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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 22 January 1926, Page 6

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ADDINGTON MARKET (United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 20 The knowledge that the freezing works trouble' was about over had a , helpful effect on the Addington market | to-day. The store sheep market was j much brighter, whilst both fat sheep and lambs sold with uniformity. Fat I cattle, however, lost the preceding' week's advance. Store Sheep.—A much larger entry, ! wethers forming the bulk of it. For- j ward lambs sold particularly well, as' did several lines of breeding ewes. All j round it was the best sale for some! weeks. Good rape lambs made 22s 6d j to 2,45, ordinary lambs 19s to 21s 6d, j .cull lambs lis to 17s, three-quavterbred ewe lambs 245. forward four and sixtoother halfbred wethers 26s to 27s Bd, four and six-toothed halfbred weth-! ers 24s 3d to 25s 6d, good two-toothed j halfbred wethers 23s to 255, two-toothed halfbred e-.yrs 34s 4d, aged ewes 10s 3d to 14s Id, low conditioned aged ewes 6s to 8s 6d. Fat Lambs.—l66o were penned. There was some competition for export and the lambs made average schedule prices. [ Extra.' prime to 345, prime 30s 3d toi 32s 9", medium weight 28s to 30s,

light 25s 6d to 27s 9d, stores 23s 6d to 24s 3d. Fat Sheep.—An average .entry, for which thcr*> was well sustained'competition. Values were slightly easier than last week, but practically' up to schedule rates. Several export firms operated and bought' a limited proportion of the entry,. Extra prime wethers made to 37s Id, prime wethers 31s to 33s 6d, medium wethers 28s 3d to 30s 6d, light withers 26s to 28s, extra prime ewes to 31s Id, prime ewes 26s to 38s 6d medium ewes 22s 6d to 25s 9d, light ewes 19s 6d to 225. Fat Cattle.—s7s yarded, mostly cows, but generally it was a good-quality entry. The entry was far ahead of outchersj .needs, and prices came back by 40s to 45s per head for big animals and to 35s for smaller ones. Extra prime beef made to 42s 6d per 1001 b, prime 37s 6d to 40s 6d, heavyweight 34s 6d to 37s 7d, medium quality 33s to 365, cow_ and rough beef from 29s 6d down to 22s 6d. Extra prime heavyweight steers; realised to £l9 7s 6d, primo heavyweight steers £l4 to £ls 15s, medium steers £ll 15s to £l3 15s light steers £9 to £ll 10s, rough steers £6 15s to £8 15s, extra prime heifers to £ll 17s 6d, prime heifers £9 5s to £ll ordinary heifers £6 15s to £9, light heifers £4 to £6 10s,extra prime cows to £l2 7s 6d, prime cows £8 to £lO 10s medium cows £5 15s to £7 15s, light cows £3 15s to £5 10s.

Vcalefs.—A good sale. Calves made 15s to 455, extra good calves to 655, runners to £6 10s. Store Cattle.—Two and three-year steers realised £5 to £8 10s, two-year heifers £2 to £2 15s, cows 25s to £4 5s Pajrv Cattle.—A small entry. Good springing, cows made £8 to £l4, medium £4 to £7 10s, best heifers £7 to £9 10s, others £4 to £6 10s. Fat Pigs.— A good baconer sale, but porkers flased in price. Choppers made £3, to £5, baconers £3 12s to £5 15s (average per lb 6d to 7d), porkers 50s to «r s ( a I? ra ge price per lb 7d to 7j}d). Store pigs.—An improved demand, all classes selling freely. Weaners made 20s to 28s, slips 30s to 40s, stores 36s to 50s.

CHICAGO WHEAT.MARKET (By Electric Telegraph.-Copyright) (Australian * N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, Jan. 20 Chicago, wheat, Mav new 176; half old 174; quarter Julv'ls2f; September 144 g. LONDON TALLOW SALES LONDON, Jan. 20 At the tallow, sales 1281 casks were offered and 220 sold. There was no demand for good sorts. Mutton ,fmo 45/6; medium 40/6. Beefs 43/6, 40/6. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS SYDNEY, J im . 21 At the w<x>| sales superfine merinos sold at late rates. Good descriptions were par to five per cent lower and medium grades five per cent below the closing rates of the last series. Faulty descriptions dropped 5 to 10 i>er cent. Greasy' merino sold to 33 pence. Wheat, bags 5/6 ,bulk 5/4 delivered at country stations but fanners are not selling, except in small quantities. Oats, Tas'ma'nian Algerian 49/; white 5/10; maize, local 5/9, 5/10; South African 5/10 j potatoes, local £10; Vic tq'fian £l4; Tasmanian £l6, £l7; onions, Victorian £l4, £ls. ' " ADELAIDE, Jan. 21 Wheat growers lots 5/11, 6/0|; parcels nominal; oats 2/9. MELBOURNE, Jan. 21 Hides were irregular, mediums and lights eighth of a penny lower. Others were firm.