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Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 10 July 1925, Page 7

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ADDINGTON QUOTATIONS. <BV TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, July 8. At Addington market hoggets were better in price than last sale by 2s to 2s 6d a head. Old ewes and wethers also sold at an advance of Is a head. Fat Sheep.—An improved sale by Is to 2s a head. Extra- prime wethers 57s 4d, prime 45s to 48s, medium 40s to 445, light 34s to 39s 6d, extra prime ewes 50s. prime 36s 6d to 40s, medium 32s Cd to 36e, light 27s Gd to 325, aged 22s Gd to 275, prime hoggets 34s to 38s 4d, ordinary 28s 3d to 33s 6d. Fat Cattle.—A firming market on last week for good cows, but generally little difference in values. Extra prime steers £22 7s Gd, prime £ls 15s to £lB 10s, medium £l3 10s to £ls 12s Gd, light- £lO 10s to £l3 ss, rough £7 10s to £lO. extra prime heifers £ls 7s Gd, prime £9 10s to £ll 15s, ordinary £5 10s to £9, extra prime cows £l4 17s Gd, prime £0 to £ll ss, ordinary £6 15s to £8 15s, light £4 15s to £6 10s. rough £3 10s to £4 J2s 6d.

Dairy Cattle.—A mediocre lot and a slow sale, values being down by £2 to £3 a head. Best second, third and fourth calvers made from £7 to £ll, best springing heifers £6 to £ll. Fat Pigs.—A good sale. Choppers £3 10s to £7 15s, baconers £4 to £5 16s (average price per lb 7Jd to 8-Jd), porkers £2 5s to £3 15s (average price per lb 8)d to 9d).

.I’RICES AT BURNSIDE. DUNEDIN, July 8. Fat cattle so’d at higher rates at Burnside to-day. Sheep prices were not greatly changed. Store cattle sold well and pigs were not so high. Fat cattle.—Best bullocks made from £lB to £2O 10s, lighter £l3 5s to £l7 7s Gd. Extra licifev, £ll 5s to £l3 ss; lighter heifers, £G os to £8 10s; heavy cows, £9 15s to £l2; lighter cows £6 os to £7 10s. Fat sheep.—Extra prime heavy wethers made from 48s to 50s 6d. prime 36s Gd to 58s Gd. Extra prime ewes made from 36s 6d to 38s Gd, prime 28s-to 335, and lighter from 24s to 27 s Gd. Lambs. —Prime sorts made from 33s to 375. medium 28s to 31s 3d. unfinished 20s to 255. Pigs.—Porkers sold at from 9d to 9Jd and baconers to 81 d per pound.

WESTFIELD MARKET.

AUCKLAND, July 8

At Westfield sale there was a large yarding of beef, which sold at- late rates. Quotations: Extra choice ox 33s per 1001 b, choice and prime 29s to 325. other 20s to 28s, prime young cow and heifer beef 27s to 295, medium quality 23s to 255, other 16s to 225. Sheep sold under keen competition at advanced prices : Heavy prime wethers £2 2s to £2 5s 9d, medium prime wethers £l^l9s to £2 Is Gd, light prime £1 15s to £1 18* Gd, others £l. 10s to £1 14s, best heavy prime £1 13s to £1 15s, medium quality £] 9s to £1 11s-, others 18s to £1 Bs.

Pigs again met with a ready sale. Choppers made £3 to £4 10s. heavy baconers £4 7s to £4 17e, light and medium baconers £3 18s to £4 _ Gs, heavy porkers £3 8s to £3 16s, light and medium £2 14* to £3 7s. Lambs sold at late rates. Best prime made £1 11s to £1 13s. light- prime £1 Ss to £] 10s, others £1 2s to £1 17s.

DAIRY PRODUCE GRADING FIGURES. The figures of the Dairy Division ofthe Department of Agriculture show that for the 11 months ended June. 1925. there were graded 65,289 tons of salted and' 4572 tons of unsalted butter, a total of 69.561 tons, compared with 57.749 tons and 3464 tons, a total of 61,213 tons for the corresponding period of the preceding season, an increase of 14.1 per cent. The cheese graded for the 11 months ending June were: White 45,912 tons, coloured 23.897 tons, n total of 69.809 tors, compared with 45.324 tons white and 28.486 tons coloured, a total of 72.810 tons, for the corresponding period- of the preceding season, a decrease of 5.4 per cent. Converting these figures into butterfat equivalent, there is an increases of 7.1 aer cent in butter-fat production for the 11 months, as compared with Ihe corresponding period of the 1923-24 season. Stocks held in the various grading ports at June 30, 1.925, were : Butter. 2441 tons; cheese. 1441 tons.