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Taranaki Daily News, 23 October 1920, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Oct. 22, 5.5 p.m. Sydney, Oct. 22, Barley.—English, 7a, 7s 3d; Cape, 6s, 6a 3d. Oats.—Algerian, 3s, 3b 3d. Potatoes, £7, £7 4s, fie,' 1 610. Onlons/£l7 10s, £22.

I AMERICAN COTTON MARKET. Received Oct. 22, 5.5 p.m. New York, Oct. 21. The cotton market has reacted to the influence of the English railwayman's strike ultimatum, and the price dropped thirty points to-day,—Aus.-NZ. Cable Assn. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. Christcrurch,' Oct. 20. At the Addtngton market, all classes of stock came forward to-day in increased numbers, particularly fat cattle and bolh fat and store sheep. Values for both sections of sheep showed a slight easing. Store Sheep—A bigger yarding, which included a largo representation of hoggets. The market was governed by the class of wool, halfbred sheep bringing 3s to 5s a head of tbe better quality crossbreds. Ewes and lambs of all classes sold well, but coarse wool hoggets were down. Fairly good 2toolh wethers 31s to 34s Od, inferior 2-tooth wethers 25s Id to 28s, good 4, 6, and 8-tooth wethers 38s to 38s 3d, fairly good 4, C, and 8-tooth wethers 29s 3d to 34s 9d, sound and failing mouthed ewes and lambs (all counted) 22s 2d to 245, low conditioned 4, G, and 8-tooth c\ve« and lambs-21s 2d, crossbred wether hoggets 25s to 27a lOd, Inferior hoggets ins to 23s M, half-bred wether hoggets 29s to 32s Cd, good crossbred ewe hoggets 27s lOd to lids 9d, half-bred ewe hoggets 31s 6d to S4s 9d, cull ewe hogget 3 21s 9d to 24s 3d. Fat Lamb3—About sixty were yarded, and there was a recession from the fancy prices ruling earlier in the season to something like normal.

J'at Sheep—Tie sale opened easier than last week, but tinned temporarily, and then fell away, and values were down from 2s 0d to 3s a head all round for coarse woolled sheep. Half-bred sheep sold well, and shorn half-bred wethers made up to 42s 6d. Extra prime wethers 54s 6d to 07s, prime wethers 4Cs 6d to 53a 9d, medium wethers 41s to 45s 9d, light and unfinished wethers 28s 6d to 39s Cd, prime shorn wethers to 42s Cd, medium shorn wetiers 33s Cd to 35s 3d. extra prime ewes 48s Cd to 525, prime ewes 40s to 465, medium ewes 35s to 39s 9d, light and unfinished ewes 28s 6d to '33s„ prime shorn ewes to 41s, medium shorn ewes 33s 9d to 30s 9d, hoggets 30s to 33s lOd.

Fat Cuttle.—A yarding of 308, Including a good proportion of well-finished quality. Though not so keen, the market showed littie quotable change for prime beef, but medium and inferior were easier. Extra prime steers £35 5s to ,£.19 10s, prime steers £2B 10s to £35, medium steers £22 5s to £27 15s, light and unfinished steers £l4 17s Cd to £2l 10s, extra prime heifers to £24 sb, prime lelfcrs £l7 10s to £2l ss, ordinary heifers £l4 15s to £l7, light and unfinished heifers £lO 12s (id to £l4, extra prime cows to £26 10», prime cows £l7 15s to £2l 2s 6d, ordinary cons £l4 5« to £l7 ss, light and unfinished cows £ll 15s to £l4. Yealers.—-A poor quality lot. Runners, £9 17s Cd, good vealers £7 10s, medium calves £4, inferlW cakes £2 ss. Dairy CatSe A big yarding and a good demand. Shorthorn cross cows £2O, good springing heifers £ls, medium heifers £9 10s, good seiond and third enlvers £ls to £l7.

Pat Pigs.—A slight easing on the previous high values occurred. Choppers £8 to £ll 15s, light bacouers £0 15s to £7 10s, heavy baeoners £7 15s to £8 10s, extra 1-oavy baroners £9 (average price per lb. V2%A to Is Id), light porkers £4 15s to £5 ss, heavy porkers £5 10s to £ti (average prlco per lb Is 3d to Is 3<,4). Store Pigs.—Prices wore not so high as last week. Medium stores £4 ISs, small stores £2 10s to £4, weaners £2 7s to £2 19s. TARANAKI HIDE AND TALLOW SALE.

N'ewton King, Ltd. report holding their monthly sale on Oct. 12. The catalogue comprised 887 hides, 5780 calfskins, 66 tins talloiv. Heavy ox maintained late rates, but other sorts particularly lights declined %A to lid per lb. Calf met, good competition and generally Improved Id per lb. Horse hides wero in small supply and were easier. Tallow advanced 2s Tier cwt. We quote: Ox, TOlbs. and over 18% d; 59 to 69, lo%d to lS%d; 58 to 58, 14% d; 45 to 52, 10V.d to ll'/id, cut 13X41 Cow.—Heavy, 10'/,d to 13d; medium, to 10'/ 4 d; light lOd to 15y,d; cut B%d to 9%d. Yearlings— Heavy 10% dto 14'/ 4 d; light lid to 12% d; slippy, 2%d to 5%d. Horse, 3s fld to 10s 6d; cut, 10s Sd. Farmers' Cow.—Heavy, 10% d; light 9%d to 1,114 a 4%d to 5%d; cut B%d; slippy 2%d to 4Vid. Calfskins.—Firsts, 8 to ]01b„ 10% d to U%i; 6 to 7, 14% d to 21% d: Gibs, and under, 18d to 21 %d; meaty, lOd to 17d; cut, 12% d to 14% d; Slippy OVfcd to lid; dry, Is each; slinks, 2s 4d to 3s; goats, 2s. Horsel'alr, IBd per lb. Tallow.—ln tins, 34s to 41s. Our next sale will be held on Nov. 9. "" ■ ■ ,-Lgg