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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 50, 24 March 1909, Page 3

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STlUTFOlll) STOCK -MARKET. ■ Messrs Young. Ifoblw and Co., Stratford, report:— At .Stratford on Wednesday, 17th.we held our, usual fortnightly sale. The advertised number of cattle came forward. hut price* were inclined to drag, •several pens failing to reach reserves. Forward cows made from ,t!2 l!)s to £3 Od, store do. 34* to 30s, boners 12s to 15s, liifteen-month -steers .'Jos to 425, weaner (good) 30s to 4Is5 ewes s*.

At Kaponga on Friday, l'Jth, we held our usual sale to a full yarding, of which most were quitted at satisfactory prices, especially well conditioned and fat cows. Fat cows .CI His to £4 us, fresh and' forward do. 45s to (ios, stores 30* to 41s, boners 13s to '22s, weaiiers 8s Gd to 14s, bulls lis, weaner pigs Ids. cull ewes :in !)d to 4s Id. ■WOC>l,i, SKIN. IIIDK AND TALLOW SALE. Mcsm* Young. llobl» and Co. report: On Tuesday. March liith, we held our sale of the above produce. Wc handled a -rOdil catalogue of all descriptions, j JJuveii- were in atteuda-acv from all parts of tlie Dominion, anil prices showed a firm rise from the previous sale. Wool and sheepskins made a rise of '/,<l to y 3 (I, hides %d to ?'|d. while 1 allow maintained late raU'>. W" quote.: Hides—Butchers' cow, light, 4%d to .)'/„d; butchers' cow, medium to «V(,d; ligiht ox 4%d to 4%d; settlers' (■own 4'/ad to S'/ 4 d; yearlings 3%d to 5%d: cut cow 4'/>d to -t%tl; slippy 3d to 3%d. Wool-LamW 4%d to U'/,d, erutcliings '2d to 3%d, lleecL' Z'/A to li'/.d, .lead 3%d to s'/jd, pieces 3'/id to 4'/ t d. locks d to 3'/.d. Sheepskins—ll. woollier 4 1 / ; dto s '/i<l, lambs' 3d t» 4%d: Nliort wools 3d to 4%di; pells Is Gil to Is Sd; salted ski.is, ishort-woois Is 5d to Is 8d; part dry skills 8d to lb 10d. Calfskins—Small T'/»d, mediums 7%d, cut 3%d. slippy Id. dry l%d. Tallow —In casks 22s to 22s 'Jd; m tins l!ts (id to 21 i. Tails, Is '2d .per doz.