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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 244, 20 November 1909, Page 1

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LIVE STOCK .MARKETS. NEWTON KIXITs KKI'uKT. At Douglas on .Monday t.licro was :i full yarding of caiilc. w'iLii a good attendance of buyers. Kidding was I.risk, anil practically event liiii.. "old at ilic liannncr. Mixed yearlings ,„.:;:,. ;|;t, lil to Ms lid, yearling steci\ :>!- ,o 4,N, yearling heifer* :17s lid. I.V ulis stivs £2 Ms, IS-iiioiilhs heiicrs CI Ms. 2-vc-r empty licifcrs C> 18s lid lo C\ 12-' lid. store cows Ci IDs to C 3, forward do. L"l lis (id lo C 4 Us, fat cows c.-.. iat licifcrs U4 14s (id. 2-vcar mixed CI 17s, 3 to 4-yoar bullocks £5 Ids, springing licifcrs £4 to L.3, bulls' £2 to U5 4s°oif. At Stratford on Tuesday yearling steers made 38s (id to 455, yearling licifers 37s (id to 445, 2-year empty heifers iC2 13s to C 3, store cows £2 10to t'.'j 3s, forward do. £3 7s to £3 15s, j fat cows £4 (is to £.j 4s, fat heifers ' £4 7s, 2-year steers £3 to ,£3 7s (id, V/., to 4 : year bullocks £5 5s to £5 16s bulls £3 to £4 2s (id. At the springing heifer sale on t!io same day licifcrs close to profit and good quality made £0 to £7 ss, ordinary sorts £4 to £5 7s> (id, springin" cows £5 5s to £7 12s Od, backward do. £3 5s to £4 7s (id, pedigree Jersey bull 10 guineas. VIOKERS AND STEVENS' EEI'OKT. There was a large entry of cattle in our Inglcwood yards on Wednesday last, and nearly everything was sold at the following prices:—Yearlings £1 9s to £1 10s, yearlings to 15-months £2 to £2 6s, empty heifers £2 18s to £3 4s, old store cows £1 us to £2 10s, good stores £2 15s to £3 15s, springing heifers £3 2s (id- to £5 17s Od, gprin»° ing cows £3 to £7 ss, bulls £2 10s to £4 ss. AUCKLAND.

The Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report:— Horses: At the Durham yards on Friday heavy draughts sold at from £27 to £44, medium do. £lB 10s to .£25. The advertised unbroken colts and fillies sold from £.17 10s to £3B, light harness and hacks £» to £2O, Shetland ponies £lO 10s to £ls ss, other ponies £2 to £7 10s.

.At I'ukckohn on Wednesday we held our monthly sale and had a full yardiw of cattle. Dnirv cows close to profit sold :u from £o to £8 10s, heifers £3 I*6 Oil to £7 os, other sorts £3 to to i (Id; bulls £3 to £8 Bs. 2 to 3-vear-oM steers £3 I2s to £3 2s (id, yearling to two years £2 3s to C2 10s, cmnty'cows C2 to C 4 2s. heifers £2 to £3 12s (id, calves Us to £1 ins. Xo grown steers were yarded, lleef was varded in l<ir«o numbers. 10!) head l>:dn»' offered. \>wmarkct rates ruled. Cattle: At the Xewmarkct yards on Tucsdav dairy cows sold at from £4 5s to £8 12s (id, empty cows C2 2s to £3 Ifls. calves Ids (0 '£l Ills. B o: .f ,v., 5 yarded in full numbers and sold scarce'iat last week's rates. Oxeij sold to 2U per 1001b and cows 17s to 10s. Steers sold at from £(i 10s to £!) 13s, conv a I.ls to £7 10s. Sheep: The Newmarket vards m-<e well Riled on Tuesday. Prices all round were easier. Wethers sold at from '.its to 17s 3:1. ewes lis 3d to 15s :>d. hojwt.ts (ts (id to 13s. Lambs, in full suppiv, so 1 :! at loweii rates—from 12s to 13s (Id for extra well done ones, other sorts 8s :M to lis 0:1. Pius: I'orkers sold a! from Ills 0,1 !o £1 17s. weaners 10s fid to Us Oil. hiu-oi: rs U2 2s to C 3 4s.

Ilide.s: Market brisk. We .(uolcKxtra -tout ox 7'/.:l In 8.1. -lout do. T'/sd in 7'/|d, medium do. fl%il to id. Ii«llt do. fi'/jd to (i'/.d: cows'. h:st lines (i : >;d to «%d, (!Ood (id to (i'/,d. score 1 .V;',d to 5%d: kips 5%, l to ()i/,d, calf •kins 7(1 to Oil. damaged hides 3d to

ADDIXfiTON'. At Adiliimton live stork market -hi \\"cilni,ilii.v there was a fail' entry of -lui-k. tile sioiv ami I'm cattle .uu'diiie.«ieiii.. licavhr than ii"nsl.

Tin' mlrv of store sheep was some \vli:it lan: r than at the previous -a!-. Slinrii wethers ill i'onv.irl condition made 111-, 3d to \U (ill, ami one line m-j to 13s: lmlflirt'il wetiier iioggel.- in til; wuol 13s !)d, ewe hoggets in the w./'d (an extra good line) to 17*. good cr.iss•.red r.vcs in the wool (mixed ages I lis Id (all counted), shorn ewes wiih iambs 5s Oil to Bs, aged woolly merino ewes with lamlis ,js Hd. shorn 2-tuol.lt ewes 12s lid. slinrii 4, 0, and S-tontli ewes with lambs lis Del, all counted. A line of forward wethers in the wool was passed at Ills lid. The entry of fat lambs was the largest this season, and numbered nearly 11)01). duly one exporter was operating, mid lie look a few {.mod pens at 13s :id to 14s. Ui'st lambs niiide '2s lil! to lis, and lighter sorts !)s to lis. There was a large entry of fat sirep. |)i'iiK'i|iully shorn, and ewes formed u iarger proportion than for some tun" past. The range of prices was—Woolly wethers Ills 'Jd to 22s Od, prime fhjin wethers IBs to IDs, extra to 21s, lighier 13s 2d to 15s Oil, woolly hoggets 17s (id to 27s Oil, shorn lionets Ills to 17s, woolly ewes Ills to 20s 3d, prime •shorn ew.s'Us to His lid, others 12s to 13s lid. The yarding of fat entile totalled 30:1 head. Prices were on an average down about fld per 1001b. Steew made £7 5s lo Cl2. heifers .Co (is Cd to £7 12s fid, bud cows £4 J7s (id to £7 ss. Two large Shorthorn bullocks from the Waikafo were passed at £ls 10s and £l4. t'l-iecs were equal to—Best 21s Od to 23i-, iiicdiiini 18s lid to 21s. and tow and inferior 17s to 18s per 1001b. Veal en Ivi o -old at 4s Od to 4K A largo vaiiling of store tattle came forwarck Fifteen to 18-months 3!)s I'd to 425, 2-year steers £4, 2-year h'ifcrs £3 7s 0i1,'3-ycar steers £5 13s 04, 3 unci 4-vcar steer*, £(i 13s Od, 3-year heifers £4 ss, and dry cows 30s to £3 13s. Southland lines made, for 18-months lo 2 villi's 17s Oil, 15 to IS-mouths 4N, ■>'/-,- year steels £4 12s Od. Dairy eov-'s were in good demand at

C 3 Ills lo C!) 10s. There was a large entry of pigs. (.'Hopper., realised 57s Oil to /(is, heavy bivouers ."ills lo 555, and lighter 43s to 47s (id-equal to 4>/ 4 d to 4'/ 3 d pr 11-; | IH pm-kei's. 37s T Od to 40s, lighter to :;.-i- -equal to id per lb; large stores 32s to 30s. m: ilium 25s to 31s. smaller 18s lo ,21s, good ueauers 12s lid to 18s, and -mall -cn'ts 10s Od lo IK

DUXEDIX. •U the liurnside stock market. 2040 sheep ,vm yarded-a fair yarding w good quality. Slice]): Prices were a ULl ' r hmiei lliiin those ruling last week. Beat wethers (woolly) 18s to 22a, extra 2js io ineilium 16s to 17s 6d, heavy shorn wethers up to 17s, good 13s In |js, medium lis to 12s -6d, heavy ewes up to 20s, medium 13s to 10s fid. Lambs: 180 varded. Following on last week's entry 'of 400, this yarding resuited in a. decided advancement in prices. Best lambs, up to 10s 3d, good Us to 17s, medium lis to 13s (id. Cattle: 200 yarded. Ruling prices were much the same as last week. The yarding wis composed of some really prime "quality eattlc. The sale dragged throughout. ' Best liulloeks .£!> to .CIO lis (id, medium ;C7 10s to ,{8 l.>s, small and inferior sorts £5 10s to ,£(i I.V;, best cows and heifers to £7 10s. Average quality cows and heifers sold at prices up to C 5 10s. Pigs: 145 yarded. Prices for young pigs,"which were, in large numbers, were about equal to last week. Porkers and bacoiiers were in sliort Supply, and prices linncd about '/, d a pound. Suckers Us to 13s, slips 14s to IB*, stoves Ills to 235, porkers 28s to 3."is, ligat bacoiiers 43s to 48s, heavy SOs' to 535.