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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 64, 16 March 1910, Page 6

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«—i KAURI GUM MARKET. Auckland Star Office, Wednesday, March 16, 1909. The kauri gum market is reported vex? quiet at the present time, and any sales made of better grade are understood \o be : the outcome of concessions in Ihe price. I There Is an entire absence Just now of j what may be termed speculative buying. Supplies of gum sent in for the 36 day. of March, total 061 tons, as compare- with 401 tons for a similar period in April. WAIKATO STOCK SALES. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report:— At Hamilton on Thursday, 10th Inst, we I ■yarded 30U head of cattle, 504 sheep, and. 133 pigs, and have to report a very fair sale, I'at and forward wetheft made 12/3 to 13/10; store wethers, 9/ to 10/4; fat eWes, 12/3 to 12/0; fat lambs, 11/ to 11, _; fat steers, £7 15/ to d_B; fat cows, £i) to £5 2/0; fat heifers, i"4 I),/ to £4 16/; 15 and 15 months steers. £2 15/; IS mouths heifers in calf, £3 1/; 2 year fteifprs, £3 15/; springing j heifers, £5 10/ to £6; calves, 24/ to 30/; i younger sorts, 18/6. IMg.*: Porkers, -1/ to 20/: slips. 1-/0 to IG/O: weam-rs, 6/ to 10/. At Wftlhou, on Friday, lllh tost., we yarded 1020 cuttle, IG2I sheep, and 25 pigs. There was a good demand for both ! cattle and sheep, the yarding practically bjliig quitted, of the 07 beef penned, the majority were roxm and heifers. We quote: Kat cows and heifers, £3 2/6 to £5 10/----lighter weights, £4 10/ to £4 IS/; aged fleshy t'nws. £3 7/6 to £4/1; 2. to 8 year steers. £4 5/ to £4 15/; 2 to 2. year steers, £3 12/ to £4; IS to 20 months steers, £•> 17/6 to £3 8/: yearling steers, £2 9/ to £2 10/; 1S months and 2 year heifers in calf. £3 12/6 to £4 2/6; good tftlves, 25/ to 26/----younger Sorts, 18/ to K>/; (springing heifers, £4 12/6 to £4 15/; fat ewes, 10/3 to 12/; fat and forward lambs, G/6 to 7/2; smaller Sorts, 5/9 to R/4; forward Conditioned aged ewes, 9/ to 0/11: stores full mouth ewes, 7/ to. 9/: cull ewes, 4/6 to 5/. Pigs: We_ners, 7/; slips, 15/. LONDON WOOL MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following cablegram from their London house, Under date the 12th inst:— Wool: As compared with closing rates at last sales, prices are about 5 per cent lower for medium greasy crossbred and coarse greasy crossbred. The demand on American account is restricted. The general opinion Is that the market as likely to Improve later in the year. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, hare received the following cablegram from their London house: "Tallo-w.—We quote present spot values for the following descriptions:— mutton, 35/6 per cwt; good beef, 34/9 per cwt; mixed, 33/9 per owt. Market firm.