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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 79, 23 September 1911, Page 3

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;XEWTOX KING'S WEEKLY ItEPORT. i At my Waiwakaiho yards on Friday, i 15th insl:., I had a large entry of nil classes. Tin; dairy rut lift yarded were a ]>oor lot and -.old accordingly, though empty heifers were keenly competed for. Prices were: Mixed yearlings Hss (id to £2 Bs, yearling heifers 3!ls to £2 Ss and •Mis liil to 355, two-vear heifers £3 8s to £3 IBs, store cows £2 2s Od to £3 l."is. forward cows £4 Bs, springing heifers (poor) £3 10s to £4 lis, springing cows £4 to ,I'S 15s (according to quality). A nice line of grade Jersey yearling heifers (well done) realised £4 10s.

At Urenui on Monday, 18th insfc., owing to the very boisterous weather, l> had lint a small yarding, and only a fair attendance of buyers. Bidding throughout the afternoon was "dull, and i only about half the cattle entered were quitted, at the following prices:—Yearling steers £2 3s fid to £2 12s (id. yearling heifers (poor) £2 2s, 15-month Jersey heifers £3 16s, 2-year empty heifers £3 7s to £3 15s ou\ 2-year steers £4 Is, springing heifers £4 to £6 12s (Id, store cows £2 10s to £3, forward cows £3 7s to £■> 12s. At my Stratford yards on Tuesday, 10th infit., I had a large entry of all classes. Bidding throughout the afternoon was dull, but good business was done, yearlings meeting with belter demand than at previous sales. Fresh cows realised £3 13s 6d to £3 15s, forward cows £4 las, stores £2 7s fid to £3 12s-od, 2-year empty heifers £3 13s to £3 18s, mixed yearlings £2 2s to £2 5s fid, yearling steers 37s fid to £2 3s 0(1, good grade jersey yearling heifers £3 5s to £3 10s-, poorer" £2 0s fid to £2 10s (id, grade Holsteins £3 0s 6d, yearling bull 345, 2-year Jersey heifers £4 4s fid. On the same day my springing heifer yards were well filled with dairy cattle, which met with keen demand, Good cattle (close to profit) sold well as follows:—Springing heifers ,£7 1o £O, later £5 5s to £0 12s fid, 2-year heifers | £3 to £5, springing cows £(l 17s fid to £8 10s. At. my Stony River sale on Wednesday. 20th inst., there was only a small j entry, but a good attendance of the public. The yearlings yarded were a poor lot, but, notwithstanding, good business was done, the bidding throughout at the hammer being very brisk. Mixed yearlings made 32s to £2. do. good £2 13s t yearling steers 39s to £2 8s fid, yearling*heifers £2 lis fid to £2 13s. 2-year empty heifers £3 ss, bulls £3 0s to £5 10s* store cows £2 to £3 3s, forward £3 Kb; to £4 10s.' Springing heifers sold well from £5 15s to £(i 10s. springing cows £7 to £1). mixed sheep lis s<l, 2-year steers £3 17s Od. During the week .[.have quitted a large number of cattle,- principally twoyear empty heifers, the majority of ' which have gone out of the district.Prices obtained were: Empty heifers £3 17s to £4 10s, choice do. £."» ss. yearling steers £2 3s, yearling heifers £2 7s, springing heifers £6 5s to .£7iss; several dairy herds from £8 10s to £lO 10s, team of bullocks and dray £l2O, fat bullocks £lO 10s, fat cows' £6 ss, fat ewes 18s Gel, hoggets 12s fid, fat sheep,- 10s., ~,,. . a ,

SOUTHERN MARKETS. ADJJIXfiTOJf.

At the Addington live stock market there was only a small yarding. There was consequently a sharp rise in the value of beef, and fat lambs also sold better than was the case last week. The fat sheep market opened at an advance, but eased off to the rates of the previous wee.k, and there was •practically no change in store sheep values. Fat pigs sold at a slight rise in prices, few stores being offered. SI ore sheep—Forward oversea wethers made 15s 1,1 to 15s fid, smaller 12s 3d, small' iwo-looth half-bred wethers 13s! lOd. two -tooth three-quarterbred wethers 13s )od, two-toolh three-quarter-bred' wethers 15s Sd to 15s lOd, halfhred welhers l.js Sd to 15s lOd, halfhred wethers (passed) 15s lid, aged ewes with lambs Ss 2d (all counted). Lambs—There were 57 new season's laml>s penned, and of better quality than last week. ■ They sold well, prices ranging from 12s 3d to 14s for smaller sorts and 15s to 20s Od for well-grown. Fat sheep—Extra prime wethers to 2Gs, prime 20s'to 255. others 17s lid to 20s 3d, prime ewes 17s to 22s 0(1, extra to 20s fid, hoggets 15 S '0d to 17s (id. merino welhers His to lis Od.

Fat cattle—Steers £7 IDs to £l2, extra to £ls IDs, heifers .CIS to £ll, extra-vtra £l2 ss. cows C 5 17s 0d to £S ss. extra, to £l2 15s. A small yarding of veal calves sold well, prices ranging from 4s lid to 58s. Slore.' cattle ■ Eighteen-months sorts wire passed at 4Us and lwo : year heifers pa-.sed at £4 7s (id; two-year heifers £3 15s. dry cows 30s to' £3 7s lid. Only a few dairy cows came, to hand, and chiefly . moderate, sorts. For the better sorts there was an active demand, prices ranging from £3 10s to £8 17s Od. . Pigs—Choppers 45s to £5. large baconers COs to 755, smaller 45s fill to 'sss (equal to 5%d to (id per lb) ; large porkers 42s tid to Slis. smaller 35s to 40s (equal to fid per !ln. The only pen of store pigs offered failed to sell at auction, and a few weaners made iis !)d to lis. BUUXSIDK.

At Burnside 3495 sheep were yarded—a fairly large yarding, composed of prime heavy wethers, with a large percentage of medium and unfinished sheep. For prime heavy quality sheep prices were much on a par with those of. last week, but light and unfinished sorts were rather easier. Quotations: lies! wethers 23s to 2lis 3d, extra to 2Ss !Sd. medium Ills fid'to 225, light and unfinished 17s !)d to 18s Od. Lambs—24 yarded. These were (he second batch of the new season. Thev were mostly of fair quality, the best realising up to 25s (id. Fat cattle—-A small yarding of 143. and competition was keen. Prices were up quite £1 per head. Quotations: Best bullocks £l2 IDs to £ls 12s (id, good CI 1 10s to £l2 Ills., medium CS to £0 IDs, best cows and heifers C!> to £lO 17s fid, extra to £l3 !7s Od. WAXCAXUT. Dalgely and Co. report : -Al our Wanganui sale we hud a fair yarding of cut tie and slice]), and have to report a good sale. Fat wether,, ISs to 20s !>d. fa I ewes 18s 3d, store v.vtlicrs Ms I lid to 17s 7d. .small hogget.-, Ss Id to Ss ,"nl. More cows £2 to £3 In«, vcarling heifers C2 10s, IS-month do. £2 111,, weaners Ills to 20s Oil, dairv cow.t C 4 to CO 10s. JOHXSOXYII.EE. Messrs Abraham and Williams. Eld., report, on their Johnsonville sale as follows: - A heavy yardin-r of both bullocks ami -heep came forward. There was a large attendance of buvers. and evervlh'ni"- sold readilv at late rale,, lie's! bullocks £lll 12s Od to CM. li»hi*vr C!l 17s Oil to £lO 2s lid. extra prime heavy welhers 24s sd. good «'f!!rt. -J2-. !ie|i|e'r Mis lid' lo 20s Od, pri'iie ewe- 2J>- 3d to 20s lid. good ewes |!U s,i to |y- 1 |,|. primes pring lambs ibe-ti 15.- lo l."i, Od. lighter 13s 7(1 to 14- lid. ii<n: 1 eweainl luniks lis.

THE BANK HATE. By Telegraph—Press Association. London, September 21. The tank rate is 4 per cent. Paris, September 21. ' The tank rate is 3 % per cent. MATTHEWS AND BENNETT'S REPORT. Matthews and Bennett report that there was a good entry of cattle in their Ingle wood yards on Wednesday last, most lots changing hands. Prices are as follows: —Yearlings, good, £2 13s to £2 IDs; yearlings, small, 30s to £2; store cows, £2 (is to £3 Us; bulls, £3 to £0 liss: springing heifers, £5 to £8; springing cowis, £5 to £10; ewes, lambed, 14s i)d. ' j