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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 330, 17 June 1911, Page 3

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XEWTOX KIXWS WEEKLY REPORT. At Urenui on Moininy few young cattle wrrc yarded. A f'W nici>.lines of springing heifers came forward and were well competed for, as also were store cows. The demand for steer, was not so keen, but several lines changed hands, Eigh-teen-nionths steers made £3 ss, calves to yearlings 33s (id, springing heifers (good) .£5 13s to .£(!. Jersey do. £B, store cows £3 f>s to £3 13s, forward cows £4 is (id, fat cows £5 to £5 12s, store pigs 10s. At Stratford on Tuesday there was a good yarding of mostly grown cattle. All calves except steers met with good competition and sold well. Bidding for I'B-nionths to 2-year steers was not so brisk, but most of this class were placed privately. Calves were in small supply and there was an unsatisfied demand for this class. Mixed calves made 28s to 355, 18 to 20-months steers £3 us, 2 to 2V 2 -year steers £4 lis (id. store cows £2 15s to £3 C? fid. Jersey heifer calve? £2 (is fid, 15-months Jersey heifers £3 14s fid, Holstein do. £3 17s fid, springing cows £0 to £7 10s, fat and forward ewes 8s fid.

At Stony River on Wednesday there wa.s a fair yarding and attendance, witl good enquiry for all classes, cspeeiall) calves. Mixed calves made 25s to 30s fid, Holstein-eross heifer calves £2 (is yearling steers £2 14s, 18-months empty heifers £3 2s Od to £3 10s, store cowjs £2 10s to £3 ss, fat cows £5 6s. springing heifers £5 to £5 13s. MATTHEWS AND BEXXETT'S REPORT. Matthews and Bennett report that there was a fair yarding of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday last, prices being about the same as last week. Springers, £4 15s to £7 15s; bulls, £3 to £4 10s: store cows, £2 15s to £3; fat cows, £4 lfis to £5 (is fid; weaners, £1 0s to £1 10s Cd; lambs, Gs to 7s. TARAXAKT WOOL. SKIX. HIDE AND TALLOW SALES. MR. XEWTOX KINO'S REPORT. On Tuesday, June G. I held my usual four-weekly .sale of the above produce. The catalogue comprised 11 bales and 56 sacks wool, 2976 sheepskins, 17 casks and 08 tins tallow, 1108 hides. 282 calfskins, and the usual assortment of bones, horsehair, cowtails, etc. There was a good attendance of buyers, and competition was keen. Sheepskins and wool were on a oar with late rates, with the exception of two or three lots of the best skins, these advancing y,d per lb. Ox hides advanced i/ 4 d to y,,d per lb, thos- ■ showing good substance meeting keen | competition, and selling as high as B%d per lb. Heavy and medium-weight cows advanced y,d to y,,d. and light cow sold at late rates. Prices for tallow were easier, in sympathy with London market s, and declined 30s per ton. I quote: Wool—Fleece, coarse 7d to 7'/ s d. cotted fid to fi-y,cl, lambs' 7d to 7'/,d", seedy 2'/ 2 d to 4d, pieces 4y,d. erutchings 4'/»d j to sd, first dead fid to fi%d. second dead ) ■id, locks 2d to 3>/,d. black Cd. scoured pieces B%d, skin pieces 2y s d. I Sheepskins—Coarse crossbred half-wool r 'M>d to o%d; second quality half-wool "7 4 d to fii/ 4 d, lambs' s'/,d. fid. 6y 4 d to ■i'/ad, dead lambs' 3d to 4'/,d; quarterwool 4"/gd to S'/.d, pelts 2d "to 4d, damaged skins 4y 4 d to s'/,d. dead 4d, 4%d, to o'/t>d. Damp lines as follows:—Fullwool G S 3d to (is lOd; half-wool 2s 10d 3s Id, 3s 4d, 3s od, 3s lOd to 4s Id: threequarter wool 4s 3d, 4s 5(1. 4s 0d to 4s lid-quarter-wool Is 10<J, 2s, 2s 4d to 2s lOd ■' damaged Is Id, Is fid, 2s to 2s Od": dead H Is. Is 4d, Is Od to 2s fid; pelts Id, 1 4(1, Cd to 7d; damaged pelts Id to 4d. Salted lines as follows: Full wool 7s Id to 8s 3d; three-quarter wool 4s. 4s 2d 4s fid, 4s Od to ss; half-wool 2s 2s 10di 3s, 3s 5d to 3s Sd: damaged Is 5d o, 4 ( ] •to 2s 0d; pelts 10(1. Is, Is 3d. Is 5d to \ii\ Bd.

Freezer hide—Ox, heavy 7V s( i to 7%d medium fi%d to 6%d. light fi%d to C>%<l| cut ox sy s d to fid; cow. heavy Gd to G%d, medium ()'/„ to fi'/„d, stags -i'/ 4 d to 4%d. Butcher hides—Ox stout Sd to B%d heavy 7%d to 7%d, medium G'/,d to 7'Ad' light G'/,d to «y B d. cut ox r>i/id to 5%d! superior cow, heavy fi%d to G%d. medium (Ji/od to G%d, light fi'/.d to fi%dordinary cow, heavv fiftd to G'/,d medium G%d to G%d, light G>/ 4 d to G%d. cut cow o%d to fid; farmers' cow, heavy 5%d to Gd, light 5%d to o'/ s d. slippy 3d to 3%d, yearling 6* to e%d. cut vearlln* oMjd to 6y B d, slippy 3y 2 d to s%'d. Horse hides—Heavy fls 3d to 13s 9d light 7s fid to 7s fld. cut horse fis fld to 7s Gd. Calfskins—Firsts 7>/ 2 d to Sd. special fld, seconds 7d to 7y,d. cut ">% to s%d'j slippy 3y 8 d to 3y,d, dry 10d each Tallow—Best mixed 24s fld to 235. good 24s to 24s fid. second 23s to 23s fld, inferior 10s; in tins, best i.>«. second 2l's fld to 235. ' 1 Horsehair. Is 7>/Ul per lb. I Cowhair, fld per lb. ) Cowtails, Is C'/ 2 d per dozen. Pigskins, 3s 2d each. Horse oil, 25s per cask. Horsetails, Sd each. My next sale will be field on July 4. DAIRY PRODUCE REPORT. Messrs E. Griffiths and Co. are in receipt of the following market report from their London principals, Messrs Mills and .Sparrow, dated May s: Showery weather has continued, hut with an increase in temperature. Danish is unchanged, last week's reduction having brought oil a better demand. ' [ Siberian: Only small arrivals are to hand this week, but they have met with | a ready sale. The quality is still good, find it is surprising that -ellers do not try to got higher values. Australian: The Otr.nito came to hand last Saturday, and the fir-t lob of butterwa s on the market on Tuesday. In addition to this steamer we have had the Ascanius, Cufic and Suffolk all discharging. e are pleased 10 say that the quality so far as we have seen shows considerable improvement on what it was a few weeks hack. There is a good general trade, but we are afraid it will not be sufficient fo clear these arrivals this ■week There Ls an entire absence of speculation on the part of buyers, and ie\ are disinclined to in for storiii" just now. as they prefer to wait and see the extent of supplies that will be coming front European sources, which at the moment is an unknown quantity. . p " /calami: The butters ex Toiiojiyiro arrived in fine order, and the quality is m every wny satisfactory. Trade is .quiet, .because buyers, on account of the delay of this steamer, had to fill their l equipments with other sorts. The Cormthic is due to dock to-dav or tomorrow but brings only a small car*o about 17.000 boxes, so'that the sea'™ is fast drawing to a close CHEESE. Canadian: Trade continues steady for all grade-, but any really choice lots command a. good price. New Zealand: As we reported last week, much of the cheese landed ex Ma-1 maii Mas not in good order. Some j showed signs of having been heated, and these certainly depressed, the market-for a while, but the lower- quotations soon

cleared them out of the way, and at the time of writing the market is on a letter basis. frozen pork—There lias been little or no change since last week. LOCAL MARKETS. Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirloin, fid; prime ribs, od; rump steak, 8d; beef, from 3d to' 6d; corned beef,' 4d ana sd. Mutton: Legs Cd; chops, Gd; loin, sd; shoulders, 5d per lb; necks, 3d. Veal, 3d to 5d per lb. Sausages;.: Beef, sd, pork Bd. Lamb: Legs, Gd; forequarters, 4s Gd; hindquarters, 5s Cd. Pork: Fresh, Gd per lb. Fowlb, 5s to Cs per pair; ducks, Cs per pair. Dripping, Gd per lb. These prices are for cash only; '/od per lb. for booking over one week.

General Groceries.—Following are the cash prices charged by New Plymouth grocers: —-Rolled oats and oatina, lOd bag; oatmeal, 3s 3d per 251b bag; flour, roller, !OMI. lW3d, 501 h 5s !>d, 251b 3s Id, Cereals, etc.—Oats, Cartons, 3s 3d per bushel; Duns, 3s 6d, crushed oats 3s 6d, i barley. 3s Cd; crushed beans, 5s Cd; polj lard,'7s lid per 1001b, 15s per 20011)5 ■ J bran, Cs per 1001b; fowl wheat, 4s fid per i bushel; maize, 4s per bushel, j Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter: Factory Ts 3d, dairy lid, best separator Is Id per lb; cheese, Od per lb; eggs, 2s per. doz.; lard, Od per lb; bacon, lOd per lb; hams, 9'/ 3 dper lb, rashers lOd; milk, 4d per quart. ■ Fruit.—Bananas, 3d per lb, or 51b for Is; lemons, Is per dozen; apples, cookers 3d, dessert 4d and Od; figs, 4d and (id per box; oranges, Is per dozen; madarins, Is per dozen; walnuts, (W per lb; pears; I cookers od,- -dessert 4d and Od per lb; watermel6iK,'2d per lb. Vegetables.—Cabbages, 2d to 4d; carrots, 2d per bunch; turnips, 2d per lb;' parsnips, 2d per bunch; onions, Id per lb; potatoes, Id per lb; marrows and pumpkins, Id per lb. I Buying Priees.»<-Dea l ers offer for farm! produce: Buttof, factory (in rolls)-, Is: HAd; dairy (in rolls) Od, separator, lid. Eggs, Is 9d per doz. Hams, 8y 2 d per lb. Lard, 7Vid »«r !>,. SOUTHERN MARKETS. ADDINGTOX. At Addington there were moderate entrios of stock on account of the wet • weather, and the attendance was not up to the usual average. i

Fat lambs—There were 3100 taken for export at Ss 8d to 17s (id, and a few extra to ISs fid; 105 were bought by butchers at 12s to 10s Id, and 451 were passed at 7s 3d to 12s 3d. Stores beep—Prime wethers 17s to 21s 3d. niediuiir'Ws Gd to Kis lid. light 13s Gd to Ms, prize ewes 14s Gd to IDs 3d, extra to 20s Gd, medium lis (o 14s, aged and light (is Od to 10s Gd, merino wethers 10,s to 13s 2d.

I Fat cattle-; Steers made CM 12s fid to 'MI 17s Gd. extra to £l7 (for show bullocks), heifers .€5 7s fid to £lO 17s fid, cows £7 His to £B, extra to £lO 2s (id (equal to 24s to 28s for prime, to 30s for extra. 21s to 23s for medium, and l!)s fid to 20s lid for cow and inferior per KM) Ibh Veal calves made 4s fid to 50s, and i extra well-grown to £3 12s fid. , Store cattle—There was a poor sale, yearling making 275, 3-vear steers £.5 lis ' and drv cows 30s to £3 10s. Dairy cows I made a 10s to £lO ss. there being a good demand for the better sort*. I A small entry of pigs met with a good sale. Choppers sold up to 80s, large baeoners 47s fid to 555, lighter 37s to 45s (equal to 4d to 4>/,d per lb), large porkers 20s to 345, smaller 22s to 2fe (equal to. per lb). The entry of store pigs consisted mostly of weaiiers, and they made l s Cd to Ss fid. BURNSIDE. At Burnside 108 fat cattle were yarded, constituting a medium enlry. The quality all round was fair, with a few pens of extra good bullocks and heifers. Owin<* to the small attendance of butchers" prices declined about 10s per head Best bullocks £ll to £ll 15s, extra to £l3 ss, medium £9 to £lO, inferior £7 15s to £8 15s, best cows and heifers £8 4o £!), extra to £l2 10s, medium £0 5s to £7, inferior £5 5s to £5 15s. Fat sheep—Rest wethers 10s to 21s extra 22s to 245, medium lfis to ferior J.>B lid to 15s. best ewes 15s to ICs extra to ISs, medium 12s o'd to 13a 6d' inferior 7s to 9s. ' Lambs-Best 13s to 14s, extra to 10s medium lis Gd to 12s (id, inferior 10s to lis. I

Pigs—There was not a large yardin« of young pigs, but the number forward was in excess of requirements, and sil l(. g woru bard to effect. Vat pigs, except for' a few pens of extra ehoico porkers and baconers, were also easier. WAXGAXUI. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report:— At our Wanganui sale we varded -'OOO sheep and 63 eattle. of wh'ie.i we sold 12.10 sheep and 20 cattle. The market was particularly dull, no business bein" done under the hammer. We quote" Empty ewes 8s M to (is, cull Jambs Is (id 2-tooth wethers lis i)d, mixed lambs r,s Id, dairy cows .C 9 to £,> 12s fid, heifers o n \ tO ,? 4 ' 2s M; weaners 8s > PTken 2!)s to 2(3 6d. JOHXSONVILLE. Messrs Abraham and Williams, lid report on their Johnsonville sale—A good yarding of .bullocks and a small one ot sheep came forward, and sold at late rates. Prune heavy bullocks £lO to ■t 1, medium bullocks £fl 10s to £!) 15 s ighter £9 1,55, extra prime, wethers £1 Os, Hd, prime wethers 17s 3d to 17s Bd, prime ewes 15s Bd, good ewes Ws Od to hs Sd. lambs ll s ;jd (o ]3s .