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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 1 April 1915, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN 'GRAIN ' AND PRODUCE MARKETS. (Phhsb Absociation. —Ocpxbiqhi.) v., -SYDNEY, Malch 31. Oats: Tasmaniahs, 5s- -3d;>to 5s "sd; New Zealand A grade Gortons,; 5s 4d, B grade 5s "3cl';' Japanese 4s 9d. Barley: Cape, 'ss - 6d; English, . 6s.;' Maize : Yellow,-. 5s 9d J white 5s 3d. Potatoes: Tasmanian, £6 to £7. Onions, £6 10s to £7. -Butter: Selected, 124sj iseca'ridary, 120s. , Cheese,'Bd. Bacon, 8d to B|d. - - .'-v- ---' ADELAIDE, March 31. _ Wheat, 8s Id to -8s 3d. Flour, £lB to £lB ss. Bran v 2s. lju». Pollard, 2s 6£d. Oats : Feeding, 5s 6d; seeding, 6s. ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET

•' CHRISTCHURCH, March 31. At the Addington-- live, ; stock market to-day the store sheep pens .wore again fully, occupied-with a -Very "heavy.-.entry. There were moderate entries in other departments. - There was a good demand for'the better class of breeding ewes- at rather firmer prices, but there was little change in . other, descriptions. Fat cattle sold at about late rates, and fat lambs and fat sheep met with a dull sale. Store sheep were in very "full supply, and represented all classes, but ooor sorts largely- predominated. Quotations: Fairly -good ewe -lambs to 12s 6d, - moderately forward lambs" Us 3d to 13s 6d, inferior lambs-6s 9d to Bs,"-cull lambs 4s, fair conditioned four and six-tooth wethers 14s 3d'to 15s 9d, medium two-tooth ; wethers good Bound-mouth ewes 15s ta-20s,sfair-soundimouth ewes 13s 6d to; 14s. lldj. foir-oonditioned'sound-mouth ewes 10s lid to 12s * 6d>« low-conditioned-Northern sound-mouth ewes 9s. to lis ->6d, - frOod two-tooth ewes 17s 2d to 20s •6d, fair two-tooth - ewes 15s 5d to 16s 9d, good four,'-siXj': and eigbt-tooth ewes 14s •6d to 20s 6d, inferior- four, six, and eight tooth ewesr lis to 14s, fair - failingmouth 9s to 10s 6d, inferior fail-ing-mouth ss. to - Bs,: cull-ewes 2s 6d to 4s. - .*- -■ ' ■

Fat lambs: There was a small entry, totalling. 1575, some being very prime and others only _in -forward store condition. ' The r range of-prices'/ was Extra prime lambs-to 23s 9d, prime lambs-16s 6d to 20s, others 10s "to 16a. - - ' Fat sheep : About height.-races were •filled sheep, ewes forming the greater part of the yarding. There was a dull sale, .for all but prime isheep at easier rates. ■ The_ range of prices»was:. Extra prime wethers : to 29s 3d, prime wetheTa 21s to 24s Bd, others 16s to 20s ,'6d, prime eiwes-:l9s to 245, medium, easier, 15s to 18s 6d, others 10s 3d to 14s 6d, Merinovwethers- 14s to-18s 4d, Merino ew£s?7s to llsi <■,

Fat cattle: "The entry in the fat cattle section showed an increase as compared with; the . (previous,! week's,- the number penned being 313 head, as compared with 270 last \yeek. Quotations : (Extra good steers to £l6 ss, ordinary steers £7 7s 6d tonfilOj extra heifers to £l2 tra cows to £l2/ ordinary cows £3 5s to £8 10s. Priceof beef.per 1001b, 31s to 43». ..' . . -

■Store cattle were entered in pmall numbers, and . were mostly ir.edium sorts, ; which met. with a poor demand* Yearlings- mad© "20s to '2Bs,- 15 -months to 18 months. r£2%\lQs"to £2 18s, • two-> year heifers £3 12s 6d; three-year, steers .£6 (passed),-/ thred-year Jheifersr £s> 6& (passed), dry cows- £2 10s to; £5 Is, Dairy cows,. £3' 10s to £lO Is. • S Fat pigs; There, was a fair yarding of fat pigs,, butf the quality eoWi'ed a wide range ,indifferently finished animals being numerous. . The demand was not keen, i Quotations ; , light baconers 47s'6d~ to, 57s 6d,"- heavy baconers 60s to 675, extra , heavy bacon•Jb 5Jd to s£d), light porkers 25s_ to 27s 6d, heavy porkers 39s to 4<ss (price per lb. to i s£d), large stores 28s to 325, medium 16s to 2§s,' sinailer ; '9a tc> 15s, weaners Is 4d i to ss. /' '---j