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Taranaki Daily News, 29 July 1919, Page 2

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HIGH VALUES OP PAT STOCK. BUTCHERS REQUEST REVISION OJ? BETAIL PRICES. Auckland, July 25. The greatly increased prices for fat stock were discussed, by a meeting of master butchers. After fully reviewing what was regarded as a serious position, together with the decision of the Board of Trade not to allow a revision of retail prices so long as I there Is froben meat available Jo butchers, It was decided to renew the request to the board for a revision of prices. It was stated that [ people would not buy frozen meat. ■ . ~.,.. SOUTHERN MARKETS. '!r . Chrislchurch, July 25. The produce markets have not yet recovered from the quietness that followed the curtailment of the railway service and the peace celebrations. Very little of anything is offering from the country, and at the same time the demand Is limited for almost every line. The wheat business Is very quiet, and there continues to be a good demand for fowl wheat, though many poultry keepers are using oats on acocuht of their relative cheapness. The nominal price of oats is about 3s 9d to. 4s at country stations, but no business Is passing betwoen growers and merchants. Oatsheaf chaff is quiet of sale, the demand sot being active In consequence of the weather keeping so dry and mild for this time of year. Vo to £6 10s per ton has been paid for chaff, wanted immediately, but buyers generally are not offering more than £0 at country stations, though at the latter figure there aro few sellers. There are no changes In the prices of clovers and linseed, but they are still firm. Partridge peas are In good demand, and prices aro a little firmer, 7s to 7s 3d now being the ruling rates. Owing to a speculative demand from Wellington, potatoes have shown a further advance and £ 7 15s to £ 8 at country stations has been paid. The tone of the market Is now a little easier. It is reported that Auckland has been supplied with a shipment of potatoes from Oamaru and Timaru, but another boat Is expects', to load at Lyttelton for Auckland at the end of next week. Onions have also firmed, and are selling at £ll 10s to £l2 at country stations. N.Z.L. AND M.A. C.0., LTD The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Hawcra branch), report as follows: At Waverley on Tuesday, 22nd Inst., we held a clearing sale of live and dead stock on nedcunt of Mr F. H. Deverlll, and good prices resultod. Pour, 0 and f.m. ewes in lamb 33s 6d, hogegts 18s, cull ewes 4s 3d, cull lambs 9s, dairy cows close toproflt £l3 10s to £ls ss, in-calf heifors £8 15s, 2-year steers £6 2s 6d, empty 20-months heifers £5 15s, good farm horses £22 to £3O. Household furniture and farm implements and sundries sold at high prices.

At Eltham on Wednesday we had a good yarding, and satisfactory prices were realised. We quote as follows: G6od forward cows £9 5s to £lO 6s, others £8 5s to £9, stores £5 10s to £7 18s, weaner heifers £3 7s to £3 10s, weaner steers £2 10s, mixed wcaners £1 14s to £3 10s; dairy cows closo to profit made £ls 5s to £lO 15s, heifers close to profit £l2 to £l3 ss, good store pigs

At Hawera on Thursday we had a good average yarding and report a good sale at the following prices: Forward cows, £8 to £9 lis, store cows £G 10s to £7 10s, boners £4 to £5, bulls £0 Cs to £9, 20-months steers fcs I4s, small weaner heifers £1 8s to £1 *»' ,Y al^ r bu " B S1 1Ss ' small weaner steers %L,\ .' dnlry eows c,oso t0 Profit £ll lo ?,,,„', heifeni (dos<l t0 » roflt > £8 15s to £9 10s, forward wethers 26s 4d, fat hoggets 2js 4d to 265, hoggets 15s to 18s 4d, small store ambs 9s 6d, small breeding sows £2 10s to £4, sows close to farrow £7 to £7 15s store pigs £2 lis to £3 10s New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency MIZ:- ' Stratf ° rd l ' rnnch ' WortS

Hearing Salos.-Ou Thursday, nth . Inst ™.„ w « bearing sale on acocunt of ft Whllam Huzzltf, on the Toko Road Large attendance. Household furniture and farm EiKSTf ""? ln fim - c ' , "» condlUon am realised top prices. The breeding ewes were al o in very nice condition and a very ™ lot Buj-ers were in attendance from all ffi? r°eU h ea *"£? "* 1, '" drift Jms p , . ices re " :lseti w o rB : V.T drill £35 Ford motor car £IBO, spring cart cutlvaor e, £ 1 £ fi I 4 i 03 -, < " 3C ! I " lrrows £1 " X cuunator £l6, shearing plant &',',■ f*JZ horses £22 10s, £27 and ™2B- dM..'» ' £lO 10. and £l7 los. £7 « and f.fm. ewes 37s 70, hoggets 22s Cd 2 tooth wethers 30s lOd ' 2 " There was a large attendance of buyers lS »11 parts of tho district, bu! owing tj the T arranged train service,'nc came 'in from outside. Furniture and fa™ ma r*,!',S e ' C " S °l d We " u " "> '»'« PrSl realised were: Fowls 4/3, ducks 4/C amd s™ Ttf fl s ,V nd *"• d»*-v c°'ws B *£9 js to til, 2 to 2%-yenr steer, <j« ii° * year steers £lO 4s,X^ts^wfdry^ On Tuesday, the 22nd inst., we held our usual fortnightly sale in our Stratford yards ng to tho day being wet there wn, „oi. large attendance, but buve were present and we disposed of all the yarding at JSh values. .Store cows £5 5s to £7 Us 0a 20 months to 2-year empty heifers £5 17s to•'£« and £l2 los for nice heifers, dairy cows £ll j 10s o £ls 10s, hoggets 17/9 up to 24/- " Private sales-During the last week the de-i mand for hoggets has been good, and steady demand for yearling steers-and heifers *S stock remain about the same. We report he following private sales: Hoggets 21/-, 22/- and 23/-, forward owes 28/-.and 30/-, fat ewes n{" , ,„ ye i r 7 U " l!S ( !? 1 " ,1, E3 ' 2 "J"»r steers £6 10s to £7, yearling steers £4, 2% to 3-year bullocks £lO to £l2 10s. FARMERS' CO-OP ORGANISATION SOCIETY'S REPORT. At Manala yards on Tuesday we, had a small yarding 'of cattle. Frlces were as fol lows: Sows m pig £lO. stores £2 Gs to £2 | 14s to £8 16s, boners £3 10s to £6 10s weaner heifers £3 17s Cd, weaner steers £3 Js mixed weaner* £1 15s, dairy cows £lO to £l4 10s, dairy heifers £8 to £l2 At Stratford on the same day we held our usual fortnightly sale, when there was a modjMle yarding. We quote: Ewes In lamb 17s a .**« e ™» Mto £7 Ss'boners i .'■'• £? ll9 ' 3 "- veor stePrß £lO 6s, emntv hefers £5 to fie. dairy heifers £lO 2s 6d to £ls 13s, smaller sorts £5 12s Od to £9 lo» weaner heifers £2 18s . '

On Wednesday at Inglewood there was n full yarding of both sheep and tattle which mi with keen demand Wc quote ■ s„l„ Sf £3 4S, hoggets 23s 6d Io'SS 8d cwe/'l ltimb 303. 4'and 6-tooth wethers 29s 10d' fat steers £l7, fat cows, £l2 10s,• forward 'cows CS 10s to.£9 10s, store cows £6 Jfl to Te 12s, weaner heifers £3 8b to"£4 Vod eh nvmtlr steers £5 10s: '• ' •'■ ,"

A! Avvafunn on Wednesday we: held a clearing sale on.account-of jr r ,,j. WaIUB w , there-was .a large .. attendance of buvers Ei-er.vMi.tng sold exceptionally Well : p'rloes wcro.jas follows i Hoggets 20S 6d, wethers'27s 'J. mpft:*2A-,;.-»ows , £O, lis', to . £J 3 , store nigs .£3 :j 4s,..sta .80s. to 3is, dairy cows ei« IDs to- £Vl<ls. biter sort's Flo to £io Siindrles"tetld'af doling rates.' ■■ '• 'V' *:'

, ?wn\V,,? ta ?*. 01 ™"nwa:wo conducted a clear imisale m aC pount,of. Mr,F.,G. Bailey We ouoto:;Bost r dary cows £lo" 10s to lie, Ids, late ealvers'-fiflfl-Vo .fils'dairv offers' £7 15s to.£lfclus.<- Sumlrtes aold.weii ■ v 7 On ,;Tliursd a] |,; at ,Whenunkura we held-a ■? 2 I 7 11, £ 3' r a -, «4IW eows £lO £3O? the Whole Herd 'of over 130 rows avcraemVfiiß ns „ A large'wiantlty- of suriflries' sole? It ruling ro-tosi. r ■ • .-, ■.■ , ■ -. . . ™", ... * On■Prld.ty.. fl t,.Aiirna,there was.«:. W nfl yard0f p^ e " Wtpv Hogjets 2,-s' dnlrv heifors £l4, stor-. cows Wl »ss"to'Vv"Bn« •era £5. to ■fifl'ilOs; yearling steers sA^Q £3 3s, -yearling, heifers £2 10s to £3 s : year steers £6 0s to £7 15s, . ~ HORSE FAIR. Messrs. R. Morrissoy and To. report having held their first horse fair In TTawera on Friday Inst, when rather more than tlie cataloged number of horses came forward Tho mnjor portion of the yarding consisted of draughts, most, of which, however were In rather low condition, and milk rarters of mostly good quality, and for these tliere was an exeeptlonallv keen demand. There was spirited competition throughout tlm ail i e , and wilh the exception of half a dozen horses of inferior quality, the whole of the entry was disposed of at prices which worn decidedly in ff'or of the vendors. Notwithstanding the diflH'ltv of railway transpnrt, buyers from ntlier districts were In attendance.' and onorMed freely. Mr Oen Tlohlnson (Aiir-ltland) "-ro the lnrccst bnvcf. ard (rot tnectber a spi«eiion ol horses of a verv nl"- st.«mn -Memrs ! """'-"- W"'< and It. D Knight (fal- I r-n»s'nr. North) "?«rc purchasers of some • draught horses which showed a lot of quality. (