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Taranaki Daily News, 1 June 1918, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. , Sydney, May 30. Oats. —Algerian feeding, 4s Gd; milling, 4s 9d; Taamanian, 5s Cd. Maize —4s 7d to 4a 9d. Potatoes. —Tasmanian, £G 30s to £B. Onions.—£lG. Adelaide, May 30. Outs.—3s 7d to 3s lOd. Melbourne, May 31. Barley.—Chevalier malting, 5s M to 6s; Cape, -Is 4d to 4s fid/ Oats.—Milling Algerians, 4s 2d to 4a 9d; feed, lis lQd to 3a lid. Potatoes. —£3 10s to £4. Onions.—£33 10a to £1.4. —Press Association. NEWTON KING'S ItEPORTS. On Friday, 24th Instant, at Rataplko, for Mr. A. 1). Oarr's clearing sale, there was, in spite of the boisterous v/cather, an excellent attendance. Bidding was good, and the cosvs. {good grade line) avenged £l3. The best cows sold lip to £1"; others, £9 10s to £l4 l«s; in-calf heifers, £0; weaner steers, £4 ss; weaner heifers, £2 13s: lambs, 20s and 21s 4d; storo pigs, 295; drill, £4O; farm horse, £l6 10s; mower, £11; disc harrows, £l9; hay rake, £7 10s; circular saw and bench, £U 10s. On Friday, 24th inst., at Uahotu.—Weaner steers sold up to £4 1 ng; small and weedy, £2 9s; weaner heifers up to £3; fat and forward cows, £lO 16s; store cows, £5 12a Gd to £8 4s; 18-month steers, £7 4s. On Monday., at TFretiul.—There was a small entry. Mixed weftners (good), up to £3 10s; weaner heifers, £2 15s to £3; in-calf heifers, £7 15s-to. £9rough steers, £5 6s; springing heifer, £7; fat cows, £ll fis; forward cows, up to £9; empty cows, £5 15s; turnips advertised on account of Kapinga were sold at from £4 10s to £5 10s per aero. At Albert Road, on Tuesday, 28th instant, for Mr. C. .T." Ible'r, clearing sale, competition throughout was. Rood. Farm horses sold at from £9 lfor to £2l; cows, £l2 19s; store cows, £7 and £7 ss; empty ewes, 16s 9d to £1; small, weaners, £2 lis to £3; drill, 455; disc plough,. £l4; disc harrows, £l4; d.f. plough £l3. On Tuesday, 28tli inst., at Stony River.— Weaner steers sold up to £4 5s Gd; weaner i heifers, £2 2s; empty 20-month heifers, £4 18s to' £5 14s; fat cows, £ll 4s; forward cows up to £8 16s; store cows. £4 17s to £0 128 6d; small In-calf heifers, £4 15s; small 20-month steers, £5 14a 6d to £6. On Wednesday, at Uruti— I There was a good yarding. Sheep sold exceptionally well. Cattle with the exception of 2%-year steers and heifers, were of ready sale. Weaner heifers made £2 13s to £2 15s: nixed -weaner*, £2 16s* weaner steeTS, £4 7s 6d: 2%-year Hoistein bull, £l3; 2%-year Sliorthorn hull, £10; IS-mitntli bull, £8; empty 2-year heifers, £0; In-calf 2-vear heifers. £7 Ta Gd; empty heifers, £7 18s; rough 2V 2 -vear steers, S8 to £9 10s; forward cows, £8 12s to £9 12s Cd; store cows, £0 8s to £7 10s; tm. wethers, 2*9 M; 2-tooth ewes and wethers. 27s Gd to 28s 3d; cull lambs, 14s and :14s 4d; owes, guaranteed empty. 24b Gd. On Wednesday, nt Omata, for Mr. ,T. Ramsbottom's sale—Dairy cows sold at from £lO 10s to €l4 15s; small weaners. £2 ss. At StTatfo?d. on Thursday, for Mr. K. T. B. Mellow'? pedigree .Tersey sale —Bidding throughout was good, and a very satisfactory sale was held. Cows sold from 18 to 8(1 guineas; heifers, from 22 to 71 guineas; and bulls, 21 and 22 guineas. LIVE STOCK SALES. ADDINGTON. Store Sheep—4 and 8-tooth ewes, to 25s Gd; sound-mouth eweß, to 2Gs 3d; two-tooth wethers, 22s Gd to 27s 8d; two and four-tooth wethers, 27s Id; four and six-tooth wethers, 19s 3d to 31s 8d; owe lambs, 255; mixed-sex lambs, 23s 4d to 24s 8d; wether lambs, 225. Fat Lambs.—Extra prime, to 35s 3d; prime, 29s 3d to 34s !jd; medium, 25s Gd to 28s; lighter, 22s ftd to'24s sd. Fat Sheen—Prime wethers, 40s to 45slighter, 29s 3d to 39s lOd; merino, 25s to 325: prime ewes, 37s to 4fls Gd; medium, 32a to 38s 8d; liphtor, 24s 9d to 31s. Tat Cattle.—Extra prime steers, to £22 10s; prime steers. £IG 10s to £l9; ordinary steers, £l2 12s Gd to £IG; prime heifers, filn to £ls 10s; ordinary heifers, £9 to £l4 15s; "rime cow, £l7 17s 6d; ordinary cows, £8 12s Gd to £l3. Store Cattle.—lß-month to 2-year steers, £, 17s Cd; heifers. £fi 17s Gd; 2\t> to 3-year steers. £tl: dry cows, £G 5s to £7 10s. pica—There was a medium yarding of stores baconers. £G 18s; heavy baconers, £5 5s to £5 15s; lighter baconers, £4 5s to £4 15s (equal to 8d to 8».4« per lb) ; heavy porlcers. £3 10s to £3 15s; lighter porters, £3 to £3 os (equal to 9M;d to 10d pet lb). BURNSIDB. Extra nrlme bullocks, £25; prime, £l9 10s to £22 18s; medium, £l7 to £lB 10s; light, £l4 to £l6. Prime cows, heifers, £ls 10a to £l7 10s; medium, £ll 15s to £l3 15s; light, Inferior, £8 10s to £ll. , M Pat Sheep—363s weTe penned. Some pons were very prime wether ewes, but ft large number were of medium quality. Prime sheep realised lafo rates, butchers and exporters bidding freely for suitable lines. Inferior were inclined to be a shade firmer. Extra prime wethers, 635: prime. 40s to 4»a; medium, 37s 6d to 395; light unfinished. 28s Gd to 33s 9d; extra prime ewes, 50s 6d; prime, 38s to 40s; medium, 30s to 33s Cd; inferior light, 23s to 28s. Lambs —I7OO were penned. The quality w..s rery fair, and exporters competed freely. Prices were fully equal to late rates. Prime. 30s to 355; medium. 26s 9d to 28b Go; light Inferior, 18s to 255. Pjp,_Thf>Te -was a medium yarding of stores and fats. Competition for the latter was less keen. Prices declined 5s to 10s. Stores were sold at late rates.