Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 September 1915, Page 2

Commercial

0 -- ■ — ADDLNGmN .VIAUKEI, Christchiuch. Sept. tJ. At Uio Addington live btuck market there were rather largo entries ui tat .stuck. Prime tat cattle were tirmer, and the kit sheep market opened well, but eased oil somewhat. 'A few new reason's l'at lambs brought good prices; .store .sheep sold irregularly, but prices showed little change on the 'whole. .•Store sheep.— Ewe hoggets 15s Ud to 2()s; wether hoggets Us :3d to 17s 7d; mixed sex hoggets Os (3d to 8s 7<l; twoand tour-tooth ewes to 235; forward four-tooth wethers l(is 2d to 17s id; forward four-tooth weUiers 21b 2d to 22s u'd; aged ewes and lambs 5* Id to 83 7d (all counted); sound-mouthed ewes and lambs 12s (all counted). Fat lambs.—There were seven new season's l'at lambs himt and they sold well, making 21s G'd to 2-Js (Jd. Fat sheep.—Prime wethers 27s to :i7s 3d; others l'Js 10d to 20s (3d; merino wethers Ms 9d to 2<js 9d; prime owes 20V to 3'2s 'M ; medium IDs to 2 1.? <Jd ; light interior lots to 18s Gd : hoggets Ms Gd to 26s l Jd. Fat, cattle.—Extra prime steers to £25 15s: ordinary steers £7 2t> Gd to £12; extra prime heifers £17 llta; ordinary heifers £(3 oa to £8: extra primecows to L'l7 10s; ordinary coivk f> to £3 10s; price of beef per lOOlbs 33s to 52s ; extra to 5 is. Store Cattle. —15 to 18-months sorts made 35s to 555; 2-year steers £3 '7s (Kid: 2J-year and 3-year steens and heifers £-1 Us; dry cows £2 and JU 10s, dairy cows £3 to £9 l()s. Pigs.—Choppers oO.s to 120s: extra heavy baconer* to 80s; heavy bacoiiors. 70s to 765; light baconers 55s to 07s (id Price per lb 6 J to Heavy porkei's 14s to -18s; light porkers 3Gs to 12s. Pi'icc per lb (>U\ to fiijd. Large stores 30s to 35«; medium 27s to 28«; smaller 12s to 18s: weaners 8s Cd to 17s.

BUTTER AND CHEESE. Messrs A. S. Paterson aud Company. Ltd.. Wellington, have beon advised by cable l'rom their London principals, as I'oIIowk:— Butter.—Market iiriii; Danish high<y Chcoso,--Quotations 7os t<j 7Gs per cwt. LONDON aiAlt-KETS. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., bey to adviso having received the following cables from their London office.— At the tallow auctions prices w<!ro unchanged to 6d advance. Quotas tions: Prime beet 375; good mixed 34a 9d to 35. The opening rates for wool are fully maintained. Russia is buying freely. Good scoured merinos are 5 per cent to 1\ per cent dearer than closing rates of July sale. Merino lambs are unchanged, but crossbred lambs are 5 per cent lower. We quote average G4's cost-