Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 April 1913, Page 4

Commercial

DI.'XK:DTX, Tin's .Day. Thore were about 180 fat'cattle Raided at Burnsido to-day, consisting chiefly of cows and heifers, with

a fow pens of medium good quality bullocks. Butchers' stocks were heavy «ind prices all round were considerably below last week's rates. Good bullocks, LlO to LU 10s, extra to Ll2 los; medium 1/9 to L 10; light L 7 10s to L 8 os; me<Tiuiii Efi 10s to L 7. '''A I SHEW P.—3807 penned. A good proportion of the entry consisted of aged and inferior ewes, prime ewes and wetbeas sold a,t prices on a par with last week'* Ifltes, but light and inferior sheep were Ls Gd to 2s easier. Prime wethers 22s Gd to 245; extra to 27s 3d; medium 20s to 21 s Gd; light 18s to 19s 6d; prime ewes 20ss to 21s 6d; extra to 295; medium to good 18s to 19s Gd. I* AT LAMBS.—2GOO penned. The | quality of the girding was not . so good as that of last week. Owing tr> the large consignments coining forward as a result of private transactions there was a prospect of today's purchases not- luMiig kilhd for some days, and consequently exporters were not r pern ting as 'freely as Usual. Prime. 17s to ]8s 6-1; sinal! pen of extra henry 25s 3d : medium los to 16s Gd; light and inferior 13s M to 14s Ad.

ADDINGTON STOCK SALES. OH/RIiiISTOHU ItCH, April 23. At the Addington live stock market to-day there were again heavy yardings of all classes, and a good entry of fat cattle. Store sheep sold' up to the level of last week's sales, and fat lambs sold well, but irregularly, while fat pigs were easier. Eat wethers sold at about last week'is rates, but owes were easier. STORE SHEEP.—Ewes, two-tooth average lines, 17s to 18s; small inferior to-tooths (culls) 12s lOd; two four and six-tooth l is-to 15;; two, four, six and eight-tooth, 12s to l is 6d; lour, six and eight-tooth, 14s to 15s Gd; extna to- 16s 2d; four and six-tooth to 5§ 10d; six and eighttooth 14s 3di to l6s 3d ; four and fivo year sorts l f os 7d; fresh and soundmouth sheep (good) 14s 9d to 15s lid; medium 13s to 13s 6d; inferior 12s 12s 9d; full and failing mouth 9s I 9d to lis Gd; aged 9s to lis; culls 4s (id to 7s 3d. LAMBS.—Forward rape soi-ts 13s 6d to 14s 9d; extra to 15s lid; medium rape lambs, 12s 3d to 13s 3d; average stores lis to lis 9d; medium 10s to 10s 9d; small Os Gd to 10s; halfbred wethers 7s lid for small sorts, and to lis for good lines; ewe lambs to 10s Gd for the best and others to 13s 3d to 14s Gd; wethers, four and six tooth (forward) 16s to 16s 9d; medium to 15s Bd; two and four tooth (medium) 13s 6d to 13s lOd; two tooth good 15s 4d to 16s Gd: small and inferior lis Gd; four tooth (average) 15s; merinos 10s 3d FAT LAMBS—The fluctuation was equal to about Is Gd per head, the prices per lb ranging from s.}d to ' 5Jd. A few show lambs on behalf 1

of Mr Jas. Little (Dalmeny Park) sold up to 26s fid. Togs made 18s fid to 22s 9d ; ordinary freezers IBs to 18s; lighter 14s to Ids 6(1. FAT SHEEP.— Extra prime to 37s Gd; prime 19s Gd to 23s lOd; lightei 14s 3d to 1.0s; merino wethers 16s od to 23s 3d; extra prime ewes to 23s ; prime 16s 6d to 21s 9d ; medium los to 16s; aged and light 12s Gd to 13s ?d. FAT CATTLE.—.Steers realised ££ os to £12; extra to £lij os; heifers £6 os to £9 ss; cows £~ 12s 6d to HO 15s. STORE CATTLE.—Fifteen. u eighteen month sorts realised £3 i,s : ari <l a half-year steers £5; cows £2 £3 1.55; dairy cows made £3 10s to £11. I iAT PlGS.—Choppers L 3 to Lo [<s Od; heavy baconers 60s to 71s: lighter sorts oQs to 57s 6d. These prices are equivalent to 4jjd to 5d [>er lb according to the quality. Heavy porkers brought 3Ss to 44slighter 33s to 375. These rates are equivalent to o'd per lb. Large i stores realised HQs to 4fis; medium ; sorts 22s to 295; email stores 13s ( to 21s: woaners 9s to 12s. m*RXfirT>E MARKET. !