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Taranaki Daily News, 5 August 1916, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Cable.—Press Association.—Cop; rlgM Sydney, August 3. Oats—Algerian, feeding '2s 7d to 2s Sd; milling, 2s !)d to 2s lOd; Tasmanian whites,'2s lid to 3s Id. TSurloy, 3s (id to Js. Potatoes—Tasmanian, £7 10 to £'.•. Onions, £5 to £5 10s. Adelaide, August 3, Oats, Is LOd to 2s 2d. Melbourne, August 3. Hides—There are fair supplies and kips are firm; heavies are a farthing lower. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. Sydney, August 3. The wool sales have closed. Good greasies were firm, but others were irreADDINtiTON. Christclnireh, August 2.

Store sneep—Hoggets (mixed sexes) 10s Id to IDs, hogget ewes 18s to 235, wether hoffgets lGs 4d to -21s 3d, 2-tooth ewes to 37s Oil, 2, 4, 8 and 8-tooth ewes 20s 4d to 20s Bd, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 20s to 20s fid, 4 and 0-tooth wethers 24s (id to 25s 3d, sound-mouthed ewes 17s !)d to 21s Otk, aged ewes 13s 3d to IDs.

Fat lambs—Prime 2.1s to 30s, medium 22s (id to 24s (id. lighter His 4<l to 225.' Fat sheep—I 1 rime wethers 30s to 3ds Od. lighter 23s to 20s Cd. merino wethers llis Id to 22s 3d, prime ewes 28s to Ji3s 3d, medium 24s to 27s (Id, lighter 20s tn 23s (Id, merino wethers lu's Id to 22s 3d, prime ewes 2Ss to 33s 3d, medium Ms to 27s (id, lighter 20s to 23s (id. merino ewes 17s.

Fat cattle—Extra prime steers £25, prime steers £ls to £22 12s Od, ordinary steers £S 10s tc £l4 15s, prime heifers £ll to £1(1, ordinary heifcrs£7 15s to £lO, prime cows £ll to £ls 2s od, ordinary cows £li 15s to £lO. Stole cattle —Fifteen to IS-months sorts £3 9s to £4 7s 3d, 2-ycai steer., £4 15s to £5 17s Od, 2y r year steers £7 15s. 3-year heifers £7, dry cows £4 'to £B. Dairy cows, £3 10s to £l4 ."s. Pigs—Choppers Sfls to 127s Od. haconers 75s to (Ills, extra 02s to 100s (price per lb, 7d to 7 1 / 4 d); porkers 44s to 50s, extra 52s to (ills (price per lb, !)d). fIURXSIDE. Dunediu, August 2. Fat cattle—Rest bullocks made £lO to £25, medium £l7 to £IS 10s. others £l2, two extra heavy bullocks £2il 5s and £25 ss, bent cows and heifers £l4 to £lO 10-. medium £ll 10s to £i3 Ids. Sheep—22oo penned. The quality was better than usual, and values advanced about Is, butchers taking the entry at prices above exporters' limits. Best wethers 33s to 30s, extra 37s Cd to 42s fid, medium 2Ss Od to 325, others 255, best ewes 20s to 335, extra 395, others Lambs—ooo penned. Exporters took all fit ,fcr killing, at late ■values. (Irazicrs competed keenly for unfinished lots. Best 25s to 27s 9d) extra 30s, others 20s.