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Taranaki Daily News, 12 March 1921, Page 2

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ANTWERP WOOL SALES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, March 10. At the Antwerp sales the River Plate wools were all withdrawn, as there were no buyers. i LONDON MARKETS. London, March 10. Wheat.—Quiet and unchanged. Flour. —Slow; Australian spot 695. Oats.-—Poor demand, slightly easier. Barley.—Quiet: Australian Chevalier scarce at 65s to 75. Beans.—Unchanged. Peas. —Dull; Australian blues ex store 360 s per ton; marrow fats 400 s. Sugar—Unchanged. Bradford wool very quiet. 60’s, 42d; 50‘s 24d; 46’s 17d. The Food Ministry announces that next week’s distribution of butter will be the last under the Government’s allotment scheme. The Ministry will make an early announcement of the Government’s proposals in regard to handling its stocks after March 31. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. • Melbourne, March 11. Hides.—Market firmer for all good lines. Slippy and inferior parcels were again neglected. Barley.—English 4s to 4s 3d; Cape 3s to 3s 3d. Oats.—2s 7d to 2s 9d. Potatoes.—Carmens £6 to £6 ss. Onions—£4 10s. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. ClTlstchurch, March 9. At the Addington market to-day the yarding was slightly smaller than last week. Mutton was again down in price, wethers selling at 3d to 3%d, and ewes at 3d and under. Lamb was also down about a penny per lb, averaging from 6%d to 69id. Store sheep also receded substantially lih value, particularly store lambs. Vendors generally met the market in most sections, although a proportion of fat sheep were passed. Store Sheep.—A' weak sale throughout. Good forward lambs, Ils to 15s, unedium lambs 7s to 10s 6d, inferior and small lambs 3s lOd to 5s 9d, good forward 4 and 6-tooth wethers 12s 6d to 15s, fairly good 4 and 6tooth wetl ers 10s 9d to 11s 6d, forward twotooth wethers 15s 4d, fairly good two-tooth wethers 9s 3d to Ils Gd, good 4-tooth ewes 15s 6d, ordinary 4-tooth ewes 10s 5d to 13s 6d, good, 2,4, 6, and 8-tooth ewes 12s 6d to 14s 4d, ordinary 2,4, 6, and 8-tooth ewes 8s 7d to Ils 3d, two-tooth ewes 8s to 12s 3d, good 4-year ewes 10s to Ils fid, sound, and failing-mouthed ewes 7s to Ils lid, aged ewes 3s 4d to 4s.

Fat Lambs.—3Bl were penned. Freezers reduced their limits by about a penny, and. a free sale eventuated at the lower rates. Extra prime lambs 30s, prime lambs 23s to 25s 9d, medium lambs l»s to 22s 6d, light and unfinished lambs 12s to 18s 6d. Fat Sheep.—A dragging sale, .and vendors towards the finish declined to accept the low values ruling. Freezing buyers did not operate. Extra prime wethers 26s lOd, prime wethers 21s 9d to 255, medium Aethers, 18s to 21s fid, light and unfinished wethers 12s lid to 17s 6d, prime ewes 18s to 21s, medium ewes 14s to 17s fid, light and unfinished ewes Ils to 13s 9d. Fat Cattle.—A satisfactory sale, considering the slump in the mutton market. A good clearance of prime beef was effected at late rates. Extra prime steers, £2O 7s fid to £2l 7s fid, prime steers £l7 15s fid to £2O, medium steers, £l3 15s to £l7 10s, light and unfinished steers £9 12s 6d to £l2 15s, extra prime heifers £l5 ss, prime heifers £lO to £l2 10s, ordinary heifers £5 15s to £9 10s, prime cows £8 5s to £l2 15s, medium and superior £5 5s to £S. Store Cattle. —A poor quality yarding. Two-year-old steers £4 15s, six good heifers £5 Is, cows £4, bulls £3. Dairy Cattle.—A good demand for cows in and about to come to profit. Good third calvers £l6 15s, good second calvers £l4 to £lB, good heifers £lO to £l4 ss, inferior cows 30s to £4 ss. Teniers.— Runners £5 2s Gd, good vealers £2 17s fid to £3 17s 6d, medium calves 32s fid to 47s Gd, small calves 10s to 25s 6d. Fat Pigs—Porkers showed a firming in value. Choppers £5 to £7 17s Gd, light baconers £4 15s to £5 10s, heavy baconers £-5 15s (id to £6 10s (average price per lb heavy porkers £4 6s to £4 10s, light porkers £3 to £3 15s (average price per lb lOd to 10%d). Store Pigs.—A fair demand. Sows, £3 log 6d, medium stores 48s to 545, small stores 40s to 455, weaners 20s to 30s. BURNSIDE STOCK SALE. Dunedin, March 9. Small yardings were the order in all fnt stock departments at the Burnside sates to-day, consignors having evidently received a fright at the low prices which ruled at last Week’s sales. As butchers bought in excess of their requirements last week, there was no increase in prices, except a.slight one in fat,-cattle. In fact, freezing wethers were a little> easier owing to buyers’ limits being reduced to 3d per pound.

Fat Cattle.—At the connmencement of the sale prices were from 15s to 30s a head, above last week s rates, but as the sate progressed competition was lacking and prices receded to last week’s levels. Prime beef realised from 36s to 40s per 1001 b. Prime bullocks realised from £l6 2s fid to £lB 2s 6d, medium £l4 to £l4 10s, light and unfinished sorts, from £lO 10s upwards. Prime heifers realised from £l3 to £l4 10s, medium £ll to £l2 10s, light and aged, from £8 upwards. Store Cattle.—A simall number was offered, the (Tual.'ty of which was inferior. No good sorts were entered for sate. The sale lacked animation, graziers showing very little eagerness to obtain supplies. The prices realised were a shade weaker than late low rates.

Fat Sheep.—A small yarding of J. 549 was penned. Freezing buyers were nor operating,, and competition was limited to butchers and few farmers wanting light mutton. The prices realised were on a par with last week’s low level. Prime wethers, from 22s 9d to 25s Gd; medium, 18s Gd to 21s Gd, light and unfinished sorts, from 14s 6d upwards. Prime ewes realised from 20s to 245, medium, 14s 6d, to 16s 6d, light, aged, and unfinislied, up to 10s.

Launbs.—A small yarding was offered, the total number penned being 539, of mixed quality. Butchers secured the bulk of the’ yarding at prices slightly in excess of freezing limits. Prime lambs realised from 24s 9d to 30s 3d, medium 19s to 23s 6d, lighter kinds, from 14s Gd upwards. Pigs.—Only a small number were offered, and comp::ition was not very brisk. Prices for baconers and porkers were about equal to last week’s rates, while stores were a little cheaper. NEWTON KING, LT d7~RE PORTS. The stock market has retained an almost lifeless state during the past week, and what sales have 'been effected have been at exceedingly low values. Freezing buyers are quiet except fqj boner and canner beef, and fat stock pried? hare sunk out of all proportion accordingly. This applies equally to sheep as well. No class of store cattle are in any marked demand, and breeding ewes at lower values than have been ruling of late are most sought after In the sheep line. Quotations are as follows : _ At. Urenui on the 7th inst—Cull lambs 5s 7d, rape do. 12s, Romney rams -gns, weaner bulls 14s 6d, 20-month steers £2 6s, 2-year-old do. £3 10s, fat heifer £5. At Stratford on Sth inst.—Cull lambs 4s 6d, 4s lOd, rape do. 9s 6d, Ils, fat do. 13s f.m. ewes 13s 3d, forward wethers 13s, 15s, fat cows £3 15s, £5 ss, store do. £1 16s Gd, £2 Bs, £3 2s 6d, <£3 ss, 2-year-old heifers R.W.B. £3 10s, £4, weaner heifers 22s 6d, 245, Jersey do. £4 10s, weaner bulls 18s. At Inglewood on March 9. —Two-tooth wethers 14s 4d, lambs 9s, 9s 3d, 9s lOd, rape do. Ils, 13s 6d, 14s, aged ewes Gs 3d, rams £1 ss, £2 ss, store cows £1 7s, £2, boner bulls' £3 7s Gd. £5 15a. Jwjifers R.W.B. £3 3*,