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Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3507, 25 April 1912, Page 2

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HIGH 'COMMISSIONER’S CABLE. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, April 24. The Department of Commerce and Tourists has received the following cable from the High Commissioner under -date London, April 23: Eggs.—Market firm owing to reduced supplies. Per 120: Home, 8s 8d to 3s Gd; Italian 8s 9d to 9s Gd; Austrian Bis 3d to Ss 9d, French 9s 3d to 10s 6d, Moroccan 7s to 7-s 6d. Dan_ ish 8s to 10s: Russian Bs*to Ss 6d. Poultry. —The market is steady and fair business is doing. Chickens: Home, 9-Jd to Is per lb: Russian, Sd to 94; American, 81 cl to lOd. Ducklings: Home, 104 c! to Is 2d per lb; Chinese, 54cl to 7d. Turkeys : French 10d to 114 d per lb; Italian 84d; Russian, 9d. Bacon.—The market is firm at. an advance. There is a moderate demand. but the weather is .fine for favorable consumption. Sides: Irish 64s to 72s per cwt; Danish, 60s ’to 71s; Russian 56s to 03s; Canadian, Gls to 68s. Hams. —The,market-.is quiet, hut firm for English and Irish. For American and Canadian the market is firm with improved demand. English realised 84s to 100 s per cwt; Irish. -84 s to 90s; American 59s to 675; Canadian- 64s to 725.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CPEE PRESS ASSOCIATION J CHRISTCHURCH, April 24. . At the Addington live stock market there were smaller entries of stock .in consequence of the wet weather and the attendance was likewise much reduced. .There was practically no change in the prices -of fat cattle and fat- lambs. Eat sheep, _ especially ewes, were easier. Fat pigs brought late rates; hut there was little demand for stores. There were only a few store cattle offered and the small yarding of dairy cows sold well. Store sheep.—The yarding of store sheep was much below the numbers offered' of late, the rain preventing the usual offerings being made. Wethers represented a larger proportion of the entry than usual and among them were several lefts of forward sheep. The ewes were chiefly of a medium class and lambs ranged from medium sorts to forward rape lambs. Though there was not a large attendance -of buyers, there was a good demand, bidding being brisk throughout and practically all lots were sold. Forward wethers and lambs sold fully up to late rates, and, in some case, at an advance. Ewes showed little or no -change m values. Two-tooth ewes sold, up to 15s for good overage half-bradsand to 12 s 9d for small sorts; four-tooth, 15s to 14s Gd: six and eight-tooth, 13s to 14s; sound mouthed, 12s to 13s Gel; full and failing mouths, 9s to 10s; and aged, 6s 6d to 8s 6d; forward wethers. 14s to 15s; medium, 13s to 13s 6cl; low conditioned two-tooths, 12s 6tl to 13s; forward lambs, 11s 3d to 12s; medium, 10s to 10s Sd; and •others, 7 s to 9s. Fat Lambs.—The yarding of fat lambs totalled / 4-36 and included some pens of extra heavy weights. At the same time many of the lots were on the small and light side. There was a keen demand for export and prices were firm throughout. Tegs made 17s 6d to 19s 6cf, and extra to 21s; ordinary freezers, 14s to 17s; light and unfinished, 12s to 13s 6d. Fat Sheep.—There was a large yarding of fat sheep, of which about- two-t-lm-ds consisted of ewes, mostly of a medium class. The demand was not so keen as of late and wethers were somewhat easier, while lines declined from Is to Is Gd oer head. The range of r,rices was: Prime wethers, 17s 6cl to" 19s 4-r!; extra, to 22s 6d; lighter, 14s to 16s; prime ewes,. 12s Gd to 17s Gd; others, 9s 6d to 12s. Fat Cattle. —The yarding of tatcattle totalled 327 head and included some exceptionally good steeis and heifers. There was a "fair demand and values showed practically no change, the higher nr ices per head being accounted for by the better quality. Beef ranged from 21s to 25s Gd per 100 lbs, "steers making £8 10s to £ll- and extra. £l3 to 16 10s; and one to £2O; heifers, £6 to £8; and cows. £5 to £6 10s. Veal calves brought 60s to iUs. Store cattle. —There being a small yarding of useful sorts, the few store cattle offered were turned out unsold. A small warding of dairy cows met with a good sale, prices ranging from £4 15s to £ll 10s", and one extra to Pigs.—There was a fair yarding or fat pim; and thev sold well, choppers realising un ro £4; large baepners G6s +o 745: smaller, 50s to o6os (equa, to slcl per lb); large porkers, 44s to 46s Gd; uenter, 3is Gd to 42s Gel (equal to s§d to 6d). A small entry of stores met with little demand, large sorts making ,30s to 335; medium, 20s to 27s Gd; and sum 11 Gs to 9s: There were no weaners offered.