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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 260, 26 March 1913, Page 6

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f !.()NlK)\ MAUKF.TS. J <y Ca Jjli 1 Pros Association —Copyright. London, March 20. \\ heat is linn at ;!is !)d, which is for li Australian February-March shipment. The wheat and Hour alloat for thy 'nitid Kingdom is ;i,liss.!:nu IniMiels, for lie Continent ;i,lll!i,(lllU bushels. Atlanie shipments total 111.'!. MUD bushels. I'aciie 15.1101). the total from Europe being ..">75,0(10, Au-tralasia 14."j.000. THK JU'.KT CliOl'. London, March 24. -Mr. Lkht estimates that the licet <ugar crop has increased 2,505.0(i() tons, iiul lliat the season will nliow a surplus of 2.17(i.O0() tons. lilCll C'l i.M.MISS':!! >Xlil','S IiKPOET. By Telegraph—f'ress Association. Wellington, Tuesday. The following is the High Commissioner's cablegram, under date London/ March *2O: — .Mutton —Market was quiet but rather steadier. There is no change in prices. Canterbury 4'/ 3 d, North Island 4d. Lamb —Better demand and easier market; steady at last quotations. Canterbury (>Vjd. other than Canterbury 5%c1. Beef—The market is quiet, but hold- 1 ers are firm. New Zealand hinds 3%d, I fores 3 1 / id. Butter —The market is weaker, with a tendency downwards, except for New Zealand, which is quiet but firm. Choicest New Zealand ilils (salted) and 121s (unsalted), Australian, Argentine and Siberian lOfls, Danish 130s.

Chec.se—The market is quiet, with | prices slightly weaker, and with less demand. The average price for the week for finest New Zealand cheese was Gls (id | for white and 01s for colored. J Hemp—The market is depressed. Man- j ufaeturers are operating very moderately. Prices are nominal at last quotations. Spot Xew Zealand pood fair £34,1 fair £3l. fair current Manila £33. For- { ward shipments New Zealand good fair 1 r •€34 10s. fair grade £3l 10s, fair current ( Manila £34 10s. The output from Manila for the week was 22,000 bales. NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. | On Friday, lath inst., at my Waiwa- | kaiho yards, I had a good entry and at- ( temkuice. The majority of the yarding ; wa- cleared at the following rates:—-Jer- 1 sey weaner heifers £2 l.s fid to £2 7s od, ' grade heifers £1 13s (id to £1 17s lid, colored steers £1 2s to £1 10s, 'hulls £2 17s to £4 7s od, springing heifers £5 10> to £7 Ills, store cows up to £4 15s. fjit cows £5 .js, heifers in calf £4 J 3s to, £4 12s (id. dairy cows £0 15s to 1 £7 10s. 20-months steers £3 15s Gd. j lambs 7s lOd, f.f.m. ewes 10s Gd, aged ewes as 3d. I At Kaponga on the same day I had a I fair yarding and attendance. The en- j quiry was much quieter than at recent sales, hut a good proportion of the stock I was sold. Best weaners sold at from J £J 1 (is (id to £1 18s Gd. fair line £1 10s > to £ 1 13s (id, poor sorts £1 2s to £1 I 4s (id) in-calf heifers £5, aged cows £1 | 9s to' £1 13s, store cows £2 lis to £3 7s, forward fat cows £4 3s to £5 lis., forward bullocks £(! his,, bulls £1 15s ■ to £3 Is. At ;Stratford yardp on Tuesday, IS, there!was a good entry of both "sheep and cattle, and the public wevft present in good numbers. Ridding opened poor- ■ Iv, buit improved during the sale. Good weaiitir steers, Jersey weaner heifers, best'-ebnditioned cows and bulls wero in ''Vle-m'Aild. There was no enquiry for 'Weed) 1 ; or badlv-colored weaners. The' whole; entry of sheep, with one exception, >vas cleared. Prices obtained were: On aeiount of Mr. W". D. Colson, six very choice; Jersey weaner heifers £3 13s; on accouijt of a Stratford client a fine, pen of 29 .Shorthorn weaner steers, £2 4s; on 'account of other vendors, weaner good lines, with color, £2 2s Od to £2 15s, weaner steers £1 Is Bd, 15 t to 20-months heifers (r.w.b.) £3 7s fid to £3 17s, 20-months empty heifers £3 9s Od to £3 16s, aged cows £1 10s to j £2 ssi store cows £2 17s Od to £3 lis, forward and fat cows £-1 to £0 Ms, bulls £4 2s Od to £0 12s Od. small 18s' to £3 7s Gd. springing heifers £6. 20months colored steers' £2 5s Gd to £3 3s. 2'/i-year heifers in calf £5 Bs, badcolored weaners £1 to £1 2s Od, lambs 8s Id to 8s 7d. mixed aged ewes 10s. aged ewes lis to (is od. fat ewes 13s, small lambs I'is (id to (is, 2-tooth rams 10s (id. On Wednesday at Toko, for an ofl'-day, cattle'came forward in good numbers, selling'as follows:—Hulls'£4 12s fid to £O. small £2 to £3 12s Gd, mixed wean- I ers £l 7s Gd to £1 14s, bad colored 15s Gd to IDs Gd, aged cows £1 10s, store cows £2 10s to £3 17s. forward and fat cows £4 2s to £5. 2-tooth ewes 14s, 2-tooth wethers 12s lid to 13s Bd. small wethers 9s 7d. f.ni. ewes 9s lOd, 4-tooth ewes 1,55, lambs 7s, horse, trap ami har- . ness £2O 10s.

On tin* same day at Stony River there was a small entry of 150 head of cattle and 7(1 sheep. Practically every'thinjj was cleared at the following rates:

Empty heifers i'o Ms. .Jersey weaner heifers £2 10s. pond pen of weaner steels €1 IDs fid. mixed wcaners .£1 ]os (id to t'2 Os Gd, small £1 Hs to £1 ss, 20-months

steers Co 7s(id to £:> 10s, 20-months in-calf heifer- £4 Os (id, store cows £2 4s to £" IS-', forward cow* up to £4 J:ss. fat

cows ,£."> Us to £0 7s. forward bullocks £7 lis. fat heifer £5 lis. hulls £0 to £7 os.small £:> 2s fid. springing heifers £ii 10s; to CO 12s fid. pood woolly lambs Ills Od.l small woolly lambs !)s Id. mixed forward -hee|> 10s fid. slip piys Ss to 10s. Private sales for the week.—Weaner heifers.: with color. £2 7s lid, in-calf heifers £5 ss. 20-months empty heifers £3 Ss to £.l 12s lid, 20-montlis steers £;! 2s fid to £:i 15s. forward cows £4 17s (id. fat cows £5 15s to £fi 10s, vealers £ 1 15s. IJnmiiey rams 2(/, to .'(•ns.. 2-foolh

weihers 1 :>s 4d to l:is fill, forward wethers 1 ."is liil. lambs 9s. Ss (id. 7s 9d. 7s (Id :itid (is ;4d. "2-1011111 ewes 14s Gd. fi-tooth to f.f.ui, I'Wcs 12- to 12s Gd. 4-tootli owes 1 ■">- '.'< l.: nice line of 2 and 4-tootli ewes 17s lid.;

MATTHEWS. 15EXXETT & CO.'S REPORT.

Matthews. liennett and Co. report a full yai'diie; of slock at their Tnplowood yard- on Wednesday lash Colored weaners Avert' in pood demand, but all other stock were ratlier bard to quit at recent prices. We quote: Store cows £2 10s to £:! lis, forward do. £4 to C 4 17s. colored heifers fr.w.li.) C 4 ISs. colored veancrs £3 3s to C" lis, wenner heifers :52s to 30s, mixed do. 27s fid to 335, inferior 15s to 21s, empty heifers £3 Is to £3 (is, 4 and fi-tootli ewes 12s 2d, f.m. ewes fis (Id to'7s, culls 4s 3d to ss. lambs lis fid to 7s Bd, culls 3s (Id to 5s 4d. rams (culls) Cs to Bs. others 21s.