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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 118, 5 October 1912, Page 6

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t WOOL SALES. By Cable—-Press Association—Copyright. London, October 3. At the wool sales ttoe;r>e was a large selection of New Zealand wool, principally slipcs, which were strongly competed for at the iliighest prices of the series. Prices for other sorts were unchanged. LONDON MARKETS. London, October 3. Wool. The following are the prices realised for the fleece portions of the clips named: Gear, top price 15y s d, average ll%d; O.P. Dover N.Z., li'/yd and 14%; G.P. Dover M, 10(1 and 14% d; Taradate. 22'/ g d and 20'/.d; Algidus, 22y 2 d and 2iy g d. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Melbourne, October 4. Wheat, 4s 3y a d to 4a 3%<1. Flour, £0 10s. Bran, £5 15s. Pollard, £7. Oats. —S'tsady; New Zealand 3s 2d to ■3s 4d. Maize.—Quiet; 4s to 4s 2d. Peas, 4s to 4s 4d. Peas, 4s to 4s 4d Onions.—Easier; £l7. Potatoes—Firmer; £l3 tj £l3 10s. MATTHEWS, BENNETT & CO.'S r) < _ REPORT. Matthews, Bennett and Co. report that there was a good yarding of cattle in their Inglewood yards on Wednesday last. Springing heifers made £5 10s to £lO 15s, cows £5 to £7, forward cows £4 15s to £5 Is, store cows £2 10s to £4 10s, bulls £3 to £3 10s, .yearlings £2 12s 6d to £3. Paddock sales during the week: Springing lieifers £5 to £6 10s, store cows £3 10s, yearling heifers £3 10s, ewes and lambs 15s Gd to 22s Gd, ewe hoggets los, wether hoggets 13s Gd, mixed 13s Gd to 14s.

J OJIXSON VILLE, Abraham and Williams report:—At Johnsonville a good yarding of prime cattle came forward and sold well at late rates. Prime bullocks: £ll 5s to £ll 17s 6d, lighter £lO 7s 6d to £lO 17s Gd, vealers (extra quality) £2 5s 6d, others 27s 6d to 355, extra prime heavy wethers 295, prime heavy wethers 20s, prime wethers 24s to 255, extra "prime heavy ewes 24s Bd, prime ewes 22s 6d, prime lambs 17s Id to 17s 4d, lighter 16s to 10s 4d, light 13s 6d to 14s Bd.

! ADDIXGTOX. I At Addington there were moderate eni tries of stock and the attendance was ! smaller than usual. j Store sheep—Medium ewe hoggets 17s J 4d to 17s 9d, one line of specially good hoggets of mixed sexes and in very forward condition realising 19s'4d; wethers 13s lOd to 16s 9d, small two-tooth 'halfbred wethers 18s 3d, -.two-tooth' 1 ewes (inferior and in low condition) 18s sd, ewes and lambs (all counted)- 129 lOd, shorn sheep (mixed sexes-) 13s sd. . . - Fat lambs—Primest sorts • made'2ls to 28s 6d, lighter 16s to,2os i ' , > A moderate yarding of fat. sheep,'-the bulk consisting of halfbred and crossbred wethers, with a: few lines of ewes and merino wethers, opened : well at about last week's prices, but soon became firmer. Extra prime : wethers made to 29s 9d, prime 22s 'od to 26s <6d, others 19s to 225, extra prime ewes'to 26s Id, prime 18s to 245, others 15s 'to' 17s 6d, hoggets 19s 2d, shorn wethers 16s 4d to 18s 3d, prime merino wethers" 19s to 25s 9d, others 14s Id to 28s Id.

One hundred and sixty-six fat" cattle were penned, and the demand (especially for cow beef) showed a dee»<i*d improvement, prices all round being firmer. The price for heef ranged froM 28s. Gd to 36s 6d per 1001b (according to-'quality). Steers realised from £8 10s; to £ll 10s, extra to £l4, heifers £7 7s 6d to £9 10s, extra to £l3 12s 6d, and cows £6 15s to £ll 17s 6d. 1 '■ '■

There was a fair entry of store cattle, lines of fifteen to eighteen-months sorts predominating. The majority were in fair condition, and. the' demand for all descriptions was brisk.'' Yearlings made 27s Gd, fifteen to eigh.tfceh-months sorts £2 5s to £3 lis 6d;'two-year : steers £5 lis to £5 12s Gd, two-year 1 h'eifefs£4 : lss, to £5 12s Gd, two-year heifers £4 15s, two and a-lialf year steers £4 17s Gd, three-year heifers .£5.40g,tp t £5,, 12s 6d, dry cows 30s to £<J 55,.- ;

Dairy cows were in good demand, though the offerings were .mostjly'poor sorts, and sold at £4 .to , £,|D, 1.7s Gd. In the pig section; there* ips.',ft fairly ' large entry and class wap. uniformly good'. The demand for iacohers. wiis easier, but prices for pickers 'were somewhat better-than-at.repent.sales. Choppers realised from £3 10s to £s'l7s 6d, large baconers .£3 Ijfs. 7 to . £4, (and smaller sorts 55s to.G7s.Gd prices being equal to 4%d. tp/ lb). Large porkers made 47s'.(kl 'tp : .525,-and lighter sorts 38s to 45s .(equivalent to 5%d to Sd per lb,. .Tlie\ yawing of store pigs was small, and.on'.the whole the quality was indifferent;., Jhe-supply, however, was insufficient.',p> ,'m'eet. the demand. Only a couple,of of large stores were offered',' .and'^se''.realised from 42s to 48s,- whilst- medium., sorts made 32s to 40s, small'pig^-fgs-.to. 30s, and weaners 12s t0.215-,j V'-'