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Taranaki Daily News, 20 August 1921, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Melbourne, August 19. Hides.—Firm, top lines unaltered, sloppy lines dull of sale at a farthing decline. Barley.—English 4s 8d to 1 ss; Capo 3s 9d to 3s lOd. Oats.—2s 9d. Potatoes.—£3 10s. Onions.—£2 10s to £3. MELBOURNE WOOL Melbourne, August 19. Tho conference of B.A.W.R.A. and the National Council of wool sellers allocated 100,000 bales for, the September offerings, which were previously fixed at 75,000 bales tentatively. I ' SOUTHERN MARKETS. WEAKER TONE IN OATS. POTATOES IN GOOD SUPPLY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. There is a weaker tone in the oat market, although it is nothing in the nature of a break. The paucity of offers from farmers will operate against such a development, however. Definite advice from Home provides little scope for export at the existing values here, and farmers who can afford to use have resolved not to thresh at lower values than at present ruling. There is still a good deal of barley in the province, but no business is doing. Potatoes have lost tho slight activity that marked them last week. Several big shipments north during the week filled a market which was becoming somewhat bare, and another vessel in a few days with a big consignment will maintain the well stocked position in Auckland. Values nominally are 30s to 35s at country stations. Super cowgrass is in keen request, and Is is being paid to farmers for really good seed of the Blenheim standard. Medium and inferior cowgrass are weaker. Superior cowgrass is for export. White clover covers a wide range according to quality, from lOd to Is 4d. Chaff is in little request, and £3 at country stations is the outside value. There was temporary strengthening in the linseed market during the week, business being done on a basis of £lO a ton at country stations. THE PRICE OF GOLD. Wellington, August 19. The Treasury Is In receipt of the following information from the High Commissioner by cable dated London, August 17: The official price of gold to-day is £5 13s Id for shipment to America. THE PIG MARKET. At. Newton King, Ltd.’s, New Plyimouth haymarket yesterday wean er pigs sold from 10s to Ils, slips 13s, stores 23s 6d to 31s 6d, according to size and quality. , THE POULTRY MARKET. Reports on yesterday’s poultry sales at New Plymouth are:— Webster Bros.—Cockerels, 4s to 5s 6d; pullets, 10s 6d to 12s 6d; ordinary hens, 4s; gobblers, 14s. L. A. Nolan and Co.—-Hens, 3s 8d to ss; cockerels, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; small, 2s 6d to 3s; Game bantams, 3s to 4s 6d. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

LOWER PRICES RULE. Christchurch, August 17. At tho Addington market to-day there were big yardings in practically all sections of stock, and generally lower prices ruled, particularly for mutton. Store Sheep.—A big yarding of poor quality sheep, and values were down by several shillings per head. Good 4,6, and 8-toothed ewes realised 20s to 23s 3d, ordinary 14s 4d to 17s 4d, good fresh full-mouthed ewes 12s 9d to 15s Id, cull ewes 5s to 6s 4d, soundmouthed ewes and lambs (all counted), 10s, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 12s 3d to 14s, mixed sex hoggets 9s to 9s 9d, halfbred wether hoggets 7s 6d, ewe hoggets Ils 9d. Fat Sheep.—An overflow yarding. The sale was the worst for a long time, values being from 3s to 6s below last market. Extra prime wethers 24s to 295, prime 16s 3d to 21s 3d, medium 14s to 16s 3d, light and inferior 11s to 13s 9d, extra prime ewes 21s, prime 14s 9d to 17s Gd, medium 12s to 14s Gd, light and unfinished 10s to Ils 9d, extra prime hoggets 24s sd, prime 14s to 17s 6d, ordinary 7s to 13s 6d.

Fat Cattle.—366 were penned, inclusive of much light-conditioned beef. The market was a shade down on recent rates. Extra prime steers realised £l9 17s Gd, prime £l4 10& to £l7 10s, medium £lO 15s to £l4 ss, light and unfinished £7 to £lO, prime heifers £9 10s to £l2 12s Gd, ordinary to good, £6 12s 6d to £9 ss, prime cows £9 2s 6d to £l4 15s, ordinary £6 10s to £B. Dairy Cows.—A good sale. Good second and third calvers realised £l5 to £l9 10s, ordinary second and third calvers, £9 to £l4, 10s, good springing heifers £9 to £l3 10s, ordinary £6 to £lO 10s, inferior cows £3 10s. Store Cattle.—A dragging market. Four and 5-year steers £7, 2-year-014 steers £4 13s to £5, springing heifers £4, good cows £4 15s to £7, bulls £2 to £5 ss. Fat. Pigs.—An irregular demand. Choppers £4 to £B, light baconers £4 15s to £5 10s, heavy £6 to £6 15s, extra heavy £7 (average price per lb B%d), light porkers £.3 to £3 15s, heavy £4 5s to £4 10s (average price per lb 9%d to 10%d). Store Pigs—A bigger entry and lower values. Medium stores £2 12s to £3, weaners £1 3s to £1 12s, sows in pig £7- . . BURNS’D£ STOCK SALE. HighM PRICES REALISED. Dunedin, August 17. Moderate yardings were the order at BurnaUta to-day. Whlltt there was aot any actual

scarcity, the somewhat restricted yardings caused higher prices. to be realised. Fat cattle, sheep, and hoggets were dearer, but pigs were a shade easier.

• Fat Cattle. — A. small yarding, 160 head coming under the hammer. The quality was very good, there being a largo proportion of prime well-finished bullocks. Very few cows and heifers ' were offered. Competition was decidedly keen, and values were about 20s per head in advance of those ruling last week, prime beef being worth about 47s per 1001 b, medium quality 37s to 395. Quotations: Extra prime bullocks realised to £24 2s 6d, prime £l9 to £22 10s, medium £l6 to £lB ss, light-£ll to £l4 10s, prime cows and heifers £l2 to £l5 10s, medium £lO 10s to £ll 15s, light £8 to £9 10s.

Fat. Sheep.—A medium yarding, numbering 2155 head. Only a small number of pens contained really prime sheep. The sa|o opened briskly, all classes meeting .with, good competition. Prime sheep spld at an advance of Is per head, while medium-class sbeep were firm at last week’s rates. Prime wether mutton was worth slightly under 4d per pound, and ewe mutton, a shade over Extra prime heavy-weight wethers realised', from 30s to 32s Gd, prime 23s 6d to 28s, medium 18s to 225, light and unfinished sorts, from 15s upwards, extra prlune heavy-weight ewes brought from 21s Gd to 23s 6d, prime 18s to ,20s 6d, medium 15s to 17s, light and* aged, frolit 13s upwards. U’Oggets-—Only 121 hoggets were offered for sale. These were disposed of under good competition at prices ranging from 14s 6d to 25s pcu:. head. Prime lamb was worth equal to 6%d per pound. Sfore‘ Cattle. —A small yarding of inferior quality, i There was practically no demand, but the .small prices realised were no indication as jto tho value of well-bred, forwardconditioijad stores. Good 3-year steers made from £8 to £8 13s, 2-year- steers, up to £5, steers, £2 10s to £3, empty forward heifers £5 to £G 7s, empty and old cows. £4 to £6.

Figs.-rrA large yarding of mixed sorts was offered. All classes met with a ready sale at prices a shade below late ruling rates. Best baconers realised B%d per lb, and best porkers B%d.