Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 October 1916, Page 3

Commercial

SOUTHERN MARKETS. Ohristchureh, October 25. The wheat market keeps very firm, but as there is practically nothing changing hands it is difficult to say what the real values are. Growers are very firm holders, and are making no offers of their grain, although buyers are ready to make purchases. Potatoes are the only produce in which there is any business doing of late, and supplies of these in growers' holding are about exhaueted. A riso in price to £8 per ton at country stations has failed to bring forward any quantity. Prices have ranged from £3 10s to £5 10s for seed tubers, and it is stated that as high as £7 10s has been paid.

DANEVIRiKE STOCK SALE. Th© New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd;., 3>annevirke, report that the attendance at the usual weekly iDannevirke sale, was a fair average one and a satisfactory sale resulted. Competition all round was brisk and dairy' stock especially elicited keen bidding. Both sheep and cattle were yarded in good numbers and we disposed' of our total entry at full ruling prices. We quote: Sheep.—Wethers 36s to , 36s lOd ; store ewes 32b, 31s, 32s 6d; fat ewes 32s 6d. Cattle.—Dairy heifers £7 to £12 5s ; 6tore cows £7 to £8 '12s 6d. ADDINGTON MARKETS. Cliristchu.rch, Oct. 25. At Addington market to-day there were average yardings of stock. Fat cattle sold at late rates, store sheep were in keen demand at high prices, fat lambs sold well (although the entry was the largest this season), and fat sheep sold at about last week's rates. Fat pigs again sold; well porkers being very scarce, but small stores were rather easier.

Store sheep.—Wether hoggets 21s 2d to 27s 9d; mixed sex hoggets 22s 7d to 27s 6d; 2-tooth shorn wethers 25s 6d; 2-tootli woolly wethers 25s 3d ; 4 and 6-tooth shorn wethers 23s 9d to 27s 3d; 2, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 24s sd; 2 and' 4-tootli wethers 27s 6d to 29s 3<Ji; 4 and 6-tooth wethers 34s to 36s 3d ; 6 and 8-tooth merino wethers 16s; sound mou'th ewes and lambs (all counted) 21s lOd t 022s 9d.

Fat lambs.—Best 27s 7d to 3'ls; others 21s 6d to 26s 6d.

Fat tsheep.—Prime wooßy wethers 31s to 44s 6d; woolly merino wethers 20a 9d! to 26s 3d; woolly hoggets 29s 9d to 44s 3d; extra prime shorn wethers 435; prime shorn wethens 28s to 32s 6d; others 22s 6d to 27s 6d; shorn merino wethers 19s 6d to 225; prime woolly ewes 31s to 395; others 30s; prime shorn ewes 27s to 34s 6d; others 19s 6d to 26s 6d.

Fat cattle.—Extra prime steers £23 os to £25; prime steers £15 to £22 10s; ordinary steers £9 15s to £14 10s , prime heifers £11 toi £14 los; ordinary heifers £8 '10s to £10 15s; prime cows £11 to £15; ordinary cows £9 2s 6d to £10.

Store cattle. Yearlings £4 5s ; 15 to 18-months sorts £4 ss; 2-year steers £7; 2-year heifers £5 2s 6d; 2J-yoar heifers £6 17s 6d; 2i-year steers £8; 3-yea.r steers £11 2s 6d ; 3-year heifers £8 4s; dtry cows £5 10s to £8 10s. Dairy cows £5 to £14. Pigs.—Choppers £4 10b to £6; extra heavy ibaconers to £5 6s; heavy baconers £4 15s to £5; others £3 '15s to £4 10s; price per lb 7d to 7id. Heavy porkers 58s to 6 Is; light porkers 4Gs to 54s ; price per lb 9d to 9id. Large stores to 52s 6d; medium 40s to 475; smaller 28s to 365; weaners 18s to 275.