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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 7, 8 January 1908, Page 3

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NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO.'S REPORT. On Monday we held our usual monthly sale at the Papakura Yards. There was a good master, and prices were firmer throughout. Dairy cows sold at from £3 15/ to £7 10/; do., heifers, £3 5/ to £6 10/; empty cows, £2 5/ to £3 2/t>; grown steers, £4 17/6 to £0 10/; two to tnree-year-old da. £2 12/6 to £5 5/; one to two-year-old £2 2/6 to £4. Beef sold at Newmaxkec rates. Cattle.—-There was alarge yarding of stock of all descriptions at Newmarket on Tuesday. Dairy cows sold at from £3 10/ to £7 12/6; empty do., £2 5/ to £3 7/6; grown, steers, £4 10/ to £5 17/; calves, £1 to £1 37/. The beef pens were well filled, most of the cattle being of prime quality, although not extra heavy weights. Oxen sola to 23/ per 1001b., and cows 18/ to 21/ per 1001b. Steeis sold at from £6 17/6 to £12; cows, £3 15/ to £8 13/. Sheep were yarded in fall numbers at Newmarket on Tuesday, and sold at improved rates. Wethers realised from 17/e to £1 3/9; ewes, 15/6 to £1 0/3; lambs, 9/6 to 10/3; hoggets, 13/6 to 18/. Pigp were scarce, and sold well. Porkers realised £1 1/ to £1 19; baconers, £2 4/; to £2 19/; weaners, 5/6 to 8/. We submitted an extra large catalogue of hides, skins and tallow on Tuesday. Hides.—-Market lower for all classes. We quote—Prime ox, Sd. to Bgd.; extra stout do., 7d. to 71d.; stout do., 6d. to S d.4 medium do., s}d. to sjd.; light do., 4Jd. to 5 l-Bd.; cows', best lines, 4d. to 41-Sd., good, 31d. to 33d.; kips, 2d. to 2Jd. Calrskins, 3*d. to 4d.; cut, lid. to 2*d.; stags - , 2d. to 2 5-Bd.; damaged hides, Id. to 2d» per ib. Sheepskins.—Market lower. Best butchers' skins, 4/ to 5/6; small, 3/ to 3/6; peltg and lambs', 1/ to 1/7. Tallow.—Market lower. Best mixed to 26/6; good, 24/ to 25/6; inferior, 18/ to. 22/6; rough fat, lid. per Ib. Bones, £4 15/. Cowtails, 1/S per dozen. Horsehair, 1/2 to 1/S£d. Horns.—Large, 30/ to 45/ per 100; medium 12/ to 14/6 per 100; small, 1/6 to 4/6 per 100. Maize is slow of sale at 4/7 ex store. Wheat has eased to 5/7 ex store. Oats have eased back to 3/7. Chaff. —Good qnality realises £4 10/ ex store; poor quality hard to quit. Butter.—First grade registered, 9Jd.; sec« ond grade registered, 9d.. First grade mlll» ing, Bd.; second grade milling, 73d. Cheese is very slow of sale. Fungus is selling; at. sd. The gum market is quiet for all grades and sales are only registered when, concessions ale made in prices. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. (Received 10.49 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. Wheat, 4/3 to 4/9; Milling, 4/7. Flour, £L Oats: Algerian, 3/ to 3/3; White, 3/3 to 3/6. Maize, 5/ to 5/3. Bran and Pollard, 1/3. Potatoes: New, £8 to £12; old, from £2. Onions: Victorian globe, £7 10/. Butter, 96/ to 98/. Cheese, 6£d to Sd. Bacon, 81il to 10$ d. The above quotations are those ruling between merchants and retailer, and do not represent slightly lower values obtained by recognised broker. MELBOURNE, this day. "vVheat, 4/6; flonr. £10 10/. Oats: Algerian, 3/2. Barley: Cape, prime, 4/; good English, to 55/ Maize, 4/8. Bran and pollard, 1/1. Potatoes, £5 io £6 10/. Onions, £0 15/ to £7 ADELAIDE, this day. Wheat, 4/2J; flour, £10 5/; oats, 3/ to 3/2. Barley: Cape maLting, 3/6 to 3/9. Potatoes, £5. Onions, £4. LONDON CABLE. (Received 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, January 7. Silver. 2/3. Copper: Spot, £61 15/; three months, £62 7/6; electrolytic, £64 5/. Tin: £122 10/; three months, £123 10/; Lead, £14 10/. Australian and New Zealand mortgage debentures, 96*. Dalgety's shares, £5 5/; debentures. 98J.