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Taranaki Daily News, 29 November 1919, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. J. „ „ , . London, Nov. 24. The Bradford market Is firm, and topmakers are not anxious to sell merinos and fine crossoreds, a good demand continues for lower sorts. Shares.—Walhi 57a 6d and 58s 9d; Talisman, 83 9d and lis 3d; P. and O. £6BO and £7OO Foreign rates of exchange: Paris 38.32, Stockholm 17.88, Christians 18.56, Calcutta 24% d Montreal i dollars 25 cents. New York i dollars 7 cents. PEARL SHELL TRADE. , ' , „ , London, Not. 24. A meeting of all parties interested In tho ptarl shell trade resolved to hold six auctions in 1920, commencing on January 15, then at latervals of two months. ADDINGTON MARKET. _. . Christchurch, Nov. 26. lnero was an average yarding of both fat and store stock at Addington to-day. Mixed sex hoggets 26s 9d to 35s Bd, wether hoggets to 29s 2d, full-mouthed ewes and lambs | (all counted! 19s to 20s 3d, 2-tooth shorn wethers 18s 6d to 27s ss, 2-tooth shorn ewes 22s to 24s lOd, ewo hoggets 30s 6d to 34s ra, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 33s 7d to ,19s 6d, 4-tooth shorn weUiera 26s lOd to 31s 8d Fat lambs: Ejtra prime 40s, primo to 36s 6d, medium 27s 6d to 30s 9d, lighter 21s to 275. Fat sheep: Extra primo wethers to 60s, prime 45s 3d to 533 3d, shorn 38s lOd to 44s 6d medium 41s 5d to 463 Id, shorn 32s 3d to 38a 7d, lighter 32s 6d to 38s Od, extra prime ewes to 50s (shorn), prime 40s to 47s 6d shorn 40s 6d to 445, medium 34s 6d to 40s 3d, shorn 33s to 38s 3d, lighter to 33s Id, shorn 2is, prime hoggets 40s, lighter 22s 7d to 22s 6d (shorn). Pat cattle: Extra prime steers to £3B ss, prime to £3l, ordinary £lO to £!; ,' .?"* m me helfcr9 £2B ss, prime , £ . 13 7s Bd to £2O ss, ordinary £8 to £l2 f, I ',' £« *s Sd ' Store caWl >: Four-year-od steers £l3 10s, 3-year-old £9 2s 6d „!! 2 C 11 '; 2-year-old £9 15s, 2-year-old heifers £5 ss, store cows £8 5s to £9 15s yearling heifers £2 14s, mixed sex ywrlings S *si r Dalry cattlo: r ' m C!llTOT » £8 10s cif ,»'„, 3ecm " J and • ,ir ' l cnl«r3 £lO to £l4 17s 6d, others £7 >ss to £l7 10s £5 2s f,d, fa,r £2 12s' Id, Inferior 5s to ■ F>e Sl Bltra heay y "toners £B, heavv baconers £7 to £7 15s. others £5 10s to £6 £1 10s to £5, others £4 to £4 5s (eoual to MMd to 13d per lb). There was a good demand for store pigs. Good sorts to £4 ss, medium £2 15s to £3, slips £1 17s 6d to £2 10s, weaners £1 5s to £2 7s Cd. BURNSIDE MARKET. ~ „ ~, Dunedin, Nov. 26. At Burnslde competition was somewhat slack ana prices showed a further decline of 40s F 6t i?»r a ,? Bore - Prlme "Ullocks made un to £3j 10s, medium to good £22 to £27, ligM and unfinished £l6 to £lB ratmo ™" £ ,? 9 ,. t0 £2 *. »<«™ to good'£l3 to £l6 5s light or aged £u to £l2 10s. Fat sheep: Extra prime wo'hers to 64s 6d nrlme ..as 6d to 61s 9d, light and unfinished 38s 4d to 39s 4d, extra prime heavy ewes to 64s 9d prime 48s to 545, medium and good 40s to 465, Ugh and aged 35s to 38s. One pen of extra prime shorn ewos realised 50s, whilst other shorn sheep sold from 30s to 41s 9d Fat lambs: Values ranged from 253 to 33s 6d Pigs: A. good entry. Competition was well maintained and prices were quite on a par will the previous week's rates.