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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 31 December 1924, Page 10

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ADDINGTON MARKET. (IJY 'rtil/KOTIAPH—PBESB ASSOCIATION'. CHRISTCHURCH. Dec. 30. At Addington market a mid-holiday sale was. held to-day to meet the desires of. butchers. It was scarcely a success, as an over-supply of stuff came forward and puces bobbed about a good deal. Store Sheep.—-Only four pens were offered. One, comprising haltbred ewes with decent mouths, made 42s 3d: some fine.-wooded ■ .2-tooth" crossbred wethers sold at 29s 7d. ' ' Fat Lambs.—A butcneis’ yarding comprising 3/0 bead. A slack Vale, on account of works being closed. .Fat-Sheep.— A small yarding of less than six races, compared with:the’usual nine to e.eien.. A very in and out sale, • with \ allies on an average lower by, up to is.., Exppiteio w ere not operating. Extra prime wethers 48s to 46s 6d, medium 39s 6d to 43s 6d, light 35s to 395, extra prime ewes 41s 6d, nrime 38s to 40s, medium 3-ls to 37e, Audit .and unfinished to 33s 6d. “ Fat Catt.e.- a big m er-supp]y and a flagging, sa«;„ passing*, being frequent, ivuti.neis had already provided for their —nday... requirements” Extra prime si.ee.£lß to £l9 10s, prune £ls to £l9los, -medium £l2 to £l4 15s, light £y to-£ll tot, exua prune hollers £l2 i2s od, prime-£y ids to £ll ss, ordinary £6 to £9, interior £4 to £5 15s extra prime cows £ll. 17s 6d, prime- £8 Los to £lO 17s 6d, medium £6 to £8 ids, aged £3 7s 6d to £5 10s. ' Entries in the subsidiary section were snuiilj with no quotable figures. HIGH COMMISSIONERS REPORT. The Department of Agriculture has received ..the. following cablegram, dated December 24, from the High ComniiSMoner for New Zealand. London: liucter. .via*kcl .very quiet. Present quotations are:— iww Zealand.—Finest,/' salted : December z-j, iuws to per owt (Is to is per 1b); December zu, LO U ei ' Bwi* .(Is -93 d ‘to. Is per *n); . December 13, 204 s to 2,*os |ie* owt (is did to Ls lOd per mi. c-usaitea: December 24, 2\j6s t., .iads per cwt-, (Ls lOd to Is 10k! .m* in) ; .December 2J, 2i2s to 214 s per cut. (J.s iO/'d per ibj. Danish.—Very dull. About:—Decembel 24 , 220 sto 224 s per cwt (Is il.jd to „s per lb); December' to 216 s per cwt (2s 2d to 2s 2id“per lb} ; December 13, 2l*2s to 2445' nor cut (2s 2d to 2s 2}d per lb)

. Cheese. • Market firm. , , New Zealand.—December 2-1, coloured and white, 96s per cwt (10'-d per lb) -, December 20, coloured, 95s to :n>., ]>er cwt (Ui.\d per lb); white, 96s tier owt (TORE per lb) ; December 13. coloured, 92,s to 94s per ,cwt (9RI to’ idd ':7.lb): white, 94s to 96s per cwt (lOd to lOld per lb). Canadian.—December 24. 98s; exceptional, 100 s per cwt (10-Id to TORI per lb); December 20, coloured and 100 s per e.wfc (lOfd To 10§d per lb). December 13, coloured and white, 9-" sto 98s per cwt (10-'d to 10,}d ner lb).No official quotations this ■n r eek. Wool and Tallow.

Woo] .—73 rad Ford business restricted hy nearness 'of holiday and irregular prices .-having limited demand. Quotations for tops unchanged. •. Tallmv.—Market steadv. No auctions this week... , ’ s