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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 246, 14 October 1908, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

N .___- ZBALj| ' KD "LOAN AN_> MEBCAN. TILE AGENCY CO.'S, LTD., REPORT. the' Durham Yards: on- Binday horses were- yarded •in barely ayerag. numbers, anything of a good stamp being .n demand. Heavy draughts sold at from *24 10/ to _35; medlfim do., £1910/ to £30; hacks and light'harness horses,- £1 10/ to. £18. 15/; springTCart, £12 10/; dogcart, £18. We. held onr first cattle fair of the season at the Papakuri yards oh Wiednesday, when. we yarded and sold over 2000 bead of cattle. The yarding consisted mostly » of two and a-half to three and a-half jean old steers, which showed both breeding and qnality, although they' were . somewhat backward in condition. Buyers were represented . from-, the; .different, parts. of ■„ the Wnjkato: and the surrounding districts.. The sale was am-st'sncc-Isftil one, and, with the exception of two pens of steers, _verythlng. changed hands under the hammer. Grown steers realised £5 15/ to. £7" 10/; two to three and it-half year old do., f5 2/6 io _- 17/6;' yearlings' to 'two-yea* .W do:, £2 5/ to.£3 18/; calves. 18/ to _1~ 17/; emptycows, £2 10/' to. £4 11/; empty heifers, £2 5/ to £3 17/8. Beef sold at Newmarket rates. •"- '" ■'• "•'-" " r-r-j Cattle?—At the /Newmarket Tarda on Tuesday cattle ,of all descriptions were p-arded in full -Dumber, felling nnder steady competition. Dairy, cows sold "at from £3-10/ to £8; empty cows,;£ 2 -10/-_t> £4 2/; calve . ■£ft/.7tb tXSS/i steers; _. 15/ to £5 17/6. The beef pens-were-well filled* the qnality .being .good .throughout. Bidding was brisk and prices firmer. Oxen sold to 23/ per 1001b, and cows from 22/ to 24/ per 1001b; Steers sold at from _B 10/. to £12 17/6; cows, £4 _/, toj£S 5/. A draft-it 30. steers from Messrs Raid. Brothers,, of Wairangi;'_.erag__T,___ _[§,_' " •,"•'".'■ •''■-' ■Pf- ■• Sheep were/yarded, in -.Till - nuii__>is at Newmarket on Tuesday, and sold at late rates. Wethers realised from 1-/6 to fl 2/3: ewes, 13/!)" to 19/; shorn do,. 12/8 to 16/6; shorn ewes, 13/6-to 16,.); lambs, 13/ to 17/9: hoggets, 10/6 to IS/.-, - Pig- were -yarded In large numbers arid sold well. -Porkers realised, from £i-l/-tt> 12 2/; weaners; 10/ to 16/6;\ba<_ners,. _£_ 10/ to _3 2/. . - we submitted an arerage, 'Catalogue of hides, skins, and'tallow on-Triesday.-. ■—•;,' Hides.—Market firm. .We; quote: Extra. .stout ox. 7d to 7_d: stent do.; BJd to 6|d: medinm do., 5 >8d to 5 7-Sd; Jlght ib., 5_ to 3 3-8 d; cows', best lines. _Jd to 4 s*l; good. 4}d to 4 scored. 3|d to 4d; stags*. 2sd to Sid; kips. Sid to .d; calf skins, ;_Jd to od; damaged hides, 2d to 3d. ," Sheepskins.—Market firm. Best' bate-.. ers r " skins. 47" -6' ~4/s;'" good _in__C'' 3/6- to 3/10: medium. 2/9 to .3/3; smsd..-2/-t_2/4. .. Tallow.—Market firni.'... Best mixed, to 24/6; good. 21/6 to 22/6: inferior, 16/6 to IS/6; rough fat l_d per lb." -'"-.' Cowtafls, 1/8 per;dozen. * '***>•' '•'.-•• Horsehair, 1/4 per lb.' • ..... : ' Bones. £4 13/, . .;.--.-., Wheat.—Marliet is firm at 5/ ex-store. • Oats are in good demand at 2/6 dellv.t-4 from, wharf. .-...;... ■*- Maize.—Stocks are..cleared and.the:market is firm at 4/6 on the wharf for wholesale lines. '■ '" '' "•_■■••..•-" K-.v Butter is in good demand. Choice separator realises lid: .first-grade, IOJd to I_M; second grade. 9Jd to 10d; poor, 9di _ Cheese—Farmers' new, sd;" old, __; t_c» tory, 6Jd, -•«*■- Fungus is worth 4_d. .. 7 ___ KAURI CTM.MARKET." _''.' "Auckland Star" Office. Thursday, October 13, 190 S. Comparatively little business. nas . neen done in kauri gnm since last report, as although there -seems—if-anything- more inquiry, still as'holders in the fae&-of>short supplies are firm .in their demands, .this does, not tend, to business at present quotations. It is hoped that once the Presidential election 4s over in the United • States, and our own general electionsihave passed, more attention" will be paid to business generally. The arrivals .of. gum ..for tha month to date totalled "__9 tons, as compared with 250 lairt year for the same period. This brings np the shortage for the year to date to 1642 tons. AUSTRALIA MARKETS. (By Cable.—Press. Association.—Copyright.) (Received. 10.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day.; Wheat: Old 4/2 J. new ../SI; flonr, £9 S/; oats, Tasmanian 3/i to 3/2, New Zealand, A grade Gartons,3/S; barley, Cape 4/4 to 4/6; maize. 4/8; bran and pollard, £6; potatoes, Ta.smani._n. £5 to £6; onions, Victorian £14, Japanese £17; butter, 112/; bacon, B_d. The above quotations are those ruling between merchant and retailer, and do not represent slightly lower values obtained by recognised brokers, MELBOURNE, this" day. Wheat: Old 4/1, new 3/" to 3/8; flour, _»S 10/: oats, feeding 2/5; milling 2/6; barley Cape, prime 4/; maize. 4/4; bran, 1/1; pollard. 1/2; potatoes, Tasmaniacs £4 10/ to £5 onions, £13. ADELAIDE, this ..day. Wheat: Old 4/4,- new farmers' lots . quoted at 3/7.; flour, £8 10/; bran and pollard, 1/1; oats, Algerian, 2/6 to 2/8. - LONDON. . (By Cabl-.wPress (Received i 6.20 __.__;) LONDON, October 14. Cqppar: Spot. £59 16/3. Tia: Spot, £132 10/; three months, £133 3t/'6.-; Lead, £13 5/. Imports. 20. .77 tons, tn» eluding SICO Australian. Exports, 4200; tosß. 4200 tons. ~ Wool: The sales included the Patetol Cltf, 6d, and the Gleyore clip 61d.. • ... " " " (Be-__ed 12.K.p_8 : .) "".-* "...:., * ; vlotdc-n, •«__#__- At the wool sales *>-•___. _*rc__r -nerfae* were firm, but crossbreds were at-U __Tag*« lar. The «•_•« dose on M_-t_ay. ____. vnebnagti. .._j__._!iV