Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 December 1913, Page 4

Commercial

—.—*—.— ADDING TON MARKETS. j [per pkess association.] I Oiiriatcliurcli December 17. Store slieep.—Four 'and Gtooth wethers very forward to 17s Gd, others IGs, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 14s Id to 15s 471, S'-tooth wethers (good) 15s 7d to 15s lid; 2-tooth 13s 9d to 14s 4d, 2-tooth wethers (small) 10s Gd to 12s lOd, culls 7s 3d, 4 and G-tooth ewes (small) 15s Id, 2tooth ewes 15s 9d, aged ewes with lambs (all counted) lis. Fat lambs.—Best lambs 17s to 19s Gd, extra to 21s Gd, lighter 15s to IGs Gd. Eat sheep.—Woolly owes 23s 3d to 275, prime shorn wethers 21s Gd to 25s Id, others 19s to 21s, prime shorn ewes 20s to 24s 3d, others IGs 2d to 19s Gd, shorn hoggets 19s 6d. Eat cattle. -Steers <£8 17s Gd to £12, extra £17 ss, heifers £0 10s. to £9 ss, extra to £13 15s, cows £G to £11, Store Cattle.—Fifteen to 18- ' month sorts £3 to £4, 2-year ! steers £4 17s Gd to £5; 2f-year ' steers £5 17s Gd, 2-year heifers i £4 5s to £4 14s, 3-year steers £0 i 10s to £G 15s, 3-year heifers £5 j Gs to £5 12s Gd, 5-year jsteers £9 14s Gd, cows £1 10s to £4 2s Gd. Dairy cows made £3 15s to £10 ss. Fat pigs.—Choppers £3 to £4 i 15s, heavy baconers 57s Gd to Gss, i extra to 70s, others 48s to 555, . these prices being equal to 5d to j s|d per lb; best porkers 44s to Gd, others 38s to 425, equal to G;}d to G£d per lb. Store pigs.—Best sorts 3Gs to i 40s, medium 30s to 355, small i sorts 22s to 295. • Weaners for which there was a good demand realised 14s to 20s. BUIINSIDJiI. Dunedin, December 17. Extra prime bullocks £18 10s, prime <£13 15s to £15, medium £11 10s to £13, light £9 10s- to , £10 10s. ' Extra prime shorn wethers to ! 27s 9d, prime 23s to 255, medium 20s to 2.1s Gd, light IGs to 19s. Woolly wethers brought up,to 32s 3d, and ewes in wool to IGs. Lambs.—Extra prime to 21s 9d; good 18s to 20s, medium IGs <o 17s Gd, light 14s to 15s Gd. Pigs.—Heavy baconers to 945, light 58s to 655, porkers 48s to 54s slips to 28s, slips 19s to 23s Gd, stores 32s to 41s.