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Taranaki Daily News, 24 June 1922, Page 2

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THE V|OOL MARKET GODD TONE IN ENGLAND By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received June 23, 5.5 p.m. London, June 22. At the wool sales there was good Home and Continental competition for nnerinos and crossbreds at very firm prices. The “Mangakuri’’ clip made up -to 9%d, and averaged B%d. The Bradford tops market displays a more confident tone. Top-makers are taking a firmer attitude in view of the Improvement in the raw material market. Sixty-fours quality* is quoted at 574, fifty-sixes at 31d, fifties at 22d, and forty-sixes at 15%d. —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. THE PIG MARKET. At Messrs. Newton King, Ltd.’s haymarket -sale yesterday pigs brought from 7s up to 30s. PRICES FOR POULTRY. Messrs. Webster Bros. report prices at yesterday’s sale as follow: Cockerels 2s 74, liens 3s to 4s 2d. Messrs. L. A. Nolan and Co. * report the following sales: Hens 2s 7d to 4s Id, pullets 9s to 12s Ud, small 4s to ss; cockerels 2s 6d to fls fld, small Is 3d to 2s Id; ducks 3s to 4s 3d.

ADDINGTON MARKET. STRIKE EFFECT STILL NOTICEABLE. Christchurch, June 29. The effect of the slaughtermen’s strike was noticeable at the Addington market as far as lambs and light weight mutton were concerned, otherwise It had no appreciably adverse effect. Store Sheep.—The yarding was sunall. Good 4,6, and 8-tootli ewes 25s to 29s 3d, ordinary 19s to 20s. good 6 and 8-tooth ewes 23s fld to 24s 9d, ordinary 20s 3d to 22s fld, good sound and falling mouth halfbred ewes 27s 9d, ordinary 13s €d to 18s Id. good crossbred 3,4, C, and 8-tooth ewes (Nelson) ?3S 3d to 255, small 2 and 4-tooth ewes 19s lOd, aged 10s 2d to 12s 2d, ewes 4s lOd to Cs, empty 9s lid, crossbred ewe hoggets 18 s, wether hoggets 12s fld to 13s, mixed sexed Ids Id to 17s fld, G and 8-tooth halfbrod wethers 15s Id to 15s lOd, 2-tooth half’bred 14s Bd. Fat Lambs. —Only two truck loads were forwarded, butchers having the field to themselves. Prices were slightly lower than last week for fat sheep. Quite a good proportion of primer sorts was penned, and realised up to Is fld a head more than last week. Llffiiter weight mutton was on a level with late rates, perhaps a little lower. Extra prime wethers 30s to 375, prkne 24s 9d to 29s 3d, medium 20s to 245, light inferior 18s 3d to 19s 6d, extra prime ewes 24s 9d to 325, prime 20s to 24s fld, medium 15s to 19s Gd, light unfinished 12s to 14s 9d, aged’ 8s 9d to Ils 9d. Fat. Cattle.—Yarding of 300 head was not up to quality of last week. Small yarding resulted in an advance of about 30s per head all round. Extra prime steers £IG IDs, prime £lO 7s Gd to £l4, medium £7 15s to £9 15s, inferior £5 12s 6d to £7 ss, prime heifers £6 5s to £8 10s, ordinary £4 15s to £8 10s, ordinary £>4 15s to £6, inferior £4 2s fld, prime cows £5 15s to £8 ss, ordinary £3 10s to £5 7s 6d, inferior £2 10s to £3, vealer runners £C 12s 6d, good vealers £4 5s to £5, medium £2 5s to £3 10s. Store Cattle. —Small entry, mostly of indifferent quality and not worth quoting. Dairy Cattle.—Moderate yarding. Extra good second and third calvers on the point of calving £l7, good second and third calvers £lO 10s to £l3, ordinary £8 to £lO, good springing heifers £8 13s, backward springers £1 to £3, cows recently calved £6 to £-9. Fat Pigs.—Sunall yarding. Choppers £3 to £5, light baconers £3 5s to £4 2s 6d, heavy £4 10s to £5, extra heavy £5 5s (average price per lb fld to 6%d), light porkers £2 10s to £2 15s, heavy £2 17s to £3 10s (average price per lb B%d to 9d). - Store Pigs.—Small yarding, good demand and a sharp advance being shown. Good medium stores 48s to 525, small 30s to 3Ss, extra good weaners 22s fld, sows in pig £3 10s.

BURNSIDE SALES. SOME REDUCED PRICES. Dunedin, June 21. To-day’s sale of fat stock was practically confined to butchers and graziers, who bld freely for their supplies. The slaughtermen's strike at the freezing works, however, affected the sale to a certain extent, more especially in regard to the sale of lightweight sheep, as nc. freezing buyers were operating. This class suffered a noticeable reduction in price, but. late rates were maintained for prime quality sheep. Fat cattle were in over-supply, and, as was • anticipated, further reduction in price took place in this section. There was a very small yarding of lambs, but as the season has about come to a close, the supply was sufficient for butchers’ requirements. Fat Cattle. —A large yarding, numbering 2flG head. The yarding was of a mixed de T • scription, although many of the pens contained animals of prime quality. . As the supply was much in excess of requirements, prices showed a further reduction, the decline amounting to 15s in the case of bullocks, and 10s in the case of heifers. Nice, handy lightweight bullocks, which were by no means numerous, were worth in the vicinity of 23s 6d per 1001 b; prime heavyweight bullocks were round about 21s fld; and heifer beef 20s; cow beef was down to 19s Gd: extra prime heavyweight bullocks, £lO 10s to £ll 17s Gd; prime, £8 15s io £9 10s; medium. £7 12s 6d to £8 2s Gd; light and unfinished, £G 10s and upwards; prime cows to £7 ss; prime heifers, £G to £C 15s; medium. £4 15s to £5 10s; light and unfinished, £4 and upwards. gq ee p. — a fair yarding, numbering 3155 head. There was a good sprinkling of prime wethers and ewes, but. the bulk of the yarding was composed of lightweight sheep. Prices showed a slight reduction for all classes, although prime sheep did not suffer to the same extent as those suitable for freezing purposes.. Lightweight sheep were sold at a reduction of fully 3s per head; prime wether mutton, 4%d -to good ewes, 3%d to 4d; light ewes 3',4d to 3%d. Extra prime heavyweight wethers realised from 29s to 355; prime, 22s Gd to 265; pneclium, 18s to 19s Gd; light and unfinished sorts from IGs to 18s. Fine ewes realised from 19s to 24s 9d; mixed, 15s to 18s Gd; light and aged, from 7s to 14s. Lambs. —A small yarding, numbering 86 head of fair quality. The yarding was secured b.v butchers at prices about on a par with late rates. Prime lamb, to G’Ad. Store Cattle—The average yarding was offered. Among the number was a line of 50 head of good three and four-year-old bullocks from the Southland district.; but the sale was practically lifeless, and even thsse cattle failed to find buyers at cheap rates. A new buyer was on the market for other classes, and as a result fat cows and steers sold well. Old cows were practically unsaleable. Pig S ._A medium yarding was offered, all classes being represented. There was brisk competition for porkers, which realised higher prices to the extent of about 5s per nead. Baconers sold at prices on a par with late rates. Best porkers realised from 8d to B%jd per lb. and best baconers from fld to 6%d per lb.