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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 137, 1 December 1911, Page 7

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NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. On Tuesday, at Eahohi, I had only a small entry and a small attendance of the puMic, no doubt due to the wretched weather. Yearling heifers (poor) made 3fis to 40s; 18 months steers, £2 19s fid; store cows, £2 to £3 12s Gd; forward cows, £4 7s; bulls, £5 to £9. At Whangamomona on Thursday, 23rd, owing to the very bad weather in the morning the advertised number of cattle did not conic forward, but I had a good attendance of buyers from all parts. Inquiry at the hammer was good for all lines except 2-year steers, which'did not sell. Two good lines of well grown bullocks were yarded and realised £0 4s to£o 5s Gd; mixed yearlings,£2; 15 to 18 months heifers, £2 4s t-o £2 18s 6d; 15 months steers, £2 15s; 2- year heifers, £3 17s Od to £3 18s; store cows, £3; yearling Shorthorn bull, £4 2s Gd'; four and six-tooth wethers, 15®. At Waiwakaiho on the same, day I had a fair yarding, but without much inquiry. Yearling Jersey heifers, £3 Is to £3 His; yearling steers, £2 14s; 2-year Jersey heifers, empty, £G 7s; store cows, £1 15s to £3 14s fid; cows and calve®, £4; bulls, £3 to £5 2s Gd; springing cows and in milk, £5 ss. to £8 10s; heifers, springing and in milk, £5 5s to £5 10s; pedigree Jersey yearling bull, "Jehosopha.t," on account of Messrs. W. J. B. and W. Paton to G. Mitchell, 21 guinetvs. lly next Waiwakaiho sale will he hold on December 0, owing to the general elections being on Thursday, December 7.

At my spring cattle sale at Uremii on Monday, 27th., I had the advertised numbers yarded and a large attendance of the public. The store bullocks yarded were a good line, but did not .reach the reserve. Fifteen to IS months steers met with good inquiry, a large number being sold during the day. Fifteen to 18months grade heifers made £2 14b to £3; grade Jersey, £3 3s; grade Hoisteins, £4; yearling mixed (poor), £2; 15 to 18 months steers ipoor), £2 to £2 7s Od; good, £2 14s to £3 2s; 2-year empty heifers, £3 13s fid to £4; good do., £4 10s; 2-year steers, £4 2s to £4 2s Gd; store cows, £2 lis to £3 17s; fat cows, £4 15s to £5 10s; bullocks, £5 15; springing lreifers, £4 to £5 2s fid; springing cows, £4 2s fid to £0 12s (id; bulls, £2 12s Od to £0; mare, £10; store pigs, lfis; wearers, 7s 3d.; sow, £3; boar, £2.

On Tuesday, at my Stratford yards, I had every pen filled and a fair attendance. Good business was done during the day in 18 months steers and 1 heifers. Store cattle nr t with good competition, but did not realise as high as recent wales. A nice pen of fat bullocks, on account of a 1 Taw era client, realised £8 <>s; 15 to IS months heifers. £2 lis Od to £3 7s (kl; 13 to IS months steers (bad colors), £2 ."s: good, £2 (is to £2 14a; 2-year empty heifers (poor), £3; good, £3 lis to £3 Ifis (id; fat heifers, £5 2s; fat cows, £.5 to £<i ss; 2-year steers, £4 8s (id; yearling Jersey bulls, £;} 15s to £4 ss; store cows, £3 2s to £3 ICs (id; forward cows, £3 17s to £4 10s; old cows, 30s; purebred Shorthorn hull, Itgns; yearling do., £4 Is; yearling Holstein bull, £'s 2s; cows and calves, £3 Ids.

On the same day in my springing heifer yards I had. a good entry and sold as follows: Springing heifers, ' .£4 2s Gd (o £7 10s; heifers calved, £4 2s fid to £7 lios; springing cows, £4 10s to £7 10a.

At Stony River on Wednesday T had only a small entry, but the quality of the cat tie was a considerable improvement on recent sales. Fiftc.n to IS mouths mixed, £2 15s 6d; 15 to 18 months steers, £2 3s to £2 13s; do grade heifers, £2 (is to £2 12s; grade Jerseys, £3 15s Gd to £3 IDs; store cowis, £2 10s to £3 &; forward cows, £3 lis t» £4 Ss Gd; fat cows, £4 8® to £§

12s; yearling Ilolstein bull, .£8; '2-year do., £.7 10s; springing heifers, £0 10s; springing cows, £3 5s to £fi 2s fid. During the week I liave disposed of a large number of cattle privately at the following prices: Fat bullocks, £9 10s, £lO 5s to £lO 15s; fat cows, £5 5s to £<f> 10s; and £0 13s; 2-year steers, poor, £3 12s (id; fat sheep, 20s; yearling to 15 months heifers, £2 16s to £2 18s; do. steers, £2 lfis; 2-year heifers, £3 15s; springing heifers, £5 10s; store bullocks, £6 5s to £6 10s; grade lioilstein bull, 15gns; ewes, 15s; mixed sheep, 16s Gd; hoggets, 15s.

TARANAKI WOOL, SKIN, HIDE AND TALLOW SALES. MR. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Tuesday, 21st inst., I held my usual four-weekly sale of above produce, the catalogue comprising*—lo bales and 93 sacks of wool, 3475 sheepskins, 32 casks, two kegs, one drum and 42 tins of tallow, 1180 hides and '5778 calfskins, beside the usual quantity of bones, horsehair., eowtails, etc. Wool—Consequent on the wet weather interfering with shearing operations only a small quantity of wool came forward, but this met with spirited and keen competition from an excellent attendance of buyers, the market being at par to a farthing higher than late values. J anticipate a continuance of these prices at my next sale, and advise growers to get their clips in early. Sheepskins also showed a rise of to %d for dry and damp, salted being at par with late rates, under excited competition, which continued throughout the sale. - •

Tallow—A large offering, prjees being 10s per ton better. Hides—Superior cow in most cases were y 2 d to %d higher, ordinary cow and ox hides %d to %d, and farmers' cow, yearling and damaged hides %d higher. Calfskins sold exceedingly well at a sharp rise up to iy 3 d per lb. I quote: Wool—Fleece, medium crossbred 6%d to 7d, coarse crossbred <i%d to '6% d, cotted, broken and stained 5d to >6d, bellies 4%d, pieces 3Vid to 4%d,. crutchings 3%d, 4%, 4y>d to 4%d, inferior lambs 3d to> 5%d, first dead 6%d to o%d, second dead 5%d to inferior dead 4y 2 d to sd, black 4y 2 d, scoured pieces 8y 2 d, skin pieces 2%d. Sheepskins—Medium crossbred 6%d to 6y 2 d, coarse crossbred 5%d to G'/jd, inferior 5d to 5y 2 d, hoggets to 5%d, lambs 3%d, dead 4 ] /od, dead lambs 4d to 4%d, black 4%d, damaged 4%d, dead and damaged 3d, 3%d to 4y,d. Damp lines as follows:—Extra heavy wgol''l3B. Od; heavy, Gs 7d, Os Ud, 7s 9d to 9s; full-wool, 4s 4d, 4s 9d, 5s Id, 5s 3d, 5s (id, 5s lOd, (is lid to lis; hoggets, 3s 6d, 3s lOd, 4s, 4s Id to 4s 3d; dead, is Bd, 2s lid, 3s 2d to 3s 8d; damaged, 2s, 2s 4d to 3s 6d; lambs, lfld, Is to Is 3d; half-wool, 2s, 2s 2d, 2s Od, 2s 10d to 3s; salted lines, full wool, 4<s, 4s Id, 4s 4d, 4s 7d, 4s Bd, 4s 9d, 4s lid, ss, 5s 2d to 5s 7d; hoggets, 2s lfld, 3s, 3s 4d to 3s lid; pelts, (id, 9d, Is to Is 'ld'< damaged pelts, Id to 3d; lambs, Is to Is 2d; damaged lambs, 4d to fid; damaged skins, Is Id, 2s Id, 2s 2d to 2s 3d. Hides—Butchers' ox, stout 8d to By s d, heavy 7'Vid to 7%d; medium 7y s d to 7%d, light o%d to 7d special medium 7 5 / a d to Bd, cut ox 5%d to (i'/od; cow, heavy G%d to <s%d, superior heavy fi%d to 7d, medium 6%d to 6%d, light Cy 2 d to 6y a d, superior light (l%d to 7y„d, cut cow 6d to '5y 8 d; farmers' cow, oVJjd, 5%d, 5%d, fid, 6y B d, dry hides od to Gd, slippy cow 2y s d, 3%d, 3y>d, 4y 2 d to 5y 3 d; stags, 5%d, 5%d to 6%d; yearlings, o'/ 2 d. B%<l to (i%d, special lines 7%d to 7y a d, slippy yearlings 4%d, 4 1 /|d to 4%d, cut yearlings 4.y 2 d, 4%d to 5%d. ' , Horse hides—Heavy 10s 3d to 13s Cd, medium 6s 9d to 8s 3d, cut horse 5s 9d to Bs.

Calfskins—First heavy 9y 2 d to 10y 2 d, second heavy B>/4d to Sl'/jjd, first small fld to 9%d, second small S%d to 9%d, second small B%d to 9%, fleshy 8d to B%d, dirty 7 1 / 4<l to 7%d, slippy 4d, 4%d, 5y 2 d, 5%d to o%d, first cut 7%d to 7%d, second cut fid to G%d, badly cut 4%d to 4%d, dry fid to Is fid each. Tallow—ln casks, best mixed 27s 3d to 27s Od, good 20s fld to 275, medium 2ios to 2fis, inferior 22s to 24s 3d; in tins, best lines 27s to 28s, medium 25s to 25s Gd, inferior 20s Gd. Horsehair, Is 7y 2 d to ls.Sd per lb. Cowtails, Is 7d per dozen. My next sale will take place on December 19. L. A. NOLAN'S REPORT. The following is Messrs. L. a( Nolan and Co.'s report for the week ending Wednesday, November 30: — Poultry.—On Saturday we penned over ."00 birds, all pens being filled. With a good! demand for all classes, prices were satisfactory, last week's good' prices being well maintained. We quote: Hens, fat, 2s to 2s sd; ordinary, Is 7d to Is lOd; coC'kerels, 2a Id to 2s 3d; roosters, Is 7d to 2s 0x1; ducks, Is lid to 2s 3d; ducklings, well forward, Is Iftdl to 2s 3d; small, fid to Is 2d; chickens, 7d to Is 3d; goslings, 3 S (id ; turkey hens, 5s to 5s fid; gobblers, 8s to 9s. Fruit.—Consignments. of the new season's fruit are now coming to ltond. There is a good market for all lines. We quote: Bananas, ripe, 2'/ 2 d to 2%d per lb; apples, American, 17,s Od to 18s; gooseberries, 5s fid to 6s per case; cherries, lOd to Is per lb; tomatoes, 8d to 10d' per lb; cucumbers, 7s- to 9s per doz.; green peas, Is 3d per peck; new potatoes 9s per cwt. On Tuesdtiv, at the Brougham street had, wo submitted Messrs. Bigelow's, Trebilcoe's and Thomson's furniture. The furniture being in particularly good order attracted the attention of buyers, and consequently we had a very successful' sole. * WEBSTER BROS.' REPORT.

Poultry.—At the mart on Saturday our pens were well fitted, about 40 bird's being penned. Prices were well maintained, turkey gobblers and fat cockerels being in good demand. We quote: liens, old, Is 7d to .Is lOd; young', 2s Id to 2s M; cockerels, fat, lis lid to 3s Od; young, GVadl to Sd; ducks, 2s to 2s Id; drakes, 2s Id to 2s 10cl: ducklings, forward, Is fld to 2s; small, fl"/ 3 d to lid; geese, 3s od; turkey gobblers, 9s to lis Od.

Tlw usual line of auction sundries real- f ised satisfactory prices. Furniture.—On Wednesday, on account of .Mrs. Heatley at her residence in Gar- | ring-ton road, we held a clearing sale of J all her house furniture, etc. Satisfactory prices wore realised throughout. Fruit. —During the week this has been 'j in good supply, the new season's fruit * just coming in. Prices are high and we do not anticipate there will be much reduction before Christmas. Prices as follows: American apples, lSs; bananas, . ripe, 2%d per lb; tomatoes, firsts, 8d to t Is per lb, seconds, 4d to Gd per lb; cherries, B'/ s d to Is Id per lb; goose- ; berries, 3s to 3s Od; strawberries, Is to • Is 4'/ 2 d per box; cucumbers, as to 8s 3d dozen; grapes, 2s Id per lb; pineapphs, repacks, 10s Cd.