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Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1926, Page 11

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LOCAL MARKETS. NEWS ABOUT PRODUCE. Local market prices- tliis week were as follows (spot cash) >—

Eggs continue to come forward in very large quantities and at a reduced price are meeting with a ready sale. At auction in New I’i\LiGuiii last week prices obtained were Is 5’.2»i and Is 6d. Buying and selling rates this week are again lower at Is 2d and Is sd. The first consignment of Japanese onions is nearly finished. Another shipment is expected towards the end of next week. Good quality potatoes are coining from the south in large quantities and the demand is Still very keen for good table white. New potatoes will be a month or six weeks later this season, and it will be well on towards October before they will be available in any quantity. Very fine local vegetables are now available in large quantities. The broccoli displayed during the past two weeks hare been particularly good specimens. Poultry is very short and a keen demand exists for good birds. The range of prices at auction last Friday was: Pullets, 4s 6d (small) and 6s 2d to 6s 9d; hens, 3s 8d to 5s 2d; cockerels, 3s 7d to 5s 3d; roosters, 3s 7d to ss; turkeys, 10s to 17s; geese, 7s Gd; barn tarns, Is id to 3s 6d. There was a heavy yarding of 124 pigs at the New Plymouth Haymarket last week. Weaners brought from 14s to 235; slips, 23s to 2‘Gs; small stores, 25s to 28s; larger stores, 33s 6d to 375; pedigree boars, £5 ss; pedigree sows, £4 4s. Supplies of fresh fruit are easing off and poor quality is just about finished for the year. Fruit now coming forward is of much better quality and the demand is keen. Island oran'ges, which were plentiful last week, have apparently met with a ready retail sale, as there is a shortage this week-end. Probably oranges will be scarce until the next shipment arrives with supplies of new season’s from Australia and California. The lifting of the embargo on Californian fruit is sure to be welcomed, as it is some years since importations of citrus fruits were permitted. THE WOOL MARKET The Farmers’ Co-op Organisation Society have received the following report from their London agents dated August 31 Since the opening of the wool sales tilie competition has continued fairly keen from the Home trade and Germany, and other Continental sections of the trade. France, of course, has been a notable absentee on account of the serious depression in the value of the franc during the past month or so. Values haye been maintained at round about last sales parity for nearly all descriptions. Greasy fine crossbreds are now from par to 5 per cent, dearer, but medium and coarse qualities. while in good demand, are barely up to last sales rates. Good combing greasy merinos are fully up to June values, but short and faulty wools are 5 per cent cheaper. :•;? s: vies have now been curtailed and will close on the 28th inst, DOMINION SHAREMARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Sept. 2. Reported Sales: Houlden’s Motors (cum. div.) 455. Hales on Exchange; New Zealand Breweries, 545; Whitcom-be and Tombs, 70s 6d; St. Battoan’s, 2s (prem.); New Zealand Government per cent, inscribed stock, 1938, £96 10s, Wellington, Sept. 2. Reported Sales: Bank of New Zealand, 61s; New Zealand Guarantee Corporation (8s paid), 10s. Sales on Exchange: Kawarau, 2s 8d (three lots). ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. Christchurch, Sept. 1, The entries at to.-day’s Addington market were smaller in all sections except store sheep. The result was a slight improvement in the fat stock sections. Store Sheep.— A. fairly large eniry for this time of the year, the bulk being ewes. For these the sale was one of the most dragging of the year, values being down by 2s to 2s 6d per head. Hoggets and better classes of wethers met with an improved sale. Halfbred wether hoggets made 19s to 225; inferior wether hoggets, 17s 6d to 18s sd; three-quarterbred ewe hoggets, 26s 6d to 39s sd; forward four, six and eight-toothed halfbred wethers, 27s to 28s Id; four, six and eight-toothed halfbied wethers, 22s 9d to 26s 6d; sound-mouthed crossbred ewes, 27s 3d; failing-mouthed crossbred ewes, 22s to 245; aged crossbred ewes, 16s to 21s; crossbred aged ewes with Iftnibs, 12s to 16s (all counted). ..F&t Sheep.—A smaller entry by 26’ per cent, and an improved sale for prime wethers, but no change for other classes. There was no graziers’ competition for lighter wethers. Extra prime wethers made to 39s Id; prime wethers, 33s to 86s; medium wethers, 29s 6d to 32s 6d; light wethers, 25s 6d to 28s 6d; extra prime ewes, to 32s lOd; prime ewes, 25s 6d to 29s 6d; medium ewes, 22s 9d to 255; light ewes, 19s 6d to 22s Gd; aged ewes, 17s to 19s; prime hoggets, 39s to 34s 4d; medium hoggets, 26s 6d to 29s 6d. Fat Cattle. —The smallest entry of the year, in marked contrast with recent excess yardings. It comprised 390 head, not much more than half the recent normal penning. There was an improvement of 20s per head for medium extra choice steer and heifer beef, other classes improving only slightly. Best beef made to 38s per 1001 b; prime, 33s 6d to 36s 6d;’ heavyweight, 31s to 345; medium quality, 39s to 335; ligtit and inferior, 22s 6d to -28 s. Extra heavy steers realised £l7 10s to £2O 12s 6d; heavy prime steers, £l4 15s to £l7 ss; prime medium-weight steers, £l2 10s to medium quality steers, £9 10s to £l2; light steers, £7 10s to £9; extra prime heifers, £l3 to £l4 12s 6d; prime heifers, £9 5s to £ll 10s; ordinary heifers, £G 10s to £9; light heifers; £4 17s 6d to £6 ss; extra prime cows, .to £l3 7s 6.d; prime cows, £8 5s to £lO 10s; medium cows, £5 10s to £8; light cows, £4 10s to £5 ss. Vealers. —A’ much larger entry. Good stuff sold well at late rates. Runners made to £8; medium,..£6 10s to £7 ss; -best calves, £1 10s to £6 ss; others, 15s to £3. Store- Cows.— Mostly old cows were yarded. Best cows realised £3 to £4 ss; bulls, £3 10s to £6 10s. Dairy Cows. —An Ordinary entry, and a dragging sale, the passings being heavy.- Best second to fourth calvers made £5 to £ll 10s; medium, £5 10s to £7 10s; inferior, £2 10s to £5; springing heifers, £3 10s to £6 10s. Far Pigs.—A small entry, prices being unchanged. Choppers made £3 10s to £8 10s; Laconers, £-1 10s to £7 (average price per lb, 9d to 9’/id) ; .porkers, 51s to 7.6 s (average price per lb, lOd to 10 J /fcd). Store Pifgs.—An irregular sale, with little alteration in average values. Weaners made 23s to 80s; slips, 32s to 355;-- small stores, 364 to 41s; medium • stores, 43« :Cd to 48s; large s2s to 62s 6d,

WESTFIELD MARKETS. KEEN DEMAND SHOWN. Auckland, Sept. 1. At Westfield to-day beef was penned in small numbei'3. Competition was very keen, and there ’was a rise with unsatisfied demand, values improving as the sale advanced, especially for c.-;w and heifer beef. Extra choice ox sold to 40s per 1001 b; choice and prime, 37s - to 395; ordinary and plain, 36s to 325; prime young cow and heifer beef; 33s to 365; ordinary cow beef, 28s to 325. No extra heavy prime steers, were penned. Heavy prime made from £l4 to £l5 15s; light prime, £l2 to £l3 17s 6il; light prime, £lO to £ll 17s 6d: extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £l2 to £l3 3s 6d; heavy prime, £lO to £ll 17s -6d; lighter, £8 to £9 16s 6d: light cows, £6 to £7 17s Gd. Nine cows ‘and heifers averaged £ll 8s 6d. Sheep were yarded in larger numbers than usual, and were slightly easier in values. Extra heavy prime wethers made 36s to 37s Gd; heavy prime, 34s to 35s 9d; medium prime, 32s to 33s 9d; light prime, 29s to 31s 9d ; small and unfinished, £1 5s to £1 8s 9d; heavy prime ewes, £1 5s to £1 7s Gd; medium prime, £l*3s to £l. 4s 9d; light prime, £1 to £1 2s 6d; prime hoggets, £1 3s to £1 6s 6d; shorn ewes, 18s 9d to 19s 2d. Three spring lambs sold readily, averaging £1 15s 7d. Pigs were penned in average numbers and sold readily at late quotations. Choppers sold at £5 to £6 Is; heavy and medium baconers, £4 10s to £4 19s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £4 to £4 8s; medium porkers and Jigiit porkers, £3 10s to £3 18s; small and unfinished porkers, £2 IGs to £3 Bs. Store pigs were penned in small numbers and again sold at extreme rates. Large stores made £2 5s to £2 16s: slips, 30s to £2 2s; weaners, £ 1 to £ 1 9s. Calves were in large numbers, more of good quality being penned with values at late quotations. Runners made £5 to £6 ss; heavy vealers, £4 to £4 9s; medium, £3 IDs to iy 18c/ llgtit, £3 8s to £3 18e; smaller, £3 5s to £2 16s; small and fresh dropped, 3s to 255; rou'gh calves, 15s to 28s. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. Sydney, Sept. 1. At the wool sales the market was firm al late rates and very full. Satisfactory clearances were made. The only lines difficult to sell were wools of doubtful yield. Greasy merino sold io 2*5 l-4d.

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