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Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1922, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Melbourne, August 18. < Barley.—English 3s lOd to 4s; Cape 2s ICd to 3s. | Oats, 3s 3d to 3s Rd. | * Potatoes, £7 to £9 ss. < Onions, £l2 to £l3. ( 1! BURNSIDE STOCK SALF EASIER PRICES RULE. 1 Dunediir) August 16. A feature or to-day’s sale at Burnside’ was the excellent quality of the sheep and fat cattle offered. The quality of the- sheep, which were sent forward in large numbers, was much above the standard of late yardings. As there i»- no outlet for export purposes, butchers were practically the only competitors for sheep and prices in consequence were from Is to Is 6d per head lower than late rates, although in some instances, the reduction was even greater. Owing to the abundance of cattle now being sent forward, the quality of which is very good for this season of the year, prices were easier than late quotations. There was very little life in the pig sale, and prices were about on a. par with last week’s rates. There was a good yarding of dairy cattle, but the demand was somewhat slack. The store cattle market shewed no improvemeht in the quality offered or in value. Fat Cattle.—A large yarding, numbering 284 head of excellent quality. There was a good demand at the opening of the sale, but prices were fully Ids per head below last week’s

rates. Canterbury buyers then took a hand, and lifted some 40 head prime bullocks, with the result that opening values were maintained. Prime ox beef sold at up to 30s per 1001 b, medium ox 22s 6d to 28s fid, good heifer beef 23s to 255, cow beef, 19s to 225. Prime bullocks realised from £ll to £l3 10s, medium £8 15s to £lO 10s, light and unfinished sorts from £6 10s upwards. Prime heifers realised from £7 to £8 10s, medium £5 10s to £6 10s, light and aged from £4 upwards. Sheep.—A large yarding, numbering 3111 head, comprising mostly wethers. Very few ewes were sent forward. The yarding included many animals of excellent quality. Competition was fairly brisk, being confined to butchers, and prices were easier to th© exI tent of Is to 2s per head. Prime heavy and light wether mutton was worth 4%d to 4%d per lb. prime ewes 3%d to 3%d per lb, light and aged 3d. Extra prime heavyweight wethers realised from 31s 3d to 35s 6d, prime 24 s to 29s 9d, medium 20s to 23s 3d, light and unfinished sorts from 17s to 19s. Prime ewes realised up to 25s 3d, medium to 17s fid. Dairy Cattle.—A good yarding was offered, but the demand was somewhat slack. Best dairy cows realised from £9 to £lO 10s, and others from £3 10s to £5. Store Cattle.—-A small yarding was offered. With the exception of one pen of four-year-old bullocks, the yarding was of poor quality. These realised up to £6 9s per head. There was very little competition for other sorts and prices showed no improvement. Pi KS .—a medium yarding, all classes being represented. Several pens of good baconers from the Oamaru district claimed attention, and were disposed of at satisfactory prices. Competition for the bulk of the yarding was somewhat slack, and prices were about on a par with late rates., Best baconers realised from F»%d to 6d per lb, and best porkers from 7%d to 8d per lb.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. LARGE YARDINGS AND WEAKER DEMAND. Christchurch, August 16. At the Addingtcn market to-day there were big yardings of nearly all classes of stock, particularly fat sheep. i Store Sheep.—A fair yarding, including 1 North Otago and Southland entries. A weaker demand was observed throughout, particularly for ewes and hoggets, passings being frequent in the early part Of the sale, pood mixer sex hoggets made 16s 3d to 17s 2d, ordinar? 13s to 15s lid, good halfbreds 15s 4d to 15s Bd, bulls 13b Id. Crossbred wether hoggets made 13s to 14s 6d, bulls Ils 6d to 12s 3d. Crossbred eWe hoggets 17s, three-quarter-bred ewe hoggets 18s 6d. 4 and 6-tooth halfbred wethers 19s lid to 20s 3d, 4,6, and 8-tooth wethers 18s 3d, three-quarterbred 4 and 6tooth 20s, good 2 and 4-tooth Ijalfbred 19s Iftd, good halfbred 6 and 8-tooth ewes, in lamb 19s 9d. halfbred 2-tooth ewes in lamb 26s 8d to 30s, aged crossbred ewes in lamb 16s 9d to 17s Gd, falling-mouthed 18s 6d to 20s. fid. 2,4, 6, and 8-tooth 21s 6d. Fat. Sheep.—A very heavy yarding, including South Canterbury, Otajro. and Southland drafts. The market was down on race week rates by 5s per head, and was a shade weaker than the preceding ordinary sales. Extra prime wethers made 34s 9d, prime wethers 24s 6d to 29s 6d, medium 21s 9d to 245, light 19s to 21s 6d. Extra prime ewes made 28s 3d, prime 21s to 245. medium 18s to 20s 9d, light 15s to T7s 9d, extra prime hoggets 26s Gd, prime 21s to 245, ordinary 18s 6ch to 20s Gd.

Fat Cattle.—3s(l were yarded, including entries from the North Island, West Coast, and Southland. There was a good sale throughout, though It was scarcely as strong as the race week sale. Good beef averaged about 35s per 1001 b. with a few special prices up to 37s 6d. Values were: Extra prime steers £l6 103 to £l7 15s, prime £l3 15s to £l6, medium £lO to £l3 10s, light £6 to £9. Extra prime heifers £l3, prime £8 10s to £lO 15s, ordinary £5 2s 6d to £B, prime cows £8 to £lO 10s, ordinary £5 to £7 15s. Vealers—A small yarding of poor quality, with an advance on late rates. Runners made £4 se, vealers £2 10s to £4, small veal calves 5s upwards. Store i Cattle. —The demand was better than for some time, and prices showed an improvement. Three and 4-year-Old steers made £4 7s 6d to £5 10s, 2-year-olds £3 to £4. 3-year-old heifers £4 10s, 2-year-olds £3 7s 6d, yearlings £1 10s to £2, fairly good cows £2 10s to £3 10s. Dairy Cattle. —An overflow yarding. The market was the most lifeless for a long time, and there was a substantial drop in values. Good heifers made £lO ss, good third calvers £8 to £9 15s. medium £6 10s to £7 15s, old cows £2 5s to £3 ss, good fouth calvers £l3 10s. Fat Pigs.—Porkers were in over supply. The demand for baconers was fair. Choppers made £3 10s to £7, light baconers £3 5s to £3 15s, heavy £4 to £4 10s, extra heavy £5 (average price per lb 6d). light porkers £1 18s to £2 ss, heavy £2 10s to £2 15s, extra heavy £3 (average price per lb 6%d to 7%d). rm Store Pigs.—An unusually large entry. The demand was very moderate and prices were nearly on a par with late rates. Good medium stores made 37s to 455, small 22s to 355, weaners 15s to 20s. r THE PIG MARKET. At Newton King, Ltd.’s New Plymouth Haymarket, yesterday, slips made 14s 6d to 19s, stores 23s to 30s. A pedigree Berkshire sow realised £7 7s.