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Taranaki Daily News, 22 November 1919, Page 2

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fHB AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Telegraph.— Press Assn —Copyright. Melbourne, Nor. 21. Oofs—New feed fis 6d to 5s 7d. henry 5s lOftd Barley.—English 5s 9d to Cs, Cans 5s tj 5s Mnlze, 8s 3d. Potatoes, £22 to £23. Onions, £8 to £ll. Bides.—Market Arm, good conditioned a rarthluß dearer. ' THE METAL MARKET. Received Not. 21, 9.25 p.m. London, Not, 19. Popper, EDS ITs Cd and £99 2s Cd, . Lead, £34 10s and £34 73 Cd. , Spelter, £46 15s and £47 15s. Tin, £282 12s Cd and £284 2s Hi Silver, 70%d.—Reuter. THE STERLING EXCHANGE. New York, Nor. 2(1. The sterling exchange rate is 3d3\i cents ALDINGTON MARKET. Chrlstchurch, Nor. 19. There was a big yarding of all classes at Addington market to-day. Prices were dorm •or practically all stock, The fat cattle penned numbered 525, about double the ordinary supply, and the drop was from £3 to £4 per head. Tat sheep were down from , m to Ss per head, the market being a rery _' cratic one. Tito decreased demand by butchers is due to the growing use of frozen ' mutton, and the late high prices are not likely J [o Tecur. There wa3 an, entrv of 288 fat ,' lamb 3, compared with 603 at tho last sale. ' The demand remained Arm. Best prime lambs SOs, prime 36s M, modlum 303, light 25s 7d Sight races of fat sheep were penned, about sufficient under ordinary circumstances for the week' 3 requirements. Extra prlmo wethers to 26s 3d, prime wethers to 2Gs 3d, prime , wethers 51s to 58s 3d, medium 42s 6tl to 50s lighter 27s to 38.1 Cd, extra prime ewes 58s' prime 46s to 54s Id, medium 39s Cd to 43s 9d lighter 26s to 36s 3d, prime hoggets 41s, lighter 3«s 6d. There was a yarding 525 fat cattle j ixtra pf-imo steers to £39, primo steers £l7 to £3O, ordinary £8 to £l6 10s, prime _ heifers £l3 to £l9 15s, ordinary £8 2s 6d to £l2, prime cows £l2 to £l9 10s, ordinary £8 to £ll 10s. Store cattle: There was a big yarding of very mixed quality, and _ a drop in prices. Three-year-stecrs £9 12s Cil to £lO 7s Cd, 2%-year-old steers £9 15s, mixed sex two-year-olds £7 17s Cd, dry cows ' £5 7s fid to £8 ss. Dairy cattle: A large yarding of mixed quality was ponned. Second ' and third calvers to £lO ]os, cows in milk £lO, heifers £6 5s to £l3 ss. Good real calres were in very small supply. Kunnflrs up to £S, good realers £5 2s Od, fair _ 525, small and inferior 5s to 10s. Store t sheep: Two-tooth ewes (shorn) 27s 9d. 4 c . and S-tooth ewes 30s to 34s 9d, shorn 28s'ld' with lambs and In wool 20s to 23s lid, all counted, 2-tooth ewes and wethers, shorn 21s, 2-tooth wethers, 'Shorn 12s lid to 255, 4, | and 6-tooth wethers 35s to 455, shorn 28s to . 31s 9d, owe hoggets 22s to 375, mixed sex t hoggets 26s 5d to 375, wether hoggets 29s to , 38s. Fat pigs: There was an exceptionally keen demand. Extra heavy baconers £8 10s others £5 10s to £7 ]ss, equal to ll%d per lb., heavy porkers 90s to 100s, others 85s, equal to 10%-d to Is Id per lb., choppers , £5 to £lO. Store piga: Good sorts £3 5s . to £4 4s, medium £2 15s to £3 ss, slips £2 10s to £2 15s, weaners £1 5s to £2 , 10s, 1 BURNSIDE MARKET. Burnside, Nor. 19. At Burnside, ISI fat cattle were yarded, the quality being much better than last week's . yarding Tho entry included a number of \ pens of extra prime bullocks. Competition I was fairly keen, but values declined 20s to 30s per head Extra prime bullocks to £3B 10s, prime £29 to £33. medium £24 to £27 10s, lighter £l6 to £l9 10s, extra prime heifers to £23 ss, primo £IS to £l9 10s, medium £l4 to £l6 10s, light and aged £lO 10s , to £l3 10a Pat sheep: 1830 penned. The quality was better than'has been the case for I some time, a iarge number of pens compiling really prime animals Owing to bu,. getting frozen moat the entrv exceeded requirements, and a very considerable drop in PTlces was experienced. Prime declined 4s and lighter sorts 2s per head, and in mrnv cases , this drop p-as exceeded. Extra prime wethers 63s Sd, primo 55s to 5Ss, medium 45s to 50s lighter 32s to 38s, extra prime ewes 59s Oil.' prime 47s Cd to 535. medium 38s In 435. light S4s to 37s 6d. There was a fair sprinkling of shorn sheep of very good quality, best wethers realising (o 435, others 34s to 38s Lambs: 74 penned. The quality showed a decided improvement. Competition was keen and late rates were fully maintained. Extra prime 36s Cd, prime 31s to 335, medium 27s to 29s Gd, light 24s upwards. The enttt' ot pigs was the largest for soino mon'hs. Competillon was keen, and prices were slightlv above late rates. The entrv of stores was unequal to the demand, and prices paid were the highest of the season.