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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 43, 11 July 1914, Page 3

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright I ... . „„ London July !). Mool.-lho sales were animated. Merinos were 5 to 7>/, per cent higher than at the May sales. OrossbwN wen 1 firm. Babbit Skins.-Annings report that | the rabbit skin stiles have closed, with an average decline of %<l. There were 30-11 bundle* oflered and 2473 sold. Silver, 25 ,i-lud per ounce. Share quotations.-Waihi 40s and 42s fid, Junction 25s (id and 2«s 6di AUSTRALIAN MAIiKKTfs. Sydney. July io. W heat, 3s 10d to 3 10'/ 2 d. Klour, £3 5s to £8 7s (id. * liran, £5 os. Pollard, £5 ss. Oats—Algerian 2s 4d to 2s fid, milling 2s (id to 2s 7d, Tasmaniaii 2s lid to 3b. Barley.—English 2s. Cd, Cape 2s (id. seeding 2s lOd. Maize, 3s lid to 3s lud, Java 3s Cd. To til toes.—Tasmanian £5 Onions—Victorian £7, New Zealand £0 to £(> 10s, picklers £2 10s to £2 lfia, Butter.—Selected 114s, seconds 98s to Cheese, 9d to 9y 2 d. - l - , -- lfc,tal Bacon. 3'/id to 9d. Adelaide, July 9.. Wheat, 3s 9d. Flour, £8 ss. Bran, Is 2d. Pollard, U 3d. Melbourne, July 10. Wheat, 3a 10'/ 2 d. Flour, £9. Oats. 2s to 2s 2'/ s d. Barley.—English malting 3s to 3s 9d, Cape 2s 2d to 2a 4'/,d. Maize, 3s 2'/ 8 d Bran, £5 IDs. Pollard. K 15s. Potatoes, £3 5s to £4 10s. Onion-, £ti 10s. XKWTOX K IXC'S REPORT. .. On I'riday, 3rd inst., at my Waiwakaiho yards, L had a fuli yarding of cattle, the quality and condition of which were, however, not up to that of pievii.iN entries, con-lqucntly affected bidding, but any pens of good cattle sold readily. Good yearling heifers. £:' Pis (id, £2 3s, £2, £2 13s to £2 (is, Miialler stuff (no sale) mixed yearlings, £1 Pis to £1 15s (id: yearling steer.-, rough lines £2 4s and £2 5.-; KiVnioiit.l'i steers £3 7s; 20-iu.nths and 2-year stecis, £4 3s; good 2y.mor.th cuiptv' heifers, £3 ltis to £•') 4s: small £3 J4.-. £3 10s, £3 Ss, £3 7s lid, or younger, £2 Pis to £2 17s (id; heavy bull, £7 17s (id; cows and calves, £5 5s and £5 IDs; fat cows, £(i 15s to £7; Minall, £5 IS- ti. £(!; store cows £3 lis to £-1 lis for good fi'e>li conditioned cattle: small. £2 Ids to £2 ISs; ; eged £1 IDs to £2 2s, The dairy cattle yarded taken right through were a poor lot, heifers selling' at Jrom £4 to £li 7s (Id. and hc-i <mi ; 17 io i's iss: oilier* £5 to £0 15s: pedigree .Icr.-cy cow, "lldce" 25'-:,mis.: small lambs, 10. 'Jd : fat hogggeis" £l.

Ai l.<|i]iorton on Monday, I lie. (ith u-t.. for Mr ll.n ris' cleaning -i.lt-. J i;ul a good atUndancc. un.l the herd benir well known, then' was. g<o;[ comlotition, the liiu- averaging f'.l lis (id. tv.-t tmw sold :il ii'om £lO IDs to fIS; ■ ood -oils, £7 In £0 15s; filly by "liaron J" £ls; hi'ii'"\s in milk, ili UK (In uvounl of ttln-i- vendor-: Springing icifcrs. £ti to £s I<K dairy ions. £(> f>3 mi £lO 111-: wcaner heifers, £2 Is, store ■ows, £3 15k. On I lie Millie day at Ngicre. fur Air. iV. Kenny's sale, there was a good nfcendam c.' .Mr. Kenny's dairy being wclliiiown right throughout the district, there was a. brisk bidding for everything oil'ercd. tin- dairy herd of 40, |n vci'v line line of Jcr-cys) averaged 111 us'. Prices obtsiiiicd for tows Acre: £lB Ids to £(i; <ows. empty, £4 5s to £•"> Uls; pedigree ,lev-ev bull, '.Maori Chief 15gns; pedigree .Jersey wv, "Uirdie.' - 2<lgus; p-'digrec Jersey ■ow. "ISirdio'- l'et" ISgns; pedigree lem'v lieifer, "IHrdie's Lass,'' lii'/igns; ;,ulig'ree calves, 5 to 7 wcaner to varling heifers, £2 10s; .springing hello's, £.") 1.-is and £li: hoggets, las :id, fat i-we-. £1: On a< count, of Mr. A. quarrel, llolslein bull. £l,"> UK At Stratford yard, on Tuesday. 7th iriS'l.. I had ;i good entry of cattle, the .jiulitv of some being a distinct impr/nemanl on rcc'onl ,y ardings.f T|he em|iiirv for all classes was improved, rend bidding Wing oblained on pvaclical'rv every |,o ottered, fries ob'ain- ■ ■.I uvi'e: Jersey yearling heifers, good colors £2 17-i, 'good pen of Shell horn vearlings £2 is others £2 1-. £2 (is, £2, £1 l'.K ll IS* (id. £1 lbs (id, £1 13* £1 Ss yearling -leers, (not too go»d), £2 His,'£2 !>.;.'£2 7s. £2 7s, £2 lis lid. £2 lis, £■' -Is (id. small mixed weaners lo yoarlin'is £1 lis to> £1 13s. small bulls £2 lbs to' V.i 7- lid eniptv 20-nionl-hs Jersey llolslein -heifer- fit lbs..- empty 20nionths line of grades (bit rough) £:i 7- i-oii'di IS and 211-niontiis steers fit 5s I , a 'Fits (id, 3-vcur steel's £-1 lis to £-1 i. . lid. 2',:. to J-vear steel's £li. ill calf 3-y.-.-.r Shorthorn Jieifei's .CO 1.-, springing heifers £5 ss. forward cows £5 17s (id, £5 I;,. £5 lbs. £5. £4 lis. goo.l store c, \y- £:! I2s lid to £4 lb', -mall £i Is to £5 bs. good pen of hoggets' 15s (id. small line oNmggei.- in forward condition lUfi lid. lanibsT-is (id. (In the same day at Kllhani, in «m----jvnetion willi the 'Loan and Mernantilc („ llawera. I conduct-I Mrs. Mortloci's cle-irin" -ale Ih.'v was a good attendance il' Inner-, the prl;'s for ~„-, running no as high ~- £ls. 1-Ynd , f -ll ; ,y,.ra"iug £:i 10-. springing licilcrs n 15s to £0 15s. emplv heifers tl 15-. bull £l2 and £l3. breeding -ov.'s £1 l"s to £7. black gelding £3O. •\l Stony I,'iver yards „ii Wcdneda\. sih in-t.. there »;(■ a fair undine £2'7s.' £1 10- lid.. £1 l"s 7d £1 15-. small £1 2- 'id lo £! !K yrar|;;;,.'teevs£2 13slidto£2 lii-odfov a,. 1i,,;.- imu"li 20-iiioiiih- -tecrs £■< I-'-* ,;',■,■ ..n-monlli- 1.-if-v- t3 K)s ,nd £:i ID- ti.l. forward cow. £5 to £-. !l- -tor, row- £3 17- lid to £-1 12s lid. snii'll >'cov, t-» 10s to £■' 10- lid. bub- £"'■ ll,ra>! •"■-year Short lorn heifers £5 l-s (id -,„-.i n .,i„g lieifer- £5 17- bd tnfll 1- bd ~,i,-y"cows £5 5- to £S Id-, nice line i.' ■|i' .year forward bullocks £n Us. pa'' ; v o,-king bullo.'ks £3O Ills. On the sain- day at Awatuua. for Mr p ,f r.rowiiin'i's sale, there wan a »> J attendance, 'the cows _ wee m l»«o' condition witliout calving dales, an. I -,dd at from £4 to £l2. a;icording t, [; iliam .y. averaging £7 10s for t-licbne I U Okato on Thursday, despite tin 1 v-i : eUdied weather, T bad a good attend ' ' cc [<wMT.J.W-Ki-Wli's eleaniig sale.

'The dairy cow-; were a good conditioned lot, but owing to there being no records kept of calving dates, some of the later cows dill not command the. Mime bidding as obtained for any of the herd showing well forward, the latter, howoicr, compensating for the others, the line of 74 making a very satisfactory average of £8 Is. Beat early cows ,-iolfl at from £9 to £l3 ss, others £4 10s to £8 ss, choice weaner to yearling heifers £2 13s to £3 6s, weaner steers £1 ]!)s. bulls- £8 8s- to M'/ 2 gns. Private sahvt for the Week.—Yearling .hcifcrs £2 7s (Id, £2 2b fid, £2 2s. £1 IDs (improved demand for good sorts), smaller £1 8s to £1 15s, yearling mixed £2 5s to £2 lis, yearling steers £2 6a 6d to £3 3s for lines to make a drive of 350 to Ohura, fresh conditioned cows, good frames £4 10s, good in-calf ZVi to 3-year heifers £O, dairy cows- £(i 10s to £!)', railcrs £2 12s 6d, empty 20months heifers £3 5s (id to £3 IDs lid, f.m. Lincoln ewes in lamb (good) £1 Is. empty ewes in fonvaid condition 17 1 ' to ]«'ls, fat wethers £1 Y«, hoggets 14s 3d to Jss. MATTHEWS, GAM'UN & CO.'S REPORT. Matthews, Gamlin & Co. report a good yarding of stock in their fnglcwood yards last Wednesday. There was a full attendance of the public, and bidding was good for most lines offered, store cows being in strong demand. We quote:—ln-calf 2-year heifers (good), £4 to £4 17s 6d; 2</ 2 do., £5 10s;' empty heifers, £3 6s to £3 12s Od; stove cows, £3 7s to £3 17s; small and old, £2 15s to £3; forward do., £4 to £4 .1!)b; 20-months bulls, £2 5s to £3 3s; weaner heifers (colored), £2 0s lid; others, 2Ss to 37s Gd; steers, £2 12s fid to £2 15s; ewes in lamb (culls), Ms 2d. SOUTHERN STOCK MARKETS. JOHNSOXVILLE. A good yarding of prime cattle and sheep came forward and sold well at late rates. Prime heavy bullocks, £l3 17s fid: prime bullocks, £ll I2s (id to £l2 2s fid; lighter, £ll to £ll ss; prime cows, £!) 10s to £10; prime heavy wethers, 2Bs to 2lis 4d; prime wethers,, 25s- fld; prime heavy ewes, 22s (3d to 23s 3d; prime ewes, 21s to 21s 8(1; lighter ewes, £1 to £1 0s 7d; prime lambs, 17s; lighter, 15s 6d to 16s. ADDIXGTON. \ Christchurch. July 8. Entries of stock were generally smaller than last week, especially fat sheep and fat lambs.Fat cattle were a little freer of sale. Fat lambs sold at late rates, and the fat sheep sale was very line. Heavy firm pigs sold well. Store sheep. — Best two-tooth ewes, 23s lid; best full and failing-mouth ewes, 21s 2d; medium. Ms to 15s; aged sorts, 13s to Ms; aged empty ewes, llis; merino ewes (empty), 5s lid; eighttooth ewes, with lambs at foot, Ms 7d (all (diluted); best hoggets (mixed scxe*). 15s !ld to His Id: good, 15s to 15s lid: fairlv good. Ms to Ms lid: medium. 13s 3d to 13s lid; ewe hoggets, to ISs 2d. Fat lamhs.-Tegs. Ills (id to 21s 3d: extra hcavv teas, to 23s 4d; average freezing weights. 17s lid to lils; light and nnlinished. 15s lo 17s. Fat sheep.--Extra prime wethers, to 35s lid: prime wethers, 23s lid to 2!)s; lighter. 20s lid to 235; merino wethers, Ills: extra prime ewes, to 27s fid; prime ewes, 21s to 2<ls: medium. ISs to 2Hs Ud; aged and light, 15s to 17s lid. Fat cattle—Steers, CS to £11; extra good steers. £l7 15s; heifers, £'s 17s (id to £K: cxli.v good heifers, £l3 His: cows. £5 15s to £!> ss; extra good cows. £l2 ss: beef. 2!ls to 33s lid per KHIlb. Store cattle.--Yearlings. 355; two-year steers. £4 7* (id: two-veur heifers. £4 7s (id: 2',:.-vear heifers.' IM 15s. Dairv cows, £3 5s to £lO Ills; extra, to £ls 7s lid. Fat, pigs.—Choppers, £3 ids to £3; extra heav.i baconers up to £3 15.-; price per 11)!. 5.1. to o'/od; heavy porkers. 4(15.. 505.; light porkers, 40s to 455: price per lb., lid to (i'/id. Store pigs.— Larae stores, 30s to 4Us; medium, 2Ss. 33sj' slips, ISs to 2(is; weaners, Ills to 17s: sows in pig. to £4 10s. BOXSIDE. Duncdin, duly 8. In all 123 fat cattle were yarded at Bnrnside to-day, the entry consisting principally of medium bullocks and heifers, with'a few pens of extra prime bullocks. As this number proved short of butchers' re(|uircmcnts, prices advanced b,- 10s to 15s per head. Prime heavy bullocks. £ll 15s to £l3 ss: extra prime to £ls Ills: medium, £lO 15s lo £ll ills; light and inferiors, £O, £lO 5s- prime cows and heifers, £0 15s to £lO 15s: extra, to £H ISs; medium. | £S to £',) His; light and inferior, £li lo £7 10s. Eat ,sheep.-2427 penned. The bulk of the entrv were superior in quality to that put" forward last week, a number of pens being extra piv <e. Freezing buyers were operating freely, and prices .ruled from 5d lo Is per head better tlsau last week. Prime wethers, 25s to 2is; extra, to 325: medium to good, 22s (id to 245: light, IXs to 21s; prime ewes. "24s to 25s lid: extra, to 27s (id; medium to good. ISs (Id to 21*. Fat lambs.-Theve was again a large yardiim. 2171 being penned. The ,|iialit.y was verv medium, there being only, a tew pens of'extra prime. Owing to freezing leavers having reduced limits, the prices showed a decline of Is per head all round. Cood. 10s to 20s (id; extra prime, to 2!s: medium. 17s to ISs; light and inferior. 13s (id to His. Pigs—s(l fat pigs and 21 stores were yarded. Trices were on a par with last 'week's rates.