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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 267, 1 April 1911, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. n,- fable— I'iirs A-wiation--Copyright. Sydney. March 30. Wheat—Market is" easier. Shippers quote 3s 2Vs<l and millers 33 4d. Flour, £8 'ss. Oats—Algerian 2s 3d to 2s fid, Sparrowbills 2s fld. Oiants 2s lid. Barley—Cape 2s (id to 2s I'd. Maize, 2s 4d to 2s 7d. Bran and pollard. £4 as. Potatoes— Tasmanian £fi Ts to £0 10s. Onions, to €3. Butter, S(is. Cheese. 3d. Bacon, 7d. .Melbourne, March 30. Hides—There are fair supplies and good demand, priors being firm. Wheat—Market is lifeless. Quotations are 3s 3'/>d to 3s 4d. Flour. £B. Oats—Algerian, feeding 2a, seeding 2s 4d. Barley—Brime mailing Chevalier ss, Cape 2s 4%d. Maize. 2s 3d. Bran and pollard, £4 10s. Potatoes. £3 4s. Onions, £1 15s. Adelaide, March 30. Wheat, 3s 3d. Flour, £8 to £8 ss. Bran and pollard, Is. Oats —Algerian 2s 2d.

NEWTON KINO'S WEEKLY REPORT. On Friday, the 24th ult., I held a clearing sale on the Carrington road on account of Mr. F. Sehodrowski, when there was a fair attendance of buyers. The dairv stock were mostly heifers, in calf and springing, a few having calved, and satisfactory prices were realised. Weaners made .20s to 20s, ia-ealf heifers £3 'ss to £4 2s. springing heifers £4 12s 6d to £5 7s fid, springing cows £4 to £6, heifers (calved) £5 ,to £5 15s, hulls £2 to £3 12s (id, lambs fls, mower £8 10s, rake £4. jack £5 2s 6d, chain harrows £3 10s, drav £5. Sundries sold well.

At the Haymarket on Saturday there was a fair yarding of pigs. Weaners made 4s to 6s, stores 15s to 18s, do. (small) 10s Od to 14s, porkers 255.

At Rahotu on Tuesday there was a good yarding, .with a good attendance of •buyers. All classes were in good demand, practically everything being sold at the hammer. Weaners made 23s to 38s, yearling to 15-months heifers £2 fis Od, store cows £3 to £3 17s fld. forward cows £4 fis to £4 17s, fat cows £5 tp £5 18s, bulls £2 5s to £4 12s fid.

At Waiwakaiho on Thursday there was a full yarding. Weaners made 14s to 38s fid, weaner Jersey heifer £2 ss, yearling to 13-months heifers £2 15s fid to £2 19s, yearling steers £2 lis, 18-months steers £3 is, store cows £2 la to £S 15s, forward cows £4 to £4 ,lfis, fat cows £5. in-calf heifers £3 17s fid to£4 2s, springing, heifers £5 17s fid to £7 7s fid, springing cows up to £!) 15s, working bullocks £8 ss, bulls £3 10s to £5 10s, f.m. ewes fis 3d, cull ewes 2s 3d to 3s 7d, lambs .7s 4d to fls Id.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE CO.'S REPORT. The New Zealand Lonn and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Stratford branch) report:—On Friday, 24th ult., we held our supplementary sheep fair at Puniwhakau in Messrs Malone and Worthington's yards, with their kind permission, when there was a fair attendance. About 3500 sheep were yarded, and the greater proportion of these were sold at. the following prices.—Two-tooth ewes 12s 3d to 15Sj 4 and 6-tooth ewes 12s to 12s od, 4-year-old ewes 8s to 9s, fullmouth ewes 4s 9<l to 8s 7d, 2 tooth wethers 12s to 13s, lambs 5s to 7s 3d. On Tuesday last we held our fortnightly cattle sale in our Stratford yards. The yarding was considerably more than was advertised, and competition was, keen owing to our having in attendance a few outside buyers. Nearly the whole of the cattle were sold, with the exception of a few pens of young steers. Prices were as follows:—IS to 20-month steers 67s to 70s. 20-month to 2-year gteors 78s to 81s, yearling Jersey heifers 57s 6d to 00s, 13 to 18-month heifers 55s I to 645, 18 to 20-months heifers (in calf) 64s fid to 88s, 20-month to 2-year heifers (in calf) 75s to 88s fid, springing heifers up to 100s, weaneis 25s to 30s, fat cows 96s to 120s, store cows 40s to 71s; and a line of wether goats sold at 10s each. We expect several wcaner buyers at our next sale, to be held in our Stratford yards on the 11th inst, .so intending clients should advise us of their yardings in good time, so that we may advertise same early.

MAATIIEWS &. DENNETT'S REPORT. Matthews and Bennett report that there was a good yarding at their Inglewood yards on Wednesday last. Owing to the continued spell of dry weather, everything was dull of sale, and most lines' were passed in. Calves made from 13a (id to 30s, pood heifer do. 355, 18months steers £2 10s to £2 17s Cd, store cows £2 2s fid to £.'! 10s, springers £4 to £5 10s, 2-tooth ewes 12s Cd, f.m. ewes os Cd to ils. culls lis 2d to 4s (id.

OTHER MARKETS. ADTHXGTOX. At Addington the yarding of store sheep was heavy, although not so big as at the previous week's sale. Good forward wethers made lis to 12s, medium B.s fid to Os (id. medium halfbreds 7s (id to 8s fid, forward lambs 8s to ils, medium 7s to 7s (id. poorer sorts 3s !)d to Gs fid, culls 3s upwards, host 2-tooth ewes 13s to Us, up to 15s for a specially good lot, 4 and 0-tooth ewes 12s to Us, mixed and indifferent sorts 10s (id to lis <!d, oversea sheep 7s fid to 8s (id, mixed lines 4s to Os, gummies 2s to 3s (id. One good lot of ewes was withdrawn at 13s lOd. The yarding of fat sheep was a full one, and the supply was equal to the requirements. Prime wethers 15s fid to 17s (id, others lis lid to 15s, unfinished fis 3d upwards, prime ewes 12s (id to 15s Id, medium !)s to 12s, aged and light 4.s (id to Ss fid. merino ewes 5s 3d.

There wore 721)4 fat lambs penned. Exporters secured (Will) at prices ranging from !)s to 14s Kill, and two very extra pens sold at tlis 5d and 18s 3(1. The average priee is estimated at lis Gd to 13s Bd. Butchers took about, 447 head at 10s 2d to 14s. and 4.57 were passed in. The yardinp' of fat cattle was somewhat smaller than at the previous week's sale, the figures being 200, ,as against 372 .Steers realised £S to £4l 15s, heifers £5 17s (id to £!> 17s lid, eows £5 to £8 17s (id; best steer beef 24s to 28s, medium 21s fld to 23s Gd. eow and inferior beef 18s fid to 21s per IflOlh. A fair yarding of vealers met. with Hie usual demand. Prices ran from 4s (id for small miniature -oris to C2 10s for .well-grown s]><viniens. Extra quality went, up to £3. There was a niiiall yarding of store cattle, cliieflv old and iiulill'erent cows. There were few buvers iiresent. Prices: 15 to IS-nmnth C2 3s to £2 lis fid. 2'Atvear steers CI, dry cows £1 to £4 7s (id. A fair yardin» of dairy cows met with keen competition, prices ranging from i £3 10s to £lO 15s.

There was a fair entry of fat pigs, and the demand for best, kinds showed an improvement, but buyers lacked Keenness, j Unfinished sorts were neglected. Choppers realised to £4, heavy baconers 35s to 47s lid (equal to 4d per lb). Best classes of porkers brought 28s to 32s fid, lighter 23s to 27s (equal to 4'/ 2 d to 4%<l per lb). The demand for store pigs was poor and sales difficult to make. Large stores made IBs to 19.5, lighter 8s to 15s, weaners 3s to 5s (id. BURXSIDE. At lltirnsidc there was a medium yardjng of fat cattle, 137 being penned. The quality was only medium. Prices showed . an advance of 10s per bead, but the sale was very erratic. Best bullocks made £lO Ids'to £ll 10s, extra £.14 10s, medium £8 15s to £0 10s, inferior £7 10s to £B, best cows and heifers £0 10s, extra £8 5.5. medium £5 5s to £5 15s, inferior £4 Ills to £4 15s.

Fat sheep—3ol4 were penned, consisting principally of medium quality. The demand for wethers was much the same as last week, but ewes were a shade easier. Best wethers made 17s to 18s, extra 20s, medium 15s to 10s, inferior 12s to 14-s, best ewes 12s to 14s, medium !)s fld to 10s fid, inferior 5.s fid to 7s. Fat laml>s—2o4!) were penned. The quality was only medium, and prices were the same as last week. MASTERTON. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., report:—Our yarding of sheep was 5217, and we sold 4770. We quote: Two-tooth ewes lis to 12s fid, 2, 4 and 6-tooth ewes 10s fid, f.f.m, ewes 8s 2d to fls 4d, 6-tooth to f.m. ewes (poor condition) as 4d to 8s 10s, f.m. ewes (is to 8s 2d, poorer sorts 4s 6d to 5s lOd, ewes for boiling down 2s fid to 4s Id (according to condition), 2-tooth wethers 10s 2d to 10s lOd, 2 and 4-t'ooth wethers lis to 12s, 4-tooth wethefc 12s to 13s 3d, woolly Jambs ■os to 7»," small woolly lambs 4s fid to 5s 7d, shorn lambs (small) 2s fid to 53 lid, fat maiden ewes and wethers to 13s lid, fat ewes 12s 7d, fat wethers to 14s fld. JOHNSONVILLE. Abraham and Williams, Lt'.. report:— At our Johnsonville sale we offered a heavy yarding of sheep and a good one of prime bullocks, which sold at late rates. Prime heavv bullocks £lO to £lO 17s (id, lighter £!) 10s to £9 15s, light £8 17s (id to £!) '2s fid, vealers 355, extra prime heavy wethers 19s Od, prime weth«rs 17s. plain 14s to 15s, prime ewes 13s 4d to 13s !)d, extra IBs fid, good ewes 14s, plain 10s to lis fid, good lambs lis to 13s fid, good shorn fls fid to 10s fid. LONDON PRODUCE REPORT.

Messrs E. firiffith.s and Co., New Plymouth, are in receipt of the following market report from their London principals, Messrs Mills and Sparrow, London, dated February 17: — The weather during the past week has been very mild, in marked contrast to what it wa3 last week, which was very cold. Danish: Demand continues good, and the quotation has again been advanced three kroner. Siberian: Conditions remain unchanged. Arrivals of fresh-made butter are small, but they meet with a fairly good demand. Stored goods are difficult to dispose of. Australian: Arrivals have again been on a fairly heavy scale, totalling about 60,000 boxes, perMooltan, Dorset, Persic and Peshawur. There has been a good general trade passing all the time, and prices are a little firmer at the close of the week. As there arc still large quantities on the water, buyers are only taking their requirements from week to week, there being little or no buying for storing purposes; no doubt this will come later.

New Zealand: The Taimii has discharg-! Ed her butter very slowly indeed. We regret to report that a few brands ex this steamer show signs of "fishy" flavor.., This is much to be regretted, as it will no doubt have an adverse effect on the market, a§ it U undoubtedly a flavor which is most objected to in butter. On the other hand, some brands turned out exceedingly well; in fact, we hardly ever remember them ever being better, the contrast being very marked. There has been a good demand, but prices arc not as satisfactory as we could wish. Cheese.—Canadian: Trade is quiet and quotations remain unchanged. New Zealand: The demand has been slow, but this is generally the case at the latter part of February, and better trade must therefore be looked for next month. Values are a little easier on account of 9ome sellers wishing to clear.

LOCAL MARKETS. ' Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirloin, 8d; prime ribs, sd; rump 6teak, 6d; beef, from 3d to 4d; corned beef, from 4d to fid per lb. Mutton: Legs, Od; chops, 6d; loin, 6d; shoulders, fid per lb. Veal, 3d to 6d per lb. Sausages: Beef 4d, pork Bd. Lamb: Legs, Od; forequarters, ss. Fowls, 5s to Cs per pair; ducks, fls per pair. These prices are for cash only; y 2 d per lb. for booking over one week. General Groceries.—Following are the cash prices charged by New Plymouth grocers:—Sugar, No. la fls 9d, No. 2 9a 6d; kerosene, 9s fid per case; rolled oats and oatina, lOd bag; oatmeal, 3s 3d per 251b bag; flour, roller, 1001b 10s 9d, 501b 6s 6d, 251b 2s lid. Cereals, etc.—Oats, Gartons, 3s per bushel, Dims 3s 3d, crushed oats 3s 3d; barley, 4s; crushed beans, 5s 6d; pollard, 7s 8d per 1001b, 15s per 2001b; bran, 5s per 1001b. Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter: Factory Is 2d, dairy 10(1, begt separator Is per lb; cheese, Od per lb; eggs, Is 8d per doz.; krd, 9d per lb; bacon, lOd per lb; hams, 9Vad per lb, rashers lOd; milk, 4d per quart.

Fruit.—Bananas, 3d per lb; lemons, Is and la fid per dozen; apples, cookers 3d, dessert 4d; figs, 4d and 6d per box; oranges, Is and Is fid per dozen; walnuts, Od per lb; passion fruit, 4d per dozen; pineapples, 4d to Is; tomatoes, 3d to 4d per lb; apricots, Gd per lb; nectarines, 6d per lb; pears, cookers 3d, dessert 6d per lb; watermelons, 2d per Lb. Vegetables.—Cabbages, 3d and 4d; carrots, 2d per bunch; turnips, 2d per lb; parsnips, 2d per bunch; onions, Id per lb; cauliflowers, 3d to 8d; potatoes, Id per lb; rhubarb, (id per bunch; cucumbers 2d to 4d each. Buying Prices.—Dealers offer for farm produce: Butter, factory (in rolls), Is O'/jdj dairy (in rolls) Bd, separator lOd. Ejigs, Is (id per do/.. Hams, B'/>d per II). Lard, 7%d per lb.