FARMING & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 303, 16 September 1920, Page 8

FARMING & COMMERCIAL

AUCTION SALES FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. TO-DAY. Pagan's Yards, 12.30 p.m.-Hogget sale (Dalgoty and Co. and Levin and Co.). M'Leavcy Road, Ohau, 1.30 p.m.—Sale of stock and implements (N.Z. Loan Co.). 11 Crosby Terrace, Wellington, 1.30 p.m.. —Furniture sale (Vine and Wilson). Customhouse Quay, Wellington, 2 p.mProperty sale (11. E. Leighton). TO-MOEROW. 157 Lambton Quay, Wellington, 2 p.m.— Unclaimed cargo sale (Johnston and Co.). . SATURDAY. Ca6hol Street, Christchurch, 12 noonLand &lo (Jones, M'Crostie and Co., and Barman and Stevens, Ltd.). Main Hond, Trentham, 1 p.m.—Furniture sale (Johnston ajid Co.). 32 Liffey Street, Island Bay.—Furniture 6ale (Vino and Wilson). ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET Br Telegraph-Press Association. Unnstchurcn, September la. At tho Addiugton market to-uay there was an average yarding in alt sections, except fat sheep, which were sent forward in reduced numbers. Values in mutton, consequently showed a Blight improvement l , but there was little chango in other lines.

Store sheep—An entry of better quality, mainly consisting of hoggets and ewes. The market was especially iirni for good quality sheep. Two-tootu ewes in lamb 359. to 365. l)d., six and eight'Jooth ewes in lamb 325. to 375„ aged ewes in lamb 235. to 275. Gd., four and six-tooth wethers 38s. to 40s. (id., two, four, six and e;lght-tooth wethers to 335., two olid four-tooth weifters Ms. to 38s. Gd., good ewe hoggets 295. 6d. to 325., ordinary ewe hoggets 2(is, Bd. to 295., good m.s. hoggets, 2fis. to 295., ordinary m.s. hoggets Us. 9d. to 255. 9d., wether hoggets 21?. Gd. to 28s. Gd. Fad sheep—The smallest yarding for some time with a slight increase in values on those ruling last week. Extra prime wethers 525. to 61s. 3d., prime wethers 41s. Gd. to 51s. Gd., medium wethers 376. to Us., light and unfinished wethers 335. lOd. fo 3G& 9d., extra prime owes to 53s 5d., prime ewes 375. 3d. to ifo. 9d., medium ewes 295. to 355. 6d., hoggets 295. to 355. 9d. Fat oattle—Tho market opened elackly, but livened up as it nrogressed Although sales were not so free ibwards the end, the market 'was practically on a par with last week. Extra prime steei-3 .£32 ss. to ,£35 10s., prime steers .£25 15s. to .£29 7s. Gd., medium steers -to J2i 10s., light and unfinished steers .£l3 to JIG; extra primo heitfers to ,£2l 155., prime heifers .£l6 10s. to .£l9 10s., ordinary heifers .£l2 ss. to JIG, prime cows to .£2l 55.. ordinary cows JBI2 10s. to JCI7 10s., light and in. ferior cows £S 7s. Gd. to .£ll 15s.

Yealers—The supply was s>hort and prices were higher. Runners to .£9 155., good vealers to .£7 15s. ;

Dairy catiHe—A big yardilng of poor quality, and except for good springers there was n slight decrenso in values. Good third calves to .£2O 10s., springing heifers to ,£U, ■empty cows to .£7 12s. od°. Store cattle—A large yarding, generally of inferior quality, buti a bettertone than last week. Three-year-old steers brought to ,£l3 lis., and 20 months to two-year steers to .£5 3s. Gd.

Tat pifr?-Last w-eek's Irish miles were maintained. Choppers to .£ll 155., baconers to .£7 155., heavy baconers to .£9 15s. (average price per lb. Is. IW. to Is. 2d.), porkers £i 10s. to £1 Us., heavv porkers .£'s 10s. to ,£G ss. (average nrie'e per lb. Is., 3Jd. to Is. 4d.). Store pigs-Sows in Dig to ,£ll 10s., good stores to .£5; medium gilores to £i Bs., wenners 30s. to 50s.