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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 24 June 1926, Page 5

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SYDNEY WOOL SALES. By Cable —Dross Assoc inti on—Copyright nil/) N.Z. OrMo Association (Received June 211, 11.15 p. 111.) SI DNEY’, Juife 23. Tire 1925-20 wool selling seaso'n has 1 concluded. Competition for all grown ■ wools was maintained, and the series ! closed with some improvement on the | new’ clip lines showing attractiveness j and depth of stap'e. .Faulty and dusty sorts were irregular. New lines of fine crossbred realised full late rates. Super scoured sorts had a fairly good competition at unchanged prices. ADDINGTON MARKET. IMG YARDING OF EWES. By Telc^nipii—lVess Association CHRISTCHURCH, June 23. A ieaiure ot tne Addington market to-day was tile heavy entry of ewes irom the North Island, approximating ID,DUO head. The built ol them were very low-euiiditioned, and sold accordingly. tne iat cattle market was irregular, hut on the average, little diiiorpiit Mom last week, and the fat sheep section met with brisk demand over the final stages. Store sheep.—For condition and general quality, the entry was tlio worst of tiic year, and it was the largest for midwinter lor many years. North Island ewes found buyers at substantially lower values than recently. Good local ewes sold briskly. Hoggets also sold at late rates, but Weiners were weaker. Good tour and six-toothed romney cross ewes made 33s 9d, sound-mouthed crossbred ewes 22s to 265, failing-mouthed crossbred ewes 1-ls (id to 18s, do. half bred 20s Gel to 275, good sound and failing-mouthed ewes 26s to 295, tailing-mouthed merino ewes 21s, crossbred ewe hoggets 24s Gd to 27s ltd, half bred wether iiogget.s 20s to 21s Oil, small hiilfbrcd wether hoggets 17s to ißs Sid, crossbred wether hoggets IDs to 225, lour and six-toothed wethers 24s to 26s Gd, two and four-toothed wethers 20s Gd to 2 !s 9d. Fat lambs. —There was an end of season entry of only GOO head, which ■sold at late rates.

Fat sheep.—A heavy entry of 13 races was offered, a few less than last week. Exporters bid more spiritedly Ilian at last sale, and though the market was weaker at the commencement, it concluded equally as firm as last week. Extra prime wethers made up to 375, prime 31s to 345, medium 28s Gd to 50s (id-, extra forward ewes til 3-ls lOd, prime 22s to 21s Gd, medium 19s to 21s 9d.

Fat cattle.—soo wore yarded, a fair number of cows being included. The sale was up to last week for good beef, but easier for other stuff. Best medium weight beef made from 37s Gd to 40s, heavy-weight 35s 6d to 37s Gd, medium 31s to 365. Extra heavy steers bought- uq, to Cl 9 2s Gd, prime heavy steers £ls 10s to £l7 15s, prime medium-weight £l3 15s to £ls 15s, medium £lO to £l3 15s: extra prime heifers to £l3 12s Gd, prime £9 5s to £ll os, ordinary £7 to £9; extra, prime cows to £l3 12s Gd, prime £8 to- £lO 10s. ordinary Co 15s to £7 15s. Vealers.—Kilh;l>!o stuff sold well at late rates/ Good vealcrs realised up to £7, medium £5 to £6 10 s, best calves £4 to £4 17s Cd, medium calves £2 12s 6d to £3 15s. Store cattle.—A pen of 3s. year Hereford steers sold at £lO. Good cows made £4. ~ ~ Dairy cattle.—Most old cows sold ■dragging!.'’. 7mt young cows at the drop were in demand. Good _ second to teurth culvers made to £ls, others CG 10s to £lO, springing heifers £4 10s to £7 10s, old cows (in profit) to pigs met a good demand, especially for porkers, bneoimrs being « shade easier. Choppers soul at £3 10s to (■q 3s Gd baccners £4 is to £O, extra hoaw £0 10s to £6 15s (average, per lb. 8d to iSifd) : porkers uos to 80s (avera"e 9d to lOd.) Slrwe pigs —A small entry experience' a finner sale. Weaners 20s to oL small stores 26s to 30s, medium 'lores 34s H> 435, large stores oOs to GGs.

BURNSIDE STOCK SALE.

3y Telcsr a |.i.-rrc* S Association DUNEDIN, June 23. At Burnside to-day, Bit cattle were down bv -23 a a head, compared with last week's' rates. All classes of butchers’ sheep advanced from U to 2s, and Bit pigs were a tew shillings dC Ka C t'cattle.—A fairly large yarding numbered 297, compared with 2bo head last week. At the commencement competition was keener than last week, anil the prices obtained for prime ox beet were firm at last week’s rates hut towards the c ose they declined to the. extent of 20s a head. Prime handywciglit ox beef sold at up to 38s per lOOlbs, prime heavyweight ox beef 33= to 355, prime hciter to 32s Od, light heifer and cow’ from 20s to 255. Piime bullocks made £ls to £l7 los, medium £l2 10s to £l4 10s; extra prime heifers to £l2, iiriiuc heifers and cows £8 to £lO, medium £6 to £7 10s Fat sheep.—The entry was 1900, compared with 2000 last Wednesday. There were few r extrk prime heavy wetheis, and for all butchers’ sheep there was a rise of from Is to 2s per head, while freezing and lightweight ewes and wethers showed very little change. Prime hnndyweight wethers sold at up to 6d per lh, prime heavyweight wethers from s£d to Od, prime ewes to sd, and light and aged owes 4d to •lid. Prices pier head were —Extra prime wethers to 495, prime 3Ss to 425, medium 31s (id to 36s Od ; extra prime ewes to 355, prime from 23s to 2/s, medium 19s to 21s 6d. Lambs. —For a small penning of 382, exporters were keen buyers. Prices lor best lambs were 28s to 30s, others 23s to 275.

Si ore cattle.—There was an average yarding of 293, compared with 320 last week. The entry was comprised almost entirely of cows and heifers. One line of small three-year-old steers in good condition brought £9 5s per head. The balance of the yarding sold at lasi: week’s rates. Pigs.-—A penning of 98 fats and G stores was offered, and owing to the smallness of the market Bits firmed by about 5s per head. STOCK EXCHANGE. Bv TgJol t" 1 —Tress A asociali cm AUCKLAND, Juno 23. Sales reported. (1938), £96 12s Od; New Zealand Breweries, 26s Od; Bank of New' ZcaI land, 62s 9d ; Auckland (las. 21s; HudI dart Parker, 44s 9d : Hill anil Plummer, 21s 6d; Colonial Sugar. £55; Wilson's Cement, 3-1 s Or!; Albumin, 4s sd. 4s Id, •Is 3d, 4s Id, 4s; Kavarau, 7s Od ; New AA'aitolii (eontrib.), Ls Sd; Ohineniuri, 6s. CHIMSTCnUPCTT, June 23. Sales reported.—New Zealand Government TV per cent, bonds (1920), £97 ids; I'i.S. and A. Bank. £8 2s (2 parcels) ; National Bank of New Zealand (cum. div.). £7; Dalgety and Co., £l6 Is; Wilson's Cement, 31s Gd (2 parcels). Sales on 'Change.—New Zealand Breweries Bonds, 20s 4d : Bank of Now South AVaPs. CIS ss; Bank - of New Zealand. 62s o<l (3 parcels) ; AVeslerii Austrn’inn Bank. 57s 6<l (2 parcels) : Dalgety and Co.. £1(1: AVilson’s Cement. 31s Gd ; Brilish Tobneeo (cum. div.), 03s sd.