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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 142, 24 September 1910, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright, Sydney, September 22. Wheat—Dull, 3s lOd being offered and 3s lid wanted. Flour, £lO. Oats —Algerian feeding, 2s 3d to 2s sd; milling, 2s od to 2s 7d; Tasmanian, 2s 5d to 2s Bd. Barley—Cape 3s to 3s 2d. Maize, 2s 8d» Bran, £4 ss. : Pollards, £4. Potatoes —Tasmanian, £8 10s. Onions, £7 10s. Butter, 109 s. Cheese, '6% d. • Bacon, 7'/ B d. Melbourne, September 22. Hides—Good conditioned heavies and mediums y ß d dearer. Kips unchanged. Wheat, 3s lOd to 3s lid. Flour, £0 10s. Oats —Algerian Is lOd to 2s Id. Barley—Prime Cape feeding Is lid. Maize, 2s 6d. Bran and pollard, £4 10s. Potatoes, to £6. Onionfi, £6. Adelaide, September 22i Wheat, 3s lOd. New January and February delivery 3a 7d to 3s Bd. Flour, £8 10s to £8 l'ss. I Bran and pollard, ll^d.

NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. On the 14th inst. I held a clearing sale at Toko on account of Messrs Zureher Bros. There was a good demand, and excellent prices were realised. Cows (close up) made £7 as to £l2 10s, later do. £5 to £6 15s, springing heifers £7 2s 6d to £8 2s Gd.

On the 10Mi inst. I held a clearing sale at Urenuii on account of Mr. C. Greenwood. There was a good attendance of 'buyers, and bidding was brisk, especially for the cows and horses, which realised excellent prices. Cows (clcSse up) made £6 15s to £ll, later £3 17s 6cl to £6 10s, springing heifers £5 to £5 7s fid, empty heifers £4, yearling heifers £2 10s, 18-months steers £3 13s, 2 to 2 1 / s---year steers £4 13s, f.m. ewes 7s 7d, fat and forward ewes lis 6d, draught mare £4l 10s, do. £45 10s, liO-months filjy £l7, hack £7 10s, trap mare £2Q, doi} cart £ls, phaeton £l2. iwndries gold, well. • '!

At the Hay market on Saturday weaner pigs made 6s to Bs, slips 3s Od to ss, stores (small) 9s 6d to 12s, good stores 16s to* 20s, sow £k

At Urenui on Monday weaners made 395, yearling steers £2 9s Od to £2 16s, empty heifers £3 10s 6d to* £3 15s 6d, store cow® £3 Is to £3 15s 6d, fat cowsi £O, forward cows £4 3s, springing cows £5 los to £7 7s 6d, springing heifers £5 to £7 10s, 2-year steers £4 to £4 2s 6d, 3-year steers £5 6s, bulls £3 2s 6d. At Douglas the same day mixed weaners made 32s to 355, yearling heifers (small) £0 l'Os 6d, yearling steers £2 17s 6d, 18-months steers £3 13s, empty heifers £3 14s 6d to £3 L7s, store cows £2 12s to £3 113s 6d, springing cows up to £6 ss, springing heifers £5 5s to £6 ss, later do. £3 5s to £4 10s, bulls £1 12s to £2 13s 6d.

At Stratford on Tuesday there was only a small yarding of store cattle. 1 earling steers made £2 9s 6d to £2 17s, yearling heifers £2 15s to £2 18s, mixed yearlings £2 14sJ store cows £2 Bs-to £3 16s, forward do. £4 Bs, empty heifers £3 6s to £3 13s, cows and calves £3 4s to £4, 4-year bullocks £7 ss, bulls £2 to £3 16®. A line of 1000 2 and 4-tootjh wethers made 16s 9d. ,

On the same -day there was a good yarding of .springing heifers. The demand was not so good as the previous week and a fair number were passed. Springing heifers (close up) made £6 10s to £8 ss, late do. £3 15s to £5 17s 6d, dairy cows £5 10s to, £B. At .Stony River pn \\ ednesday there was a full yarding, mainly of young cattle, of which 'most were placed either at the hammer or afterwards. Yearling steers made £2 9s 6d to £3 4s 6d, yearling heifers £2 7s 6d to £3 13s, do.' Jersey Strain £3 Bs, mixed yearlings £'2 13s to £2 19s, empty heifers £3 to £3 1-93 6d, store cows £2 9s to £3 13s Gd, forward do. £4, fat cows £5 18s, 18-months to 2-year steers £3 17s, springing heifers £4 15s to £5 17s fid, bulls £2 5s to £2 I'fe.

MATTHEWS & BENNETT'S REPORT. Matthews and Bennett report that there was a goodi yarding of cattle at their Inglewood yards on Wednesday last, and all classes were in good demand. Yauing and backward springers made from £3 5s to £4 15s, good do. £5 5s to £7 10s, fat cows- £5 13s fid, store cows £2 10s to £-3 life, empty heifers £3 to £3 18s, yearlings £2 -2s >6ki to £2 15s, ewes' and lambs Iss 3d to £i Is.

At the mart on Saturday weaner pisjs made 9s to 12s, slips 13s to 1i59, stores £1 to £1 ss. STOCK/MARKETS. ADDINGTOX. ■ Chrdstchurch, September 22. At the Addington live stock market there were moderate entries of stock and a fine attendance of buyers.

Fat rattle showed an advance. Store sheep sold at previous week's rate. Fat lambs were much easier in consequence of a larger yarding. Fat sheep opened firm, except for merino wethers, which did not sell so well as last week. Bacon ■ pigs were firmer and store pigs were very dull of sale. There was not much demandi for store cattle, but good dairy jcowb sold well. There was a small yarding of store sheep, hoggets forming the principal portion, with a few lines of | wethers and one lot of ewes and lambs. There was practically no change in va;lues\ wethers being in good demand. Hoggets were not of good quality, but maintained their values.

Average lines of hoggets made 12s 6d to ids Od, medium lis to 12s, small and inferior Ss 9d to 9s 6d, medium ewe hoggets 12s Gd, forward wethers 14s 8d to 15s lfld, .small 13s 6d to 13s Bd, forward merinos l'ls sd.

There were 129 fat lambs penned, and the entry feeing much larger than at any previous sale this season, there was a decided drop in prices, a few of the best making; IGs Gd to 19s, and the larger portion 12s to 16s. ,

The yarding of fat sheep was smaller than last week and the qualify showed a falling-off, a number of the lots not being well finished. The market opened well for crossbreds, but merinos'were easier,' there being a fair number of the latter on offer. Towards the close the demand fell off, several lots being passed. Prices 1 for crossbreds eased. The range of prices was:—Extra prime wethers to| 28s 7d, prime 20s to 255, lighter 16s 9di to 19s, extra prime ewes ta 26s 3d, prime 18s to 235, others 14s to 17a 6d, merino i wethers 18s to 1.6s 9d, hoggets 15s 3d' to 18s. I

The supply of beef totalled 169 head, or nearly 100 less than the previous weeK, and the. quality on the whole showed a falling off. There was a keen demand in consequence of the short supply, 'and prices advanced, inferior beef showing the greater rise. 'Prime beef improved to the extent ipf 3s to -5s per lOOlbs and ififerior even more. Steers madfe;:£ft Iss.

to £lO lite, extra to £l7 10s, heifers £5 7s 6di to £lO 2s 6d, and cows £5 2s Od to £lO (equal to 30s to 335, and in some cases up to 355, and cow and inferior. 27s Gd to 30s per 1001b). Veal calves 3old>ait 40s 6d to 64b, according to size and quality There was a fair entry of store cattle and the market was easier, most of Che business being done privately. Fifteen to eighteen months sorts made at auction £2 and £2 10s, 3-year steers to £S 17s 6d, dry tows £2 to £4. Dairy cows brought £3 10s to £lO 2s 6d. There was a fairly large yarding .of. pigs, but many of the fats were not well finished. Prime bacon pigs were consequently firmer. Choppers sold at £4 2s Od, heavy ibaconers 47s Gd to 555, lighter 37s 0d to 45s (equal to 4d pel' lb); large porkera 30s to 345, smaller 25s to 28s (equal to 4y 2 d per lb). Stoves were very dull of sale, large sorta making 18s to 225, smaller 14s to 17s, weaners 5s tid to 9s 6d.

BURNSIDE.' Fat cattle —197 head yarded, the qual: ity of which was fairly good.. Bidding was keen and satisfactory prices were realised. Best bullocks £ll 'to £l3 12s 6d, medium £9 10s to £lO 10s, heifers to £ll.

Fat sheep—2 Bos penned, the quality oh the whole being medium. Prices-weri equally as good as those ruling last week, and anything well finished was a little firmer. Best wethers 22s to ,255, extra heavy show sheep 38s 6d, medium 18s 6d to 21s 6d, light and inferior 15s 0d to 17 s 6d, ewes up to los.

Fat lambs—27 of new season's lambs were penned, and sold up to 265. Pig3—There was a good yarding 'of pigs, and. last week's prices were welj maintained. '•

WANGANUI. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report:— Afe our Wanganui sale we had a good yaf.ifr. ing of 350 cattle, and a small yarding of ' sheep. Cattle were in good demand all, round, young steers being particularly sought after, and the prices for several lines of good quality which were penned; showed an advance on late rates. We had a smiall yarding of sheep, which spild to advantage. We quote: Fat cows ss, forward bullocks £6 17s Od, year stews £5 6s, two and a-fyalf to three-vew do, £5, two-year steers £4 9s, #i 10s to £4 16s ftd, y«arli#g steers £8 Ss, £3 7s Od, £3 8s to £3 14s, empty leows £3 Mis to £3 16s, empty two-year heif. rs £3 14s, dairy cows to' £5 10s, heifers' £4 15s to £5 10s, yearlino- bi "Is £2 19s, aged bulls £3 14s to ! £4 7s 6d.

L. A. NOLAN & CO'S REPORT. 'On Saturday we had our oisual entry of fowls, etc., which realised the highprices ruling the last few months. We sold the usual catalogue of shelter trees, shrubs, hedge plants, etc., at usual rates. Sundries anid furniture did not meet watto a very strong competition. We quote as follow?: Poultry—Ducklings (small) Is 6d, hen and chicks Bs, hen and ducklings 7s, ducks 2s 5d to 2s 9d, roosters Is 6d to 2s 6d, henis (fat and young) 2s 4d to 2s 7d, ordinary 2s to' 2s 3d, trio white Wyiandottes lis, quartette silver spangled Hamburgs 8s 3d, hroody hells 2s 6d to 3s 7d. 1

Fruit—Apple®, Stunners 9s to 9s 9d. best 10s 6d. to (in small supply); pumpkins £4 L'Js p;r ton.