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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 87, 8 May 1909, Page 6

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LUXDOX MARKETiS. .* London May 0. '" Silver, ' Wool.—At the sales the P.inikan clip sold at B%d and the Kuril clip at B%d. ", WOOL. " London. .May 11. " Wool js very aiiiuialed. Everything * is hardening. XEWTOX KING'S REPORT. * At the Haymarket on Saturday J 1 weaner pigs made is to 10s lid, suud stores 12s to ISs. harness horse CO. ponv CI. At Stratford on Tuesday there was a very large, muster of cattle (principally steers and store cows), with a fair » ( ' j] tendance of buyers. Several lines were passed at the hammer, but were, however, quitted privately aitcrwards. I quote: Weaners 8s to 13s. yearlings CI. 7s to .Cl 10s. empty heifers CI 14s to C2 8* (Id. heifers in calf CI as, springers ,C 4 Ids. 18-montlih steers C2 Is lid • to £2 7s, 2-year do. C2 12s. 2','a to 3- * year do. £3 !>s, 3'/» lo 4-year bullocks ■ '.C4 7s (Id to C 4 12s (id, store cows .CI 10s to C2 12s, old do. .CI to .CI Bs, forward do. JC2 13-s to ,C 3 3s, fat do. ' C 3 18s lo .C 4 2s, bulU .Cl Ills to £i 12s. WEBSTER BROS' REPORT. Poultry. Last Saturday we had a good entry of poultry, and prjocs showed a distinct advance from last week's.''Pullets sold readily. We quote: Cockerels Is 4.1 to 2s 4d, hens' Is lid to 2s 4d. pullets 2s lid to 3s 2d. ducks Is Od to Is Dd, old hens Is 2d, geese 2* lid to 3s. Sundries and jurniture sold well.; Fruit. Consignments have conic in good quantities this week, prices' for good fruit still keeping the same. We quote: Oranges 7* (id to Ks lid, bananas (good ripening) "s lid to lis. bananas (wet) (is to (Is lid; pears, Bcurrc Clairgean and Denrre Deil 3s (Id to' 4s fid small ease, Kcifl'er dessert 4s (Id to ,is' (id, cases pears (Is (id, cookers 2s (id to .'lk; apples, lied Warrow 7s dd to Bs, (iolden Russet 7s 3d to 7fi 9d, Northern Spy 7s (id. Stunners lis to (Is Oil, Jonathans (pouM 4s to ss. Dougherty Us Oil, llomanite No. 2 4s lid, Home Beauty (is to (is 3d per ease of 4011); lemons Ills ltd half-cane, pumpkins 4s 3d sack, tomatoes (wet) Is to Is (id, passions IS dozen 4s lid. VICKKRS & STEYEX.s' REPORT. There was n good entry of cattle hi our Inglewood yards on Wednesday, and ; nearly every line was disposed of. Bidding was 1 brisk, and prices better for ail | classes, (.specially for good calves. InI ferior calves made irom 7s to lis (id, | good calves Ills to CI is. empty heifers ,C 1 lis to CI 10s, heifers in calf .C2 His , to C2 His. IS-iuoiiths steers £1 His, L spring culvers 111 10s to .C 4 His. store . cow* CI Ills to C2 12s. forward cows C 4 (Is lid to C 4 14s, lambs Os Bd. AUCKLAND STOCK MARKET. The Xmv Zealand Loan and Mercan- - tile Agency Company, Ltd.. report:— Horses: Hordes were yarded in more • than average numbers at the. Durham yards ioi Pridiiy, and lor anything (Si a g good stamp there was a fair enquiry, i- Heavy draughts' sold at from C2!) His e to C3H. medium do. 117 His lo CHI. e hacks and light harness horses ,CS 15s to CIS, weeds £•> Ills to Cli 13s. e At Tuakao on Wednesday there was a larger muster of stock than usual, c Dairy cows sold al from C 3 os to C.i t .is. empty cows €2 2s to C 3 is', calves Lis to Cl "s. Xo grown steers were s yarded, I At Coroniandel on Wednesday there e was ii fair yarding of stock, which sold i- under keen competition. Dairy cows sold at from C 8 5s to €4 10s! empty ■i cows Hi lis to ,C 3 Is, 18-inonths-olil ir steers C2 to C2. Bs, grown steers ,C 5 i« 10s to X(l ss, sheep, 'wether*. 13s to if 15s 3d, ■r Cattle: Al the Newmarket yards on y Tuesday cattle of all descriptions were yarded in full numbers. Dairy cows i sold at 'trom £3 Ills to til, empty cows d C2 2s to £2 Lis, calves Lis to 'cl Ss'. t There was a full yarding of beef of nice le quality, which sold at scarcely last u week's rates. , Oxen sold to 20s per 101)11), cows 17s to Ills. Steers' solil it ■r from C.i 10s to CD 17s Od, cows £3 os o to £0 15s. ,s Sheep: Sheep were yarded in full I- quantities at Xcwniarkct on Tuesday, r- and sold al last week's rates. Wethers .I' sold at from His (id to 10s (Id. ewes Ss Oil to Lis fid. hoggets' Ss fid lo 14s, it lambs 6s 3d to 13s. IPigs: Porkers sold at from 17s Oil lo it Cl 14s. weaners (Is Oil to 13s. baeoners ie £2 2s to £2 IDs. i- We submitted large catalogues of ie hides and -kins on Tuesday, all lines being sold i.nder good competition at is lata rales. I. Hides: The market is firm. We quote; Extra stout ox 7d to 7y,d, stout do. d O'/jd to (Bid. medium do. .i%d to fi'/ 4 d. Ii light do. 3Vlid lo ii%d: cows', best lines ). s'/.d to 5%d. good .i'/jd to ii%d, scored il 4-V to ,id. kips 4%d to',i.y s il; calfskins e 5d to fid. damaged hides 3d to 4d. e Sheepskins: The market is firm. We is quote: Best butcher*' skins, large to "*' .is (1,1, good 3s 11,1 to 4s 3,1. small 2s to 2s Oil; lainW and pelts 3s to 3s rtd y seconds 2s 3d l„ 2s Bd. >f Tallow; The tallo,w market is firm. I- Rest mixed to 245, good 21s M to ''3« -, inferior His to 19s'. rough fat l"/,d lo "' l%d per lb. n CinuSTrnTRCH STOCK MARKET.

At the Aihlington live slock market on Wednesday there was a large yarding of almost all classes n't stock, and a good attendance. Fat cattle were dull of sale at the previous week's prices. Store sheep were not in epiile such good demand, and fat lambs were easier, while pigs were als o weaker in price. Fat wethers, except heavv weight*. Mho wed a reduction in values. Store cattle met with , t poor sale, but good dairy cows were in brisk demand. The entry of store sheep showed a further reduction in numbers. There were several good lines of forward wethers, and not n \n;\v buyer* were operating. Ewes showed a 'falling off in values., voung -oris making Ms (id to His, and „thci> 3, lid to 8s 7il. Most of the wethers changed hands. Verv forward selling „t lis 0.1 to 12s 7d. average lots lis lid to lis. lowconditio-fed and inferior 8s to !k.

TJie yarding of fat lambs was again heavy. Lighter wcigltf himbs sold better in proportion than heavier weights. Prices ranged trout 10s Ud to ];i/lfld ami a few line, „f extra heavv le«s brought to 14.-, 10,1, the bulk going at l'2s lid to IDs Hid,

hat sheep were yarded in large mumtiers, wethers forming the larger portion. Exporters were only operating at lower rates, and prices for wethers were consequently easier, except for heavv weights, which were taken bv the butchers a I tot,. ~.,,,.. ~W(,s., W( , s . nl)()1|t m , ii|i _ tamed last week's prices. Extra prime wethers sold up to IBs Oil. prime 14s to IDs fid. lighter lis to 13, lid, prime ewes lis (id u in. i (1 , ,„„-;„„, ,',„ ((1 lis. and aged and light (I* lid to 8s lid. Hie yarding of fat cattle totalled 3(1.i. and the quality Wils f u i r . The demand was slack, and the sale wits a dragging

e. Stoor? made C 3 17s 8(1 to £8 8' , heifers t'.i t«> If" <W. « nJ 4 10s to i:tl IDs-equal to 18s (W to s for |iviino. Ids to 18* for inwlium, i,| l is to I.V for iow and interior pf ■mil. —,, A small yarding of p>tore rattle of iIV HVivnt ijuality mot with h dull sal*, curling* up to UK l'» onthf" 3b Oil. two-year beilers 35a to 10-s. threc-yvar heifer* Cl. and dry vx* CI Hs Oil to C 3. tiood dairy cow* rid well. priots ranging from £3 t*> % There was a medium entry of pifl*i hidi met u itli a rut her weaker do* taitd. (llOppoi'n M)lll up to t'3 10a, i»avy baooneiy C2 IS-* to C.'l 3s (equal > -td per !M. liirhtor C*2 to C- Ifl* ;m|na Ito I l / 2 d to ty,d |kt II)), heavy orkeis CI liis to ci 2*. and smaller *1 S* to cl I.V (equal per lb), tedium store* Cl 10a to CI Ms Oil. mailer £1 2* to Cl Ha, and weanora K to 14s, ■ OrXKDIX S'RK'K MARKET, At the Hunwide stock market, fat Httie to tlie number uf 21.1 liead were aided. principally prim,. «ort*. Both leers and heifer* were in pood demand, ml priiis showed a rise of from fc 10 0« per head. Best bullocks .made C 8 Us to Clt lO.s (extra tn CIO 10s), iii'tlium to good C 7 10s tn C 8 i»s light CO to CO 10*. beat <ows and heifers Co to 'Co 17*. medium to good £4 ( to c;>. , t

Prices tor best wethers were better than last week, and for medium quality wei;e much the same an late rate*. Best wethers made 15s (Id to 16s 9d (extra to IDs'), medium and good 14s Ikl to Lis, best ~wes lis fid to 13s (extra to Lis), medium and good 8s fid to 9s 3d, inferior 5s to (Is lid.

There was a medium yarding of good quality land*. Prices were a shade firmer. Best \vethers made 12s to 13s (extra 14s lid), medium to good 10s 9d to 12s, inferior Bs' lolls 3d.

For young pigs prices were a shadj easier, owing to tile extremely large entry. Porkers and baeonors also suffered to the extent of %A per lb. Suckers made lis fid to 12s, slip* 13s to 15s, stores 18s to 235, porkers 34s' to 38s, light baeoners 43s to 40s, heavy 48s 10 535.