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Taranaki Daily News, 2 June 1917, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Außtralian-N.Z. Cable Association; ! Sydney, May 81. Oats.—Algerian, feeding -2s 5d to 2s 7d, Melbourne, June 1. Barley.—Chevalier 4s 3d to 4s I'd, Cape 3s to 3s 2d. Oats.—Milling 231 ad to 2s 6d, feed 2s Id to 2s 2d. Potatoes, £3 to £4 ss. Onions, £4 10s to £5. STRATFORD. The Farmers' Co-operative Organisation Society of New Zealand Limited, report:—at Stratford on Tueso&y, 29t!i, | we had a fair there was a good attendance of buyers. | Nearly the whole yarding was sold under the hammer. We quote as follows: — Fat eows £lO to £l2 ISs, forward cows £8 to £9 10a, backward and light £4 !)s to £7, 20-month steers £8 12s fid to £8 19s, empty heifers £4 103 to £0 15s, in-calf heifers to £7 10s, dairy heifers £0 to £lO, weaner heifers £1 13s to £2 10s. ADDINGTON. Store sheep.—Two-tooth ewes 23s !)d io 30s fid, 4 and 6-tooth ewes to 355, 0 and Stooth ewes 345, south-mouthed ewes 33s 7d, )4t and fi-tooth wethers 27s Id to 38s 2d, <i and S-tooth wethers 28s 3d, merino wethers 27s ftl, wether lambs 20s 3d, ewe lambs 27s 4d. Fat lambs.—Extra prime to 33s 3d, prime 27s to 30s lid, medium 2 ; is 4d to 2(18- 10d, ligliter 19s to 235. Fnt slieep.—Extra prime wethers to 4Ss 3d, prime 32s to 40s, lighter 28s Id to 30s 7d, merinos 21s fid, ewes extra to 40s 3d, prime 34a Id to 37s Sd, medium 30s to 33s Id,'lighter 23s to 28s 7d, merinos 15s Fat cattle. —Extra prime steers to £24 10s. prime steers £l4 5s to £2O 10s, ordinary steers £l2 15s to £l4, prime heifers £lO 5s to £l4 29 fid, ordinary heifers £8 to £lO, prime cows £lO 10s to £lll 17s fid, ordinary heifers £« to £lO. Store cattle.-Fifteen-month.-i £3 ss, 21-year heifers £6 10s, 3'-year steers £8 10s to £9, dry coV/s £3 10s to £7 10s, vealers 15s to £5 l'ss, good dairy cows to £2O ss, medium £l2 to £ls, poorer from £5 2s fid. I'at -pigs—Choppers £4 to £7, extra heavy luiconers to £5 ss, heavy baconers £4 7s to £4 iaa, lighter baconers £3 12s to £4 (equal to 7'/ ? d per lb), heavy porkers 52s to 60s. lighter porkers 44s to 50s (equal to S'/ad to Od per lb). BURNSIDE. Best bullocks £l7 to £ls Ms, inodium -£1.5 10s to £lO 10s, light £l2 Ite to £■ls, best cows £ls ss, medium £l2 to £l3 10s, others £9 upwards Sheep.—Extra primp wethers 49s to 545, best 40s to 41415, medium 35s to 395, light unfinished 30s upwards, best ewes ! 40s fid, medium 33s to 30s, light unfinished 28s fid upwards Lambs—6so were penned. All export- ( crs wero operating at late rates, anil < there was good competition for best. ] One extra prime sold at 03s and an- 1 other at 60s. Best 34s 9d, medium 2Gs i to 28s fid, unfinished 21s upwards. < " " I