MR NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT.
At the Haymarket* on Saturday pigs made from MO/ td 17/ trap horses £21 10/ to £25, hacks £S 10/ to £4 '12/6. . , " .^.t the Mart fowls made ,10d to 2/, ducks 1/6 to 1/8, ducklings 7d to lid, geese 2/10; potatoes Id. A large quantity of sundries was disposed of at low prices. .Fruit. — Is now' coming forward freely. At sales during the' week plums sold at from 3/6 ito 6/, peaches 5/6 to ,8/, apples 3/6 to 4/, black currants 8/, raspberries 6/ to 7/, cherries 5/ to 6/, tomatoes 8/, cucumbers 6/6 to V> grapes 1/ to 1/3. ■At Stratford on Tuesday the yards were full with v fair attendance. Bidding was quiet for most classes, ancl the majority of lots were passed in: After the sale a fair 'number . were, placed^ at, in 'most cases, a slight 'reduction of vendors' reserves. Weaners made~£l ,to 4l 10/»,15 to 18 months mixed £2 19/6, 15" to 18 months | steers £3, to. £3 to £3 5/, 2to2| I year steers £4 13/ to £5 12/6, 18 f inonths heifers. £3 5/ to £3 12/6, 2 to 2£Tyears heifers £4 12/, store cows £4 to £4 12/,- forward cows £4 15/ to £5 5/, fat cows £6 to £6 10/, At Rahotu on Thursday there was a smaller muster than usual. The- demand for store cows and big steers •was not quite so keen as of late, ancl values receded upon recent sales. Calves and young cattle were well competed for. and nearly, all sold at satisfactory prices: Weaners made 25/ to 31/, 12 to 15 months mixed £2 15/ to £2-17/,; IS months steers £3 5/ to £3 10/>, store cows £2 10/ to £4 12/6, fat /and forward r cows £4 12/6 to, £5 15/, cows and calves £4 11/6 to £5 2/6.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12198, 17 January 1903, Page 3
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311MR NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12198, 17 January 1903, Page 3
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