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Taranaki Daily News, 16 February 1918, Page 5

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. 1 Australian-N.Z. Cable Association Melbourne, Feb. 15. Oats. —Milling, 2a lid to 3g; feed, 2i lOd to 2s 10% d. Potatoes, £3 108 to £5 10ft| Onions, £5 to £o 10s, LIVE STOCK SALES. ADDINGTON MARKET, Christchurch, Feb. i. At Aldington market to-day there were larjfet ynrdinfjft In almost all departments, but especially in sheep and fat lambs. Buyers of stbre sheep were much in evidence. Store lambs showed a further weakening. Wothors were also a little easier, but there was a keen demand for ewes, which included several North Island consignments. Vat lambs were down about Is lu Is (id per h"iid, especially on medium and unfinished lota, exporters pitying 8d per lb. over :tll. Thrs yarding of lambs totalled 5680, and was tl*3 largest o! tf«e ncason. Fat cattle sold well at a shni«e under last week's rates and exporters we™ unable to secure more than a few l!*ad. Fat were also easier, especlftlly owes, and wethers were ' easier, jr.id g:\.zie: •- o:w*ratod in unfinished lota. Store cattle were di'M of sale fn the absence of lar.-o ::razSe"H Dairy cows and pigs sold well. S'.nru shee.i. —iVo-tooMi ewea 27a 6d to 36s 2d, "our ml six-too'.h ewes 32a 5d to 39s GJ, Wvs *w\ clgU-tooth ewes 'Mr. to 39s Cd, aaundmouth ewes 10". 9d to 36s tii, two and fo\uttooth wethers 23s 9d to 27s Id, four and pfxtootJi wethers : ; 7a to 30s I'd, six and elght«tooth wethers i.r.s 8d to 28fs 6d, raps lambs 17a tid io 33s 9d, mixed cex lambs 15s to 17s sd, wethfer lambs Ks Pd to 16s. Fat hmbs.—Uxtra prime to 35s 6d, prime 26s to 293 4d, jl 'um-23s to 25s Cd, lighter 19s Cd to 2is Cd. Fat sheep—Extra prime wethers to 40s. Id, prime wethers 343 to 395, lighter wethers 21$ 4d to 33s Cd, prime ewes :t2s (id to Sis 9d, medium owes 27s Gd to 325, lighter ewes 23s 3d to 275. ?'at cattle.—Extra prime steers £2l 10s, prima steer.. £l7 to £l9, ordinary steers £l4 2s Cd to £lO 10s, extra prime lioifera £lO 12s fid, prime heifers £ll 10s to £ls, ordinary heifers £8 2s (Id to £ll, extra prime cows £l6 17s Cd, prlnio cows £l2 10s to £ls, ordinary cows £lO 2s fid to £l2 0s (Jd. Store cattle.—Calves £3 18s, IS-tnonths to 2-years £X 10s to £9 155,/ dry covra £7 to £lO, dairy cows £9 to £l9 Os. Pigs.— Choppers £5 to £7 2s 6d, baconers £4 Jds to £*; IDs (equal to 8d to 9d per lb), porkers £3 to £4 (equal to DVfcd io 10d oer ll> ). large stores £2 15s to £3 4s, ntedtum £2 8s to £2 14s, smaller 34s to £2 4s, weaners 24s to 28s. BURNSIDE MARKET. Dunedln, Feb. 13. At Burnaldo to-day 212 fat cattlo were yarded A few pens were of prime bullocks aud heifers, the balance being of medium to good beef. f Prices were about 10s to 15s easier than last v.euk. Prime bullocks £2O to £2l 17s Cd, medium to good £lft to £1 4 J ss, others £ls 10s to £l7 Ills, prime hellers £ls 10s to £l6 10s. good £l3 10s to £l4 10s, others £ll to £l2 Ills, Shcop.—2llo were penned, including a biff proportion of extra prime wethers. Prices opened at about last week's closing rates, hut declined Is to Is 0d towards tho linlsh. Kxtra prlmo wethers 435, prime 33s to 41s, medium to good 34s Gd to 375, light and unfinished 30s to. 335, extra heavy ewes 41s. prlmo 35s to 395, medium 31s to 345, light aged 25s to 275. Lambs.—-258 were penned. The entry ex- ' cceded requirements and prices were about la. lower than lust week. Best 28s to 30s 6d, good 23s Od to 265, unfinished 27s 6d.