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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 138, 10 July 1909, Page 6

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LONDON WOOL SALES. Talgety and Co., Ltd., report having received the following cable message from their London house under date of yesterday:"Wool sales opened with a large attendance of buyers, and competition fairly animated." A poor selection is being offered, hardly any merinos being included. As compared with the closing rales of last scries, shabby coarse crossbred and stipe wools are 5 per cent, lower- other descriptions unchanged." Wellington, 7th July, 1900.

WEBSTER BROS.' : REPORT. Poultry.—List Saturday we had a fair entry, and prices still hold good. Pullets and voting hens were in demand. We had a small consignment of dressed poultry which sold from 7'/ 2 d to 9d per lb. 'Prices were as follows: Pullets, fair Is lid to 2s Bd, good 3s 4d; hens, young 2s (id to 2s lid, others 2s Id to 2s 3d, cockerels 2s to 2s 9d, ducks 2s 8d to 2s lOd. Sundries, fruit trees, and shrubs sold at satisfactory prices.

Confectionery.—On Friday We held a sale in our mart of Mrs. J. Tippins' stock-in-trade, when everything was sold at the hammer.

Fruit.—Supplies this week have been short with the exception of oranges, which arrived in very poor condition on Wednesday. Prices were: Oranges 5s 6d to 8s (id, bananas to lis (id; apples, Stunners 10s, others 7s (Id to Us fid; pears 12s fid, mandarins 7s 0(1 to 8s 9d, passions 5s Od, lemons 10s to 10s (id. peanuts 2 l / 3 d to 3d per lb, broccoli 7s 3d to 7s Ud sack, carrots 2s 9d, marrows to 4s, turnips 2s 9tl, parsnips 3s (Id, cabbages Is lid to 2s 9d, leeks 2s Od per sack.

TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE, AND TALLOW SALR. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday, Oth July, 1 held my usuil four-ivcckly sale of above produce. The catalogue 'comprised 1500 ox and cow hides, including 000 hides from the freezing works, 04 yearlings, 223 calfskins, 2793 sheepskins, 11 bales and 55 Sacks wool, 20 casks, 2 kegs, and 47 tins tallow, and the usual assortment of bones, horns, cowtails, etc. Wool and best lines of sheepskins were easier, in consequence of the fall reported from London and Antwerp since my last sale, end declined »/,d per lb, while inferior and damaged skins' were fully '/ 2 d per lb lower. 1 submitted a large catalogue of hides, and ones which attracted a full attendance of buyers, several representatives of outside tanneries being present, with the result that every line met with excellent competition throughout the sale. For one line of extra stout ox hides 'the record price of o%d per lb was-obtained, cipial to £2 lfls Id per hide, while another line of superior heavy cow realised o%d per lb, or £1 12s each. Other lines of ox and cow hides sold at prices equal to those ruling at my last sale, any change being in sellers' favor. Calfskins were eagerly sought for at up to as high as lOd per Hi for lie«L lines, the record price for Stratford sales'. Tallow advanced ISs per ton, I quote:— Wool—Fleece, fine Bd, medium crosslired O'/id to liy,d, coarse 5%d to (id, lambs' (Id to O'/od, dead 4'/ 2 d to sVad, crutchings 4d to 4%d, locks 2d to 2'/Jd. Sheepskins.—Fine crossbred o%d to 7d, medium 0d to o'/od, half-wools 5d lo 5%d, lambs' woolly a'/.d to O'/.d, pelts 3 ] / 2 d to 41/jd, dead 4'/ 2 d to 4%d, damaged 4d to ss, damp woolly ss' to 0s 11J, half-wools 3s 4d to 3s lOd, quarter-wools 2s 3d to 3s, pelts Is 3d to 2s 3d. woollv lambs' 2s Od to 3s Od, dead 2s Od to 2s lid, damaged 2s Od to 4s 4d, salted woolly 4s 7d to 5s Od, half-wools 3s Od to 4s, lambs' 2s Od to 3s Od, pelts Od to Is Oil, brack 4s Id, damaged 2s 3d to 4s 4d,

Freezer Hides.—Ox extra stout 7%d to 7%d, stout o%d to 7d, medium lid to G'/ 4 d, light »%d to 5%d, cut ox s'/ 2 d to Gd, cow heavy 5%d to (id, medium 5%d to G>/ a d, light 5%d to 5%d, cut cow 5»/iil to s>/,d.

Butchers' Hides.—Ox extra stout 7%d to 9%d, stout G'/jd to 7d. medium superior Gil to O'/od, light s>/.d to 5%d, superior light (Id to G'/ 4 d, cut ox s>/ 2 d to 5%d, eow heavy superior G%d to o%d, ordinary s'/,d to 5%d, medium s>/»d to fld, light 5%d to 5%d, superior light lid to G'/ B d. cut eow oftd to 5%d. farmers' cow 5d to S'/jd, ox 4y,d to 5%d, slippy 4'/ 2 d to s>/ 4 " yearlings 5%d to 6y B d, superior 6 ! / 4 d to G%d, cut yearling 4%rt to 5%d. heavy stags 4</„'d to 4y»d. medium 4</»d to 4%d, cut 3%d to 4'/,d. Horseliides. Heavy (Is to Ills Gd. medium 7s Gd to 8s lid, small js Od to 8s Gd, cut horse 5s Gd to Bs' Od. Pigskins, Is 7d each. Calfskins. Rest lines o%d to lOd. good 7d to Sd, medium of/,d0 f /,d to 7d, slippy 3d to 4d, cut 4'/ 3 a to 4%d, drv Is Id encli. Tallow.—ln casks, best inked °l. Ir 24s (id, good 23s to 23.,' fld: in tins' ■>(!- 3d to 2fls (id per cwt. (.Wrnils Is 2d to N 3d ,„ T <|o;<cn horsehair Is 4'/,d to Is ,V,<,d per lb. horns 4s to 20s Gd per 100. bones £3 17s per ton. My next sale will be held on 3rd! August.

STOCK MARKETS. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At the Ilaymnrket on Saturday there was a very small entry of .pigs. ' YYciv.i ers made Ss (id, small .stores 17s, porkers :l'2s to 355. At Urenui on .Monday, owing to the inclement wentlier. cattle did not come forward in advertised numbers. There was a good attendance of buyers, and practically everything sold at'the'hammer at the following prices: —Mixed weaners 24s (id. empty heifers £2 4s to £2 17s (id, heifers in calf £4 4.5, Springing heifers £4 los, fat do. £3 17s, store tows £1 as to £2 lis (id, forward do. £2 18s to £3 10s, springing cows '£4 •is to £« 3s. 3-year steers £3 15s fid, 4-year bullocks £4 17s, 2-tooth to f.f.m. ewes 14s 2d.

The same day at Lower Dutliie road, Mangatcki, r held a clearing sale on' account of Mr. W. J. Dew, sen. There was a good attendance of buyers, and cows'sold readily at the following ratesEarly culvers £" to £l2 10s, late do. £5 to £0 15s, empty and very late cows £2 10s to £4 10s, yearling Jersey heifers £3 Is, breeding sows £2 ids to £4 17s. boar £l, dray £ll )os, gW £1(1. Sundries sold at usual rates. ° At Rahotn on Tues'dav there was a fair yarding of cattle. Weaners made i2s fid to 31s (id. 15-nionths steers £2. in calf heifers £3 ss, springing do. £5 io C 5 Is, store cows £1 3s"to° £2/ forward do. £2 10s to £3 13s, fat do £3

15s to £4 Ids, bulls £1 ss' to £1 18b, figs 13s to 20a. At Waiwakaiho on "Thursday, despite tlie w ot weather, there was a fair .yarding. Bidding was b risk, and most linos changed hands at the following prices: Weaners 20s (id to 345, empty heifers' £2 7s (id to £2 8s (id, in calf do. £3 bis to £4 Is, springing do. £4 12s (id to .-CO, store cows £2 4s to £2 12s, forward do. C 3 ISs, springing cows ,£4 to £7 0s (id, hulls .CI 12s to £1 15s, Owing to the very inclement weather the fat sheep advertised did not come forward.

VICKKHS & STEVENS' REPORT. There was only a moderate entry of | cattle in our (nglewood yards on Wed-1 ncsdav. X-eariv everything was sold at the following prices:—Calves £1 3s (id to £1 10s, empty heifers £2 to £2 Os, in calf heifers £2 His, spring culvers' £3 to £4, springers £3 l«s to £4 is Cd, store cows £1 15s to £2 8s Od. i AUCKLAND. ', The New Zealand Loan and Mercan-J tile A"encv Company, Ltd., report:— > Horses—On Friday heave draughts I sold from £23 10s' to £43 10s, medium draughts £lO to £27. light harness horses £8 to £lB 15s, hacks £5 to £l7 10s, weeds £1 10s to £5. A spi'm?eart sold at £l3 15s, and a sulky at £l3 10s. Cuttle.—At the Newmarket yards on Tuesday cows' so'.d at from £3 15s to £0 10s, empty cows £2 2s to £2 18s. calves 17s to'.£2 4s. Beef, in full sup ply, sold at last week's rates. Ox.mi sold to 21» per 1001b, and cows 17s !.o l!)s. Steers' sold at from £0 5s to £1) 17s Od, cows £3 10b to £7 12s Od. The beef market showed a firmer tone. Tigs.—'Porkers sold at from 17s (Id to £1 lis, woaners 0s to 0s Od, baconcrs £2 2s to £2 18s. Hides. —Market firm. We quote: Extra s'tout ox 7d to 7%d, stout do. (t'/id to (i%d. medium do. 5%d to Od, light do. a'/jil to 5%d; cows' best lines .iy.d to 5%d, good 5V,d to 5%d, scored 4%d to sd; kips s'/,d to 5%d, calfskins 5%d to G'/ 2 d, damaged hides 2'/ 2 d to 3'/Id, iShccpskins.—Market firm. Best butchers' skins, large to 5s 9d, good lines 5s to 5s 3d, medium 4s' 3d to 4s !)d, small 3s. to 3s Od. Tallow.—Market firm. Best mixed to 22s Od, good 18s Od to 20s Od, inferior 15s (id to 10s Od, rough fat l'/ 2 d to 1 6 / B <l per lb. Bones £4 15s, ca'ivtails Is 8d per dozen, horsehair Is 4d to Is lO'/jd.

ADDINGTON. At Addington on Wednesday store sheep formed a moderate entry, chieily composed of wethers and hoggets and a few lines of owes; There was practically no alteration in values. All classes, especially ewe hoggets, were in fair demand. Average lines of hoggets of mixed sexes made 0s Od to 10s 9d, small and inferior (mostly halfhrcds} 8s !ld to 10s Od, ewe hoggets' up to 14s sd, forward wethers 12s Od to 13s 3d, law-conditioned and inferior lines 10s to lis. The best lot of ewes Tvas a line of 2, 4, and fl-tooths, which made lfls 3d; aged lines, with a fair proportion of sound-mouth sheep, brought 10s 3d. old ewes' 8s Od to 10s.

The yarding of fat lambs was smaller than last week, and the quality showed a 'falling-oil. There was a fair demand for export, but prices were lower by about (id per head. A few tegs made 14s 3d to 15s Od, ordinary freezing weights 12s Od to 13s Od, light and unfinished 10s to 12s.

There was an unusually s'mall entry of store cattle, only about twenty coming forward. The demand was very weak, and poor prices were realised Yearlings sold up to 30s, dry cows 25s to £2 10s.

The entry of dairy cows was a small one. The majority were useful sorts of a (hotter date than has bec-.i seen at Addington for a few weeks. There was a fair demand, and prices ranged from £3 10s to £9 ss.

There was a good entry of pigs. Fats sold at last week's rates, and stores were in better demand, (.'hoppers sold up to £4 10s, heavy bocenrers 55s' to 04s, lighter 48s to 54s (equal to 4'/,<l per lb), large porkers 40s to 4Cs, lighter 33s to 38s (equal to a'/oil to 5%d per Hi), large stores 30s to :14s lid, medium 20s to 20s, wcanors Us (id to Ids'. The entry of fat sheep was about equal to that of last week incumber and quality, Included in the entry -were several lines of ewes and wethers from South Canterbury. There was a good demand. Wethers improved about Gd to 2s per head, while ewes showed a rise of Is to Is' Gd. iA fair number of wethers were purchased for export, and n buyer from the West Coast was also operating. Freezing wethers made 14s to 10s Gd, heavy Imtchcrs' weights lGs Oil to 18s 4d, light and unfinished 10s 8(1 to 13s Gd, merino wethers His, prime ewes' 14s to 15s fld, m-dium 12s to 13s od, aged and light 10s to lis Gd. The supply of beef iiumbered 330 head, and included a large proportion of prime quality. Several consignments of steers, heifers, and cows from the N'orth Island \wve .of excellent quality. There was good demand for all clas'sc's, and prices remained without change. !..ocal steers made £fl l() s to £l2 10s heifers £5 to £8 12s Gd, eows £4 7s lid to £7 2s fid, North Island steers £ll os to £l3 Ills, heifers £7 15s to £ll Ills', cows £S 5s to £!) 7s (Id-equal to 20s Gd to 22 fi lid for prime, Ills to 20s for medium, and I7s Oil to 18s Gd for cow and inferior per 1001b.

DUNEDIN. 'At llurnside stock market 200 fat cattle were yarded, made up principally or medium bullocks, cows, and heifers, with a faw pens of prime beef. Prices lor- good uiialily hulloeks and heifers were much on a par with lust week's rates, .but medium and unlinislied sorts Biillcred a decline of about 10s per head. Kcst .bullocks £S 15s to £0 17s lid. medium £7 Ids to £S 10s, unfmislled £» to £0 10s, best heifers £7 2s Od extra £3, medium £O, unfinished £3 10s (id to £5.

Sheep.—32sl yarded, composed of a nuinlier of good wethers with a fair percentage of good and medium ewes. At the commencement of the sale prices opened n'bout Is below lust week for wethers whilst ewes remained firm. As the sale progressed .prices advanced until I hey readied last week', level ewes' showing a slight increase. Best wethers His to 17s (id, extra 18s 3d, good 14s fid to 15s (id, inferior 12s to Lis; best ewe s 13s Od to 15s, extra 17s, good lis to 12s (Id. Lambs. -200(1 yarded; a moderate yarding, the quality 'being good. Late rales wen, maintained. Pest lambs' 13s to Ifs :,,!, medium lis fid to 12s Od, I ilMiuislicd sorts up to 10s |),l ll'igs.-.Al.out 120 penned. ' Prices for all sorts were much „„ n ])llr with ,„, t I weeks rates. .Suckers Ids (j,| to 13 ,. j "I'P* 14s Od to ISs Od. stores 22s 0,1 („' 2ls Od, porkers 355.