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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 18, 21 June 1913, Page 7

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Sydney, June 10. Wheat, 3s 7%d to 3s 7%d. Flour, £8 15s per ton. Oats.—Algerian feeding,' 2s 6d to "2s 8d; milling, 2s lOd to 2s lid; Sparrowbills, 2s lid; giants, 2s lid to 3s. Barley.—Cape, malting, 2s 3d to 3s 9d. - Maize, 3s lOd. . Bran, £4 15s per ton. Pollard, £5 ss. Potatoes.—Tasmania, £7 8s to £lO. Onions, £7 Lis. Butter—Choice 120s, good 110s to 116s. Cheese, 7%d per lb. Bacon, Bd. Adelaide, June 19. Wheat, 3s 8d to 3s BV ? d. Flour, £8 to £8 us. Oats, Is- lid to 2s. .Bran and pollard, Is. Melbourne, June 19. Hides are in moderate supply. There is good competition, and prices are unchanged. MATTHEWS, BENNETT AND CO.'S REPORT. Messrs. Matthews, Bennett and Co. report that there was a .fair entry of cattle in their Inglewood yards on' Wednesday. Young stock were in better demand. Calves made £1 7s to £1 15s, good heifer calves £2, backward store cows £2 to £2 15s, good do. £,'! Os to £4, springers £4 to £5 ss. On account of Mr. A. Mucdomihl, old and backward eows £2 to £4, .good dairy cows £4 10s to £7'ss, springing heifers'£4 2s 0d to £4 12s fid. They also ■ report the sale, .of two sections; one of 110 acres, and the other of 120 acres on the Kent Road, to two local investors. SOUTHERN MARKETS. ADDINCTON. , At Aldington,there were fairly large entries of stock and a good attendance. : Stove sheep—Kwes, locally bred, six and eight-tooth 2Fs ld/fonr and six-tooth (good) to IDs fid, full !i.nd failing-mouth 12s 6d .to 13s Od, aged ewes (empty) 10s 10(1, culls (empty) Ss (id, oversea ewes, tw6-tootli'lds (for small) to 17s fid, four, six and eight-tooth' 17s, two, four and six-tooth 17s to 17s Hd, six and eighttooth 14s fid to 15s, three and four-vear (good class) l(is to 17s, four-year 13s lOd to 15s, two, four, six and' eight-tooth (empty) 12s 9d to 13s 3d. Lambs—Forward 13s to Lis <)d, good L's to 13s Dd, ewes los lid, wethers,"two .•'• I four-tooth 14s ]() d (for small) to los I"'. very forward 17s to 17s od, four :•■:.[ six-tooth los to l(!s lOd, culls lis lid. Tegs made 20s to 27s Id, average weights | 17s fid to 19s fid, lighter 13s 2d to 17s. , Kat slice])— Extra prime wethers to £1 His, prime 21s (id to 275, lighter 17s to 21s. extra prime ewes to 25s 7d, prime l!)s to 245, medium Kis to ISs (id, aged and light 9s fid to 15s (id, merino wethers 21s (Id.

Fat cattle—Steers £5 12s lid to £ll, extra prime to £l(i. heifers £(> os to £lO, extra to £l4 7s Oil, cows £0 to £lO. Store cattle—Yearlings (poor) made Ms, 15 to IS-moiitlis sorts ■ £3 to Cii K two-year steers £4, cows £1 10s to £4 10s. Dairy cows made £5 10s to £ll 7s fid. Fat pigs—Choppers made £.'? 10s to £G fls, heavy baconers £;i 8s to £3 15s, lighter £2 12s to £:.! (equal to s'/ a d to .)%(! per lb). "Heavy porkers realised £2 4s to £2 Ss, lighter £1 18s to £2 2s [equivalent to (id to (i'/ 4 d per 11.). Good stores realised £1 Lis to £2, medium stores £1 8s to £1 14s, small sorts £1 to £1 os. Weaners brought. 13s (id to 18s, the latter price being obtained for extra good sorts. BUKXSIDE. At Burnside markets 170 fat cattle were yarded, consisting mostly of medium quality bullocks and heifers. "Butchers' stocks were light, and last week's prices were fully maintained. Prime bullocks £l2 to £1:1 10s. extra to £l4 J7 S fid, medium £1() to £ll 10s. light and inferior £7 10s to £!), good heifers £() l()s to £lO 10s. extra to £ll 12s (id. medium £8 to £!), light and inferior £0 to £7 Ills. Fat sheep—There was a large yarding, .1020 being penned. The entry consisted for the most part of medium-weight sheep, witli a few pens of good quality wethers and ewes. The sales opened with prices on a par with last week's rates, but these receded from Is to Is fid as Uio, sale advanced. ISest wethers 22s to 2.">s, extra heavy to .'l7s. medium l!.)s (id (o 20s (id, light iind inferior 17s to 18s, best ewes IDs to 2ls. extra to 255, medium 14s to 15s, inferior 10s'lid to 12s. Fat lambs- There was a large yarding. 4(I(KJ being penned. K\porters were operating freely and prices were linn at last week's rates. Prime IPs (id |„ -Is, extra to 255, medium Ills to 17s (id, light and inferior 12s lo I lis (id. I'igs -A l„(i] „f 4!) f:i( ni'js were penned, i'.iddiug was brisk Ihn.uglioul. an.'; prices were min-li on a par w,:b last \vt"A:\ rales, liest liaenaers U.'l In (j:l ers £2 lo £2 Ills. I .lOIIXSONVJLI,K. At .lolm-onville prime bullocks madeI'M 7-i (id to .';!2 2< (id. orime bullocks •.:!■' 10,5 U> £ll 2s (id, lighter £!) l.j s l:J

£lO ss, extra heavy prime wethers £1 I 4s 7d, prime wethers £1 Is lid, extra I heavy prime ewes £1 3s 4d, prime owes '/ 18s, good ewes 17s to 17s 6d, light ewes I 15s lOd, plain 14s Od to 15s, prime lamb j 14s to 14s lOd.