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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 234, 11 February 1911, Page 3

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METAL QUOTATIONS. I3y Cable—Press Association —Copyright. London, yebruary 9. American stocks of copper are 142,439,00011)8. Silver, 23 11-10 d. ARGENTINE EXPORTS. Buenos Ay res, February 0. The following shipments of produce were dispatched from the Argentine to United Kingdom ports during January, 1911, compared with January 1910:1911: Frozen beef, 147,C84 quarters (1910, 107,185 quarters); chilled beei, 17(1,842 quarters (80,207 quarters); frozen mutton, 317,092 carcases (133,0 Ci carcases); frozen lamb, GG,937 carcases (22,245 carcases); butter, 720cwt. (1G,400 cwt). NEWTON KINGS WEEKLY REPORT. At Urenui on Monday there was a. big yarding, witli a good attendance of buy: ers. Most lines were sold at slightly easier prices. Weauers made £ 1 2s lid to £1 9s, 15-monlhs' heifers £2 13s (id to £2 19s Ud. yearlings to 15-month steers £2 Ms to' £3. IS-months steers £3 (is to £3 12s (id, IS-months heifers R.W.B. £3 7s (id to £3 15s, 2-year do. £4 (is to £4 14s (id. store cows £3 2s (id to £3 His Oil, forward do. £4 l.s (id to £4 Bs, fat do. £4 17s (id to £5, springing heifers £4 19s. 3-year steers £5 to £5 Bs. do. (forward condition) <£G, bulls £3 15s to £fyf.m. ewes 9s (id.

At Douglas tlie same day there was a big yarding, with good demand, nearly everything selling at the hammer. Weaners made £1 3s to 39s Gd,i 18-months heifers R.W.B. £3 Its (id, 2-year.do. £4 tis (id to £4 7s, 18-months steers .O 7s (id to £3 12s. iO-months do. £3 His to £3 17s, 2-year do. £4 7s (id. store cows £3 13s to'£3 18s fid, forward do. £ 4 2s to £4 9s', fat and forward do. £4 15s to £5, bulls £2 14s to £5 Gs.

At Stratford on Tuesday there was a full yarding. Owing to the dry weather the demand for 'big bullocks was not so keen as at previous sale. Prices generally were a Irille easier, but, notwithstanding, a large amount, of business was done. Weaner* made £1 2s (id to £1 ss, 15 to 18-months heifers £2 10s p.l to £2 19s, 2-year heifers R.W.li. £3 18s to £4 10s, do. (Jersey strain) £5 Os (id. 15-months steers t3'os 0d to £3 5s Gd, 2-ycar steers £4 lis to £4 Pis, 3-vear do. £5 to £5 Pis Gd. .store cows £3 10s to £3 19s, forward do. £4 Is to £4 10s, fat cows £4 18s (id to £ii, dairy cows up to £7, bulls £3 Is to £4 Gs. At Stony River on Wednesday weaners made £1 to £1 10s. 15. m onth.s heifers £2 13s, 18-ninnths do. (good quality) £3 15s Gil, springing heifers £5 7s lid. 15 to IS-months steers £3 4s. store cows (aged) £2 to £2 15.,. fat and forward cows £4 9s (id to £4 18s. fat cows £5 to £5 13s, 3-year steers C 5 13s. 4 to 5-year fat bullocks £8 15s, bulls £4 15s, woolly fat lambs fts 4d to L>s Bd. At Okau on the 3rd inst. 1 held a sheep and cattle fair. There was a good yarding of both sheep and cattle. There was a good demand for cattle, and most lines offered were softl either at the hammer or afterwards. The majority of the sheep were on the aged side, but anything young was well competed for. Weaner .steers made £1 ss, 18-months steer.s £3 lis 6d to £3 14s Gd, ISmonths do. £3 3s, -id-months to 2-year steers £4, 18-months heifers a 9s to £3 lis, 2-year do. R.W.B. £4 to £4 10s, store cow, €3 to £3 14s, forward do. £4 14s (id, fat cows £5 15s, 3-year steers £5 7s, 3 to 3'/ 2 -year do. (forward condition) £« 8s fid to £fi 15s, bulls (heavy weignts) £li lis to £7 9s; woolly lambs 5, to Ss, fat lambs 9s Sd. 2-toolh ewes lis 9d. 2, 4 and (i-tooth ewes 9s to 12s, f.f.m. vwe, 8s (id, f.m. ewes 5s to Gs 10d, 2-tooth wethers lis to lis 4d, 2, 4 and 0-tooth do. Pis, fat wethers Pis 4d to Pis, rams (li-cooth) 1 to 1% guineas.

MATTHEWS & BENNETT'S REPORT. Matthews and Bennett report that at the annual sheep fair at Matau there were between 0000 and 10,000 sheep yarded. There was a good attendance of buyers, and the greater portion of the sheep were sold at the following prices:— F.M. ewes 5s 4d to Ss 7d. 2 and 4-tooth ewes 12s Gd to 14s lid. 2 and 4-tooth wethers lis 8d to 14s, woolly lambs 10s 3d, shorn lambs Gs 9d to Ss'ld, culls 2s 4d to 5s 4d, old ewes 2s to 3s 9d, rams 10.s Gd to £1 7s 61 We are holdiii" a supplementary fair at Matau on March At the weaner fair at the Inglewood yards on Wednesday there was a hi" yarding, evc/y pen being occupied. There was a good attendance of buyers and most lots changed hands as 'under: Good weaners il 8s to £1 14s. inferior Kis to £1 3s, 15 to IS-months heifers £2 15s (id to £3 3s (id, IS-months steers £.3 7-s to £3 Pis, store cows £2 15s to £3 18s Gd, springers £3 15.s to £O. bulls £3 to £4 10s.

OTHKI! MARKETS. AD!)[N'(iTOX. Store sheep— Forward rape lambs lis to 12s, extra 12s lid to 12s lid. good ordinary stores IDs to !0s !M. medium !)s to !)s !)d, halfbred wether lambs 8s to 10s 2d. wills 5s 01 to (is (id. forward wethers 14s to 13s ."id. others 12s (id to 13s ltd, low-conditioned two-tooth !)s 2d, four-tooth ewes |.> s r.d, small halfbred ewes (good) to 14s lid. eight-tooth ewes (low condition) IDs 3d. aged sorts 4s ,'M to os (id. Fat lambs-There were 4007 taken for export at price., from lis Hid to His Bd, 408 by hutt-lieis at 12s (id to 14s lid, 75 by gra/.iers at 12s 7d to 13s 7d, and 410 were parsed in at 10s 10d to 13s »d. Fat sheep—Prime wethers 17s to IDs, extra to IDs 7d, lighter • 14s 8d to 15s 9d, prime ewes 13s (id to His (id, extra to 17s, others 7s 7d to 13s. Fat cattle—Steers made £S to £ll. extra to £l2 12s (id, heifers £5 10s to £!) !)s 7d. cows £5 to £» 7s (id (equal to 24s (id to 28s M for prime steers, 22s (id to 24s for medium, and IDs (id to 22s for cow and inferior beef per 1001b). Veal calves made 4s (id to ."its, according to size and quality. Store cattle—Yearlings .11 13s to -CI 18s, 15 to 18-month sorts £2 14s to £2 His, 2-year steers £3 4s to £3 10s. 2'/>year steers £5 (passed), 3-year steers £3 7s fid to £ls los, 3-year'heifers £4 ss. dry cows £1 to £4.' Dairy cows—A small yarding of medium quality met with a good demand. Prices ranged from £3 10s to £!) ss. Pigs—Pigs were entered in average numbers, and for fats there wa.s fairly good competition. Choppers sold up to 755, heavy baeoners 50s to 555, extra to 00s, lighter 40s to 47s Oil (equal to 4'/ s d per lb) ; large porkers 30s to 355, smaller 24s to 28.s (equal to 4'/ 3 d to 4%d per lb). Stores were in good supply, the demand being weak". Large stores made 18s to 24s Cd. nURNSfDK. At Burnside 130 head of cattle were yarded, consisting principally of medium weights. The demand was fair, and prices much the same as last week. Best bullocks £lO 10s to £ll l()s, medium £fl to £!> 10s, inferior £7 5s to £B, befit cows and heifers £7 to £B, medium £,j

15s to £0 Ills, inferior £4 to £4 15s. Fat sheep -271G penned, principally ewes, with a Few pens of extra good wethers. Owing to the large yarding ewes declined 2s per head on last week's prices, Rest wethers 18s to 19s, extra 21s, medium 15s (id to 10s (id, inferior 13s (id to Its (id, best ewes 13s to 15s, extra 20s lid. medium 10s to 12s, Inferior I (is to Bs. Fat lambs—lo2B penned. Prices were easier and the demand limited. Best 14s to 15s, extra heavy to 17s 3d, medium Pis to Pis lid, inferior 9s to lis. JOHXSOXVILLE. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report: At our .lohnsonville sale a heavy yardI ing of prime bullocks and slice]) came forward, and sold readily at late rates. Heavy bullocks £0 15s to £lO, lighter £9 7s (id to £9 10s, medium bullocks £8 10s to £8 17s (id, light £8 to £8 2s Gd, dealers' extra prime £3 us, others 24s to 275, fat cows £5 4s; prime heavy weathers 17s Id, good wethers 45s 4d to lfis; prime ewes 14s ltd to los Gd, plain lis Gd to 12s (id. prime lambs 12.s 7d to 12» 10d, plain 10s 4d to lis. WAXGANUI. Messrs Dalgoty and Go., Ltd., report:— ' At the Wangamti sale sheep failed to come forward up to advertised numbers.' We yarded just on 4000 sheep and 250 cattle, of which 7(M) sheep and 100 cattle went out unsold. Bidding for slice]) was better than it has been at recent sales, and some classes, particularly sound ewes, showed an improvement in prices. The market for wethers is very sound with us at present. Cattle maintained late rates. We quote: Fat and forward four and six-tooth wethers 13s 9,1, store - four and six-tooth wethers Pis, small two-tooth wethers 8s 9d to ,9s. lour and six-tooth ewes (good sorts) 'lis lid. two, four and six-tooth and full-mouth ewes lis Gd, four-year ewes (good) lis lid, full-mouth ewes lis 4d to 9s 3d, lambs (small) 3s 9d to 5s 2d, rape lambs 7s Gd, cows and calves £4 15s Gd. weaner, steer.s £1 to £2, mixed weaners £1 15s, weaner heifers £1 Pis, fat cows £5. 10s, forward cows £3 5s to £3 Pis.