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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10536, 18 August 1910, Page 6

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DFNEDIN MARKETS

(Pun Pubss Association.) : Duncdin, August 17. Fat Cattle.—2l7 were yarded. 11ns was a larger yarding than has been the case of late, and prices showed' a drop of from 15s to £1 per head on ast week s nites. Best bullocks to £l2 2s Cd good £lO to £ll 10s, medium £, 10s to £J, best heifers to £lO 7s Cd, good £, K)s to £9 Fat'Sheep.—24Bs wore penned Prices were about the same as last week s quotations. Extra heavy wethers to 245, best 18s (id to 21s, best owes 18s 6ri, •mod 14s to 16s, medium lis Od to Us Fat Lambs—Only a small yarding, of 356, which sold up to last weeks prices. Best 16s to 18s 6d medium Ms to 15s, inferior lis to 12s 6d Pigs'—22o were yarded, which sold at hist week's rates. Wheat.—While the wheat market shows a little more animation this week, the business done is within very small compass, and no sales are being ef ected at over late rates. Prime milling velvet 3s 10c! to 4s, velvet ear luscan and other sorts 3s 7d to 3s gd, medium to good milling' 3s od to 3s Od Ik.v. whole fowl wheat 3s 2d to 3s 4d. . Oats.-Owing to the fact that shippers arc unable to find a market suitable to growers' ideas of vanes, business is limited, being almost coiihiied to local requirements. Prime milling Is lOkl to Is lid, good to best short feed Is 9.'.d to Is IOJ-d, interior to medium Is 3d to Is 9d.

ADDING TON MAR KETS. (Per Press Association-.) Chrisichurcb, August 17. ' The fine woathcr tbtrt lias sot hi caused a larger yarding of stock to be made, and there was a good attendance. Fat cattle maintained thenvalues, and tho fat sheep market opened well, but eased towards t close. Store cattle were m pool domand, and dairy cows sold well. Mick was a fair sale for all e asses of pigs. The.entrv of store sheep showed a" increase oh the previous week s total, and was made up principally of hoggets, with a few lines of ewes and wethers. The hoggets'were ot lair average quality and included a number of lines of. Down crosses. Ihe wethers were chiefly in good condition, but the ewes were nearly all aged. There uas practically no change n values, though the demand for aged ewes was . rather better. Vendors m '•o-i'o cases were, liowever, looking lor Uill liidier nriees, and in consequence tb-ir lots failed to find buyers. J'orwiird wethers made 15s to IGs nl, and low conditioned halfbrcds 12s 10d d and 8-teoth ewes were passed at 18s H,,1. and aged sorts made ,s »«1 to id, >!<! wether hoggets lis !)d to 12s 11(1 ::'.!-lir-r [():= 3d to lis. IlllXod SOX OK ]os'(id to Us 7d, others l"s 7d to lis CI. "..ml ewe hoggets lis to Us Otl, and others 12s i)d to .13s (3d. There was a largo .yarding of lat shee-i of mixed quality, and at the op-iMii" of the saie there was good competition among the butchers, whose supplies had run out in consequence ol the small yarding the week hoi ore. Prices, though not up to the exceptional rates of the previous week, were well up to those previously ruling. Jowards the end of tho sale prices eased '•omnwhat. A litrle hnsiiress was done for export. A West Coast buyer was al«o operating, and gra/.iers took several lots of unfinished wethers. J his extra competition assisted to maintain prices after the butchers had tided th'-iv requirements. There were only a few hundred fat hoggets penned,' and these sold well, ordinary weights making 12s 10d to Ills., and a few extra

'■o' ISs. There wore only two now seasons':; lambs ottered, the supply not corn'nu forward :-o well as it did lasi year. The raivre of orices was: Prime wethers 19s 6d to 255, extra lo 27s 3d. lighter 15s to 19s, prime cws I (is to 20s. others 12s Gd to 15s lid, prime merino wotliors ]ss Oil to ISs, lighter lis 7d to 13s, merino ewes lis 3d to lis. The yarding of cattle totalled 30!) head, And included a good proportion of prime and extra prime animals. There was a strong demand for all classes, and a good clearance was effocteil at prices" equal to those of the previous week. Several lines from the North Island sold well. Steers made £7 15s to £ll, and extra to £l7 ss, heifers £7 to £9 10s, and extra to £lO 15s, and cows £5 10s to £9 12s Gd (equal to 20s to 28s per lOOlbs, according to quality). A small yarding of inferior store cattle met with a dull sale, poor yearlings making ISs. 2-year steers £3 15s, 2-'\oni heifers £3 10s, 3-year heifers £4 10s, and dry cows 30s to £4 ss. A larire yarding of dairy cows contained few "good animals. There was a good demand, sales being made at £3 10s to £9 15s.

A medium entry of fat pigs sold at late rates, choppers bringing 50s to 90s, heavy weights 47s to 535, and lighter 27s to 42s (equal to 4d per lb), large porkers 34s to 365, ainl smaller 25s to 31s (equal to 4.\d to 4ijd per 111), large stores 22s to 2Ss, smaller 14s to 20s, and weancrs ! 5s 6d to 12s.

FROZEN MEAT MARKET. Under date London, July Bth, Messrs Gilbert Anderson and Co. report as follows: — The weather during the week iias been against the market. Home-grown supplies have been light, but prices have been lower. Large supplies of chilled beef have met a very bad market. Prices have fallen to 2*d for fores and 4d for binds. Frozen beef liasmade .slow sale, fores 2.U1 to 2jjd, and hinds 3:jd to 3 5-16 d. The depression in the beef market has affected the trade all round. Mutton supplies have been large with weaker, prices. Canterbury's are Jd lower on prime weights, North Islands 1-1 Gd lower, Australians Jd lower, while Plate prices have been maintained. With slow trade and heavy arrivals the prices for lambs have declined. Light Canterbury's are 3-lGd lower, medium and heavies id lower, North Islands 3-16 d lower. Australians id lower. Stocks arc. still light, and the stores are comparatively empty. "With smaller shipments for the next three mouths prices should recover. —Smithfield Market Prices.— Mutton (wether and merino ewe) — Canterburv, 48 to 561b 3:,' d, 56 to 6411) 3gd, 64 to 721b 33d; Southland, 48 to 561b, not quoted; best North Island, 4S to 561b 3 9-16 d, 56 to 641b 3 7-10 d, 64 to 721b 3 3-16 d ; North Island, 48 to 561b 3 7-16 d, 56 to 641b '3 5-16 d, 64 to 721b 3 1-I6d; Australian, 40 to 50lb 3id, 50 to 701b 3d; River Plate, 40 to 501b 3-,' d, 50 to 701b 3id. Lamb. —Canterbury, under 361b sid, 36 to 421b 5Jd,_42 to 501b 4Jd ; Southland and host North Island, under 361b 5Jd, 36 to 421 bsd, 42 to 501 b 4:fd; North Island, under 361b 5 l-16d, 36 to 421b 4 15-16 d, 42 to 501b 4 11-16 d; Australian, best 45d, fair average 'quality 4-id; River Plate, 28 .to 421b, not quoted. Beef .—New-. Zealand, fores 2gd, hinds 3 5-16 d; Australian and River Plate, fores 2.}-d, hinds 3id. May Shipments—-Mutton, 777,913 careases; lamb, 757,000 carcases; frozen beef, 229,619 quarters; chilled beef, 108,500 quarters. June. shipments advised to date. — Mutton: New Zealand, 303,000 earcases; Australia, 213,500; River Plate, 276,950; total, 793,450 carcases. Lamb: New Zealand,- 555,000 carcases; Australia, 32,000; River Plate, 51,000 ; total, 638,000 carcases. Frozen Beef: New Zealand, 60,800 quarters; Australia 79,000,; River ■ Plate 184.350 ; total,-,324,150 -quarters. Chilled Beef : River- Plate, 176*650 quarters.