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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8867, 18 July 1907, Page 2

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Frozen Meat. Napiee, July 18. The O. G. andD. Go., London, cable the following frozen meat quotations Canterbury mutton 4%d, Napier, Wellington, aud North Island 3%d; lamb, first quality second 5%d ; beef, hinds 3T-£d, fores 3#d. London Wool Sales^ Press Association —Copyight. London, July 17. Woolfis firm, and competition is very keen for best wools.

Stock Market Press Association. Christchurch, July 17. At the Addington yards to-day there were fair entries of stock in most departments and a good attendance. Beef sold at about the previous week s rates. Store sheep were in very good demand, and fat lambs were firmer. Fat sheep sold below last week’s le.vol of prices. Pigs showed an improvement, especially in stores. There was a fairly large yarding of store sheep, mostly made up of small lots hoggets forming the largest proportion. There was a very good sale for all classes, and especially for wellgrown hoggets, and breeding ewes were inquired for, though the only ones on offer were mot of a very good class. There was a fair yarding of fat lambs of mixed quality. There was active competition for prime sorts, and prices were firmer. Tegs made 19s to 23s 3d, freezing weights 15s to 18s Od, and lighter 13s to 14s. Ilxtra prime wethers to 37s 6d, prime •>!.-; . • lighter 10s 8d to 20s 6d, ' ]!:>.,„• . wes 80s to 355, prime

ib. i i •; : 01, medium 14s (id to 17s, age... ro 14s,fmedium merino wethers 11s lid to His, prime to 2s Od. Steers sold at £0 15s to £ll 15s, aud’oxtra to £l4, heifers £5 to £S 2s Od. extra to £9 2s (id, and cows £4 as to £8 Is, extra £0 17s Od to £1 12s (id, equal to 22s Od to 25a for prime and 20s to 22s for medium per 1001 b. A good yarding of veal calves sold at Ts 0d to £2 17s Od, according to size and quality. There were only a few odd lots of store cattle offered, and the principal business done was in old cows at 20s to 50s. The dairy cows were a'modroate lot, and sold at £3 10s to £7 10s. Bacouers made 50s to 05s, equal to 4j7d to 5d per lb, porkers 33s to 465, equal to per lb, woanors and small stores 11s Od to 15s.

Grain and Seed

Messrs Todd and Douglas, Dunedin, report Oats: The market is firmer -with more enquiry. North Island merchants are now ordering more freshly and South Island country districts are still drawing largely on available stocks. It would require very little fnow to put the market up higher. Wo quote as follow : A Grade Garton and Sparrowbills 3a 2_};id, B grade 3s l}kd to 8s 2d, O grade 3s to 3s Duns 3s 2 y,<\ to 3s od, Long Tartars 3s ad to 3s~od, all f.o.b.s.i. Milling Wheat: Market remains without change as regards price. There was a quieter feeling during the latter half of the week, owing to the possibility of the duty being taken oft. This however is not taken very seriously and lias not had the effect of making holders accept any lower price and when the question is definitely settled wo expect baying will recommence. Wo quote 4s 8d to 4s Od f.o.b. sacks extra for mixed parcels. Cocksfoot: The past week has boon a very busy one with this seed and prices have advanced fully per lb. We don’t think top prices have yet been reached ' as, at the week end, there wore more buyers than sellers. The London merchants have been advancing their prices and considerable sales have been made to go there. 171 b seed has been sold at but there is not much available at that

price, holders wanting <3%d. To day’s values are 17lb machiuo G*/d, 161 b 6%d, 151 b 6>£d, 141 b 6J4£. with a rising tendency, undressed seed 5%d to 5%d- roiigh seed for surface sowing 3Md to 4^d. all f. o. b. sacks extra. Ohewmgs Pbscue. Practically nothing doing, 190 < oiop machine dressed 7d perjlb. Clovers. Very little doing, prices remain without change, namely, imported white 65s to 755, extra choice bOs, lower grades 45s to 625, colonic white superfine up to 'llss, medium 80s to 90s, cowgrass clioico colonial up to 90s, medium 80s to 80s, imported G6s to 77s 6d, Timothy imported 80s, colonial 80s to 4os, Crested Dogstail imported ;9oa to 100 s, colonial 100 s to 113 s, suckling 15s to 80s, clover seed for surface sowing 2d to 4d per lb, samples on application. “