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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 324, 10 June 1911, Page 3

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NEWTON KINO'S WEEKLY REPORT. , . At Rahotn on Tuesday there was an average yarding and good attendance, with good competition for nearly all lines. Calves and store cows were in "Ol>d demand, and sold at improved rates. Snia,'.' talves made 17s to 22s fid; good do., -25s to l'» t0 18 months heifers. .€3 2s: Jersey, heifer calves, 40s (id; 2% to 3-vcar heifers, calf, £3 10s to £4 13~: fat. cows. 14 15s' stoic cows. 12 10. to £3 10s. . .

At Puiigarehu on WedncsJuy [ a clearing sale on account of Mr. Smithem. when, in spite of the rain, there 'VM a good attendance, and satisfactory* prices were realised for both live and dead stock. The eows were a good lot, and any showing quality and forward sold really well. Early calvers made 10 10s to .111 10s; late do., 15 10s to ,10 10?; springing heifers, £5 to £5 10s: yearling heifers, 12 7s; sumlne* and furniture made satisfactory prices. At, Waiwakaiho on Thursday cattle came forward in excess of advertised numbers, and there was a good attendance. Several pens of heifers were yarded, but being mostly backward caivers, were not enquired for. Cood calves were in demand, but few came forward. Mixed weaners made 20s to 275; heifer do., 30s; 18 months to 2-year steers,' £2 IDs Oil to £3 0s; springing heifers, .1,5 to £8 7s 6d; store cows, ,12 to 12 17s; fat cows, ,15 3s; forward cows, 13 (is to £3 lis; bulls, 13 18s (Id to ,15 4s; working bullocks. 120 10s per pair; lambs, 8s 4d; old ewes, 5s Id.

1-OAX AXIJ MERCANTILE UEPOUT. 'I he N.Z. 1 >i;in & Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., Xtratfoul branch, report.: We lield our usual fortnightly cattle sale in our -Stratford yards on Tuesday last, when we had a large yarding both of sheep and cattle, and ell'ected a good clearing of same. The demand appeared brisk and better for weaners. One or two large lines that we expected did not turn lip. owing to unforeseen circumstances. Weaners, small and weedy, made to 15s lid, fair and good to 255; lieifers from a Cardiff client were keenly competed for, and realised 40s (id. Yearling Ilolstein bulls made from 00s to 100s. Eighteen to 20-month steers realised from fili.s fid to 71s, Store cows, low condition, 50s fid; medium nnd forward condition made to S!)s. Fat eows 100s to 102s fid. We bad a fairly large number of 2 l heifers in calf; small and low condition made 75s fid to 104s, while a nice line of 50, well-grown, good-conditioned cattle, were sold to a Ngaire client at 112s 6(1. We offered, on account of M. liroderick, Pukcngahu, who has sold his place, 50 head of cattle without reserve. The cattle were of good quality, and met with keen competition from sundry buyers, his 20-

month steers making 745, two-year heifers iu calf up to (ißs, while his empty heifers, of good quality, made 82s, and 2/2'/.-year steers, a very nice line, to Oils, and :i/.'i'/o-year steers were keenly competed for and realised 12s Cd per head.' We also offered, on account of Ed. Revel I, late of Elllmm, and now of Tauranga. who has sold his Tarata properly, SI head of heifers in calf, which were all sold at the hammer at satisfactory prices. A Kohuratahi client yarded .some very nice ewes, which looked remarkably well after the long drive in, and though sheep were considered to be rather dull selling at the present time we managed to clear his 4-tooih ewes at 13s, and his four-year-old ewes at (is 2d. During the week we placed several herds of dairy cows at up to £7 10s. Our next sale will he held on Tuesday, 20th inst.. and we hope clients will yard weaners. as we have an unsatisfied demand for weaners of good quality.

MATTHEWS AND BENNETT'S REPORT. Messrs. Matthews and Bonnet report that, there was a fair entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday last. Prices were about the same as late sales. Weaners, heifers, brought from £1 os to £1 10s fid, springers £6 7s fid to C 7 15s. store cows £2 7s 6d to £2 18s (id, empty heifers £2 lis 8d to £2 17s Bd.

LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. • Messrs. E. Griffiths and Co. are in receipt of the following market report from their London principals, Messrs. Mills and Sparrow, dated April 28:— Coo] showery weather has been experienced during the week, and the rain will lie beneficial to the country, which is verv backward.

Danish. —Trade has been very quiet, and arrivals not cleared. The quotation, therefore, has been reduced 4 kroner, which should have the effect of increasing the demand. Siberian. —This week's arrivals are not quite as large as last, but they have met with a good demand. The quality continues very fine, and these butters are undoubtedly the best value on the market when compared with other sorts. Australian. —There have been no arrivals this week, but as some of the vessels which arrived last week did not complete discharging until Monday or Tuesday last, there has been quite sufficient butter on the market to meet the demand, which has been quiet. Buyers are only operating from hand to mouth, with the object of getting prices down a little, but we do not think they will be successful in this, as the Home and Continental supply is considerably behind hand, and as the consumptios all over the. country is very good, we think i that there will be sufficient, demand to | absorb the arrivals as they come along.] There arc quite a few steamers due next week, and we certainly are looking forward to a good demand. New Zealand.—The market is practically cleared, with the exception of a few lots of doubtful finality, for which there is little or no demand. The s.s. Tonsrariro, which has been considerably delayed. has not yet come to hand, but is expected to dock to-morrow. It is reported that, she met with an accident, the nature of which, however, we do not know, so it is impossible to say, at the moment, whether her cargo will, arrive in good order.

CHEESE. Canadian.—Trade has boon quiet, but prices are practically unchanged. Xow Zealand.—There has been quite a lull in the demand, and some cellers, who are over anxious to clear, are forcing the cheese out at less money. We, cannot help thinking this is a great pity, us, although some cheese has been imported from the United States, the total does not, amount to much, and is not suflieienfc to change the position, which seems to us as strong as ever. The cheese which landed this week per s.s. Mamari has not arrived in the usual good order, and this has also helped the weak sellers, as some of these cheeses have not, been up to the best standard of quality. Frozen Pork. —Trade has been of a viVv fair character this week, buyers generally contenting themselves with securing just enough for their immediate j wants. *

JOHNSOXVILLE. " Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report: A fair yarding of cattle and sheep. Bullocks met with a dull sale, but the demand for sheep was strong. Best bullocks' fetched £9 10a to £lO 2s Cd, lighter £9 2s 6d to £0 7s 6(1, ligllt £8 12s Cd to £8 15s. fat cows £G, vealers 275, Sheep—Extra heavy wethers 18s lid to IDs lOd, good wethers 17s to 17s fid, plain 15s fid, prime ewes 15s 9d to lfis 7d, medium ewes I,'is 4d to 13s Oil, light plain lis, good lambs 10s Od to 10s Sd, plain 8s 3d to 8s lid.

i —— , | "*>[•"» BUR\ T SIDE. ""-i, ' ' ' «Vr 7: Dunedin, June /. At the liurnsiile utoelc sale the fiti .slieeji entry totalled 4750, more than hajf £>f which were ewes. Prime wethers f(Hc??e<l i7s Gd to 10s, extra heavy to 21s, ine v liurn to.good Ids to 17s (id, light 12s to lift, prime ewes 13s fid to 15s, extra heavy Us to'JUs" 6(1, medium lis to 12s (Sd, .infel'iW 7h IO JOs. Fat Cattle.—Prime iiuilocjcs fetched lift to .111 10s, extra id. .£l3 10s, medium £8 10s to £0 10s, ligli't .£7 to .£8 ss, best cows and heifers £'i to £8 2s fid, medium £5 15s to £6 JOsi, light £4 to £5.

ADDIXGTOX. \ Christchureh, dune 7. There wore pood entries of slock in the Addington yards to-day, though the offerings of sheep were not, so large as last, week. Fat Lambs,—The market for prime lambs was firmer, but, light weights were somewhat easier, and sold as low as Ss. There were 4Sf>s taken by exporters at 8s to 17s sd, and extra to 20s, SS were bought by butchers at, His to 17-s, and 10,S were passed at !)s !I<l to 10s .'id. Fat, Sheep.—Prime wethers 17s fid to 23s 3d, medium 15s to 17s, and light 12s 4d to 14s lid. prime ewes 14s fid to 18s 9(1, extra to 21s, medium lis fid to 14s. and aged and light, 5s to lis. Fafc'Cattle. —Steers made £7 to ,-Cll, extra to CM 12s fid, heifers .{5 to Cll 12s (id, eows £4 10s to ,■£!) 10s; equal to 24s to 28s for prime to 30s for extra, 21s to 23= fid for medium, ]os Oil to 20s (id for cow and inferior, per 10011). Veal calves made 4s fid to 555, and extra to £4.

Pigs.—Choppers sold up to 80s. heavy baconers 47s Od to 60s, lighter 3fis to 455, equal to 4d per 11).; large porkers 27s fid to 325, and lighter 2,1s to 20s, equal to 4% and 4'/;d per lb. Store Pigs.—Large sorts made 20s to 2fis. medium 14s to 18s. small 7s to 12s, and weaners Is fid to ss. Store Cattle.—Yearlings made 24s fid, two-year lieifers £2 4s Od to £3 ISs fid, three-year steers £4 10s to £5 15s, three-year heifers £3 17s Oil, four-yenr-'old £5, and dry cows 80s to £3 17= (id. Good dairy cows sold well, prices ranging from £4 fi's 8d to £9 ss, extra to £lO 10s. _