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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16220, 24 May 1918, Page 9

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(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) AUSTRALIA.* MAKKEXS. (Received May 23rd, 9 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 28. Oats—Algerian feeding 4s 6d per bushel, milling 4s 9d, Tasmanian 5s 6d. Maize—4e 7a to 4s 3d per bushel. Potatoes—Tasmanian £4 10s to £6 per ton. Onions—£l4 to £15 per ton. ADELAIDE, May 23. Oats—3s lOd per bushel. OXFORD MARKET. Thero was a large attendance at the Oxford market yesterday. The yarding of sheep consisted of 2712 fats and 2045 etores. The sale of fate had a brisk tone, and prices wcro bettor than at tho previous eale. The rango of values was as • follows: —Prime lambs 28s Id to 30s 4d, medium weights 26s to 27s lOd, light weights 24a 6d to 25s 9d, extra prim eewes 33s lOd to 35s 6d, prime 28a lOd to 32s sd, medium 25s to 27s lOd, light 223 to 24s 4d, wethers 31a to 33a 9d, extra prime 39s 4d. Tho principal sales were: — Lambs: For D. Clarke, 49 at 275; W. Weld, 70 at 28a lOd, 17 at 263 7d; J. MoGrath, 34 at 26s 9d; R. McKee, 27 at 26s 4d; Mrs Gorton, 29 at 273 9d; C. Lecch, 148 at 27s 7d; H. Waterman, 24 at 263 2d; Mrs Bowman, 31 at 25s 6d; Burnt Hill Estate, 62 at 27s 9d; E. W. Early, 28 at 27a lOd; client, 26 at 23s 7d; H. F. Luers. 146 at 28s sd; T. Baxter, 21 at 28s Id; T. M. Monk, 32 at 27s Id; J. €. Constable, 20 at 24e 8d; VV. Ryde, 48 at 27s 4d; B. Glew, 44 at 29s Id; T. Jones, 83 at 29s 4d; D. Ltihg, 58 at 27s Id; H. Prichard, 98 at 253 9d to 26s lOd; J. Wills, 73 at 25s to 25s 8d; J. C. Paget, 69 at 27a 3d; F. G. Cleeve, 64 at 30s 4d. Ewes: T. B.ixter, 24 at 21s; T. Monk, 32 at 27a Jd; R. Judson, 16 at 34s 2d; Kippenberger Bros., 30 at 25»; Cooper 8r03.« 41 at 33s lOd; W. H. Cross, 35 at 28s sd; T. Gundry, 46 at 283 lOd; B. Glew, 31 at 32s 5d to 35s 6d; H. L* Ancall. 35 at 255: R. McKie, 53 at 275; D. McGrath, 43 at' 29a 6d; A. Wotherspoon, 60 at 30s 7d; A. Ancall, 43 at 29s sd; W. H. Knowles, 57 at 28s Id; W. Wild, 21 at 28s lid; D. Clark, 22 at 283 7d; H. Waterman, 36 at 275; Mrs Bowman, 42 at 22a: J. Wills, 29 at 27s lOd: J. Pavelka, 90 at 27s lOd; H. Prichard, 103 at 30s 2d; clients,' 30 at 28s lOd, 26 at 24s 4d. Wethers: A. J. Cleew, 41 at 33s to 34s Id; Mrs Mounsey, 30 at 31a; G. Bruce, 90 aA 33s 9d; Cooper Bros, 18 at 32s 2d. In the stores pens wethers and; ewe hoggets made 24a Id, forward lambs 24s 3d, email lambs 13s 7d to 17s 4d. two-tooth wethers 16e Id to 23s 7d, six-tooth 29s 6d to 293 7d, forward wethers 30s to 30s 2d, forward ewea 24s 4d, aged ewes lis Id to 13s Co. GERALDINE STOCK SALE. At this week's stock eale at Gerald ino there was a good yarding of fat sheep, with good demand, and prfoes showed a slight improvement. Tho attendance was large. . Fat ewes brought from 32s 3d to 20s, fat wethers from 44e Id to 28s, and fat lambs from 33s 7d to 23a. In 6tores ewe lambs commanded from 25s 8d to 245, wether lambs 26s 2d to 21s 6d, mixed sexes from 27s 6d to 17e 3d, and other lambs from 20s lid to 13a 6d. Two-tooth wothers 325, two, four, and sixtooth wethers 30s 3d to 30s id, three-<iuar-terbred lambs 23s 6d to 22s 6d, and threequarterbred mixed sex iambe 29s to 21s 7d. Cattle—Fat steers £15 15a to £12, fat cows £14 103 to £12, fat heifers £11 ss, Jersey heifers £12 ss. Piga—Porkers 37s 6d, stores 19s, weaners 16s Gd to 13s. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. LATEST QUOTATIONS.

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