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Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 138, 11 June 1909, Page 2

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HI&ES,' SKINS, ETC. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Auckland, report having Held ttelr usual weekly sale of hides, sklna, taliow, etc., on Tuesday, Btli Inst., dearies a large catalogue under good competition at late rates. Hides.—Market flrm. We quote: Extra stout ox up to 7|d, stout 6jd to 7d, medium 8d to 6|d, lig&t 5d to 6d; cow, best lines to sid, good lines 5d to <Hd, Inferior 4d to 4id; stage, 3Jd to 4d; klys, 4Jd to s*<i; calf, 5d to sjd; damaged aides, 3d to 4d. Sheepskins.—Market fs firmer. Beet butchers, large to 6/, medium s/c to S/9, email 2/6 to 3/3: lambs and' pelis, best to 5/2, good 4/2 to 4/8, seconds 3/3 to 4/ each, damaged 6d to 1/6. Tallow remains easy. Best mixed 23/, good 20/ to 21/6, inferior 15/ to 18/8. Rough Fat.—lid to lid per Ib. Cow Tails.—l/ 8. per dozen. Horse Hair.—l/ 3to 1/8 per lb. Bones.—£4 17/6 per ton. * (Received 11.40 a.m.) LOJCDOK, June 10Four cargoes at Australian wheat sold at 43/101, 44/, 44/IJ, and 44/3 respectively. Silver, 2/0 &-16. CANTEEBtTBY'S GRAIN YIELD. (By Telegraph.—Press Asgociatlon.) CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday. The grain grown this season and carried over the railways In Canterbury from February 1 .to ilay 31 totalled 1,570,000 sacks, as against 850,000 sacke for the same period last year, the increase beinG 720,000 sacks. I The Bgures quoted do not include for eltlier year the grain carried from the stores at Xlmaru to ships at Timaru, nor the grain from stores at Addington aud Chrlstchnrch to ships at Lyttelton. There are large quantities of grain still in the country districts awaiting carriage ovar tne railway! NORTHERN BAIJE&. Messrs Hunter and Wilsoa repott: At the Whangarel monthly sale, to the demand for store and fat cattle having been slack of late, a smaller cnmber of cattle than usual came forward. There was a good attendance, and comp&tition was better than the previous sale, only one pen of I steers and a few odd lota at cattle failing to sell. There is an unsatisfied demand for good, sound young ft».lry cows and heifers. Wβ quote: Fat eras and heifers, £4 to £4 8/; dairy cows, £6 to £5 5/; backward springers, £2 15/ to £3 li/; 2 to 3-year-old steers, £2 to £2 8/6; store cows and heifers, £1 9/ to £3; calves, 10/5 to 18/; hacks, £7 to £10; cob, £5 17/6. The Auckland Farmers' Union; Ltd., successors to WakeUn, Crane, and Co., report: At Kamo on the let Inst -we had an average yarding of beef and store cattle. tion for most classes was more spirited than' it has been for some time, and few lots ?ailed to change owners. We quote: Beef— 'Prime cows from £4 5/ to £5 12/6, lighter weights £3 10/ to f4, three-year-old steers £4 5/ to £4 15/, two-year-old steers £2 15/ to £3 7/6, one to li-year-oid Bteers £1 15/ to £2 10/, calves 10/ to £L Cows—Good, fresh, young cows £2 15/ to £3 10/; good framed fleshy cows (with & bit of age) £2 to £2 15/, others £1 5/ to £1 15/, three-year-old heifers £2 to £2 16/, tWG-year-old. heifers fl iO/ to £2, yearlings fl to £1 7/, calves 8/ to 15/. Dairy stock—Sound young cows were wanted, and prices ran from £4 to £6 5/, others £2 to £3 10/. At Whangarei on the 2nd we had a small yarding of cattle, prices ruling the same as at Kamo on the previous day. Sheep—We have disposed of several lines of ewes in lamb during the past month at prices from 10/ to 12/9 for good-mouthed cheep.