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Taranaki Daily News, 4 October 1919, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Asia.—Copyright. Melbourne, Oct. 3. Barley>-English matting 5s 9d to 6s; Cape 4s 9%d to 4s 10& d. Oats—Algerian milling 5s 7d to 5s Sd; feed 5s 5d to 5s Gd. Potatoes, £2l td £22. Onions, £lO to £lO 10s. , Hides.—Unchanged; good competition at last week's prices. ' LONDON MARKETS. Received Oct. 3, 12.45 a.m. London, Oct. 2. Tallow.—Sales were not held, tho strike preventing the possibility of delivery. At tho wool sales there was good competition. Prices generally were firm, especially combing, merinos, and flne erossbreds —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ADDINGTON. Christchurch, October 1. The yarding of mutton and beef was still short at Addington to-day, and prices for both advanced over last week's high rates. Store sheep: A larger yarding, the general condition being poor, with a few exceptions. Demand was very brisk throughout. Two-tooth ewes 23s 6d to 34s S>d, 4 and 8-tooth ewes 33s to 35s 9d, 4, 6 and 8-tooth ewes 31s to 325, ewes and lambs (all counted) 14s 9d to 23s ad, 2-tooth wethers 32s to 355, 4 and 6-tooth j wethers 33s Id to 40s Id, ewe hoggets 20s 3d to 345, mixed sex hoggets 20s lOd to 31s, wether hoggets 22s 9d to 30s.' Fat cattle: The entrv i totalled 220 head. Competition was very keen, as butchers were bare of supplies. Prices showed a slight Increase on last week's rates. The range was: Extra prime steers to £35 15s, prime £2O to £2B, ordinary £ll to £l9, extra prime heifors to £34 10s, prime £l7 to £2l 10s, ordinary £8 to £l6, extra prime cows to £27 2s Cd, prime £l4 to £l9 10s, ordinary £9 5s to £l3. Fat lambs: 44 now season's lambs were penned and sold well, tie primes ranging from 24s to 43s 6d. Fat sheep: A larger entry and a better proportion of big heavy wethers. Butchers bought eagerly, the demand being exceptionally keen, and prices were about a record for an ordinary sale, prices for mutton working out at Is to Is 2d per lb in many cases. Extra prime wethers to 92s 6d, prime 50s to 73s 6d, medium 45s to 48s 9d, lighter 35s lOd to 445, extra prime ewes to 675, prime 46s (Id to 57s 6d, medium 40s to 455, lighter 3U 3d tp 37s 6d, hoggets 25s to 53s 6d, hoggefa 25s to 45s od. Store cattle: A slightly larger entry. Well-grown forward steers wers very scar™, the bulk of the entry consisting of dry MWS 4a a heifers. The demand was lair t'w.-i £4 t-s £9 12s 6d forward heifers io £7 fis, 2-yoar.old s t ee rs £5 lo £5 7s. yearitago £3, calves !3s to £2 2s Vealers: A fair entry, the bulk being newly d.-opped calves. Tearlings ami large cakes in moderate 'condition comprised the balance of the entry. Inquiry was koen for good sorts. Kunners £5 5s to £5 17s 6d, good calves 09s to 955, fair realers 42s to 625, small and inferior sorts 5s to 30s. Dairy cows: There was a small entry of bettor quality. Inquiry was good. Quotations: Second and third calvers to £lB, aged "ows £5 to £lO, heifers £5 to £l4 10s. Fat pigs: In small supply, and values rose Hea'f baconers £7 10s io £S 10s, others £6 to £7, equal to lOVid to llVfid pur lb: heavy porkers £4 15s to £5 ss, others £4 to £4 10s, equal to Is to la 1:1 per lb; choppers 9A 10s to £9 10s. An exceptional pig brought £lB 10s. Store p'gs: The best sale for some time. Quota lions: Best stores £3 12s to £3 18s, medium 4Ks to .Ids, small 35a to 435, wenners 24s to 30s, r:m:i'.i scrls 13s to 20s, sows in pig £7 10s.

BURNSIOE. Dunedln, October 1. At Burmide yards 145 fat cn'.ile v.>re penned Tho quality was rather inditTer?'!' Competition was very keen on account ■•■? ;ho small yarding. Prices were about RI ner head above last week's rates, Extra prime beavv bullocks to £4O ss, prime £27 to £34 10s, medium to good £2O to £25, light unfinished, £l7 to £ISMOs, extra prime cows to £26, prime cows and heifers £lB to £22 10s, medium to good £ls IDs to £l7 10s, light and aged £ll 10s to £l4. Fat sheep: 1254 penned. With the exception of a few pens of extra prime wethers, the quality was only fair. The Bale opened keen at late rates, but later competition was very animated, and at the conclusion prices were shillings above last week' 3 values. A few extra special selected wethers 89s to Ills extra prime 69s Od to 74s Dd, prime 60s to i!7s, medium to good 50s to 56s 6d, lighter 43s Cd to 475, prime ewes to 635, medium to good 44s 0d to 555, light and aged, 30s upwards j Lambs: t'iit lambs, the first of the season,! were ;» n;;cd, and sold as follows:—Two at 39s 3d. t>...- at 29s 3d, to at 295. Pigs: A large yarding, chiefly baconers. Owing to the large supply prices were easier,

NEWTON KING'S REPORT. At Ri.hotu, on 20th. ult., tho jardlng was small. Prices ruling mostly at late rates. Yearling steers £3 16s to £4 9s, heifers £4 to £4 16s, IS-month steers £5 10s, 2-year-old empty heifers £6 12s 6d to £7 7a fid, smaller ditto £6 Id, forward cows £lO 17s, store cows EG 10s to £7 18s. There was a strong local demand for. dairy heifers, those offering being mostly small 2-year-olds. Forward sorts made £l3 10s to £l7 10s, others £8 10s to fill, dairy cows £lO to £l4 10s. At Kaponga, on the same day, 1 report an average yarding. Yearling heifers (small) £2 10s to £3 10s, steers £3 17s, 15-month heifers £5 to £5 Is, 2-year-old empty ditto £6 13s to £7 ISs, store cows £6 to £8 18s, bulls £9 to £ll. in tho dairy pens cattle showing quality sold well. Calved cows £l4 10s to £2l, springing cows £l4 10s to £22 10s, later sorts £9 to £l2, heifers £ll to £l7 10s, small ditto £7 10s to £9,

At Urenul, on 29th. ult., I report a full yarding of both store and dairy cattle. Prices generally for all classes were a shade easier, with the exception of well grown empty heifers which allowed an adranee. The advertised slock (mostly steers), on account of Mr. P. H. Blundell was yarded and sold at the hammer. The sheep yarding was small. Yearling Bteers £3 fis to £3 10s, heifers £3 10s to £4 15s, 20-month steers (colored sorts) £4 6s to £4 15s, others £5 IDs to £0 3s, 2-year ditto £6 18s to £7 Bs, 3-year ditto £8 10s to £9 2s Bd, 4-year £9 18s, choice 15-month Jersey heifers £7 7s 6d, 20-month empty heifers (small) £5 2s Cd to £7, others £7 )5s to. £8 10s, cows and calves £7 2s Cd, store cows £6 10s to £8 15s, fat ditto £l2 15s, bulls £6 10s to £ll 10s, fat sheep £2 2st In the dairy section I offered a full yarding Included in which was a line of 30 heifers from Mokau. All of these sold as did moat of the yarding, although prices provod a shade easier compared with late sales Cows springing £lO to £lB 10s, calved £ll 10s to £l2 10s, springing heifers forward sorts £ll to £ls 10s, smaller and backward ditto £7 to £lO.

At Stony River, on 30th. ult., I report a fair yarding, but enquiry generally was dull. Good 15-month steers £5 la, yearling steers £3 lis heifers £4 os, 2-year empty heifers £7 to £7 10s, small ditto £5 8s to £6 6s, fat cows £l3 10s, store cows £6 8s to £8 13s 6tf, bulls £8 10s to £ll ss. Dairy heifers yarded were mostly undersized late sorts, selling from £9 lo £l2, cows (close up and calved) made £l4 to £22.

At Carrington Road, on 2Cth. ult, I conducted a dispersal sale of pedigree Jerstys on account of Mr. ,H. L. Spence. A very good sale was made, Jersey men attending in strong numhers from ail parts of Taranakl. Cows realised from 25s to 130 gulnoas. 3-year heifers Sugns, 2-year ditto 28 to SOgns., 18 to 20month ditto 35 to SlOgus, yearling ditto 37 to SOgns., 2 and 3-year bulls 22 to 90gns., yearling ditto 12 to 41gns., heifer calved 14 to 34' gns, bull calves 3 to 12gns. At, Waltoltol, on 27th. ult, I conducted a clearing salo on account of Mr. J R Sly. There was a good attendance of buyers, a good sale of everything resulting. The herd of 21 cows was a very choice lot and sold from £2O 10s to £37, averaging £26 15s. 15month Jersey heifers, a very nice line, realised £lO 17s, other yearling lo 15-inonth heifers £7, yearling steers £4 10s, ewes and lambs 33s and 335, hoggets 31s, farm horses £l6 to

At Kohuratahi, on Ist. Inst, I conducted a clearing sale on account of Mr ,T. Joyce, a nuist satisfactory sale of everything was made, buyers attending In strong numbers from all parts of Ihe district: 4 and 5-year bullocks made £l3, 3 and 4-year-old ditto £lO to £l2 2s, fat cows £l3 17s 7d, bulls £9 15s, mixed sheep 34s 6d.