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Taranaki Daily News, 9 April 1921, Page 2

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B.A.W.R.A. WOOL. SALES CANCELLED. By Telegraph.—Press Assn —Copyright. London, April 8. The B.A.W.R.A. wool sales have been cancelled. buyers refusing to bld. The reserves were maintained at the February level. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Melbourne, April 8. Barley.—English 4s to 4s 3d; Cape 3s 2d to 3s 3%d. Oats, 2s 6d to 2s Bd. Potatoes, £6 10s to £7. Onions, £3 to £3 10s. BUTTER LN NEW SOUTH WALES. Sydney, April 8. The Profiteering Court has sanctioned the private butter-pooling, scheme to ensure winter supplies. It fixed the price at 2s per pound till May 31, when it is understood an increase not exceeding threepence will be allowed to cover the cost of storage, insurance and finance for butter in reserve. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. •’ OVER SUPPLY AND WEAK SALE.

Christchurch, April 6. An over supply of stock at Addington to-day met a further weakened market. Lamb was a shade easier than last week, whilst secondary mutton and all classes of beef were also weaken?. Stare sheep prices dropped considerably, as the lengthy dry spell is commencing to affect feed supplies and influencing big yardings.

Store Sheep.—A big entry, which assisted in the reduction of values. Ewes comprised 90 per cent, of the yarding and showed a decline of 5s to Bs. Lambs were practically unsaleable. Good lambs made 7s to 9s sd, ordinary lambs 2s lid to 6s 4d, good two-tooth l ewes 19s to 245, ordinary two-tooth ewes 7s 9d to 15s, good 4,6, and 8-tooth ewes 12s 9d to 18s 6d, ordinary 4,6, and 8-tooth ewes, 8s 9d to Ils 6d, good four-year ewes 12s 6d to 18s 4d, four and five-year ewes -4s 6d to Us 4d, aged ewes Is 7d to 5s 6d, good two-tooth wethers 9s 5d to 10s 9d, ordinary two-tooth 7s to 8g 6d, good 4 and G-tooth 9s 6d to Us, ordinary 4 and 6-tooth 7s to 9s.

Fat Lambs—432s were yarded, 75 per cent, more than last week. Freezing buyers secured the bulk of the entry at 5d to 5%d per lb. Extra prime show lambs realised 23s Gd, prime lambs 19s to 22s 3d, medium 16s 3d to 18s 9d, light and unfinished 13s to 15s fld. Fat Sheep.—A big yarding. The low values for ewe mutton allowed freezers to buy to some extent, and they secured a fair share of the lighter mutton at about 2d per ib, and Ln cases a shade over. There was an all-round drop of from Is to Is 6d per head. Extra prime wethers 26s to 28s, prime 20s to 23s 9d, medium 16s 9d to IDs 6d, inferior 12s to 16s, prime ewes 15s 9d to 18s Id, medium 12s to 15s 6d, light 9s 6d to Ils 9d, inferior 5s 3d to 9s.

Fat Cattle.—The market receded for prime beef as well as secondary. Extra prime made te 38s per 1001 b, medium 345, and Inferior 20s upwards. Prime steers £l4 15s to £l7 17s 6d, medium £lO 10s to £l4 ss, light and unfinished £5 10s to £9 15s, prime heifers £8 to £l2, unedium £5 to £7 10S, inferior £3 7s 6d to £4 17s 6d, prime cows £6 10s to £lO 2s 6d, medium and inferior £3 to £6. Vealers.—A supply and a drop in values. Runners realised £4, good vealers £3 2s 6d, medium calves 25s to £2 2s 6d, calves 5s to 20s. Dairj- Cattle.—A big yarding. There z was a good demand for cows coming to profit. Jersey third calvers £2O, springing heifers, first calvers £ll to £l5, 'ordinary third and fourth calvers £8 to £l3, cows in milk £3 to £B, inferior cows 10s to £3 10s.

Store Cattle.—Three-year-old steers £5 5s to £5 12s 6d, two-year-old steers £2 16s to £3 ss, two-year-old heifers £2 10s to £2 15s. Fat Pigs.—There was no alteration in values. Store Pigs.—An average demand. Medium stores 52s 6d, small 42s Gd, small weaners 7s 6d. BURNSIDE STOCK SALE. SOME LATE VALUES MAINTAINED. Dunedin, April G. There were large supplies of fat stock in each department at Burns’.de' to-day, and prices generaPy ruled at late values. The store cattle market was particularly quiet, Prices going from bad to worse. This was due in great measure to the prospective shortage of winter feed. Fat Cattle. —A large yarding of 278 head, Including a good proportion of prime heavy cattle. The sale opened about 20s easier than last wee.k, and before the close dropped another 10s. A number of cattle, not reaching the owners’ ideas of values, were turned out unsold. Prime ox “beef sold as low as 35s per 1001 b, and cow beef was down to 20s. Extra prime bullocks realised £l7 10s to £2O, prime £l3 10s to £l6, medium £ll to £l3, lighter, from £9. Extra prime heavy cows and heifers made £l4 to £l5 15s, prime £ll to £l4. medium £8 to £ll, lighter, from £7.

Sheep.— A. large yarding, numbering 4030 head. The quality was of the medium description, and the larding was composed mainly of ewes, although a fair number of pens contained good wethers. Competition was not nearly so keen, and values for heavy-weight wethers were 2s to 3s a head lower; while prices for ewes showed a reduction of about 2s a head as compared with last week's rates. Prime wethers realised from 21s 9d to 26s 6d, medium 17s Gd to 20s 6d, light and unfinished sorts, from 14s upwards. Extra pr|<me heavyweight ewes realised up to 27s Gd, prime 18s to 24s 3d, medium 14s Gd to 17s, light and aged from 10s upwards.

Lambs.—A large yarding of mixed quality, numbering 2292 head. The demand was not keen, and from appearances export buyers were not operating up to recent limits, the result being that the sale was weaker, and prices declined to the extent of 4s. Extra prime sorts up to 20s, prime, from 15s to 17s, cnedium 12s to 14s, light and unfinished, from Bs.

Store Cattle.—A full yarding was offered, which met with a most inanimate sale. . A number of pens contained good three-year-old steers in forward condition, and these were sold at prices ranging from £4 to £5 9s a head. Inferior sorts were difficult to quit at any price and many pens were passed unsold.

Pigs.—A large yarding, which was somewhat eagerly competed for. Both baconers and porkers realised values equal to last week's rates.