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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 211, 13 February 1915, Page 7

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NEW ZEALAND UI.AN & MEE- , CAN-TILE REPORT. ; The iJew Zealand ioan and ..Mercaa- j S2e Agency Co., Ltd., .Stratford-branch, report as ifillows:— \ We held iour usual monthly sale in! #nr Kohucstahi yards ion Friday., 2»th January, when we liad a large yarding, all the" pens being full, of 504 head of .cattle and 1G37 sheep, moat of which wore .disposed of at -very full values for ihe sheen, and current prices fur the cattle. Tie attendance was very large. Store .coss, poor, tlss to £2s fid; 18-. mont.li heifers, 43s Gd to 485.; 2%-yaar; j«teere, -small, 84a;; 2%-year steers, fair' I quality, from 107s Cd to 120s; 20-month I steers, small 60s, nuidjum Gob, .good 16s-;', j Ibulls, small, <S4s; lambs, 8s Id to Bs. Cd ! (no veery good lines yarded); 2-tooth; I ewes, 15a Id to ltis 3d to 16s 4d, f-m, .ewes, ■op to 14s; Jitooth wethers, np to 15s Od: 2 and 4-.toeth wethers, Ms lid; 4ull rams, 8s Cd. Our next sale at tliis point will be on Wednesday, 17th gebruaxy. On Monday, .Bft February, we held our sheep fair at Stratford. TheTe was only a small yarding, owing, more or • less, to the previous day being wet, so several lines did not come forward. Bidding was very brisk, and most lines were sold. Lambs, medium 7s 8d to 7s I lid, good up to 10s 4d; store ewes, 13s;-1 forward ewes, 15s fid to las Si; 4-tooth ewes, 15s 6d to 16s 10d; f.m. ewes, jieor 10s 3d, medium lis Ski to 14s 9d; mixed ages, ewes, lis 6d to 12s 3d; old rams, 10s 6d to 14s.

On Tuesday, 9th inst., we held our usual fortnightly sale in our Stratford yards, when thcTc was a small yarding of 300 head of cattle, mostly small farmers' lines, which we were able to place at a slight advance on previous ruling rates. Good store cows made 120s to 1335; medium cows, lols to 118s Cd; fat cows. £7 5s to £9 17s; cows and calves, £5 2s 0"d to »£6 19s; 3-year-old heifers, £6 4s to £6 10s; 18month heifers, 42s Cd to 4!)s 6d; IS to 18-month bulls, 43s to 60s; medium bulls, £4 12s fid to £6 Is. On Wednesday, 10th inst., we held our monthly sale of wool, sheepskins,) hides, tallow, etc.. when we had a fair! catalogue of 652 packages of wool, etc., | all farmers' produce. There was a large j attendance of buyers, and competition was extremely keen. Prices realised were high, and up to and equal to outside markets. A number of the lines offered contined fern and biddy seed, which reduced their value considerably, more especially this year, as Continental buyers, who usually purchase this class of wool, are not operating to any extent. With one or two exceptions, we cleared the wool catalogue. The following are some of the brands offered and sold:— AF over T, seedy fleece, 8y 4 d; JXN, seedy. 9%d; MTP, 1 radge, 10y 4 d; V under half-circle, 2 bales dingy fleece, lOd. This was passed in at our last sale at B'/ 2 d. EJG, 2 bales seedy and coarse, 9>/,d; .IB over T, 2 bales fleece, seedy, 9%d; West Ho, 2 bales second lambs, seedy. 9%d; T5, 4 bales of fleece, little seedy, lOd; O, 5 bales lambs, short, little seedy, 10y 2 d; Bray, 5 bales fleece, little heavy and dingy, 9%d; JAM over O, 11 bales fleece, wool heavy, little fern seed, lOd; SW under a bar, 14 bales very nice fleece wool 1 Id, 2 baits same brand J liy 4 d; G over LY, 9 bales fleece, log-1 (ftained, little fern seed, 10y 4 d; same; brand, 3 bales lambs, lid; <?■/ over If. 5 bales fleece, little heavy, lOd; CS under a half-circle, 2 bales crossbred fleece, IOVJd; AD, 2 bales crossbred lambs, small and short staple, 10% d. The following are the average prices realised:— Crossbred fleece, fairly clean, 9%d to liy 4 d; seedy fleece, 9d to 9%d; dead wool, 8d to fly 4 d; lambs' wool, 8d to ll>/ 4 d; pieces, from 5d to 6%d; crutchingß, from 5%d to 7%d; locks, from 4>/>d to 5y 4 d; fleece wool, in sacks, from 9%d to 10% d; lambs, lOd to 10'/ 2 d; crossbred pelts, poor lid, medium Is 3d, fair 2s; salted pelts, fair wool, 4s fid; damaged pelts, good wool, from 4s 9d to 5s lOd; full-woolled fair pelts, 7s 9d to lis sd; good wool, poor pelts, 7s; damaged pelts, poor wool, 2s lOd ts 3s lOd; salted pelts, up to ss; good skins, small, Is 7d. Tallow, in tins, 17s to 22s per cwt; cow. hides, | 9d to fly 2 d; yearling hides, up to 9'/ 2 d; •calf skins, from B%d to 10%' d (no ogod lines catalogued); fleshy, lOd. Our next wool and hide sale will be held on Tuesday, 9th March. Since we last reported we have sold a very large quantity of stock privately at the following prices:—P.M. rams, 21s; aged rams. 12s; 2-tooth wethers, 15s to 16s Cd; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 16s; f.m. ewes, lis to 14s; 4-tooth ewes, 18s* 2-tooth ewjes, 16s Cd; old ewes, 9s to 12s; fat ewes, 17s 3d to 18s; store ewes, 14s; shorn lambs, small, fis to 8s: woolly lambs, to lis 3d; rape lambs, 9s 'to 10s fid; fat cows, £6 to £7; store cows, x.o 15s; wcaner heifers. 'IBs; 3y 2 - ycar-dld empty heifers, £5 10s; weancr steers, 17s to 22s Cd.

AUCKLAND. At Westfield yards on Wednesday, fat cattle came forward in full numbers. The yarding consisted principally of eows and heifers. "Prices improved on last week's rates, oxen selling to £2 2s per 1001b., cows and heifers 25s to 35s per innib. Steers sold at from £8 to £lB T7s fid; cows, £5 to £l2 2"s Gd; heifers, £4 His to £ll. A draft of steers from Mr. das. Given, At a Aka Swamp, Waiuku, averaged £lO 15s, and many other consignments sold over £ls. Calves came forward in good supI ply, and sold well. Extra heavy vealers sold at from £5 5s to £7; mediumweight. £3 to £4 ISs; smaller, £2 to £2 18s; others. 20s to 375: small and fresh dropped 3s to 18s. Sheep were penned in less than average numbers, and again improved in price from 3s to 4s o<l per head. Tiest wethers sold at from 27s 9d to £1 12s; others, 20s to 2fis; inferiorly-fatted, 15s fid to lfis. Heavy ewes sold at from 2,3s to 275; others, 15s 0d to 21s. A draft of 10'' wethers from Clark, Kaiwaka. averaged £1 Ds fid. Hoggets sold up to 23s fid. Lambs were yarded in average numbers, and sold under brisk competition at improved rates, bestgselling at from ISs 6d to £1 Is: otliers, 10s Cd to ISs. Store lambs, Ss fld to 10s 3d. Pigs came forward in good numbers, and sold well. Baconers. £3 to £3 10s; large porkers, £2 10s to £2 Ifls; porkers, \£l 10s to £2 ss; slips. £1 5s to 335; wcaners hard to quit, 4s to Bs.

and forward wethers, 20s 4d; fat ewes. 17s Id to 17s; lambs, 7s, 8s 6d, 10s Ad, 10s sd ; 12s 2d; 2-tooth Romney rams (local-bred), 2 gns, to 214 gns.; others. 5s to 30s; 18-month steers, £3 8s Ui: to £3 14s; 2-year steers, £4 10s; 18mo'nth.heifers, £2.12s 6d; forward cows. £5 2g;io -£6; 5s

' At our Horse Fair last Friday we hai I ' a large entry, with a small denianc' J Really ;,good. horses, of all description j Were saleable ,but inferior stock mc' with ino demand. .-Sales as follows: — Draughts, £26 to £33; unbroken, £2O to .£22; 2-year-olds, £lO to £l6; hacks-£5 t0.£14; weeds, Ms to £2 10s.

JOHXSQXVILLE. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their .Tohnsonville i«..fair; yarding of sheep' and cattle came forward, and sold at late rffites. Prime heavy bullocks, £ls 15s; ju-ime l.bullocks, .£l4 12s 6d to £l4 1/s :lid, .lighter £l3. 2s fid; medium wethers, 22s to 22s 9d, light 21s; prime i-hcavy .ewes.,2ls 3d; prime ewes, IDs fid to £1 f)s i6d; light ewes, 17s Gd to 18s Od; prime iambs,' 14s :to lis fid,, lighter 13s *d (to tl3s! i)i.

I ALDINGTON. ;Stoie Shqep.->-Good.. 4-.too.th 15s to.IGs Sd; fairly good 2 and 4-tooth wethers, to 14s Id; medium to small 2toolh wethers, 12s lOd to 13s 7d; good 4-year ewes,, to 17s lOd; 2-tooth ewes, to los 9d; 2, 4, 6 and 8-tooth ewes, 16s Sd; fair ,s.m.. ewes, 14s lid to los 7d; fairly forward lambs, 13s 9d.tol'4s 4d, medium 12s 3d to 13s fid, inferior 9s 3d to 12s, culls to fis lid; extra prime heavy Jamfca, ;toi29s;' tegs, 20s Od to 23s 10d"; average weights, 17s Gd to 20s; light and unfinished, :13s to! 17s. Fat Cattle.—Ordinary steers, £7 10s to £l2; extra, to £10; ordinary heifers, £7 *o £iP2s 6d; ordinary cows, £5 10s to £9, extra to £l3 2s fid. Price of beef, per: 1001b., 32s to:42s.

Pigs.—Choppers, 70s to 92s Cd; light baconers, 47s'6dVto 555, heavy:.s7s Cd.to fifis, extra heavy 70s to 725. Price per lb., 5d to " s'/ 2 d. light • porkers, "50s to 355; heavy,:;37s;to:4ss. Price per lb., 5%d torßd.

Fat Sheep.—Prime wethers, 23s Gd to 28s 3d; others, 18s Cd to 235; prime ewes, 22s to 2Gs; medium, 17s Od to 21s fid; inferior. 15s to 17s; merino wethers, 10s 3d to 17s Id.

'BUKNSIDE. Prime heavy bullocks, £ls 10s to £18; medium, £l2 to £l4;.Others, £8 15s to £11; host cows and heifers, £l2 to £l3; extra, to £ls; medium, £9 to £10; others, £G to £B. Fat Sheep,—Owing to the cancellation of the. sale next week, there was a double yarding to-day, 3387 being penned. The entry consisted mainly of medium to good ewes, very few pens of prime wethers being forward. Freezing buyers were operating for suitable weights, and this, in conjunction with the butchers -requiring a double supply, resulted m-a good sale. Taken all over, th c prices were about Is per head in advance of last week's rates. Best wethers, 25s fid to 29s Cd; extra, to 325; medium, 22s Cd to 255; light and inferior, 18s 'to 21s; best ewes, 25s to 27s 6d; extra, to 31s; medium, lfls to 335; others, 16s to 18s.

Fat Lanlbs.—There was a large yarding, 3517 being penned, mainly of good quality. There was* a full attendance of freezing buyers, and competition was keen, hut prices showed a decline of about Is to Is 6d per head on the exceedingly high prices ruling last Best, 20s to 21s Cd; extra, to 25s 9d; medium, 18s to 19s; inferior, 1C& to'l7s.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. On Monday, Bth inst. ,at my Urenui yards, for my sheep fair and cattle sale I had a fair entry of sheep, with a small yarding of cattle. Bidding throughout was brisk, practically all lines being cleared iat tlie hammer at satisfactory prices, as follows:—Lambs, lis Od, 10s 4d, 10s 3d, 10s, 9s 3d, 9s; culls, Os; 2tooth ewes, 14s 7d; 2-tooth wethers, los 3d to 16s ; 4-tooth wethers, small, 13s •lOd and 14s 3d; 4 and 6-tooth wethers, 17s lOd; 4-tooth ewes, 17s Id; good 4 and 6-tooth and f.f.m. ewes, 14s Id; f.m. ewes, 10s 7d, 9s 9d, 9s 4d; Lincoln rams, 4Y 2 gns.; Romney rams, 3 and '3% gns.; Border Leicester rams, 2 gns.; I rams, aged, 15s to 19s; springing I beifers. £4 12s fid to £5 12s Gd; cows' and calves, £5 ss; weancr heifers, £1 0s ■, 6d; 18-month steers. £3 14s; yearling! steers, £2 7s: IS and 20-month heifers,.! £1 18s to £2 14s: forward cows, £4! 17s 6d to £6 8s Cd.

At Ealiotu yards on Tuesday. 9th | inst., I had t. fair entry, which sold as follows:—Weaner steers, £1 15s. £1 Ms, £1 12s fid. £1 12s, £1 7s Gd, £1 Is, lis; mixed weaners,'. £1 4s; small weaner heifers, 10s; yearling steers, £2 ,10s to £3 7s; 18-month heifers. £2 to £2 ss; springing heifers. £5 ss; cows add calves. £4 15s to, £5 lfis; heavy tolls £l3 2s 6d, £lO 17s fid, £lo* 15s, ' £lO 12s fid, £8 17s 6d, £8 ss, £fi 155,, £6 sa, £6 2s fid £4 Is; weaner Holstein bulls, £2 4s; fat hulls, £8 (is Od to £!• 2s; forward cows, up to £7; j store cows. £3 to £4 10s fid. | Private Sales. —Springing heifers. £5 i 10s; fat cows. £S 15s: forward cows, good, £G 10s to £7 10s; fresh condij tioned cows. £5 5s U £5 17s fid; store cows, £4 13s Od; medium-weight bulls, £6 to £7; '2'/ 3 and Ti-ycar steers, £7 £s: pair working Bullocks, £3O; in-ealf heifers, 2'/ 2 years, £4 2s to £4 10s; woolly ewes and lambs, 28s; soundmouthed ewes, lis fid to Lis 3d; 4tooth to f.f.m. ewes. 10s; f.m. ewes, 0s 6d; lambs, lis, 10s' 9d. 10s fid. 9s, 8s fid, 8s 3d, Bs, 7s, fis, 5s fid: 2-tooth ewes, small, 12s; small mixed 2-tooths, 12s Sd; good 2-tooth wethers, 17s, fair las, small 13s lOd; weaner steers. 40s, 355, 32s fid, S2s. 31s, 30s 9d, 30s, 2Ss, 265, 245, 20s.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, February 11. j Oats.—Tasmanian, 4s lid to ss; Al-1 irerian, 4s lid to Is !)d; New Zealand A j Cartons ss, B Cartons 4s Ud. , Barley.—Cape feeding, os Od; English, Os. Maize, 4s Od. Potatoes.—Tasmanian, £5 to £G. Onions, £6 to £9. Butter —Selected, 120s; secondary, 112s to ll«s. Cheese, 6%d. Bacon, 9d to 10d. Adelaide, February 11. Wheat, 7s Dd. Flour, £lO to £lB 10s. Bran,' 2s. Pollard, 2s 4(1. Oats, 4s 9d. Melbourne, February 11. Bides.—Fair supplies: heavies unchanged; kips and light, J/ S d to %d I lower.

STRATFORD WOOL, SKIN, HIDES . AND .TALLOW SALES. W. M. BAYLY AND tu.'S REPORT. We held our usual monthly sale of above produce on Wednesday last. L'here was a good attendance of buyrs and competition was unusually keen iid record prices were attained. Wool luiwcd a rise .of nearly 2d per lb as also did sheep skins. Hides also advanced 'MI and'were very keenly competed for. Tallpw advanced to 235, a rise of 2s per«wt. We quote:— Wool—Crossbred fleece in bales 10} d to lO'/jjd, lambs 9%d to lid, fleece in bags O'/.d to 9%d, bellies and pieces 7Jd, locks 5%d. •Sheepskins.—'Butchers' pelts, dry CJd to 7d, butchers' iambs, B'/ 2 d to 9y s d, settlers' half-wools 8y 2 d to 9 1 / 2 d.

Hides.—butchers' cow, average 30.9 7 / 8 d and 44.10(1, butchers' washed 42.10% d and 3fi.l()%d, settlers' cow, 33.9% d. Calfskins.—Medium average olbs 10y 2 d to lid.

Tallow.—Casks, :mcdium 235, Bins medium 225. "'

Our next sale mill be held on Wednesday, 10b March, -.when vendors may rely on their consignments receiving every attention. , , !_•