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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 172, 29 October 1910, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. Bv Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London ,0 ctobcr 27. Silver, 27% d. Waihi shares, 127s Cd, 130s. NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. At the Havmarket on Saturday the pens were filled with pigs and good prices were realised. Slips made 3s to ss,weanevs lis (id to !)s. stores 14s (id to 17s, small do. lis to 13s, baconers 33s to 30s. A two-year unbroken hack brought £lO 7s (id. , On Monday, 24th inst., I held a clearing sale at Awatuna on account of Mr. w" Kehelev. The cows were a nice lot tliouuh not in too good condition; notwithstanding, good "prices were realised. Young cows" ranged from £7 5s to .til os. aaeil do. £3 15s to .£« 10s, mare £l4 ! 10s, gig £7 ss. Sundries sold at usual { rates. At Rahotu on Tuesday there was a good yardinsr. Bidding was brisk throughout, and practically everything sold at the hammer at full'market rates. Yearling steers made £2 8s to £3 Os, yearling heifers £2 14s to £3 9s, la-months steers £3 12s Cd, empty heifers £3 15s to £4 4s, store cows £3 15s to £4 4s, forward do. £4 7s to £5 4s, fat cows £5 l!ls to £0 'Bs, springing heifers £5 5s to £5 10s, springing cows £O, bulls £2 10s to £5 10s. " At Stratford on the same day there was a good yarding of springing heifers and dairv cows. Heifers (close up) made £(i 10s to £8 15s, later do. £4 10s to £5 15s. heifers at profit £7 15s to £8 ss, dairy cows (close up) £7 15s to £lO os later do. £5 5s to £7 si. cows at profit £5 15s to £lO lfls. At Waiwakaiho on Thursday, owing to the very wet weather, there was only a small yarding of store cattle, though a number of weaners were offered and realised fair prices. Yearling steers made £2 10s fld, yearling heifers £2 14s Gd, empty heifers £3 IGs, forward cows £4 Gs to £4 19s Gd, fat do. £G 13s, springing heifers £6 17s 6d to £7 17s Gd, dairy cows £(i to £8 10s, store cows £3 18s, bulls £2 15s to £5 13s, do. pedigree £8 15s to £lO 7s Gd.

MATTHEWS & BENNETT'S REPORT. Matthews and Bennett report a fair yarding of cattle at their Inglewood yards on Wednesday last, and previous prices were well maintained, with the exception of springers, which showed a slight decrease. Prices were as follows: Springing heifers £4 to £G 15s, good do. £0 17s (id to £8 2s Gd, springing cows £7 15s to £B, old and backward do. £4 12s to £5, heifers (calved) £4 _3s to £4 15s, store cows £3 2s to £3 15s, [forward do. £4 lis, bulls £2 15s to £5 ' 10s, yearling heifers (Jersey strain) £3 8s Gd to £3 10s, yearling steers £2 10s Cd, empty heifers £3 9s Gd to £4, yearling bulls £2 lis to £2 IGs fid, 2, 4 and G-tooth ewes and lambs £1 2s 3d. At the mart on Saturday weaner pigs made from 9s Gd to 13s, stores 17s Gd to £1 4s Gd. At Mr. Barron's clearing sale on Monday last the cows made good prices, averaging, £8 12s . His milk cart horses brought £l3 5s each, and his sundries also brought satisfactory prices. The firm also reports the sale of the following properties on account of Mr. H. Carstens:—Sections 79, with G-roomed house, to Mr. W. Johnson; section 156, with 0-roomed house, to Mr. H. Manby; and part section 205, with shop, to Mr. J. Winfield.

L. A. NOLAN & CO.'S REPORT. At the mart on Saturday we sold our usual entry of poultry of all classes. Competition was not quite so animated as has been the rule recently, but on the whole prices were about the same, with the exception of hens with young ducklings, which eased a little. We quote:— Hens, best young 2s 2d to 2s 9d, ordinary Is lid to 2s 3d, old Is 7d, ducks 2s to 2s Cd, old Is 7d to Is 9d, cockerels 2s 4d to 2s Bd, roosters Is to Is lid, tria black Orpingtons 8s Gd, black Orpington roosters 2s 8d to 4s Gd, cockerel chickens 5d to lOd, hens and chickens 6s 6d, hens and ducklings os 3d to Gs (equal to 7d and 8d), hen and turkey chickens 3s Gd, Guinea fowls 4s per pair, turkey hens 5s 3d to 5s Cd, gobblers Gs to 7s 6d, pigeons Is fid each. We subsequently sold the usual collection of shrubs, plants, vegetables and mart sundries. Fruit— We handled the first of the season's strawberries on Thursday last. I Competition was brisk and prices realised satisfactory. | Vegetables—We quote: Cabbages 3s ( Gd to 4s per sack, lettuce 2s to 2s Gd per case.

OUTSIDE MARKETS. MASTERTON. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report: —We yarded 200 head of cattle and a small yarding of sheep, and have to report a total clearance at the following prices:—Shorn ewes, 10s Gd, yearling steers £2 123 Gd to £2 las, 2-year steers £3 os to £4 IGs, 3-vear steers £5 to £5 12s fid, 2-year hei'fers £4 lis fid to £4 14s fid, springing cows £0 17s Gd to «7. i : ~ JOHNSONVILLE: Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—A good yarding of sheep and cattle came forward, and sold readily. The bullocks were an extra prime lot and met with good demand. Prime heavy bullocks £ll ss, £ll 15s and £lO to £lO 12s medium bullocks £!) 7s Gd to £■■> 15s. good wethers 23s 7d, prime ewes 22s (id to 22s lOd, medium ewes 20s to 20s 3d, plain ewes 16s, shorn wethers lfis 3d. prime lambs 13s to 14s, good lambs 12s to 12s 3d, small 10s lOd to lis 7d.

ADDINGTON. At Addington yards there were fair entries of stock, and a good attendance. For fat cattle the sale was irregular, at about last week's rates; store sheep were in good demand, despite the continued dry weather; fat lambs, with the exception of prime, were rather easier; fat sheep maintained previous week's prices; store cattle were dull of sale: dairy cows again sold well. Store sheep—Ewes and lambs made (!.- lOd to lis, woolly wethers 15s 3d to 17s, shorn wethers lis 3d to 13s Sd, woolly hoggets 14s 3d. shorn hoggets Os Gd. The entry of lambs totalled 420. Good lambs sold well, but lighter sorts were rather easier. Prime made 13s Gd to IGs, lighter Os 0d to 13s. Fat sheep: Prime woolly } wethers 20s to 23s 7d. li»hter 18s to 19s o<l, shorn wethers 12s lod to IGs 9d, woolly ewes 15s Gd to 22s Gd, shorn ewes*l2s fid to 17s 7d, hoggets 14es fld, to 17s, merino wethers 15s 3d. Eat cattle —A yarding of 24G included a fair proportion of prime, handy weights, with two North Island consignments. Steers made £7 2s fid to £12~155, heifers £6 5s to £8 10s, cows £5 17s Gd to £ll 15s (equal to 28s to 81s for prime steers, medium 25s to 27s fid, and cow and inferior to 24s fid per 1001b). A large entry of veal calves sold at 4s Cd to 50s, according to size and quality- ...

Store cattle—There was a very small J yarding, principally of dry cows, cor/i----'quent \m (lie continued dry v.eath.'r. Yearlings !iis to 31s, 15 to 18-months cattle £2 7s lid to £2 12% 2-year steers £3 15s. 2'/.--year sierrs £4 17s lid, 3-year heifers £4. dry cows 30s to £4. Dairy cows—A good yarding, quality being medium. Last week's demand was unabated, despite the shortage of grass. Prices, £3 10s to £8 10s, according to quality. Piss—There was a largo quantity of fat and store pigs. Eats sold well. Storrs were in less'brisk demand. Choppers, ii]) to litis, large baconers 48s to 555, lighter 37s Gd to"4ss (equal to 4y 4 d I per lb), large porkers 20s to 355, lighter 25s to 28s (equal to 4V 3 d per lb), medium stores 14s to 18s, smaller 8s to 13s.

BURNSIDE. At IJurnside stock market only 120 head of fat cattle ,wero yarded. There were very few prime cattle forward, and bidding was very brisk, prices being, if anything, a shade firmer than last week. Best bullocks £l2 10s to £l4 2s Gd, extra heavy to £l7 10s, good £lO 10s to £l2. medium £8 10s to £lO, light £0 lfls to £7 10s, best cows and heifers £.lO to £l2, extra to £l4, good £8 10s to £9 10s. light £G 10s to £7 10s. Fat sheep—2ooo penned, almost all forward being of good quality. Prices were much the same as last week, although showing a rise of about Is per head in some instances. Best wethers, 25s to 275; extra heavy 29s to 31s Oil, good 22s to 24s Gd; medium 19s Gd to 21s, best ewes 22s to 23s fld, extra to •25s 3d, good 18s to 20s, light 10s Gd to 17s (id. The first shorn wethers of the season were forward, and realised 17s fld to 20s 3d. Fat lambs—llo penned. The quality was very inferior, and prices showed a drop of Is (id to 2s per head. Best, lfis to 19s, good 14s to 15s Cd, light 10s Gel to 13s. Pigs—About 130 penned, mostly suckers and slips. Porkers and baconers were in good demand, but young pigs were very hard to quit. Suckers, 4s to 7s, slips' 13s to 183, stores ISs to 21s, porkers 28s to 335. light baconers 37s to 42s (id, heavy baconers 45s to 525. choppers to 655.