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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81897, 1 December 1906, Page 4

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\ ICKERS & STEVENS' REPORT. Vickerst and S'-evens report that there was a fair entry of cattle at their Irglewodd yard* on Wednesday. Bidding was decided y beucr for aU classes. Mixed yearlings made from £'■ 5 'o £\ 9'6. yearling steers £i ii,6 to £\ 15■', empty heifers ,£1 io ; to .£1 17 , store ccVs £\ 10 to £2 17 . fat cow- .£4 5 ; to £4 15;. bulls £1 10' "> £3 10 •

THE BL'RXSIDE MARKET REPORT.

Fat cattle—l4S head yaided. There was good demand, and prices were ten to fifteen shillings. The cattle forward were only medium weights. Be-t bu locks £ll 10 f o £ll 5;, mediam £lO 5/ to £ll, itifti'ior £8 15 to £9 5 , best oAs and heifers ;£8 to £9 10 , medium to g(vd £2 to £7 10 , ijferior £5 to/16. Fat sheep:—l6oo' penned, mainly shorn wether= of medium qualiiy. A few well finished were campcteJ for at up to last week's prices, but others were easier. Best wethers in wool 27 to 29', extra to 30/3. medium to giod 34/ to 25', inferior 2.! tD 23/. best shorn wether- 24 '0 26. medium to good 21 to 22,, inferior 17; to 186, best ewes in wool 24 to 26. extra to 28/. medium to good 21 to 22 9. inferior 17 to 18/, best shorn ewes 19 tj 21'- extra to 22 , medium 15/ to 17/, inferior 12/ to 14/.

Fat lambs:— 250 penned, prices being the same as la-t week. Pigs:— 80 were penned and sold well. Suckers 15/ to 20/, porkers 34' to 42/, baconers 46/ to 56/, heavy to 74/. ADDINGTON STOCK SALE. CHRISTCHURCH, November 30At the Addi giun ive stock market to-day tliere wire fairly la.rjre entries of mock anJ a g-iud atteman-.e. tJeef was soniewltal easier; store sheep met with a fair sale; thcr? was a further decline in fat lambs; fat sheep oiought about late ratei; store*, to 1 the hist time for some weeks, were not so firm in price. There was a better demand for store and dairy cattle.

Store Sheep.—Only a tAv lines offered, shorn two-tooths. Time wan a fair demand. 85 four and ix tooth wethers made 15/8, 260 fourtcotbs 14/f), 280 13,6, 163 two-tootli ewes 14 10, and 447 woolly two tooths i 6,3Fai lambs.—The entry was hardly a- large as the previous week. The quality was mo-tly good to prune. i'nere was a good demand for export, but on a lower leve: of prices, there bei g a decline of about yd per head ou the week. Prime lambs made 15; 1.) 19/, and lighter sorts 13/ to 4,6. Fat Sheep.—The yarding was smaller than last week. The bulk consisted of ewes There was good demand for freezing '.vethcrs. The few -ines on offer were mostly ligli' weights. These sold well up to late rates. Ewes were ea-ier, e-pecially aged sorts. Shorn wethers 17,6 to 223, wool y wethers 243, best shorn ewes 161 to 193, others 11/ to ■ 5/0, woolly ewes 21/7 to 23/1, shorn merino wethers i 0,6 to 10/g. Fat Cattle. —A gocd number penned of fair average quality. the sale was somewhat irregular, and prices hardly as fitm as last ',veek. Steers brought £t 10, to £ll 2,6, heifer* £5 5/ to £S 10/, sows £■[ 7/ to £7 15 —equal to 22/ to 24/ for prime, and 20 to 21/6 for inferior to medium. Veal calves sold at 7/6 to Store and Dairy Cattle.—A few good line of f'ci" cattle offered, and met with more inquiry than of late. Dairy cow? als.i st J better. Vcarlirgs made 17; to 22/, heifers to "S months 35; to 45,0, two year-heifers £2 isi to £2 tor, two and a half to three years heifers £.j to £3 136, three year sit m.j /j 8, dairy cons £:. 17/6 to £7 ic:. P : gs. An aviage entry. Fats -old up to last \v_'k's rates, but stores were easier. Baconer; made 38.' n 55 (equal. ;d 10 4jd per lb), stores 20 to 25, mediums I 4; 10 tS , and -mkers 8 to 12/.

Very little business has been transacted in invetmeni shares, New Zealand Insurances current rates being the stock mostly dealt in. In mining, Talisman's have been in good demand, but Waihis have receded. owing to a drop in the home prices. They now stand at £$ iS , at which price they return over 8 per cent, and I strongly recommend their purchae. Taranaki Petroleum have been in active demand up to 13/ and 1 have numerous buyers, but sellers are scarce. Timid holders in other centres have been getting rid of their shares which have mostly pa-sed into ■local hands. The new issue of the Inglewood Oil Boring Co. u.e also being well subscribed for.

MR WALTER BEWLEY'S SHARE REPORT. The following are the latest quota tions as rerised by Mr Walter Bewley, New Plymouth : —

Interest Market Stock. Return. Price. Banks- £ 8. d. £ s. d National Of N.Z. 5 8 0 5 10 0 NJ3. Wales 4 2 6 48 10 0 New Zealand 1 19 0 8 13 0 Insurances— National 6 3 6 I 4 0 New Zealand 5 2 6 3 18 0 South British 5 I 0 5 2 6 Standard 7 10 0 1 0 0 Auckland 5 6 0 14 12 6 Feilding 5 12 0 1 5 0 New Pljmouth 6 9 0 8 o 0 Palmerston N. 6 3 0 6 10 0 Wellington 5 8 0 18 10 0 Shipping— New Zealand ! 7 1 0 5 7 6 Union Steam 1 5 2 0 17 7 6 CoalWestport 7 10 0 7 2 0 Tanpiri Loan k Agency— Mortg e 6 I 0 3 2 6 N.Z. River Plate 4 15 0 1 10 ti W. Trust k Loan 5 8 6 7 7 e MeatWellington 6 0 9 6 12 6 Goir.Wclliiyt'n i It 0 2 2 0 Miscellaneous— Kaiapoi Woollen 0 0 5 10 0 Mosgicl 1 4 0 0 3 1 0 Wellington 1 5 8 0 3 13 0 Waihi 1 8 0 0 8 18 0 Taranaki Pctrol'ra 13 0