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Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 September 1910, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS

Messrs Dalgoty and Company report having received the following cable advices from their London Mouse under date the i27tli instant :

Wool Sales.—Attendance of buyers is large, competition, animated, selection fair. Medium crossbreds show an advance of 7J- per cent, coarse crossbreds an advance of 7} per cent. Merinos and fine crossbreds, a change if any, is in favour of sellers. OUR ADDIXGTOX STOCK REPORT. MODEIVATID EXTRIES. FATS STILL RISING. [PER PREBS 18?CM^AT10N.] CHRISTCHURCH. Sept, 28. At the Addington live stock market to-dav there were moderate entries of stock and a good attendance. Fat cattle sold well. Fat slice]) showed a decided rise in consequence of a small yarding. Store she-ep met with good sale. Fat lani'bs brought lower rates, and pigs slightly improved in demand and price. The entry of .store sheep was about three times as large as last week, and was chiefly made up of hoggets. There was a. good demand for all classes, prices being a shade firmer, especially for hoggets. Good hoggets made 13s Id to l is. medium Os lid to lis (id. small 7s lid to !)s, ewe hoggets 15s (id to 17s sd, wethers l is to Kis (id. full-mouth owes with lambs lis (id, others Gs 3d to Gs Bd.

All counted there wore 51 fat lambs penned, a larger entry than last week, and prices showed a further decline, host sorts making lis .'ld to l(is fid, and smaller lis to Ms.

The yarding of fat sheep was a small one, and competition wa.s very keen, a West Coast hnyer operating against the local butchers. There was an irregular advance in ])rieos of Is to 2s per head. The range of prices was: Prime wethers CI Is to CI (is Id, -others Ifis (id to 20s, lionets Ms to ]8s Bd, prime owes 1!)s 7d to CI 3s lid, others Ms (id to 18s (id. Merino- wethers liis Oct to CI 0s fid.

There was a total of 11)0 head of fat cat tie penned, and with the exception of one ox. optionally good lino the quality was mostly medinni. Tlioro was a good demand, and the previous week's pi i'-os wor: fully maintained, and in some cases there was an improvement. Steers ma do fj 7 1• >s to CIO 2s lid. extra ti. t'l'». heifers CIO os, and cows Co to CI! 10s (equal to CI 10s to CI I -'is and np to CI .His for prime, and CI (is to CI !)s for medium and interior Iter l !' per 10011 is .1. Veal calves made Is (id to C 2 Is, according to size and quality. A medium entry of store cattle mot with weak demand, yearlings sollingjip to C 2. 18-months C 2 ]o.s to - j os, two and a. half year steers Co ss, and dry cows C 2 to Co, <lair\ cows brought .CI 10s to 11) los.

All average yard ins;; of pig.s mot with' nn improved demand for nl] classes. Choppers sold np to CI. heavy haeoners C 2 10s to C-'i. ligbtor C"2 2s to C 2 8s roqua] to 4}i per Hi), large stores 17s (id to CI 2* 0(1, medium Ms (id to 17s and weanors fi.s to 10s. JOHXSOX VILTJO STOCK ft AT, R. [I'KR PRESS ASROCIATJOai \ JOTIXSOXVILLE, Kept. 28. Messrs .Abraham and Williams, Md., report on their .TtilliisoiivilT< sale as follows:—Wo liad an exira heavy yardilng of prime bulhrks and slieep, which sold at late rates. Tie-st bullocks CIO 2s fid to CIO ]os. medium bullocks £0 12s fid to Ct; l-"s, light CD to £1) 7s (id. light ,CB. Prime heavy ewes 24s to 25s 7d. prime ewes 21s fid to 23s 2d, plain ewes 18s 4d to 10s .'id, pood wethers 24s 4d, plain fathers 225, spring lambs 12s 8d to 13s.