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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 253, 4 March 1911, Page 3

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XEWTO.V KlX(i'S WEEKLY REPORT. At Pohokura on Monday I held my mi 11 iiiil >hecp fair, wlicn there was a large ciilry, ami a fair amount of business was (lone at (lie following prices: '.Shorn lambs (is hi to (is Sil, Villi do. Is '7<l to -2s 3d, 2 to 4-tooth ewes 14s, do. small Ids Bil, (i-tootli do. 1 Is (id, 0-tooth to f.m. do. 7s 10d to Ms sd, f.m. ewes 5s Cd to 8s 3d, old ewes 2a !ld to 3s 4d, •2-tooth wethers 7s 2d to lis Hid, 2-tooth Lincoln rams 2'/ 3 to ligns., 4 and (i-tooth do. 1% to 2gus., f.m. do. Va to 1 %gns. At Stony River on the same day I held my annual weaner fair, when there was .a large attendance of buyers. A good class of weaners was yarded, the demand for which was better than of late, and everything sold at advanced rates. Mixed weaners made 26s to 335, weaner heifers 29s to 29s (id, do. (Jersey strain) £2 10s to £3 2s, weaner steers 30s Od to 445. At Rahotu on Tuesday there was only a fair yarding. Young cattle were well competed for, and nearly everything was sold at the hammers. Small weaners made 10s to l!)s (id. good sorts 35s (id, barren heifers £4 4s (id, store cow £3 lis to £3 Os (id, old do. £2 9s, forward cows £4 3s to £4 13s (id, fat cows £4 10s fid to £5 2s fid, heavv bulls £4 17s to £li His, bulls £2 15s to £3. At Toko on Wednesday I held a cattle and weaner fair. Mixed weaners made 23s to 355, weaner heifers '29s Gd to 40s, weaner steers 2(is to 28s, store cows £2 fis to £3 3s od, forward do. £4 to £4 2s, 3-year bullocks £5 ss, bulls £4 0s Cd. At Urenui supplementary sheep fair on the same day sheep came forward largely in excess of advertised numbers, about 10,000 being penned. There was a good attendance of buyers, but bidding for old sheep was rather quiet, though a. good number wore sold at slightly reduced prices. Young sheep were in good demand and about held their own, with the exception of lambs, for which there was little enquiry. Shorn lambs made 5s to 7s 9d, 2-tooth ewes 12s Id to Isa Cd, j 4-tooth do. 15s, 0-tooth to f.m. do. !)s Cd to 10s, f.m. do. 4s (id to Cs Id, cull do. 3s Cd to 3s fid. 2-tooth wethers 8s 2d to 12s, 4 and (i-tooth wethers 13s Cd, do. (forward condition) 15s Id, 2-tooth Lincoln rams % to 2%gns., English Leicester rams 2y 4 gns., Romney rams 3 to sgns., Border Leicester 3Vl>gns. < At Waiwakaiho on Thursday weaners made 2fis fid to 355, yearling steers £2 8s Gd, heifers R.W.B. *£3 14s to £3 18s, springing heifers £5 15s, store cows £2 14s to £3 13s, forward cows £4 8s to £4 14s, fat heifers £5 Is, 3-year fat bullocks £7 10s, working bullocks £l4 15s per pair, bulls (heavy) £5 Is to £G 7s (id, ordinary do. £2 Gs to £3, old workers £3 17s'to £5 10s. MATTHEWS & BENNETT'S REPORT. Matthews and Bennett report a full entry of horses at their quarterly horse t fair at Inglewood last Friday, good ! young heavy horses being in fair demand, I but old, stuff was practically unsaleable. A fair amount of business was done at the following prices:—Good '/o-draughts ■ (unbroken) £l4 to £l7 10s, broken £lB to £23 10s, hacks £G to £ll, weeds £1 I 5s to £2 10s. On Wednesday there was a fair yarding of cattle and sheep, prices being as follows:—Two-year heifers in calf £3 14s, young store cows £3 4s to £3 lis, forward do. £3,,17s fid to £4 ss, fat do! £5 to £5 7s Cn\, bulls £3 10s to £4 10s, good mixed weaners 28s to 33s (id. inferior do. 17s Gd to 2is, cull ewes 3s, ewes and lambs (mixed), all counted, 7s fid. At the mart on Saturday weaner pigs made from 5s Cd to Bs. OTHER MARKETS. ADDINGTON. At Addington there were large entries of stock and a good attendance. Fat cattle were easier in consequence of the larger supply. Store wethers and young ewes sold at late rates, but there was a further decline in store lambs. Fat lambs were tinner, as were also fat ewes, but fat wethers were easier. Pig, were weaker in price. There was a dull sale of store cattle, but a keen demand for dairy cows. Store sheep—Two-tooth ewes 10s 5d to 15s fid, fi and 8-tooth lis to 14s Id. s.s. 8s 9d to 12s 9d, mixed ages (is (id to 8s (id, aged 4s to 4s I'd, forward wethers 13s to Lis (id, others 10s fid to 12s fid, best rape lambs 0s to 14s 2d, medium 8s to 8s (id, smaller 0s to 7s fid, culls 5s upwards. Fat lambs—There was a keener de-. mand for export, and prices for any lots ; fit for freezing were firm, especially so in the case of prime lambs. There "were «213 token for freezing at I3s lid to Lis ; 7d for tegs, 13s (id to 15s 9d for prime, ' lis to 13s for light-weights; 414 by but- • chers at lis (id to 15s; 942 passed "at Ids 3d to 14s 4d, and 108 were bought by < graziers at 10s fid to 12s Id.

Fat sheep—Prime wethers His to 18s Gd, lighter 13s 9d to 15s 9d, prime ewes 13s fid to His Id, medium lis to 13s fid, merino wethers 10s 3d to Lis lid.

There were 340 head of fat cattle penned, the rise in prices last week having caused the increased supply. There wa" a good proportion of usefni stores, but u large number of cows were also offered. The demand was, accordingly, not very brNk, and values were lower'by at least Is per loillb. Steers made £7 5s lo l;] 1 Ids, and extra £l4 15s, heifer, C 5 5, to £lO 17s (id (equal to 25, fid to 29s lid for prime, 23s lo 24s fid for medium, and 20s to 22s lid for cow and inferior per limlb). Veal calves made 4s (id to ti.V. according to size and quality.

A medium yarding of store cattle met with little enquiry, and a good many were passed in. Yearlings made 24s to 2fis, 15 to IS-monlhs sort, £2 12s liil u> £3 Bis, 2-year heifers £3 lis 8(1 to £3 Bs. 3-year steers £5 15s lo £l> 5,. 3-vear heifers £4 12s fid to C 5. dry cow, 311s lo £4 7s (Id. Dairy cows made £3 10- tu £lO ss.

A large yarding of pigs met an i-a.-itT market, cliojipurs selling at TO.--, hcavv baconers -ISs In ,ws, lighter ""> to -I.V (equal lo 4d and 4'/,d per Hi), large porkers 32s to 3(ls, smaller 27s to :iiis (equal to ■iy:.fl per 111), large slores 22s to 20s, medium Ids to 2Us, <!ip, '-si„ I.ls, weaners 2s fid to lis (id. BCRNSIDrk At I'.urnside to-day 1!M) cat tie were Yarded, consisting chiclly of niediiun to pood steers. Tile demand was not as keen as last week, and price* neiierallv skewed n decline of :>s In 111, per hc;uj. I'rime bullock.-, do to Cll, extra heavv lo JLI2. medium lo good CS 10-, lo ; rji 10-. light a IDs lo CS .-)-, l)(-i ,-ows and heifers C 7 Us to C!) .'is. medium ;Oi to .£7 os, inferior CI 1:">- to C~> 111-. 'Die fat skeep market was well supplied, 21 OS being penned. The major portion consisted of ewes. I'rime heavy wethers were in short supply, and prices showed a slhjht .advance on late rales. Kwes met with dragging sale and. prices were, if anything, a shade easier. Prime wethers 17s to'lSs lid, extra heavy lo •20? 3d, medium Ms to His (id, light 12s ; !)d to Ms, prime ewes 14s to IBs. extra heavy to 18s, medium IDs lo 12s !M. inferior 5s Ort to Bs.

Fat lambs —Every available pen was occupied, the entry totalling 2fi0.1. The continued dry weather is withering up ]iastures and rape, and a large proportion of the himiis coming forward are not as prime as they should he. Exporters

are the principal buyers, but their limit's were reduced to-day. ami prices Here fully fid lower. Best l;is (id to 14s (id. medium to good lis 9d to 13s, unfinished 9s to 10s (id. Pigs—The yarding totalled 80. Porkers and baconers were in short supply, and sold at advanced prices. Young pig, met with dull sale. Suckers 3s to ss, slips 7s lo Pis, porkers 35s to 395, light baconers 40s to 50s, heavy 51s to 57s'. OTAKL Messrs Abraham and Williams,. Ltd., report:—At Otuki we had a goodyarding of sheep and cuttle. All lots met with a ready sale, and we sold the bulk of the yarding at the following prices: Forward lambs 7s to 8s 7d, bit lambs 10s 3d, store lambs 5s Id to 5s 7d, 2-tooth ewes 13s Id to Lis 7d. 4 and (i-tooth wethers lis lid, store ewes 3s 3d, 3'/. to 3-year steers £4 10s, fat cows £5 to £5 10s, 2-year heifers £4 4s, weaners 30s (id to 89s fid, bulls 37s fid to £3 Is.