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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 261, 25 March 1911, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Sydney, March 23. Wheat—Shippers quote to ;5s 4y 2 d, holders demand 3s tid. Flour, £8 ss. Oats —Sparrowbills and Giants 2s Bd, Algerian 2s 3d to 2s sd. Barley—Cape 2s Gd to 23 Bd. Maize —Old 2s 7d, new to 2s sd. Bran and pollard, £4 3s. Potatoes—Tasmanian £5 (is to £5 10s. , Onions, £2 lis. Butter, 80s. Cheese, od to 5y 2 d. ' Melbourne, March 23. Hides—Market very calm for all classes. The supplies are moderate. Wheat, 3s o'/ 3 d. Flour, £B. Oats —Algerian Is lid to 2s Id. Barley—Prime English malting 4s 9'/ a d, Cape 2s 4>/ 3 d. Maize, 2s 3d. Bran and pollard, £4 10s. Potatoes, £3 3s to £3 ss. Onions, to £2 2s. Adelaide, March 23. Wheat, 3s 5d to 3s Gd. Flour, £8 to £8 us. ■ Bran, 12'/ 2 d. Oats, 2s Id.

NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. At Waiwakaiho on the 16th inst. there was a full yarding, though competition was not so keen as at the previous sale. Weaner heifers made 27s to £2 Is, weaner ?teers 24s to 365, weaner heifers (Jersey strain) £2 2s 6d, 15 to 18-months heifers £2 16s, 2 to 2'/ 2 -year heifers R.W.B, £3 9s Od to £4 7s 6d, springing heifers £5 7s 5d to £5 16s, 2-year steers £3 9s 6d to £3 las Od, store cows £2 2s to £3 ss, forward cow £3 15s to £4 17s 6d, fat cows £5 Os to £6 4s, bulls £4 to £6. At tjie Haymarket on Saturday but few pigs were entered. Weaners brought up to lis, .stores 17s 6d to 21s, small stores 12s Od to 15s. A quantity of second-class timber sold at satisfactory prices. At Urenui on Monday weaners made lfis to 28s, weaner Jersey heifers £2 lis, 15-months heifers £2 10s Od to £2 15s, yearling to 18-months steers £2 las to £3 ss, 18 to 20-months steers £3 10s Od to £3 15s, store cows £2 17s to £3 18s, forward cows £4 to £4 las, fat cows £5 8s to £5 lis, 3-year steers £5 Is to ■£s ss, in-calf heifers £4 ss, springing heifers £4 5s to £4 17s Od, bulls £2 13s Od to £5 10s, lambs 5s 2d. At Stratford on Tuesday there was a full yarding. Weaners made 23s Cd to 335, 13 to 18-months steers -£2 lis to £3 Bs, 15-months heifers £2 15s to £3 Is, store cows £2 18s to £3 13s Od, forward cows £4 5s to £4 13s, fat cows £4 17s Od to £5 Bs, 2-year steers £3 17s to £4 ss, bulls £4 Os to £7 7s Od.

At Stony River on Wednesday weaners made 26s to 37s Od, small do. *l6s 6d to 22s Gd, 18-months steers (good quality) £•5 13s 6d, store cows £3 2s Od to £3 14s, forward cows £4 5s to £4 16s, fat cows £4 18s to £5 as, stag £5, old workers £5 2s Od, bulls £3 10s to £7 7s 6d.

LOAN AXD MERCANTILE CO.'S ' REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile' Agency Co., Ltd. (Stratford branch) report as follows: We held a supplementary sheep fair at our Stratford yards on Wednesday, 22nd inst., where there Was a fair attendance of buyers. About 5000 sheep were yarded, and practically all of them were sold. The following prices were realised:— Two-tooth ewes 12s (id to 15s, 4 and G-tooth ewes 12s Id to 12s lOd, full-mouth ewes 4s Od to (is 6d, fat lambs up to lis, lambs 0s 3d to 7s lOd, fat and forward wethers up to 12s Od, 2-tooth wethers 12s 3d to 13s 3d, Lincoln rams 1% guineas. MATTHEWS & IIKXXETT'S REPORT. Matthews and Bennett report a fair yarding of cattle at their inglewood yards on Wednesday last. Calves made from £1 as to £\ 12s, 18-months mixed £j Is to £3 Us, store cows .€2 10s to £3 ss, good do. £3 12s (id to £4 as, fat cows £5 to £7, hulls £3 Is to £O, old ewes 3s to-5s lOd. At their Tarata supplementary fair there was a fair yarding of stock, cull ewes making Is 2d to 3s (id, f.m. ewes 4s lid to 8s Od, good f.f.m. ewe.s 8s to IDs (id, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 1 Is (id to 12s lOd, rams 10s (id to £1 lis Od.

OTHER MARKETS. ADDIKGTOX. At Aldington live stock market twotooth ewes made 13s to 17s 4d, others from 11a Sd, good 4-tooth half-bred ewes to lCs 9d, sound-mouth ewes 8s to lis Cd, 6 and 8-tooth ewes 10s Od to 13s, forward lambs fls to 10s 3d, medium sorts Cs to B,s (id, inferior 5s 9d, culls 2s upwards, forward wethers 12s to 13s, medium sorts l()s 9d to lis (kl, small'halfbreds 8s to 9s Od. .

Fat lambs —The range of prices was: 9s 4d to 14s 7d, two extra prime lots making 10s to 10s sd. Fat sheep—Prime wethers los Od to 19s fid, extra 255, others lis 9d to los, prime ewes 12s fid to los 7d, medium i)s to 12s, aged and light. 4 to Ss Cd, merino wethers 7s to IDs 3d. Fat cattle —Values declined about Is fid per 1001b. Steers made £0 las to £ll 12s Od. heifers £(1 5s to £1) 3s, cows £5 10s to £lO (ci|iial to 24s to 28s for prime. 21s (id to 23s (id for prime, and 18s lid to 21s for cow and inferior per 1001b). Veal calves made Its fid to £2 455, according to size ami quality. Store cattle—Yearlings made 21s to 21s (id, 15 to 18-nionths 43s to 555. 2-year -leers 13 10s. 2-year heifers C2'l3s, 3-year steers £li 5s to £7 ss. 3-year heifer, £4 :>>. dry cows 25s to £3 Us. Dairy cows sold well at £3 17s (id to £!) los. Pigs—A medium yarding of pigs met with :i rather better sale than last week for baconers. Rest porkers were easier. Choppers made up to 70s. heavy baconers 45s to 525, lighter 35s to -Ids'(equal to Id per lb), large porkers 27s to 30s. lighter 20s to 25.s (equal to per lb). Store pigs were dull of sale, the larger .sorts making ISs to 225. medium 8s to 17s. wuaners 2s to 5s (id. RURXSIDE. Fat cattle-A small entry of 102 was yarded ,the quality being very good. Prices showed an advance of fully 10s per head on last week's rates. Rest bullocks £lO to £ll, extra to £l2 ss, medium to good £8 IDs to £9 15s, light £0 los to £7 10s, best cows and heifers £7 10s to £8 10s. medium to good £0 to £7, light £4 10s to £5 10s. Fat sheep—22lo penned. The quality was disappointing, very few good wethers or ewes being forward. Prime sheep were in demand .and sold fully up to last week's rates, but light and inferior were, not wanted. Rest wethers ISs to 225. medium to good lis (id to His. lis Od to 12s fid, best owes Ms (Id"to 17s (ill. medium 10s lid to I2s. inferior is !)d to 8s (Id. Fat lambM—2Bll7 penned, the quality of which was only fair. Ridding was siack

at the start, but improved towards the finish. Prices all through were firm at last week's rates. Best 13s to 14s, extra to 15s, medium to good lis to 12s Od, light and inferior 8s Od to 10s Od. Pigs—About 100 penned. Slips and suckers were almost unsaleable, and porkers and baeoners showed a general drop owing to the hot weather. Suckers 2(5 to ss, slips 8s to lis, stores 18s to 21s, porkers 25s to 31s 6(1, light baeoners 35s to 40s, heavy to 455. , JOHNSONVILLE. Messrs .Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sale, held on Wednesday, as. follows:—We offered a heavy yarding of bullocks and sheep, which sold, readily at late rates. Best bullocks £!> to £9 12s Od, lighter £8 12s Od to £8 17s Od, light £8 to £8 7s Od, prime heavy wethers 17s 3d, medium 15s 2d to 15s 9d, good ewes 14s 3d, plain 13s to 13s 9d, prime lambs 12s to 12s 6d, good lambs lis to lis 6d, prime shorn lis 4d to lis 7d, plain 9s to 9s Od.

WANGANUI. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report on their Wanganui sale as follows:—We yarded 4015 sheep and a small yarding of cattle, of which we sold 2000 sheep.. The long spell without rain had a decided effect on values, the consequence being a decided drop in. prices. We quote: Four-tooth wethers ills lOd to 12s od, 2-tooth wethers 10s to lis lid, 2-tooth ewes lis ad, cull do. 7s, 4-tooth to f.f.m. ewes lis Od, 6-tooth and f.m. ewes 9s 6d, small 2 and 4-tooth e,\ves 8s 9d, f.m. ewes 4s to.6s, cull do, 2s 3d, to 3s, 2-tooth Romney rams 2gns., 2 arid 4-tooth Southdown £4, Rom ney rams»lss, Lincoln rams 13s 6d to ISs. o V