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Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 January 1911, Page 3

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lOUII ADDINGTON STOCK REPORT. : '> LPBR riIEBS ASSOCIATION ; OHRISTCHDRCH, Jan. 18. At the Addiugton live stock market thcro were good entries of stock, and only a, fair atlendanco. Fat cattle were a shade easier. Store sheep sold at about last week's rates, forward la tubs being slightly firmer. Fat lambs maintained last week's prices, but owes declined in price towards tihe ond. There was no change in the prices of fat pigs, and stores were dull of .sale. The yarding of si ore shoc-p was again a largo one, lambs forming a large proportion. There was a . good demand for all classes ami forward lambs wero firmer. Forward, lam Its sold up to 10s 10d, medium 5s fid to Ilk and small 2s 10d to .Ts Id. Forward wethers sold at 12s 6d. two-tooths 8s 8d to 10s 10d. siv and eight-tooth owes (good) li's 'M, in low condition 11s 3d, two-tooth ewes 15s -Id to 18s 4d, and aged ewes ."s to 7s 7d. The yarding of fat lambs totalled 4475, the quality not being so good on the -whole as last week. There were, however, some ' very prime _luk\s, and a few heavy lots met with extra keen competition ;ind lii-ir.ifrii more than the over-a'l prices given for ordinary freezers. All freozing lines met with a good .<"il'\ and '.jood quality lines were a .s!-.:ide firmer. Tliere wore 3013 lambs taken for export at 15s Hd fn liSs for best, and ' Us 4(1 to 15s for H^!for. .If." U I- , chers at ]ls 3d (o 15s !d. 21 ■! by graziers at Us 2d airl 11.- Pd. an.l 853 were passed at 11s •>! nlv l 11s 9d, and 853 were p;;wl at lls to 13s 4(1, and some ]<-,[< '"id n"| elicit a hid. The yarding of fa! -' oop v.-a.s about equal to last woekV in i>.-)i"f of nmn- . ' here. The ran re "i nn': ,, < was :■ Prime .wethers 1(w Od !o 10= ■■'■"■ lighter 13s to If's Id. prime 1 !"■ ,\ Gd to 16s 7d. others 11s {'..1 »■, 1I- ! .aged down to 5s ?d. Merin."' v. i 1 i v 7s 8(1 io Ps ficl.-Merino ewes l< '\o<\.

There vroro 300 fnf entile r^nnod. ~■ find of fair nvprnrrc oualitv. Tl::>n'^i ■•/■•.■ <X>TVS and heifers formed, ihe !>!;!)< f : the demand was rafh-T '■'-eilrr-r t-'vn the previous wp r, lc. Steers ninde '-■■ £7 15s to CI!? *\~<. h f .;frr= C 5 15, in '■■ ' £9 10s, and .w* C" m< to CS "«•■ eoual to 2fis to 30= for primp. ?h to 2os for medium, pn.i ?3< for cows nnd inferior prr lOOlht;. Veal calves made N i'M U< I' 2-. -iroording t-o =izp .->" d ':":ilitv. Therp was a. small yarding of >-\-<-o rafH". fprinciriallv fl'l c^ , ". Thp laelied nnimnfimi. in.->il.> . 21s. 15 tn IR-nmi.fli'- «nrf? C? 15«. two-vear steer- CO 10s •heifers £3 Rs. 3-year h"if-r-- C-I.'and tlrv cows -C?> to CI. There wn<- a sm;il! ynrding of dairv cows, and notliitvr oi' a innd cln^s came forward. S'alp= -ve'-e made at £3 10s to €7 17= Hd. - . Tliere was .-r'niedini'! entrv of in'^s. and. there wo-: n ■j,----' , - r (V ,. tat pins, tihoi'vh evr. ■■•• : .r; v.'!--' '-■'- ahle to do o".<: ; iips<;. P v . W/r> to 70s. la?"?-" , hn.'•'■■.:■■; ."i\ ;■•■. "■%■. smaller 40s .to !"•< ''1. p'iu.il to f'd per lh. Invert l-;,vl : p rs 90,. j., o^ smaller 20.« fo ■■ >0 ~ *,-, fd f.i 43d per lb. Tmi-f vw ,hi niand for silo'-es. znvt-. ni"!cing 20s to 2"«. M ' i.l, •(,, il's. and wennprs l> fid to 7-. fid. LONDON AVOOT. MATtKKTS. • JAXr.\in- SAL!^ , . Dalgety and Cloinpany. T.td., have received .the following ca'th' from

t-lieir London office, dated I.7th in.st •in regard to the. opening of (! sales: Wool Sale*.— -ALtendanre of Imp •ers generally is large, god solcH-iin of wools and compo'iiinn apimalo M.erijio wools of good .-inaliiv an condition ;*» ]>pi- t-i-nt lu'wer.'mcrin 9 l<) per cent hnver, -r,_>-T ?( -»- 7 -,\-oo!fine quality nothintj: offered, .-r.i-.-ibred wools of medium and coarquality 7\ per c»nt. I.m-or. OPENED RRISKLY \T R !■'!■)iT'i'l RATK.9. : [BY EI.rcCTIUC TIXLCK.UTf-rOPV.HinriT (run pres? '-.~f,'-.'Ai:n\- 1 ":., LONDON. J-jiu-srv' 17. The wool sales !ia\e fij (■:'■:"'! i.rl.J.ly, with 0 to 10 ppr cvii dc-iinn. ; ' HIGH COMML-'SIONr.!! , c.\[>j v 7PBR PP.fss .ts;;of T -.Tiiiv ~ . WELLINGTON. J-.„„.,,- v " iS nio High caJ.ip dated London 17, is as :',r!,,r>: The wool sales cnmmeiic? ] v «-it's ; large attendan.-o of Imvprs. ('..m petition was confined \<> TFoiih manufacturers chioflv. v-.hosp trade is good, America anrl Uk* Contlneni holding ofF to as-erl-ain t,!-e marke value. "A large supply of crosshrer »'<K)l_is heing offered: HS.SOO l»aliof Now Zealand wool are catalndued. Fine wool is id. and mediun and coarse ijd lower"than the y.wvious sale. The estimated values of New Zealand wnnl at \:)\» <d;i,«r- >m t!;.? sixth series of colon hi wool <.-ales. held in London on fuh DL"-pmhei\ 1910, were as f0i1,..-.:■•; : . ftnpprioi' merino Is Id to Is .'].! d. mpdi.. m merino IOJ-d to Is O.Jd, inferior merino 62x1 to OJd. fiup all Lirades Is IJtl to ].<? -Id, medium ■ r: < -'h-p-'s lid to Is Id, coarse .ro^! ir ,.d v -~11 ■grades SJcl to lO'.d.