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Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 March 1915, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

ALDINGTON MARKET

Ohristchurch, March IU. At .the Adding ton Jive stock market today there was a heavy yarding store sheep, but small entries of fat sheep and lambs, and a lair entry ot tat cuttle. Store sheep Bold well t the advanced rates recorded at lust sales. Prime beef was firm, but indilfereut sorts were easier. Fat lambs und lat sheep were lirnior Store Sheep.—Good lorward lambs 15s Gd to 17s 2d, medium lambs 12s to 1.5s 3d, inferior lambs 9s 3d to 'Is (3d, eull lambs 5s Id to 8s Gd, good ewe lambs Us, cull ewe lambs 'Js (id lorward G-tooth wctliors 20s Gd, medium 2-tooth wethers 12s 7d to 13s lOd, cull 2-tootli wethers 10s 7d to lis 3d, good 2-tooth cwos 18s Gd to2Gs Gd, medium --tooth ewes 15s to 18s, good 0-tooth ewes to 22s lOd. fairly sound mouth ewes 1-ls Gil to 15s Gd, lading' mouth ewes lis Gd to l is Gd, eull ewes 7s 7d to 10s. sound mouth merino ewes 3s Gd. Fat Lambs.--Host ljuub.s 18s Gd to 21s 3d, others 15s to 18s. Fat Sheep.—Prime wethers 21s Gd to 2-13 3d. others 17s Dd to 21s, prime ewen 20s Gd to 26<s. medium 17s to lis to 16s Gd, merino ewes FnJ^Cattlo.—Ordinary steers C 6 12s Gd to £12, extra steers to CIB, ordinary heifers £5 to £8 10s, extra heifers to £11 2s Gd, ordinary cows £5 "!0s to £8 10s, extra cows to £13 17s Gtl ; price of beef per 1001b. 32s to IN. Store Cattle—A small y.-i idin■ i and a dull sale. Fifteen to 18-monlh sorts £2 10s to £3 10s. 2-year steers C I .7s ?-year heifers £4 Is to CI 17s fid. ... j ear steers £6 15s. dry cow,'. C 2 to £€ 6s. Dairy Cows.—£3 10s to .CI3 2s Gd. Pigs.—Choppers GOs to 07s Gd, nrdiuary baeoners 50s to 57s (id. heavy baeouers GOs to GSs. extra heavy b•■eoners to 735; price per lb 5Jd. Ordinary porkers 30s to I0.s; price per lb ):Jcl. Large stores 25s to 2!)s. medium 10s to 245, small lis to 18s. weaners 3s to 7s 6d.

BX'RNSIDE PRK'IX Dnnediii, March 10. At Uuriisido to-dav 211 fat cattle were yarded, a good proportion of which were of prime quality. Export