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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 253, 15 March 1913, Page 6

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LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London.. March 13. At the wool sales a good sale was reported. Yorkshire and the Continent competing strongly. Crossbreds sold at full Ir.te rates. Share quotations.—Waihi 31s 3d and 32s (kl. Sheepskins. —Four thousand three hundred and eighty Australian were offered., and practically all were sold. There was a fair attendance, and animated competition. Compared with February sales merino combings and clothings sold at from par to a farthing dearer, Australian crossbreds ditto; New Zealand crossbreds were generally unchanged, but showed occasional slight weakness. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydnev. March 13. Wheat, 3s «'/,<! to 3s 7%d. Flour, £8 las. Oats—Algerian 3s 3d, Giants 2s lid to 3s, A Gartons 3s, B Gartons 2s lid. Barley.—Cape malting 3s 3d to 3s sd. Maize, 4s 2d to 4s 4d. Bran, £5 10s. Pollard, f.j 15s. Potatoes.— Tasnianian £7 5s to £S 10s. Onions, £8 15s. Butter—Selected 08s, choice 92s to 04s. Cheese, fid to 7d. Bacon, 9y.d. Adelaide. March l.'l. Wheat, 3s 7il to 3s 7',<,iL j Flour. £8 to £8 ss. Bran and pollard, Is 2d. Oats. 2s 2d to 2s 3d. .Melbourne, March 13. Wheat, 3s Sd. Flour. £8 15s. Bran and pollard, £5 15s. Ba vie v.—English 3s !)d to 4s 3d, Cape 3s to 3s 4d. Oats.—Good Algerians, stcadv; milling, 2s 5y 2 il to 2s (id: feeding,'dull, 2s 2d to 2s 4y 3 d. Maize, 3s Sd. Peas, 4s. Potatoes.—Firmer; Carmen's £C 5s to £G 10s. Onions, £S. NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT. On .Friday, 7th inst., for my Uvenui supplementary sheep fair there was a good yarding, a little in excess of advertised numbers. The attendance was very representative. Competition was good, and a very successful sale resulted. The demand for good young ewes was quite keen, ' all of this class being sold. The only sheep in the yards not cleared were small two-tooth ewes and wethers on which vendors reserves were too high. I quote:—4, (i and f.f.m. ewes 14s to 14s 5d for a good straight line, 4 and G-tooth to f.m. ewes 13s; lambs, woolly 10s sd, shorn 0s lOd, 8s Gd, 8s 2d, Ss Id, Ss, 7s Bd, 7s 7d, 7s Id; culls, 4s; small mixed 2tooth, 10s to lis 2d; f.f.m. ewes 0s 5d to 10s Sd; 2-tooth wethers, good lines 14s Id to 14s od, others 13s to 13s 4cl; 2-tooth ewes, 15s 3d for a nice-line of Romnev-Lincolns. others 14s 7(1 to 14s lid, small lis Id to 12s lOd; 2 and 4tooth ewes, 14s 10d; 2 to G-tooth ewes. 13s; sonnd-mouthed ewes, 7s 4d to 0s 4d; culls, 2s Gd to os lOd; 4 and G-tooth wethers, in forward condition. Ifis 3d to 10s 7d; rams, from ly. gns. to 4 gns.; aged, 10s Gd to 17s Gd." For my Urenui fortnightly cattle sale on the Kith inst. there was a good yarding and attendance. I had an improved demand for most classes, sales being made as follows:—Springing heifers. £5 2s Gd to £7 10s; dairy cow?, £4 5s to £5; wcaner heifers, £1 13s: weaner steers, £1 Gs to £1 10s and £2 4s for a well-grown line of Shorthorns; 15month steers, £3 2s Gd to £3 7s (id: 2-year steers, £3 15s; in-calf heifers, £4 17s (id; in-calf 20-month empty heifers, £3 0s to £3 lis; store cows, £2 10s to £3 lis; forward cows. £4 5s to £4 Os; fat sows, £5 15s to £G; bulls, £2 Ss to £4 12s fid;; f.m. ewes, 7s Gd; small 2-tooth wethers, 10s Id; store pigs, £1: buggy. £ls. At Rahotu on Tuesday, owing to the very wet weather, I had only a small yarding of 100 head of cattle and 33 sheep. The attendance was good, practically everything being cleared at the. hammer as follows: —Weaner heifers, £1 Ills to £1 18s (3d; weaner steers, £1 12s to £1 17s: .lerseys, £1 2s; yearling steer*. £2 13s; 2-year steers, £3 17s; 20-month Ayrshire heifers, in calf, £4 ss; grade in-calf heifers, £3 IGs to £4; store cows. £2 lfis to #.4 3s; fat cows, £5 17s lid'; bulls, £3 Ss to £5 12s (id; springing heifers. £5 5s to £0 2s Gd; f.m. owes, 7s; Rahotu Dairy Factory shares, os.

Private Sales for Week.—4-tooth ewes, straight lino, los fid; lambs, good, !>s to 10s; fair, 7s fid; mixed weaners, Is lid; weaner Jersey Shorthorn heifers, £2 7s (id; weaner stecra, £1 15s; 2 1 />- year heifers, in calf. ;Gfi .Is; 20-moiilh in-calf heifers, good dairy sorts, £4 10s net: fat cows. £5 10s to £6 7s Gd; 3Vo-ye.ar bullocks, £0 12s Gd to £7 7s. MVITUKWS. BKXXETT & CO.'S HE PORT. Matthews. Peiinett and Co. report that there were small attendances at their supplementary slieep fairs at Matau, Tarata. and Inglewood, owing to the excessive rains. Nevertheless, at Matau on Monday there was a good yarding, and the following prices were realised:— P.M. ewes 7s to 8s 7d, wethers 14s Id, lambs 'ss !)il to 7s 10d, rams £1 to £1 10s. 18-months steers £2 17s fid. At Tarata on Tuesday there was n good yarding, and a good lot of stock changed hands as follows:—P.M. ewes (is to 10s. cull ewes 2s fid to 5s Id, 2-tooth wethers 12s (id, cull lambs 3s 5d to 4s 6(1, calves £1 3s, 18-months heifers £3 Is, 18 to 20-months steers £3 8s fid to £4 ss, rams £1 Is to £2 12s Gd, culls 4s to 7s fid. At Tnglewood on Wednesday there was .a fair varding. Good calves made £1 10s to £1 Nls', 15 to 18-months £2 (is (id to £,i:os, store cows £2 2s Gd to £3 14s. old ewes 4s Od to 5a 4tl, f.m. ewes 7s to 7s fid. lambs Gs fid to 7s Id, rams £1 Is to £2 17s 9d.

LONDON WOOL SALES. ■ The New Zealand Loan and Merean- I tile Agency Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London house under date 11th inst.: — The demand still continues, although not so brisk. As compared with last sales' closing rates prices are higher by about par to 5 per cent, for lambs, greasy and scoured merino super, coarse scoured crossbred and scoured merino medium; about the same for greasy merino medium, scoured merino inferior, medium scoured crossbred, fine greasy crossbred medium greasy crossbred and fine scoured crossbred; higher by about 5 per cent, for crossbred slipe; higher by about 5 per cent, to 7y 3 per cent, for crossbred lambs and coarse greasy crossbred and lower by about par to 5 per cent, for greasy merino inferior. SOUTHERN MARKETS. JOHNSONVILLE. At Johnsonville there was a fair varding of bullocks and a heavy one of sheep. Bullocks sold well, but. sheep met a very dragging sale. Prices: Prime heavy bullocks £lO 17s Gd, prime bullocks £0 10s to £9 17s Gd, lighter £9 2s Gd to £9 7s fid, plain light £B, prime vealers 38s to 455, smaller 27s fid, prime wethers 18s, good wethers 10s Gd to 17s 3d, prime ewes IGs 4d to IGs 9d, medium ewes 14s Gd to 15s. prime lambs 13s (id to 14s. medium lambs 12s Gd to 12s Oil. extra heavy show wethers 25s to 2Gs Gd, extra heavy 21s 3d to 22s 3d. BURNSIDE.

There was a large yarding of fat cattle at Burnside, 183 being penned, consisting principally of cows "and heifers. Competition was fairly keen, but prices were 10s per head lower than those ruling last week. Best bullocks £l3 5s to £l4, good £lO 10s to £l2, medium £8 to £O, best cows and heifers £lO to £ll 10s, good £8 to £9 ss, medium £G 15s to £7 10s.

There was a good-sized yarding of fat sheep, 2700 being penned. The entry included a .good pr.opprtion of good quality sheep. Freezing buyers had their limits reduced, and consequently competition was almost confined to butchers. Prices were about. Is lower than last weeks' rates. Best wethers 23s 3d. goodISs to 21s Gd. medium' IGs to 17s Gd, extra heavy ewes 24s Od, heavy 18s Gd to 22s (id. medium 12s to 15s.

' Fat lambs penned numbered IGO6. The quality generally was not very good, and prices ,ruled much the same as last week. Best l'Bs to 10s fid, good IGs to 17s Cd, medium 12s Gd to 14s. ADDINGTON.

There were large entries of stock and a good attendance. Fat cattle sold at previous week's rates. Fat lambs were easier, in consequence of a rush of stock at the freezing works. Store sheep sold well, especially ewes, lambs, except forward lots, being a little easier. Fat sheep were irregular, but sold at about last week's prices. There was a large entry of fat lambs, totalling 7749, the bulk being well grown and of prime quality. The' prices paid were about equal to 5d to Sf/id per lb. Best lambs made lfis to 19s 7d, a. few extra to 21s, lighter 13s 3d to 15s Gd.

There were about 4000 fat sheep penned, made up chiefly of ewes, wii«i a few pens of prime wethers and several lines of wethers. The range of prices was: Prime wethers ISs to 21s lid, lighter 14s 7d to 17s-fid, merino wethers 12s to 15s, extra prime ewes to 245, prime lifis to 21s. medium 13s Gd to las Gd, aged and light 10s to 13s. There was an entry of 252 fat cattle, as compared with 194 last week. Prices showed no change, beinc equal to 22s fid to 30s per 1001b (according to quality): steers £0 to £l3 7s Gd, heifers £G to £lO ss, cows £5 17s Gd to £lO 12s Gd. Store cattle formed a fair yarding, but prices were easier. Fifteen to 18nionths sorts made- £3 to £3 17s. 2-yonr steers £1 (is. 2'/.-voar sleers £5 12s fid, two-year heifers '.£3 lfis to £4 2s fid, 3-vear cows £4 10s to £ll ss.

There was a medium entry of fat pigs, but a good demand, and the prices of last week were maintained. Choppers ran from £3 10s to £5. baconers 50s to 555. heavy pigs 57s fid to 70s (equalling 3d to 0y 4 d per lb), heavy porkers 42s to 475. lighter kinds 3fis to 40s (equal to 5%d to fid per lb), medium stores 30s to 37sj smaller 22s to 28s, weaners 8s to 18s;