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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16658, 1 October 1917, Page 3

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:■>■••>- ,: ■ ■~. , .■■»■• v l . .:.■",.,;,■■ ,•■• ■- LONDON MARKETS,, Australian »nd' N.Z.. Cable Asoociatioa.?. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) , ' LONDON, Sept. 29/ Rabbits are scarce, and prices arc. unchanged.'. The frozen meat market is unchanged. Rubhor: Para, 3s Id; plantation, 2s 7Jd; smoked, 2b 6}d. Butter: The Food Controller is releasing to importers one-half of their butter ex g.s. Oeterley, which was. requisitioned in April, at 206s for salted, and 209s for . unsalted. The- quantity released— 2500 boioa—is already practically all . absorbed.. Silver: The decline tin the price of silver is attributed to a cessation of the Chinese demand and the few remaining American holders realising their stocks. MANAWATD STOCK SALES. At Palmerston North or. September 27 Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report having had a fair entry of cattle and sheep. There was a good attendance and demand. Sheep aold well, at prices whicl showed an improvement. Store and dury cattle were in good demand, while good conditioned young stock also sold well. Practically the whole yarding changed hands atthe following rates:— ewes and lambs, 375; failing mouth owes and lambs, 23b Id to 27b 6d; small mixed hoggets. 26s 2d; cull hoggets, 17s 7d; cull ewes, 7s 6d to 12s 6d; forward cows, £10 10s to £11 183 6d; store cows, £7 Ea to £8 lb: cows and hcifors and calves, £6 7s to £10 Is; three-year-old springing heifers, good, £14 2s Gd to £1-1 5s ; calved dairy heifers, good. £11 15s to £12; dairy cows, £10 10s to £13; yearling heifers, good, £5 to £5 17s 6d; bad coloured yearling steers £4 Bs. At Feilding on September 28 there was a strong demand for all classes of stock, and prices had a tendency to harden. There was a good entry of cattle, practically tho whole of which changed hands. Sheen, mostly hoggets, were yarded in fair numbers, and all sold at advanced rates. Ew«s and lambs brought Sis 3d; .store ewes, 23;.; medium ewe hoggets. 31s 7d: fair wether hoggots. 31s 8d; medium mixed hoggets, 29s to 30s 7d; small do. 25s Cd to 27s 8d; medium fat cows made £15 to £15 ss; light fat sroyed heifers, £13 10s; fat heifers. £12 to £12 7s 6d; dairy cows fpoor), £8 5s to £10 103; springing heifers (medium), £9 10s to £11 Mb; a lino of backward calvers, £9 15b; 20-m:>nth empty lienors, £7 ss; 18month Shorthorn heifers, £9 Is; yearling heifers, £5 2a to £5 6s: yearling steers, £7 16s; ditto (poor), £5 18s.