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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 235, 13 March 1915, Page 2

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; CHICAGO WHEAT PRICES. London, March 11. Wheat—Chicago May options 14U£ to cents; July, 1175 to 121. • j AUSTRALIAN MARKETS j Sydney,.March 11. Oats.—Tasmanian and New Zealand A GartoM, 5s Id to ss. 2d,. Barley.—Cape feedip&'Sb 6d, English 6s. Maize.—Prime yellow 5& 3d, white 4s lOd; Potatoes.—' £7 to £B. Onions,, £1 to lfta,. Butter, selected HQs,, secondary 110s„ Cheese, 7d to 7 1 / 4 d j , Bacon, 9d to 10<l : x AjdhWde,, March 11. Wheat, 8s to ,Bs, 3d Flour, £lB to £t&sfi. Bran, 2s to 2?, Ml. Pollard, 2s 5d to) 2s 6d. Oats, feeding,. 4&-, 8d to ss. : Melbourne, March 11; Hides.—Fair-: supplies; stouts and heavies unchanged, lights and kips %d to y,d lower,- , ; Melbourne, March 12. AA'heat, Bs. Flour, f 18'-' life J Bran, £i>„\ Pollard,i, .eil ss. Barley.-JShglish 5s 10d to 6s 2SV Cape os. . Oats.—Algerian ss, whites 4s l l ®' Maize, fe 4d, to 5s Bd. £4 15s o £5 ss. OmctfiSi £3 Is 6d. ADDINGTON. A& the Addington live stock.- iwarket there was a hqavy yarding of store slljicp, but small entries of .fat'sheep and lambs, and a fair entry of.itet cattle. | Store Rheep sold well at thfl-. advancedj rates recorded at late, sales; Prime beef j was firm, but indi'l'orent-. Sorts were [easier. Fat lambs and fait sheep were firmer. ■ Store sheep—Good fqr-wjmt lambs 15s llil to 17s 2d, medium laittbs 125,t0 15s 3d, inferior lambs 9s 3$ to lis Cd, cijll lambs 5s Id to 8s (id; good- ewe lambs 14s. cull ewe lamliN- Sb (Id; forward 6-tooth wetlisr:; ,90k, tjfe medium 2-tooih wethers 12a 7d to l?s 1 !W, cull 2-tooih vv ethers IDs 73 to 1,3s td, good 2-tostth ewes 18s 6d to 2fts Bd;medium 2-tooth ewes 15s to 18b, good 0 tooth.'ewon to 223 IM, fairly BSBTid-infiUli ewes J4s'(!.l to 15a failvflg-moiita jwes lis 8d to 14s fld, cell ctfes 79 7ci to 10s, soundrr.outh raoiin® ewes &• 5.1. I Fat Best fcfflba 18s fid to 21s 3d, othew 15s to'lßs. | Fat sheep—Prime wethers 21s fid to 24s 3d, others 17s Od to 21s, prime ew-es 20s («1 to 2(is, medium 17s to 20s, others lis to lfis (id, merino ewes os;6d. j Fat cattlc—prdmary steers £0 12s (id to £l2, extra, prime steers to ;6'lS,.ordinary heifers :C5 to £8 10s, extra j prime heifers to £ll 2s Od, ordinary cows 1 £5 10s to £8 10s, extra prime cows to! £l3 17s Gd; price of fieef per 1001b, 32s to 445. ' Store, cattle —There was a small yarding and a dull sale. Fifteen to eighteen-. 1 months sorts £2 Is to £3 10s, 2-year \ steers £4 17s (id. 2-vear heifers £4 Is to £4 17s fid, 3-year steers £fi 15s, dry , cows £2 to £(i (is, dairy cows £3 10s to £l3 2s (id. , Pigs—Choppers fiOs to !)7s (id, ordinary baconcrs 50s to 57s fid, heavy baconers; 00s to 08s, extra heavy baconcrs to 735, price per lb 51d; ordinary porkers 32s tii 345. heavy porkers 3(is to 40s, price per lb 53d. • Store pigs—Large stores 25s to 2!)5,,; medium Ills to 2-ls, small lis to 18s,' weaners 3s to 7s fid. BUUNSIDE. At ; ed, a good proportion of which were of - prime quality. Export buyers were not operating, and as the yarding was more than sufficient for butchers' requirements prices were lower than last week's rates by 10s to lfis per head. Best bullocks £1.4 to £lO, medium £l2 to J £l3 ss, light £9 10s, to .ClO 10s, best cows and heifers £0 JOs to £ll, extra prime to £l2 10s, medium £7 10s to " £8 ss, light £5 10s t-> £0 10s. Fat slice]) —There was a moderate yarding. 2188 being penned. A good number of very good sheep came forward and met a good sale at equivalent to last week's rates. Best wethers 2(is to< 28s Gd, extra to 31s !)d, good to medium 22s (id to 245, light lfis to l!)s, best ewes 23s to 255, extra to 275, medium to good ' Ills to 2ts, light 15s to 17s, inferior 12s Gd to 14s. ! Fat lambs—There was a small yaril- . ing 107G being penned. The entry consisted mainly of moderate quality. The I demand was good for prime lambs, and late rates were maintained, but uiifin- , islied met with poor sale, ami were difiicult to dispose of. Prime 18s fid to 20s fid, extra to 25s (id, medium 15s fid to 17s, unfinished 12s lid to 14s. JOHNS()NA 7 1LLE. A good yarding of cattle and sheep •• came forward and sold at late rates. Prime heavy bullocks £ls 7s fid, prime bullocks £l3 15s to £l4 10s, light £l2 7s Gd to £l2 12s Gd,-vcalers 28s to 375, . prime heavy wethers 26s to 2Gs Id, light wethers 20s (id to 21s, heavy ewes 235, , good ewes 18s lOd to IDs, light 17s (id i 18s (id, prime lambs IGs 4d to lfis sd, medium lambs i-ls to Iss, sluini lambs 12s. NEAA r ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO., LTD. Best dairy cows, close to profit, sold at from £7 10s to £lO 10s; others, £4 to £7 ss; empty cows, £3 3s to £3 ISs; heifers £2 15,-s to £3 3s; calves, 20s to 335. Siiccp were yarded in scarcely average numbers, and the market showed a decided tinner tone, although quotations weie the same. Best wethers sold at from 20s 3d to 24s SKI; others, ISs lid to 20s; heavy ewes, 19s to 225; others, 15s to 21s; hoggets, 13s fid to lfis Od; lambs, 13s Od to lOs Gd. Pigs were in very largo numbers, and sold at lower rates. Baconcrs, £3 Ss; largo porkers, £2 10s to £3; porkers. £1 8s to £2 os; slips, 10s to 225; weaners, ss,to 12s Gd. STOCK REPORT. Matthews, Gamlin and Co. report a full yarding of sheep ami cattle in their Inglewood yards on AYcdncsday last; bulls and forward cows sold well, and store cattle and sheep maintained late rates. The maojrity of stock yarded was disposed of at the following'ratcsBulls £-1 10s to £0 18s, fat cows £'< i 15s to £7 12s Gd, store cows £3 3s to £4 17s Cd, weaner steers 27s to 355,. . heifers (dull of sale) 10s fid to £l. 20-month steel's £3 12s; f.m. ewes 12s 3d - to 15s fid, purebred Romneys 19s, forward lambs 9s 3d to 13s 2d, store lambs j 7s Od to 9s, Romney rams V/ 2 to 2'/, guineas. ~ ;