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Taranaki Daily News, 5 August 1922, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS, By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Aug. 4, 5.5 p.m. Melbourne, August 4. Barley.—-English 3s lOd to 4s, Cape 2s lid Oats, 3s 2d to 3s 4d. Potatoes, £6 to £7 10s. Onions, £l5 .to £l6 10s. BURNSIDE STOCK MARKET. Dunedin, August 2. There was a good sale in most departments at Burnside to-day. Fat Cattie.—lBB head were yarded. Prime sorts were in’ gobfii demand. The quality offered was not of a very high standard, with the : exception of a few pens of well-finished bullocks. • The sale opened at prices slightly in advance of late rates, and as the sale progressed prices advanced 10s per head on week’s prices. Prime ox beef was worth 25s to 28s per 100 lb, medium quality 23s to 24s 6d, prime heifer beef- 20s 6d to 23% cow beef 18s to 20s. Prime bullocks realised from £ll to £l3 10s, extra prime to £l5 2s 6d, medium £9 to £lO 10s, light and unfinished sorts from £6 10s upwards. Prime heifers realised from £6 15s to £B, medium £5 10s to £6 10s, light a»jd aged from £4 10s upwards.

Fat Sheep.—A small yarding, numbering 1973 head. Freezing buyers were operating to a limited extent, but the bulk of the yarding was secured by butchers and graziers. The entry comprised mostly medium and lightweight wethers. Competition was not very brisk,\ but graziery helped to steady the market by securing most of the light-weight sheep. Prime hebvy wethers, which were in short supply, showed an advance of about Is per head, while medium and lightweights sold at prices about equal to last week’s rates. Ewes were also in short supply, and were slightly dearer. Prime heavy wether mutton was worth 4%d to 4%d per lb, medium quality 4d. Medium and inferior ewe mutton brought 3d to Extra prime heavy-weights wethers realised | from 33« to 37s 6d, prime 27s to 30s, medium 122 s to 24s €d, light and unfinished sorts from 17s to 21s. Extra prime heavy-weight ewes realised up to 255, prime 18s 6d to 225, medium 15s to Ift, light and" aged from 9s upwards. Lambs. —A medium yarding, numbering 1204 head of fair quality. The yarding included many animals suitable for export. Prime lamb made 7%d to 8d per lb. The quality taken all round was much better than that of the last few sales. Freezing buyers were operating freely, and prices were slightly in advance of late rates. It was the last lamb sale of the season as far as export buyers w-ere concerned. Extra prime lambs realised up to 30s, prime 24s to 275, medium 21s to 235, lighter kinds from 15s to 18s €d. Store Cattle.—-A small yarding, which consisted mostly of young and backward sorts. There was very little life in the sale and all classes sold at cheap rates. Fat and halffat cows realised from £3 to £4 109 per head. Pigs.—A small yarding was offered, and contrary to expectations baeoners were slightly easier in price. Porkers met with an exceptionally keen demand, and showed an advance of about 7s per head. Best, baeoners realised from 5d to 5%d per lb, and best porkers from 6d to 6%d per lb, very light sorts to 7’A.d.

ADDIN mx ON STOCK SALE. Christchurch, August 2. At the Addington double market to-day there was a great representation of prime stock from a very wide field, and some outstanding prices were realised. Show beef was sent forward from the Manawatu, Rangitlkei, and Wairarapa, from. South Canterbury, North and South Otago, and Southland, whilst fat sheep came from Marlborough. Otago and Southland. There was a remarkably good sale and some fancy prices were realised. The top figure was £9O for a Shorthorn cross bullock, sold by Peter Anderson (Balclutha), another from Hedley Brothers (Timaru) being passed in at £95. A Canterbury bullock made £4O, and from the Wairarapa (Buchanans) £3l, and a pen of three from the Manawatu (Duncans) £3O each. The top sheep price was £4 10s, others made £4 9s to £3 7s 6d and downwards. One hundred first, cross English Leicester merino wethers from Richmond Brook (Marlborough) averaged 36s 6d.

Store Sheep.—A moderate yarding and good values. A liue of ewes and lambs, all counted, .made 14s Id. Throughout the demand was firm and good. Threequarter bred ewe hoggets made 21s 6d to 25s 6d, small half-bred ewe hoggets 17s 6d, crossbred ewe hoggets 17s to 18s sd, good mixed sex hoggets 18s 3d, inferior mixed sex hoggets 14s to 15s 3d, small mixed sex half-bred hoggets 13s, wether hoggets 14s to 15s 6d, good 4,6, and 8-tooth wethers 26s to 225. two 4 and 6-tooth wethers 17s 4d to 19s 7d, good 6 and 8-tooth halfbred ewes in lamb 6d to 31s, sound and mouthed crossbred ewes in lamb 24s to 28s fid. ’ good failing-mouthed crossbred ewes in lairnb 21s lid to 255, aged ewes in lamb 14s 6d to 15s, aged ewes and lambs 14s (all counted). Fat. Sheep.—An entry of 11 to 12 races, less than at the usual double market. There was a keen sale throughout and an average advance of 4s to 4s 6d per head. Extra prime show wethers made £2 10s to £4 10s, extra prime wethers 33s fid to 40s, prime 27s 6d to 325, medium 24s fid to 27s 3d, light 20s to 245. Extra prime siiow ewes £4 3s. extra prime ewes 28s ro 32s fid. prime 22s 9d to 275, medium 19s fid to 22s 6d, light 17s 6d to 19s 3d. Extra prime hoggets 28s to 455, ordinary 22s Gd to 275, light 16s to 20s. Fat Cattle. —335 head were yarded, which was less than the average weekly penning of late. Prices were stronger from the outset, and apart from show animals, values were up by £3 per head. There was a total clearance. Extra prime show bullocks made £25 to £9O, extra prime steers £l7 to £2O, prime steers £l4 5s to £l6 ss, medium £lO 15s to £l3 15s. light £6 IDs to £9 10s, extra prime-show heifers £l3 10s, extra prime heifers £8 10s to £ll 10s, ordinary £5 to £8 ss. extra prime show cows £l5, prime cows £8 to £lO 15s, medium cows £5 15s to £7 15s. Vealers.—A small entry, and prices all round showed an advance on late rates. Runners made £5 15s, good vealers £4 5s to £5 ss, medium £3 to £4, small veal calves £8 upwards.

Dairy Cattle.—'Anything good sold, well at an advance on late rates, but inferior stuff was not in demand. Extra good third and fourth calves made £l9 10s, good £l2 to £l6 10s, ordinary £8 to £ll, good second calves £l2 10s, good springing heifers £ll to £l3, backward springers £4 5s to £7 15s. Store Cattle.—A small entry of odd lots met with a dull sale, and no quotable lines were sold.

Fat Pigs.—At the start there was a keen demand for porkers, but the demand fell away. Baeoners were about the same. Choppers made £3 to £9 16s, light baeoners £3 5s to £3 15s. heavy £4 to £4 10s, extra heavy £5 (average price per lb 5%d to 6d), light porkers 40s to 50s, heavy 55s to 63s (average price per lb 7%d to Sd). Store Figs.—An animated demand, and all classes, especially weaners, showed an advance. ; Good medium stores made 37s to 455, small 122 s to 365, weaners 15s for very small to 25s 6d for good quality. THE PIG MARKET. At Newton King, Ltd.’s, New Plymouth haymarket yesterday there was a good penning of pigs. Slips made from 15s to 295, small stores from 22s to 275, larger 27s to 335,