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Taranaki Daily News, 2 March 1918, Page 7

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AMERICAN WHEAT. Austrnlian-X.Z. Cable Association London, Fob. 2S. - Wheal —The American visible supply amounts to 14,355,000 bushels. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, Feb, 28. Oats.—Algerian, feeding 3s 3d, milling 3s 4(1 to 3s Gd; Tasmanlan, 4s to 4a sd. Barley.—Cape, 4s to 4s 3d. Maize. —5s 4d to 5s (id. Potatoes.—Tasmanians. £4 10s to .€7 10s. Onions,—£7 to £7 10s. Adelaide, Feb. 2ft. Oats.—2s lOd to 3s. Melbourne, March 1. Barley.—English, 4s lOd to ss; Cape, 3s Id 1 to 3s 3d. Oats.—Milling, 3s 2d to 3s 3d; feed, 3s to Cs 2d. Potatoes—£4 10b to £5. Onions.—£s' 15a to £G. MR. N'EWTON KING'S INGLEWOOD SALE. A correspondent .states: The weather for Mr. Newton King's Inglewood sale on Wednesday February 27, was all that could be desired, and there was a strong muster of the public to compete for the stock offered. Of the latter there was but a small number of weanera, ' mostly of Inferior quality. Though the deimmd for this class was keen, the larger cattle were not so much sought after There was a full yarding of lambs, nearly all of which were sold at satisfactory prices. One particularly choice pen of shorn Lincoln-Romneys reached 15s lOd. i The demand for good ewes is still maintained, arid anything in the way of fat sheep finds a ready market One line of fat wethers brought 31s Taken Altogether, it was a good for good quality of stock of all kinds, and most of the lots left Uio yards for new homes. ADDINGTON MARKET. Christohurch, Feb. 27. At the Arlington yards to-day the rat'ge of i prices was: 2-tooth ewes. 22s 9d to 345; 4. and , 6-toolH ewes, to 3Gs 3d; 0 and 8-tooth ewes, to 33s lOd; sound-mouth ewes, to 33s 9d; 2-tooth we'«luv\ to 2Gs fid; 4 and G-tooih wethers, to 31s 2d; ti and 8-tooth wethers, to 30s Gd; rape lambs, 20s to 23s 8u; medium, 17s Id to l:)s lOd; lighter and cull, to 17s Fat lambs:: Extra prime, to 31s 2d; prime, 20s Id to 2»s j lOd; lighter. 22/8 to 20/-. Fat sheep: Extra , Extra prime, to 34s 2d; prime, 20s Id to 2!)s lfld ; lighter, 22s Bd'to 20s. Fat sheep: Extra prime j wethers, to 40s; prime wethers, 34s to 38s 8d; I * lighter, 29b to 33s Cd; merino wethers, 19s to 1 22s Gd; extra prime ewes, to 35s 9d; prime ewes, 32s 6d to 33s 7d; medium, 27s lOd to 30s 9d; lighter, 27s to 27s 6d. Fat cattle: Extra prime steers, to £22 17s Gd; prime steers, £l4 to £10; ordinary steers, £ll 17s Od to £IC 30s; prime heifers, £ll 5s to £ls 12s Gd; ordinary, £oto £11; prime'eows, £l2 10s to £l7 2s Gd; ordinary, £9 to £l2. Calves: ltutwiers. £2 10s; good vir lers, £ 3 2s Cd to £5 10s; fair, £2 Gs to £2 8s; small and inferior, Us to 38s. Store cattlo: There was a large entry «of dairy cows of uneven quality. A few good sorts brought £l7; moderate, £7 10a to £9 10s; inferior. £5 12s 6d to £7. Store pigs: Best, 55s to 69s Gd; medium, 45s to 545: small. 28s to 40s; weaners, 22s to 275. Fat pigs: Choppers, £4 10s to £G 4s;. extra heavy baconcra, £5 5s to £5 12s; heavy baeoners, £5 10s; light baeoners, £3 15s to £4 10s (equal to 8d per lb) ; heavy porkers, 57s Gd to 70s; lighter, 50s to 55s (equal to BV-d to 9d per lb). BUKNSIDE. Dunedln, Feb. 27. • P-st bullocks, £l9 10s to £22 10s Gd; good, £l7 10s to £lB 10s; light, £ls 10s to £l6 ss; best cows and heifers, £ls to £ls lus; medium, £l2 to £l3; light, £lO 10s to £ll Sheep: Extra prime wdhcrs, 45s to 475; prime, 41s to 43s (id; medium, 37s to 40s; lighter, 32s upwards; prime ewes, 40s 3d: medium, 33s to 375; light and aged, 2Us upwards. Lambs: Competition was fair and prices from 22s Gd to 28s Gd.