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Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1921, Page 2

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LONDON MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, August 11. Wheat.—Quiet and steady. Australian ex quay 775. Flour.—Dull. Australian ex mill 635. Oats.—Steady. Beans.—Firm and dearer. Peas.—Advancing; Tasmanian blues 5205» to 600 s; New Zealand 500 s to 5205. Sugar.—Firm. Granulated 61s 6d. THE POULTRY MARKET. Reports on yesterday's poultry sales at New Plymouth are:— Webster Bros, —Hens 3s Cd. Cockerels 3s Cd. L. A. Nolan and Co.—-Hens (young) 3s 9d to 5s 3d, hens (old) 2s 2d to 3s 6d, pullets 4s 9d to 8s 4d, cockerels 3s to 4s 6d, ducks 3s to 4s 6d, turkeys 10s to 12s. THE PIG MARKET. There was a good entry of pigs at Newton Fing, Ltd.’s, New Plymouth Haymarket yesterday. Weaners made up to 13s, slips £1 Is, stores from £1 to £2 9s, according to size and quality, empty sow £S 2s 6d. FARMERS’ CO-OP. REPORT. The Farmers' Co-op. Organisation Society of New Zealand Ltd., report as follows: On Monday, August 1, we held a dairy heifer sale in our Waverley yards on account of Messrs. W. Watkins and D. Walker. Buyers were In attendance from all parts of the district, and the stock offered was In good condition and we consider the best quality dairy sorts ever offered to the public. Bidding was brisk for the start and Mr. Watkins 40 heifers made the splendid average of £24 15s. Mr. Walker’s heifers were not. quite so forward and averaged £l4 10s. On tte same day we held a clearing sale on account of Mr. McKay at Okaiawa, which drew a crowd of buyers from all parts of the district. The herd of 60 cows making an average of £l5 14s, horses, pigs, and implements sold at late rates.

On Tuesday the 2nd inst., we held our usual .Stratford sale, but the weather was very rough, consequently there] was a small yarding of store stock, but Mr. Knox's herd from Te Popo came forward and met with ready sale, best cows bringing up to £26, later sorts £l2 to £l4, the herd averaging £l6 10s. ,

On Wednesday, 3rd Inst., we held our Inglewood sale, but owing to weather conditions a lot of stock advertised did not come forward. We quote: Full moult,ed ewes in laimb 10s, hoggets fls 9d, empty heifers £5 10s to £6, Jersey weaner heifers £5 15s to £7, 2-yoar steers £2 to £2 13s, store cows at late rates. Dairy stock sold particularly wel), best cows bringing £2O to £25, others £l2 10s to £l5, a nice line of 2-year Jersey cross springers brought from £l4 to £l7.

On Friday the sth, we held our Auroa sale, when a good yarding came forward, store and boner cows were very hard to quit at any price, but Jersey cross weaner heifers met with keen demand. One choice lot of ten brought up to £9 4s, others £6 15s to £7 ss. Dairy cows and heifers sold at late rates. BURNSIDE STOCK SALE. FALL IN MUTTON AND LAMB VALUES. Dunedin, August 10. The sale at Bumside to-day was fairly slack, especially as regards sheep and lambs, both of which declined in value compared with last week’s sale. Fat Cattle.—A large yarding, numbering 195 head, a good proportion of which were (inequality animals. The sale opened with competition fairly keen, and the yarding was disposed of at prices on a per with last week’s rates. Prime ox beef was worth on an average 46s per 1001 b, medium from 35s 1 to 395. Prime bullocks realised £l9 to £22, 10s, medium £l5 to £l7, light and inferior from £9 prime heifers £l2 to £l4, medium £lO to £l2, aged from £7 upwards. Fat Sheep.—A large yarding, -numbering 3200 lead. Consequently the market was over-supplied, and prices for heavy sheep showed a decline of from Is to Is 6d per head, while light sheep depreciated in value to the extent of 2s to 2s 6d per head, as ccmpared with last week's rates. Good wether mutton made from 3%d to 4d per pound, and ewe mutton from 3%d to 3%d. Extra heavy wethers made up to 32s 6d, prime 24s to 275, good 20s to 28s, lighter 14s to 17s 6d, prime ewes to 22s 3d, good 18s to 31s, light and aged 12s upwards. Fat Lambs.—A small yarding of medium quality, numbering 245 head. Bidding was fairly slack, which was doubtless due to the poor quality, and prices showed a decline of Is to Is 6d per head, as compared with last week’s rates. All lines were disposed of at prices ranging from 15s to 20s. Prime lamb made up to 6’Ad per pound. Store Cattle.—A small yarding of poor quality, and in consequence bidding was slack and prices only fair.