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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 91, 7 October 1911, Page 7

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,'.' '•'■'"'LOND'ON MARKETS. 1 .'..'■, i ■'..".. .By | Cable—Prisb' Association—Copyright. [■ l.„i> ,i;■-'.' .-,, London, October 5. i ..-.■Wool.—Toito'i. top price lO'/jd, averhage JS'/gd and lid.' |;NEkw!ON vKINBIS .WEEKLY RETORT.

i- ,6n Tlmrsday7=2Rth ult., at Kaponga, [I deared Mr. J. Canghey's herd of 90 cors, which grade ShortJioins in fair condition, and the majority of which had calved. There was a >gpcd attendance, and bidding from the veny start of'the sale was unusually brisk, it soon being apparent that a .record 1 average would be obtained. The I "heifers were no'-ext'eplion, and sold very well. These, With the 90 cows, made ',the| liigfi average of' £ll 7s per head. hjjairy cows in milk and close to profit made front £9 10s to £lB 15s. later £6 | 5s to £7 ; cows unsound in some quar-l-terj £4 os to £0' 10s, heifers (springing) 'up Ito £lO, yearling heifers £2 10s, I dralight mare £3O 10s. aged gelding £lO, I'califes 3s'.to'Bs. -..The'simdries sold well.

uni'ridiiy, 2i)th ult, I held a clearing 'sal(j at Mahoe on account of Messrs D. and Hi 0. Johnson. It was snowing wh<jn;t.he sale started but cleared up itfterwards; Considering the quality and 'comtitron, tlve cows'sold well. Cows in milt and (dose lip made £7 10s to £l3 3.5'5,, later £5 to £li 10s, with defective! quarters. £4 5s to £l3 vis, springing heifjers £0 5s to ..CO.los. empty cows £4 tOs, hoggcst'Ms, 5-year mare £2,7 ss. 4-yeaF gelding £2o,'' yearling colt £l4 10s, Ayrshire bull £8 ss, Jersey £7, 'yearlmg'-biill £3 fe fid; pigs, slips lis, 'Ssowi 27s to £5, sow and litter of ten £6 ss, •storc v pigs 14s to ISs. : At, .Unpnui .pal Monday. 2nd inst.. there •was a, ..gooil..yarding and good attendance. . Bidding throughout was slack, lmt .good business was done before the sale concluded at the following prices: -Yesij-lrhpg- to 18-nionths heifers (grade Jerseys), £3 Is, grades and other sorts 33s to.-.t£-2;13a •fid, good 15-months steers £2 J'ss fid. 18'nronths do. £3 12s, 2-year - emp(,y heifers £3 18s. IS-mouths mixed' £3 Is (id, bulls £2 10s to £3. store cows £3 '.l4s to £3 Ids (id. forward cows £4 us. fat cows-£4 -17s (id to £5 15s (id. springing heifers £3 Ids to -£0 7s, springing t-ows and calved £7. hoggets lis to 13s Id, ewes and lambs 14s Id. stove pigs 20s fid to 20s Gd. At my Stratford sale on Tuesday there was a good entry ami attendance, with a keener enquiry after all classes, espe'eialiy .young slock. Kuipt.y 2-year heifers were keenly sought after and store cows sold well' Yearling heifers, Hol-stein-.lersey. £3 to C 3 ,7s. grades 34s to C 3, yearling steers £2 Ills to £2 10s fid, empty '2-year heifers ,C 3 ISs to C 4 3s (id. store cows.£3 5s to C 3 12s (Id. 2-vear steers ,C 4 14s (id. fat cows £5 !)'s to CO 2s, forward C 4 5s to CI 15s. fat heifers C 4 Jos, vearling bulls 37s to £3 4s. n.dstein aged bull £5 10s. On the name day I had a large catalogue at my springing heifer yards, and some first-class dairy cows and heifers were disposed of. There was an unsatisfied demand for dairy cows and the heifer* sold well. Cows, springing and in milk, made £7 to £l2 ss. do. heifers £0 to £0 2s fid. At Stony River on Wednesday I had an exceptionally heavy entry, ' though owing to (he scarcity of feed in the district the enquiry was dull. Mixed yearlings made 31s to £2 0s lid, vearling heifers 35s to £2 15s. do. Jersey £3 Cs fid. yearling steels 31s to ,C 2' 10s (id, 15-months Hoist fin heifers t'3 4s fid. IS-months steers £3 (is, 2-year steers £4 to £4 (is. store cows ,C2 14s to £.l

7s, forward C.'j 17s to ;C4 <is, fat, cows £;> l.'is, siiringirif; heifer? £+ \->n fid (.o £f> ss, springing cows £C, ewes, forward 10s fid, bulls £3 5s to £8;

MATTHEWS & BENNETT'S REPORT. I Matthews and Bennett report that at- I Mr. Maybc.'s sale on Tuesday last there j was a fair attendance of buyers, and l everything sold well. Prices were as ' follows:—Dairy cows £5 to. £9 15s, hull £lO, weaners £1 to 2l)s, sow and litter IT) I.ls. Sundries sold very well. At the Inglewood yards on Wednesday last there was a big yarding of- cattle, bidding being good for all classes and most hands changing hands at advanced prices on late sales. Calves made from £1 7s Od to £1 IDs. good yearlings £2 to £2 Ills (1(1, 15-moiiths heifers £:! Is \ to £3 ss, store cows £2 as to £4 ss, springing heifers £4 15s to £7, springing tows £4 to £8 17s M. ■SOUTHERN MARKETS. , BURNSIDE. At Burnside there was a medium entry of fat cattle, 169 being yarded. The quality all round was very fair. Owing to the presence of outside buyers, bidding was brisk, and prices showed a rise of from 10s to 15s per head; best bullocks £l2 10s to £l3 10s, extra good £l4 to £lO 2s (id, good £lO 10s to £ll 10s, light £8 10s to £9 10s, best cows and heifers £9 10s to £lO 10s, extra to £l2 12s Od, medium to good £7 10s to £8 10s, light £6 to £7. Eat sheep—3779 penned. The quality was very much below that of last week's entry. Practically no outside buyers were present, and the prices for prime, lines showed a decline of about Is per head. A large number of unfinished sheep were forward, liiit prices were balanced by the few graziers operating. Best weathers 22s Oil to 255, extra to 28s, medium to good 19s to 21s, light and unfinished 17s Od to 19s, best ewes 18s to 19s, extra to 21s 9d, good 14s (id I to 16s.

'Fat lambs —42 of good quality were penned, and prices ruled from 21s to 23s for best, down to 13s 3d for light. Pigs—About 120 penned, chiefly stores and suekers. Porkers and baconers were in short supply, and sold exceedingly well. Young pigs were also well competed for, and showed a distinct advance. Suckers 9s to 13s (id, slips 16s to 22s s<l, stores 22s Od to 255, porkers 30s to 38s, light baconers 44,s to 50s, heavy do. GOs to 81s, choppers to 1205.'

WANGANUI. Mcsrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report:— At our Wanganui sale we had a fair yarding of cattle and sheep, and have to report a rather dull sale for all classes. Fat wethers 19s 9d, mixed hoggets lis to 13s, small do. 7s 6d to Bs, store ewes 8s 4d to 9s, 2%-year steers SA Us ftd, store cows £2 19s 6d, dairy cows £5 to £5 16s to £7.

MASTERTON. Messrs Dalgety and Co. report having held their weekly sale at Masterton, when they offered a good yarding of both cattle and sheep. These met with a very ready sale, well up to vendors' ideas. The principal entry was on account of Mr. Jas. Cooper, of Carrington, Carterton, who has sold his farm. It comprised steers, ranging from 15months to four-year-old, while the sheep comprised hoggets and weathers. Woolly ewe hoggets made up to 25s 6d, woolly wether hoggets to. 14s 9d, ewes and wethers (mixed), 13s Od to IGs, fat wethers 19s, woolly hoggets (medium) 10s 7d to lis 7d, shorn hoggets 8s to 9s, poorer sorts to Os 4d, ewes and lambs to 12s 4d. Cattle: Four-year-old steers to £0 10s, three-year steers .to £5 Is, two-year steers to £4 12s, 15-months steers £3 to £3 4s; 20-months steers £3 18s to £4 Is, springing cows £8 to £9 10s, springing heifers £0 10s to £7 10s, cows in milk to £5 7s Od.

JOHXSOXVILLE. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sale as follows:—A heavy yarding of prime bullocks and extra quality sheep came forward. Cattle sold readily, but sheep met rather a dragging sale, though we disposed of nearly every pen before the sale finished. Extra heavy prime bullocks £ll 15s to £l2 2s fid, prime heavy bullocks £ll to £ll 10s, lighter £,lO 15s to £lO 17s (Id, vcslcrs 24s to 355, store cows 30s to £3. prime heavy wethers 22s 3d to 23s 4d. good wethers 21s. to 225, extra prime heavy ewes 23s to 23s 4d, prime heavy ewes 21s !)d to 225, prime ewes 20s 9d to 21s 2d, prime ewes 18s Od, prime lambs 13s 9d to 14s, extra las 9d, lighter 13s to 13s fid.