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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 75, 24 April 1909, Page 6

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NKWTOX KIWS REPORT,

At the Haymarket oil Saturday a good number of pigs came forward, and thei'e j was an improved demand, weancrs making 7s (id to lis, small stores 13s (id to 235. good d". 30s, trap mare .ClO los. At Toko oil .Monday there was a good yarding of cattle. Wcanere made Os Od to 15s, 18-months steers 30s to 38s, heifers in calf £3 2s, store cows .CI lis to ,C 1 18s (id, forward cows £2 5s to .-C2 His (id. fat and forward do. £3 2s to £3 35," bulls C2 os to .C2 18s, cull iambs 3s, old ewes 2s 8d to -is sd. At Stratford on Tuesday there was a fair yarding of cattle, witli good attendance of buyers, most lilies selling readily at the hammer at slightly advanced rates. Weaners made 14s (id to 15s, 13mouths steel's £2 to C2 2s (id, 2-yeiir steers £2 15s, 2'/ s -year do. £3 0s Ud to c:l (is, 3 to 4-year bullocks £3 17s Od, forward empty heifer's C2 7s Od to £2 lis, fat heifers £3 10s, store cows £1 12s to £2 5s Od, forward cows £2 Os to .C.'S 3s, fat do. ,C 3 13s to £4 7s, bulls £1 10s, cull, lambs 3s. 2. 4. and 0-tooth ■ ewes 8s 3d to 8s 7d.

. VICKERS & STEVENS' REPORT. There was a good entry of cattle ill their Inglewood yards on Wednesday, and nearly everything was sold at the following, prices: Calves 9s to 15s, empty heifers CI 5s to -CI 10s, 18 to 20-montlis steers .CI 12s Od to .CI 15s, 2'/ 3 -year-old steers £2 12s, springers £3 las to £4, forward cows £3 17s to £5 Is.

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. The New Zealand Uian and Mercantile ; Agency Company report:— t i Horse:-: At the Durham yards on l''ri- i day heavy draughts sold at from U22 | 10s to £37 15s, medium do. £lB 10s to i £•2!), hacks and light harness horses .18 10s to £2O, weeds £2 10s to £B. At l'ukekohe on Wednesday dairy cows sold at from £3 10s to £B, heifers £3 lis to £« 15s, empty cows £1 18s to £3 3s, grown steers £5 5s to £Ol ITs, two to three-year-old do. £3 10s to £5 15s, yearlings £1 14« to £2 -Is. calves 13s to CI lis. Beef, of which there was a large yarding, sold at Newmarket rates. At Waiuku on .Saturday dairy cows sold at from £4 to £7 10s, empty cows £2 2s to £3 2s (id, two to three-year-old steers £3 10s to £+ 13s, yearlings £1 Is to £2 3s, calves 15s to £1 Ss. beef at Newmarket rates, grown steers £5 10s to £0 4s. Cattle: At the Newmarket yards an Tuesday dairy cows sold at from £3 10s to C 8 10s, empty cows £1 17s to £3, calves las to £1 10s. Beef ivas yarded in full quantities and sold-under steady competition at late rates. Oxen sold to 21s per 1/iOlb, and cows 17s to 10s. Steers sold at from £0 10s to £ll ss, cows £3 Ills to £7.

Sheep: The Newmarket yards were well filled on Tuesday, and sold at slightly improved rates. Wethers sold at from J*ls Oil to 17s Oil, ewes 8s Oil to His, hoggets 8s 0(1 to 13s Oil. lambs Ss to 14s 3d. Pigs: I'orkers sold at from 15s (id to £1 Bs, weaners 5s 3d to 10s Oil, baconei's £1 18s to £2 14s. We held a special sale of horses at l'ukekohe on Monday. Draught horses sold at from £22 t<r £3O, medium draughts £l9 to £2O, light harness fcorts £l3 to £23 10s. hacks £ls to 1 £2l, fOlw £7 10s to £ll 15s. ponies £3 10s to £0 10s, weeds £l 10s to j £2 10s. I Hides; Market firm. We quottf—Extra j stout ox 7d to 7%d. stout do. to j <l%d, nU'diuni do. 5%d to 0 l / h d. light do. s'/ a d to .)%d; cows', best ihies 5%d to j 5%d. good sy±<\ to s'/»d, scored 4%d to | 3d; kips 4>/ 4 d to calfskins 3d to |">%d, stags' 3%d to 4'/4d. damaged hides 3d to 4'/.d. Sheepskins: Market linn. Best but- | chcrs' skins, large to 5s (id, good 4s to 4s 3d, small 2s (Id to 3s 3d; lambs' and pelti; 2s lOd to 3s 3d. seconds 2s to 2s 3d. ClilßlBTC!i L r UCII STUCK MARKET. At Addington ytirds there was a large entry of all classes of stock. Fat cattle showed a further fall in prices. Fat lambs were firmer. Store sheep showed no change. Fat sheep opened at last •week's rates. Baeoiiers ami store pigs were in good demand, and porkers were easier, but closed a little firmer. Store and dairy cattle sold well.

The yarding of store sheep was smaller than last week. Several lots of very forward lambs changed hands at lis'(id to 12w, prices being an advance in sympathy with fat lamb rates. Weavers could Oiil\ - be sold at low rates, forward soils making !)s to !)s (id. The yarding of fat lambs totalled (1780, as against 4350 last week and 7300 the week before. For quality, the yarding was oni' of the best of the season, and though prices were firmer by (id to (Id per head, it was principallv due to improvement in tlie lamb- themselves. There were li:i:i7 I akin for freezing at lis 4d to 15s (and one shorn line at lis to 12s !)d). 2:i(i by butchers at lis 7d to 15s 2(1, and 207 were bought by There was; a large yarding of fat sheep, including some prime linis of wethers. Kxtra prime wethers sold to 20s, prime 14s (id to 17s, prime ewes 12s (id to 15s sil, medium 10s to lis (id, aged ami ligjit 7s to !)s (id. fat Cattle: Steel's made £3 17s fid to .til, heifers £4 7* (id to ,i! 8 12s fld. and cows C 4 5s to .£7—equal to ISs (id ,to 20s for prime. His to 18s for medium, and 14s to 15s (id for cow and inferior per 1001b. ' There was a good sale .of store cattle, ligs: Choppers sold up to ;C3 10s large baeoncm 55s to 02s.' and lighter 4Ss to 54s equal to 4'/id to 4%d per lb; porkers 38s to 445, and smaller IPs to 37s—equal to 5%d per ll»; large stores 40s to 445. medium 28s to 355. small ISs to 22*, and vveancrs Ss to 14s, AVAXfIAMT STOCK MAIIKKT. Reporting on their Wanganni stock sales, .Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., stale as follows:—2500 sheep and 150 cattle were yarded. There was milv a quiet, demand. Quotations: fat i wethers lis lhl, forward wethers !)s Id. old cw-ck 3s Bd. mixed culls 2s lid. li.,ht fat cows' C 4, 2 to 2',/,-ycar steers C - 8s lid to C2 14s (id. 3-year steers (had colors) .£2 ] /s lid. yearling steers 33s l«l. yearling heifers 28s, cows and • is (id, store cows 32s Od to 40s, bulls 4Us.