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Taranaki Daily News, 4 September 1920, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright, Melbourne, Sept. 3. Hides.—The market for good conditioned lots is Arm at unaltered values; lower sorts iiro slightly easier. Barley.—English Ts to 7s 3d; Cape 6s 3d to G« 6d. Oats.—Algerian 3s f)d to 4s. Potatoes, £l2 to £l3. Onions, £2l 10s to £23.—Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn. LONDON MARKETS. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., hare received the following cablegram from their London house tinder date Sept. 1: Tallow: Wo quote present spot values for the following descriptions: Fine mutton, £3 17s per cwt; good beef, £3 15s per cwt.; mixed, £3 6s per cwt. Market quiet. Small demand. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. j Christchurch, Sept. 1. 1 At Addington (market to-day the yarding was small. Store Sheep: TJie entry was much smaller ; than last week, and tho quality was very ■ ordinary. Good 2-tooth ewes In lamb, 37s 3d I to 46s 3d; good crossbred and 6-tooth ewes, ! to 42s fld; inferior a.m. ewes, 25s lOd to 26s 2d; aged'ewes iij lamb, lo 25s 4d; failingmouthed empty ewes, to 23s 6d; jjood i anfl 4-tooth wethers, 32s 9d to 35s 8d; 2, 4 and 6-tooth halt'bred wethers, 26s lid to 36s i)d; cull 4, 6 and 8-tooth weChers to 26s lid; ordinary ewe hoggets, 26s 7d to 275; cull ewe hoggets to 245; ordinary wether hoggets, 24s to 25s Id; cull wether hoggets, to 26s (id; mixed sex hoggets, 27s 9d to 28s 3d. Fat Sheep: A yarding of seven races, compared with ten last week. The quality was well up lo the average. At first competition was keen, but towards the finish ii grew weaker. Extra prime wethers. 50s to 53s 4d: prime wethers, 40s to 475; light and unfinished. 26s fid to 34s 6d; prime ewes, 36s to 40s 9d; medium ewes, 3ls to 355. Fat Cattle: A small yarding. Prices showed an advance over last week's rates. Prime steers, £26 15s to £36 15s; imedium steers, £l7 to £26; light and unfinished steers, £lO 10s to £l6 15s; extra prime heifers, to £27 10s; prime heifers, £lB to £2O 10s; ordinary heifers, £l3 IDs to £l7 10s; prime cojvs £l7 15s to £24 15s; ordinary cows, £l2 to £l6 10s; light and unfinished cows, £lO to £ll 15s. g Vealers: Runners, to £11; good vealers, to £7 10s; medium, calves, to £3'7s fid; inferior calves, 308. Store Cattle: 3 and 4-yenr Hereford steers, to £l6 12s 6d; 3-year steers to £11; 18month steers, to £5 17s; 2-year heifers, to £6 lis; dr—cows, £2 15s to £7. Daiur i fleoMfi

£23; old cows, to £l2; good heifers, to £l#; Inferior heifers, to £ll. Fat Pigs; Heavy baconers £8 10s to £9 IDs; light baconers, £6 10s to £7 19s (average price per lb, 1b Id to Is l%d), porkers £4 15s to £3 ss; heavy porkers, £5 15s to £6 5s (aivorage price per lb. Is 3 "Ad 1o Is 4d). /" Store rigs; Medium stores, £3 to £3 16s; small stores, £2' los to £2 19s; weaners, £1 14a to £2 2s; sows In Dig, £8 5s to £l2 sa. BURN SIDE STOCK SALE. Dunedin, September 1. There were fair supplies In the various departments of (at stock at Burnside to-day. Tho values realised were coed, prime beef selling at advanced rates, while the high rates lately ruling for pip were fully maintained. It is expected that there will be an ample supply of fat stock to see the trade through the present season. Tat Cattle: A medium yarding of mljed quality. The total number offered was 163. At the opening of the sale prices were 15s to 20s a head in advance of last week's rales, and prices were, if anything, firmer towards the close. Extra prime heavy bullocks realised up to £33 10s; prime bullocks, £2l to £29; medium bullocks, £lB to £22; light bullocks, £ls to £l7 10s; extra prime cows and heifers, £24 ss; prime, £lB to £2O; medium, £l4 10s to £l6 10s; old and inferior, £lO to £l2 10s. Store cattle were ift small supply, hut of the class yarded there were quite sufficient for requirements. There were very few sales effected, and prices were practically nominal at near to last week's quotations. Sheep: A fair yarding of medium quality, a total of 2203 head being offered for sale. Very few prime heavy-weight sheep were sent forward. Competition at the opening of the sale was fairly good at prices on a par with, last week's rates, but towards tho close of ihe sale values became a shade lower. Prime wethers realised 51s 3d to 58s; medium, 42s to 48s 6d; lifflit and unfinished sorts, 36s upwards. Prime ewes realised 41s 8d to 50n; medium, 35s to 3fls 6d; light and aged,- from 25s itrnvards. Only 45 hoggets were penned, and - quality was not ■ good. The prices ieai''f' nere from 25s to 39s a- head. Tigs i good yarding was offered, the greate portion being baconers. Handy porl#n n-ere in short supply. For this class the 'jmand was very keen, realising from Is 2d to Is 3d per lb. There was also good competition for baconers, excellent prices being obtained at from Is Id to Is 2d per lb.