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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 47, 20 March 1909, Page 1

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: NEWTOX KING'S RE|l>OltT. At the llaymarket on Saturday only a few pigs vame forward, slips made os to 8s tid, small stores 20s. Several horses were sold, hacks making JLI to £3 os, trap horse £9. liigs and traps on account of Mr. ti. A. .Yesbit made from £l3 10s to £lB. At Douglas on Monday I held a supplementary sheep fair. There was a good muster of sheep and plenty of 'buyers, most of the sheep being sold at Vhe hammer at the following priees: Two-tooth ewes 9s 4d to lis :id, 2 ami 4-tooth do. Ss Id to 9s 9d, 4, (i, and f.l.iu. do. 7s Id, f.m. do. 3s.Jd to lis lid. fat do. 8s >lod, lambs 4s !ld to 7s 4d', fat Inmlu !)s, cull do. 2s od to 3s (id, 2-tooth wethers 7* lid to 8s lOil. 4tooth do. !)s 4d 'to Os sd, 2, 4, and 0tooth do. 10s ikt, rams %gn to ly 4 ga.s. At Urentti the same day yearling steers made 25s to 30s, mixed yearlings 31s, empty heifers £2, fat heifers £:! 7s, springing heifers £3 17s Od to £1 IDs. store tows 33s to 38s (kl, forward do. £2 12s, fat do. £3 lite to £3 18s, 2-year steers £2 lis, forward bullocks £3 12s (id to £4 4s lid. bulls 33s 'to 375.

At liahotu on Tuesday weauers made fls (id to 17s, store cows 20s to 30s, forward do. £2 12s, fat do. £3 Ills Od to £3 17s 6d, fat heifers £3, springing do. £3 'lss, 2-year steers £2 13s, bulls £1 os.

At Stony River on Wednesday weau.ers made 7s to 17s, ld-montlu' heifers 325. empty do. £2 os Od to £3 10s, '-peyed do (lat) £4, store cows 25s lo 355, springing do. £5, fat ewes 9s Dd. At Waiwakaiho on Thursday weavers made 10a to lis Od, yearling steers fills, empty heifers '3ss, heifers in calf £2 0s 6d to £3 as, springing do. £3 ss, heifers just calved £5 ss, store cows 30s to 40s, forward do. £2 6s to £2 lis, fat do. £3T7s 0d to £4 2s, springing cows (Jersey) £7. cows in milk £3 12s> 6d, bulls 31s to 38s. TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE, AXD , TALLOW SALE.] On Tuesday, 'l6th March, I held my usual four-weekly sale, of above produce. The catalogue comprised 141)7 hides, 1384 calfskins, 4029 sheepskins, 176 bales, and 351 sacks wool, 75 casta, 7 barrels, and 80 tins tallow, besides bones, horsehair, Bowtails, etc. As usual there was a very large attendance of buyers. Bidding was brisk ■throughout and good prices were obtained, practically everything,, being sold at the hammer. Wool: Fleece and lambs' advanced about Vid to %d per lb, while pieces, emichings, and locks were y 4 d higher. Sheepskins 6old well at an advance of }fyi. to %d per 11). Hides: There Mas excellent competition for these; well-flayed heavy cow hides; showing good sulKtanee advanced Id per lb; light and medium Weights were y 2 d-to %d higher; good butchers' and freezers', ox hides also sold -well at '/ 2 d advance. Tallow and calfskins were on a par with last sale. I quote: — Wool.—Fine crossbred Oy 3 d to 6%d, coarse crossbred 5%d to 6y 4 d, cottcd s<4d to 5%d, log-stained 5d to 5y 4 d, broken fleece 4d to 4y 4 d; lambs', Southdown 6y 4 d, Lincoln 5%d to 6y 4 d, seedy 4'/»d to 5y 4 d, black lambs' 4%d; dead S'/id, clean erutehings 3'/ 2 d to 4d. seond 3d to 3%d, bellies 4d to 4y 4 d, first pieces 3'/»d to 3%d, second pieces 2%d to 3%' d, locks 2d to 2'/ 2 d. , Sheepskins. ButehleTs' woolly, fine 6<4d to 6%d, coarse s>/ 2 d to 6d, lambs' s'/ 4 d to 6d, hall-wools 4%d to o'/ 4 d, pelts 4>/ 2 d to 4%d, second quality woolly 5d to sy z d, lambs' 4y 2 d to sd, half-wools 4d to 4%d, pelts 3d to 4</ 4 d, dead 3'/ 2 d to 4%d, damaged 3y 4 d to sd, damp woolly 4s to 4s lid, woolly lambs' 2s 6d to 3s 3d, best pelte is 6d to 2s, seconds 9d to Is 3d, salted woolly 4s Cd to ss, laniibs' 2s 6d to 2s 9d, ltalf-wools 2s 3d to 2s 9d, pelts Is 8d to 2s 2d, damaged 6d to Is. Hides.—Butcliera' ox, stout 7'/ 8 d to 7%d, medium «y 2 d to 7d, light 5%d to 6y 4 d, cut ox 4%d to 6%d; butchers' cow (best lines), heavy 6%d to fi'/ s d, medium <i'/ 8 d to o%d, light Od to «y B d, cuts 5%d; second quality cow, heavy 5y 8 d to uy 4 d, medium 5%d to Od, light Sd to 5%d, cuts 4y 4 d to »y 4 d; farmers' cow, heaw 5d to 5%d, medium 4y 2 d to Sd, cuts 4d to 4'/ z d, slippy 3'/ 2 d to 4%d, drv hides 3y.d*to 4d; vearliugs 5%d to (i'/ 4 d. stags 4%d to 4%d, but stag 3%d t0 4 %- Horeehides—Heavy 8 S to 10s, light ffd to (is »d, cut horse'ss 9d to 7s each. Pigskins 5s each. Calfskins.—Best dean lines 8 5 / B <l to B%il, good B'/ 4 d t\o B'/ 2 d, medium 7>/ 2 d to «d, slippy -4y 2 d to 4 7 / 9 d, cut 5%d to 6y 4 d, dry lid to Is 2d each. Tallow.—ln casks, liest mixed 23s 3d to 23s 6d, -medium 22s !kl to 235; in tins, 21s od to. 23s 3d per cwt. Cowtails Is 4d l>er dozen, horsetails. lid each, horsehair Is 3'/ 2 d per lb, eowhair lO'/od per l.b. Bones held over; no demand at present. My next sale will be hold on 13tu April.

VIOKERS "& STEVEXS' UEPOHT. There was a good entry of sbeep at our supplementary sheep fair at Tarata on Monday. Old sheep were not m much demand, lmt young, sheep were wanted. Nearly everything was sold at the following prices:—Two-tooth e\ves 'lis 3d, 2-tooth wethers 8s to its 6d. f.f.m. ewe's os Gd to 7s (Id, old ewes 2s 2d to 4s 6d, good lamb's os. At the supplementary sheep fair and cattle sale in Ingle'wood on Wednesday there was a good yarding of sheep, but few cattle came forward. Young sheep were in demand, I>ut old sleep were almost, unsaleable. Two-tooth ewes made from Us 2d to 11* 9d, 4-tooth wetbters. 10s Od, iat woolly lambs 10s 9d, lambs 3s to 5s 3d, f.f.m. ewes 8s 0-1, Lm. ewes 4s 64 to 5s 9d, old ewes 3s 2d to 4s, rams 10s 6d to £1 Is, calves to to Us, store cows £1 is to £2 is, springers ,£3 5* to. £4.

, L. A. NOLAN AND CO.'S. REPOIiT. . Fruit.'-This has been in fair supply. A large consignment of Island fruit arrived and sold as under:—Apples, cooker* Is M to 3s 3d, dessert 3s 6d to 6s 3d; lianauas, ripe l%d to 2d lb, green 8s case; grapes, Black Hamburgs lOd, Golden Queens 11(1; peaches, first quality 4s 3d to as 3d, seconds 3s 6d to 4s Od, thirds 2s 9d to 4s; pears, Bon Cretiane 201b oases' 4s Od to 5s Od, large leases 7s 9d, Louis Bons up to (is Gd, according to size of case, Fertility '4s to 4s 6d; plums, damsons Is Od to 2s <as?i trainees, small eases, 2s (id; tomatoes. 121b fcases Is to Is Gd, large do. 2s to 2s Od. ■ Poultry. On Saturday we had a large entry. Satisfactory prices were .realised. We quote: Hens Is 0d to 2s 7d, pullets 2s 2d to 2s 3d, cockerels l*7d to 2s 4d, ducklings Is 4d to Is Oil. In the mart a large quantity of watches, jewellery, and sundries

brougb't satisfactory prices. I On Tuesday we held a. 'furniture sale \ on account of Mr. A. .1. Johnson. There was a good attendance, and everything was sold at satisfactory rates. . ,On Wednesday we had an exceptionally large attendance at Mr. J. C. Legg's sale of' (furniture. The bidding Was brisk throughout, and prices were very satisfactory.

ADDINGTON* MARKET. Christchureh, Wednesday. At Arlington to Jay there, were large entries of s'Wek and a largo attendante. Prices generally showed a s't'll lower 'tendency. Btore sheep, in consequence of continued dry weather, were in weaker demand. Fat lambs were also lees firm, and fat cattle. Cwhg to heavy supply, were easier. Fat wethers ' showed improvement, l>«t ewes were still further down. Baeoner* were nl«> down, tat porkers Were dearer, and stores were not quite so keen in demand. Store tattle 'were dull of sale. fiut dairv tows were in demand. There Shis again a very large yardin" of 'store «hecp. the hulk being lines from a distance. The, demand was decidedly slatk, although some of the ■bestl lots oi two-tooth and goodliiouthcd ewes whose condition was right sold 'fairly well up to expectations, and towards the end of the. sale showed a rise in "price. The same applies to a few lots of forward lamb* suitable for rape. Travel-stained ewes, low-condi-tional lamibs, and all descriptions of wethers met -with dull and dragging sale, and at) 'the commencement a few lots "were passed. Sound-mouth halfbred ewes sold at lfc to 15s, four and six-tooth 'to 16s is, and two-tooths to 17s 3d. A special line of two-tooth balfbred ewes, Wenslevdale merino cross, made 20fe. Ordinary crosAred •ewes 'with sound mouths but in low condition made 10s to lis fld, and old ewes 7si upward 1 !*; forward lannhs 10s M to Us Gd, average lots 0s to 0s 0:1, travel-stained and in low- condition 7s (Id to 18s Od, culls & to lis Gd, forward wethers lis to 12s, and VackWard Sorts 8b fid to 10». Fat Shee}).—There was a fair entry o'f fat sheep, there being a larger proportion, of wethers than of late, and Several lines of very quality. Export Irtiyers were aJilc to operate m £etliers twice* having! now got down io their limits, and the consequence Wib that 'they sold Uller than la«t

sorts showed a still further (fall in with u dull sale, and aged and inferior prices. I'rii wethers made Us to llis lid, lighter 12s (id to 14s 9d; iirime ewes lis to 14s (id, others (is lod to lUs (ill. Store Cattle—Tlie market was easier for all hut good sort*. A line of 50 three-year steers made £5 9s, 18mouth's Hereford steers and heifers £7 ss, two-year steers £4 l(Js, two and threes-ear steers £4 13s Ud, dry coWs 50s to £4. Dairy cows were ill good demand at £3 10s to. £8 fs Ud. The yarding of fat. cattle totalled about 383 head, iliere being a smaller nuni'lier of ; cows than at some recent sales. Owing to the heavy entry, the sale was dull and dragging, aiid did not conclude till late, ia the afternoon. (I'rici-S, except for very prime steers and heiiers, stowed a decline. Best •beef made 20* (id to 225, medium 18s to 20s, and cow anil interior 10s to 17s lid per lOlilTi. Steers sold at £li 2s (ill •to £IU 10s, heifers £4 ss' to £7 10s, extra £8 8s; cows £4 os to £7 ss, and extra to £B. Veal halves made 3s (id to 575.

BUIKSIDE STOCK. BLUIKET. Dunedin, Wednesday. At Buruside stock .market 2250 sheep •were yarded—a very large yarding. Owing to butcners .being fully supplied prices receded''from Is to Is Oil per head all round. Old ewes and uiilinished .wethers were practically unsaleable. Quotations: Best wethers 15s to ltis Od, extra 17s 3d, medium to good 13s to 14s Od, light and unfinished 10s to 12s .Od; best ewes 13s Od to 14s Od, extra ,15s Ud, medium, to good 10s to 12s Od. Lauilbs.—l322 yarded. Another good yarding, but not quite equal to last weekis. The limits of freezing buyers have been reduced considerably, and there was consequently very little competition, prices showing'a further decline. Quotations: Ucst lambs 12s Od to 13s, extra 15s 3d, medium to good 10s to 12s. Cattle.—2l7 yaidcu, a large entry, composed principally of medium-quality stores and heifers. Prime bullocks sold at prices ruling lately, but for unliuislied sorts ithere was little demand. Quotations: Best bullocks £8 to £1) 10s, medium, to good £7 to £B, light and Ulterior £0 to £0 10s; best cows and .heifers £5 to £0 10s, medium £4 to £4 .10s. Pigs. —110 yarded, a fair yarding, and the prices obtained being much the same as those of last week. Quotations: Suckers 10» to 12s, slips 14s to IDs, stores 23* to 2Ss, porkers 35s to 40s, light -bat-oners 45s to 555, heavy 58s to «os.

AUCKLAND iSTOUIi 'MARKET. The Xew Zealand Loan and llcrcan-, tile Agency Company report:— Horees—At the Durham yardu on Friday horses were yarded in usual nuurbers. Draughts sold at from £22 10s to £32 (no extra heavy yarded); medium do., £lB 10* to £29; hacks and light harness horses, £0 10s to £lB. At Pukekohe on Wednesday there was a smaller muster 'than usual, which, sold at late rates. Dairy cows- sold at from £3 10s to £0 17s Od, heifers £3 to £0 3s, empty cows £2 2s to £3 4s, calves 17s to ".£1 lis, two to three-rvear-old steers £2 10s 'to £5. Beef, which was .yarded in large numbers, sold at Xi'wmarkel rates.

At the Xewmarket yards on Tuesday cattle of all descriptions were yarded in usual numbers. Daily cows sold at .from £3 15s to £1) 2s Od, empty cows ;£-l l'js'to £2 17s, calves 18s to £1 9s. The .beef pens were filled with cattle of nice quality, although no extra heavy weights were yarded. (Prices were' on a par with last 'week's rates, the. market perhaps showing a firmer tone. Oxen sold at 20s per 1001b, cows ltis to 19s. Steers sold at from £5 10s to £!> 7s Od. cows £3 10s to £O.

• Sheep. There mis an extra large varding of sheep and lambs at the Newmarket vards on Tuesday last, which sold at'la-t week'.- priees. Wethers sold at from 9s (Id to 17s Oil. ewe- Ss 9.1 to 14s. hogaets 9s (kl to 12s, lambs well fatted lOsOd to 15s, other sorts 4s to 8s fld.

. Pig*.—Porker* sold at from 14s to tl 2s. weaners 5s (id to lis, baconers tl Ms to £2 Is. . We submitted ami sold t'Xtra large catalogues of hides, skm*, ami tallow j on Tuesday. ■ .Hides. Market firm. We quote: Extra stout ox 7'4d to i%d. .stout do. Uy,d to Til, medium do. (id to G'/id, light do", 3V-.il to 5%.1; cows', best lines s'/»il to 3%'U good lines o'/ 4 il to 5%d, inferior 4%d to Sd; staffs li'/od to 4d. ki>p» 3%d to SVS.iI, hiliskins od to 5%d, damaged hides 3d to 4'Ad. Sheepskins.—Market linn. Best but-. chcrs' skins, large 5s to 5s (id. medium 3s (id to 4s 3d. small 2s (id to 3s, lambs' and pelts 2s 3d to 2s lUd, inferior Is Od to Is Od. ■ Tallow—Market firm. Best mixed to 25s fid. good 22s (id to 23s (id, (A ferioi' 17s Od to 20s Od, rough fat l'/>u to l%d per ft. ' JOHNSOXVILLE STOCK SALE.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report on their Jolro-sonville sale as follows: —A good yarding o"f prime bullocks were well up to requirements. Beef made 20s to 20s 6d iper hundred. A large yarding of sheep sold readily at late rates. We ipiote: Best bullocks £8 to £S is (id. lighter .C 7 IDs to £7 17s Oil. extra heavy prime wethers 1.4s lOd to 15s. good wethers 13s (Id to 13s Bu, plain 12s. extra heavy ewes 12s lid, good ewes lis to Us 2d, plain 10* (Id, shorn lambs U-v woolly lambs lis, 12s, to 12s 7d.