Commercial.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 December 1915, Page 3

Commercial.

ADDIiYGTo.N AtAIIKEIS

Uuristchuroli, iDec. 10. At Addinyton market to-day there wero large entries ol : iut cattle, sheep and lambs. fcitore sheep.—Rape lambs 10s to lUs 3d. 2-tooth ewes lis to* i-iJ> 2d, 2-tooth wutkera Us (id to life lid; U-tooth wetiicra 16s (id* to 17s 9d; -A audi 6-tooth •wethers 13s 6d to lt>s 9d; aged ewes with lambs 5s to 5s 3d; fair-mouthed owes with lauibs 9s Id to 10s * lid; sound-mouthed! ewes 9b Bd. Fat lambs.—Best 20s to 255; lighter L2r to 19s 6d. Fat shoep.—Fxtra prime wethers fco 28s, prime wethers 20s to 25s 6d; others 14s 4d to 19s 6d; extra, prime ewes t, j 31s; prime ewes 20s to 24s 9di; medium ewes 16s to 19s 6d; lighter 10a 8d t; 15s 6d. Fat cattle.—Extra prime steers to £21; ordinary steers £9 to £11 sa; extra prime heifers £6 10s to £9; extra prime cows £15 3s; ordinary cows £6 5s to £8; price of beef per 1001b 30s t<% 50s; extra to 565. Veal calves made 8s to 60s. Store cattle.—Yearlings 17s; 15 to 18-months sorts 37s to £3 2s 6d; 2-year steers £3 10s; 2-year heifers £3 2s 6d; 2\-year steers £6 2s 6d'; 3-year steers £7 7s to £7 10s; 3-year heifers £5 2s Gd; i and 5-year steers xlO; dry cows 35s to £6. Dairy cows £3 10s to £10 15s. J'igs.— Choppers 40s to £6 2s 6d; bil-e-oners 50s to 80s, equal to 6d to (J£d per lb. Porkers 30s to 445, equal to s}d to (id por s lb. Large stores 32s (id to 40s; medium 22s to 30s; small 14s to 21b; weaners 'Is (id to 12s. BURN SIDE PRICES Dunediu, Dcc. 15. At ißuruside 150 fjat cattle wore yarded. The demand was alow end prices were 15s below last week's rates 13e&t bullocks made £15 10s to£l7; extra to £18 2s Bdl; medium £12 10s to JCl.'l IDs; others to £14 10s; best cows and heifers £9 15s to £11; extra to £K! 12s Gd; medium £7 15s to £8 lus Fat sheep.—2267 yarded, including a fciv pens of extra heavy wethers. The yarding was in excess of trade requirements and prices for prime sheep wero 2s lower and for modiiim 58 lower. 13e»fc shorn wethers mode 24s Gd to 265; extra to 35s 3di; medium 20s to 235; light and unfinished 17s (>d to 18s; best shorn ewes 21s to 235; extra to 3ls Od; medium 16s to 18s; best woolly 'wethem to 255; best woolly ewes to 27s extra to 37s 3d. Fat lambs.—A fair yarding, 227 being penned. Prices were firm. Best 22s to 245; medium 18s to 19s; others to 16s Bd.