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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 235, 22 February 1913, Page 7

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LOXDOX MAltK!vl>. jj By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. i London. February 20. V Silver, 20% d per ounce. | Share quotations.- -\Vailii 32s (id and | 33s !M, ,'i unci ion 21s (id und 2'2s (id. At tin- recent sale of an cxliil)iij ra lot of Fiji tortoise shell il ['etched ii.'> per pound. AILSTUALIAX -UABKKTs. Melbourne. February 21. Wheat.- 3s T'/.ii; March delivery 3s Olid. " ' ■ ' Hour, fS iris. Oats.—Feeding 2s 3d to 2s 3d, niillin" 2s ey a d. Barley.-English 4s to 4s (id. Cape 3s to 3s (id. ' -Maize, 3s 9d, Bran. £5 10s. . Pollard, £5 1.55. Potatoes, £.l os to £(i. Onions i;i £B, -MATTIIIOWS, TfIvxKTT & ( <) "S BKBOBT. -Matthews, licnnett and Co. report, that (here was a S ood entry of -beep ;l t their In.nlewood Fair on Wednesday last . About 4(100 sheep were ollered.' and a number of cattle. Bidding was »ood the lines were disposed of.'tioud ewes and sound-month ewe- and 'lamb™ sold exceptionally well and were in .>oodJ demand. The following prices were 'real- • ised:—Four and six-tooth ewes ITis 3d to Bis. f.m. ewes fls Id to 12s Kid. old ewes •>s to 8s (id. woolly lambs lis, «ood rape lambs ll.s, others from 7s 3d "to Ss sd, 2-tooth Bomney rams ?,</., guineas. Border Leicester rams £2, rams 12s (id to 21s; forward cows .£5 10s, store cows £3 10s to £4. empty heifers £2 18s to ' £3 17s, weaners 20s (id to £2 2s, colored { weaner lieifcrs (these are in o TI „, r uO . j niand and are sellin- well) £3' 2s. bnlls £3 to ,£(i Lis

At the sale in the esliil,? of the bite • 1!. Nliricbler on the lliclimnnct road on Monday there was a good attendance and everything sold well at the following prices:--Dairy cows £5 7s fid to £0 10." inferior £4 1(1,; to £5 ss. empty cows' £3 10s to £4. empty heifers £.l lis. colored weancr heifers (small) £2 lis! colored weancr steers (is (id. horse, £s' pigs £1 Us (o £2 2s fid, milk cart £ls 10s. Furniture and sundries made satisfactory prices,

Paddock sales:—Colored heifers (two-year-old, in calf) £7. IS-months steers £3 10s, wolly la m 1,.- l(>s, heavy mare £25.

ADMXGTOX. At Addington the entrv of slore sheep was a very large one. The yarding of tiit sheep was somewhat smaller, and that of lambs considerably larger than last week. Store sheep 'sold well and' without change in values, but fat sheep and lambs were easier. Fat cattle were in weaker demand, and fat pigs showed a rise in prices in consequence of a small entry.

Ewes, good two-tooths 18s Oil to _ IDs od, extra 20s to 20s fid. inferior to medium 35s 2d to 17s 7d. four and six-tooth 14s 5d to 10s Bd, six and eight-tooth, medium class, to 14s 2d, two four and six-tooth 15s to 17s 3d,'fouryear ewes (good class) 15s 9d to 10s Od, ■full and failing-mouth 0s to lis Od, ju'ed sorts 7s 3d upwards. "

Lambs—Best rape sorts 13s to 13s (id, •extra to 14s. average rape lines 12s to 12s (id. good average lines 10s (id to lis (id medium sorts 0s (id to lis (id, small lambs 8s to 8s Od, halfbred wethers 0s od. medium to 12s. best ewe lambs 10s 3d, two-tooth wethers 12s (id to l:ls. two Hid four-tooth 12s Od to 15s Id. fourtooth 12s (id to 13s !)d. four and sixtooth (medium) 14s Bd.

There was an entry of 2704 fat lambs, nr 1000 more than last week. Best liimlis 15s (id to 17s lid, lighter 13s Sil to los.

Thp yarding of fat ..| u .,.p w ., s sonu ,. what smaller thnn lust week, totallin" about 4000. The rang? of prices was? Prime wethers ISs 0.1 to 225, lighter las 2d to ISs, merino wethers 17s 2d. prime ewes 10s 0d to Ms. extra to 22s Id. medium 14s to 10s. aged and light 7s Od to 13s Od.

The yarding of fat cattle totalled 221 head, against 243 the previous week, and included some very useful animals. Values showed a further depreciation, equal to Od per 1001b, the price of beef ranging from 23s to 20s Od, according to quality] Steers realised £7 17s 0d to £ll 10s. extra to .€l3 2s (id, heifers £5 15s to £S 17s Od. cows £5 17s fid to £8 7s. Yearlings made i34s. fifteen to eighteenmontiis sorts £3 .is to £4. two-year steers £3 8s (very good sorts), twoyear heifers. £4 7s 7d and £4 17s (id; 3rcar stee* £0 10s to £7 ."is; three-year heifers, £5 17s (id. cows £3 10s to' £O. Dairy cows made £4 to £lO. There was only a small entry of fat pigs. Choppers realised 1 70s 'to 00s, huge haconers o.ls to 74?. others 50s to 02s Od (equivalent to od to -514,] per lb). Large porkers brought 40s to 50s. smaller sorts 3S> to 45s (equal to 0d to Ct'/.d per lit). There wns a fair yarding in tbe store pens. Large sorts realised 42s to 40s. and smaller sorts 32s to 40s. The demand for small weaners was not as keen as at some recent sales, but the larger sorts were in excellent request. Representative prices ranged from 10s to 20s.