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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 377, 30 April 1910, Page 7

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, April 28. Wheat, 4s. Flour, £lO. Oats.—Algerian feeding 2s 3d, 2s 4d. Barley.—Cape feeding 2s 3d, 2s 4d. Barley.—Cape feeding 3s. Maize, 2s 9d to 2s lid. . Bran, £5. Pollard, £4 10s. Potatoes.—Tasmanian £5 10s. Onions.—Victorian £3 15s. Butter, 01s to OGs. Cheese, Gy 2 d. Bacon, 7d. Melbourne, April 28. Wheat, 4s. Flour, £9 10s. Oats.—Algerian milling 2s 3d, feeding 2s 2d. Barlev.—'English 4s, Cape 2s '. ( .d, feeding 2s Id. Maize, 2s 9d. Bran, £5 ss. Potatoes, £3 10s to £4. Onions, £2 10s to £2 'lis (id. Hides.—Good-conditioned lots y ß d t« y,o dearer; others unchanged. Adelaide, April 28. Wheat, 4s. Flour, £9 to £9 10s. Bran and pollard, Is 2d. NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. At the Haymaricet on Saturday there was a fair penning of pigs. The demand was better than of late and prices ail round showed an advance. Weaners made 5s Gd to 9s. stores, 10s to 15s lid, porkers £1 10s; gig and harness £l2, spring dray £3 ss, gig and harness £B.

At Rahutu on Tuesday there was a fair yarding of cattle. Bidding was brisk, and practically everything sold at the hammer. Mixed weaners made lis to 30s Gd, wcaner heifers 34s Gd, 15 to IS-months steers £3, 15-months heifers £2 9s to £3, store cows £2 9s to £3 2s, forward do. £3 7s to £4 15s Gd, springing do. £5, bulls £3 to £3 15s.

At Stratford on Wednesday I held a special sale of pedigree Jerseys on account of Messrs A. Buchanan, W. H. Booth, Valentine, Harrison, and others. There was a large attendance, and keen interest was shown. The competition and prices realised were on the whole quite up to expectations, and gav* ample evidence that the Jersey is as popular as ever. Prices were as follows: On account of YV. H. Booth, yearling bulls from liy> to 14 guineas, 1 fivemonths old do. 7 guineas, 2-year heifers in calf Hi l / 3 to 20 y 3 guineas. On account A Buchanan, yearling hulls 10Vi to lugn; 18-month do. 23 Va to 27gn, cows 12'/g to Ki'/ign. The cows on account of Messrs Valentine and Harrison were an especially nice lot and sold as follows: Golden Gem 51 guineas, Mr. P. 11. E. Surrey; Model 28 guineas. Mr. AY. D. Linn; Moiia's Pet 33 guineas, Air. J. T. Belcher; Riverlea Spec 34 guineas, Air. J. Kissick; Florence 33 guineas, Air. T. Linn; two-year heifer, Campanile's Hose, IW guineas. Air. R. J. Linn; Riverlea Lass 32y 3 guineas, Air. D. Watkins; Lady 2(1 guineas, Air. J. F. Batey.

At YYaiwakaiho on Thursday there | was a fair yarding. Yoiiiii; cattle were not so much in demand, and were mostly passed in. Yen - few springers ,were passed. Store cows were well competed for. A novel feature of t\ie sale was a consignment of Angora and common-bred goats, all of which were sold. Mixed weaners made 14s to 27s od, weanor heifers £1 IDs, yearling Jersey .heifers £2 12s. 15-months heifers £2 3s Od to £2 9s (id, in-calf heifers (small) £3 10s to £3 18s, springing heifers £5 to £5 ss, store cows £2 7s (id to £3 3s, forward do. £3 7s (id to £4, fat cows £5 8s to

£5 12s, springing cows £3 12s Cd to £5 ,2s (id, 3-year bullocks £5 8s to £5 12s, .springing cows £3 12s Od to £5 2s Gd, 3-year bullocks £3 Bs. 3 to 3Kyear bullocks £0 (is, bulls £1 13s to £5 2s, working bullocks £lB l(Js per pair. Nanny goats sold up to £1 13s, wether goats Ills to £l. good lambs 8s (id to 8s Bd, ordinary, (is Oil 2-tooth wether 12s !)d, 2 to'G-tooth ewes lis lid to 12s.

The approaching sales of Messrs Day and McLennan's Jersey herds are creating a good deal of interest in Jersey circles, and Taranaki promises to be strongly represented at both sales.

MATTHEWS & BENNETT'S REPORT.

Matthews and Bennett report that there was a good entry of cattle at their Inglewood yards on Wednesday last, and nearly everything was .sold fit the following prices:—Calves £1 5s Gd to £1 10s, in-calf heifers £2 12s Gd to £3 16s Gd. old store cows £1 5s to £2 ss. good stores £2 15s to £3 10a, fat cows £4 10s, springers £4 to £G 7s Gd, cull ewes 4s Sd to as 3d. ADDINCTON. At the Addington yards fat cattle were yarded to the* number of 308. Steers realised ,£5 10s to £9 17s Gd, heifers £5 5s to £7 15s, dry cows- £4 15s to £S 15s. Best beef sold up to beef ranged down to 18s. Fat calves were in good supply, wellgrown calves in prime condition making to £3 12s, 'while young animals changed hands from 4s (id upwards. Store cattle—Yearlings made 23s to 30s, 15 to 18-months 40s, 2-year heifers £2 13s. 2y,-year steers £4' 10s, 3-year steers £5 12s Gd, 3-vear heifers £3 10s to £3 lis, dry cows 30s to £4. Dairy cows sold-well at £3 10s to £!), extra to £lO 10s. Fat sheep—Prime wethers 15s.Gd to 18s Gd, others 13s to 15s, prime ewes 12s (id to 15s extra to 17s 10d, others 0s to 12s.

Fat lambs—Prices were easier, exporters having again reduced their limits, and, compared with previous 'week's sales, were from Gd to !>d lower, freezing weights realising 12s Gd to 14s Gd, legs to 15s !)d. light and unfinished 10s to 12s.

Store sheep—Medium wethers made 12s 3d to 13s, fair to inferior 10s 3d to 12s. good lambs 10s 3d to lis, medium 9s 3d to 10s, small and inferior fis lOd to os, 2. 4, (i and 8-tootli ewes (good) 15s 0d to lfls 3d, fair to medium 10s fid to 12s fid, aged 4s (id (culls) to Ss Gd. Pips—There was a good yarding of fat pips, and for ■liaconers there was keen demand. Choppers made to 70s, heavy hat-oners ,")0s to o4s. lighter 42s to 48s (e(|iial to fully 4d per'lb). For porkers there was not such a keen demand, prices comparing unfavorably with those obtaining for liaconers. I'est porkers made 32s to 3iis, smaller 24s to 30s (equal to 4d to 4'/,d per lb). Xo large stores were yarded. Medium sorts made IS- to 235. smaller 12s to His fid, wcrners 4s to 7s. P.URXSIDE. At Burn-ide stock market 1(14 head of fat cattle were yarded, consist in;, chiefly of good quality. Tn fact, the entry was of bciiev quality (ban for some weeks i>a*i. For all nrice* were distinctly easier. Best bullocks to £lO 15s, good £9 10s to £lO ss, medium

£S 5s to £O. best heifers 07 17s fid in £9 10s.

Fat sheep —379G penned, consisting mostly of ewes, with a few pens of prime wether-*. At the commencement of the sale competition was dull, but towards the end prices were firmer. Taken all round, last week's prices for prime wethers were maintained, but medium wethers and ewes were decidedly easier. Best wethers Ids to 18s lid, medium 14s to 15s (id, best ewes to las, extra to ISs, other sorts i)s to lis. Fat lambs—There was a small yard- ] ing. 1453 being penned. There was little or no competition by export buyers, as the freezing works are blocked owing! to the impossibility of getting shin-ping space. This state of affairs is likely to last another fortnight. Prices jo-rtay showed a further drop. Best to 12s, others 10s Gd to lis Gd.

Pigs—l3o yarded. Prices for young .pigs were much on a par -with bite rates. Porkers and baeoners met with brisksale. Suckers 5s to 7s (id, slips 12s to 15s, stores ISs to 275. porkers 28s to 3-K light baeoners 38s to 425, heavy do. to 475.