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Southland Times, Issue 17627, 16 April 1914, Page 4

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BURNSIDE STOCK MARKET. (Per United Press Association). DUNEDIN. April 15. At Burnside to-day IS3 fat cattle were yarded; Prime bullocks were not plentiful, and for these bidding: was fairly brisk at the commencement of the sale. Owing, however, to a number of butchers holding a supply from last week the demand cased considerably as the sale progressed to the far end and business could - only he done at a considerable reduction on opening rates. Prime bullocks £ll to £l3. extra prime to £l4. medium £3 10s to £lO ss, light £7 10s to £S 12s 6d, best heifers fS to £!> 10s, medium to good £6 10s to £7 15s. light and aged £5 to £6. Fat sheep to the number of 3373 were penned, a very large proportion being light wethers and old ewes. All classes showed a decline in price as compared with last week's rates. Heavy wethers met with a fairly brisk sale at a decline of about Is per head, while light wethers and ewes of all sorts were from Is 6d to 2s per head easier. Prime wethers 22s 6d to 23s 9d. extra prime to 275. medium weight 13s to 21s, light 16s 6<l to ISs, prime ewes ISs to 20s 6cl. extra heavy to 26s 6d. medium 16s to 17s 2d. light and aged J3s to Us. fat Lambs—So9 were penned, the majority being of medium quality. Extra prime sold at prices equal to those ruling last week, but owing to a fall in values in the Home market medium sorts Iwere lower by about 9d per head. Prime ISs to 20s, extra prime to 21s 3d. medium to Ifis to ]7s, light and unfinished 13s fid to 15s. Pigs—63 fat and store pigs were penned. Stores and haveners met with good competition and sold at prices a shade in advance of late values. Tho demand for stores and weaners lias been steadily receding for some time and the demand to-day was very slack, till sorts showing a reduction in price. ADDING-TON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH. April 15.

The lateness of the season and tne effects of the holidays showed themselves at the Addington live stock market to-day. There was an till round drop in the yarding that showed itself more particularly in the sheep division. Fat lambs were in decidedly smaller supply and the same remarks hold good in the fat and store sheep sections. There was some good stuff in the cattle pens, but here again tho yarding was smaller than at the previous week's market. Store Sheep.—Hood two-tootli owes up to 225, extra good two-tooth ewes to 245. three lines of two-tooth ewes ISs to 19s. four and six-tooth ewes ISs to 20s 3d. four-tooth ewes 29s Id (passed), two, four and six-tooth ewes 16s to 19s. six and eight-tooth ewes 15s to 19s fid. two, four, six and eight-tooth ewes 16s to ISs Id. four, six and eight-tooth ewes 13s 6d f> 17 s. best sound-mouth ewes 16s fid to 17s fid. medium sound-mouth ewes 15s to 16s, other sound-mouth ewes 12s 9d to 14s. full and failing-mouth ewes 9s Id to 15s. aged ewes 9s to 11s. merino ewes Ss. best rape lambs las to 16s Id. good rape lambs 13s fid to 14s fid. medium rape lambs 12s to 13s. very medium rape lambs 19s fid to 11s fid. inferior lambs 7s 5d to 9s 9d. good ewe lambs Ifis 7d to IRs 19d. small ewe lambs Its to 15s. iwo-tooth wethers 1 Is fid to Ifis Id. four and six-tooth wethers ( nothing special on offer t Ifis 9d to 1. s, merino wethers 11s Id. Fat Lambs—Tegs ISs to 29s til. average weights 17s to 17s 19d, lighter and unfinished 15s 5d to 16s 9d. Fat Sheep—Prime wethers 21s Id to 245, extra to 265. prime ewes 17s 6d to 23s 6d. medium ewes 11s fid to 17s. aged culls and lighter ewes 12s 6d to 14s. Fat Cattle—Steers £7 12s fid to £ll 15s. extra to £l6 19s. heifers £5 5s to £9 7s 6d. cows £5 to £9 ss. extra to £lO 15s. veal calves Ks to 555, extra to Sss (according to quality). Store Cattle —Fifteen to eighteenmonths sorts £2 Ifis to £3 iOs ( passed), two-year steers £1 (passed), two-year heifers £4 to £4 Is. three-year steers £7 5s (passed), three-year heifers £5 10s (passed), rows £1 19s to £1 7s. Five two-year Holstein heifers mad)' £5 2s to £5 ss. Dairy cows £3 IDs to £lO Is, extra to £l3 15s.

Pigs—Choppers 60s to 77 s, heavy hacciners 60s to 70s, lighter baconers 52s fid to r.Ts Oil i price per lb 5 Vl< 1 to sVzd. Heavy porkers 4«s to 5 Os, lighter porkers 38s to 44s I price per lb fi'4 d to fi'-V-d). Store Pigs —Host Stores 28s to 41s, medium stores 2Ss to 245. smaller stores 19s to 275. weaners las to I fis. N.Z. DRAUGHT STOCK, SA I, K S 1 N SVI> NK V. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —-Copyright. SVDXBV, April 15. At the Royal Show the sales of draught stallions included the following New Zealand lots: —On account Mr Tubman. Belfast Gleneffan. 167 Vi gns; on account Messrs Mitchell and O’Brien. Daman)—-Sir Ronald SfiOgns. Maori Lad Baron Saxon '92 Vißms, Pakeha 35gns. Waitaki 27gns: on account Mr Chrystai—Wilson’s Pride OOgns. St. George 47Visns, Sir dames [-'inlay 22 Vi gns. Sandy Montgomery 2 4gns; on account Mr d. Roag, Brookside, Canterbury—Middle Rigg Victor 1 4.6 gns. Glanhervie fifigns; on account .1. Boag. .inn.— Blair Athol 107 >4gns. SYDNEY. April 15. Received April 15. 8.2 p.m. On account .1. Boag. New Zealand, Clydesdale mare. KOgns: another t.’lgns. On account li. Downes, New Zealand, bay filly. 42gns. Account Mitchell and O’Brien. N’nv Zealand. Sweet Melody. lOOgns; others. I7gns to fiSgns. BUTTES IN COOL STORE. WELLINGTON. April 15. Tin- quantity of butter in cool store at the various ports to-day was as under; —Auckland, 25.261 boxes ; New Plymouth. 11,082; Palm. 952; Wanganui, unavailable; Welling!' n. 28.1)50; Lyttelton. 3585; Dunedin. 25'-a. Total. 72,211. The total on April 15. 1912. was 5-4.870 boxes, and on April 15. J912, 41.920 boxes. HAWKE'S BAY WOOL SALES. NAPIER. April 15. During the past wool season 47,757 bales were offered at local sales. Napier thus occupied second place in the dominion. Christchurch leading the list with 62,347 bales. Dunedin is third with 44.740, Wellington next with 42,611. Then comes Tintaru. 26.063; Auckland, 17,839; Invercargill, 17.598. MONEY A HU MARKETS. LONDON, April 14. Bank of Australasia. £l2O to £122; New South Wales, £42 to £43; Union. £57 to £59; National of New Zealand, £5 to £5 10s; New Zealand, £lO to £lO 10s. Jute; April and May. £34 10s. LONDON. April 15. Received April 15. 10.10 p.m.. Wheat —The market is quiet and prices are unchanged; 36s 2d is being asked. The South Australian visible supply is 86,017,000 bushels. Copper—Spot, £6t 10s; three months, £64 ISs 9d; electrolytic, £67 15 s. Tin —Spot, £166 7s fid; three 'months, £l6B ss. Lead —£17 17s fid. WAZHX SHARES. LONDON. April’ 14. Waihi G.M. Co. : Buyers. 43s 9d; sellers. 455. Waihi Grand Junction: Buyers, 25s 6d; sellers, 26s 6d. -