FARMING & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 54, 27 November 1919, Page 10

FARMING & COMMERCIAL

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;;;; auction sales ;._;■' /rOETHOOinNO NXTUKEB : :.- . TO-DAY. Havolock North, 12 noon-Land sale (Beard, ••Bullen and Co.). Upper Hutt Yards, 1 p.m-Stook tale (Dal- ■ gety and Co., and N.Z. Loan Co.). Manakaii, 1.30 p.m.—Sale of stock and implements (Abraham and Williams). Wakeileld Street, Wellington, 1.30 p.m.- - Sale of building materials (E. Johnston ' r. arid Oo.). . • . lambton Quay. Wellington, 2.30 p.m.-Oity • property Bale (A. L. Wilson). , Town HaU, Marton, 2.30 p.m.-Land sale ■•-(Levin and Co.). Drill HaU, Feilding, Y. 30 p.m.-Property - sale (Abraham and Williams). TO-MOKHOW. 167 Lambton Quay, Wellington, 11 n..mSalo of motor cars, etc. 18. Johnston and Co.l. , . , Buller Eoad, Levin, 1 p.m.-Salo of stock and implements (Abraham and wil- . - liams). : , , Everybody's Thoatre. Wairoa.-Land sale ,;.";TWilliflma and Kettle). Tflildiiiß.-Oattlo sale (Jfanawato Auction- .. eers- Association). ■-". - ' SATURDAY. Albert Street Laaid lloonis, Aucktad, 2.M p.m.—Land sale (N.Z. Loan Co., and A. Buckland and Sons). . ADDINGTON MARKET -'■- By Telegraph—Press .* ssooiation. • Christchurch, November 26. ' There was an average yarding of both fat and storo eto'ck at Additigtou today. Prices were practically at . the eamo level us Inst week, tho market, which opened rnther weakly for fat Etook, finning towards the close. Tho 6ale was somewhat irregular. Storo aheep: The market was firm. Mixed sex hoggets. 2lis. 9d. to 355. 9d.; wether hoggets, 265. to 295. 2d.; full-mouthed «wca and lambs (all counted), 19s. to 20s. 3d.; two-tooth shorn wethers, 18s. Gd. to 275. sd.i two-tooth shorn ewes. 225. to Us, lOd.j ewo hoggets, lios. Cd. to 3-fo. Gd.; •four and six-tooth wethers, 33e. 7d. to Site. Cd.; four-tooth shorn wethers, 2Ss. 10d. to 31s. Bd. Fat lambs: A largo Tarding, over 500, compared with 2SB last week. Extra prime. Ms.; primo. to 86s. 6d.; medium, 275. Gd. to 30e. od.; lighter, 21s. to 275. Fat shoep: Six. races, compared with eidit last week, were penned. Extra prime wethers to 60?.; prime -wethers, 465. 3d. to 555. 3d.; shorn. 38s. 10d. to 41s. 6d.; medium Mothers. 41s. !id. to 4Gs. Id.; shorn, 325. 3d. to 38s. 7d.; lighter wethers, 325. Gd. to 38s. Gd.; extra, prinw evrca, to 50e. (shorn); prime ewes, 40s. to 475. Gd ; shorn.- 40s. Gd. to 445.; medium ewes, 349. lid. to 40s. 3d.; shorn, 335. to 3Ss. 3d.; lifflitor ewes, to 335. Id.; shorn, 275.; prime hoggets, 405.; lighter hoggets, 22a. 7d. to 235. fid. (shorn). Fat cattle: 311 were wniiod, comnaral with 525 at tho 'preceding sale. Extra prime steers to .£3B 5*.; prime to .£3l: ordinary, £10 to «£IG ss.j extra primo heifers, .£2B fe.; prime, ,£l3 75.. fill, to £20 55.; ordinary, £S to £12 12s. Gd.: primo cows, £13 to £25; ordinary, £8 10s. to .£l7 7s; Gd..,,Store,,cattle: An average yardin.jr,_but tho sale wns dragging, except for good storo cows, Four-yrar-old steers, ,£18.103.; three-year-old, £9 2s. Gd. to ,£l2 10*.; two-year-old, £9 155.; two-year-old heifers, £5 55.; store cows, £8 ss. t0..-69. 155.; yearling heifers, .£2 145.; mixed sex yearlings, £3 15s. Jlairy cat-tle!'-There.-was'good competition for a moderate yarding. First calvers. 10s. to £13'55,; (?pcon:l and third calvers, .£lO to £» Vs. Gd.: others. £7 15s. to £11 105... yenlcrs; Except for first-class runners pricos were a shack easier. ]?nnnereto .CS.lOs.; ?ood vealers, £5 2s. G<l.: fair, £2, J2s. ■ Id.; inferior. ss. to 10a. PiffS: An-average yardinq:, for whi«h the inquiry was lteen. Fixtra heavy baconflrs,.,i£S; heavy l>aconers. £" to .£7 155.: others, -.K ](H to .PG 10a. (equal to Hid. per-lb.-};.honvy norkeTs. =£4 10s. to £H; Musts'. .£4-to .fit ss. (equal to l?.Jd. to 13d.i,per.,Tb.). Tbero wns cood demand fox .atojfo.-..D.'RS.- Good rorts. to M !>"■; itiedTiinii-v€2 15s. to .£3; slips. .£1 17s. Bd. to JC2 •■ 10s.; wemiers, £1 ss. to £2 7s. 6d. :",: