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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 198, 30 January 1915, Page 2

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ADDINGTON. Store sheep.—Very forward lambs, 16s "2d to 10s Oil; for. lambs, 15s to 10s; fair lambs, 12s 1)d to 14s 9d; forward !2-tooth wethers, 14s; good half-bred 2-tootii ewes, 17s Gd to 18s; good crossbred 2-tooth ewes, 16s 2d; inferior ewes, 10s Od to 12s Od. Fat lambs. —Extra prime heavy lambs to 20s 3d; tegs, 21s to 245; average weights 18s to 18s Od; light and unfinished, 14s 3d to 17s lOd. Fat sheep.—-Prime wethers, 2,3s to 20s Id; others, ISs fid to 22s Od; merino] ■wethers, 17s 3d; prime ewes, 21s to 2Gs 6d; others, 17s fid to 20s fid. Fat Cattle.—Ordinary steers, £7 15s to £l2; extra steers, to £10: ordinary heifers, £ls los to £8 10s; extra heifers, to £l2 ss; ordinary cows, £5 5s to £8; extra cows, to £l3 15s; price of beef per 1001b. 34s to 42s Od; extra to 455. Store Cattle.—Fifteen to 18-month sorts £2 5s to £3 13s 6d; 2-year steers £4 fis to £5; 2%-ycar steer's, £5 10s; 2-year heifers, £4 ss, heifers £4 los; 3-year steers, £0 17s Gd to £7 10s; 3-year heifers, £5 5s to £5 As; dry cows, £2 to £5 ss; dairy cows, £4 5s to £l3. Pigs.—Choppers, 50s to 07s; light baconers, 47s Od to 555; heavy baconers, 57s Od to 655; extra heavy baconers, to 68s; (price per lb. s'/ t d); light porkers, 32s to 3Gs; heavy porkers. 38s to 445; (price per lb., 5%d to 5%d). BURNSIDE. Dunedin, January 27.

There was a very large yardinig of fat cattle, by far the. greatest proportion being only medium-weight steers and heifers. There was only a small proportion of good bullocks. Freezing buyers were operating for suitable quality. Prices, however, were lower than last week by 10s to 15s per head. Quotations: Prime heavy bullocks. £ls 10s to £lB 7s Od; medium, £l2 10s to £l4; light, unfinished, £8 10s to £ll 10s; prime cows and heifers, £l2 to £ls; medium, £lO to £ll 17s Gd; light and inferior, £5 10s to £8 las; dairy cows, £5 12s Od to £lO 10s. Fat sheep.—The. yarding was composed principally of medium to good wethers and ewes, with an odd pen of prime heavy wethers. Freezing 'buyers kept prices for suitable weights up to last week's values, but heavy sheep exper ienced a drop of 10s to 15s per head. Extra prime wethers, to 30s; prime wethers, 20s to 28s; medium to good wethers, 22s Od to 24s Od; light wethers, Ifls to 21s Oil; extra prime ewes, to 28s; prime, 22s 0d to 24s Ad; medium to good, 18s Od to 21s; light, to inferior, los to 17s Od.

Fat lambs. —A medium yarding. The quality was fair, with some pens of very prime lambs. Export buyers operated freely, and secured the bulk of the entry. Quotations: Extra prime to 27s 3d; prime, 20s to 225; good, 17s 15(1 to 19s; light and unfinished, 14s to lfis Gd. Pigs.—A large yarding of fats and stores. Prices for good animals showed a drop on last week's sales. Quotations: Suckers, 5s to 9s; slips, lis to 10s; stores, 18s to 235; porkers, 33s to 445; baconers, 50s to 05s; choppers, to 808.

JOHNSOXVILLE. At fTohnsonvjlle, fair yardings of bullocks and sheep came forward and sold at late rates. Medium bullocks made £l2 5s to £l3 os; vealers, 25s to 345; extra prime wethers. 20s; prime wethers, 23s to 23s 3d; light, 19s fid to 21s; prime ewes, 20s to 20s fid; light ewes, 18s Gd to 19s; prime lambs, 16s 6d to 17s Id; others, 13s 6d to 14s 3d; prime shorn lambs, 13s lOd to 14s.

MATTHEWS, GAMLTN, & CO. Matthews, Gamlin and Co. report a fair yarding at their Inglewood yards last Wednesday. Store and forward cattle were a little easier, owing to the works being temporarily congested. We disposed of the majority of the stock yarded at the following prices: Springing heifers, .£."> 10s to £6 15s; cows, £5 to £5 17s 6d; store cows, ,C 3Ss to £4 7s fid; forward do., £5 5s to £0 2s fid; fat do, £7 5s to £7 15s; bulls, £5 to ..£7 15s; good 20mos. Jersey heifers, £3 2s to £2 19s 6d; 18mos. heifers, £2 to £2 4s; woolly j lambs, lis; cull do, 7s Gd; ewes and 1 lambs, 17s. i WEBSTER BROS. REPORT. I Messrs Webster Bros, report as follows: j Poultry.—On Saturday last we had a good entry of all classes. Prices realised very satisfactory and wo have an exceptionally good demand for fat table poultry and ducks. Prices as under: liens, young, Is 7d to Is lid; fat, Is lOd to 2s Gd; cockerels, young, is 3d to Is fid; fat, 2s to 2s Sd; ducks, 2s to 2s' 3d, drakes, 2s lid; ducklings (forwarl) Is Gd to 2s; chicks, 5d to Is. The usual line of auction sundries realised satisfactory prices. ' j

Fruit.—Since our last report, we have j handled largo quantities of Nelson, Auckland, and Hawkc's Bay fruit. On I Monday last, by the Corinna, we received a choice lot of 500 boxes of Nelson peaches, apri'cots, nectarines, tomatoes, and other fruits, and these realised good prices. Prices as under, according to quality of fruit and size of cases:—Oranges, American Navels, 22s Gd; apples, choice desserts, 4s 6d to 5s fid; cookers, 3s to 4s; plums, red, yellow and blue, Is Cd to 3s fid box; , peaches, A grade, 5s 9d to Gs 3d; B grade, 3s to 4s Gd; cooking peaches,' 2s Cd to 3s 3d; apricots, choice Auckland, 9d to Is per lb; tomatoes, first grade, Nelson, Gs Gd to 8s fid; Auckland, 3s to op; second grade. 2s fid to 3s Gd '. cucumbers, is Gd to 3s'box; nectarines, : short supply, 5s to fis; pears, dessert, 4s Gd to Gs fid; cooking, 3s to 4d; bananas, none offering; potatoes, Id to ' l'/ 4 d pr lb. '■ WOOL, HIDE, SKIN AND TALLOW ; SALE. ( THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND' MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., LTD.

Tlii> Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd (Stratford Branch) report as follows: — On Tuesday -26 th January, we held our usual fortnightly sale in our Stratford yards when we had a yarding of. 227 head of cattle, most of which we were ahle to dispose, of at the following prices:—Store cows. £7 10s to ~£s 12s; fat cows, £8 to £8 16s; cows and calves, £5 10s to £4; 18-raos. empty heifers, 46s 6d; 15-mos. empty heifers, 37s 0(1; mixed weaners, 30s to 18s; weaner heifers, 10s; heifers, calved £5 7s 6d; dairy cows. £7 to £fl Ids; bulls £4 15s to £7 ss; yearling bulls, £2 10s. At this sale we also sold an old painting on behalf of the Belgian Relief Fund which was donated by Miss J. Innes, Tututawa. The painting was purchased by the following and re-offered on their account at the following prices:— Mr S. Clarke Johnson (inspector, loan company), los; Mr A. W. Hewitt (loan companv) 10s; Mr Alf. Coplestone, 10s; fir. Collins 8s; F. J. Hopkins, 10s; G. Coleman, ]f)s; TTy. Collins, ss. On Wednesday, January 27. v-■ '■':' our To Wera sheep fair and cattle .:a.<- '".;. our Te Wera yards, when we had a good yarding of 307 head of cattle and 1512 sheep. The following prices were'

realised: —Cows and caPves, £i 18s; heifers, R.W.B. £4 3s; 18-mos. heifers, £2'lb to £2 18s; empty heifers, £3 10s; springing heifers, £4 Is; 15 mos. steers, £2 lis to. £2 f)s; 2-year old steers, £4 15s; bulls, £5 lfls; fat cows £5 7s; rams, 2-tooth Romney, SJgns to ljgns.; 2-tooth Lincoln rams, 2J gns. ewes, 2 and 4'-tooth, 14s 2d; lambs 7s (id 2-tooth ewes, Kis (id; fat and forwar< ewes, lfls 7d to lis. , We also sold on account of (be Tie] gian Relief Fund, one calf donated In Mr Robert' McMullian, for which we secured the following prices:—J. 6. Buchanan, at £1; re-offered on his account, and purchased by Mr T. R. MounI sey at £1; re-offered on Mr Mounscy's I account and purchased by Mr F. W. It. ! Brcdow at £1; re-offered on Mr Bredow's account, and purchased by Mr .1. R. Corrigan, at 15s; re-offered on Mr Corrigan's account and purchased by Mr A. Spence, at 10s; re-offered on Mr Spenee's acconut and purchased by Mr 0. McAloon at 16s; re-offered on Mr McAloon's account and purchased by Mr V. H. Nolan at 17s; re-offered oji Mr Nolan's account and purchased by Mr 0. L. Franks at 10s; re-offered on Mr Franks' account and purchased by Mr B. Boyle, at 15s; re-offered on Mr Boyle's account and purchased by Mr J. R. Corrigan at 15s; re-offered on Mr Corrigan's account and purchased by Mr McAloon at 17s Od: Since we last reported we have sold a good deal of stock privately:—3'/,ycar old bullocks, £lO Is to £0 Kss: 15-mos. steers, £3 14s; 2-year' old heifers, £4; 2-tooth wethers, V> Os to lfis; j 4 and 0-th wethers, 18s; woolly lambs 13s 6d; 2-tooth ewes, 15s Gd; ewes and lambs, 225; fat and forward ewes, 10s.

NEW PLYMOUTH MARKETS. RETAIL PRICES. NEW PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 22. DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. Butter—s. d. jFactory 1 3 Best Separator 1 0 \ Seconds 011 Dairy 0 10 Eggs !■ 4 Lard 0 10 Hams 0 10 Rashers 1 0 Milk (quart) 0 4 FRUIT. Oranges 3s doz. Bananas , 4ij ] D . Walnuts la ] Di Lemons 2s doz! A PPles 0d and 8d lb. Pears 6d ]b. VEGETABLES. Carrots 2d bunch Turnips 2d bunch Potatoes 6s cwt. Parsnips ~, _ 2d Rhubarb Od bunch. '. Cucumbers 4d and Od. Peas 3d lb Cabbages 2d and 3d Cauliflowers 3d and 6d Beans 4d per lb. Tcmatoes Od and 8d BUYING PRICES. Butter— Best separator regist'd dairies 0 10} Farmers' separator 0 10 Factory Pats 1 0} Dairy 0 9 ,Eggs 1 2 Fungus 0 3