COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 177, 5 November 1910, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

XEWTOX KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. At the llaymarket on Saturday a good number of pigs were penned and prices realised were slighly in advance of previous weeks. Weaners made (is Od tu 9s Cd, stores 14s to 19s, do. small 10s Oil to 13s, porkers 21s to 2Gs. At Urenui on Monday yearling sheers made £-2 19s to £3 Os Cd, yearling lieifers £2 l!)s } empty heifers £3 10s to £3 19s, store cows* £3 12s, forward do. £4 8s to £5, 2y a -year steers £4 17s, 3-year bullocks £5 15s, do. (forward condition) £6 15s, springing cows up to £7 12s Gd, springing heifers £4 5s to £5 2s Cd, bulls £3 'Js Cd to £C 12s Gel, fat and forward ewes and wethers 13s 7d. At Stratford on Tuesday yearling sters made £2 12s to £3 Gs, yearling heifers £2 15s to £3 9s, store cows £o 12s Cd to £4 4s, forward do. £4 Cs to £5, fat do. £5 IGs, empty heifers £3 14s to £4 2s, bulls £2 14s to £4, ewes and lambs £ib 10s. On the same day there was a good yarding of springers, and anything showing quality was well catered for, but ordinary sorts were not so much in demand as of late. Springing heifers, close up and showing quality, made £i to £lO 15s, later do. £5 to £0 i,; , small and backward £4 5s to £4 15s, dairy cows close up and at profit £7 10 £9 15s, later £4 10s to £6 12s Gd. At Stony River on Wednesday there was a full yarding, with good competition, everything yarded, with the exception of two or three lines, being sold at the hammer. Mixed yearlings made £2 3s to £2 Us Gd, yearling steers £2 153 to £3 Is, yearling heifers £2 17s to £3 Bs, 12 to 15-months heifers (good quality) £3 IGs to £3 18s Gd, empty heifers £3 12s to £4 3s, store tows £3 3s to £4 2s Gd, forward do. £4 IGs to £5 2s, fat cows £5 17s, fat heifers £4 IGs, for-ward-condition heifers £3' 17s Gd, 2-year steers £4 lis, springing cows £5 os to £B, springing heifers £5 7s Gd to £G, do. (small) £4 Ss Cd to £4 10s, 3 and 4-year well-bred Shorthorn bulls £7 15? £ll 15s, ordinary do. £3 5s to £5 1,.: grade Jersey bull £7. MATTHEWS & BEXXETT'S REPORT. Matthews and Bennett report a good yarding of cattle at their lnglowood yards on Wednesday 'last. Bidding was brisk, and prices were quite as good as at previous sales. Prices as follows: ' pringing heifers £4 17s Gd to £G 2s Cd, good do. £6 15s to £7 12s Gd, bulls £4 Gs to £9 15s, springing cows £5 ?■§ Gd to £G 12s Gd, good do. £7 15s, store cows £3 2s Gd to £3 18s, forward do. £4 4s to £4 lis, yearling to 15-months Jersey heifers £3 8s to £4 3s, yearling heifers (mixed) £2 14s to £2 19s, yearling steers £2 18s, old ewes and lambs 14s Cd, purebred Lincoln (ewes and lambs 25s Id. WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT. Mart.—At our mart on Saturday We had a good entry of poultry, the majority of which, though, were of the poorer class. Tor good birds there is still a good demand. Prices realised as follows: Cockerels (good) 2s Id to 2s lOd, poor Is 9d to 2s, hens (old) .Is ad to Is 9d, young, laying and fat 2s 5d to 2s lOd, chicks (young, in good demand) 5d to lOd, ducklings Sy 3 d to 2s 2d (according to I age and condition), hen and chicks 9s 6d, pullets 2s 4d to 2s lOd, ducks (good) 2s 5d to 2s Sd, poor 2s to 2s 3d. Sundries in mart at usual rates. Fruit—The .supply is now increasing, green peas this week being in large supply? consequent upon good early cro )s and I a drop in prices generally in the larger centres. We anticipate early supplies of tomatoes, etc., this year. The first shipment of strawberries direct from the\ growers reached us on Thursday, and opened in excellent condition We quote this, week:—Strawberries Is 4'/ 3 d to Is s>/,d per lib box, bananas (green) IGs, ripe 3>/4d to 3»/gd per lb, oranges (repacked) 18s to ISs Gd, lemons (local) Os Cd to 7s, smaller cases 3s to 4s 3d, apples (American red Pearmains) 14s to 15s, new shipment 13s to 13s Cd, kumeras 10s to 10s Cd case, pines 8s Gd, poor 5s to Gs 3d, new potatoes 2y,d ft> 3d lb, cocoanuts 13s, walnuts 7s. Vegetables—Green peas lOd, poorer quality Gd, rhubarb 4s, cabbages 3s, cauliflowers Bs, lettuce 4s, turnips '4s. L. A. XOLAX AXD OO.'S REPORT. Poultry.—We had our usual good entry of poultry. Competition was keen for all goyd 'lines. Prices realised were as follows:—Hens 2s 2d to 2s 7d, roosters 2s .to 2s Cd, cockerels 2s 3d to' 2s Gd, ducks 2s to 2s 7d, ducklings 2s 3d, bantams 9d to Is. In the mart a large quantity of vegetable, pot plants and furniture were sold at satisfactory prices. Fruit.—There lias been practically no fruit coming to hand, vegetables 'only arriving in large quantitoes. Heavy shipments of green peas have come forward and the market is glutted at present. New potatoes are arriving in fair quantities and meeting with a good demand. We quote:—American apples 13s to 13s Cd, green peas od to Gd peck, new potatoes 2'/ s d, cabbages 2s Gd to 3?, lettuce 4s per case. XE\Y PLYMOUTH WOOL, HIDE, SKIX AXD TALLOW HALES. L. A. Nolan and Co. report:—On Wednesday, October 2ii, we held our sale of above produce in our Gill-street premises. We offered our usual catalogue to a attendance of buyers, competition being spirited. Prices were generally to Inst month's, s'cins in particular maintaining rieeiifc levels. We quote: Hides—Ox, butcher-'', no stout ottered; very heavy G%d, lKaw 7%d to 7%d, medium 7d to 7V 4 d, light !i'/ ; d to 6%d, very light Od to C'/'jd, 01 u medium i - settlers' ox «%d, cut od, slippy cow, butchers' heavy, ordinary *(i%d"to CV s d for id! offering, medium G%d to ij'fj, light G'/sd to G'/od, poor-condi-tioned' butchers' heavy o'/jd to 5%d, medium 5%d to 5%d. light 3d to s%'d: cut. I none offering; slippy, 4%d to s'/;<l. a:- : cording to condition; dn\ 4 7 /, d. vup-" i.tocy B d. "! <V.!;-'!-:!ns —Small offerm? o Sound i ranged Irom Sd to !)%d, according to '.vj-i'jht, spread and. get-up. Slippy Cd, cut o%d. slinks Cd each. Horse hides—Heavy His (];1 to lis Gd. medium I Is.-light 5s (id. Tallow—{'asks, medium 2!)s. Woi I—Bales:1 —Bales: Three kilos oi' this year's (dip wi re ]):•--ed in at S'/d. Bag" lot-': Fie-ee i'/id t° 7 ! /.d. de,",d (1,1, pieces Sh"r|.'-.':!ii-- !!:!t'/he;> . si;.ia!i!e for ex- ■ port, drv. fine wools. 77(1 to r'V'id. ir.c- ! ilium crossbred 7 ! / t d to 7%d. con re 7d : to 7'/jd; ordinarv dry skin:, coarse, C'/.d ' fo id. medium Ce to fi%d, dani]i lines 1 I's CI to Ss (id (aa'ordiiic fo weight and - get-up!: settlers' dry fnll-wooled (h 19d ' * to 8, Cd. half-wools 3s (id to 5s !)d, dam- i * ! '-"d «1°- -- *'d lo 7s 2d: salted, medium !' \v< i'l-Itis 5s Slto Cs lid; lamb, drv Kkl to Is -id, salted Is Gd. * j i Our next sale will be held on 23rd inst. ;