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(Per Press Association.) OHRISTOHURCH, Jury I. There was a large, yarding of beef to-daf At the. Addinglort yards, and a. small one of fat «heep. Store sheep comprised quite two thirds hoggets, and there was an excellent; Bale for these, also foe ewes and wether*. Valuea Were: Six and eighttooth ewes ,50s Id; low-conditioned four-year Cprrjedalo ewes and good aged ewes, 26s sd, 275, and 23s 6d; inferior aged ewes, 18s 10dto22s; good crossbred ewe hoggets, 26s to 26s 9d; cull and inferior ewe hoggets, 19s Od to 235; good wether hoggets, 225"4d to 23s 6dj ordinary, 20s 6d to 225; cull and inferior. 16s 8d to 18s 6d; good, forward four and six-tooth wethers, 31s 3d to 325; ordinary, 27s 6d to 28s 4d; cull and Inferior wethers 19s to 25s 6d. Three Hundred odd fat lambs came forward, but they were a poor jot and went to freezerd at recent per pound valuea. Fat Sheep.—Sonie primo sheep came- forward and mot with an improved market for well-finished sorts! .Extra prime wethers sold for 395; a few special, 42s 6d to 455; prime, 355, 9d to 38s (id; medium, < 32a 6d to 35s 6d; light, 28s to 325; extra prime ewes, 33s to 355; a. fow special, 375; prime, 27s 6a to 31s; medium, 23s to 275; light, 20s 6d to 22s 6d-; aged, 18s 6d to 2Qs, Fat Cattle.—44s head wore yarded, including 5 from the North Island and two trucks from Otago, prices easing by 20s per head. Average beef made from 27s 6d to 31s per 1001 b. Extra prime steers, £ls to £-16 10s; a. few pens of special, £l9 15s; Prime £ll 5s to £l4; medium, £8 10s to £11; inferior, £6 10s To'£B 7s 6d; extr* prime heifers, £lO 17s 6d; prime, £7 10s to £9 10s; medium, £4 10s to £7 ss; extra, prime cows, £lO 7s 6d; prime, £6 5s to £8; ordinary, £4 153 to £5 2s 6d. Vealers. —The offering was not sufficient to meet the demand and there was a distinct improvement in prices. Runner fetched £5 15s; good vealers, £2 12s 6d and £6; fair, £2 to £2 10s. Store cattle had quite a good sale for attractive lines of steers. Threo and a-half to four-year-old steers sold for £6 15s to £7 2s; two and a-half to three-year, £4 10a to £5 12s 6d; yearling, £1 to £1 ss; two-year-old heifers, £2 10a to £3; yearling, £1 12s 6d to £1 ss.
Dairy Cows.—A poor lot came forward. E;ttro good springers, £ll to £l7; third, fourth and fifth calvers, £5 4a to £9; springing heifors, £4 to £8 10s; inferior cows, £1 to £1 10s. Fat Pigs.—A short yarding and a jump up in pork values. Choppers brought £4 5s to £8 10s; light baconers, £3 15s to £4 ss; heavy,. £4 10s to £5. ss; average price per lb 6jd to 7id. Light porkers, 40s to 47» 6d; - heavy 55s to 675. average prioa per lb. 9d to lOd. •<
Store Pigs.—A small entry came forward and met with a very fair demand. Weaners, 10s to 15s; extra good weaners, I7s 6d; slips, 18s to 265; medium stores, 28s to 335; largo stores, £2 6s
AUCKLAND'S BUTTER RECORD,
(Far Press Association.) . 1 AUCKLAND, July 4. j. A record butter prodwctibii in th» Auckland Province has been established for the year ended. June 80. The grading stores received 1,448,838 box* es, as compared with 1,126,584 last year, an increase of 321,804, • Previous to 1921, the returns did not exceed the 500,000 mark, but last year 766,414 boxes were producttd withan inorease of 360,120 in 1922. This year's total has been greatly affected by the unfavourable weather recently.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 750, 5 July 1923, Page 5
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