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Taranaki Daily News, 18 January 1919, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS:. Melbourne, Jan. 37. Barley: Chevalier, 5s to os lOd; Cape, 3a lid to 4s. Oats: Algerian, milling 4s 7d to 4s 8d feed 4s 5d to 4s fid. Potatoes, £lO 10s to £ll 10s. Onions, £3 io 3 to £lo—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc. LIVE STOOK SALES. ADDKGTON, Ohristchurch, Jan. 15. Ail &jmiigton to-day tliere wore larger eiuriea in most departments than the week before. Sturo sheep, especially backward sorts of wethers and lambs of ail classes, were easier in consequence of the dry weather and short rape crop, l'at lambs that were well linished were >ery liim. 1' at cattle were easier and more business was done for export- l'at sheep met with a good sale, but at a iange of prieift a shade under last week s. Above was a moderate demand for store cattle and pigs of all classes sold well.

Store sheep.—Two-tooth ewes '2Gs €d, i vo-tootii wethers 23s Ud to 211s (id, four six-tooth wethers 27s 7d to 2& i>d, , six and eight-tooth wethers 27s Id Lo 295, merino wethers 1.55, rape lambs lfo Od to 21s lid, mixed sex lambs 14s 9d to 18s Id.

Fat lambs.—Extra prime to 37s Cd, prime 25s 6d to 2Ss (id, medium 23s Gd to 2os, light and unfinished 17s od to

Fat sheep—Extra prime wethers 40s, piime wethers 33s Gd to 3l)s Gd, medium wethers 30s Od to 335, lighter withers 25s 3d to 30s, prime ewes 32s to 35s fid, medium ewes 2Ss (id to 31s, lighter ewes 24s 6d to 28s,

Fat cattle.—Prime steers £l(s to £2O, ordinary steers £ll 10s to £ls 10s, prime heifers £ll ]os to £ls, ordinary heifers £7 17s Gd to £ll 6s, extra, prime cows to £l7 12s (id, prime cows £!2 to £ls 10s, ordinary cows £lO 2s Gd to £l2 ss.

Stoic cattle, Twelve to c-ighteen-month heifers £0 17s Gd to £7 17s fid, yearling steers £0 15s, forward two a*d half-year heifers £0 S S . two-vear heifers £7 10s. dry cows £0 to £lO, dairv civs £S 10s to £ls 15s,

Rjg.x Choppers £7 to £B. baconers to £8 7s Gd (equal to 0d to !)Jd lb), porkers £3 to £4 10s (equal to 9Jd to 10d per lb), ibest stores £3 5s to £3 12s Gd, medium £2 15s to £3. smaller £1 15s to £2 os, weaners 22s to 28s.

ii&L* bdbnside. Dunodin. Jan. 1 >- At Tinmsida to-day priees of fat cattle generally were about equal to last week's closing rates. Athough 'there was a full yarding the demand'kefit up throughout the sale and prices firmed ;|l, out 10s towards the end. Extra prime bullocks to £55, prime £2O to £23 1.-'- Od, medium £1.7 10s to £lO 10s, light and unfinished to £ls upwards.' There was a full yarding of fat sheep, cattle and gr.T.iers operated fnVly. Prices were on a par with last week's rates.

There was a full yarding of fat sheep. Bidding was not brisk at any time during the sale and all clashes of sheep suffered. being from 2s (id to 3s per head below last week's rates. Extra prime' wefhers 6d to 50s 3d. prime 42s 0d to 4Gs Od, medium .Jss Gd to 38s. light and unfinished 30s to 335, extra 'prime ewes 37s .to.- ,40a 3d, prime 34s to 3&, medium 30s to 335. ' ' Pigs 21s to £1 3s.