COMMERCIAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 June 1916, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

* WAIKANAE SALE. Messrs Abraliam and Williams report having had a good) yarding of both sheep and cattle at their Waikanae sole on Tuesday last. Keen competition existed for all lines and bar one pen of cattle we have to report a total c Vara nee at the following quotations:— --

Sheep.—Fat wethers and maiden ewes 29s 9d to 32a Gd; fat. ewes 26s 9d to ,27s 6d; fat owes land wethers 24s odi to 27s 6d; empty ewes 10s 1d; lambs I6s Gd.

Cattle.—3-year steers £8 2s to £8 18s; 2J and 3-year steers £7 10s; tat bullocks £14; fat cows £9 12s; 18moiiths to 2-year empty heifers £3 10s; forward cows CI 12 to JR3 7s; cows iu milk £8 5s to £10 lis.

ADDIN'GTON MARKET.

Ohristchurch, June 14. There was large yardings of store sheep and smaller entries of fat cattlo and fat, iambs at Addington markot today, good attendance. Store sheep sold well, especially good: ewes, owe lambs and forwtard wethers, '''at cattle sold at improved rates and tat lambs were firmer. Owing to keen competition by a few of the exporters tho fat slinep market opened wel>, and the heavy yarding wns all absorbed at late rates. Store cattle were dull of sale, hut pigs were in good demand.

Store sheep.—Lambs, mixedi sexes 13s lid to 17s £u; owe lambs 17s 5d to 20s 3d ; wether lambs 13s 7d to 20s 4d; 2-tooth ewes 28s to 28s 7dl; 6 and 8-tooth ewes 19s 3d to 26s sd; soundmouthed ewes 18s lid to 21s 3di; sound and failing mouthed owes 12s lOd to lCs Del;; full-mouthed ewes 19s; failing mouthed ewes 10s Gd; 2-tooth wethers 16s ud to 19s Id; 2 and 4tooth wethers 14s 10d to 24s lOd; G-tootli wethers 2os 2d to 2os od; 4 «nd 6-tootli wethers 20s lOd to 2os od ; 6 and, 8-tooth wethers 21s to 22s id: merino wethers 5s 4d to 1.3s 9d.

Fat lambs.—Prime lambs 24s to 158& Gd; medium 19s 6cl; to 23s 6d; lighter 16s 0d to 19b. Fat sheep.-- Extra prime wethers 37s 6tl; prime wethers 27s to 335; jthers 20s to 26s 6di; merino wethers l'ss 2tl to 26s 9d; extra prime ewes to 375; prime ewes 27s to 29s (jd ; medium 23* to 26s 6d; lighter 14s 7d to 22s Gd ; mernio ewes ewes 14s 6tl to 17s. Fat cattle.—Extra prime steers to £19; ordinary steers £8 10s to £12 10s; extra prime Keifers to £14 2s 6d ; ordinary heifers £7 10s to £10: extra prime eows to £10 ; ordinary ctws £'S os to £9 7s 6d. ■Store catt>>.— -Yearlings 335; 15 to 18-months sorts £2 10s to £3 10s; 2year steers £4 9s; 2-year boilers £4 2s | 6d to £4 12s; 3-year hoifers £5 '7s lUd to £0; drv cows £2 os (id. to £6 17s 6d. Dairy cows £3 10s to £18 10s. Pigs.—Choppers 70s to 110-; extra heavy baconers to 100s; heavy baconers 80s to 90s; liglrt baeone i s 60s to 755; price per lb 6Jd; heavy porters 48s to 555; Ikrht porkers 40.s to 17k ; pri:e per lb 7d to 7§di. Ivarge stores 40s to 455; mecfium 28s to 35s ; mnJallei- 16s to 265; weaners 70s (id to I2s.