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Taranaki Daily News, 15 May 1920, Page 2

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ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. Chrlstehurcli, May 12. At Addintiton market to-day there was a big yarding of both beef and mutton, and a smaller one of most sections of gtore stock. There was a strong market for prime anutton, but all classes of inferior fat stock were in poor request.

Store Sheep—The yarding was smaller than nt recent sales, and generally the sheep were of Inferior quality. The demand was fairly Arm, lambs and good-class ivethers being eagerly sought. Forward lambs made 20s 6d to 255, ordinary lambs 15s 3d to 18s lOd, cull lambs 7s Od to 14s 2d, 2 and 4-t.ooth ewes 26s Gd, inferior 24s Gd, and 8-tooth ewes 22s to 24s Gd, good 4,'G, and 8-tooth wethers 2!)s to 33s 2d, ordinary 4, G, and 8-tooth wethers 26s 6d to 28s, good 2-tooth wethers to 80s Id, inferior to ordinary 2-tooth wethers 23s 9d to 26s 6d.

Fat Lambs—Thero was a ynrdlng of about 2000, which included a big proportion of light sorts, for which low prices were accepted. A special line of 28 .Suffolk cross lambs brought from 38s to 54s 6d. Freezing buyers sinwed a little more animation, possibly on account of the now American market. Extra prime lambs made 3-!s 5d to 54s 6d, prime lambs 27s 9d to 345, medium lambs 25s to 27s Od, lighter lambs 20s Gd to 24s Cd.

Pat Sheep—An average yarding. Some heavy-weight sheep were offered, four wethers realising £5 la a head, and one £5 lis, whilst a small pen of ewes brought £3 la] For gootl prime mutton the market was firm throughout. Freezing buyers operated to a slight extent. Extra prime wethers 46s 6d to Ills, prime wethers 3Ss 6d to 435, medium wethers 34s to 37s Od, lighter wethers 30s 3d to 33s 9d, extra prime ewes 42s 3d to Cls, prime, ewes 36s 4d to 41s 9d, medium ewes 30s to 34s Bd, lighter ewes 20s 2d to 29s 6d. Fat cßttlo—For good primie steers nnd heifers there was a good sale, but medium nnd infer*

lor cows were almost unsaleable. Extra prime steers £25 10s to £2? 10s, prime steers £lB 15s to £2l 15s, medium steei'3 £l4 15s to £lB, lighter steers £9 15a to £l3, prime heifers £l3 to £lB 17s 6d, ordinary heifers £7 to £l2, prime cows £l3 to £l7 10s ordinary cows £S 10s to £l2 7s Gd. Store cuttle—Cows made £4 10s to £8 10s good 2-year steers to £8 10s, 13-month to 2-year steers £4 17s Cd.

Dairy cattle. There was a good demand for Rood quality cows, which brought up to £'>o inferior and backward to £lO, good heifers up to £lB, small heifers to £9, Tat Pigs.—Baconers brought up to £7 10a extra heavy baconers to £8 8s Gd (average prico per lb. lOd) ; light porkers to £,l 10s heavy porkers to £4 los (average prtco lOd to lO'^d). pigs—Large stores brought up tq £3 !os, small stores to £2 8s Gd, weaners to 21s. BURNSIDE MARKET. , Dunedln, May 12. On account of the visit or the Prince of wales to Dunedln next week it was decided by the authorities concerned to hold a double sale at Burnalde to-day. This arrangement resulted In exceedingly large yardings of stock being offered, particularly sheep and cattle /Jf"! Cl ; u , le -— A Te >T large yarding, close on 400 head being offered. The quality of the stock was good, the greater proportion being medium and prime steers and heifers. The yarding, however, was in excess of requirements, and aithough butchers required a fortnights supply prices were from 10s to 15s a head below those ruling at last week' 3 marv „ niIIn 6 prices to-day were:—Prime bullocks £2O to £24, medium £l7 to £l9 Ds light and usfinlshed £lO to £ls, prime cows ifl to £l< ' !!s ' medium £ll to £l2 10s. light and aged £8 to £lO 10s . e:ices3lve yarding, a totfj of 5058 head being penned. The quality was only moderate. The greater part of the yarding Consisted of secondary and inferior 'class sheep. Competition was fairly good for nil prime sheep, but values were a little below last weeks rates. Ewes were Is Gd to 4s a head lower. Extra prime heavy-weight wethM's brought up to 575, prime 42s to 49a, medium J4s to oSs, light and aged 24s upwards. .bat Lambs.—A small yarding of fair qualty numbering 740 hepd. It was expected that freezing buyers would be in the market, and that late values would be fully maintain-

n ,i« fori ' i£ a , tt!ei ~r A full y ard| nff, Which met with a lifeless demand. Freezing buyers and meat preservers were not operating, and on account of the prospective scarcity of winter reed farmers and graziers were not anxious to buy. These conditions resulted in prices being 10s per head below late rates, and a number or pens were passed out unsold. Pigs—A small yarding. Competition was fairly keen, and the prices realised were well up to last week's rates. Best baconers brought lnii'/i ! per , lb and best Porkers from 1014 a to ll%d per lb.

WAIRARAPA FARMERS' REPORT. T ♦ j he T,^' il , iraraila Fllrmel »' co-op. Association, . Fahiatua, report on their annual autumn cattle fair, held Monday, 10th inst,., as follows: — A good yarding of all classes of cattle cam© forward, the entry comprising some of the best-conditioned sorts that hare been yarded hero for some years. Buyer 3 were present from all parts of the Manawatu, Wanganui and Wairarapa districts, and it was again pleasing to see that those chiefly operating were buyers at previous sale?, which was good evidence of the fact that stock from tins district still uphold their reputation in etery respect. Vendors were represented tram all parts of our district, there boinjr only ©w lines of outside, and dealers' entries. The cream of the yarding was undoubtedly that of tlie line of lii) 3-year-old Shorthorn bullocks offered and sold on account of th» Balfour Estate, which sold at £lO 2s (ic Those cattle, we consider, were the finest offered here for some years. The yardin" of course, Included the usual lines of rough sorts, but taking the quality throughout, best quality predominated, and the success of the sale was largely due to vendors having improved their respective breeds, together with the faot that they a.re always sellers which encourages buyers to attend, and do business \\o yarded 2390 head and sold IGSO head. Compared with outside sales' reports this must, be considered one of the best autumn sales held so far. We quote the following sales: 5o 3J,6-jrear bullocks £lO 2s lid, 2 hul--sf' 0 fat da £l4 10s - 3 bullocks ~14 4s, ](! fat and forward do. £l3 io s 14 2°' 4 " year dn £l2 16s . 25 do £l2 s „ s ' -1 2J4-year buiiocks £l2, 34 bullocks £ll, 10 h. do. £ll 103. 2S 4-year do *ll 7s, 20 bullocks £9 JOs, 34 3-year do. £0 lis 15 do. £9 4s. 23 4-year do. £8 ss, 37 3-venr steers £lO. 79 p.a, steers £9 10s, 22 ,",-vear do £9 lis, If) do, £ll 9s, 12 steers £l3 Is 11. 2-year h steers C 9 7s Cd. Other lines sold lrom £4 Ids, £4 12s, £5 2s, £5 lis £0 17s, £7 Is, £7 lis, £8 2s, £8 15s to'.SPSS fat cows sold from £7 Cs, £lO 2s'6d £ll 8s Cd, £ll 13s Gd, £l2, to £l3, 27 fat and forward cows from £8 10s to £lO 10s dairv cows from £5 3s Gd, £5 17s Od, £7 15s £l'o Cs, £ll 2s Cd, to £l2; 70 pn. heifers £7, p«T,P £ 7 10s ' 97 heifer 3 from £" 3s £8 IDs, £9, £y 10s, to £lO.