THE LOAN AND MERCANTILE'S REPORT.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13673, 11 April 1908, Page 8

THE LOAN AND MERCANTILE'S REPORT.

.. * . \ AUCKLAND, April 8. * T,he New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Ltd., reports: Horses. — On Friday, at the Durham yajds, horses were brought forward and disposed of in average numbers. Heavy draughts wdd at from £22 10s to £36, medium £16 15s to £33, haoks and light harness horses £5 5s to £20, vtmeda £2 15s to £5 ss. y'Cattlev— The WeVmarket Yards on Tuesday were well fiHed -with cattle* of all descriptions. Dairy cows sold at from £3 15s to £7, heifers £3 5s to £5 15s, empty cows £2 te £3 2s, calves Jss to £1 Bs. There was a full muster pf, beef, which sold at late fates, oxen selling to 23fr per 1001 b and cows 19s to 22s per 1001 b. Steers sold at from £5 7s 6d to £9 17s 6d, cows £3 10s- to £f7. , The fat cattle, with few exceptions, T^ere^ of inferior quality. Sheep were penned in full numbers at' Newmarket on, Tuesday and sold at scarcely last 'week's • rates. Wethers realised from 13e 6d to £1 Is, ewes 13I» to' 17s 9d. Lambs were in fu.ll supply and well-fattened sold Mb from 10s 9d to: 16s, ftWer sorts 5s Qdto 8s 9d. Tlw advertised store ewes sold, at from 1U» $d to 15s. 3^, wether9,W& 6d to 16s. : ' ( Pigsi — Porkers sold At from £1 Is tq £1 18s, w,eanera'7s 6d,to 12s 6d, baconera £2 10s to £3 2s.