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Taranaki Daily News, 19 July 1920, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

HAMILTON STOCK MARKETS. The Formers' Co.op, Auctioneering Co. report : Beef.—The supply of prime beef in the yards Is fast diminishing with a consequent advance in values. It was anticipated that when the commandeer was lifter.; by the Government that the export ccioic.inier. would cease operations. This has no' proved to be the case, and much is still being frozen at the old rates. This, however, ;s not likely to last long as values must, poc.n advance to a point bEyond freezing limits. Mutton—The market for mutton Is also hardening. Store Cattle.—Generally speaking there Is i strong forward movement in the store cattle market with every indication of a continuance for some little time ahead. Forward condition cows, which a, week or two ago were entirely neglected, have quite suddenly Jumped into prominence. Good sales of young cattle have also beon recorded. Store Sheep.—Forward conditioned sheep are ■;t>i' maintaining their position as are also ewe l ) in lamb. The latter are steadily advancing. Dairy Cattle.—At'most of our clearing sales the tone has somawh;>*. improved, and many satisfactory averages have be'en recorded. The Jersey Is, however, the dominant breed. PitTS —Hare again Jdvonced in values on,our last repor':. Weaners especially have received strong competition. Wa quote ns follows:—Bullocks, heavy, [prime, £lB to £2l!. medium, £ls to £l7; j e»ws, prime fat. £l3 Ids to £l6 6s, medium, : (at 211 to £l2 10s; heifers, fat, £lO 10s to ; i: 12: bullocks, 4-year-old, £lO to £l2; cows, ; I'r.r-sh conditioned; £ 7 to £ 10; steers, 3-year-oirf, £7 10s to £8 10s, 2-year-old, £5 5s to S3 10s, medium. £3 15s to £4 10s: heifers, 5-year, best, £6 to £7, yearlings, £4 to £5 10s; dairy cows, best Jerseys, £25 to £35, nest, Shorthorns, £l2 to-£18; heifers, Jersey. 2-year, In calf, £ls to £25, Shorthorn, 3V a .year In calf, £lO 10s to £l2 10s, ShortJiflrn, 2-year, in calf, £7 to £8 10s; wethers, prime, shorn, 37s 6d to £2 sa. medium, 32s 6d iii 365; ewes, prime, shorn, "2s 6d to £2; store wethers, 4-tooth, 31s to 365, ditto, 2-tooth, 29s to 325; pigs, baconer.', £5 5s to £6 15s, workers, £4 10s to £5 ss, weaners, £1 to £2 IJi; horses, draughts, heavy, £4O to £45, i iredimn draughts, £3O to £35, light draughts, £22 to £2B, harness, £l2 to £2O, hacks, £lO to £ls. ADDINGTON STOCK SALE. Christehurch, July 14. At the Addington market the yarding was smaller than usual in all classes, excepting fat cattle. There was an advance in store sheep and cattle prices, and fat sheep reached the highest values since last season. Store sheep values were about 2s a head in advance n? iast week's quotations. Wether hoggets ! realised from 23s lOd to 2Ss 3d, mixed sex I !:fggets 24s 6d to 295. ewo hoggets 28s Id to ■ -'ss 6d, cull hoggets 16s 3d to 19s 3d, fairly | Mod 2, 4. 6, and 8-tooth ewes in lambs 36s ! sd, Inferior ditto 18s to 245, ifged ewes 16s \a 22s 6r, 5-year-old ewes In lambs to 295, 1-tooth wethers 33s 6d, inferior 2 and 4-tooth wethers 27s 6d. Fat sheep were the smallest yarding of the season, and the presence of sevra eolcu tv9f> neason, and the presence of several country butchers- stimulated competition. The market Jumped for prime quality mutton by 6s to 8s a head, and in cases brought nearly lid per lb. Extra prime wethers sold from 57s 6d to 68s 6d. pfimo wethers 47s 6d to 565, medium I wethers J2s to 455, lighter wethers 33s 6d to [ 10s, extra prime ewes 54s to 67s 6d, prime ! ewes 45s to 52s 6d, medium ewes 37s 6d to | (3s 6d, light and unfinished ewes 26s 6d to 365, extra prime hoggets 43a lOd, prime hoggets 31s 6d to. 375, lighter hoggets 26s to 31s. Fat Cattle.—The yarding comprised 337 head, and last week's values were maintained throughout. Extra prime steers to £37 ss, prime steers £22 to £2B 15s, medium steers £l6 to £2l, light and unfinished £l2 12s 6d to £ls 10s, prime heifers £l3 15s to £l6, medium £lO to £l3 10s. ■ Vealers were In short supply, and there was a good demand for prime quality. Bunners to £9 12s 6d, good vealers £G 17s 6d, medium £4, Inferior £1 10s, newly dropped calves Os. '

Store Cattle.—A small yarding, the market ■bowing a decided improvement. Forward four and five-year steers to £ls 6s, 3-year steers £l2 10s, 2% to 3-year heiretw £8 10s to £9 (is, rising two-year-old heifers £5 to £6. Dairy Cattle.—Cows near proflt sold readily, and good heifers to £2l ss, springing heifers fill, second calvers £l3 15s, small ivnd Inferior £9... Fat Pigs.—A keen demand. Choppers £5 IDs to £9 10s, heavy haconers £7 5s to £8 9s. average price per lb. lid; heaTy porkers £5 tp £5 15s, light porkers £4 5s to £4 15s, average price per lb. Is Id to Is 2d. Store Pigs.—A strong demand, and an advance on recent values. Rest stores £4 Is 6d to £4 ,16s, medium £3 15s to £4 ss. small £2 2s to £2 13s, weaners £1 4s to £1 13s. BURNSIDE STOCK MARKET. Dunedln, July 14. All classes of stock were In good demand at the Burnside sales tt>-»ay. Freezing buyers, butchers and country clients were all anxious to secure the quota of supplies, and taken all round tho prices realised were a decided advance oti late rates. Fat Cattle.—A small yarding numbering 153 head. The quality was medium. The number penned was not sufficient for butchers' requirements, and in consequence a buoyant sale resulted. Values were £1 a head in advance of the previous week's rates. The average price realised for good quality oi beef ranged from 57s 6d to 60s per hundred pounds. Extra prime heavy-weight bullocks realised from £29 to £33 ss, priime £22 10s to £26 17s 6d, medium £lB to £2l 10s,- light and unfinished sorts from £l6 upwards. Prime heifers realised from £lB 10s to £27 17s 6d, medium £ls to £l7 10s, light and aged from £ll upwards. Store Cattle.—A sparse supply of store cattle came forward, the quality being medium. AH were .disposed of at prices on a par with those which ruled at last week's sales. Sheep—A large yarding of fair quality, a total of 3167 being offered for sale. Buyers were numerous and a good demand existed for all classes. Quite a number of farmers were operating for sheep for topping-off purposes. Prime quality sheep were sold at Is above last *eek's rates, while sscondary and Inferior sheep were Is 6d per head dearer.' Extra prime heavyweight wethers realised 63s !)d to 755, priime 50s to Gls. medium 40s to 47s 6d, light and unfinished sorts from 36s upwards. Extra prime heavyweight ewes realised up to 665, prime 44s to 51s 3d, medium 35s to 42s (Id, light and aged from 30s upwards. Lambs—A medium yarding of fair quality, numbering 1131 head. All classes were in good demand, freezing buyers being keen operators. The prices realised were fully tip to last week's high rates, ranging from 25s 9d tO'42s Bd per head. Pigs.—A small yarding, the demand for which was very keen. Al! classes snowed an advance on late rates to the extent of from 7s 6d to 10s a head. Best baconers realised from lid to is per lb., and best porkers from Is to Is l%d per lb. MEETING OF JERSEY ASSOCIATION. There was a representative attendance at a meeting of the New Plymouth branch of the Jersey Breodrs' Association on Saturday, Mr. H B. Lepper presiding, when it was decided to adopt the executive's proposals that a sale of Jersay. stock should be held under the management of the branch. The date of the aaie Is 6th October, and the location will be the Taranakl A. and P. grounds. The decision was practically a unanimous one, and the fact that already sixty entries have been received indicates that the success of the sale is assured. The entries desired are hulls, maiden heifers, and heifers carrying first calf. All the arrangements will be carried out by the executive. LONDON TALLOW MARKET. ' The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency have received the following cablegram from their London house under date July 14, 1020: We ( quote present spot values for the following I descriptions of tallow: Fine mutton £ 3 8s per cwt.; good beef, £3 5s per cwt.; 'mixed, £2 19s. Small demand. Downward tendency.