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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 115, 12 June 1909, Page 6

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LONDON MARkI'XS. Loudon, June 10. , Wheat.-Four cargoes of Austriilnn sold at 43s 10'/., 445, 44s l'/ 3 d, and 41s 3d respectively. Silver, 243-10 d. THE -MARKETS. NEWTON KINO'S REPORT. At Urcmii on Monday weaners made 15s Od to £1 2s, 15 to IS-imoiiths steers 'v Is to Ci Us (hi, em-ply heifers £1 11, to £2, in calf heifers £3 4*', spring- j in"- h-eifers £4 7s Od to £4 12s, store corns £2 7s to £2 lis, forward cows i'i 14s to £3 Bs, fat 'raws £4 ss, fat heifers £4 2s to £4 8s Od, 2-ycar steers £2 13s lid to £3 Is, bulls £1 10s, stags £2 13s, full-mouth ewes 10s. At Raliotu on Tuesday weaners nude 12s to £1 Is, 18-months steers £2 ss, empty heifers £1 Tils to £2'4s, in calf heifers £3 5s to £4, springing heifers £3 17s Od to £5, store cows £2 to £2 Bs, forward cows £2 17s to £3 Bs, 'at cows £4 ss, bulls £1 15s to £2 10s. At Waimakaiho on Thursday there was a'fall yarding of cattle and a big attendance olf buyers, and nearly everything was quitted at the hammer at the following rates:*—Weaners 13s to £1 Is Od, empty heifers £1 12s to £2 as 3d, in calf heifers £3 is to £4. do. small £2 Ids to £2 13s (Id, forward heifers £3 n- to £3 Ids. springing heifers £4 17s (id to £5 15s, store cows £1 lis to £2 15s forward cows £3 Is to £3 10s, cows iu i-alf £2 2s Od to £3 12s, spriiwiii" cows £1 to £5 10s, fat cows E4 7s fill to £4 Us', 3-vear steers £3 Os to £3 17s, Uills £1 8s to £2 10s.

VICKF.RS & STEVENS' REPORT. There was a big yarding of cattle at our Tuple-wood yai'ds on Wednesday. There \vp.s a good demand for store cows and calves, and nearly everything was' sold at the following prices:—ln ferior calves 10s to 15s. good ealves £1 to £1 lis fid 18 to 20-months steers £2 5s (Id, 2y,-year-old steers £3 Bs, stove cows £1 las to £2 17s Od, spring culvers' £2 10s to £4 10s, springers £3 10s to £4 7s Od.

WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Mant.—On Saturday we bad a. fair entry of poultry, and prices showed an advance on last week's prices. Old hens made Is 4d to Is Bd, young do. Is Od to 2s; pullets, fair Is Od to 2s Id, good 2s Od to 3s; roosters Is Od to Is Bd, purebred roosters 3s Od, cockerels 2s 8.1 to 3s, (lucks 2s to 2s 4d. Tru.it.—Fruit has come forward in larger quantities during the past week, and prices still remain firm as under:— Apples', prime desserts 8s fld and 4s, seconds lis and 3s; ipears 5s (id to 7s Od, oranges Os, bananas Ss fid; cabbages 3s, parsnips 4s 3d, marrows 3s', onions Cs ild, all .per sack.

TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE, AND TALLOW SALE. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday, Bth June, 1 held my usual four-weekly sale of above produce. As usual, there was a large attendance of buyers'. Bidding was brisk throughout, and good prices were obtained for everything. The catalogue comprised 024 ox and cow hides, inicluding 200 freezer liiidcs, 02 yearlings, 278 calfskins, 2437 sheepskins, 9 bales and 55 sacks wool, 20 casks, 1 barrel, and 20 tins tallow, besides' horsehair, cowtails, horns, etc. In consequence of the better tone of the wool market sheepskins and wool advanced %d to '/ 2 d per Hi. Co.wliides'and light ox sold well at late rates; heavy ox declined V4d to %d per lb. Calfskins ailvamced from %d to Id per lb, according to quality, and I ain able to report having obtained the highest price paid in Si.ratiford since the beginning of these sates, viz., '9% d per lb. I quote: Wool,—Medium crossbred OVid to 7d. coarse fid to -U'/id, black s}4d, lambs' ll'/jd to o</ ? d, black lambs' Od, dead 5d to 5%d, pieces 4d to 4'/.d, crutehings 3'/,d to 4>/ a d. locks' to 3%d. Sheepskins.—Dry fine crossbred 7d to 7%d, medium o'/ 2 d to o%d, coarse Od to fl'Ad, halt-wools s<4d to fld, lambs' woolly fly 2 d to 7d, shorn 4%d to 5%d, pelts 3d to 4Vid, damaged 4y a d -to sd, dead 4'/id to sd; damp woolly 5s 7(1 to 7s, half-wools 4s to 4s lid, quarterwools 2s Od to 3s 3d, pelts Is Od to 2s fid, woolly lambs' 3s 3d to 4s Id, shorn lambs' Is Od to 2s Id; salted woolly 4s Od to ss! 4d. half-wools 3s 10:1 to 4s, lambs' 3s 3d'to 4s, pelts Is to Is fid.

Freezer Hides.—Ox, extra stout 7'/4'l to 7'/ s (l. stout o%d to 7'Ad, medium 6%d to o%d, light 5%d to Od, cut ox s'/ 2 d to 6%d; cow, medium 5 3 /, dto Od, cut cow 5d to 5%d; freezer lamb' skins 2s Oil tn 4s Id eat'h. Butchers' hides, ox extra, stout fi%d to 7'/|d, stout fi'/ 3 d to 7d. medium fii/,d to o%d, light 5%d to Od. cut ox 5%d to fld; cow, superior heavy li'/ 4 d to o%d, ordinary s</,d to 5%d, medium 5%d to Od, light sy»d to s%'d, superior -light 'fid, cut cow 5d to 5%d. Fanners' cow 4%d to s'/ 2 d, cut cow 4d to 4y 2 d, slippy 3d to 4%d, yearlings syi.il to o%d, stags 4'/ 3 d. Horsehides.—Heavy 8s Oil to Os Od, medium 7s fid to Bs, light Cs 3d to 7s, cut 2s to os.

OalMins.-ißcst lines Od to 9%d, good S to B%d. medium 7'/.d to "%d, slippv si/id to fid, cut B%d to 7%d, dry 7d each.

Ta.llov.—ln casks, best mixed 23s Od to 23* Dd, good 23s to 23s 3d: in tins, 21s Oil per ewt. Corn-tails Is 5d per dozen, horsehair Is fi'/ 3 d per lb, horns 2s Od to 5s !)d per 100, hoties passed in. My next sale will be held on Oth July. ADDINGTON. , At Addinglon live stock market 01 '.Wednesday there was a fairly large ['entry of stock and a good attendance. Fat catlle Showed a further rise. Store sheep sold well. Fat lambs were a little firmer, and fat sheep, were weaker. Tn consequence of t"7le heavy entry, pigs of all classes showed an easier tendency. The yarding of store sheep was about up to last week's in numbers, and wa.S mainly composed of hoggets and ewes, with a few Imes of wethers. There was a very jrood demand in consequence of the continued fine weather, and all descriptions sold at the late level of prices. - Good halfbrcd 'hoggets, mixed sexes, sold up to 13s; average lines of mixed sexes, fts to 10= od; forward wether hoggets, to lis; good soundmouth merino ewes in lamb, 0s Od: sound-mouth crossbred ewos in «oad condition, 12s to 12s Od; aged ewes' I fts to lis; forward wethers, to 12s'fid' others, 10s to lis. There was again a large entry of fat lambs, and the quality as a whole was

..(,"<! Vvniirt havers -were operating j Freeh-, thou* lhe market was :i..t quite. | -„ linn cqlcciailv lowards the < 1..--V »< 1h ,.,1e. rrices/W-ver, showed little c'lnngo from last w <. The general i-ui"e f or priii'e freezers was 12s to i.>-< Sd; "heavier weights. Us to 13s Id; and ii.rhl sorts, 10s to lis' fill. 'There was a very heavy yarding of fat sheep, some of the store pons bavin.. to.be utilised. There was not very ten competition for for export and prices showed nn easier tendency. Prime fat ewes .opened at about last week's rates', but owing to the heavy supply there was a decline later on, and all classes showed a drop in prices Prime wethers made Us to IBs (id, extra to '7s, filter lis Id to 13s lOd; prime ewes lis 6d to 13s' 4d, medium lis fid to lis. aged 7s Od to 9sj merino wethers, Os Od. The yarding o-f fat cattle totalled 208 head, and was mostly of good quality, steers forming the larger proportion. There was improved competition, and prices showed a. further rise of about Is per 1001b. Steers' sold at £0 10s to £ll 7s Od. heifers £5 to £8 10s, and cows £4 10s to £B—equal to 21s Od to 23s for prime, 10s lid to 21s for medium, and 18s to 19s for cow and inferior,'per lOOlib. There was an average yarding of veal calves, and they sold at 4s fid to £3, alceording .to size and quality. There .was' a small entry of inferior store cattle, and yearlings sold at 16s, 15 to IS-inont'hs 335, 2-year heifers £2, and dry cows 20s to £3 12s Od. Dairy cows sold at £3 5s to £lO. Pigs'wcre entered in smaller numbers 11 than usual, and the demand for all 1 elates 'was radiner slack, and prices were • a little easier. Choppers sold up to £4 ' as, large baeoners nfls to 02s, small M' 1 48s to 535. large porkers 40s to 44s lid, smaller 32s to 38s (equal to 5%d to Od per lb), large stores' 30s to 3fis, smaller 20s to 255, and weaners 10s fid to 14s.

BURNSIDE. | About 200 bend of cattle, chielly mixed quality steers and heifers, and only « few pens of really good Imllooks were yarded at Burns'ide to-day. The sal'e was fairly brisk, and prime steers and heifers showed a slight advance compared with last week. Best bullocks sold from .CO to £lO 10s (extra heavy to £l3l, medium £0 10s to £B, best heifers anil cows £0 10s to £8 10s'. About 2ROO head of sheep were yarded, and prices were a shade easier. The. bulk of the entry consisted of poor quality ewes. Best wethers made from 17s 3d to 18s fld, medium las to 10s fid, stores' from 12s; best ewes 13s Od to Us Od. medium lis to 12s fld, old and (inferior 5s to fis (id.

Lambs were yarded in large numbers, the bulk being of average quality. Prices were about equal to last- week's quotations. Best lambs made from Us to 15s, medium 12s Od to 14s' Od, unfinished sorts from 10s Od.

There was a moderate yarding of pigs and a fair enquiry for suckers of good quality, -which, sold well up to last week's rates. The demand for poorer classes was not so keen, and prices' for porkers and baeoners showed a falling of]'. Suckers sold torn 9s to 12s, Slips 14s to 10s, stores' 20s to 255, porkers 33s to 38s, light baeoners 43s to 50a, heavy 55s to 58s.