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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 223, 8 February 1913, Page 3

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LONDON .MAUKFTS. By Cable—Press Assori:.iio:i Copyright. London, l-'i binary (i. Silver.—2S%d per ounce. Sbare quotations.—Waihi 32s 3d and 33s 3d, Talisman 37s Od and 40s. Sheepskins.—so3l Australasian, 1554 Pimtns and Kixtv oddments were catalogued and practically ail cleared. There was a good attendance of all sections of tlic trade, and aiiimateil eonipetitiou for all descriptions. There was a general advance of %d to </ : ,d, as compared with the December rates. The rise was most niiticciible in merinos. AUSTRALIAN MAHKKTS. I

Sydnev, February li. Wheat, 3s Od to 3s (i'/.d. February de livery 3s 7d. Barley.—Cape 4s 3d. Maize", 4s 7d to 4s Sd.

Oats—Tasmanian 3s 2d to 3s 3d; New Zealand 3s 2d to 3s 3d. Algerian 2s !)d to 3b. Bran. £5 10s. Pollard, £O. Onions.— {-. lobes £5 5s to £5 10s. .Potatoes, £5 10s to £7 Ills. Butter.—Selected '.His. medium !)2.s to 945. Bacon. 10d to lid. Cheese, fii/,d to o%d. Adelaide.. Fcbrnarv (>. Wheat, 3s s'/,d to 3s (id. Flour, £ ( 17s (id to £8 2s fid. Bran. £5 12s (id. Pollard. £5 12s fid. Melbourne. February fi. Hides.—Moderate supplies, with an active demand. Prices i/,d dearer. Melbourne, February 7. Wheat. 3s fi%d to 3s 7d. Flour, £8 10s. Bran, £5 ss. Pollard, £5 15s. Oats —Seed 2s fid to 2s fii/.d. feed ?s 3d to 2s 3d. '

Barley—English malting 4s (id to 4s 7d, choke 4s Bd, Cape ma]tin" 3s 7d to 3s Bd. Maize, 3s lid. Potatoes, £4 10s to £>. Onions—Globes £4 to £4 as. WELLINGTON WOOL SALES. (Per Press Association). Wellington. Friday. At the wool sales to-day there was a catalogue of 1600 bales and keen competition for all coarse and medium breeds. American competition was not so keen for super lines. Price* advanced %d to %d on last January sales

NEWTON KING'S WEKKLY KKPOItT.

On Friday, January 31. at my Waiwakaiho yards, I had a fair entry, with a small attendance of buyers. ' The demand throughout was slack, only good young cattle being wanted. "Mixed v.-eaners sold at from .CI Us Gd to £1 15s fid, mixed yearlings £2 12s to £3 7s 6d, springing heifers £5 3s to £8 12s 6d, store cows £2 10s Gd to £3 6s, fat cows £5 14s to £6, bulls £2 13s to £4 7s 6d, 2'/ 2 -year heifers £4 3s to £4 15s. 3-year bullocks £5 !)s.

At Stratford on Saturday, February 1. for my monthly horse fair I had' a catalogue of 110 horses. The attendance was good, and there was a fair enquiry for good harness horses, but poor sorts and weedy backs were hard to quit. Light horses were yarded in good numbers, but in most cases the vendors' reserves were too high. 1 quote:—Good spring carters £l2 to ' £22, half-draught horses £lO to £25, hacks £3 to £l2. Vehicles sold as follows:—Cortland waggons £lB to £22. gigs fIG to £24. longslmfter £l2.

i Sheep—At Douglas on Monday I held my first sheep fair of the season, when about 7000 sheep were yarded. There was a good attendance and competition 1 was good for most classes, 2-tooth ewes meeting with least enquiry. Two extra good lines of forward wethers from Messrs E. Meuli and A. fl. Stewart respectively attracted keen competition and sold well, as did also a fine pen of - shorn lambs from Mr. Fred Bayly, the latter topping the market at Os.Sd. I quote prices as follows:—2-tooth ewes 15s, 4-tooth to f.f.m. ewes lis 4d, f.m. ewes 5s 2d to 10s 4d, 2-tooth wethers 13s 7d to 14s 2d. 4-tooth forward wethers (gooil) Ids Id, shorn lambs (good) lis Id to !)s Sd, ordinary sorts fis 4d to 7s Gd, cull lambs 5s to os 6d. At Stratford on Tuesday there was a good yarding and attendance. Weaners, bulls and store cows met with good competition, but enquiry for other classes was not quite as keen as usual. Mixed weaners made 20s to 35s (id, -weaner heifers (colored) 4Ss. 20-monihs to 2-vear heifers £3 14a'fid to £3 lSs fid. yearling steers 04s fid to 555, store cows £2 Os'to £3 15s, forward cows £4 to £4 17s fid, fat cows £5 5s lo £0 17s fid. bulls £3 14s to £7 10s. At Stony Uiver on Wednesday I held my combined cattle sale and weaner fair, when the yards were very full. There was a large attendance and conipetiiion was pood for all classes, nearly everything being quitted at the hammer at excellent prices. T quote:—Mixed wer.ners 28s to 30s. weaner steers 23s to 335. weaner heifers 31s to 33s fid. colored heifers 51s to (ils. 18 to 20-months steers £3 lis to £3 Ifis fid, heifers £3 (is. store cows £2 15s to £3 3s. forward cows £3 lfis fid to £4 lis..fat cows £5 to £5 !)s fid, bulls l:) 7s (id to Lfi ss, 2-tooth ewes 15s 3d, forward wethers 15s lid. f.m. ewes lis Sd.

MATTHEWS. BENNETT & CO.'S "REPORT.

Bennett and Co. report a fair Viinliii" in their Injrlcwood yards on Wednesday last. Bidding for all classes was slacker than the previous week's sale, I)iit praetieallv every line was sold after the sale at slightly reduced prices. Prices as follows:—Spvinpiinc heifers £4 2s Bel to £5. IS-iuonlhs to 211-montlis steers £3 7s to £3 15s. heifer do. £3 Ms to £3 Bs. store cows £3 ."is 1o £3 12s. cows and calves £4 IBs to £5 ss. hulls £ I to £(> ss. weaners (flood) 20s fid. 27s and 24s 0,1. others 15s to 21s. jronrt rape lamhs fls. cull lamhs (is fid. Padoek sales during; the week as follows: —Dairv cows £5. in-calf heifers (colored) £5 12s fid. 2-(ooth ewes 15s, 4 and fi-tooth wethers lfis 3d. ewe lamhs 10s 3d. IS to 20-months steers £3 15s. f.f.m. ewes 12s (id. liomney rams £•'! 3s.

SOFITIFIIX MARKETS. ADDIXCTOW Store sheep— Lambs. n-on;l rape sorts 12s Od to 13s fill, extra to 14s Id. fair sorts Wis to Wis (id. average lines 10s lid to lis lid. medium 0s to !>s fid. small and inferior 7s (Id to Ss fid. cues, two-tooth los fid for small and medium classes, better sorts making 17s fid to Ills ,~<l. 2 ami -1-tootli (small) 'ids. -I. fi and S-tool.li 12s to Wis fid to class and condition), full and failing mouili (yooil class) lis fid to 12s fid. (1 and K-tnolh (<jood sorts) to Wis (Id. sound-mouth Ms to los fid, aped and cnll sorts 3s for merinos to (is for other descriptions. 4 and fi-tooth wethers 14s to 14s od. 2-lontli (small) 12s to 13s. Fat lambs-Best made Wis to 17s Rd. lighter 13s Id to 15s (id. Fat sheep—Prime we! her- 20s to 22s 10(1, lighter 17s to Wis . (id. prime ewes 18s to'22s. others 15s to 17s fid. Fat cattle—Steers reali-ed C 7 17s (id

I to £ll, extra £l3 ss. £l4 and £l4 15s, heifers £5 17s Od to £ll, extra to £l2, cows £5 15s to £S ss.'extra £lO 15s to £l2. Reef brought 23s fid to 31s fid per 100 lb. according to finality. Store cattle —Yearlings made £1 17s, 15 to 18-montbs sorts £3 15s In £4, 2-year steers £4 Bs, 2-year heifers (good) £5, 2%-year steers £6 Is, cows £2 5s to £4 10s. Dairy cows made £4 10s to £lO. Fat pigs—Heavy baconcrs realised (10s to (iss. medium 50s to 57s fid, smaller /oris 42s to 4Ss (equivalent-to 4'/,d to 4% d pci- lb). The best porkers made 38s to 445. and lighter sorts 33s to 37s (equal to 5V 2 d to 5%d per lb). There was a fair entry of stores, and good demand. Large stores made 32s to 375, smaller sorts 22s to 28s. Weaners, of which there was a medium entry, sold well, prices ranging from 13s to lfis.