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Taranaki Daily News, 20 October 1917, Page 8

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LONDON MABKET. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. London, Oct. 18. Tallow.—Four hundred and ten casks offered, '62 sold; prices unchanged. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Melbourne, Oct. 19. Barley.—Chevalier, malting 4s 6d to 4s lid; Cape 3s 3d to 3s 4d. Oats.—Algerian, milling 2s 8d to 2s 9d. feed 2s 3d to 2s 7d. Potatoes, £4 5s to £5 ss. Onions, £2O. LIVE STOCK SALES. ADDINGTON. Store sheep.—Sound-mouth ewes and lambs 21s to 24s .(all counted), two and four-tooth wethers 30s 6d to 35s 3d, four and six-tooth wethers to 445, ewe hoggets to 39,s 4d, wether hoggets to 345, mixed sex hoggets 23s lid "to 35s Od. Best new season's fat lambs -0s to 33s 9d. lighter 24s to 29s - tid. Fat sheep.—Extra prime wethers to 575, prime wethers 45s to 50s, lighter wethers 39s Od to 44s Cd, extra prime shorn wethers 455, prime shorn wethers 33s 2d to 34s 3d, prime ewes 40s to 475, lighter ewes 34s 6d to 39s 4d, shorn ewes 29s 4d to 35s Id, hoggets 3(Ss 9d to 51s. Fat cattle—Extra prime steers to £29 10s, prime steers £lB 10s to £2l 10s, ordinary steers £ls to £lB, extra prime heifers to £lB 17s 6d, prime heifers £l4 10s to £l7, ordinary heifers £9 10s to £l4, extra prim'e cows £2O 10s, prime cows £ls to £lB, ordinary cows £lO to £l4 10s Store cattle.—Mixed yearlings £5 5s to £6 17s, two-year steers £9, two-year heifers £7 17s Od, three-year steers £ll 10s to £l3 7s, four-year steers £ls 7s three-year heifers £8 15s to £9, dry cows £8 10s to £lO 10s, dairy cows £8 to £ls. Pigs.—Choppers £5 to £9 15s, baconers £4 to £0 2s (equal-to Sy.d per lb), porkers 58s to 78s (equal to 9%d to 10'/id per lb), large stores 60s to 05s. medium 35s to 555, smaller 25s to 335, baconers 24s 6d to 325. BURNSIDE MARKET. ! Sheep.—lso2 were penned. The quality I was better than last week. Prices ad- ! vanced slightly at the opening and increased as the sale proceeded, finishing Is to Is 6d higher than last week. Prime l wethers 57s 9d. good 52s to 54s 6d, me- ; dinm 48s 9d to 50s, lighter 44s 6d to 48s. Lambs.—About 30 were penned. The I quality was very prime. 'Prices were higher than last week. Pigs.—A fair to medium yarding. Prime baconers 130s, medium 90s to 115s, porkers'o7s, medium 61s, slips 4Gs to 50s, best weaners 40s. others 26s to 345, small 24s 6d.