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Taranaki Daily News, 21 September 1918, Page 2

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lUISTRALIAN MARKETS. Melbourne, Sept. 20. Barley.—Chevalier 03 to Cs Cd, Cape 4s to 4s 3d. Oats.—Milling, Algerian, 3s 9d to 3s lOd; feed, 3s 7d to 3s Sd. a Potatoes.—£4 to £4 15s Gd. Onions.—£2s to £2O. —Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. ADDINGTON MARKET. Chrlstchurch, September 18. At Addingtou market thcro wero fair entries of stock. The Increased supply of both I fat cattle and fat sheep resulted in the prices of beef and mutton being somewhat easier, unfinished fat sheep showing the most decline. There was a fair demaind for store sheep, especially for good hoggets, but prices generally showed a declino on late rates. There was a moderate inquiry for store cattle. Pies of all classes sold well. Store Sheep.—Two and four-tooth ewes, 23s Id and 31s 6d; same ages with lambs, 15s 7d to 19s Id, all counted; four aud six, and eighttooth ewes, 24s Id and 345; same ages with ij lambs, 10s to 225, all counted; two and four© I tooth wethers, 31s 3d to 3Ss Id; four and sixtooth wethers, 41s 7d, ewo hoggets, 22s Id to 35s 3d, mixed sex hoggets, 22s and 33s 7d; wether hoggets, 25s Id to 30s Cd. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers, to 5Cs Cd; prima wethers, 41s Od to 48s, medium wethers, 31s to 41s; lighter wethers, 35s to 36s 6d; prime ewes, 3Gs 6d to 42s Gd; others, 26s to 30s 6d; hoggets, 32s 4d to 41s Od. Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers to £32 7s Gd; prime steers, £2O to £2O; ordinary steers, £l4 5s to £l9 10s; extra prime heifers, £lB 7s Od; prime heifers, £ls 10s to £lO 10s; ordinary heifers, £lO to £ls; prime cows, £lO 10s to £l7 17s Od; ordinary cows, £9 10s to £IG. Store Cattle.—Three-year steers, £l2 5s to £l3; two-year steers, fill; eighteen-month sorts, £, to £8 los, yearlings to fifteenmonth, £5 to £9; calves, to £3 17s; dry cows, £0 to £9 15s; dairy cows, £8 to £lO OS. Pigs.—Choppers, £0 to £10; baconers, £5 to £8 4s (equal to 9%d per lb) ; porkers, £3 as to £4 10s (equal to per lb); medium stores, 40s to 48s, smaller stores. 29s to 36sweaners, 18s to 235. BURNSIDE STOCK SALE. ~ „ ~ Dunedin, Sept. 18. At Buroside yards 103 fat catatle wero penned. Competition wa3 very keen and prices wore in advance of last week's high rates. Best bullocks, £22 to £24 10s; extra, £27, medium to good, £l7 10s to £l9 10s; best cows and heifers, £l» 10s to £l7; extra, £lB 17s 6d; medium to good, £l4 to £ls; others, £l2 X?, / TllMe wa3 * medium entry of sheep, -9.. oeing penned. The quality was good aud competition keen, and a good sale resulted. Best good 40s tcil) S ; best ewes, 44s to 4S; extra. -is Gd; medium to mod, 37s to 40s; others, to . ;'?• r "«o was a small yarding of pigs. For fats competition was not keen, and prices wero easier than last week. "