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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 299, 21 January 1911, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. At the Ilaymarket on Saturday a fair number of pigs and horses were ottered. Store pigs made 5s to Xi .'is, small do. 12s to 14s (id, porkers 28s to 30s, weaners 7s (1,1 to lfls (id, slips up to lis. Hacks sold from £5 vis to £lO, half-draughts £l(i. Disc harrows brought £5 7s Od, hay-rake £O, reaper and mower £5 10s. At Rahotu on Tuesday there was a good yarding. Bidding was brisk and nearly everything sold at the hammer. Weaners made »es to 90s, weaner heifers (good) 38s Od, do-months .mixed £2 l'!)s, 18-months to 2-year heifers £3 as 6d to £4, Jersey heifer ami calf £fi l'2s Od, springing heifers £4 1:8s (id, store cows £3 a* to .£4, forward do. £4 os to £4 lfls, fat cows £5 ss, 2-vear steers £4 12s, 3-year do. £5 ss, '.bulls £4 10s to £5 6s, extra heavy bulls £5 17s to £0 7s. On Wednesday I held a clearing sate at Waihi, Waitara, on account of Mr. A. K. Lash, when there was a good attendance of buyers. Considering the time of the year, good prices were realised. Dairy cows (good quality) mad# £(i 10s to £8 las, ordinary do. £5 to £0 as, 20,-months Jersey heifers in calf £5 14s, bull £3 as, weaners 30s, mower £6 15s, discs £7, drays £4 las and £7, gig £•23 ss, harness £4 ss. Sundries sold as usual. | At Waiwakaiho on Thursday wdaners i made 27s to 28s, lia-months steers £2 10* (is, 15 to 18-months heifers £2 10s to £3 3s 'od, 2-year heifers R.W.B. £4 Bs, store cows £3 las to £4, forward cows £4 7s Od to £4 17s Od, fat cows £5 17s, springing heifers £5 as to £7 l'Os, springing cows £5 to £(i, bulls £4 13s to £(> 2s (id, pair bullocks £l2, ewe hoggets li3s lOd, wether do. 10s lOd, 2-tooth wethers 13s Od, old ewes 3s 7d, fat do. 10s 7d. MATTHEWS & BENNETT'S REPORT. Matthews and Bennett report a good entry of cattle at their Inglewood yards on Wednesday last. There was a good attendance, and bidding was keen up to the following prices:—Bulls, £2 15s to £3 10s, store cows £2 7s 0.1 to £3 ISs, forward do. £4 to £4 10s (id, fat do. £5 14s (id, springing heifers £3 17s to £5 10s, 15 to 18-months beiferg £3 7(Id to £3 16s, 18 to 20-months do. £4 2s (id, 15 to 18-months steers £2 13s Od to £3 IDs '/.d, weaners 24s Od to 30s. ADDINCrTON. At the Addington stock market there were good entries of stock, and only a fair attendance, harvest operations engaging the attention of many farmers who usually attend the yards. Store sheep—Forward lambs sold up to 10s 'lod, medium 5s Od to lfis, small 2s diOd to 5s Id, forward wethers 12s od, two-tooths 8s 8d to 10s lOd, six and eight-tooth ewes (good) 12s 3d, low-con-ditioned 11a 3.1, two-tooth ewes 12s 4d to 13s 4d, aged ewes 5s to 7s Id. Fat lambs—There were 3013' lambs taken for export at 'lss Od to 18s for best and Id's 4d to las for lighter, 305 by butchers at lis 3d to 15s 4d, 214 by graziers at lis ad to lis Bd, and 853 were passed in at ll's to 13s 4d. Fat sheep—Prime wethers 10s to Ms, 3d, lighter 13s to 10s, prime ewes 14s Od to 10s 7d, others Ids <id to 14s, aged down to 5s 2d, merino wethers 7s Sd to !!s Od, merino ewes 4s 10s. Fat cattle—'Steers made £7 15s to £l2 15s, heifers £5 l'as to £9 10s, cows £5 10s to £8 5s (equal to 20s to 30s for prime, 24s to 25s for medium, and 21s to 23s for cow and inferior per W|oli),. Veal calves made 4s (id to 425, according to size and quality. Store cattle.—Yearlings 21s, 15 to 18months sort £2 13s, two-year steers €2 12s (id. two-year heifers £3 ss, threeyear heifers £4, dry cows £2 to £4. There was a small yarding of dairy cows, and nothing of a good class came forward. .Sales were made at £3 10s to £7 17s (id.

There was a medium entry of pigs, and there was a good dunand for fat pigs, though exporters were unable to do business. Choppers made up to 70s, large baconers 50s to 565, swaller 40s to 47s 0.1 (equal to 4Vitl per lb), large porkers 30s to 38s, smaller 25s to 23s (rqual to 4'/ g d to. 4%d per lb). There was a poor demand for stores and medium sorts, making 20s to 255, smaller 14s to 10s, weaners 4s Od to 7s 63. BURNsiIJ!".. At Burnside there was a small yarding of cattle, lcl3 head being yarded. Only a small proportion were prime heavy cattle, but the entry included a number of good to prime bullocks, with the usual percentage of cows and heifers. The small supply, combined with good demand by the trade, was responsible for ft brisk sale at prices nearly 20.s per head higher than those ruling last week. BesL bullocks. £ll to 012 12s (id. medium to good £0 to £lO 15s, light £7 10s to £-S las, best cows and heifers £7 liOs to £S llOs, medium to good £5 to £7. Fat sheep—There was a moderate yarding, 21i17 being penned. Although the entry was not large, it was quite sufficient for requirements, and prices showed no improvement on late quotations. Best wethers 10s to 2!s, extra to 22s Od. medium to good 11!« to 18s (id, best ewes 17s to 10s, medium 13s to His Od. Fat lambs—The entry was exceptionally small, only 277 being penned. In consequence of the short supply, all on offer met with a good sale, and prices recovered to the extent of 2s per head. Best lambs los to 10s (id, medium to good 13s to 14s Od, light and stores Os (id to 12s. Pigs—One hundred and sixty penned. The demand for stores and big slips was a shade firmer than last week, but suckers again sold very cheaply. Porkers and baconers met with brisk sale, owing to the small number penned. Suckers, as to Ss, slips Its to 13s. stores ISs to 225, porkers 2Rs to 3ns. light .baconers 3Ss to 42.5, heavy 43s to 325. WAIKANAE. Abraham aud Williams. Ltd., report: At Waikanao on Tuesday we yarded 1500 sheep and 250 cattle. A keen demand existed for all classes, and we have to report a most successful sale. The bulk of the cattle comprised good weaners, for wlncn (here was good competition, and they sold at prices in advance of recent quotations. We quote: Fat wethers 14s 61, fat and forward wethers 13s 7d to 14s, two-tooth wethers lis 7d to lis Sd, mixed two-tooths Ms lOd, sound-mouth breeding ewes Us d to 10s Sd, fat ewes 12s Kid, woolly rape lambs 9s 3d to lis 4.1, store lambs (is 3d to 8s Od, fat anu forward ewes lis, cull lambs 3s Id to 4s "2d, store ewes (is Od to 7s 4d, weaners 27s to 34s 0d: 15 to 18-month heifers £3 I:7s Oil to £2 10s. 18-month steers £3 Is to £3 Os, 3-year steers £5 13s 0:1, 2'/ a to 3-vear steers £5 Is, 18-month Jersey heifers £4, bulls 35s to £3 6s. JOHNSONVILLE. At Joluisonville *n Wednesday we of-1 fered eood yarding of prime cattle and Siieep. which sold readilv at late rates. Best bullocks £0 to £9 as. lighter £8 10s to £8 10s, liffht £8 to £8 os. store cows £ r 2 2s to £3 13s, bulls £3, old cows 45s to £5 2s Od, prime wethers 10s -3d to llOs Bd, lighter 15s 3d to 15s Bd, prime ewes 14s 9d. medium ewes 13s 6d, prime lambs 13s Id to 13s 2d, plain lis.