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Taranaki Daily News, 4 October 1929, Page 15

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NEW PLYMOUTH MARKETS. Market prices in New Plymouth last

DOMINION MARKETS. ADDINGTON FIRMER. Christchurch, Oct. 2. A feature of to-day’s Addington market was the record small entry of fax cattle. As a result values advanced by up to 35s per head, on an average. Other classes of stock more than maintained late rates. Store sheep provided the smallest entry of the season. Prices were equal to last week’s. Medium, two-toothed half bred wethers made to 26s 6d; good four, six and eight-toothed halfbred wethers, to 26s 9d; backward four, six and eight-toothed halfbred wethers, to 21s fid; ewes and lambs (all counted), l'4s 2d to 15s; good three-quarterbred ewe hoggets, to 27s lOd; m.s. threequarterbred hoggets, to 23s lid; inferior three-quarterbred hoggets, to 14s lOd; ordinary 'halfbred ewe hoggets, 20s to 225; ordinary wether hoggets, to 15s 3d. Spring Lambs. —An entry of ]SO saw prices recede down to an average price of from -27 s to 325; with special lines to 37s 9d. FAT SHEEiP PRICES UP. Fat Sheep.—An average entry .with keen competition. Prices were up on. last week’s by from Is to Is 6d a head.; Extra heavy prime wethers made to 52s 6d; heavy wethers, 40b to 465; medium! weight prime wethers, 35s to 395; ordinaary- wethers, 31s to 345; light wethers, 26s 6d to 30s; extra- prime ewes, 41s to 46s 4d; prime ewes, 34s to 395; medium ewes, 28s to 335; light ewes, 23s to 275; good hoggets, 32s to 355; ordinary hoggets, 26s to 31s. FAT CATTLE UP. Fat Cattle.—Only 230 head were entered—the smallest for many years. More than half the. entry came from outside the province, including lines from the North Island, the Chatham Islands and the ‘West Coast. The market showed a rise of from £1 10s to £2 a head. Good prime steer beef and heifer beef made from 54s to 58s per 1001 b, with occasional lots at 60s; heavy steers made 50s to 54s per 1001 b; medium quality, 50s to 535; good cows, 49s to 545; secondary, 40s to 465; extra prime heavy steers, to £26 7s 0d; prime heavy steers, £22 10s to £24 10s; medium weight prime steers, £l9 10s to £22; ordinary steers, £l7 to £10; light steers, £l-2 to £l6; extra prime heifers, to £l9 17s 6d; prime heifers, £l6 10s to £lB 10s; ordinary heifers, £l4 to £l6 ss; light heifers, £lO 12s 6d to £l3 >10s; extra prime cows, to £2O 12s 6d; prime ..cows, .£l6 to £18; ordinary cow, £l3 10s to £l5 10s; light and aged cows, £9 to £l3. Vealers. —A small entry with nothing of size. The top price was made for twelve to eighteen months’ calves at £ll 18s 6d; medium calves, 50s-to 70s. Store Cattle.—There was a good sale of a fair entry. Prices were a little firmer than last week’s. Good yearling steers to £6 7s 6d; good yearling heifers, to £5 12s 6d; others, £7 to £lO Ils; cows, £4 10s to £9; ordinary steers, to £B. Dairy Cattle—A poor quality entry, but a good demend. Values were very much firmer. Best second and third calvers made to £l7 ss; others, £8 10s to £l3 10s; best heifers, to £l3 10s; others, £5 to £ll 10s. PIG VALUES UP. Fat Pigs.—Baconers were in short supply. Values showed a rise on last week’s rates. Choppers, £2 15s to £5 12s 6d; porkers, 50s to £3 15s 6d; average price per lb, 9d to lOd; baconers, £3 l’6s 6d to £'s 12s 6d; average price per lb, 7d to Bd. Store Pigs—A small entry r and a brisk sale, prices showing a marked increase for both stores and weanere. 1 Values were: Stores, 30s to 345; large stores, 35s to 425; slips, 23s to 275; good weaner-s, 20s to 28s; others, 15s io 19s. BURNSIDE VALUES. Dunedin, Oct. 2. There was little if any change in values at the weekly Bumside stock sales to-day. In the fat sheep market a short supply of ewes brought about a small advance in price, but beyond that late rates were maintained for all classes of stock. FAT AND . STORE CATTLE. There- was only a small entry of fat cattle—about 180 head of mixed medium weights, with a few pens of extra prime bullocks. The market opened with.values firm at late rates, and there was no rise. Prime- heavy bullocks made to £25, prime medium, to £2l; and good cows and heifers, to £l7; medium and light ranged from £9 10s to £l5. There was a good yarding of store cattle, including some very good lines of young steers. These met with a particularly good sale, making up to £9 12s Gd. Values for cows and heifers were unchanged. SHEEP VALUES. There was only a small entry of fat sheep also, about 1675 being yarded. There were some trucks of very fine heavy wethers, the balance 'being medium to good prime wethers, and a fair sprinkling of fair lightweight halfbreds from Central Otago. Ewes were in very short supply. Competition was not keen at any time, although butchers’ weights were a shade dearer than last week. Prices, however, soon fell back to last week’s level. Ewes advanced by about Is as a result of the smaller entry. The best wethers made to 52s 9d, good prime, to 45 s; light and medium, from 25s to 39s 6d • ewes made from 37s to 45s for the best prime, and from 27s to 36s for light and medium. There was only one new season’s lamb forward, the price being 455. GOOD DEMAND FOR PIGS. There was a small yarding of fat pigs, hut the sale was brisk, and last

week’s values were well maintained. The gco-d demand for fat pigs kept the inquiry for stores brisk, and a large entry met -with a very good sale. . JOHNSONVILLE PRICES. At the Johnsonville sale, Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., submitted a full yarding of all classes of stock. The quality of the cattle offered was not up to the usual standard. Cattle sold on a par with last week’s rates. Vealers met with a ready sale. Sheep were slightly easier than last week. ' Spring lambs met with a keen demand. Prices were as follow:—>Extra heavy bullocks, £l6 15s, £l7, £l7 ss, £l7 10s; medium and light bullocks, £l3 2s 6d, £l4 ss, £l5; heavy cows, £l2, £l2 10s, £l3; cows, £lO, £ll, £ll ss; heifers, £l2 to £l2 16s; heavy wethers, 395, 39s Cd, and 40s; medium wethers, 37s 6d; heavy ewes, 345, 355, 35s 9d and 375; hoggets (good), 34s 6d and 355; spring lambs, 32s 6d, 33s 6d and 34s 6d. SHAREMARKET TRANSACTIONS. Christchurch, October .3. —Sales on Exchange: New Zealand Refrigerating (10s paid), 6s 2d (two lots); Staples Brewery, 53s Cd; Mt. Lyell, 43s 6d. LONDON WOOL MARKET STEADY. PRICES REPORTED UNCHANGED. London, Oct. 2. At the wool sales 9774 were offered, of which 4708 were New Zealand. There was a moderate 'Selection of merinos, principally of Continental style, an excellent selection of New Zealand slipes and scoured crossbreds. The market was steady and" prices unchanged. Prices for New Zealand slipee half-bred lamb, Belfast, were 21 Ji.

week were: — Buying. Selling. Hams 1; 1.4 Bacon (rolls)' 1 H Bacon (sides) 0 11 Butter (creamery) pats 1 8. Butter (best separator) pats 1 3 1 5 Butter (separator) lump 1 2 1 4 1 5