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Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 186, 6 August 1914, Page 9

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gg£. AUCKLAND MARKETS. .' BIG iDBJtAXD FOR FOODSTUFFS. Auckland Star Office. August fi. 1014. BaslneS* daring the week has been ol - jj.extraordinary nature. The demand .for Ktflrtllus Is encb thnt neither merchants ■ jot retillers can cope with the business. jj e .chief lines are mostly shipped to lackland f rom the South, and business In Uiit quarter Is engaging all attention for '. Wil requirements. Consequently forward • with Auckland Is rather neglected, jot tils should soon be remedied, ns fairly ■mc stacks of the necessary raw material jreiavallable. and, with mills working nt M pressure, the local shortage will no ■ fcobt soon be caught up. Stocks of uoeriU merchandise is quite another iitfer. Owing to the continued high '■flotations for many lines, business has ■ much restricted, and stocks are low, Ind the arrival of further supplies are very jnMrHin. f)ruffs and Chemicals.—Only small pnrtlia'e* f°r immediate requirements are King made. Strychnine has advanced in nrict. Lemon oil has advanced conslder■jh* dnring the last few days, consequent upon America buylug. Acid tartaric continues to anivance. Copper sulphate Is - 'ketper. Chloral hydrate has been adTtnccd. Belladonna root is fetching ligher prices, owing to scarcity of supplies. Cocaine has about touched bottom, and leTeral of the Continental makers have tome to an arrangement, with the object of improving prices. Quinine is firm. Citric acid 1* very scarce. Cream of tartar Is dearer, and last report. Was to to* effect that shipments could not be made for prompt delivery, and. owing to the European outlook, shipments enunot now 6e expected with any degree of certainty. Salmon.—rrices of Soekeye nre unchanged, and a few additional sales have heen made to English buyers since our last report, hut on the whole trading bas been lint. Sockeyes are running well on the Skofiia River, which is the earliest locality, and present indications are favourable for a good pack there, but it Is early to make any defluite forecast, as a judden change in Ihe weather might alter the aspect of affairs. Rivers Inlet is just commencing, and should soon be iv full awing. There is hnrdly anything doing on the Fraser River, and If the run should exceed expectations, there does uot seem much hope for lowet prices of 'lb flats nnd lib flats, because the surplus quantity of Soekeye, if any. will go Into the lib flats, which would otherwise bo filled with Pinks or Coboes. rinks are very firm, and sales have been made iv England and France at advanced '.rices. "Colombo Tea Report. — The quantity •ffered at the five sales last mouth was ' well on the heavy side, aud above the average for the time of year, being iv excess by 21 millions for the corresponding month last year. Shipments to Great Britain exceeded the estimate. As anticipated In our last report, the market w-as steady throughout tbe month, values showing little, if any. change. Quality was fair for the time of the year, which, no doubt, influenced prices to some extent. Common teas are easier. Medinm teas, with the exception of light liquoring descriptions, which were rather Irregular, hare kept fairly steady. Fine teas showno change, except in quality, which i« improving. Dusts and tannings were easier, especially the former, which were acre or less neglected. TRIOE OF FOODSTUFF'S. XarnraJly, one of the first effects of tbe tMr has heen to increase the price of most foodstuffs. It is a fortunate circumstance that iXew Zealand is not short of wheat, although the quantity held is not nearly so large as it m-as this time last year. SOU, If the war risks prevent export of grain, there will be sufficient wheat to carry on with until tiext harvest. If only the -waterways remain open or convoys ■re available for grain ships to the Old 'Country, the result would be to cause a farther advance in the price of wheat in tela Dominion. Already both wheat and oats have advanced. iFlour has also risen, and should the war prevent further shipments being sent across from Australia, it will simply mean more work for Xew ">Zealand millers. Maize has a firming tendency, in sympathy with other grain, aid potatoes are also steadier, although tie price is still lrrw for the season of the year. Onions, which have now to come from Japan, have ndvaheod during the Week from £5 to £12 10/ per ton. Increased Insurance rates and uncertainty as to when fresh supplies may come to hand, has already had the effect of adding to the cost of most imported lines of goods, and merchants generally are not anxious to dispose of any large lots, while sales for forward delivery have ceased. POTATOES FTROI TX PRICE. This market, which has ibeen absolutely glutted with potatoes for some time past, now shows a firming tendency. sympathy with all other food lines which have been affected -by the war. IPjiees are now much firmer in the South for this line, although there is no quotable change In Auckland. Stocks here are not excessive. Prices, however, remain firm at £4 to £4 *>/ per tan wholesale, ex store. These are low rates compared with those ruling at this time last season. The whole qnestlon of the future of this market depends entirely upon what stocks are found to still exist in the South Island. The local crop is now entirely done: therefore, all Auckland's supplies most ibe drawn from the South: therefore, the winter demand for this port may -be said to 'he at Its noTimal position. Good busines is helng done in seed potatoes, the demand being -pretty well restricted to Gatnekeepers, Xort.hern Htars. and iPi-lces are firm at frmn 1/ to 6/B. Good-sized areas are being put nnder potatoes, hut not to the extent of last season, when the planting was too extensive for the market requirements. ONIONS AIWIANCE. The price of onions has firmed considerable dm-ln-g the past week. This, however. Is partly due to the fact that Southern fnpplles are about done, and onions from Japan are coming to hand. with, the Inevitable result that the longer sea voyage Increases tbe cost. Tlr quotation for Japanese onions to-day is 12/6 per owt, as against 8/ a week ago for those from the Sooth. vtiTeat market excited. This is another line which has had a sharp advance since Last report. At the moment the position of this grain is very strong. This Is due to the excitement at Present prevailing, which has resulted In an advance of sixpence per bushel since last report. There is. however, aanplc wheat In Sew Zealand for its owu needs, but until the position at Home settles down and the outlook Is more clearly understood. •while the market is so excited. It Is difficult to forecast the future position. Fowl wheat has also Armed this week, and is now very strong at 5/. The price of this grain depends entirely upon thai ruling for milling wheat. GRASS AXD CTjOVTER SEEDS. A little inquiry has set in for grass and clover seeds for spring sawing. Stocks curled over are somewhat on tbe heavy side, but if the autumn season fulfils its promise, the biili of the stocks sbo-uld be cleared. The demand for grass and clover seeds is good each year, as dairymen find « pays to provide some new grass each summer for the cows. OATS KfifE THREE-PENCE. This Is one of the lines that has jumped since the war started. Considerable 'business has bepn done for export to England, and not only of A grade, to which tbe aemand was formerly restricted, but also lor B grade grain. This has placed Quite a different complexion nn the market. The 0 «y question is whether the shipments can he got away under present elrcumatances. Steamers carrying frozen poods have .been stopped from running, but so tar similar Instructions have uot been issued In respect to vessels carrying grain. *c far ns can be Judged nt the time of writing, these vessels will sail with their urgoes. The result of the demand so *ar hns ibeen to put np the price of oats "reepence per bushel since last report, at wnich rate good business Is being done. *M; tendency of the market Is still tnw t rds higher prices ruling. •»i- Si? "" I,s flre ,n good demand, and the wanting season In Auckland will last until '■ctober. The price has 1 advanced 2d pel nashel. in sympathy with feed oats. Good Algerian seed is now difficult to obtiln. -"_» mt as produce merchants are coneeraed, fhe war in Europe has not so far caused any slackening in trade OATMHAL. this article Is firm, in sympathy with SSbSm "arket, and rnles at £10 per ton. *°Bea oats have advanced from 2'd to aid ( JWih-twheligah-^

■FLOUR ADVANCED. ] . The local .mills nave advanced the price of flour to £12 per ton, hut dll business is ' for prompt delivery only, as millers will not book forward in the present excited : state of the wheat markets of the world. Southern millers have advanced the price ' of flour to the equivalent Of ill! 5/ per ton landed in Auckland. MAIZE ARRIVALS LIGHT. Arrivals of maize since last report have been somewhat light, holders uo doubt being content to watt In hopes of better prices ruling. Store stocks ate, however, still heavy, consequent l.v there has uot -been any ' alteration in price. This is not likely to ' last long, as with all other grain firming In price, maize must ere long be in more [ demand as a substitute for oats and wheat for fowl aud horse feed, and this should cause the price to advance. Under such circumstances it Is not to be wondered at if growers manifest a disposition to hold ou to their maize. CHAFF IX GOOD SUPPLY. As supplies of chuff sro large In tho south, this market U* kept going by regular ' shipments. The demand for this article continues very good, and so far prices hnve not altered. At present local stocks are for the moment somewhat light. The chaff market, however, requires watching, ns at the preseut time it Is in a eeuaPivo irosltlon. Stocks arriving just about average the local demand for thlß line. MANURES. Very good business is being done In mixed manures for crops aud top-dressing potatoes, likewise for orchards. Stocks arc fairly well up to the average at this season of the year, hut as a result of the war there is now great uncertainty as to Ihe future supplies, as Germany used to send n large quantity of certain maunres to Xew Zealand, and, of course, that U> vow at an end for some time to come. There Is every reason to fear that after the next two shipments have come to haud tbe supply will be. stopped. The Pskeha. which loft London on the 31st of July, may be the last boat for'some time If she succeeds lv reaching Xew Zealand. Her due date l« about the 17th of September, and she has on board a very large cargo of manures. The supplies In band will about carry on till that date. For some time past merchants in Auckland have been selling manures at very low rates, and In many instances have lost on shipments owing to the recent slump in prices. While there has now be?n a slight advance made lv the price I lie tale still only represents an ordinary trade margin. It will, however, enable merchants to recover from what promised to be a veryheavy loss in connection with their imports of manures. WHOLESALE CURRENT PRICES. Farm and Dairy Produ.-e.— Factory Butter. 1/1 per lb. wholesale: farmers' cheese. 5d to Od per lb; factory do.. 7,1 per lb; bams, lid per lb; bacon, lOd per lb. eggs, 1/4 per doziu. Flour. £12 (less discounts): wheatmeal, £12 per ton tless discounts I; sharps, £7; bran. £4 10/ per ton: oatmeal, £15 per ton for 23's, wholesale. Grains.—Oats, 3/ ex store: southern Algerian seed, 3/S: Australian gvOwu, 310: milling wheat. 4/G. f.o.b. southern ports; fowl wheat. .">/ ex store: old maize 3/8. uew 3/6. wholesale line ou wharf. Chan".—Southern, £0 WV ex store. Onions.—l2/fi ex -store. Potatoes.—Southeru. £4 to £4 5/ per ton. KAURI GUM NOT WANTED. This line is aloo practically on* the market, as there are no buyers lv the preseut state of affairs. Germany hus of late years been a good customer for kauri gum, but. of course, that market Is now closed until after the termination of the car. Whether New York will etUl require supplies remains to be seen, but here again war risk costs have to be taken into co|sideratlou. •As far as London Is concerned a laconic cable was received yesterday afternoon, "S'htp nothing." which points to no business with that centre. Under these circumstances there seem* little chance of the gum trade being active for some time to come. FLAX MILLS CLOSE DOWN. The first effect of the war has been to completely put an end to the Qax business, and mills have closed down, ns it is useless to go on producing fibre for which there Is no market. Merchants have uo orders In hand, and If any were received tbe extra cost of war rl*ks would be sutiVlent to prevent export. •HIDES EASE IX PRICE. Already a drop of three farthings per lb hus taken place in the local market for hides as the first outcome of the i-'uropea-i trouble. This is the natural oltect of Germany and France tieing now out of the market, and also that any shipments made would be subject to the extra cost for war rlskc.. Canada aud Vancouver had previously dropped out of the New Zealand market. Local competition is also irss because the export of leather will net be practicable. On tbe other hand, ihe stoppage , of importations of leather .md boots made outside New Zealand Should give 10.-al tanners and manufacturers some compensation . If trade with Europe Is eiiut off hy the war It is, however, probable that America may cut into business with New Zealand and carry the goods in Its own vessels. OX 'CHANGE. Mostly as the outcome of holders of j shares wishing to draw In money by selling 1 at considerable concessions, the result of | the European trouble .rag been to increase the volume of buiiuess on the fitoek Exchange during the past week. With the exception of a few purely local companies, there wns an all-round decline. Tute of . course, is lo be expected at such a time, as • the causes which rendered it necessary for j some to part with their shares at a loss, . naturally operated to p- event many others j from buying. The man wlt:h loose money io i, invest has his chance tit such times, when, : for instance, such shares as X.Z. insurance : dropped from £0 0/ tn £4 Xo/, Bank of . New Zealands paid Issue from £17 to £in. ! nnd Walhls, Talismans and Grand June- , tlons are all offered at very low rales. The way in which these latter shares have de- , ' cllned in price is really remarkable, seeing 1 that mining companies can hardly be Interfered with by the war. At the Lite call . I yesterday Talismans sold at 2.". :> to 25/3. and Walhl shares nt 27/3 and 27/, while Grand Junctions dropped ro 10/6. Old Issue Bank of New Zealand shares were placed at . 97/6, aud X.Z. Insurance sold from O.i to . 10.1/ with buyers left offering 117/6. South i British were offered at SS/, but the buying I quotation was 75/. Auckland Gas shares . suffered a decline In sympathy with other , investment stocks, sales being reported at • 20/. Tauplri Coal and Tramway's shares , and Union Steam were ail quot.-d lower but . PraetlcalU- very little business Is being done in investment lines. '| AUCKLAND STOCK PALES. J The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile t Agency Compauy, Ltd.. report: — . At Kaihu, on Saturday, July 25, we held pur monthly snle. There was a fair rnrd lug and everything was sold. Springers sold at from £3 10/ to £7 10/: calves £1 11/ to £2 12/6: 18-months steers £3 5/ to £3 15/; cow and calf, to £7 4/ ' ; I On Tuesday. 28th ult., we held a clear- . • lug sale, on account of Mr. R. F Bagiilev j Xaumai. There was a large attendance of buyers, aud a most successful sale was held, aDd very high prices were realised . | The dairy cows sold nt. from £8 10/ tn I £11 10/; heifers. £6 15/ to £f» 15/: empty ' heifers, £3 13/: calves. £2 1/; sows £3 ; 12/6 to £4 12/6: slips. £1 IS/; boar. 31/ ' At Arapobue. on July 20. we held our II usual sale, when the advertised number i ' came forward and met with a ready sale. Dairy cows sold at from £4 5/ to £7 10/----1 heifers, £4 7/6 to £fi 10/; empty cows, £3 5/ to £4 2/6: 18-months steers, £3 5/ to £3 18/; 2-year-old steers, £5; horses. , £8 5/ to £12 5/. At Paparoa, on the 30tb. there was a full yarding, and everything changed ' hands nt ruling rates. Three to four-yenr- ! I old steers, £6 10/ to £7 10/: yearling to ' IS-months steers. £2 7/fl to £4: yearling ' Ilolsteiu heifers, £2 13/0 to £3 17/: Rhorl- ! horn ditto. £2 0/8 to £3 IS/: worklug • bullocks aud stags. £S 10/ to £11. I At Maungaturoto. on Friday, we held a ' I special sale. There w.is n good yarding. > I aud practically the whole yarding was 1 sold. Springers. £3 to £6 10/: two and • I n-lialf-vcar-old steers, £5 to £6 10/: bulls, f I £"> 10/ lo £0 >'/'■ 16 cows and heifers r I averaged £8; Jersey heifers. £7. > I At Westfleld Yards, ou Thursday last, - dairy and store cattle came forward In t average uuihhers, nnd sold at late rates. Best dairy cows, and heifers sold nt from ! £7 10/ to £10; others, £4 to £7 10/: emnty cows, £3 10/ to £4 4/; calves. 80/ ! to £2 5/! Balls, £ » *° £7 ' Bhee P ! Ewes I in lamb, 16/; hoggets, 12/6 r At Albert Yards, on Friday, horses were 1 vnrded In usual numbers, and sold at late ' StaT Ilenvy draught horses sold at from , *Va tn £37: mefllura draught, £18 to £2i; C hacks and light harness horses. £r, to Saturday, we held n special dairy cow snle i The advertised numbers came forward, and 'a good clearance was made AjWr ate 1 | rates. Best dairy cows and heifers close | to profit, sold at Irom £8 10/ to *J- io/. J

others, £6 td £S 3/: aged COwS and inferior sorts. £?, to £o. Mr. H. Ward's . (Ness Valley) "M> dnlrv cows sold at. front £7 to £10 ",/. J. Sutherland's heifers sold at from £5 to £7 10/. • At Pnpakura Yards, on Tuesday, we held our usual monthly sale. There was a good yarding, and prices were on a par with late rates. Two to three-year-old steers. £4 17/fl to £7 10/: yearling to 18-months 1 steers. £3 8/ to £4 15/; good calves, steer. £2 8/ to £2 10/: others. 30/ to £2 5/; bull*. I £3 to £9 10/; empty cows. £.1 10/ to £4 18/: 62 dairy cows sold nt late rates, and 43 beef sold nt Westfleld rates. Sundries on account of Sir. Jos. Ikiitly, Tapakura. sold at late rates. At Takapuna Yards, on Friday, we held our usual sale. There was a good yarding, and prices were the same as late rates. Messrs. Alfred Buckland aud Sons report as follows:— At Westfleld. on Thursday. July 30. dairy cows sold at from £0 10/ lo £11 ■',/. aged and inferior £3 10/ to £5 15/; empty cows. £3 .5/ to £4 10/: yearlings, £2 16/ lo £3 .V: calves, fit 8' to £2 10/. We held our usual monthly sale In the Waiuku Yards on Saturday. August 1. and had a large yarding of stock. Buyers were numerous, aud practically everything changed owners. Dairy cows and heifers sold at from £5 to £10 ',/: empty cows. £2 18/ to £4 16/; fat cows. £5 17/6 tn £S IS/! yearling to IS-mouth steers. £3 1' to £4 0/; heifers, same age. £2 15/ lo £4 3. ; good calves. £2 8/ to £2 16. smaller sorts £1 5/ to £2 2/: wcaner pigs. 13/ to 18/: slips. £1 3/. At Ashwln's farm. Manurewa. we held a clearing sale of the live and dead stock on Monday. August 3. There was a good attendance, and prices realised were up to expectations. The cows were in rather low condition, and brought from £."> to £0 10/; calves. £1 5/ to £2 10/. Implements, etc.. made fair values. On Tuesday, August 4. at Mangere. we held a clearing on account of Messrs. Chas. and J. R. Baker. There was n very large attendance, and satisfactory prices were obtained. At Pukekohe East, on Thursday. July 30. we held 4 clearance sale on account of Mr. W. Burdus There was a large at tendance, and everything (hanged hands at satisfactory prices. The pick of tbe COWS sold at from £S to £11 .V. others £.. 3/ to £7 10/; heifers. £0 to £0 15/: heifers calves, £2 4/ to £3 5/. The implements, etc.. sold at late values. On Mnudny. August 3. Nt Heleiisvlllc. we be*d a clearance snle of Mr. James Mc-Ix-od's stock. Cows close to profit broitgli; from £11 in £10 .V. others £5 to £S Ut,. heifers. £■". 2/6 to £8; breeding ™ w *- *" S/t «llp« l.v to is' 6. Lawrence Kenned) milklne * machine. bucket*. complete. 1,r At C p l nkeowhnre. Waiuku. on Wednesday. Tnlv 21i we held a clearance sale nn • amountn"Mr*" It. Budge ™s a fair attendance, mid satlsfnctor.s nllies were obtained. Best cows. £!> 15/ to £1.1. others £4 to £8 17/6: heifers, t" «lre-In August and September. £4 10/ o JEHi> • , irdr^^ll £ X: P «r?u"Il! V -Suntt „ Vie at Mr .Inmes Grahams. fSS-hit «T 10/' to ». others £» W to I i*\o- ViVto l^ 25R. >n pig. £5 WiS'tTiSSS i 8/ to 10/: mare and foal. £»' » • Buuul " i realised full values. FAT STOCK. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ag A Tv.e'Xid-Yard, on WeflncrtW t* cattle were yarded In good numbers 01 , excellent quality, and prices wore fnl v to last week's rates. Boot oxen sold to .W Per 1001b. others 29/ to 32/: »« «>« heife P rs. 27/ lo 30. Steers sn ,1 at from £7 17/6 to £13: cows aud hellers. £~ to £10 17 6. iNlne cows of Mr R. E. LoveU. . Tauplri. averaged £10 8/3. and ■ *■*«« 1" steer-, small, hot very fatted, from MesBTS Frlcdlnndcr Bros.. Surrey Estate. . averaged £12 2,6. Calves came forward lv large numbers and sold at late rates. Heivy vealers sold at from H IS/ to £6 10. medium wel-thu £3 10/ to £i I.V: ligh c ~ , £82/ to Ci .-> : smaller. 20/ to 3S '} 'mall and" fresh dropped, ::/ to 18.'. Sheep were peuned In average numbers, and declined lv price from 2/ to 8/ per head on last week's quotations. Be-t wethen. sold at from 25/ to 70/0: others, 10 6 to 24 -'J: heavy ewes. 22/ to 2-1 •': others. 18/0 to 21.6. Iloggels. I.psl quatlty. 16 6 to 18/B; mhers. H/6 to 16/3. Pg* came forward in good uutnbers and again sold well. Baconers. £3 8 to £4 4 ; largo porkers. £2 1-V to £3 3 : porkers. £2 B/ 1o £2 12/6; slips, 21/ to 32'; iveaners. 12. ii lo IS . Mcp-rs Alfred Burklaud and Soaa report:— On Wednesday. August 3, at our weekly # Westfleld fat stork niarkct. wo penned beof . tn ihe number of 28.*, head, and nearly all were of excellent quality. There was a firm demand throughout, last week's values - being sustained. Choice ox sold to £1 13. prime £1 0' Io £1 11/8, cows and hellers fl 4' to £1 8/: steers ranged in price from £7 10/ to £14 15/: cows nnd heifers. £4 15/ to £10 ,V: seven extra choice three-yenr-old i steers from Mr J. P. Browne. Burusido. Hlnnera. nveTOged £1.1 13/, nud eight wcllfnttoned steers from Mrs 13 M. Reld, Otau.l. I Waiuku, averaged £13 13 1; Messrs B. nud W. Gollnn sold 21) nice quality steers .it £12 1211. Calves came forward la increased numbers, and all classes were easier lv price. Heavy suckers. £3 ">/ to £.1 16', medium suckers £1 18/ to £2 17/, light pr £1 5/ to £1 13. small 10/ to £1 I,', fre-b dropped. 8/ io 0/; rough, heavy calves, £1 17 to £2 16/ (117 soldi. 'Sheep continue to come forward in largo numbers. With th° exeeptlon of a few pens of really prime heavy wetbers, values declined fully 1/ per hend. Extra heavy prime wethers. £1 0/ to £1 13/6: heavy prime. £1 4/6 to £1 7/9. medium to henry £1 2 6 to £1 3ft. unfinished 17/ to £1 2/; best heavy ewes. 10/ to £1 2-n. gnnd 16/ lo 18/6, others 13,0 to 15/fi (2158 soldi. There was a full entry of lambs, which sold freely at late rate?: I best. 18/ to IDC. good 17/ tn IS/, others 15/ to lfi.fi f.310 soldi. The 137 pigs penned were Insufficient for requirements, aud Iv consequence met with a brisk snle nt high late rates. Choppers, to £"> 1'; heavy baconers. £4 tn £4 11. : lighter. £3 6/ to £3 18/; large -porkers, £2 10/ to £3 r>/; medium. £2 6/ to £2 I.V: light. £1 12/ tn f_> s'; slip?. £1 In £1 10/: suckers, lr,:. Messrs Dalget.v and Company. Limited. report having held their usual fat stock saTS at Westfleld yesterday, np follows:— Beof.—Moderate yarding. Prices wore firm at late ratei*. Choice pens of extra prime ox sold at equal Io 32' per 100b; ordinary quality ox, 28/ to 30/ per lfiOlb; cow and heifer heef sold at equal 26/ to 28/ per ]001b. Veal. —Large ynrdlug. Prices were a shade lower nil round. Heavy runners mnde up to £5 12/. Hmvv suckers £2 luV to £3 10,'. smull suckers 32/ to ll! , Inferior calve* 3/ to 21,'. Mutton.—Moderate yarding. All qinli'ies were n shade lower, l-'xtr.-i heavy w-thors made up to 32/. ordinary heavy' ditto 24/ to 27/. light nud inferior 18/ to 22,': he-jvv owes made IS/ to 34. light, ewes 15/0 (•> 17/0. Lamb.— Small yarding. Heavy woolly made up to 19/S, medium-weight ditto 17/ to 18/6, small 15/6 to 16/0. Pork.—.Moderate yarding. Prices were on pnr with late rates. Baconers made equal tn Sd per lb. Porkers made equal to 6d to 7d per lh. according in qunlitv.

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I (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHKISTCHUBCH, Wednesday. At the AddJngton live stock market luef showed an Improvement to the extent or j about. 1/ per 1(1011). The first fat lambs of the season were penned. Store pheep ; were easier, a.s «a« expected ou account ot the fall In 'he nrlre of skins. Prices:— I. *?.?" Sl.r,.i.._Kalrly good hoftcets. 13/ ; to 1.1/8; medium hoggets, 123 to li: 6: very i medium hogget?. 0/3 to 10/6: owe lioggetc, I In/ to 10 1: two-looth ewes (Inferior). 15 3; six and eight-tooth ewes (goodl, 17/0 to li*/; | six and eight-tooth ewe* (fairl, lh/7: four. ■- six nud eight-tooth ewes (good), 18/7; sitooth (good), 19/T); aged ewes, 10/6; four ahd six-fnotb wethers, IS/ lo 19/3: two aud four-toot li wethers, 16/10 to 17/1; small wether* 14/0. '-'at Cattle.—Best ordinary steers, 16 fIS: average s-'eers, £7 15/ to £13: heifers, £6 ?om. ™, 5/; cows ' £5 t0 £1 ° -'' 6 : Prife 1001b, 20/ to 35/. Piss.—Choppers, 70/ to 135/; heavr baconers G7/8 to 76/: lighter baconers, I »,/ to h.,/; price per lb. S'd. to 533; heavy porkers, 46/ to 52/; lighter porkers, 38/ »o 44/: price per lb, fijd. Tat Stoeep.—Special srtiow wethers, to 42/; I prime wethers, 20/ to 27/6; other wethers. 17/0 lo 10/8; merino wethers, 16/7 to 23/6; extra prime hoggets, to So/; other hoggets.---11l to 21/0; extra prime ewe 9, to 25/6; prime ewes, 17/tS to 21/; other ewes, 13 '9 |to IS/. J