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Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1919, Page 8

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; . ' !LONDON MARKETS. fiy Telesrnph.—Press Assn.—Copyright London, Oct. 2. Wheat and flour are quiet, and offer mgs are limited. Oats.—Quiet but steady. Beans and peas are steadily heldSugar is unchanged. At the wool sales ilicre was good competition, but prices generally, were little changed, Scoured rrerinos were sliehtly irregular. "Hivunuu" sold at 3l)jd.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. IKfJI.K WOOD STOCK SALE. The rough weather prevailing on Wednesday last did not prevent a large yardnig of cattle at the Farmers' Co-op. ards. Sheep, however, were not numerous, though, those offered sold at rates equal to late quotations, a nice line of ewes and lambs "selling very satisfactorily. One unusual pen—goats, or as someone oliaffingly nicknamed them—-black-berry bursters—found a buyer at 10b. The cattle were rather slower of sale than has lately been the rule; voting fteers, unless of specially good quality, were evidently not in demand. The store cows offered were of better quality find more sought after. A nice line of mixed yearlings realised £4 10s. The dairy stock presented were in many cases small and far from first-class condition, no doubt owing to the fact that Ihe district lias been fairly combed for anything really good of this description,' Nevertheless as high as £lll 10s was realised for a black-and-white (Fric'sian strain) cow near profit; while £l4. was the highest price obtained for a springing heifer.