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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 41, 13 March 1909, Page 6

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NJiWfIW KING'S REPORT,

At the Hayniarkcl uji Saturday there was a lair entry of pig,,. Klips made bs Ud to 14», small stores lis to 28s Ud, Horses £4 fc to it! 10s. A quantity of umber mil joinery sold at prices In tavor of buyers. At Douglas ou Monday weauers made 9s, yearling steers £1 10s Ud, 15 to 18luoutlis do. £2 2s, oiui.ty heifers £2 to .C2i 4s, heifers in ealf £2 Us, store cows M to 02 2,, forward do. £2 15s (id, I lat eu«s £3 lis to XJ, 2'/, to 3-vear bullocks £3 10s, bull, £l to £2 ss, t.m. ew-es ss. At Stratford on Tuesday weauers made 10s, good do. l&j (id, good weaner steers xl 2s Ud, yearling steers XI lis empty .heifers XI 10s to XI lis, sprin ,- nig heifers X 3 7s Ud, fat heifers £3 3s to £4 Is, store cows XI lUs to £2 lis forward eows £3 Is to £3 12s, fat cows £3 14s to £4 12s Ud, bulls £l Us to £l 15s. ADDIXGTOX STOCK MARKETS. Christchurch. Wednesday. At Addington yards to-day there were large entries of stock and a good attendance: Prices generally showed a decline, beef being lower oil account of a vtry large, yarding of store cattle. Sheep were easier all round bv about Is per head, and fat lambs showed a reduction of fully (id per head. Fat sheep declined lid to Is per head, and s'ore cattle were dull of sale, but dairv ~u\vs were in good demand. The railge of (prices was its follow.-,:

'Prime wethers 14s Ud to Ills Ud, extra to 17s sd, lighter 12s !kl to 14s; prime ewes lis Ud to 12s Ud, others Us to lis. The, entry of fat cattle totalled ,120 head, a large proportion being again cows and lieifers. The bidding was not so brisk in, conscciueiicc of a larger yarding, and prices were rather easier. Steers made £5 7s Ud to £lO 17s Ud. heifers £4 Lis to £8 12s Ud, cows £4 to- '£7 7s Od—equal to 21s (id to 22s (M lor best, medium 18s lid to 21s. and cow and inferior Ids Ud to 18s per lOUib. There was a good yarding of store cattle, both in •numbers and quality, but the demand was poor, and most of the lots were passed. A line of .ill three and fouryear steers was sold privately at £7. Dairy cows were in brisk demand, prices ranging from £3 10s to £lO ss.

T'iie yarding of pigs was a fairly large one, and all classes showed a decline, especially fat sorts, which were down about 10s per head from last week. Choppers made £3 15s, large baconers Wis to Uss, lighter 48s to 55s—equal to 4'/..d per lb; large porkers 42s to 48s, smaller 32s to 40s;eqtial to sy»d per lb; large stores 38s to 40s, medium 27s to 335, weauers 14s (id to 21s.

' HURNSIDE STOCK MARKET. Duncdiu, Wednesday. At Buriwde stock sales 2330 sheep nore yarded, a number much in exeess of requirements. The entry was made up chielly of medium and inferior quality ewes, which were slow of sale even at prices from 2s to 2s Gd under those obtained last week. Medium wethers buffered to the extent of Is lid to 2s per head. Best wethers and ewes were in

short supply, and-werc keenly competed I for, selling at prices slightly easier thai | last week's. About COO sheep were passed in unsold. Quotations: Best wethers las lid to 17s, extra 17s Cd to IDs, medium 13s (id to 14s !)d, light and inferior lis to 13s; best, p.wes lis lid to 13s, extra 10s to 17.-, medium 7s lid to 1 hV>. light and inferior Is to "is. Lambs: 1800 yarded, an exceptionally big yarding, the quality being good. Prices were a shade easier. Quotations: Best lambs 12s to 13s, medium lis to 12s 9d, light and inferior 8s Gd to IDs. Pigs: 120 yarded. There was a fair yarding of small pigs. The line harvesting weather kept many buyers from attending, and the sale was consequently dull, prices going down. Fat pigs met with a brisk sale, and prices in this line wore a little firmer. Quotations: Suckers 10s to J2s, slips 14s to 19s, stores IDs to 2Ss, porkers 35s to 40s. light baeoiiers 45ii lo 555. Iheavy 58s to 00s. Cattle: Owing to over-supply prices receded to the extent of 10s to 15s per head.

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. The. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report:—W,e submitted an average catalogue of hides, skin*, and tallow, all lines'meeting with keen competition at late rates. Hides: .Market very brisk. We quote —Prime ox 7'4<l to' 7%d, extra stout do. l)'/ = d lo 7d, medium do. 5%d to <>'/,(l. light do. .3d to s'Ad, cows', best lines 5%d to Sfjd, good'.V/.d to a'/M. scored ,ait to s'/ s ,l. stags/ 3%d to 4</,(\, kips 4'/ s d to a',<.d. calfskin* 5d to Od, damaged hides 3d to 4>/,el. Sheepskins: Market linn. Best butchers' sl<ins. large to 5s Gd. medium 3s Gil to 4s 3d, small 2s G.t to 3s 2d. lambs' and pells 2s to 2s lid. seconds Is Jd to Is Od.

Tallow: Best mixed to 25s (id. good 22s lid to 23s lid. inferior 20s to 21s' (id, rough fat l%d to l%d ]ier lb.

Horses: At the Durham .yards on Friday horses were yarded in usual numbers. Heavy draughts sold at from £lli Ills to .(.'35. medium do. £lB 15s to I'2B. hacks and light harness horses £G 10s lo I'M), weeds a'iid ponies .C2 IDs to ,C 5 17s (id.

Cattle: At the Newmarket .yards on Tuesday eattle of all descriptions were yarded in full numbers. Dairy cows sold 'at from ill 10s to .CS 12* Od, empty cows .CI ITs to C 3 ss, calves 17s to CI, !Js. The beef pells were well tilled with eattle of nice quality, although mostly light weights. Prices showed no improvement. Oxen sold to 20e per llllllli, cows His to ISs. .Steers sold at from C 5 12s lid to Ctl 2s (id. cows JJ3 5s lo C 5 ss.

Sheep: The Xewunirkot yards were well filled with sheep ou Tuesday. W.thers sold at from 10s (id to ISs. ewes Ss lid to I.ls !>d, hoggets Hs (id to 12- !ld: lamlis,woll failed 10s 3d to 15s. oilier sorts lis (id to lis.

Pigs: Porkers Iti* to CI lis. weancrs 5s lid lo 86 3d, baconcrs .CI ISs to JJ2

We licld our monthly sale at l'ap.ikura on Wednesday. There was a good muster of stock, but. owing no doubt to the dry weather recently experience .1, prices were somewhat easier. Dairy cows sold at from :C3 5s to C 7 life, lieifers ,C 3 lo .Cli 17s (id, empty cows .C2 to £3 7s (id, two to three-year-old steers .C2 las to JC4 17s. vcarliiigs .CI 1-Js to .C2 3s, calves 15s to .CI lis, beef at Xewmarkcl rates.