Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 October 1915, Page 3

Commercial

iVJDUL\UTOM MAUKIiT. Gljrifatulnuuii, October -'U. Al Addiugton hvo.e»tock muikot outrics were somowhaL Larger than laat week and tlioru was ;i goou atttiidance. Hie demand lur bed was very keen, and prict« wviv the highest knoun m Uie y s anls. l'at lambs also isold well considering the number offered, and store sheep nere in deinana m consequence of ram, an tkere waa & turthor rise of Its to 3b in l'at shee-p.

►3'tore sheep.—Medium cue hoggets lbs to 20s Id, good ewe hoggets 2Ss 9a ten 2js, shorn wethers 14k 10d, 'wether hoggets lo's 2d to 19s, aged ewes and iambs 11s Id to 13s 4d ; fchorn aged ewes and lambs Us to llis Od; eouudmouth ewes and laniDs los Id U) los I'-ci, dry ewes (aged) 12s Cd.

-Fat lani'be.— Best lambs 20s to 20b; lighter 17s (id to lite 6d.

Fat eheep—Extra prime woolly wethus to 52s <id, prime 32s Ckl to 455, otilit>lß 22s 9d to 325, dliorn wothoins 10s Ctl to 3-ls, woolly -wethens 33s Gd, extra prime woolly eweo to 53s <sd, priiuo cues 30s to 3b's, others 19s 9d to 295, woolly merino ewes 17s, shorn owes 20s 'Gci to 30 <jd, woolly hoggets I7s t'o fOs.

Fat cuttle.—Extra prime steers £21 j'Os, ordinary steers 510 to £13, extra prinio heifere to £1-1 ss, ordinary bailors £7 10s to £12 10s, extra .prime cows to £19 15s, ordinary cowa £6 17e (kl.to £11; price of boei per lOOlbs 3Gs to 5-ls, extra (SGa.

Sloie cattle.—l darlings Ise to 5J7& wl, 15 to 18-months sorts £2 k> £2 13b, 5-year steers £-i Gs to £5 la, 2-year heii< iw £3 Wα to £4 i>3, 2£year steers £0 7s Od,, 3-year 'heit'era £73 1(» 6d to ~£o 5s dry cows 30s to £7 12s.

'Dairy cows £3 to" £11 06,

Pigs.— Choppers 70s to 2205, extra heavy baeonons 90s to 100s, 'heavy bacoiiers GQs to 70s, price pei lb 6Jd to 7d. Heavy porkers 38s to 5Ms, price per lb 7d to 7Jd, best scores (not large) 32s to 355, medium stores 'SJ2s to 3(te, small stores 14s to 21s, small wea-uers Us to j2s Cd, good weanors 13« to ~ 17b (jd, stwß with litteiis to llOs.