FINANCE AND COMMERCE

Taranaki Daily News, 31 March 1934, Page 11

FINANCE AND COMMERCE

TARANAKI STOCK MARKET WEEK OF STEADY TRADING. ADVANCE IN LAMB SCHEDULE. The Farmers’ Co-operative Organisation Society reports a week of steady trading in most sections of the stock business, with increased activity in the weaner heifer section. The Auckland wool sale during the week proved rather disappointing to growers, Germany remaining dormant throughout the sale. The schedule for fat lambs,, however, was increased to Sd for under 361 b with a sympathetic rise for fat ewes to 18s and fat wethers to 245. In this connection the sale was made of truck lots of fat ewes for butchers’ requirements at 18s 6d to 19s with fat wethers at 255. Business during the vzeek so far as 'at cattle are concerned, has been maintained at a steady level, sales of well finished bullocks being effected at £6 6s, prime fat P.A. heifers at £6 10s and fat cows at £5 10s to £5 17s 6d. . . . In the store sheep section a keen inquiry still exists for almost all classes. Sales include a line of 400 five-year ewes at 20s 6d, 200 2-tooth wethers at 21s, 200 holdover 2-tooth ewes at 18s 6d, ewe lambs at 17s 9d and m.s. lambs at 13s 6d. Store cattle, wherever yarded or quoted, are eagerly sought. The . sale was made of 50 4-year P.A. bullocks at £5 5s and 30 P.A. cows at £4. The dairy markets have shown slightly renewed activity. This may account, to a certain extent, for increased inquiry for dairy heifers of type and quality. The sale has been made of a line of choice 2-year heifers at £4 10s with a further line of 3-year heifers at £4 ss. Business in the weaner heifer market has been active, and the sale of a_lme of 100 to an outside buyer was made at 32s 6d, with further odd line at 27s 6d to 30s. The pig market has altered little smce last week. .. Yard sales at all centres have been wen supported. At Waverley on Friday there was a small entry of sheep and a good entry of store cattle, a total clearance being made at current prices, weaner heifers realised 17s, 20s to 30s, paddock cows £3, £3 8s to £3 Us, lighter £2 ss, £2 10s to £2 17s, store cows 245, 28s bd to 34s 6d, lambs 14s id to 16s 2d, forward ewes 16s 4d to 17s and weaner pigs 10s. At the OkaiawA sale a medium yarding of store cattle was submitted, a total clearance being effected Good cows from the dairy made £2 Ils, £2 16s to £3, medium £2 to £2 2s, cows with calves a, foot £3 15s, store cows 30s to 325, bulls at current prices. The Stratford sale and weaner heifer fair on Tuesday last drew a large entry of all classes of stock. Weaner heifers were yarded in large numbers and .a total clearance was made in this sectionMost of the heifers offered were of good quality and only a few lines sold under 30s. Buyers bid freely for well-bred cattle and all were sold at 30s to 355, with smaller sorts £1 4s to £1 6s. Store cattie sold at late rates and fat and forward Jersey cows made £3. 2s, with medium and more backward sorts nt £2 15s to £2 18s. In tiie sheep section a few fat and forward woolly lambs sold at 19s 3d and 19s 6d and fresh fan. ewes at 19a 7d A total clearance in all sections was Affected and a very satisfactory sale was recorded, especially in the weaner heifer section. ■.. « At Auroa sale only a fair yarding of cattie, under adverse weather conditions, came forward to auction, but a satisfactory sale resulted. Fat cows made g 15s, medium young cows £2 12s; 6<L 15s to £3 Is, store cows 33s and bulls at late rates. , - At the Inglewood sale there was a good yarding of store and fat cattle whicn met with keen competition and sold welL A few sheep also came forward, including a line of fat lambs which realised £1 2s Bd. Wether lambs made 13s 9d, fat lambs £1 2s Bd, cull lambs to 10s 10d, weaner heifers to £1 rat eows £3 2s to £4 2s, paddock cows to £2 15s, store cows and bulls current rates. total fordell clearance fiTTEEP AND CATTLE SELL WELL.

KEEN DEMAND SEEN AT AUCTION. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd, reporting’ on the Fordell sale on Tuesday, states that a good yarding of both sheep and cattle came forward, and almost a total clearance in both sections <vas effected under the hammer. A consignment of wether lambs on accound Wilson estate, “Siberia” station, Mangamahu, met with very spirited competition, the top line of 293 realising 17s 2d, the next line of 207 16s and the smaller medium line 15s. A line of good wether lambs on account J. D. Lourie, Hunterville, made 16s. Another line of good wether lambs on account G. T. Phillips realised 15s lOd. Ewes were keenly sought after, and a line of 4 and five-year ewes on account A. Mac Nab made 19s Ud and another line from the same vendor made 19s Id. Fattening ewes sold well, two lines making 15s 4d and 13s 6d respectively. Black-faced lambs were in demand, but only medium sorts came forward from 12s 10d to 14s.The cattle yarded were of excellent quality and were in very keen demand, but heavy rain later rather marred the sale. Lots of the Wilson estate “Siberia” forward cows realised £4 Us, £4 8s and £4 12s. Collins Bros, offered a line of fat and forward cows in pens lots and they realised £4 Ils, £5 Is, £5 17s and £4 10s respectively. For bullocks the demand was not to vendors’ expectations, but most were sold under the hammer. A line of 40 Hereford bullocks on account Mitchell Bros., Kauangaroa, made £5 14s and another pen on account D. McLeay made £6 7s. Young tattle were in very keen demand; a line of 18-month P.A. steers on account Geo. Handley, made £4 18s 6d and another cut from the same lot £4.105. A full range of prices is:— Sheep: Good wether lambs, 15s lOd to 17s 2d; medium wether lambs, 13s 5d to 15s; b.f. lambs, 12s lOd to 16s 4d; hgnt fat lambs, 18s 6d; 4 and 5-year ewes, 19s Id to 19s Ud; fatten ewes, 13s 6d to 15s 4d, cull lambs, 10s 6d; fat ewes, 18s. Cattle: Fat P.A. cows, £5 Is to £5 17s, forward cows, £4 8s 6d to £5; bullocks S 5 6s to £6 7s; store cows, £2 10s to £3 14s, 3-year S.H. heifers, £3 13s; 18-month P.A. steers, £4 10s and £4 18s 6d; medium 18month steers, £3 8s to £3 15s; boner cows, 22s to 38s; boner bulls, £2 to £4 ss. NO CHANGE IN FAT CATTLE PRICES HEIFER MARKET ESTABLISHED. Newton King Limited’s stock market report, for the week states that little or no change is reported in an y sec ioni the stock business and although the holidays have made it a short week of trading a fair turnover has resulted. Excel lent rains have been throughout Taranaki, which after the reasonably dry spell just experienced

will freshen the pastures considerably and relieve any anxiety on the feed question that any farmers may have recently had. The most recent wool sales have shown a decline invalues, but this seems to be attributable to certain factors and it is to be hoped that the decline is shortlived and that the re-entry of German competition at future sales will have the desired effect of firming the market. Values for all classes of sheep remain on a par with last week, the increase in the works schedule by one farthing for first grade lamb, making it now Bd, having a tendency to keep up the keen demand for all classes of lambs while the heavy influx of fat wethers to the works a schedule about 23s to 24s js having the desired effect of keeping up store wether values, and of keeping values for butchers’ requirements, both wethers and ewes, up to approximately 25s and 18s to 20s respectively. A strong demand exists for breeding ewes but supplies are limited aiid values are accordingly firm. Station-bred cattle have been handled in large numbers. In fact the supplies available are decidedly larger than was thought would be the case some few months ago. At both Douglas and Awakino sales this week very heavy entries came forward and although a slight weakening was noticeable in male cattie values, the market for other classes was on a par with previous sales. Very large entries of fat and boner cows from dairy herds continue to come forward to the usual fortnightly sale fixtures and keen competition from the freezing companies, together with that from graziers for suitable classes, has kept the market steady. No alteration is reported in fat cattle prices, plentiful supplies of cows from dairy herds being absorbed by the freezing companies and butchers at a range of from £3 to £4, while the betterbred and primer classes are finding buyers at from £5 to £5 10s. The market for weaner Jersey heifers seems to be established, prices ranging from 20s to 35s for the best and with

•lesser trading by private treaty large numbers are being offered by auction. The position of in-calf heifers is much the same as last week, with limited numbers of good quality heifers for June delivery being sold at £4 to £5. There is not the volume being handled in this department as is generally the case at this time, and the large number of heifers available affords a splendid selection to buyers both in Taranaki and other provinces. At the Awakino cattle fair a capacity yarding of .800, mostly station-bred, cattle came forward, of which 700 were sold. The entry on the whole was one of particularly good quality and of good conditions. A range of values is: Prime fat heifers £5, £4 15s, £4 10s, down to £3 10s for light weights; prime fat cows, £5, £4 15s, down to £4; fat cows from dairy herds, £3 to £3 15s; fat and forward P.A. cows, £4 ss, £4 2s, £3 15s, £3 10s; store and forward cows, good colours, £2 15s to £3 ss; light store cows, good colours, £2 to £2 12s 6d; two-year empty P.A. heifers, £2 14s; 3-year P.A. and Hereford heifers r.w.b., £2 15s to £3 2s 6d; Hereford and P.A. cows with calves, £2 7s 6d to £3 15s; 4-year bullocks, good colours, £4 10s, £4 17s 3-year, £4 to £4 7s 6d; 2-year, £3 5s to £3 17s 6d, months steers from £2 5s to £2 15s; m.s. dairy fed 25s to Jersey heifers, r.w.b., £2 to £3 10s. A large entry of boner cows and bulls sold on a par with Taranaki rates. A capacity yarding in both sheep an cattle sections met with a splendid clearance at Douglas, the majority of the cattle, which were station-bred, going to southern and King Country buyers. The following were the quotations. Llgn fat lambs, 20s to 21s 9d; mixed sex white faced lambs, 17s Id 17s 4d; small twotooth ewes, 23s 7d; f.m. ewes, 18s to 19s 8d; light-conditioned, 16s 2d, 4 and 6 tooth wethers, 22s 10d, 245; and forward P.A. heifers, £4 5s to £4 15s, store, £2 15s to £2 16s; fat and forward P.A. cows, £4 2s and £4 12s;ljghtfat Jersey and crossbred cows, £2 17s 6d to £3 ss, boner cows from £1 9s to £1 16s; P.A. bullocks, £5 14s, £5 10s, £5 Is, d™ ll £4 10s; crossbred bullocks, £4 6s, £4 10s, Hereford, £5 ss; 20-month Jersey heifers, r.w.b., £3 7s 6d. At Stony River a fair entry of all classes sold as follows: Good quality weaner Jersey heifers, £1 12s 6d, £1 9s 6d; small heifers of good quality, £1 2s 6d to £1 ss; fat heifers, £3 17s 6d to £4 2s 6d; fat cows £3 5s to £4 10s; meaty cows from £2 to £2 12s 6d; light to medium boners from £1 5s to £1 15s. Large entries of pigs are being made at the main sale centres, but as usual at this time of the year weaners and small slips are low in values. Porkers and large stores are selling exceptionally well in view of the pork and bacon schedule. One hundred and fifty pigs were yarded at the New Plymouth haymarket on Thursday, when there was an erratic sale for small pigs and a good one for all large ones, the following being the range of realisations: Extra good weaners, from 8s to 10s; medium, 6s 6d to 7s 6d; small, 3s 6d to 5s 6d; good slips,

10s to 14s; small stores, 12s to 15s; good stores, 17s 6d to 20s; extra heavy porkers, 30s; medium porkers, 28s to 335. EASTER INTERRUPTION ADDINGTON DEMAND RESTRICTED. EFFECT ON FAT STOCK SECTIONS. Christchurch, March 28. V/ith the Easter holidays interrupting killing, die demand was restricted in the fat stock sections at Addington market to-day. Fat sheep and lambs maintained late rates, but beef, veal, pork and bacon values were easier.

Store sheep: Approximately 12,000 were offered, and had a good sale. Extra good two-tooth Romney ewes sold to 355; good two-tooth, 28s 6d to 325; good 4, 6 and 8-tooth, 23s to 26s sd; good twotooth halfbred, to 345; ordinary s.m., 17s 9d to 19s 9d; good 6-tooth, to 255; average 2-tooth crossbred, 24s to 265; small 2-tooths, 19s to 22s 6d; ordinary 6 and 8-tooth, 17s 9d to 18s 6d; backward 5. 15s ■9d to 17s; aged and inferior, 5s 6d to 10s 3d; forward 4 and 6-tooth wethers, to 21s 3d; average 6 and 8-tooth, 15s to 17s 6d.

Store sheep: A small- yarding with a steady demand. Values were unchanged. Extra good crossbred ewes sold to 22s 9d; good, 17s 9d to 18s 6d; ordinary, to 16s 9d; ordinary halfbred ewes, 14s 7d to 15s 7d; good three-quarterbred ewes, to 19s 2d; forward stores, 16s 6d to 18s 3d; average, 14s 7d to 16s 6d; small and backward, 9s 4d to 14s.

Fat lambs: An entry of 2700. The quality was poor. It was a steady sale at • late rates. Extra prime heavy sold to 28s 4d; prime, 23s 6d to 265; medium weight, 20s 6d to 235; light, 16s to 20s. Fat sheep had a steady sale at par with late rates. There was an entry of 4400 head. Extra prime heavy wethers sold to 29s 7d; prime heavy. 23s to 25s 6d; prime medium weight, 21s to 235; ordinary quality, 19s to 21s; light, 15s 6d to 18s 6d; extra prime ewes, to 22s lOd; prime, 20s 6d to 21s 6d; medium weight, 18s to 20s; ordinary, 15s to 17s; light, Ils 6d to 14s 6d.

Fat cattle: A small entry of 325 head, but a very slack demand. Only the primes! sorts maintained last week’s prices. Best beef made to 25s per 1001 b.; good, 18s to 21s; heavyweight, 15s 6d to 17s 6d; ordinary quality, 13s to 16s; rough, down to 10s. Extra prime heavy steers sold to £ll 2s 6d; prime, £7 10s to £8 10s; medium weight, £6 10s to £8; ordinary, £3 10s to £6; light, to £3 ss; prime heifers, £4 to £6 7s 6d; medium, £2 15s to £3 15s; light, to £2 15s; extra prime cows, to £7 2s 6d; prime, £3 10s to £5 10s; medium, £2 to £3 ss; light, to £2. _

Fat pigs: A medium entry and a weaker demand. Pork and bacon were easier by id. a lb. Choppers made 40s to £4 18s 6d; baconers, 45s to £3 9s 6d; average price per lb., 4Jd. to 5d.; porkers, 28s to 37s 6d; average price per lb., 4Jd. to sd. Vealers lacked quality. The demand was limited and the sale weaker. The top price was £4 Is. Store cattle also lacked quality. Three and four-year steers made £4 10s to £4 15s; younger steers, 38s 6d to 455. In store pigs, weaners made 7s to 10s 6d; slips, 10s to 12s; and stores, 12s Gd to 255. SMALLER BEEF YARDING FIRMING AT WESTFIELD SALE. EFFECT OF THE HOLIDAY DEMAND. Auckland, March 28. There was a much smaller yarding of beef at Westfield fat stock sale to-day, including a large number of cattle of poor quality. The yarding totalled less than 600 head, against 900 last week. With a smaller yarding and an Easter demand, there was a firming tendency. Good quality sorts were in demand, particularly ox beef. Cows and heifers sold at late rates, as did small and unfinished cattle. Last week’s price of 22s per 1001 b. for prime ox beef was sustained. , , The higher prices of a few weeks ago were largely the result of short yardings, and there was a natural reaction when the market was flooded during the last two sales. There were still a good num-, ber of prime cattle about, but farmers tended to hold off what looked like a falling market. Extra choice ox beef made 22s per 1001 b.; choice and prune, 18s to 21s; secondary and plain, 16s to 17s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 16s to 20s; and ordinary cow beef, 10s to 15s. Extra heavy prime steers made £8 17s

6d to £9 12s 6d; heavy prime, £7 15s to £8 15s; lighter prime, £6 10s to £7 12s 6d; light prime, £5 5s to £6 7s 6d; small and unfinished, £2 15s to £5; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £5 to £5 17s 6d; heavy prime, £4 to £4 17s 6d; lighter prune, £2 15s to £3 17s 6d; other killable cows, £1 10s to £2 12s 6d. The yarding of calves was an exceptionally heavy one, and the supply exceeded the demand. The sale opened briskly, but slackened toward the end. Values were,' on the whole, considerably easier than last week. ’ Runners made 35s to 655, and vealers 18s to 50s. The sheep pens were comfortably nilea with a good class of mutton. The demand was not as keen as it has been at recent sales, but values were about on a par with late rates. Wethers were inclined to be easier, particularly earlier in the sale, but ewes were again very firm. Wethers, prime, made 23s to 295; unfinished, 18s to 23s 6d. Ewes, prime, 14s to 235; unfinished, 7s 6d to 16s 3d. An average yarding of lambs met a brisk sale, and late values ruled throughout. Prime lambs made 16s to 25s 6d, and unfinished, 9s to 17s 6d. Pigs were offered in less than average numbers. Although the bidding was steady, values showed a slightly easing tendency, especially for fat pigs or heavier weights. A full yarding of stores met with little demand owing to the absence of feed after the recent long dry spell, and values eased considerably. Baconers made 44s to 745; porkers, 20s to 38s; large stores, 16s to 235. Prices per lb. for fat pigs. sd. to sid„ for baconers, and 4Jd. to 5Jd. for porkers.

RECORD ENTRY AT HASTINGS FATS AND STORES TAX THE YARDS. EXPORT BUYERS OPERATE AGAIN. Hastings, March 28. A record entry of 403 head of fat and 1200 store cattie came forward at Stortford Lodge sale to-day, the yards being taxed to capacity. As was the case last week, export operators took a big percentage of the fat cattle, while local but-

chers were busy in view of the Easter holidays. From a slack start, values rose with the progress of selling and at the conclusion fat cattle values were firm on last week’s rates. The record price of £9 16s for bullocks was obtained at the sale, this being the best price obtained for some years. Bullocks, med-, ium to prime made £7 15s to £9 16s; others from £6 3s; cows, medium to prime, £4 16s to £6; others, from £3 2s 6d; heifers, medium to prime, £4 19s to £6 Bs. Store cattie sold somewhat patchily, there being a keen demand for all quality lines, which were firm on last week. Poorer sorts were on a par to easier. The prospects of the rain inducing a further growth of feed probably accounted for the demand. Steers and bullocks sold to £5 16s; cows, to £4 4s, and heifers to £2 2s.

Approximately 2500 fat sheep were yarded, the quality showing a slight improvement on last week. Thd demand was strong, with local and export buyers competing keenly on all classes. Ewes and wethers were on a par to slightly improved on last week. Lambs showed a firming tendency. Ewes, medium to prime, made 17s 6d to 20s 6d; others, from 15s 9d. Wethers, medium to prime, 23s to 265; others, from 225. Lambs, 16s 6d to 23s 6d. About 12,000 store sheep came forward, the entry being decidedly mixed, with a big proportion of back country and Wairoa lines. The sale opened with values down in some degree on last week, values picking up as selling progressed. The demand was irregular and several lines were passed. Lambs and wethers showed the least change. Two-tooth ewes sold to 22s 4d; older ewes, to 18s lOd; fattening ewes, to 13s 6d; wethers, to 21s 9d; and lambs, to 19s 9d. FAT CATTLE AT BURNSIDE “FIRM AT LAST WEEK’S RATES.” Dunedin, March 28. There were small entries in the mai ol ' sections at Bumside to-day. Fat cattle: 175 head were yarded, with only a sprinkling of prime ox heifer beef. Values were firm at last week’s rates, except for medium and plain cows, which were difficult to sell at 10s less. The top price of £l3 7s 6d was the best foisome time for extra heavy prime bullocks. Prime heavy bullocks sold -from £9 -2s 6d to £lO 7s 6d; medium, £7 2s 6d to £8 17 s 6d; light, from £5 2s 6d upward. Best heifers and young cows, to £7 2s 6d; medium cows, £3 17s 6d to £4 17s 6d; light and unfinished, from £2 7s 6d upward. In the yarding of 1700 fat sheep, wethers sold at full late rates. Ewes of very mixed quality sold steadily at Inst week s prices. Owing to competition from graziers, values firmed as the sal® P ro " gressed. Prime heavy wethers sold to 28s 6d; medium, 22s to 255; light, 19s to 21s. Maiden ewes sold to 225; extra heavy young ewes, 15s 6d to 17s; medium, 13s 6d to 15s; light, Ils to 13s- . Fat lambs: For 325 good quality lambs, butchers and exporters competed freely, and prices showed little change. Extra prime heavy butchers’ lambs sold to 28s, prime heavy, 23s to 255; medium, 21s bd to 22s 6d; light, 19s to 21s. Another large yarding of store cattle saw a good sale for steers, and up to £6 19s was received for a pen of good three and four-year-old Shorthorn cattle. ' A small yarding of 62 fat pigs, mainly porkers, which made full lat® rates. Baconers were in poor demand, and slightly cheaper. Sixty-four store pigs sold at last week’s rates.

DRAGGING SALE AT RAM FAIR. TOO LARGE AN ENTRY AT TIMARU. Tmaru, March 29. The annual Timaru ram fair was held to-day. The yarding totalled 1674, compared with 1348 last year. There was a marked increase in the entries of Southdowns. Little interest was displayed in studs, only three being sold of a yarding of 22, and the top price being 10 guineas. Flock rams did not bring the prices expected in view of recent fairs elsewhere. Bidding throughout was of a dragging nature, difficulty being experienced in securing bids ■ above the upset pri ce of 2gns. The percentage of passings was thus fairly heavy, brokers being obliged to treat privately. The reason of the dragging sale was stated as too large an entry and the mixed quality of the yarding. English Leicesters made up to 4fgns, Borders to ’Signs, Corriedales to 9Agns, Southdowns to 7fgns and Romney Marsh to Bgns. sharemarket transactions, new ZEALAND EXCHANGES. Transactions on the New Zealand stock exchanges are reported by the Press Association as follows: Wellington:—Sales on exchange: Bank of New Zealand, 48s 3d (3 lots); Union 265» Dunedin:— Reported sales: North Kalgoorlie, 20s 9d; Goldsbrough Mort., 33s 7d and 33s 9d; Beath’s (con.), 8s 2d; Associated Newspapers, 22s IOJd. Christchurch:—Sales on exchange: South British Insurance, 76s 6d (2 parcels); New Zealand Breweries, 40s; Mt. Lyell, 24s 3d; Brian Boru, 40s 9d, 40s 6d; Mahakipawa, 3d (2 parcels); Nevis Diesel Electric, lOd (5 parcels); Rawang £in (cum div.), 8s lid (2 parcels); Skippers Limited (9d paid), lOd (2 parcels). Sales reported: South British Insurance (cum div.), 775; Mt. Lyell, 24s 3d; Nevis Diesel Electric, 10d (2 parcels). AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 6.30 p.m. Sydney, March 30. Produce market quotations are:— Wheat at country sidings, bagged Is Hid, bulk Is lid, equal to 2s 6d, 2s 7d, extrucks at Sydney; flour, £ll 10s; bran, £3 15s; pollard, £4 10s; potatoes, Tasmanian, £7 10s; Onions, Victorian and Brown Spanish, £4; oaten hay, £8; maize, 2s 6d, 2s 9d. Melbourne quotations are;—Wheat, quiet and steady, parcels 2s 6kl, shippers 2s 4d, millers 2s 5d on trucks Williamstown; flour, dull, £7 plus tax; bran and pollard, steady, £4 ss, £4 15s; oats, firmer tendency, milling 2s 2|d to 2s 3d, feed 2s, occasionally 2s Id; barley, small inquiry for malting, English 2s 7d, 2s 9d, Cape 2s 4d; feed, quiet and steady, English, 2s and 2s Id, Cape Is 7d and Is 9d;’ maize, small trade, to 3s 6d; potatoes, eased on exceptionally heavy arrivals, £4 15s to £5 10s; onions, steady, Spanish, 40s to 42s 6d, globes 35s to 37s 6d. Adelaide quotations are: Wheat, growers’ lots 2s’2£d; flour, bakers’ lots, £7 2s 6d plus tax; bran, £4 12s 6d; pollard, £4 15s; oats, good feed, Algerian, 2s; growers’ lots barley, best, about 2s 3d, No. 2 grade 2s; growers’ lots potatoes, new, £9 to £10; onions, brown £5. EGG AND POULTRY PRICES. Wholesale prices of eggs at New Plymouth this week were: First grade hens’, Is 7Jd to Is 9d; second hens’, Is 6id to Is 7d; mixed, Is 7d to Is 8d; pullets, Is 6d to Is 8d; ducks’, Is 6d. L. A. Nolan and Company report a good penning at the firm’s poultry sale at New Plymouth on Thursday, when prices ranged as follows: Hens, lOd to 2s; pullets, 2s 6d to 5s 6d; cockerels, Is 3d to 3s 6d; ducks, Is 4d to Is sd; ducklings, Is 8d to Is 9d; geese, 2s 6d to 3s; turkeys, ss.