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Taranaki Daily News, 11 August 1919, Page 2

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METAL MARKET. Received August 0. 1240 a.m. London,, August T. Copper, £95 2s (M anil £BO 2s Gd. Lead, £24 !is and £24 17s Gd. ADDINGTON. { £IOO roil A FAT BULLOCK. Christchurch, August 6. At Addlngton stock market to-day there wore large entries of fill, stock, especially of sheep, for the double market., held in con- j seituunoc of the Grand National holidays next j week All classes of fat stock sold at ex- | trimioly h;i;li ratoa, heel" in some cases being ! equal lo £« ucr 1001b, and tills not lor the exira special lots. A purebred white ShortHorn bullock. bred and fattened by the lticcarton Instate, topped the market at the record price fur New Zealand of £IOO. Mutton also showed a short advance in price, and ; the choice lets realised up to £l4 10s for | three down cross wethers from Mr. George Murray, MfKenaie Country. Mr. Fred Bull, who has topped the market at this sule for some years past, waa not represented. There were a dozen fat lambs, representing the new season's crup, aud they sold up to 43s 3d. Tat piga sold as high as £l4 7s Gd. Store slieep were in rather better demand. There was a poor entry of store cattle, and veulers, though not ot very good quality, sold well. Store sheep.—Two and four-tooth ewea 29s Gd to ;i2s Gd, 4, 6, and S-tooth ewea 35s 3d, sound aud full-mouth ewes 18s Id to 31s 3d, 2, 4-tooth wethers 20s 99d to 33s 9d, wether hoggets 17s 3d to 2Gs sd, mixed sex hoggets 20s id to 22s 10d, ewe hoggets 25s 9d, specially prime wethers to £l4 10s, extra prime , wethers to £4, prime wethers 55a to 655, medium wothera 45s to 54s fid, lighter wethers 33s to 44s Gd, merino wethers 27s 6d to 28s 9d, extra prime ewea to £4, prime ewes 47s 6d to 50s (id, medium ewes 40s to 475, lighter ewes 32s Gd to 395, hoggets 2Gs to 555. Pat cattle.—Special steers £44 10s to £IOO, extra prime steers to £4l, prime steers £2O to £3U, ordinary steers £ls 7s (id to £lO 15s,- rough and unfinished £8 to £l3, extra prime heifers to £32, prime heifers £ls 2s Gd to £2O 2s Gd, ordinary heifers £9 2a 6d to £ls, extra prime cows to £3O ss, prime cows £l3 15s to £l9 10s, ordinary cows £8 12s to £13.Pigs.—Baeoners, £5 to £BB 15s (equal to 9%d per Hi.), porkers £2 15s to £4. IDs (equal to lid and ll%d per I'd); choppers £5 to £l4 10s, large stores £2 10s to £3 5s medium £2 5s to £2 Bs, smaller 25s to, 40s, weaners 17s to 235. BURNSIDE. Burnside, August 6. There wns a good yarding of fat cattle ct Burnside, 193 being penned. The quality was fair. Prices opened about 10a below last week's rates, but towards the end of the sale receded almost 10s more. Prime bullocks, to £25 15s; medium, £lB 10s to £2l; light and unfinished, £ls upwards; extra prima heifers, to £2O 15s; prime, £ls 15s to £l9; others, from £lO 10s. There was a medium yarding of fat sheep, 1743 being penned. Only a proportion were really prime. Prices for good slieep were about equal to last week's rates, but unfinished wethers and aged ewes were slightly easier. Extra prinio wethers, 49s Gd to 555; good, 42s to 475; medium, 3Ss to 425; light and unfinished, 32s upwards; primo ewes, 34s to 39s Od; medium, 28s to 325; light and aged, 22s upwards. There was a medium entry of pigs, the prices being firm. Heavy baconers, 120s to 1455; light, £5; porkers, 55s to 70s.

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At Kttponga on Ist Inst, mixed yearlings, £3 IBs; yearling heifers, £3 10s; yearling steers, £3 6s; 20-month empty heifers, £6 12s Gd; fnir conditioned coivs, £8 10s to £9 10s; store do, £0 5s to SI 10s; dairy heifers (calved), £l2; do (springing), £l2. A few head of pedigree Jersey yearlings realised as follows: Bulls, 12 to 2Ugns; heifers, 25 to 41 gns. At Rahotu on Ist lust., cattle came forward in fair numbers, practically every pen being cleared at the hammer. I also offered a dairy herd on account of Mr lvapo. These; although containing many backward sorts, meeting witli a good sale. Mixed yearlings, £3 3s; yearling heifers, £3 to £3 17s 6(1; yearling steers, £2 to £2 0s; 3-year-old steers, £10; 50-mnnth empty heifers, £6 10s; store cows, £5 5s to £8 17s Gd; bulls, £9 5s to £l2; 2-year-old In-calf Jersey heifers, £l3 ss; other surts, £9 to £l2; best cows in Mr Kapo's herd realised £l4 to £2O, poorer conditioned and backward sorts £9 t<* £l2. At Urenui on 4tli inst, I report a full yarding of both sheep and cattle. Demand for all classes especially for young cattle was, lioen throughout, a most satisfactory sale resulting. Mixed yearlings, £2 10s to £3 15s; yearling Shorthorn heifers (good), £5 2s; other sorts, £3 15s to £4 4s Gil; yearling steers, £3 19s to £5 Is; smaller do, £2 6s; 20-mouth empty helferß, £4 IBs Gd to £6 7s 6d; 20-mbnth steers (poor), £4 17s to £5 12s 6d; 2 and 3-jear-old do. £8 Is to £9 8s Gd; 3-jear-old do, £ll to £ll 15s; 4-year-old bullocks, .£l4; forward conditioned cows, £9 15s to £lO ss; store do, £5 5s to £7 12s Gd; bulls, £7 10s Mo £10; mixed aged ewes (In lamb), 27a to 33/6; fm. do, 16/9 ; empty s m ewes, 255; fat «ves, 3t!s; mixed aged wethers, 325; mixed sex hoggets (small), 17s 4d; dairy cows, £lO 10s to £ls 10s; 3-year-old dairy heifers, £9 10s to £l4 ss; 2-year-old <lo (poor conditioned and small), £7 10s to £10; heifers (close up), £l2 10a. At Stony River on sth inst. I had a full yarding of good classes of cattle, enquiry throughout proving keen, a complete clearance resulting. Mixed yearlings, £2 19s to £4 4s; yearling steers, £3 fis to £4 13s; yearling liclfers, £3 lGs to £4 16s; 20-month empty liolfers, £5 19s to £7 Is; 20-month steers, £5 13s Gd to £6; store cows, £6 12s 6d to £8 IGs; bulls, £9 10s; mixed sex hoggets, 25s lOd; mined aged ewes (in lamb), 32a 6d; dairy cows, £lO to £ 1G; 2 and 3-year-old in-calf heifers, £l3 to £l4 10s; smaller and backward sorts, £8 to £9 10s.

At Pukengahu on 4th. tnst. I sold by auction a dairy herd on account of Mr F. J. Kelly. The cows proved a very oven lino, in good condition, buyers in attendance buying with confidence. The herd of C 3 averaged .£2O 8s; best cows made from £2O to £3B; backward sorts, fill to £ls. At Leppertori on sth inst. I conducted a clearing sale on account of Mr E. 11. Hamblyn. The vendor's herd comprised cattle mostly of his own rearing, in good condition and showing a fair percentage of Jersey. Buyers attended in big numbers, a good sale resulting. The cows avotaglnft £2O. Best cows (mostly Jersey) realised £2O to £39 10s; other sorts, £ll to £l9; pedigree Jersey bull, 35gns; 20month in-calf heifers, £lO 10s to £l3; backward sorts, £8 to £8 15s; empty heifers, £G 10s; yearling heifers, £3 2s; mixed sex hogtrets, 235; mixed aged ewes (in lamb), 30s; sow and Utter sown (In farrow), £8 and £ll 10s; store pigs, £3 2s Gd; farm horse's; &23 and £26. At Toko on Gth inst. I conducted a dispersal sale on account of Mr J. Lucqna. was : a big attendance of buyers from all parts, everything meeting with keen competition, resulting in a most satisfactory sale. Prices were: -Mixed aged ewes (In lamb),.3os Od to 375; 4-tooth wetoers, 345; tin empty ewes/18s Gd; mixed sex hngftots, 27s Gd; poorer sorts, 203 9d; ranis, 2gns; 3-year-old bullocks, £lO 18s; 20-month to 2-year-old steers £5 2s Gd to £7 lfis; 20-month empty heifers £6 17s Od; bulls, £lO and. £11; yearling steors, £3 .Is; yearling heifers, £3-Ills; store cows, £5 Is to £8 lfts; dairy cows (in milk), £ll an<kfi2:t'.lo&; farm horses, £ls 10s to £2B. l Stock on accouut. of other vendors realised .1$ 'follows: 3-year-old dairy heifers £l2 tb £lB 10s; dairy cows £lO to '£.l6;. ■ Included in my sales since tyst report:spa?, a. veyy cholge»line of 2 r y«»r-oI<Ji 1 in calf, Jersey ;JieJfers on account W-'. JFrectlv'tit 'PUKeanuhfr, these 'going : -to ft Sotith Taranakb btyrw,: //r v ; . .. t v j '