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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 23, 20 February 1909, Page 6

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VJS.WTOX KING'S KEl'OiiT. Ai. Awakino on Saturday, 13th inst., 1 Jieut my usual summer sheep mid cat-tie sale. All cattle advertised did not wnie forward; I lie cattle pews, however," were fairly tilled. Competition was quiet for nearly all liues, and the L-.dtfiiig ill most eases did not reach vendois' reserves, whit-U in some instance;) were unduly high. There was a small yarding of sheep, no good lines of young ewes olleriug. Jiiddiug dragged for most classes, although the majority at pens sold l cither at the hammer or privately. Twelve to 10-uionths steers made 38s tfd, 2'/--year do. £3 2s to £3 ss, 3-year to £3 18s tid', store cows £2 5s to ji.- lUs, fat do. £3 2s, forward do. £2l2s (Id, 2-tootli to f.m. ewes 8s lid to 10s, 2-tootli wethers 7s ludi to 8s Ud, woolly lambs 7 s 3d. At Urenui on Monday my usual cattle sale was well attended. Yearlings made 27s to 28s, Jo-months mixed 31s, 15nuravlu steers 37s Ud to. 425, store cows 30s to ols, forward do. £3 7s, fat do. 14 to £4 7s, fat sheep lis Gd. The following day 1 held my lirst Ure".uii steep faiT, which was in every w-.*y a suOcetß. 'lli-f yard accommodation was fully taxed, there being about SUOtl head yarded. There was a large attendance, with a good sprinkling of buyers, competition being keen, especially' for all lines of good young sheep, nearly all o.' which sold at excellent prices. Bidding dragged for old ewes, but lambs Jiii sold, readily at very satisfactory rates. Wethers also met with good demand, and sold at full market values. Good 2-tooti ewes made 12s 7d to 13s 3d, 4 and 6-taotli da 12s to Us Id, 4-tooth to f.nt do. 9s 6d to 10s 9d, I.m. do. 49 (id ta os, woolly lambs fo 9d to 10s 4d, shorn do. 5s 54 to 7a 4d, 2-tootli wethers 8s (id to 9a 4d, fat do. lis 2d to 12s Gd. cull lambs 39 2d to 3s od, 2-tootli English Leicester rams 2y 2 gns, 4-tooth KoniHey do. lMigos to 2gtos, f.m. do. Os to 10s.

Kahotu on Tuesday weancrs made .8s 6d to 13s 6d, yearling steers 21s, store odwa 30s to 455, forward do. £3 to £3

At Stony Rwer o<a Wednesday weanera made 9s 6d to> lis, steer do. 14s Gd, store wows 30« 4o 335, forward! do. £2 17s to £3 59, iatdo. £3 15s to £4 Is, bulls £1 to £2 17s. At Waiwakaiho on Thursday weaners made <lto 6d to 14s, 2-year heifers £2 to £2 2a 6d, store cows £2 to £2 lis, forward do. £2 i9s to £2 14s, fat do. £3 18s 6d, dairy cows in milk £2 to £4 6s.

•VIQKEBS & STEVENS' REPORT. Viokeis and Stevens report that there was only a small entry of cattle in their Jnglewood yards on Wednesday last. Weaners made U« to 14s 6d, 15-months to 18-months steers £1 9a Cd to £1 14s 6d, good cfresh store cows £2 to £3, fat cows £3 159 to £4 10s, springers £3 39 to £3 17s fid. i -

\ ADDINGTOX STOCK MARKET, Wednesday. .1 At the Addicgtoa yards to day there was a very large entry of stock and a good attendance. The yarding of fat lambs totalled 4635, about two-thirds being of prime quality, and on the whole the offering was the "best seen in the yards for a : long time past. There was a good demand for export, and the primest lots sold, if anything, a shade lirmer than ltust week, while other classes main- . tained their values. There were 2474

taken for freezing at 13s lOtl to ltis, fiOO bv batchers at 12s 3d to 17s, 707 by graziers at 13s 7d to 13s Bd, and 888 were passed in. i' There was a fairly large yarding of . fat sheep, and the mhricet opened at about last week's rates. Ewes formed • the greater proportion. The supply ex r... ceedcd the butchers' requirements, and there was a decline of Is (id in wethers, a«i<l Is to 2s iu ewes. A few liaes were ;.w- taken for freezing. The range or prices was: Prime wethers 10s to 18s, others 5" 13s tolSs fid, prime, ewes 14s to Ilk Id, v mediunv lis lid to-13s 6d, aged and light 8s 7d to lis Id, merino wethers 9s (id ''■■■> to 10s Bd. . There were 236 head of fat cattle r penned', of which the largest proportion was heifers and cowsi There was an improved demand in consequence of the ■. smaller yarding, and, the weather now heing cooler, steers and heifers sold at » fullj £1 per head better tfiap last week. fc'teeto made £1 2s 6d to £lO 7s, heifers sl io to £8 13s fid, and cows £1 15s to (K ±7 2s 6± Best beef sold equal to 22s (id / to Us, medium 19s to 225, and cow and f . inferior 16s to 18s fld per 1001b. Veal calves made 4s Gd to ss, there being a medium entry, ik A. medium, entry of store cattle was largely made up of a southern consign- * ment There was a fair sale for useful BUFt», 15 to.lß-mo.nths making 31s, t,woear steers £3 Ss, two-year heiters £2 »■ 5s to £2 13s, two aad a-lialf year steers J": £4 7s CU, three-year steers £4 18s to ' to three-year heifers £4 ss, and dry ■cuws 35s to £3 18s. Dairy cows made 'jp.. £3 os to £8 15?. jk. The yarding of pigs was a small one, 'i v and there was consequently a better sale than of late. Large baeoners made £=. Oils ta 07s, lighter 52s to 50s Od, equal I' to 5d per lb; large porkers 42s to 48s, and lighter 32s to 40s, equal to 6d per ■ lb; targe, stores 40s to 43s Gd, medium I JOs to-38s, and: weancrs, which did not sell as well as the larger sorts, 12s to J 8s

(MAKTON STOCK MARKET. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report ' as follows:—A heavy y-arding of sheep came forward, some 7000 sheep, principally lambs, being offered. There was a fair attendance of buyers, but the enquiry for lambs was- not as keen as at iv. previous sales. Sound-mouthed ewes E incti with a good sale. A small yarding of cattle met with a satisfactory def inand. Prices: Medium lambs, 6s, 63 6d, s. Cs 7d, 6s lid, to 7e,3d; rape lambs, 7s lOd, 8s 6d, to 9s 4d; culls, 2s Od to ss; f.f.m. ewes, 9s, 8s 4d, 9s 7d, 9s 9d, tu rj 10® 6d; f.m. ewes, 7s 2d; wethers, 10s p.* 6(1, 10s 9d, to lis Id; fat ewes, 10s Od; S. Lincoln rams, 20s to l'/igns; Romney g - rains. 15s. Cat Lie—lß-month heirers, £' 30s to 30s; fat cows, £3 2s Od-, £3 10s, to £4 7s Od. 5 r AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. 'S. The New Zealand Loan and Mcrcau- j tile Agency Company report : ' 6 Horses.—Horses were yarded in larger numfbers than usual on Friday, and com- & petition was keen. Heavy draughts sold from £25 10s to £34; medium do., £ €lO 10* to £3O; hacks, £lO to £23 0.5: I- light Imnness horses, £8 5s to £10; - v butchers' and bakers' cart horses, £l.*i to £24; ponies, £3 to £7 10s. A draft \f of 29 medium- draught and light horses fy- from Okalmkura averaged £25 10s eaeli. We held our first sheep fair of tlie season at the Otahuhu yards, when upf , wards of 14,000 sheep aild rains were vj* yarded. There was a large attendance, *<' ■ and all classes of sheep sold well. Young r ewes sold afc from 11 sOd to 17s 3d: aged do, 6d to lis; four and six-tooth do., od' to 17s 3d; wethers, 10s to 15s 3d; K, lambs, 4s to 10s fid. Bams: Lineolns. 1 to s%gns; English Leicester-. lgn to 4gn«; Border Leieestcrs. 2gns to Bfe S'/jgi"! Shropshire do., lgn to 15gns: 1'- pure-bred Lincoln ewes from Mr. .1. R. E& McEtwain and Mr. C. T. Barriball. of B Waiuku, sold at 2gus eac-h v A number Ik of dMfereJit classes of rams in low conK dition sold at from 10a Od to £l. ■l' At Pukekohe on Wednesday there w?s a full yarding of stock of all deseripBfe' (mm. which sold at late rates. Dairy cows soM at from £4 to £7 103; heifers, ■£ £3 5s to £6los; empty cows, £2 Is to Hpj»"£3; calves, 15s to £1 18s; yearlisi»s, 'xi 8» 6d to £1 19s: two to three-year-Hgtild do , £3 2s 6d' to £5 ss. Beef was Hpj<arded in large numbers, and sold at rates. K Cattle —At the NVwmarket yards 011 Cattle of all descriptions were Htg-iyarded in full numbers. Dairy cows sold ■Bat 'from £3 17s 6d to £9; heifers, £3 Klij to £5 ss; empty cows. £2 to £2 17s calm, 16s to £1 lis. Fat cattle in full supply and sold at late Hfcrates, oxen selling to 21= per lOOlb and ■Kpjs 15s to £9 15s; cows, £3 10s to Sheep.—Sheep were yarded in average at Newmarket on Tuesday, and In prices from Is to 2s per Wether* sold at from 12s 3d- to HmlM; ewes, 9s to lOiikl; hoggets, 7s Od 94; lambs, well fatted 10s to 14s gorts 5s to 9s 3d. 1 v nr -Porkers, 17s Cd to £1 9s; £! 14s to £2 8s; weaners,