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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 104, 29 May 1909, Page 6

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HOME MARKETS. London, May 27. Wheat.—Australian cargoes sold at 445. The American visible supply is 35,791,0110 bushels. Silver, 24i/ s d. Lead, 13'/ 4 d. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. XEWTOX IUXG'S REPORT.

At Uie Haymarket on Saturday store pigs made Its to 20s Od, horses £2 7s Od to" £« 10s. dairy cow £3 ss, Ait Urenui on Monday there was a fair yarding of cattle and a big attendance "of buvers, every line being sold at the hummer at satisfactory prices. Weaners made His Od, 18-months steers £2 2s, 2-vear do. £2 13s to '£2 10s Od SVi-vear bullocks (forward) £G, emptv heifers 34s Od to 40s, empty heifers (forward) £3 7s Od, springing heifers £3 5s to £4 4s, in calf do. £3 las. store co\\9 £1 7s to £2, tor ward do!' £2 0s to £5 l'ss, fat cows' £3 9s to £4 15s, fat heifers £4 14s, cows in calf £2 15s to £3 lis, cows in milk £3 12s Od, springers £5 2s Od, bulls £2 lis to £2 10s, lambs 5s id, f.m. ewes os lid. At Rahotu on Tuesday there was improved demand, especially for good calves, wliMv sold at advanced rates; other dosses remained at latu values. Calves made 13s to 20s, store cows 30s to 47*, aged do. £l, forward do. £3 to £3 Bs, tat do. £4 2s, 18 to 20-moirths heifers £2 5s to £2 9s', store pigs 10s 6d to 31s.

At. Stony River on Wednesday the yards were full, and there, was a big . attendance and good competition for all classes, calves sharing in the advance of tliii prerioin Jar at Rahotu. Calves made 19s to 235, 12 to 18-months heifers 30s to 475, IS-montlls to 2-year do. in calf 49s' to 51s, 3-year springing do. £3 10s to £4 lis. 2i/.-ycar steers £3 5s to £3 IDs, store cows 3(l* to 455, fat do. £3 10s to £4, store pigs 21s. ' At Waiwakaiho on Thursday thc yards were full and competition was keen, nearly every lino being sold at the hammer. Weaners made 15s to 19s', weancr steers 22s Od to 25s Od, wcaner lieifers (Jerseys) 30s Od, empty heifers j 28s fld to 425, in calf do. £2 17s to £3 17s, springing do. £3 17s Od to £5 10s, cows in calf £3 5s to £4 10s', springers

£4 15s to £5 ss, store cows £1 15s to £2, forward do. £2 10s to £3 10s, fat do. £4 9s, forward heifers £3 15s, 4 to 5-year bullocks (fat) £7 17s, 4-year do. £0 12s Od, 3-ycar do. (good conditio*) £4 14s, bulls £1 19s.

VICKERS & STEVENS' REPORT. There -was a gootTentTy of cattle in \ our J'nglcwood yards on Wednesday lust. Calves made from 10a fld to £1 Is, 18months heiters £1 6s to £1 lis, 18 to 20-months steers £1 13s to XI 17s lid, good store cows £2 'to £2 15s, spring calvcrs £2 20a to £3 ss, ijpriugers £3 to £0 2s ea.

ADDINGTON. At Addington live stock market on Wednesday there was a faii-ty large entry of stocß and a good attendance. Store, ewes and hoggets sold rather better than last week. Fat cattle showedj an improvement; consequent upon short supply; heavy-weight iat lambs were tinner, and fat sheep at last week's rajes, except prime ewes, which were firmer; store cattle were out of sale, but good young cows were in demand. The entry of store sheep was about tilic same in point of numbers as last week, and was mostly of a useful class'. The better classes of ewes and hoggets were in rather better demand, four and six-tooth ewes making up to 16s Id, failing-mouth IDs to lis (id, halfbred wether hoggets 7s 4d, three-quartcrbred hogget's (mixed s'exes) to llsi 4d, forward wethers 12s, others 9s to lis.

The entry of fat lambs was not quite so huge as last week, and the quality was on "tile whole good.' Exporters were operating trcely, and prices for tegs were firmer. The general run of prices was 1 Is 1 Oil to 14s, heavy-weights 14s to 15s. light sorts 10s to lis 4d.

There was not quite such a large yarding of fat sheep. The range of prices nas: Prime wethers 14s Od to 17s (id, extra to Ids 7d, lighter 12s Id to 14s 7d, prime ewe s 12s'to 14s 7d, extra to 15s 4d. medium 9s Od to lis Od, aged and light (is 3d to lis 7d, and merino wethers 8s 2d to lis Od.

There were only 103 head of fat cattle penned. The quality Was of good average. The shorter supply resulted in brisker competition, and values advanced about Is per 1001b, prime quality realising 18s Oil to 20s, medium 10s'to ISs', and cow and inferior 14s to los Od per 1001b. Steers sold' at £7 to £lO, heifers £5 lo £B, anil cows £5 to £0 7s Od.

There was a good entry of fat calves, many of them being beyond the age of vcalers. Prices ranged' irom, 4s Od to £2 10s.

A pom- lot of store cattle were entered, and they met with dull sale at late rates. Fifteen to eighteen-months l made 38s Oil. two-year steers £2 14s, two-year heifers £2 7s fld, three-year heifers £3 17s Od, and dry cows 20s to £4 7s Oil.

Good dairy cows were in brisk demand. Prices ranged from JE3 JUs lo £9 17s Od.

There was a. large entry of oil's, and prices for fata were weaker, and for stores there was only fair demand. Choppers sold up to £4. neavy uacon.cn 58s to 645, lighter 50; u. 57? (equal to ty-A per lb), heavy porker* 349 to 409, lighter 28s to 33s (eij.mi to. 5d to 5"/ 2 d per lb), larg e stones to Bfls, smaller 25S to '3os, and weaneis As, to 1,4s Dd.

iC'.iaAND. The New '/.< aland Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report:— How.'-:: (>n Friday, at the Durham yards, to'ses were yarded in average i)uin!«is Drauglrt horses sold at from £& jOs to £3B, medium do. £lB 5s ■', £2'J hacks and light harnes's horses £5 Ids to £l7, weeds £2 las to £4 jj>9. The thoroughbred yearling filly bv Eton—C.vreusc realised 34 guineas,' and the thoroughbred colt by. Eton—Cyrienne 19 ju'meai.

At the .Newmarket yards on Tuesday dairy and store cattle were yarded lii usual numbers. Dairv cows soid at from £3 10s to £!l. empty cows £2 2s to £2 12s. calves' 15s t'o £1 17.=. There was an average yarding of beef, which sold at scarcely last week's rates. Oxen sold at 20s per 1001b and cows' 17s to IDs. Steers sold at from £5 10 5 to £!) 17s (Id, cows £3 10s |o £Glss. Mie.ep were penned in full numbers. a iid s'old at lower rates. Wethers sold at from Os Oil to 13s (Id, ewes 9s to 14s Od lambs 7s (Id to lis (id. s< to 13s. Vigs: We (|iiolc-Porkers £1 Is to CI Ills, weaners j s (id to 14s, baconers <■'! 14' to C2 8-'.

We submitted and sold large catalogues of hides, skins, and tallow, all lines meeting with good competition at late rates.

Hides: Tlie market, is brisk. We cjniitc— lOxtra stout, ox. 7d In 7y,d; stout do., liy.d to (i;./,d; medium do.. •"> : )'|d to li'/,d; light do.. i)i/,d to sa/.di cow,', best lines 5 % d lo'o'/.d, good ■>' M to 51/jd, scored 4%d to sil; stags', 3'/ ? .l to 4,1; kips. 4'/.d to s'/ s d; calfskins. sil to (id; damaged hides, 3d to 4d.

Sheepskins: The market is brisk. We quote —Best butchers' skins, large to Utf, good 3s Od to 4s 3d. small 2»' fid to 3s> lambs and pelts 3s (kl to 4s, BeCOBdS 2 S »d to 3s 3d. Tallow: The market is easier. We quote—Beat mixed to 245, good 2ls to 22s Od, inferior 16s 6d to 18s' Bd. DUNEDIN, At Burnside stock market 280 fat cattle were yarded, n fair proportion being of really good quality. The supply was in excess of requirements, and the sale opened about 5s per head lower than last week's rates. Towards the end then; was a further drop, and sates were hard to effect. Best bullocks £8 11W to £lO 12s fld, extra .Cll 5s to £l3 ss, medium £7 to £7 10s, light £5 to £B, best heifers to £ls 15s, extra to £7 10s, medium to £4 Ills. Sheep: 2892 yarded, a very large yarding of choice quality. iA good number Of unfinished sorts were yarded, but tins class being unsuitable for showWeek, prices declined about 2s per head. For others, good prices were obtained. Best wethers 18s to 18s (Id. extra up to £2, medium 15s to 16b fid, inferior up to 14s, best ewes 15s 3d. mjftftii 22s fid. Lambs': 2018 uupdeA ' Competition was very keen, ancftriotw rfiowed a general advance of head. Best lamb's 13s to 14s, MuMMd* medium to good 12s to ISsTUHhom 8$ fid to 10s. w