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Taranaki Daily News, 6 May 1916, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.' By Cable.—Press Association —Copyright Sydney, May 4. Oats—Algerian ,2s 3d to 2s 6d, Tasmanian white 2s lOd to 2s lid. Barley.—Feeding 3s 4d to 3s sd. Potatoes.—Tasmanian £7 10s to '£lo 10s.

Onions, £4 to £4 10s. Adelaide, May 4. Bran, Hid. Pollard, Is ljd. Oats, 2s Id. Melbourne, 11'iy 4. Hides.—Good supplies and an active demand. Lights unchanged, heavies halfpenny lower. Melbourne, May 5.

Bran, '£s. Pollard, £6 ss. Barley.—English 4s 4d to 4s 9d, Cape 2s 9d to 3s Id.

Oats. —Milling Algerians 2s 3d to 2s 3Jd, feed 2s ljd to 2s 2Jd. . Potatoes, £5 10s to £B, Onionß, £3 10s to £4.

LIVE STOCK SALES. ADDINGTON. Store sheep —Forward lambs 16s to 17s, ordinary lambs 13a to 15b . 9d, .cull lambs 9s to lis, wether lambs 10s to 12s 4d, ewe lamb 14s Id to 17b 2d, 2-tooth ewes 17s Id to 2fls 9d, 2, 4 and fl-tootli ewes 17s Od to 275, 4-tooth ewes 25s 9d, 4, fi and 8-tooth ewes 13s lOd to 21s 9d, 2 and 4-tooth ewes 15s Od, 6 and 8-tooth ewes to 16s lOd, 6-tooth ewes 255, soundmouthed ewes 14s 5d to 225, failingmouthed ewes 8s to 13s 4d, aged ewes 4s 3d to lis 9d, 2-tooth wethers 17s 6d, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 17s 3d to 225, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 17s lOd to 17s lid, 4 and 0-tooth wethers 20s Od, B and 8- tooth wethers 24s 3d, merino wethers. 9s 7d to 10s.

Fat lambs—l Prime 22a to 269, medium. 193 to 21s 6d, lighter 14s to 18s fid. , Fat sheep—Prime wethers 25s to 32a, others 17a to 24s fid, extra prime ewes.' to 35s 3d, -prime ewes 24b to 29s 6d, medium 18s to 23a 6d, others 12s 3d to 18a Od.

Fat cattle—Extra prime steers to £lB 15a,, ordinary steers £8 10s to £l2, extra prime heifers to £l6 sa, ordinary heiferß £6 17s fid to £9 10s, extra prime cows to £l6 9s, ordinary cows £S 10s to £9. Store cattle—Yearlings 255, 15 to -18months sorts 30s to £2 ss, 2-yc;ir steers £4 18s to £5 Bs, 2-year heifers £4 15a, 2%-year steers £n 10s, 3-year heifers £6 ss, dry cows 34s to £6 10s. . Dairy cows, £3 10s to £l3 ss.

Pigs—Choppers 60s to 809, bacpnera, 67s to 84s (equal to fid. to,.fi%d per lb) / porkers 35s to 46s (aqual to 7d per lb) ;, medium stores 22s to 265, smaller 18s to 21s, weaners 4s to 14s. ...

|. , ■ AUCKLAND. , Westfield: Prices were firm at last [week's rates, oxen selling to £2..4s per 1001b. Cows and heifers made from £1 15s fid to £2 Is per 1001b. Steere sold at from £B,los to £2O 2s Cd! Cows akl heifers sqld at from £s'los to ill? ss. Calves were penned in full numbers and sold at higher prices. Runners sold at from £5 to £7 17s Od, heavy suckers £3 15s to £4 17s fid, medium suckers £2 5s to .£3 lis, light suckers £1 10s to £2 2s, small and fresh dropped 3s to 18s, unfinished calves 15s to £1 Rs. Sheep were yarded in average numbers nnd sold under keen competition at advanced rates from 2a to 3a per head. Best wethers sold at from £1 10s to £1 14s fid, others £1 4s to £1 8s fid, ewes, heavy-weights up to £1 6s 3d, others 18s to £1 5s !)d, hoggets £1 2s (Id to £1 6s 6d. Lambs were yarded in average numbers, and sold under keen competition at advanced rates, best quality selling to 28s, others 16s to £1 fis fid. Pigs were penned in extra large numbers, and sold at improved prices. Choppers sold at from £5 5s .to £5 15s; heavy baconers £3 IBs to £5 Is; medium baconer» £3 Is to £3 14s, light baconers £2 10s to £2 IDs, heavy porkers £2 16s to £3 Bs, medium porkers £2 8s to £2 15s, light porkers £1 15s to £2 6s, slips £1 Is to £1 10s, weaners 7s to 16s.

BURNSIDE. Fat cattle--Best bullocks £lfi to £l7, extra £lB 12a, medium to good £l3 to £ls, others £l2 10s, best cows and heifers £l2 to £l4, extra £ls. others £ll. Fat Bheep—Best wethers -28s to 31s, extra 33s 3d, medium 24s to 2(ls, others 22s Gd, heavy ewes 26s to. 2Ds, extra 34» 9d, medium to good 20s to 245, others JQs to 15s.

"Fat lambs—Prices dec-lined about Is. Best 22s to 245, extra heavy 31s Od, medium to good 18s to 21s, 'unfinished 14> to 17s.

Pigs—lPriees were firm at late rates. Heavy baconers made to £5, light £4, porkers 57s Gd, slips. 28s, suckers 10s to 18s.