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Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1919, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. „ , London, Dec. IC. Merinos are Irregular in buyers' favor. There Is a much better selection of crossbreds. Banks.—Australasia £6 !is, ex rights; New South Wales, £3l ex dividend; Union, £l2 ss; National Bank of New Zealand, £6 7s 6d; hew Zealand, £SO 15s. New Zealand Loan and MercamMe, £lls Received Dec. 21, 5 5 pm. .. . ■ , , London, Dec. 18. At the wool sales all crossbreds were slightlf dearer. There was a fairly good selection of merinos. French buyers secured most and the Home trade took a few lots Wheat Is active. Several Australian on passage cargoes sold at Cls Flour Is quiet. Oats are firm and occasionally dearer I'eas and beans are steadily held. Sugar is unchanged. As a result of the Government auction of tops yesterday there was a better tone at' Bradford. Merinos and fine < crossbreds were firm. ADDINGTON. .... Chrlstchuroh. Dec. IS. The Addington market salo to-day being a double one in view of Christmas was marked by very heavy entries, particularly of fat sheep and lambs, there being ten races of sheep, on?,P a , , seven nt ,ho previous sale, and rab , s ft , s „ " K " ilist 124 °- The sale laßtcd until nearly 10 p.m. There was n large entry of shorn sheep with a spiritless sale which however, improved as it progressed Backward lines were hard to quiet Ordinary two-tooth wethers 19s .d to 22s (id, good 2-tooth wethers :i ™ P. " 9 2. 3d ' "■ 4 ' tin<l 6-tooth wethers 26s to 30s 6d, 4, 6, and 8-tooth wethers Z'/. J 3os „ 3d - ordinary two-tooth ewes 20s 3d to 23s Od, good two-tooth ewes 25s to 29s 3d. sound-mouthed womly e Wes 37 8i soun( ] on( j failing-mouth ewes and lambs 17s Id to 21s ,' 2 ' i - and 6-tooth ewes 245. The fat laimh sale opened, in spite of the large entrv at rates nearly on a par with the preceding sale, but as butchers' requirements were met the demand eased very markedly, prime sorts showing a decline of about 3s per head and medium 5s on the preceding sale. Extra prime rat lambs to 3<s 9d. primo 29s 9d to 34s fid medium 24s 7d to 2Ps Od, lighter lis 6d to 23s , Jot sheep were in over supply, and prices dropped about 5s per head a big proportion being passed Ertra prime wethers to 4S* pnme others 33s Od to 445. in wool m' iT l "! 1 30s 10d t0 343 "eMer 24s to 29s 6d, prime woolly ewes 48s 9d, shorn 38s. medium 29s to 335, lighter 23s 6d, prtao hoggets to 30s The fat cattfe yarded totalied 501. an over supply that caused an casing in prices of from 40s to 50s per head. Extra prime steers £39 ss, prime £22 10s to £39 5s medium £ls los, to £2l. light steers £l3 10s to £ls. unfinished and Inferior £5 2s 6d to £l2, prime heifers £l3 to £lB 17s 6d lighter £7 to £l2 10s. prime cows £l3 15s to £ln 15s, lighter and Inferior cows £9 5g A price per 1001b was f - om I<ls ,0 There wrs a good entrv or store cattle, which generaliv met with a dragging sale, good bullocks only selling freely. Dairy cows: Gond cows were in request, and made up to £ls, veaiers were in over aupp'j and there was a poor sale. Runners made up to £8 12s fid, and good veaiers 35s to 555. fair lis to 309 There was a small entrv of fat pigs and a Arm demand. Choppers to £l4, heavy haconers £S to £9 its, medium £0 5s to £7 15s, lighter £5 5s to £5 15s (average prime per lb , lid to llVid) Store pigs: A medium entry and strong demand Large stores to £4 18s i/>d. medium to £3 18s small £ 2 !)s, weaners 22s to 325, sows hi pig £7 15s. BURNSIDE. At Burnslde to-day lflo fat cattle were yarded The quality was good. Competition was keen at last week's rntes. Extra prime bullocks £2B 5s to £3l, prime £24 5s to £27, medium £l9 10s to £22 15s. others from £IG 10s, primo heifers and cows £ls 5s to £l7 7s 6d, medium £l3 to £l4 ss. others from £9. A large yardlnir of cattle sold at a decline on late rates. There was a modera'o yarding of dairy cows. Anything of quality in or at profit sold at. late rates. Inferior sorts were easier. Prices averaged £8 10s to filG ss, calves from 4s to ss. A total of 405 lambs were yarded The quality was good, and competition keen at last week's rates. Prices 23s to 35s Fat sheep (2302 yarded). The quality was good and the sale opened at about is below last week's rates As the sale progress ed prices declined to the extent, of 2s lid oh shorn sheep, and 3s to 3s lid on woolly sbGep Prime woolly wethers 53s 3d to 57s Cd, medium 43s to 48s 9<i, woolly ewes 30s to 445. prime shorn wethers 39s 3d to 43s Sd, medium 34s 6d to 37s Od, others from 27s Gd, prime shorn ewes from 37s Sid to 43s Bd. medium 31s to 34s 9d, others J from 2Cs. There was a medium yarding of pigs, high rates ruling. Prices ranged up to £9 U.