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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 4389, 8 September 1921, Page 2

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SYDNEY WOOL SALES. (By Electric Cable—Copyright.; lAust.-N.Z. Cab.e Association.) Sydney, Sept. 7. Tho wool sales continued. Thee was keen competition for most of the wool offering which was of medium character. Scoured merino realised 2(>>d. MELBOURNE MARKETS. Melbourne. Sept. 7. The price of bran and pollard h is boon reduced 10*. and flour has advanced 10s. COMING WOOL SALES. iPor Press Association.) Wellington, September 7. Tho New Zealand Wool Committee advise that the clearing-up wool sales bale been arranged in the North Island as under: -Wellington, Octobei 11, 10,000 bales; Napier, l-lth, OW>, Auckland. 18th, C 000; Wanganui, 20th, 5000. SLUMP AT WESTEIELD. Auckland, September 7. At the Wcstfield fat stovk sales, prices dropped 40» to r)Gs a head, being lower than for many years. Tlmrc was a vcrv full varding of extra ela.iee ox at 30s per lOOlbs, prime 2<?s to 235. AUCKLAND STOCK SALES.

At the Westfield saleyards yesterday there was a comparatively huge warding of animals, but only a limited demand by buyers, and all classsuffered a severe drop in pricei' Extra choice ox sold at CI 10a per IOOIIj; choice and prime, f 1 -Is to £1 ' ; -; ordinary and plain, 10s to CI 2s; rough, 8s to 10... Prime young cow and heifer, ,Cl. to £1 3s; ordinary cow, IGs to Ills. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £ls 7s (3d t , eiii each. Heavy prime brought from £ll to £l3 17s lid ; lighter prime C 8 to C 10; light prime, £5 10s to C 7 His; small and unfinished C.I 5s t Co. Heavy prime young cows and heifers ranged from £8 to £l2, lighter prune cows £4 UK to £7, and others £1 to £3 10s. AI) DING TON STOCK MARKET. Christchurch, Sep.t. 7. At the Addington market to-day there was ,-i large attendance The ynrdings of fat sheep and cattle were big. Store sheep were yarded in small numbers, but in othei sections the peunings were about the average. Store Sheep .—-The yarding was one of the smallest for a long time. The entry consisted chiefly of ewes and hoggets. Bidding was lifeless and sales were difficult to make. Sound and failing-mouthed ewes and lambs realised Ills 3d, good halfbred failingmouthed owes in lamb 13s Od. fair -1. 6, and 8-Tooth ewes Ms -Id to Ms (id. failing-mouth ewes in lamb lis 9d to 13s. wether hoggets 6s 9d to *s -Id, cull hoggets 3s SKI. forward 2 and Itooth wethers Ms 6d, I and G-tooth w.tbers 12s lOd.

Fat Sheep.—About 12 full race: were sent forward, mostly wethers The quality generally was good, witl some really prime .stuff. Bidding open, ed at slightly lower rates than last week's, and all round there was an easing in values of about Is per head Four freezing buyers operated. Extra prime wethers realised 23s 6d to 2& od. prime IBs 9d to 22s 9d. mediim 13s 9d to 18a, light and unfinished Mto 13s 3d, prime ewes 13s Ms 9d. light and unfinished 10s '.ld to 12s 9d, prinii hoggets Us 9d to 20s Id. ordinarv 9s 0d to 1,3 s M.

Fat Cattle.—The quality all round was above the average. The sale opened moderately well, but the demand eased as it, progressed, prices receding by 30s to 10s per head. Extra prime steers realised £2l 13s. prime £l3 to £lßs 7s Od, medium £lO 10s to £ll l()s. light and unfinished CO to £lO, extra prime heifers CM los, prune £9 15s to £lO 10s, ordinary £5 to £O, prime cows £9 to £l2 los, ordinary cows £3 13s to £8 10s. \ ealers.—Runnels realised £7. good vealers £3 10s to Co, medium -C2 10s to £3 3s small £5 to £2 3s. Store Cuttle.—Four and 5-vear-old steers realised £5 12s Od, IS-month-old heifers £•], yearling steers 30s, cows in fair condition £2 12s (3d to Dairy Cattle.—Extra good second and thud calvers £ls 10s to £2l, ordinary 3rd and -Ith calvers £ls, springing heifers CO 10s to £ls. extra good cows in milk (just calved) £l3, aged and inferior cows and cows in milk I'.s to CI 10s.

I'at Pigs.—Choppers realised to to CS ss. light baconers C-l 15s to £3 10s, heavy £G to £7, extra heavy C 7 12s (id to £8 (average price per lb !M to 9.1.1). li K ht porkers £2 18s to C.'f 10s, heavy C 3 TV to £1 12s (average price per lb lOJd). Store Pigs.—Best stores realised £2 los to £3 5s od. medium £2 5s to £2 12s, small CI 10s to £2 3s. weaners j 18s to £1 Ms. sows in pig £5 to £7 15s. '