thi- season is ill striking coi:.i.i-t lu last, aud has had its full i .In i upon the milk supply. In Taran.il.i aad in the Wairarapa also there mi- beiii a litile too much rain aud a slight decrca-e in the output has been the result. I!.purl- from the Auckland butter di»;r;ct- are, however, better so far as the weather goes. The market is most iliil.iuli to understand, and to forecast is uangcrnus. Several outputs which have unexpectedly come into the market have been -unsigned at litis e.i.f., to arrive ia liv middle of March, the highest that could be got after ransacking the United Kingdom. This butter will, of course, come into a market which will be beginning to draw upon America and Xorth Europe new season's outputs. There is no change to report with regard to the local wholesale price of lid. The break up of the Australian dry weather has naturally affected the market for New Zealand butler, and there will now be suflicient to meet South African demands without drawing 10 any considerable extent upon the | Dominion. Incidentally, il may be mentioned that the Australians are <: ; d , I ; poind belter oil' in regard lo freight than we are. \A being the rate Sydneyj or Melbourne to Capetown or Durban.' whereas the freight from New Zealand to Australia is \'..A per nouiul carried in refrigeration, or i/,d per pound nordinary cargo—a manifestly unsuitable condition of tin- transport of so sensitive an article as butter, no matl.'i what care may be taken on the trip across. So far as the Wellington con Flimption i- concerned, there has been noticed but litile. if any. increase r.i consumption since the price fell from 11 Mai to lid per pound. Cheese—There is nothing new to report as to the cheese market. So far a= the output is concerned, it is expected to show an increase of 2(1 per cent, over inOfi-7, when conditions were normal. Last year is not a fair comparison, the dry weather naturallj greatly restrieling manufacture. ' Bacon and Hams. The market isomewhat stationary at last week's quoItations. There is no particular shortagi bf pigs, but buyers are somewhat timid holding oil', or at least doing hand-In imoutli business in the hope that I lie wel Hveather will cheapen grain. There ipraetically nothing else to report.

LONDON MARKETS. London, January 2S. I Sixty per cent, of the Canadian istic has changed bands. The underwriters' quotation is a half per cent, to par. There were no wool sales owing to the. fog. Wheat—The American visible supply of wheat is 77,042,000. Consols, i' 73.

NFAYTON KlN'li'S REl'Ol'.T. At the llaymarket on Saturday lliere was a large entry of pigs and prices were easier. Hood stores realised CI 7s to £1 17s. weaners IDs (id to 17s. suckers lis to S-. Horse, CI. A quantity of rooliug iron and sundries was disposed of at low prices. At Stratford on Tuesday I here wall big yarding anil good' attendance. Bidding', however, was spiritless, and the majority of lines were passed inGood weaner- made IS-; nnxcd yearlings. 27s (id: 12- lo la-months steers. 30s" lo 41-: heifers. 27s to Ms; store cows, ails to 00-: forward do.. C2 Into a 15s: fat do., C 4 lo U4 7-: fouryear forward bullocks. C< lis; -priag iiig heifers. .CD uv. bulls, ;sl» to t:! 10-

YICKEI!S,v STEVEN'S- UEI'OIiT. Thcri-\\a- not a lar«e. enlry of cattle at mir Imrlcwnnd yard;, on Wednesday. ■Bidding was- ilull. a'nd stock were not ir. ■demand. Mixed yearlings made V.l 0■to CI S*. 10-mnntlis mixed CI Us l" !CI 13s (id. More cows C2 to .P 3s (springers C2 lj- to ,C 4 5».

WAXCANU STOCK MARKET. Dalgetv and Co. report: —\Ye varded 2000 sheep and 320 cattle. The sale dragged, and prices all round were in (•lined to lie easier. We sold every thing but two pens of sheep and three pons of cattle. Forward 1-tootb. wethers IN lid, -.Month wethers 10s lid. 2-loolh. ewes IN liii to 12s. 2-loutll to fan. ewes llls 2d. cull mixed 2-tooth lis 3d. f.m. ewes 3s 5(1 to (is lid. cull lambs 3s oil lo 4<, shorn rape lambs 7s -1.1. 2 to •!</■.■ year steers C2 l.'is to C 3. IS-iiionth-steers C2 3s. yearling sieers 2(is. ISmonths heifers' 2Ss lid to 335. slon heifers -12s. forward emplv cows C 3 Is. cows and calves 4N to 30<.

aiiiisxnii/Kcii stock mai;kkt. At, Addingtoii yards on Wednesday llicri' were fairly large t-iitrit-* of slock and a good attendance. Fat cattle 1111 tin' average brought about la-t week', rates. Store -hoep -old well, and Inez inpi lambs were a shade easier, t'iglarge entry in the store sheep pen-. Lambs made II- to 13s lUd. and a specially good line of halflireds was taken at 1:1s 5,1. ICwcs and lambs, ol which there were bill few ill. made 10s •2d. all counted: wethers, 10s lid, I-Is; and ewes from 7> 3d for aged up to '2os Sd for a good line of 300 4-tooths. Freezing lambs made 13* Oil to His .3d: butchers' lots, 13s to 15s lid; one e\lra pen. 17s; and two lots were taken bv graziers at 13s lod and 13s lid. Prime wethers His (id to IBs (id, others Us 3d to His; prime ewes 15s to lis Sd. medium 'l3s to 14s (id, aged and light 10s to Us Od. ' Steers made €7 5s to £O, licit crs .Ci 5s to £7 12s lid, and cows £5 to £S 5.—equal to 21s, to 23s for prime, 18s (id lo 20s Od for medium, and 17s to ISs foi cow and inferior j>er 1001b. Yearlingmade- 335; 15 to IS-montus, £2 to £2 (is; 2-year steers, £2 19s to £3 9s; 2year heifers, C2 13s fid to £3 9s (id; 2 year mixed sexes, £3 2s Od; i'/i-year steels. £4 IDs.- 3-yeav steers, £4 5s to £5 13s; 3-yiar heifers, £3 15s to £1 13s; dry cows. 20s to £3 ss; 42 3 and 4-year steers. CO' 15s; 18 3 and 4-vcar dry cows. £5. Cood dairy cows were in demand, and the range of prices wa = C 3 10s to £7 10s and up to CM for extra good. The yarding of pigs was a small one. and the demand was fair for nil descriptions, stores selling railier better than ■last week. Choppers made 50s ( 0 75-. heavy baeoner- 55s to 02-, and lighter 45- to 52s lid- -equal to 4'/ 3 d to J';',,l per lb; large porker- 37- to 44s (id, and smaller 32- to 3(is- equal to jd to 5'.:.d per lb.

ACCKI.AXn STOCK MAIiKKT. The Xew Zealand l-oan and .Mercantile Co. report:--Horses. - At tin Durham vard- on Friday horses were vanled in full mini licrs and disposed of. [lcavv draughts sold at from £24 10s to £32. medium do. CIS 10s to C2ti. unbroken draughts Cl!> ins to £3l. hacks and harness liorses CS io £22. ponies C 4 10s to £B, spring cart horse Cl2 lOv C:iltle.--At the Newmarket yards on Tuesday cattle of all descriptions wen yir.le.l in full numbers. Dairv cows sold a: fi.im C 3 In- to £0 15s.'heifers- £3 5- «., £5 ss. empl.i cows CI 12s (Id !,. '.'2 17- lid. I'm cattle Here in full -nppi,, and showed no improvement in prices, llxen -oh] to 21- |,,.,. louli,. ,-ows 17- to 20--. .leers C 5 10- to £!) 2s lid. cou- 111 :,< to C 7 ss. sheen. -Wether- -old at from II- Oil to IS- I'd. ewe- li- lid to His !l,|. ho.e.'Cls ••'- lid to L's :),]. hllllbs well falle,| hi, fi,| !,. 15, !!,]. olh-i- -on, 5. !1,l |„ !l, !i,|. I'isr-. I'ig- decli.led ill price. Porkers sold at from ISs to CI 4s. nealiers 5s lid to (I-. haconer- C2 Is 1,, C2 ISs. Mid,-. - Market tinner. We quote: KMrn sinu! ox Td to 7 :, ', d, stout do. ii'-.d io fc'vi. i limn do. :,%<\ to lid, liL'li' do. 5,1 to 5V:.d: cows, besl lino--4",d to ti„d. !)Oi„l jy:,d to 5y K d. scored 'Jd to 4>;,1. stags 3d to 3%d, kips 3"',,1 to 4'':,d. calf-kins 5,1 to :> ■/.,!. Sheepskins.--Market firm. Host hulchcr-'. 'large, to (id; good Hues. Js to 4- 3d: -mall, .'is to lis (id: pells and lambs. Is fid lo 2- Id. Tallow. -Market linn. lSe-l mixed l» 24- !ld. good 22s lid to 23s (id. inferior 20s to 2?s 3d. rough fat l' ; ,d to 1-V.d.-W'XEDIV STOCK MAIiKKT. At liurn-idc 105 fat cattle were yarded, a good yarding. \ot many, however, were of good qiialitv. Prices were unchanged, liest £S 15s to £U 15s,

nu'diuiii C 7 .">- lo .U'S. inferior and light to Cli, tows lo ,C 7 Ills. Fa I Sheep'.— ia.ll yarded. consisting largely of iiieiliuiu aud inferior wethers and ewes, i Must butchers had supplies on hand, and the, few butchers soon had what they required. The sale opened with prices about Is better than last week, Imt they soon dropped again to tile previous week's level, llest wethers 18s to Ills ad, extra 21s, medium ljs l.u lis (id, inferior and light Ills Oil to 14s; best ewes 10s to ITs.lid, medium 12s lo 14s lid, inferior Us to lis. ],a»ibs.-3GI yarded. A small yarding, and prices were a shade belter than last week. llest lambs ljs to Ills, extra Ills, medium 12s to 14s. Pigs.- 12(i yarded, l'riecs for small pig-, notwithstanding the large yarding, were fully equal to last week's rates, and porkers and baconers -old at late rates. Siiekers I :j-i lo Ills, Mips 17s to Ills, stoves 2:|s to 2Ss. porkers 3os to 38s. light baconers 10s lo I.ls, heavy .nl, to libs.