Commercial.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13371, 12 January 1907, Page 8

Commercial.

MB NEWTON KONG'S BEPOBT. Mr Newton. King reports :— At the Haymaxket on Saturday small store pigs made 19s to 20s, weaners 10s to 16s, borse £3 /10s. At the Mart there was a fair entry, of poultry, prices ranging as follows : , —Chicks 4d to 7d, bens Is 2d to Is ' Bd, cockerels Is Gc! to 2s 3d, Hack* lb 7d, ducklings lOd to Is 6cL SMarge , quantity of furniture arid sundries was. disposed of at prices ut favour of ; buyers. Fruit.— During this week I heid ' three large sales ol fruit, disposing of over 1700 boxes of fruit &t pricey as follows .-^Apples Is to 4b Gd box, ' plums 2s 6d to sa, small boxes and bad order Is to 2s, peaches (good)' &ef to 6s Gd, peaches (bad, order) Is 6d to 3s Gd, apricots 4s 6d to 6s 6d, ' pears 3s to 4b. 64, cucumbers 2s to 5s Gd-, tomatoes 2s to 6s, nectarines 4s to ~ 7?, grapes 7d to Is 3d, bananas 4s toj Ss, lemons 5s to 7s* ' • - ' ■ Cattle— At Waiwakaiho on =Tue»day, there was a fair yarding o.t cattle and moderate attendance oi 4myr ers, nearly everything being: sold a* the hammer or privately at the following rates :— Yearling steers 30s oto 36s 6d, 12 to 18 months heifers. 31si 6d to 355, store cows £1 14 a to £2 ss, forward do. £2 12s Gd to £2 17s, fat cows £4 2s, springing cows £2 -lls 6d to £3 17s 6d, stag. £2 12s 6d, bulls £2 10s to £2 16s 6d. At Rahotu on Thursday, there was, a good yarcling and good attendance. "Very few cattle went back, most , lines selling at the hammer, I quote;-— 12 to 15 montihs heifers 2ls €d to 31s (yd, yearling steers 25s to 3T.=f, 15 to 18 mtonths do. 38s to £2 9s, 2 year steers £2 6s to £2 10s Gd, 5 year bullocks £4 12s Gd,, store cows £1 12s to £2 2s forward do. £3 4s to £3 ss, fat cows £4 10s, empty heifer £2 5s 6d, springing heifers £3 7s 6d, bulls £2 4s to '£4, pigs 11s 6d to 18s, hack £6 ss. MESSBS WILSON AND NOLAN'S REPORT. Messrs Wilson and Nolan report :— On Saturday last we had a 'arge entry of poultry for which there was^ <*ood competition. Prices were as follows :— Hens (ordinary) Is 3k] to^ 3 s Bd, ehafcfks (sm a U) 4d to 7d, l a rge chicks 9d -to lid, cockerels Is to 2», ducklings Is to Is 4d, ducks Is 9d to 2s, geese 2s 6'd. At the mart w© quitted the usual lines at satisfactory rates. Fruit has come to hand freely, Bales beinp held Saily. We quote : Peaches 2s fid to 1 ss, pluims -2s to 3s 3d, bananas 2s 9d to 9s, lemons 7s 9d, pines 7s to 9s 6d, apples 2s )6d to ss. WEBSTER BROS. REPORT; Messrs Webster Bros, report :•— The po'ullry trade is still quiet, but a revival should be expected short-

ly. Las* week prices were as under : -Hens 1/ to 1/8, ducklings 1/2 to 1/4, ducks l'/8. Omata.— Wo held our first. stock sale of the year at Oniata on Monday last. There was only a fair entry owing to harvesting-, but good prices were realised, showing an increase for good young stuff. With the* exception of one ar two lots, everything was sold .at "tiho hammer. Prices, were '•as under :— Mixed yearKtogs 30/ to 36/6, 18-months heifers 36/6; empty d 0.'45/. '45/ to 52/6, fair stores 1 50/, old ' cows '33/6 to 41/, Springers 77/, '2-year heifers 50/. to 55/, >stag 65/, fbrjwferd cows 61/, breeding ewes 12/. Our next" sale will , bd on Mopday, 4th February. MESSRS YOUNG, HOBBS & GO/S REPORT. Messrs Youitg, Hobbs and -Co. report - ...'., jit rs£aponga, r $£aponga, on, 4th January, . .we conrmenced ' our 1907 ( Calendar. There was a , fair , yarding, and prices fully (maintained the firm tone of tlte market when, we closed for the Xmas holidays. ' 'j.,_ V . At Stra-thmore on the. 7th, we had a crowded yarding, a good attendance and a very, "successful sale. Re,Cftat,prjces were maintained. Threeyear flocks made £4 {10s 2{fr> 2^-year, £3i&ip £3 10s, yeariittg 1 to fifteen ■month* steers 253, £2, £2 3s 6d and •£2 10s, yearling heifers 25s to 355, istore'cows £2 10s "to £2 12s 6d, fresh cows '£3, forward^ and fat do. £3 10s to £4 ss. : At - Stratford on the 9th 1 , we held our first sale of the year to a full yarding, and good attendance of buyers from all parts of th« province. Two-tooth «(wes (small) made 16s 3d, 6 year old sound store ewes 9s 6d to 10s, shorn lambs 9s Gd, culls 4s 6d; 3 year bullocks £4 8s 6d to £4 9s 6d, 2 J-year £2 17s 6d to £3 2s 6d and) £3 10s, yearling steers £2 to £2 6s, yearling heifers £1 6s 6d to £1 10s, fat cows £4 10s, store, fresh, and forward cows £2' 10s, £3 and' £3 7a 6d. MESSRS VICKTCRS AiND STEVENS' REPORT. Messrs Vickers and Stevens report a fair eufry^ of cattle in their lagle,wood Yards on Wednesday last. - Bidding 1 for aill classes was brisk, and the demand- was> unsatisfied. Prices ivrere as follows :— Yearling to '15 months steers £2 2s to £2 7s, a good line of 16 to 18 months ditto £2 10s, 15 months heifers 27s to 345, store cows £2 to £2 17s, 2', to 2£ year old heifers 12s, springers £2 15s to £4 2s 6d, MESSRS BUCKLAND &> SONS' .REPORT. Messrs. Auckland and 'Sons report : — Competition was gooil for useful yoiing animals, especially draughts, vyhieh are short of re'qluiremeftts. A heavy young mare realised '£43, and a draught gelding £45, young ex- j press horses £29 to £35, butchers' j cart class £18 to £23, buggy horses j and good hacks £16. to £22 10s, \ smaller sorts £3 to £11. fej At Remuera, dairy and store cattloTi were weU represented. / Cows near the&'r " profit sold" to £9, dry cows in forward condition io £4, others 1 £2 io £3 10s, tw o and a hall to^ three year steers £4 15a, lS^morrt-hs steers £2 18s, strong 1 calves to £1 15s, small 20s to 80b. The beef pens were well filled with cattle of choice quality, which so.ld freely throughout. Best wethers 'sold from 20s to 24te 6d, Kghter weights 17s to 19s, 'heavy ewes from 16s to 18s 6d, others 12s to 15s (1950 sold). Best lambs 17s, others 10s to 14s (545 sold). Seventynine pi^s were yarded, mostly porkars aild baconers. Competition was kepn. Small ,11s 6d. to 15s 6d, porik»rs 38s, baconers to 655". Hides, skin«, tallow, etc.— A large catalogue sqjld at late quotations.

Hides : Ox sgd to 7d, cow s£d to 6id, kips 5d to sad, horse 4s 6d to lls, stag;s 4d, calf s£d to 6^d, damaged hjdes 3d to sd, horse hair Is lid to Is "3d, tallow 22s to 265, bones (dry) £5. l Ox skins : Large 6s 6dl to 8s 7d, medium 4s 4d to 5s 9d, small Is) 9d to 4s, salt pelts and . lambs 2s 3d to 2s 6d, dry do. Is to 2s. Wool at full rates.