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Taranaki Daily News, 23 February 1918, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, Feb. 21. Onl=, Algerian, feeding 'An to 3s .'id, milling 3* ttd to ,1* fid: Tasmanian -is to -Is :!(). Hurley —Capo Feeding Is to -Is 3dMrti/.e r>s h> ")s Oil. l'otaU;c-'- Tusumuiuns Js lOd to 7s lOd Unions £7. Adelaide, Feb. 2). Oat.i—Algerian 2s 9d to 2* lid. Al TKI .AN 1) SHAREMAHKET. Auckland, Feb. 21. S.ilc:- (Jriui' l .liiiiction Us, Aurklair.! Oa* (contribution) 19m lid, (ord.J 27s iJd, Sun 2s Bd. ADDINGTOX STOCK MARKET. Chrisfchureh, Feb. 20. At Addhigton market the yardlngs of siock were 11<'l as lui'no as those of the week before, the falllnp-off being, mostly noticeable in fat lambs There was apain ft large atten.bince, especially of store sheep buyer 3 The late rain Improved the demand for store sheep, the entry of whieli included consignments from the north, the Chatham Islands, and the West Coast. Prims were firm at late rates, and lambs, If anyihinj:, showed a little Improvement 'n value. Fat Inmbr. opened firmer, but went back to hist week's rater.. Fat cattle met with a good sale, the yarding buinji a moderate one. and was chiefly made up of cows and heifers, the former showing some advance in price. Exporters atrain found that values were beyond their limits. Fat sheep were very firm at prices above export level, the market easing towards the end, There was n moderate demand for store cattle, and pigs of all classes were a liitle easier.

Slave sheep.—Two and 4-looth owes to 3Gs Gd; 4 and G-t.ooth twos, 24s to 34s 4d; 6 and S-tooih ewes, 27s to 325; sound-mou«h ewes, 24s 3d to 30s; 2 and 'Month wethers, 27s to 325; 4 and G-tooth wethers, 30s 7d; rape lambs 20s to 275; medium lambs. 17s Oil to 10s Gd; lighter and cull lambs;, 14s to 17s 3d Fat hunts -Extra prime to !Us 1U; prime, 20s to 20s 7d; lighter. 21s lid to 25s Gd. Fat sheep •---Woolly wethers, 4."5s ! extra prims wethers, to 40s: prime wether;., 34s to 38s; lighter wethers 20s Gd to 33s Gd; merino wether?, 20s J»d to 2;>s Id; extra prime ewes, 37s 8d; prime owes, 32s Gd to 3<la Od; medium ewes, 27s 'hl to 325; lighter ewes, 23fr (id to 275. Fat cattle--Exira. prime r.teers, to £2l; prime steer.-:. .£l7 to £1!); ordinary steers, £l3 Ids to £lt; 10",; prime lk-ifers, £ll 5s to £ls 15s; ordinary heifers, £sl 7s Gd to £11; prime cows, £l2 10s to £ls Ss; ordinary cows, £.j 10s to £l2.

Store cat tie --18-month heifers, £5 12s Gd to £8 10s; 3-year steers, £HI to £ll 10s; dry cows, 'JO ii> £O.

I'ips -('hoppers, £4 to £G 10s {equal to 8d to S'/jd per lb); porkers, £2 15s to £3 lt»s (equal to to lOd per lb) ; large stores, £3 to £3 7s; small stored, 32a to £2 2s; weaners, 22s to 325. BURNSIDK STOCK SALE. Dunedin, Feb. 20. At Burnside yards 170 fat rattle were penned, mostly medium to pood. The nlitry was abou( equal to butchers' requirements A steady le resulted in prices being linn at last week's rates. Extra prime bullocks, £22; prime, £lO to £2O ss; medium, £l(i 10s to £lB ss; light, £l4 to £l;'i 10s; prime cows ;• :i<l heller:;, £l3 to £10; medium, £ll 5s to £l2 12s (id; old and inferior, £0 to £lO 10s. There were only J3GO sheep penned. The bulk of them were medium woiglits. Prices opened about 2s above last week's rates, but eased slightly towards the close. Extra prime wethers, 4(3s {MI; prime, 30s to 425; medium, 35s to 38s; others, 34s Gd; extra prime ewes, 45s Od; prime, 35s tn. 3Ss; medium, 31s to 3:35; light, 2."s to 28s (id The number of lambs penned was SSB. -The quality was better than for several weeks, freezing ouycrs operating to a limited extent, and prices were on a par with late rates. Extra prime, 32s Gd; prime, 27s to 28s Od; medium, 24s to 25s Gd; light and unfinished. 10s to 22s Gd. There was a very keen demand for fat pigs, and the sale was one of the best held at JUirnslde tor many years. Stores were in slow demand, prices being considerably below last week's rates