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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 312, 27 May 1911, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At the Ilaymarket ori Saturday only a few pigs were penned. Slips made 2s fid to ss; weaners, (is fkl to 10s; small stores 14s; gig realised £7 15s. At Raliotu on Tuesday there was a fair yarding, most lines being sold at the hammer. Weaner heifers made £1 2s fid to £1 13s fid; weaner steers, £1 2s Gd to £1 'Bs fid; 18-months steers. £2 lis; 15 months heifers, £2 17s; 18montlis heifers, £3 8s; store cows. £2 .is to £3 ss; forward cows, £3 7s fid to £4 8s; fat cows (light), £4 14s; in calf heifers (.Jersey strain), £7; in ealf cows, £3 7s fid to £5 12s fid; springing cow. £'s 10s; bull, £4 15s fid; sundries sold at usual rates. Ht Waiwakaiho on Thursday there was a fair yarding. Weaners made ,£3 to £1 7s; weaner heifers, 35s to 37s (id: in calf heifers (Jersey strain), £5 13s to £'B; yearling heifers, £2 5s to £2 7s Gd; 18-months heifers, £3 10s to £4; empty heifers, £3; store cows, £2 10s to £3 7s fid; forward do.. £3 10s to £4 10s; dairy cows, £4 as to £7 2s Gd; springing do., £4 10s to £G 15s; bull, £3 8s fid; goats, 15s Gd. MATTHEWS & BENNETT'S REPORT. Matthews & Bennett report that there was a fair yarding of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday last, i Prices were about the same a-; last sale. . Calves made 2(is to 30s, Jersey calves | £2 Is to £2 4s; springers, £5 12s Gd to £7 12s; steers, £2 3s to £3 12s fid; four-tooth ewes, 10s; cull lambs, 3s sd. N. Z. L. AND M. A. REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report: We held our fortnightly cattle sale on Tuesday last in our Stratford yards. The yarding exceeded the advertised numbers, there being 753 head of cattle and 24 ewes yarded, of whicli 447 head of cattle and the ewes were sold. Prices were much firmer for good weaners and good forward dairy cows, both of which met with keen competition from numer- . ous buyers, while store steers were neglected, and backward store cows were' not in as good demand as lately, although those yarded were disposed of at full market value. The following prices were realised: Weaners. backward and tow condition 13s to 20s, fairly well grown 22s to 2fis, one good line from Waiptrku "(mostly steers).sold at 2!>s fid. an 1 a nice line of Jersey weaner heifers at 43s G'd; Jersey .from Denbigh Road at 475; store'cp\Vs-.(sniall and low condition) 45s to 55s,'medium weights SGs'to 70s fid; fat cow*, light !)0s to 97s fid, a /nice line of fatr. selling at 103s; dairy icows, up to llfis: fat heifers, from Ofts tn 07 s (Id; heifers in calf, good up to 112s-fid,,fair..to medium heifers 105s to 110s; 18-20 months heifers; G3s to 70s Gd; bulls, from 85s to 87s; while one pedigree Avrshire bull fetched 130s. ADUINGTON.' • Christchu.reh, May 24. At Addington to-day. there. were large entries of stock, and a'good attendance,.J Fat lambs.—Export- buyers "ere ke.uk 1 . to operate, anil took 5804 out of ilw - total, -iit -prices rangius* *fr«iu ij. 3d t» 18s 0d; butchers took-203.at* 10an extra lot going to 10s 2d; a of : 04 went to a grazier at Us 3d, anj,-onl k y twenty-three were passed in. Fat sheep.—Prime wethers 17s to 21s sd, others 14s Gd to 10s (id. merino wethers 14s 3d, prime .ewes 14s to Irs lid, medium lis to 111- 0(1, aged and light 7s lid to lfls (id. Fat cattle.—Steers made £r Irs Gd to £ll, extra to £15,. heifers £5 If; j to "£lO 10s. and cows £5 .to equal to 24s to 27s (id fur J' l ''",,,. .>j\ ' 23s fid for nmiiuu). ' aII J hj,, tid to ' o o ; U(i Isl t &\V Hiii inferior per 10011). Veal calves made 4s (id to fills, and extra large to £4. A line of twenty-eight North Island bullocks made £ll 15s to £l2 10s. Store cattle.—Yearlings made 13s to 14s Gd, fifteen to eighteen months 51s, two-vear heifers £3-]; is Id, and dry en--23s to £3 l'os. '. ~- . 4Wiry enws brotigU £4 to £f) 10s. '■toftcortcrs ! 50s ' 4is"od, equal to 4,5 pel iV;.tir£e porkers ; S2s fid to 37fi, aid'-saMlJir 25s to 30s, ; equal to 4'/ t per'lb. Th'fre .was ivsmaller entry of store {iks, af,<\ medium sized , -'sorts? sold bcttef/a't '"ljs/tp' t 10s, while . pigs' were 'not' jfi"i'i.ieh .demand, , changing hands at'ss to., v l4.i. Weaners t Hold at 2s to 4 Gd.' * : '.' V . 1 ■ ■ .. i i),.-. i, : „- t '. - - " & Williams,--Ltd., report: On Wednesday-., tile- of beef, ' omisisting of good qplijtj; when finished, prices ranging frqit) £!>l7s (id to 411' for the,heavii|Kt..:i i jul! ,£!l 10s to £0 1,5s for medium w eight*, v Two pens of -luce quality. ligl|t-wi|igiit.,.bollocks made • . from- £S 7s (id 10-£8 10<i A lhediuin 1 .entry of, sliee]),. consisting principally of .ejves of very average .quality, did not .meet with a brisk ,deiiu>nd.. awl several -lots were passed; - 'Tire-:whole entry, however, changed Viands. before the end of the day at th(v following quotations: ' Wethers 16s -2<l to"l0S'(W. best ewes 14s to: 14s Bd, others 13s to"l3s Gd, light ewes 10s 7d to 12s lOd.vprime lamhs 12s 4d to 12s sd. others 0s to 10s lid, BURN SI DE. Ijuhedili. "May 22. • At Burnside to-day 'then- was a small yarding of fat; cattle", ltil being'penned. Best bullocks £lO Ills'to'£ 12 ss. medi--um £8 l>ss to \£!i Ills': inferior £7 to : £7 15s. Fut sheep.—Best wether's 20s 3d. 'medium 17s to 18s fid. others 15s to lfis (id, best ewes 15s 3d to-l(is fid, extrar2os, meiliuni lis lid to 12sJ)d. Fat lambs.—There was a large yarding of medium quality, 2772 being' penned. Competition was not quite so keen as last. week, and priecs were barely , maintained. Best 14s (id to His 3d, medium 12s to 12s fid. inferior 0, to l()s Cd - .