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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8728, 31 January 1907, Page 2

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London ff,arkets. Press Association —Copyright. London, January t!0. At the tallow auction : sale 777 ca»ks m-re offered and 480 sold. Fine mutton oSs IS J, medium 35s Cd, line beef 37s Gd, medium 34s (id. The wool sales closed firm at late rites,

London. January 23. At the wool talus in -ri:ios were very linn ; crossbreds unchanged. The wheat and Hour afloat for the Tniled Kingdom is 2,1e0,U0il quarters, and for the Continent 1.0-15,000. Atlanta; shipments are -tilhOUO and I'aeiiic iri.UOO quartern. Shares of Dank of Australasia 101 to in:; ■ New South Wales -IS to 50 ; New /icaland 10', to ioijd.

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Per Tress Association. Ciniis-rriuMiCii, •January III). There was a large entry of stock at Addiuglon to-day. and a satisfactory attendance of the public. Fat Cattle.—Two hundred and hUv-onc head were yarded, the entry iiieludiii" r. eve ml lines of capital quality. The numbers offered resulted in prices being somewhat easier than was the ease the previous week, h'teers brought from ,C 5 17s Od to £lO K»s, heifers £1 17s Od to £8 IDs, cows it 10s to £7 ss. The price price of beef ranged from ISs to 22s per lU'.'lb. Veal calves realised from :.is to 15s for small, aud up to £2 .Ms for large prime venders. Fat Sheep.—The yarding, which was n large one, was comprised almost wholly of ewes of mixed quality. The few pens of wethers that came forward evoked keen competition at prices slight:v above those realised formerly. J'lces sold well at about late rates, though the sale dragged considerably towards the close, \fcthers 17s lid to 2''s. c>::r:t heavy 2ls to 2:Js sd, prime ewes it- io 10s, extra Ms od to 17s, «;ed aud unfinished sorts lUs to I:3s Od. Fat Lambs.— The yarding was larger than usual. numbering about 'JUUU, and included suine excellent lines of freezers. Cue or t.\o small pens siiowed the best quality seen at Addiugtori for some time. The export buyers' bbl freely, and ]>rime freezers we're lirm at a shade above late rates. The of prices was: Prime freezers I:3s to 10s Od. heavy weights 17s to lets Sd, light and uuiiuisbed lis to 12s Od. Store Sheep. There was a large entry aud a satisfactory demand for all lambs and wc tilers in fonvafd condition. Lambs brought from Os to lis 21, 2 tooth wethers Ss (3d to 9s, 1 tnotli wethers 12s to Us bbl, ewes Is lid to 7s od. lVuf.s. —There was a fair entry, and prices for fats were easier as compared with the previous week's rates. Porkers brought from :30s to 3Ss, equal to 'l'fd to o.fd ; baconers 10s to 60s. equal io i r d to 5M ; heavy baeoners 52s to 555. equal to Id. Stores sold weil at the. following rates :—Large ;!2s to :i Ls (id, medium 22s to ijos. small Its to 20s, suckers ( Js to Its Od.

ytoro Cattle. —The entry was a small one. and business was exceedingly dull. Two-year-old steers up to £1 3s, 18 months from £:i to £3 2s lid, voting and backward sorts were almost unsaleable ; 18 months to 2 year heifers up to £2 2s Gd. l>airv Cows.—These were in plentiful supply, the quality being very mixed. Tiie range of prices was from £d lUs to J-G l!-i»r

Yesterday at Feilding Hessrs Gorton and Soil offered for sale on behalf of Mr ,S!ii-r=on, of Taihape, the wiioie rjf ids luiiii'-i.-!.- r's plant, including 02 hji'ses. Price* for heavy draught m.ires and. geldings from 4. to 7 year*. ran-el from .£2:5 to £.">(>, spring carters £2:> to £2-3, draughts £ls to £'2.3. ' Carts and drays sold fairly well. Although there was a large attendance, bidding on the whole could not be said to have been brisk.