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Taranaki Daily News, 23 April 1921, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Sydney, April 22. Hides.—Large catalogues were offered and a decline of a halfpenny was noticeable all round. Barley —English, 4s 2d to 4s 4d ; Cap.*, 3s 2d to ,3s 4d.. Oats, 2s Cd tQ. ;2s B%d. Potatoes, £5 10s to £6. Onions, £3 to £3 ss. . ;i «i Melbourne, April 22. One hundred’ thousand bales will be offered at the May wool sales. The Sydney sales will take place on May 9 ■VII and 23-r-26; Melbourne and Geelong, May 9—19; Brisbane, M&y 16—19; Adelaide May 27. London, April Bradford -wool shows an improved •tone and hardening tendency for merinos. Top-makers are stiffening quotations. ' Wheat.—Slow trade and all prices tending to be easier. Australian exstore is offering at 81s 6d. Flour.—Dull; Australian 67s 6d, ex store. Barley.—Quiet; Australian Chevalier 68s to 70s. Oats.—Firm; Australian quay 365, New Zealand WQs to 455. Beans and Peas.—Quiet and Unchanged. 1 Sugar.—Easier; granulated 68s 6d. The All Russian Co-operative Society, who are buyers for the Soviet Government, learning that the cost of Australian coal would be 85s to 90s c.i.f. Baltic ports, consider the price prohibitive. Butter.—Quiet, the trade expecting the Government to reduce prices as the London price for Danish has been lowered from 10s to 15s to 250 s to 256 s and a further decline is probable. Cheese.—Firm. It is believed that the Government stocks are cleared. Probably the price of colored will decline shortly as four New Zealand steamers are due by the end of the month.

BURNSIDE SALES.

Dunedin, April 20. There were good yardings in all departments at Burnside to-day, and taken all over, the sale was not a good one. Of fat cattle there was a large yarding of 291 head, comprising only fair quality animals. The supply was much in excess of butchers’ requirements, and there was a further decline in prices. At the close of the sale was a decided slackening, and a good number of pens were passed in. Medium weight prime bullocks were quoted at 30s per 1001 b, with extra prime a trifle over this figure. In some cases cow beef did not make 20s. Prime bullocks, £l7 to £2l/medium, £l5 to £l7; light and unfinished, from £lO upwards; prime heifers, £l4 to £l5 10s, £ll to £23; cows, light and aged, from £7 upwards. Fat Sheep.—A moderate yarding of 2346 head, composed principally of ewes, very few prime wethers being offered. Competition was fairly keen and prime wethers were disposed of at prices on par with last week’s rates, while medium wethers and ewes were a little firmer. Wether mutton sold at about 3|d per lb, and ewe mutton up to 2%d. Extra prime wethers, 24s 6d to 28e; prime, 20s to 245; medium, 16s to 19s: light and unfinished, 13s upwards; extra prime heavy ewes, up to 30s; prime, 18s to 21s; medium, 13s to 15s 6d; light inferior, Ils upwards. Fat Lambs.—A large yarding of fair quality, 1656 being penned. Competition was a good deal keener, freezing operators bidding much more freely. Prices as a consequence were firmer. Prime lamb was worth up to 5%d per lb, 6d being touched in some instances. Extra prime, up to 26s 6d; prime, 17s to 225; medium, 12s to 15s 6d; light and unfinished, 9s upwards. Store Cattle. l —Under 100 head evoked but little demand, and prices were weak at last week’s rates. A pen of threeyear Hereford steres made £6; twoyear Hereford steers and heifers, £3; good forwad two-year Shothorn cross steers, £6; well-bred vealers, 30’s to 40s; store cows, £2 upwards.

Pigs. —Over 100 fat pigs met with a weakened demand, and prices were back compared with the last two sales. Small sorts were numerous and prices for these fell off considerably towards the close of the sale.

ADDINGTON MARKET. Christchurch, April 20. There was a better tone in all classes of beef, mutton, and lamb, but store sheep showed no improvement. Store sheep: There was a big yarding, but a very dragging sale, only good ewes and forward wethers being in demand. Good forward lambs, 8s 9d to Ils 8d; ordinary, 3s fid to 7s 6d; cull, Is 6d to 2s 9d; good two-tooth ewes, 13s 9d to 16s 6d; fairly good four, six, and eighttooth, 8s fid to 16s 6d; good four-tooth, 17s 6d; two-tooth wethers, 9s 3d to 10s lOd; forward four and six-tooth, 12s 9d to 15s 9d; four to six-tooth, 9s 9d Ils 4<d; sound failing-mouthed ewes, 3s 6d to 8s 3d; aged, Is to 3s.

Fat lambs: The market was a shade firmer, values averaging 4|d to 6d per lb; extra prime lambs, 225; prime, 18s 6d to 20s sd; medium, 16s 3d to 18s 3d; light unfinished, 13s Id to 15s 9d. Fat sheep: There was a big yarding and an improved tone, exporters operating freely for light to medium mutton. Extra prime wethers, 25s 3d; prime, 19s to 235; medium, 16s to 18s 9d; inferior, 10s to 15s 3d; prime ewes, 15s 9d to 18s 9d; medium, 13s to 15s 6d; lighter, 10s 3d to 12s 6d; inferior, 6s 5d to 9s 9d. Fat cattle: Last week’s drop of £1 was more than recovered, the smaller yarding being responsible for a keener sale. Extra prime beef went to 42s per 1001 b; medium, to '3ss; extra prime steers, £lB to £l9 ss; prime, £l4 10s to £l7 12s fid; medium, £9 17s 6d to £l3 15s; light unfinished, £'s 17s 6d to £9 10s; extra prime heifers, £l2 2s 6d; prime, £8 to £ll 2s 6d; medium inferior. £3 12s fid to £7; prime cows, £7 to £9 12s 6d; ordinary, £4 to £6 10s. Dairy cattle: There was a large yarding and good demand. Extra good second and third calvers, £l6; springing third and fourth calvers. £7 10s to £l5; springing heifers, £6 10s to £l2; cows in milk, £B.

Vealers were slightly better than recent sales. Runners, £4; good vealers, £•2 17s fid: medium, £1 2s 6d to £2 2s fid; small calves, 5s to £l. Store cattle: Few sales were recorded. Three-year steers, £5 ss; two-year-old, £2 19s 6d.

Fat pigs: Prices were a trifle easier. Choppers, £6; light baconers, £4 10s to £5 10s; extra heavy, £6 12s Cd (average price per lb, 7|d to Sd); porkers. £2 15s to £3; heavy, £3 l'ss (average price per lb, 9Jd to lOd). Store pigs; An improved, demand.

Medium stores, 555; small, 35s to 445; weaners, 7s 6d to 13s; sows in pig, £5 7s 6d.