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Taranaki Daily News, 22 February 1919, Page 2

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BURNSIDE MARKEI. Dunedin, Feb 19. There was a large yarding of fat cattle it Burnside to-day, 23S being penile! 'Hie gmiliiy was good, competition kieii, and prices firm at Into rates. Best bull wks £l9 lus no K"", extra £24 2s Od, medium to good £l7 to £ 18 10s, best cows and heifers £l4 10s 10 £ls lof, medium tc good £l2 IDs to £l3 10s, others £9 10s and upwards. Fat Sheep —A small yarding, 1083 buT.g penned The quality was indifferent. There was keen competition for prime wel.hets at 2s to 2s 6d above late rales. Medium uiality showed a drop of 2s to Ss. Best wethers lis to 40s Od, extra 50s 3d, medium to good 34s to 36s (id, others 27s to 30s, best ewes 34» to 38s. extra 43s lid. medium :o good 29s to 31a, others 21s to 28s. Lambs.—A small entry of 401 was penned. The quality was medium, and prices were on a par with last week's rales. Pigs—There was a targe yarding of fats. Competition was good, but late rates were not maintained. The entry of stores was much beyond requirements, and a sharp slump in prices resulted Many pens were sold at halt late rates. ADMNGTON MARKET. Christehurcli, Feb. 19. . At the Addlngton Market there was the I largest entry of store sheep this season, t eluding North Island ewes. Best, quality eves sold well, and the market for wethera remained steady at late rates, an V :iu,ri mis « good do mnnd for forward lambs. Sh»«p —Beit Iv. o tooth ones 32s to 30a 6d, good 30s to 31s 3d, medium 20s Od to 20s Oil, poorer from 2;is. 4 and 0-tonth 2Cs to 275, t and 8-tooth 25s to 20s Od, smaller ewes from Ills lo 255. 2-tooth v.-eihurg 21s Od to 255, ', and li tooth 26s to 27s (id, test rape lambs 23a 0d to 25s 6d, good 21s lo 235, medium 17s (id to 20s, poorer 15s to lis, culls from 7s 9d. The entry of fat lambs totalled 2851. The general Quality was good. Importers took moal lots. Extra prime to 35s Od, prime 27s 6d i--335, medium 24s lid to 275, light 23s 4d. There was a large yarding of l'al sheep, moslmoslly of good quality ewes and wethers, almosl equally represented. Range of prices:--- Extra prime wethers to 41s, prime 34s to 40s, lighter 27s to 33* 3d, extra prime ewes 375. pi-line 3'ls to ;ir>s, medium 20s to 31s !ld, lighier 20s lo 28s 7d There \....j a smaller entry of fat cattle Bidding was a trifle slacker, fiood a vera"o quality prime sieers to £25 12s Od, pi ' £lO to £l!i, ordinary £ll] 153 t0 filf, ir, s prime heifers £l2 15s to £ls 17s 6d. extra prune cows £ i(i 7s od, prime cows £l2 lis lid £ls 2s Gd, ordinary £1) 7s lid to £l2 10-i ; A medium quality of vealers was enicred I and there was good eonipelltiou Runner* £4 I 14s to £5 15s, good vealcr.i 52s to Nils, fair il'a ' lo 40a, small and inferior 0s lo 31s. A medium yarding nt store cattle ciine for- > ward The iiuality was rather indifferent Two- i year heifers £7. 2li-vear sieers £S "s «lr- ' cows £6 to £lll, U-Oear steers £lo~los l',', ' fill ;,8 There was a lar.L- entry of ilulrv cowr The qual.ty was mixed. First calves made £i . Sr/M?' seooml i;al " )s Bl " ,0 £ 1«- older cow:: £9 10s ! A medium entry of fat nigs was received ' and there was a good demand, (.'hoppers £., I to £9 12s Od. extra heaiv haconore £7 Paeon- : era £0 to £7, medium £5 to £3 15s (equal t» per lb.)i; best porkers 75s to 995, medium I 00s to ios (equal to luy.d per !b.). A small I entry of stores was received, but the demand 1 ??„* , sla Sj- Best stores £3 to £3 10s, medium j 42s to o4s, small 30s to 38s