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Hawera Star, Volume LI, 3 June 1932, Page 10

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EON DON WOO L SADRS. GOOD GENERAL COMPETITION (.Umtei I? read Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.J LONDON, Juno 1. At the wool sales 12,018 bales were offered, including 3822 New Zealand. Approximately 3614 were sold. There was good general competition at late rates. New Zealand quotations are : Slip half bred lambs podding) made top, Sid, average 7d; scoured pieces (Grampians), 16d and 14fd. SYDNEY PRODUCE PRICES SYDNEY, June 2. Wheat ex-tracks at Sydney is. quoted 2s 7)d and at country stations at 3s 2d. Other quotations are: Flour, ij 10; bran, £4 10s; pollard, £5 ss; potatoes (Tasmanian), to £6; Victorian £5 ss; onions (Victorian Drown SpaniMi) £l9; New Zealand, £lB (with good inquiry): oats, 2s 6d; oaten bay, £( > maize, 4s 7d.

APPLE PRICES LOWER LONDON QUOTATIONS LONDON, June 1. Prices for apples are lower, owing to heavy supplies. New Zealand apples by the Northumberland sold as follows: Jonathans and Delicious 10s to I.ls, Dunns 9s 6d to 10s 6d, London Pippins 9s to 10s 6d. WESTFIELD STOCK SALE. LARGE YARDING OF BEEF. AUCKLAND, June 1. . , The largest offering of beef for three months was yarded at the Westfield fat stock sale to-day and only the opera- : tions of exporters saved the market (from a probably serious decline. Over 1000 head were yarded, mostly of good I quality . About 140 head went to the exI porters at prices avering 15s per 100 I lb. Extra choice ox sold to 19s per ( 1001 b. choice and prime ox 16s to 18s, I secondary and plain ox 12s to 15s, ; prime young cow and heifer heef 14s to j !6s. ordinary cow beef 8s to 13s. Extra | heavy prime steers ranged in price from l£7 10s to £B, heavy prime steers £6 ! 10s to £7 7s 6d, lighter prime steers £5 10s to £6 7s- 6d. light prime steers ! £4 5s to £5 7s 6d, small and unfini ished steers £2 to £4. 2s 6d. extra heavy prime young cows and heifers C 4 to £4 12s 6d, heavv prime cows artd heifers £3 to £3 17s 6d. lighter crime cows and heifers £2 5s to £2 17s 6. other kilable cows £1 10s to £2 ;«S 6d. . I There was a full offering of fat and I voting calves all well finished. Light j and medium vealers met a ready sale |'ml‘heavier sorts were not in such good j request. Runners made £1 15s to £3 17s. heavv vealers £1 15s to £2 medium £1 9s to £1 12s. light £1 3s lo £1 7s. small to £l, rough and Sieket-fed 8s to 14s. hohbv calves 2s to ss. . Sheep again came forward in full numbers. Ewes were in better demand, values showing an improvement on late cates, but wethers were not so keenly sought and values were a shade easier. Extra heavv prime wethers made 14s 9d to 15s 9d. medium 12s 6d to 14s 6d, lighter 11s 3d to 12s 3d, heavy prime | owes made 8s to. 9s 9d, lighter sorts , 5s 6d to 7s 9d. Lambs were offered in average numbers and sold at late rates. 8s 6d to 13s. . .

There was an average entry of pigs. Bidding was agains steady for good haconers and choppers, though values for corkers eased slightlv toward the conclusion of the sale. Choppers made 35s to 635, haconers 32s to 51.5, porkers 14s to 30s.

VALUE'S AT ADDINGTON. LITTLE CHANGE 1 SHOWN. ! G'HHISTCH U ilC'll, June 1. ! At Addington market to-day there | were normal entries, with values generally snowing littie change. ■ Store sheep.—A normal winter selec- | tion, with tne quality good. Tile sale ■ was irregular, but late rates were wen maintained. The sale for lambs was iieer than last week, but there was no quotable change in prices'. \ nines were: Good rape lambs to Bs, ordinary mixed sex 4s to 6s, medium ewes is to bs yd, ordinary ewe lambs to 6s 6u, ordinary two-tooth halfbred wethers to bs 4d, ordinary four and six-tooth i.. to 9 s Bd, ordinary two-tooth halfbreu ewes 10s to 12s, ordinary four aim six-tooth halfbred to lUs Id, soundmouth halfbred 8s to Os del, aged to u.s 6d.

iac iambs. —An entry of 3h06, comprised mostly of lightweight types, xiutchers were not greatly interesteu, but the treeing works buyers’ competition was steady at schedule raies. tallies were: Extra prime lambs to ids yd, prime 14s 6d to 16s, medium 12s to 14s, light 9s 6d to 11s 6d, store 8s ou to Os.

Fat sheep.—An entry of 5160. freer saie without quotable change in price s. Values were: Extra prime nea.-y wethers to 19s 4d, prime Heavy 16s to 17s 6d, medium weight prime l3s 6d to 15s 6d, ordinary 11s to 13s, light 8s to 10s 6d, extra prime heavy ewes to 17s 4d, prime heavy lus 6u to 13s 6d, medium-weight prime 8s Ids, ordinary 6s to 7s 6d, light 4d to 5 s 6d

Eat cattle. —An entry of 430 head, including lines from Southland and the North Island. The quality generally was indifferent, but prices maintained the level of late rates. Best heel made up to 24s per I.oolb, good 19s to 225, ordinary 45s to 18s 6d, inferior down to 10s. Values were: Extra prime heavy steers to £l2 7s 6d, prime heavy £7 15s to £lO 10s, medium weight prime £5 10s to £7 10s, ordinary quality £3 15s to £5 ss, light to £3 12s (id. extra prime heifers to £9 7s 6d, prime to 5s to £6 15s, medium £3 5s to £4 15s, light £2 to £3, extra, prime cows to £8 2s 6d, prime £4 10s to £6 10s, medium £2 15s to £4, light £1 5s to £2 10s.

A smaller entry of fat pigs. The demand throughout was good. Bacon was firmer. Values were: Choppers £2 10s to £4 16s, baconers 44s 6d to 52s 6d, heavy 55s 6d to 60s. extra heavy to £3 iOs 6d, average price per lb 4d to 4fd; porkers 22s (xl to 2bs 6d, heavy 30s to 37s Gd. average pri.e per lb 5d to 51 d.