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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81893, 23 November 1906, Page 4

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DI'XLDiX GRAIN MARKKT. (Per I're-s A^soeiatlun). Duncdin. November 23. Wheat: Operations since last week art■•piactically till. Prune milling: l'usc.sn j 5. \eUe-; 3.3 to 3/4, medium 3.1 to 32, btokea and inferior 29 to 3 (.sacks extra). Oats; There has been more demand from expottc,.-, but though they are prepared to lake a fair quantity of ••])'' grade, their limits are barely up to late quotations, l'fitnc n Idling 2, to 11, best short feed 1 11} to 2 , inferior to medium i,rj to 1 10 (sacks extia). BURXSIDE MARKET REPORT. Per Press Association. Dunedin, November 23. Fat ca.tle: 194 head were yarded, including a number of well-fini-hed animals. Competition wis good, and last week's quotations were maintained. Best bullocks £ll 5/ '0 £l2, good .£9 10/ to £lO 15', medium £% to £9 5,, best cows and tulifers '0 &h ff°od £(> 5; to £y 5;, light and inferior £4 5 to £5 10 . Fat sheep: 2900 were penned, which, under ordinary circumstanec-, would have been tin excessive supply, but on account of last week's short market, and next week being showcarnival, all were sold under fair competition, but a drop of about 4/ per head on last week's rates had to be submitted, and even these piiices were- 1 6 above a fortnight ago. Best wethers (in wool) 16/3 to 2&13. pen or two extra 31/3, best shorn wethers 21/ to 23 3, extra to 2u- ; , ewes (in wool) 25/, extra 29/3, best shorn ewes 18/ to 20'6. Fat lambs: 333 were penned, and prices rc«-'.'|d about 1,6 per head. Be-t lambs 14/ to id/, extra to 179. Pigs: 160 were penned. About half of these were suckers and slips. For small soris prices were a shade; firmei* and poikcrs and baconers sold at late rate-. Suckers 173 to 19 , slips 20 to 21'ti. stores 26 to 32/. porkers 3;/ to 40', light baconers 43/ to 48/, heavy do. 53/ to 60/.