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Taranaki Daily News, 20 April 1918, Page 2

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Australian Cable AssociationMelbourne, April 1!). Barley.—Chevalier malting 5s !)d to (is, Cape 4s to 4s 2d. Oats.—Milling Adrians as 10d to ■ls Id, iced lis Sd to 13s 9d. Potatoes, £3. Onions, £1) 5s to £9 10a, AMERICAN WHEAT SUPPLIES. , New York, April 18. Visible supplies of American wheat east of the Rockies are 7209 million bushels. LIVE STOCK SALES. ADDING TON MARKET. Christehurch, April 17, At Addington to-day the yardings of almost all classes of stock were larger than the previous week and there was a weaker tone in the market for both fats and stores. Although fat lambs were not quotably lower/there was not Sl'eh keen competition- Fat cattle were sver, by about 20s per head, export o-yers having reduced their limit to 42s Cd per 1001b- Fat sheep also eased somewhat in value, though exporters were operating oft all suitable lines. All classes of store sheep wei'e easier, but more business was done at the lower rates. Store cattle were dull of sale and could only be disposed oJ at lowej rates than those ruling a Short time ngo. Good dairy cows sold well, as did all classes of pigs. Store sheep.—The range of prices was; Two-tooth ewes to 365, 4. 6 and 8-tooih to 30s 3d, sound-mouth ewes 33s 2d, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 2Ss sd, 4 and G-tooth 30s 7d, ewo lambs 2Gs (id, wether lambs 22s (id, mixed sexes 22s Cd. Fat lambs.—Extra prime to 37s 3d, prime 27s Od to 325, medium 24s to 275, lighter 22a 5d to 23s 6d. Fat sheep.—Extra prime wethers to 44 g 3d, prime wethers 3'6s to 40s, lighter wethers 29s to 35s 6d, extra prime ewes 39s 3d, prime ewes 33s Od to 37s 6d*, medium ewes 29s to 335, lighter ewes 27s to 28s firl.

Fat cattle. —Extra prime steers to £2l 7s fid, prime steers £ls to £l9, ordinary steers £9 12s Od to £l4 10s, ordinary heifers £G 17s Od to £ls, prime cows £lO os, ordinary cows £7 12s 6d to £ll. Store cattle.—Calves 3os, yearlings £."> os, 2}-year steers £ll 10s, 4 and 5-year steers £l2 to £l4 2s Od, forward eows and heifers £8 to £9 12s Gd, aged cows £2 to £7, dairy cows £8 to £l9. Pigs—Choppers £4 to £S, extra lioavv baconers to £G, heavy baconers £5 to £5 15s, ordinary baconers £4 to £4 12s (price per lb 73d to 8d) heavy porkers 70s to 80s, ordinary porkers 55s to GOs (price per lb 9d to 9%d), medium stores 42s to 555, smaller 22s to 30s, weaners 12s Od to 17s.

BURNSIDE. Dunedin, April 17 At the Burnside market 219 fat cattle wore yarded. The prices for heavy declined 10s and lighter sorts were 15s to "203 easier. Prime 'bullocks £IS to £2l Bs, medium £ls to £l7, lighter £l4 10s, prime cows, heifers, £l3 to £ls 7s fld, medium £lO to £l2. Sheep.—'2l49 were penned, principally medium quality ewes. Prime wethers met with keen competition at slightly increased rates; medium quality about late values. Extra prime heavy wethers 46s 3d, prime 40s to 443, medium 35s to 38s, extra prima heavy ewes 42s prime 38s to 40s. medium 33s to 36a, light 28s to 31s. Lamb^. —1033 were penned; quality medium to good Competition was good at lato rate<=. Extra prime to "363,' prime 29s to 325, medium 2Gs to 28s, light unfinished 22s Od to 255.

MANAWATU MARKETSAbraham and Williams, Ltd., report as follows: At Palmerston North on Thursday we held our Autumn Cattle Fair. Good weaner and yearling to 20-month steers and store cows sold at late rates. We quote: Medium fat cows £9 los to £lO, light fat cows £7 13s to £8 12s, forward cows £6 10s to £8 10s, small store cows £<i 10s to £7 10s, cows and calves £4 5s to £9 ss, good springing heifers at drop £ll 10s to £l3 17s Od, othera £8 to £lO 15s, 18-month steers £7 12s, 20-month heifers £3 lis mixed weaners 28s to 325, 'bulls to £lO ss.

At Feilding on the 12th inst. plain fat cows brought from £ll 10s to £l2 15s, forward cows £9 to £lO, fresh conditioned cows £8 2s 6d to £9 12s Cd, store cows £4 12s Gd to £7 10s, dairy cows (ordinary) £9 7 S cd to £lO, . springing heifers (good) £lO to £l3 10s, 2-year steers( bad color) £8 Is, 2Jyear heifers in calf £S to £S 10s, small 2-year heifers in calf £3 17s Cd to £(> 2a Cd, yearlings £2 17 S fid, 4-year emnty ewes 235, 4 and (j-tooth ewes in lamb (low conditioned) 22s 3d, woolly 15s fid, shorn forward lambs ' 14s (id, store lambs 7s to Ss lOd, cull 2-tooth 17s j 6d, aged rams (potters) 22s to 30s. NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At Kaponga on Friday 12tli there was a full yarding of saleable cattle witli a good attendance of buyorn. Weaners were file only cattle unsold. Fat cows made from £lO 5s to £l3 15s, fat heifers up to £lO 12a <Jd, bulls up to £l4 7s (id, forward cows from £7 17s (id to £3 ss, store cows £4 7s fid to £7 10s, 20-moril.h I'cifcrs £4 10s, big weaner heifers £3 7a Gd, small weaners 20s, 3-year forward conditioned steers £l3 s sd, old cows £3 12s Gd, forward ewes 21s 9d, aged ewes ss. At Rahotu on the same, day weaner steers made £2 9s to £3 10s, weaner 34s to £2 3s, mixed weaners (good) vip to £3 13s, others 28s to £2 15s, empty cowo £6 9a to £7 sa, fat heifers £lO 10s-

At Urenui on Monday, loth, tliere was a small yarding, Jersey weaner steers made 23s to, "53, mixed weanera £2 Is 6d, 2J-year stetfrs £!) 5s to £lO 14s, IS-month steers £7 ss, forward cows £8 10s tc £9 10s, weaner heifers 255, fetore cows £4 15s to £7 ss, fat and forward e'.ves 2Gs Dd, fm. ewes in lamb 17;' 7d.

At Stony River on Tuesday, 16th, there was a full yarding with a slacken ed demand There was no sale fo: weaners. Fat cows sold up to £lO Ss fid, forward cows to £9 12s 6d, store cows £4 15s to £(> 15s, 18/20-mon steers £0 5s to £0 15s, empty IS-month heifers £4 10s to £5 3s, 2i-year good conditioned steers £lO, calved heiiV .-Cfi 5s to £lO, fat ewes and wethers fat lamb £1 Is. aged ewes 10s 3d, f.id ewes 15s Cd, lambs 12s 2d to 13 At Tikorangi on Wcclp !av, 17th, for Mr. iD. Paul's clearing sale there was a

very large attendance and good competition throughout. Dairy cow 3 sold up to £2O 10s, the herd averaging over £l2 10s, etore cows made £5 5s to £6, mixed weaners 2Gs, 21-year Shorthorn bull £lO, lambs 14a, cull ewes 4s, store pigs 275, sow in farrow £4 10s, .boar £1 10s, separator £l9 15s, Adriance mower £ls, 3-year unbroken gelding I £lO Ms, 4-year Jilly broken £lO.