NEW "ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO.S REPORT

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5339, 21 May 1909, Page 4

NEW "ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO.S REPORT

■ Horses— On Friday, at the Durham Vurds, horses were yarded in larger numbers than usual and sold at Improved prices. Heavy draughty sold from £25 10s to £42 ; meUmiii ,do., £17 Hs to £'27 10s ; hacks and light harness horses, £6 to £10 lOs ; weeds, £1 10s to " CG. ' The uclyertis'.•d unbroken horses from Altititi lsand sokl from £17 to' £3(> fiff unlirokens and from £4 Hts to £13 10s for cob's. At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday cattle of a, I descriptions wcro penned in average numbers. Dairy cows sold from. £3 10s to £7 sk': empty cows, £2 2s to' £2 19s ; calves, 15s to £1 9s. The beef pons were 1 well filled with" cattle of nice quality. Bidding was brisk and the market showed a firmer tone. Oxen aold to 21s per 1001!) and covft; 17s to 19s ; steers, from £5 5s to • £10 7s 6d ; cows, £3 10s to £7., Sheep. — Sheep were penned in full numbers^ at Newmarket on Tuesday and sold at improved rates. Wetbers sold from lls to 16s 9d ; ewes. Us tfs. to 13s 6d ; hoggets, 8s 6d to 12s. 6d;. Jambs, 7s 6d to 14s Gd ; advertised store ewes, 10s 3d\t?o lls »d ; xull ewes, • 4s. to 6S 6d ; ■ store lambs, 6s to :7s'. 3d. . :. • \ pi gB.— rqrkers sold from £lls to £1 18s ; weaners, 5s 6d to 18s 6d ; baconers, £2. 2s to £2 19s. iliiUvs and^skin».— We submitted and eokl large catalogues of hiiles, sWns and tallow on Tuesday, all lines aieetinj? with good competition at late rates. Hides. — The market is easier. \\\- quoit*—Host stout ox, (id to GJd ; cow, r».l io.r>£d; calfskins, s}d to' ">J(I ; kips, Ijjdi to sid ; damaged hides, 2d. to 4d. i - ■ ; ,- Sheej)sk'ins.— The 'market if/ firm. Best butchers' skins, largo to ss, medium 3s (id to 4s 3d, small 2s 6d to 3s • be,.st dry skjins, 2s" 0d to 3s 6d ; inferior skinsl Is to 2s ; lambskins, 3s to 3s 9d. 'Tallow.— The market is firm. Hest mixed; 21s to 23s ; seconds, 18s to 22s ; rough fat, IJd per H) Bones, £4 Tss. » Horsehair, Is 4d"' to Is 9^(l/ Cowtails, Is 8d per dozen. ''