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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7999, 9 December 1905, Page 3

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LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, Dec. 7. Wool.—Brisk sole for all sorts, mid prices are wvll maintained. At the wool sales the average prico realised fur the fleece portion of the Blackhead clip whs 12 jd. BUCKLAND AND SON'S UErOHT. (Special to News.) AUCKLAND, Dec. 8. Horses.—Heavy colts were in <le--11 •and, selling up to £3O l(Js, medium ami agwl draughts £lB to £2l!, superior hacks ami harness £ll 15s to £22 Ills, ordinary £.'t to £ll r>s. At Kemuera an average supply of beef sold at late rates. Steers made from £6 to £lO 15s each, cows £1 to £7. Sheep.—ln full supply, ami sold at lower rates. Shorn wethers made to 18s 9d, ewes to 18s 3d, lambs to 18s. I'igs were plentiful, and sold freely. NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION KEI'OKT. At the Haymarket on Saturday there was an .excellent demand for pigs, good slips making 15s to 17s, ordinary 10s 6d to 13s 6d, weaners 8s to t)s, calves la to Is Gd, horse £2 10s. At I the mart a largo number of poultry canM 1 forward, and prices ruled In accordance with late rates. I have an inquiry for) about 300 young roosters fit for the table, and about 120 good young turkeys. Aa these arc rwquired early next 'week prospective sellers / shouki apply early.. Fruit —At sales during the week prices ruled as follows Oranges 15s to 17s, lotnons 3s to ss, pines 5s to 7s (3d, apples 14s to 16s, tomatoes -3d li\ green peas 7d to 9d peck. Cattle.—At Waiwakaiho on Tuesday calves to yearlings made 21s Oil to 21>s, 15 to 18 months steers 37s to its.) ui,pty| h.'ilWs' £2 2s to £3, springers S.A 10s to £1 ss, storq cows £1 5s 6d to £2 9s, inulls £3 10s to £4 ss.

VICKEHS AND STEVENS' ItEI'OKT

Viewers and Stevens report a (air i'!itry in their Ingl-ewood yards oil Wednesday. IK-c {>. Bidding was dull ior til clas cs, with the exception of gtj, d yum.; #torc cons. Prices were ns iollows : 22s fxi to 27s <"-< l, yearling hcifc-rs 30s, 2 year stdrs £2 7s, young store cows £2 2s lo 12 (7s, okl cows £1 to £1 12s Oil, springing heifers £2 Jss to £l, s| r n.in | cows £2 to £3 .">s, bulls £2 to £.l It's.

MESSRS 11BWLFA* AND GRIFFITHS' WEEKLY KKI*OKT. Messrs Iknvley apd {rrlfftths report'; lVultry came forward in very largo f,u?n'ities, the whole of our poultry inns Iksiv* filled, temporary ones having to bo erected. We had a good audience of Christmas buyers, young eeckvrels toeing Jin great demand. Hens brought froin Is (M to 2s 2d, cockerels is fid to 2s, ducks 3s fd to Ik lid, ducklings Gd to 2s Id. gves*.» 8s lid to Is 4d, turkeys 6s Gd to l?s ssl. Furniture and sundries at usual rates. WjetaMes.—Now potatoes ljd to 2d jht ll\ lettuce Id, turnips 2d, radishes 2d. Durnj the viyk v.c held a fruit sale of Nelson goose) >vrries and i\tl cuiranls, selling at »s and Hs per case respectively. \V.», also hel-d snh-s of Auckland strawberries, putting through over 2<X> boxes, prices averaging Od IK I.nnd Sale.— At auction we sold n home at Srrnn:!(ii. Fitzroy. on Imnalf of. TIM also 1 aero ami house < n Mangrn-i Hond to Mr t'orliill : nis-o a HIM) acre (arm, Fgmont YiMagv to Mr Jesse Hills.