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Taranaki Daily News, 8 February 1919, Page 2

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BURN-SIDE. Duncdin, Feb. 5. At Burnstde 251 fat cattle were penned, The quality was very good. Prices showed a reduction of 20s per head. Extra prime bullocks ran up to. £24 ITs 6d, prime, from *■'2o to €23, medium SU JOs to £l9 10a, light £l4 to £IC 10s, prime covts and heifers £l3 u ius, medium £ll to £l2 15s, old and Inferior £8 10s to £lO ss. Sheep: 244t» were penued, and lite quality was very good The entry exceeded the requirements, and prices receded about 2s, except icr extra prime heavy wethers, which dropped Is. lixira prime wethers fetched 52s 6d, prime 4us to 445, medium 3tis to 38s, light 30s to 34s 6d, prime ewes 33s to 375, medium 28s Gd to 31a, light and Inferior 20s to 275. Lambs: 361 were penned, a fair proportion being very medium. Exporters operated to a limited extent. Prime 2Ts Gd to 33< od, medium 24s to 265, light and unfinished 2us to 335 l Pigs: There was a medium eniry of fats, 3nd prices were quite up to late values, store* being quickly eloared at late rates. ADDIXGTON. Chrlslchurch, Fob. 5. At Addlngton market the yarding of stock !n almost all departments was larger than last week, especially in store sheep There was an improved demand for the better classes of lambs, and Prices were a full 2a per head in advance of the previous week's rates This was partly due to an improvement In quality. Wethers and ewes showed practically no change. Lambs wore Arm at late rates, and fat sneep, which were in short supply, sold mostly above freezing values There was a decline in fat' cattle, and exporters were able to purchuse more than at any previous sale this# season, Stare cattle were slower of sale, the quality being mostly moderate. Included in the vardlna were between fifty and sixty bulls, and they were all bought by exporters Springing dairy cows were In demand, and pigs were rather easier. Store sheep: Best rape lambs 22s Gd to 25s Gd medium rape lambs ITs Cd to 225, lighter lambs 1-s Od to lllfi, ewe lambs 21s to 25a, shorft ewe lambs 16s 4d, shorn weiher lambs 153 2d 2tooth wethers 2U to 24s (id, 4 and G-tooUi wethers 27s to 20s (ill, best 2-looth eves 3:)s to 32s Cd, r,mailer 2-tooth ewes 2(is to 295. 0 nnd 8tooth ewes 27s to 32a 6d, sound-mouth ewes 20s to 30s. Fat sheep—Prime wethers, 35s to 395, lighter wethers 28s 3d to 3is 6d, merino wethers 21s 7d to 20s Od, prime ewes 33s 6d to 30s Gd, medium ewes 30s to 335, lighter ewes 24s 3d to 29s 6d. Fat lambs: Extra prime to 325, prime 20s (ill to 30s 3d, medium 24s to 2(is 3d, lighter lambs 19s 3d to 23s tid. Fat cattle: Extra prime steers to £23s 15s prime steers £lO to £l9 12s 6d, ordinarr steers £l3 17s 6d to £ls 17s Od, prime heifers £l2 10s to £ls ss, extra prime cows to £l.i 17s 6d, prime cows £l2 15s Od to £ls, ordinary cows £S Us 0d to £l2 10s Store cattle: Calves to £3, 15-month steers £5 to £6 17b 6d, steers £lO 10s 354-ycar steers £ll 10s to £l3 7s Od, 4 and 5-year steers £l2 2s fid, drv cows £0 to £lO ' 2s Od, bulls £5 to £lB Ins. PiKS: Choppers £5 to £9 15s, baconers £5 to £8 18s (equal to fl%d por lb); porkers £2 15s to £4 10s (equal to lOd to per P . ,: »'.TJ l r s f r, 3 5 S t0 £3 l4a£2 12s to £3. smaller 3os to £2 Bs, wcanera 14s to 265, breeding sows £4 to £G.