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Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1923, Page 2

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AUSTRALIAN MARKETS By Telegraph—Press Assn.—'Copyright. Melbourne, Dec. 21. Oats, 3s 3d to 3s sd. Barley, 3s 9d to 3s 10%d. Potatoes, £lO to £l2. Onions, £6 to £6 10s. the pig market. The yarding of pigs at Messrs. Newton King, Ltd.’s, New Plymouth Haymarket yesterday was not so large us usual, but prices were on a par with recent sales. Weaners made from 8s to 14s 6d; slips 19s to 225; small stores 24s 6d to 295. local markets. The present market prices are as follows (spot cash)

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. LAMB AND MUTTON SLIGHTLY DEARER. Christchurch, Dec. 19. There were very heavy yardings at Addington to-day, the market being a double one on account of the approaching holidays. There was a keen lamb sale, and both lamb and mutton sold at slightly better rates. Store Sheep.—A very large entry and a slightly improved sale, especially for 2-tooth wethers. There was a fairly good clearance. Forward 4 and 6-tooth wethers made 28s 6d to 29s lid, ordinary 22s 9d to 245; 4 and 6-tooth half-bred wethers 25s 4d; inferior 4, 6. and 8-tooth wethers, 19s to 20s 9d; cull 4,6, and 8-tooth wethers, 16s to 18s; good 2-tooth wethers, 22s 3d to 23s 7d; ordinary 2-tooth wethers 18s to 21s Bd. Aged woolly ewes and lambs made 19s; good aged ewes and lambs, 20s 9d; cull aged ewes and Jamibs 13s to 15s 9d; good 4-tooth crossbred ewes, 33s 3d; 2,4, and 6-tooth threequarter-bred ewes, 27s to 28s sd; cull aged ewes, 0s to 7s; good rape lamfos, 22s 6d to 245; ordinary rape lambs, 19s to 21s. Fat Lambs.—so2o were penned, the heavy entry being largely due to the dry weather. There was a keen demand throughout and an improvement of from Is to Is 3d per head for freezing lambs. First made about 9 7-8 d per lb, seconds and over-weights Extra prime lambs realised 34s 6d to 37s 6d, and a few special 40s: prime, 31s 6d to 33s fid; medium lambs, 28s fid to 31s; light lambs, 25s to 28s. Fat Sheep.—A big yarding of 12 races. The sale was slightly better than last week. Freezers bought wether mutton at up to 6%d per lb, and ewe 5%d. Extra prime wethers made 37s to 395, and a few special 425; prime wethers, 33s to 36s 6d; medium, 29s 6d to 32s 6d; light wethers, 26s to 295; extra prime ewes, 34s 7d; prime ewes, 27s 6(1 to 30s fid; ordinary ewes, 24s fid to 27s 3d; light ewes, 21s 6d to 245; old ewes, 19s to 21s. Fat Cattle.—A heavy yarding of 570 head, the bulk of indifferent quality. The market Improved by 20s per head for good beef, but other qualities were unaltered. A few sales were made at up to 37s per 1001 b, but the bulk of good beef made from 32s to 355, and medium from 27s 6d to 31s 6d. Extra prime steers realised £l6 12s 6d; prime steers, £l3 to £l5 15s; medium steers, £lO 5s to £l2 15s; inferior, £6 to £lO. Extra prime heifers made to £l2 12s 6d; prime, £8 10s to £lO 10s; ordinary, £4 to £B. Extra prime cows, £ll to £l4 10s; prime, £6 10s to £8 15s; ordinary, £4 to £6 ss; old cows, £2 10s tq £3 15s. Vealers.—A good demand for the large entry. Runners made to £9, vealers £4 to £4 17s 6d, medium calves 30s to £3 ss, small to 255. Store Cattle.—A big yarding and a poor sale. Forward) 4-year-old steers made £9 2s Gd, 3-year steers £5 17s 6d, yearling steers £1 15s to £2; 2-year heifers £2 10s to £3 10s; good yearling heifers 30b to 355, good cows/15s to 255, bulls £3 5s to £5 10s. Dairy Cattle.—A fair demand for a medium entry. Springing cows and cows just calved made £4 to £8; beet sorts, £'10; springing heifers. £5 to £7 10s. Fat Pigs.—Porkers met with keen competition, and showed a sharp advance, but baconers were unaltered. Choppers made £2 to £5 12s; light baconers, £3 5s to £3 15s, heavy £4 to £4 14» (average price per lb. 5d to : light porkers, £2 10s to £3, heavy £3 5s to £3 12s (average price per lb 9d to 9%d). Store Pigs.—A small entry. There was a keen demand for weaners and other sorts at late rates. Weaners made 20s to 28s. small stores 26s to 295, medium stores 30s to 365. WESTFIELD MARKET. Auckland, Dec. 19. Be«<.—There was a record yarding. In excess Af requirements, values dropping fully 2s per 1001 b. Extra choice ox, 25a per 1001 b; choice and prime, 22s to 245; ordinary and plain, 20s to 225; prime young cow and heifer, 21b to 255; ordinary cow, 15s to 20s; rough beef, 5s la 12s: heavy prime steers. 9%d to 10 5-8 d; lighter, 7%d to 9\4d; light, 6Ud to 7 5-8 d; unfinished and small, £4 to £6 15s: heavy prime young cows and heifers, £6 to £7 ss; light, £4 to £5 15s; other cows, 20s to £3 Sheep.—A heavy yarding and keen demand for first quality. Prime wethers, 34s to 35s fid, medium to heavy, 31s to 33s 9d; light and unfinished. 28s fid to ?.0s fid; store, 23s fid to 28s; heavy prime ewes, 26s fid to 29s 9d; lighter, 25s Gd to 275; others, 22s to 255. Lambs. —An extra large yarding and a keen sale. Heavy prime 26s fid to 28s oa; lighter, 24s 6d to 26s 3d: light, 22s fid to 245; small ami unfinished, 17s to 225; stores, 10s 6d to 14s fid. Calves.—Large numbers and keen competition. Vealers. —Heavy vealers, 38s to 68s; medium vealers, 20s to 30s; light, 21s to 355; small and fresh dropped, 3s to 15s. Pigs.—More than average numbers, selling readily at late quotations. Heavy baconers, T4j to 83s; Ugh: and medium baconers, 65a to 735; heavy porkers, 53s to 60s; light medium porkers, 42s to 51s; stores, 20s to 355. BURNSIDE MARKET REPORT EXCELLENT PRICES. Dunedin, Dec. 19 There wls a double sale at Burnside to-day. Al' classes of stock suitable for the Christmas market were forward. There were large numbers of fat cattle, 258 head being yarded, compared with 394 last week. The quality was up to the usual Christmas standard, and prices varied from par to l(ls better than last week, and towards the close there was a slight firming on these. Prime ox beef realised from 37s 6d to 39s (id per 1001 b, and in some cases quite 40s was paid for extra prime. Handy weight medium quality ox beef brought from 33s 6d to 365; good cows and heifers, from 27s fid to 30s; and second quality cows to 22s Gd per lOOlbs. Best bullocks, £l3 to £l4; extra prime, £l7; medium, £ll 10s to £l2 10s; inferior, £8 to £9; best cows and heifers, £7 10s to £8 10s; medium, £6 to £7; inferior, £4 to £5. Fat Sheep.—A large penning, numbering 2030 head, all of which were shorn with the exception of one pen. Last week’s yardings were 2272. There was good selection and an excellent sale resulted. The opening demand was somewhat weak, but improved as. the sale cale progressed, competition becoming very keen. This resulted in prices showing an allrcund advance from 2s to 3s as compared with the values obtained at the previous sale. The later sales had the advantage. Prime handyweight wethers were worth from 6d to 6%d extra; prime ewes to s*4d; medium quality ewes, to sd; extra prime heavy-weight wethers realised up io 40s; prime, 35s to 375; medium, 26s to 31s; light and unfinished sorts, 28s to 295; extra prime heavy-weight ewes realised up to 335; prime, 28s to 30s; medium, 19s to 235. Lambs—A large entrj’ numbering 1943 head, compared with 260 last week. The quality was very good, the.yarding including a few pens of medium weights. Particular attention was | paid to the sale of lambs, butchers being anxious to secure adequate supplies for the Christmas market. Fortunately farmers and graziers rose to the occasion, sending in large num _ bees. The entry was by far the largest num- |

bqr sent forward for any sale this season; the quality was good and although several butchers had secured limited supplies outside the market there was an excellent demand, and a capital sale resulted. Freezing buyers were operating for the first time this season. Lambs were sold to-day at prices approximately the same as those obtained at the last Christmas sale, and indications point to housewives being able to purchase Christmas lamb at tho same price as last season, and, judging from tho supply of prime lambs at to-day’s market, there will be abundance for Christmas. Extra prime heavy lamb sold at B%d to 9d; prime right weights, from 9d to 9%d; unfinished, to B%d; extra prime lambs realised up to 38s »d; prime, 32s Gd to 36s 3d; medium, 28s to SOs; lighter sorts, 24s to 265. Store Cattle.—A full yarding numbering alxjut 250 head. There were only a few pens of good bullocks and heifers forward, and these were sold at reduced prices. Three-year-old bullocks sold up to £5 17s 6d, and one and a half year old steers up to £3 3s. One line of good three and four-year-old heifers was passed unsold, while cows and young cattle were practically unsaleable. Dairy Cattle.—About thirty head were offered. The demand was not brisk and prices

were lower as compared with those which ruled several, weeks ago. The best cows sold up to £8; heifers from £6 to £G 10s; and aged cows from £3 to £4. —A full yarding of pigs was offered; there was good selection but the demand was not very brisk and prices showed no appreciable change. Best baconers sold on a basis of about 7d and best porkers about B%d per

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