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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 135, 31 October 1914, Page 2

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ADDIXGTON. At ihe Addington live stock market fai. cßtlc was somewhat easier. There i wis a drop in fat lambs. There was no, ■■liiiiige in store sheep, and fat sileep were iii'iii. ,'M.i>iicrp—Woolly shee)) ami fairsi.milii i-wi's with lambs up !■<> (all ciiitiib-d; failing mtiiuli >-mv, with lambs, lis 5d (all,c<mnli.il); cull ewes with lambs, !)s 5d (ail counted); forward fulir and six-tooth wethers, to 21s; good cv.e hoggets, to 20s 3d; best wether hog-. gels lo 10s lid; medium wether hog. : gets. 13s 10.1 to 14s yd; drv merino ewes,' lis '3d. Shorn sheep - Fairly forward fourtooth wetliers 15s (passed), very for-, ward four-tooth wether.-, lo 10s Id (passed) : very medium wether hoggets, to Us 3d; fairly good wetl.e.r lioggcts, to 13s ltd. , Fat lambs— I'rimi! lambs Kis 0d to 21s; ■lighter 10s to 10s. I'at sheep--Prime woolly wethers, 24s lit I in .'ills, 0 tliers 21s to 245, prime shorn wcthera 22s (id to 2fis ild. otiiers ills ;id to ■_."■■., woolly merino wethers 23s 3d, suorn merino wethers Kis Oil prime woolly ewes 23s fid to 325, others 21s !)d to 235. prime shorn ewes 22s Od to 20s, (iili. rs 19s 10,1 lo 21s, woolly hoggets 20s I'd to 24s Od.

j.'al cattle—Extra good .steers to .€l7 ss, ordinary steers £8 to CI 1 10s, extra good heifers lo £l2 15s, ordinary heifers £ii to .CO 10s, extra good cows lo £l2 ss, ordinary cows £5 10s to £9. The price of beef per 1001b averaged 3-ls to 445.

Store cattle.—Local cattle. 15 to 18 months, £2 12s to £3 3s lid. two-year steers £4 10s, two and a-haif-year steers £5 7s Od, two-year heifers £3 12s to £3 18s, three-year steers £5 15s to £0 ss, three-year heifers £5 5s to £5 15s, four and five-year steers £lO 15s, dry cows 30s to £0 ss; southern cattle, fifteen to c.i.gh teen-months £2 2s (id to £2 10s, two-year heifers £3 7s fid to £3 8s fid, tiiive-vear heifers £-! ss, dairy cows £3 in: to £9 10s. '

Fat jii^'s—Choppers 55 s to SO-, extra heavy baconers to 735, heavy baeouera WM to 70s, ordinary baconers oO.s to 57s ud (price per lb 5%d), heavy porkers 42s io 15s, lighter porkers 35s to 10a (price j.-i-r ib Oil); stores, best, 30s to 33s 0(1, medium 23s to 211s, small lis to 22a, weaners Ss to lan. BURNSIDE. Fat cattle —Prices showed an advance of 10s to 15s per head on tliose ruling 'ast week. Best bullocks, £l4 to £lO 10s, extra to £2l 15s, medium to good £ll to £l3, best cows and heifers £9 lOs to £l3, extra to £ls 2s Oil, others £fl 10s to £8 15s.

Fat sheep—l77B were penned. The sale opened with prices about Is to Is 3d in advance of last week's rates, but as it progressed values receded somewhat, and at the close they were about on a par -with last week's values. Best wethers 27s fid to 30s Od, extra to '.4 os, medium to good 24s !)d to 20s (Id, best ewes 20s to 31s, others 21to 255, best shorn wethers to 24s Od, best ewes (extra) to 20s.

I at lambs—Only OS were penned, as compared with S3 last week. The prices showed an advance of about Is 0d per head.

I'i;:s—Ninety stores and sixty fats Wi'-.-e penned, and the yarding of both was m excess of requirements, and prices showed a drop of from 3s, to 7s Od, and 3s to 4s respectively.

WERSTER BROS.' REPORT. ' Poultry,—At the mart on Saturday our pens were fdlcd with birds of all classes. Prices were, well maintained, and we still have an unsatisfied demand for tabic poultry. Good forward ducklings are also realising good prices. Hens, young, 2s to 2s (id, fat 2s 8d to 3s, ducks "2s 3d to 2s Gd, drakes 2s (id to 3s, ducklings, young, (id to lid, forward Is 2d to Is (id, cockerels, young, 2s to 2s 4d, tat 2s (id to 3s "2d, hen and chickens 0s fid to 7s Od.

Fruit.—During the week very little lias been offering, and prices are on a par with the previous week. The lirst line of tomatoes and cucumbers arrived on Tuesday last and realised good prices. Prices as under:—Bananas, green, 12s, ripe 2%d per lb. lemons Is Id to Is 2d dozen; apples, American King David, 10s per ease; green peas, Is 7'/»cl per peck; tomatoes, 11 '/ 2 d to Is Id per lb; cucumbers, 0s Od per dozen. I

MATTHEWS, GAMLIN AND OO.'S RIO PORT. Matthews, (lamilin and Co. report, a gnu-1 yarding oi stuck in their Inglewood yards las;, Wednesday. Springers were in very good demand, but other stock >!iowed a .slight, decline on late prices We quote:—Springing heifers, £5 J()s to £i> ss; www, £1 Ms to £s ids; store cows, 'J " s •»! to £5 15s; yearling heifers fl 10s to £2 -1s (id: yearling steel's lo £2 l-'s; bail-; £5 t 0 £!l. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE. STOCK MARKET. Auckland. Hi,. \ T cw Zealand Loan and Agency Company, Limited, report as follows: — At IWes'ilield yards on Thursday, brtit dairy cows, close -to prolit, sol.l at from is to £!) 17s (id, others £5 to £S; empty cows, £:) l(;s to £ t '.w; empty heifers, £.i to £3 17s lid; calves, 3-0* i 0 £2 12s; bulls, £3 to £ti 15s.

At \\ < -.1 i':;:LL ards on Wednesday, prime oxen sold Co 31!s. (id. others Stis io 3Ss |kt Kwib; cows and heifers, 33s to 3(id; sleers sold at from £!) to £1!) ss; cows and heifers, £(i lo £lO 17s (id; wethers in- wool sold at frum. for best, ill Ss 3d to £1 10s lid; others, £1 3s d to £1 7is lid;' shorn wethers, lirst quality, il iKl to £1 Vis 3d; others, £1 lo £1 2s; 'hoggets in wooil, £1 2s Od to £1 5s Od; shorn ditto. 17s !ltl to dlils 3d. Lambs, ill 8* 3d to £1 10s 'dd; others £1 3s 3d! well done, His to IDs !)d; lis !ld lo 15s (id. l'igs c.uue forward in average numbers and sold at late rules. Baconem, £2 17s io £3 10s; large porkers, £2 to £2 12s; porkers, £t 8s t'o 37,5; blip's, IS* to 255; weaners, 8w to 10s; sow and young, £1 17s Od.

JOHNSONVILLE. Ai good yarding of cattle and sheep came forward, and sales were at the following prices: Prime bullocks £l3 to Cl 3 Ids, prime cows t'S 10s, extra heavy ewes 235, prime wethers 22s 3d, light wethers 20s, light ewes 17s lid to| 18s id, prime lots 15s to 15s 7d, lighter, 13s to .Us.