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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 5 September 1924, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

TALLOW SALES. dr OABLS—PBISB ASSOCIATION- -COPYBIQF 1 ' LONDON, Sept. 3. At the tallow sales 687 casics were offered and 608 were sold. Best was unchanged and others sold at 6d to Is in advance—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PRICE OF LINSEED. (BY TELEGRAPH —PBESS ASSOCIATION.! WELLINGTON, Sept. 4. The Department of Agriculture has been advised from Calcutta that linseed for immediate shipment is quoted at £2l 7s 6d per ton, c.i.f. Sydnev. The market is steady.

WESTFIELD MARKET. ! AUCKLAND, Sept. 3. Beef.—Although penned in smaller numbers than last week, there was no improvement in values, all classes selling at late quotations. Extra choice ox 33s per 1001 b, choice and prime 28s to 325, ordinary and plain 23s to 275, prime young cow and heifer 27s to 28s, _ ordinary cow 21s to 245, rough beef 15s to 20s; heavy prime steers £l2 10s to £l4 10s, medium £lO 10s to £l2 15s, light,£B to £lO ss, unfinished and small £6 to £7 17s 6d, extra‘heavy prime young cows and heifers £8 to £9 2s 6d, heavy £7 to £7 17s 6d, lighter £6 to £6 17s 6d, other cows £2 10s to £4 15s.

Calves.—Large numbers.* Prices firm at late quotations. Runners 70s to 101 s, heavy vealers 55s to 675, medium 38s to 525, light 22s to 365, smaller calves 12s to 20s, small and. fresh dropped 3s to 10s, rough 15s to 235. Sheep.—Average numbers at late quotations. Heavy prime wethers (woolly) 45s 6d to 48s 6d, medium 42s to 45s 3d, light 39s 4d to 41s 6d, unfinished 36s to 38s 9d, heavy medium wethers (shorn) 34s to 395, unfinished 29s to 325, heavy prime ewes (woolly) 34:S to 375, medium and light 31s 6d to 33s 9d, heavy prime hoggets 37s 6d to 40s, medium 34s to 375, light 31s 9d to 33s 9d, small and unfinished 28s to 31s 6d.

Spring lambs were yarded for the first time, and brought 23s '6d to 36s (average 34s 9d). Pigs.—Average numbers; values easier. Choppers 60s to 80s, heavy und medium , baconers 72s to 84s, light baconers and heavy porkers 48s to 565. Stores at last quotations. Large 40s S^PS 29s to 365, weaners 22s to 28s.

$ ADDINGTON MARKET.

CHRISTCHURCH, Sept, 3. There was a sound sale for all classes of stock .at Addington to-day. The high fat cattle prices’ of last* week were scarcely maintained, but in all other departments the market showed little .difference. ... Fat- sheep.—A hardening sale, values being up on last week ls*6d per head Extra prime wethers, 45s to 57s 4d: prime 48s to 525; medium, 43s 6d to 6a; light, 39s to 435; >extra ptrime ewes, 49s lOd; nrime, 40s to 43s 6dmedium, 36s to 395; light, 32s 6d to 3os; aged ewes, 26s to 295; prime hoggets, 35s 3d; medium,, 30s to 32s 6d. Fat cattle.—AVith 'the heavier entiles the market was-easier 20s to 25s per head. Primest beef made to 45s in a few cases, but the bulk of good class stuff averaged from 40s to 425; medium “ to 395.; extra prime steeirs, £l9 to £23 Es 6d; prime, £l6 to £lB 10s; medium, £l3 to £ls 15s; light, £lO 10s to £l2 15s; rough, £8 10s to £9 ss; extra, prune heifers, £ls 19s, 54. Hn 1111 -’ £l ° to £l2 15 s; ordinary, £7 to £9 15s; extra prime cows, £ls 17s 6d • prime, £9 to £ll 15s; ordinary, £6 10s to £8 los; -aged £4 to £6. *’* -Dairy cows.—Best springing cows, £l4 to £ls; other good sorts-, £6 to £b ; medium, £3 to £5 10s ; extra good springing heifers, £ll 15s ; good sorts £5 to £8 ; medium, £2 to £4 10s. Fat pigs.—Baconers sold well, but porkers were easier. Choppers, £4 10s to £8 2s; light baconers, ~£4 10s to £5 10s; heavy, £0 los to £6 (average price per lb, 8d to Bf’ci); light porkers, £2 10s to £3 ss; heavy porkers, £4 to £4 6s (average price per lb! 9d to 9ld). " "