MR. NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13320, 10 November 1906, Page 8

MR. NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT.

At the- Ha^market, on- Saturday, "there was 'a large entry 'of I pig 8 ; and all sold - at good prices. -, Small weaners made 7s to Us, good do. 12s to 20s, stores 33s to 48s. ■At the -mart there w a s a*, good I de-

mand for poultry., Ducks made 2s to

2s 3d,,hens, Is 9d to 2s 3d, roiosters, la lOd!, Ho ■■: 2s} Id; chicks ,3d to 7d,, ducklings Is, 3d. "A quantity of iw> miture and sundries made ordinary

prices. \ \ - -- : • Fruit , has;, been in.' very shjort, supply, but fresh shipn^ents, are expected ,jthis , weeki Green = peas- are now coming infreely, and. on Wednesday sold at,9d •*o lOit- per peck a . iNew potatoes 3d, leuions 4s 6d, kumeras 4s , 6d! box. , Cattlej-At W'aiwakaiibb, .on; Tries-, day, calves mfcde 10s toM2s, mixed ycarlingß. \fo , to 235, 12 to 1-8 -taijon<ths, ■steers 28s. 66L to 355, 5 year old 'bullocks £6, springing heifejcs,,i£2' lOs to £4 10s^ store cows 30s to 425, fat do. £4 4s to £4 13s. • . , .At Stomy River, on Wednesday, there, was a g<*>&' yarding, and nearly everything sold at satisfactary prices- |Yeaarlin'gs maiie 16s to 225, 2 to' 2£year steers £3 12s, \ ■ to 5 yeaar feullocks !£5 15s, 15 to ' 18 i month® "heifers I^ss j to 355, 2 year do. 38s 6d, springers' I£3 6s to,; £3 15«. •Fat cpwa '(prime) £5.4/, store %).' 25/ to 42/,: - , > ' • '■ . On Wednesday/ &t Stratford^ Ih'eld

my first , bull fair. .About a •toataid'red h«ad were, yaaxied, a fair proportion

l>eing well>-bred Shbrthorns. GPhedp •was) a large attebdance^/ atrd bidding was keen, for , S-horbhomS} all o f whic^ sold, -at very, satisfactory

prices, and the sal© <ended .wlitih 'am üm-

satisfied- demand for all of this class % r A iWoI '15-moin-fchs lull's, - by' pedigree !bul.l«, b-asa. Win-lea's Estate cows made, from £>7. 10/ to £9, a Hn«e of similar , ages from Mr H. Gibson, Eltham, made. . from - -£fiT 10/ to-jDI2<IOA and 2-year-old3 from Mr Cecil Hu"wken i>ealised £.11 to £12 10/. All o-faher classes made, good prices. My S*ony River horse- "fair sras hdld on ' Monday in drenching- • rain, and, consicfering the 'decidedly unfavourable atmospheric conditions, which prevented, several lots from coming forward, must 1 "bo taken as fairly sue-, cessful. Unbroken cart sorts made up. to £17, light draughts £20, medium draughts i £25 10s, Jight harness bors.es £8 to £20, hacks £7 7s 6d to £13, ponies £1 to £2^73 6.d; _,

prime ribs, 3d to 4d; rump Bteak, 6d; other roasts from 2d to 3d ; boiling beef from 3d to 4d; corn foeef , from 3d to 4d per lb. MuWoa : Hiud>quarter, 5d chops Gd; shoulders 6d; necks and breasts, 3d per Ib,. Pork: Fresh, 8d per Ib. Veal 3d to sdper Ib. ; Sa«Hages ; Beef, sd ; pork 6d.— These prtoes are for cash only; for booking over one week. Farm and Dairy produce,— Milk Sd per quart ; butter, dairy lid to Is, factory Is 2d per Ib, cheese 8d per ft) ; eggs, lid dozen; fowls 5s pair ; ducks 6/ , per pair ; turkeys, 7/6 each; larß Bd, bacon Bid; best bami B^d to 9d per lb, rashers lOd. Flour, (.T»in, &c— Flour (looal an^ imported roller), lls 6d per }«oft>s, •• par 60Ibf ; wheatmeal 3s per SBlbba* ; shaips frx 200 a. sack, 14«t bran, 5s 6d ptei 100&; fowls* wheatjj 4s 3d per bushel? 251 b bags, oatmeal,. 3s 9d; oats 2s 9d; crushed bats, 3s 6dl; barley^' 3s 6dy> maize, ss; beans whole 4s fid, crushed 4b 9d ; strain chafF, 2»; shea! chaff, 5s per sack. (These 5 are retail cash price* only.) Fruit.— Bananas 3d per Ib ; lemons I/to 1/6 per <Joz., apples 6d and 84; oranges 1/6 to 2/ doz.; mandarins 1/ for 20 •; . Walnu-fes; 9d per lb ; dates, 6d per Ib ; drjed figs- Is per Ib. Veget^blesrr-Onions 2d. &, cabbages Id and 2d /each, potatoes, new, 6ft>s for Is, carrots 2d bunch, turnips 2d/ radishes -2d. r 'f