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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 6, 1 July 1911, Page 3

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I LONDON* MARKETS. ; <v Cable—Press Association—Copyright, '■ London. June 29. Tallow.—om; thou'sand five hundred and twenty-one casks; were offered, and 730 sold. Prices unchanged. Share Quotations.A-Waihi Junctions, 25s and 27a (id; Talismans, 47s 6d and 50s. ' Silver, 24 5-10 d. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, June 30. Wheat.—Shippers 3s 3d, millers 3s 4d. Flour.—C'itv brands £8 10s, countrv £8 6s. Oats.—Algerian feeding 2s 3d to 2s sd; milling 2s 7d; sparrowhills 2s lOd; giants 2s lid. Barley—English, 2s 4d to 2s 0d; Cape. 2s fid to 2b Bd. Maize, 2s 7d to 2s 9d. Bran and pollard. £5. Potatoes.—Tasmanian £8 10s. Onions.—£3 ss, selected £6 10s. prime £0 8s to £0 10s. Cheese, Od. Bacon, s'/ 2 d to 5%d. Melbourne, June 30. Hides.—Stout, in good condition, steady; others y s d lower. Wheat, 3s 4d to 3s 4'/ 2 d. Flour, £S. Oats.—Algerian feeding Is 9d to 2s, milling to 2s fid. Barley.—Medium 2s 3d to 2s Gd. Maize", 2s 7d. Brand and pollard, £5. Chaff. Moderate demand. Oaten | damped, best 75s to 77s 6d, second grade 72s Gd; pressed, covered 75s to 80s, uncovered 72s to 775. Onions.—Prime £2 10s. Potatoes, £3 10s to £5 10s. Adelaide, June 30. Wheat, 3s sd. Flour, £8 to £8 ss. Bran and pollard, Is. Oats.—Algerian 2s 4d.NEWTON* KINO'S WEEKLY REPORT. On Tuesday, the 20th ult, I held a clearing saie at Mntupu on account of Messrs (lilling Bros., where there was a good attendance, and the stock, which were in good conditio]), sold well. Early > culvers made from £0 Ifls to £lO, do. grade Jerseys £!) 5s to £ls ss, later £4 to £o.' yearling heifers £2, hack £G ss, mare £l4 UK mixed sheep Ss 3d, drays £8 5s to £W ss. tripod harrows £(>, discs £4 I.V. plough £5 15s. cultivator £2 7s (id. Sundries sold at usual rate«. A Kapuni on the 21st ult., I held n clearing sale on account of Messrs Wright and Warden. Owing to the wet weather there was only a fair attendance, but the stock sold at good prices. Early calvers made £(i His to £ll ss. later £4 10s to £O, very late ana poorconditioned £2 2s (id to £4, bulls £5 .V. .filly £29, young sows 25s to £2, store pigs 17s, wagjjon £2l, harrows £2 ss. At the same sale I sold on account of Messrs Chapman and Greig a pair of horses for £4O 10>s, hacks £2, gig and harness £25 2s (Id, and a quantity of furniture at satisfactory prices On Friday at Cardiff at Mr. Bottin's clearing sale there was a fair attendance, and stock and sundries realised full market rales. fairly calvers made £7 i £l2 15s. latj'r £5 to £0 15s, very late and empty £:: 10s to £4 15s, springing heifers €4 &s fid to £0 ss, weaner Heifers .£2 2s, wsaner steers 39a, yearling bulls- £2 *y*?ttw fC , * I 'ffT e '2o; ** a P . mares £0 10s to £lO, foal £HlOs, dray and harness £l4 lf», gig and harness £ll 15s. mower £0 10s, ehan-eutter £4, Duncan plough £0 15s. chain harrows: £3 Is. discs £4 7s Od, rake £2 ss. jack £2 7s (id.

On the same day. in conjunction with Messrs Cillies and Nalder, I held a clearing sale at Tnaha on account of Mr. W. C. Phillip. There was a good attendance of buyers, and the large herd met with keen competition. The top price was given for a purebred Jersey cow, which realised £2l). tirade Jerseys, close up, brought, up to £1.3, grade Holstein up to .Clfi 15s. ordinary early calvers £7 to £l2 ss. later £5 to £0 15s. very late and empty £3 15s to £4 15.*, store cows £2 12s Gd to £3. 10s, (mils £2 10s to £ll. mixed vearling 355, yearling heifers 395, draught horses £34 to £35 10s, trap horses £lO to £lfi lflri, hacks £4 to £0 15s, waggon £27, drays £ll 15s to .£l3 10s. sow and litter £2 12s to £5 10s, store pigs Ids' to 225, breeding sows £3 2s 6d, porkers tfi to £2 ss, gig £23 10s. harrows £3 5s to £5 10s, cultivator £2 10s, drill £l4, hay tedder £5 10s, hay rake £2 ss, ploughs £5 to £O, discs £8 15s, I gun £5 ss. Sundries *old well.

At Waiwakaiho on (lie same day there was the usual yarding, with a good attendance of buyers. Young stock were not so well competed for as of late, but nearly all woro. quitted either at the hammer or privately. Dairy tows were, in good demand and met with a ready sale. Mixed weaners made 2fls to 3(is Od, yearling steers, 3fts fld, 15 to 18months steers £3, &o to 2 1 / 2 -year steers

.€3 12s, 2 to 2'/ a -year emp'tv heifers £3 5s to £3 12s, !>-months heifers 375, springing heifers £5 -to £(1 10s, springing cows £5 to £6 fes, cows in milk £4 10s, store cows 30s yo £3 Is, forward cows £3 7s to £4 5sV bulla £2 4s 6d to £5 lis fid; 2-tooth tl> f.m. ewes 7s Od. Kight dairy cows sold da account of "Mr. Wm. Cooper realised frW £G 2s (id to £9. |

At UTenui on Monday there was a I large yarding, with a good attendance of buyers. Bidding was* brisk through-! out, especially for 2'/ 2 to 3-year springing heifers, of which a good number eamejorward. Mixed weaners brought 27s ,d to :355, 2-year sttecrs £3 0s fid, 2'/ a to 3-year steers £4 Ss, 2-vear empty heifers £2 los, 2y 2 -year j'heifcrs R.W.TJ. £4 os to £5, 2 ! /J,-year springing heifers £. r > to £5 10s, 3-year do.l £o.2s to £7, IV-> to 3-year Holstein tkjf'rs £6 15s, 2'/ 2 -year Jersey heifers \f».B. £5 2s (hI store cows £2,14s to ? ■*>, fat cows £5 to £5 2s Cd. springiivflrows £5 10s to £(i 7s (id, heifers (c Bed) £5 ss, cow (calved) £6 2s fid; fylwefhers 17s. At Douglas on the sanieAy there was only a small yarding, wi'Ma poor attendance, though all the-,»ck yarded ;y as disposed of at the h&Aicr. ' Y,. iU - Img, steers made 30s, ye|«ng heifers 33s 0d to 35s Id, l«-montl»eifers £2 12s, 2-year steers £3 ss, irlinging heirera £o 10s, springing cow*« 4 12s 6d store cows £2 12s, lambs' 7sS Chi the f me day I held aKaring sale at Kapum in conjunction vM the NewZealand Loan » n< i MercantiMgencv Co on account o* Mr. j. wKw sent anTthr 8 ' l T d at . tenda, »f buyers, good Jersey oHllteTrl'atratiwfre wl competed for. 1 Early calv« Jersey" ss) later £5 to f !' 2 and empty £3 fl^^^^^H 61 ?. a „, to £•), u^Wß^Hßm'" 1 f e 10s, heifers to £C few £2 2s fid 1BHB''" 'T' i-

chain harrows £3 7s (id, jacks £2 17s (id to £3 2s. Sundriis sold well. At Stratford on Tuesday there was a good yarding, with a fair attendance of buyers. Young stock, of which a good number came forward, were in good demand, and sold readily. Mixed weaners made 28s to 325, weaner steers 35s (id, 2'/ 2 to 3-year steers £3 3s to £4, weaner heifers 34s (Id, yearling Holstein heifers £2 (is, 18-months to 2-year heifers £2 15s to £3 14s (id, 2y a to 3-year heifers in.calf £4 10s to £.fl2.s fid.'heifer and calf £5, store cows 32s to £3 3s, forward £3 10s to £4 ss, springing £5 2s Od to £5 12s, fat cows £4 Ills Od to £0 3s. .springing Jersey cow £7 7s Cd, bulls £2 7s to £5 2s, lambs 8s 7d. At Stony River on Wednesday there was a good yarding, especially of young cattle. Yearling heifer-, and steers were in good demand, anil sold readily. Mixed weaner.s made 28s to .3(is> 0(1,' yearling steers 28s to 335, do. good quality £2 3s to £2 Bs, yearling heifers 325. do. good (jualify £2 l;ls Od to £2 Kis, 2-year steers £3 (is, 2 to 3-vear heifers £3 5s i to £3 15a, in-calf, heifers £3 15s to £5 I 3s, springing heifers £4 17s (id to ,£(i, j fat heifers £4 15s, store tows 35s to £3 j 4s. forward cows £3 lite to £4 7s (id, fat cows £5 7s to £0 9s, thins £3 Sss. ! Twelve acres of turnips, with 40 acres i out-run, brought £37 10s. Stock oll'uvd on account, of Mr. C. E. (ioodin sold as. folloks:—Early calvers £(! l()s to £O. later £3 lifts to £5 ss, eight choice heifers brought £9 5s each, bu'llc jf,G 10s to £!), mare £l9 10s.

MATTHEW'S AND BENNETT. Messrs. Matthews & Bennett report that there was a very large entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday last. Prices were* on the move, and most lots changed hands at the following prices:—Weaners, 28s to 30s; store cows, £3 to, £3 ss; good steers, £3 8s to £3 10s; heifers, £3 7s (id to £4 3s; springers, £0 7s Sd to £/ ss; dairy cows, £4 to £7 ss; ewes, £4 4s to £5 11«. N.Z.L. & :.i.A. OO.'S REPORT. The N.Z. Loan & Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Stratford branch, report:— Since our last report we have disposed of a considerable number of 18-month steers at up to 07s (id, and 2'/ 2 -year steers at up to 82s Od, also several' iines of lioggets at 9s. Lambs are being more sought after, and have improved in value from Is Od to 2s periiead. Weaner.s are also very firm, and during the last few days we have disposed of several lines at up to '43s per head. On Monday last we held a clearing sale at Mr. John Robertson's, Kinnerty road, when there was a fairly, large attendance of buyers. . The ; 'dairy stock, although unfavorable reports had been circulated about them, realised good prices, cows making from 170s lo tias per head. The sale watt-considered a •mod one. The sundries, which were numerous, were disposed of at market values. (Jur next sale will be held in our Stratford yards on Tuesday, July 4, entries for which are now advertised.

LOCAL MARKETS. Butchers' Meat. Beef: Sirloin, Gdprime ribs, sd; rump steak, 8d: beef ' from 3d to Gd; corned beef, 4d ana sd. Mutton: Legs Cd; chops, Gd; loin, »d; shoulders, 5d per lb; necks, 3d- Veal, 3d to 5d per lb. Sausages.: Beef, od, pork Bd. Lamb: Legs, Cdfarequarters, 4s Gd; hindquarters, 5s Gd. Pork: Fr«gh, Cd per lb. Fowls, 5s to 6s per pair; ducks/6s per pair. Dripping, Cd per lb. These prices are for cash only; y.d per lb. for booking over one week.

General Groceries.—Following are the cash prices charged by New Plymouth grocers:—Rolled oats and oatina, lOd lag; oatmeal, 3s 3d per 251b ban-; flour roller, 1001b lis 3d, 501b 5s Od, 251b 3s Id! Cereals, etc.—Oats, Cartons, 3s 3d per bushel, Duns, 3s 6d, crushed oats 3s Cd, barley, 3s Gd; crushed beans, as Gd; pollard, 7s Cd per 1001b, 15s per 2001bsbran, Cs per 1001b; fowl wheat, 4s (M per bushel; maize, 4s per bushel. Dairy Produce, etc.—Butter: Factory Is 3d, dairy Hd, best separator 1b Id per Lb.; cheese. 9d per lb.; eggs, Is 4d per doz.; lard, 9d per lb; bacon, 10d per lb; hams, 9y 2 d per lb, rashers lOd; milk, 4d per quart.

Fruit.—Bananaa, 3d per lb, or 51b for le; lemons, Is per dozen; apples, cookers 3d, dessert 4d and 6d; figs, 4d and Od per box; oranges, Is per dozen; madarins, Is per dwsen; walnuts, Od per lb; pears, cookers Od, dessert 4d and 6d per lb' watermelons, 2d per lb. ' Vegetables.—Cabbages, 2d to 4d- carrots, 3d per bunch; turnips, 2d per lb; parsnips, 2d per buneh; onions, Id per lb; potatoes, Id per lb; marrows and pumpkins, Id per lb. Buying Prices.-Dealers offer for farm produce: Butter, factory (i n rolls), Is ! l%d; dsury (in rolls) 9d, separator, lid ' .J*sg», Is 2d per doz. Hams, By,d per lb." Lard, 7Vod »«r lt>. ' SOUTHERN MARKETS. ADDINGTON. \ At Addington a line of two-tooth ewes mmle 14s lid, others lis, mixed aged ewes in lamb (Is (id to 7s Od, aged dry ewes 4s to 6s Id, forward wethers 12s Od to 13s 4d, half bred wethers 10s 6d to | Ms 2d, mixed lines of lambs 9s fid to lis Id, others 7s 9d to 8s 3d, ewe lambs lis !M to 12a Id, and wether lambs 8s (id to 10s 4d. Fat lambs—There were 2821 taken for export at 9s lOd to L9s fid, 117 by butchers at IBs to 15s lOd, 861 were passed at 7s 9d to lis Id, and some'lots did not elicit a bid. !l Pat sheep—Extra prime wethers to I 345, prime 18s to 23s 3d,' 'medium 15s Od . to 17s (id, light 14s 4d to 15s, prime ewes j l-'xs to 19s !)d, medium lis 6d to 14s Cd I aged and light 8s to lis, merino wethers 13b Id to 14s 2d., -"' . | Beef—Steers £7 10s to £lO 10s, extra to £l7, heifers £5 5s to -£lO 15s; cows £4 10s to £lO 17s fids'" North Island steers made £lO to_.£li2 1& 6d. There was an average yarding oi veal oalves, and they brought 4s £3 12s Od, necording to size and quality. Store eattic—Two-year steers' £3 8s to £.3 Ills, 2-year heifers £3 7s Gd three-year steers £6 5s to -£7 15s Crass' ed). and dry cows 30s to £2 15s.*"\!ood dairy cows sold well, ranging from £3 10s to £l.O 2s Od, ■ A medium entry of fat pigs met with an improved demand and better prices. Chopors realised up to 84s, large baconers 50s to 555, smaller 37s to 45s (equal toHd to 4y 4 d per .lb), large porkers 30s to :,'4s, smaller 25s to 28s. (equal to 4%d per lb), medium stores 20s to 235, smaller 9s?lo 10s, wcaners 2s Od to ss. '■ . BUENSIDE. At Burnside best bullocks realised £lO W)»]to £l2 17s «d, one truck of extra lieaiy to £ls 12s 6d, medium to good £8 |os to £9 10s, light £6 10s to £7 10g,jb«.t cows and heifers £8 10s to £9 50si medium to good £6 to £7 10s, light £4 10s to £5 15s. sheep—Best wethers realised 19s lid tor2l,s, extra to 23s 9d, medium to good )<ls- 6d to ISs 6d, light 14s to 16s Od, M)i ewes 163 to 17s Od, extra to ] 20s Ita medium to good 14s to 15s Od . light fii 6d to 12s 6d. | Fat iambs—Best realised 17a 6d to 18s Gd, oxfra 20s 9d, medium 14s 0d to Nis , «.Uglt -and to 13s «d. rfl iw£ ■'liirTTl* *•--■■'- ■"■-■■ •>

j Pigs—Slips realised to 14s, stores to ! His (id. porkers 25s to 34s Od, light bneon- ! i'vs 38s to 47s (id, heavy baconers to 07s fid. WANGANUI. i lialgety and Co., Ltd., report:—We yarded 2550 sheep and Of) cattle, and have to report a successful sale. The demand for sheep was keen, bidding being animated, and, with the exception of one pen, we effected a total clearance at an advance on the late ruling rates of from Is fid to 2s per head, the rise being particularly marked in breeding ewes and lioggets. The bulk of the cattle yarded were dairy cows, mostly of rough quality, which failed to meet with a ready market, most of them passing at auction. Sheep—Plain fat ewes lfls. store ewes Bs to 7s Sd. four and five-year ewes (in lamb to Ryland rams) os, two-tooth to full-mouth ewes in lamb 9s 3d, mixedage wethers lis lid. small two-tooth wethers 10s 3d. good two-tooth wethers 13s sd, small mixed two-tooths f>s. mixed lambs 8s Sd, small do. 5s Od, cull ewes 3s. Cattle—Weaners £1 2s to £1 4s, milch cows £5 12s 6(1 to £9, one hull £2 10s. ' JOHNSONVILLE. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report on their John.sonville sale as follows: A heavy yarding of exceptionally prime quality bullocks came forward and sold reaoiiy at good prices. There was a full yarding of sheep, and these also were in good demand. Cattle—Prime heavy bullocks realised £ll to £bl 7s Od and. £11) 5s to £lO IDs. lighter bullocks £9 5s to £9 10s, light, £8 to £8 17s od. vealers £2 Os to £2 19s. Sheep—Good quality wethers realised 18s, plain wethers 15s fid. extra prime heavy ewes 18s to £1 O.s 9d, prime ewes 15s 6d to 15s 9d, plain ewes ISs hi to 14s, good lambs 10s 6d to lis Id.