Commercial

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 November 1916, Page 3

Commercial

ADDINGTON MARKETS. Christclmrcli, November IG. At Adding ton market to-day there were fairly large entries of stock. Store sheep were in keen demand' at tinner rates; fat lambs were easier than at the double market a fortnight ago, the entry being much larger; Eat cattle were also below late values, especially prime steer beef; fat sheep were easier, especially woolly slieep; fat pigs showed practically no change and store pigs were very dear; store cattle were in keen demand at higher rates. Store sheep.—Wether hoggets 18s (3d to 18s 9d; ewe hoggets 25s lOd; 2-tootli wethers 23s to 275; 2-tooth woolly wethers 29s 4d; 4-totoh wethers 19s lid to 27s M; 4-tooth wooly wethers 33s ldi; 4 and 6-tooth wethers 21s Id to 28s; 4 and G-tooth woolly wethers 24s Gd to 34s 3d; 2 and 4tooth woolly wethers 24s 7d; 4, G and 8-tooth wethers 21s; ewes and lambs (all counted) to 2os Gd. .Fat lambs.—ißest 2Gs 6d to 30s 6d; lighter 20s to 265. Fat sheep.—Woolly wethere 36s to 48s; prime shorn wethers 29s to 37s 9(1; lighter shorn wethers 24s lOd to 28s Gd l ; prime eliorn merino wethers 32.s Grl to 345; shorn hoggets 23s 3d 345; shorn ewes 27s to 335; others 22s Gd to 2Gs Gd.

Fat cattle.—Extra prime steers £21 to £23; prime steers £15 to £20; ordinary steers £10 '10s to £14 10s; extra pi<me heifers to £16; prime beefers £10 to £14; lighter heifers £8 5s to £10 10s; extra prime cows to £18 10s; prime cows £12 to £15; ordinary cows £9 to £11 10s ; vealers 30s to £3 3s, and up to £5 5s for yearlings. Store cattle.—Yearlings £2 15s; '15 to 18-months sorts.£3 18 6d; 2-year heifers £5 15s; 2 J-yen r heifers £6 15s 3-year steers £10 7s 6d to £11 ss; 3year heifers £9 10s to £10 17s 6d ; dry cows £6 15s to £10 15s. Dairy cows £4 '10s to £15 12s 6d. l'igs.—Choppers £4 to £6 8s; extra heavy baconers £5 10s; heavy baconers £4 15s to £5 ss; ordinary baconers £3 15s to £4 10s; price per lb 7d to 7sdi. Heavy porkers 58s to 635; light porkers 48s to 545; price per lb 7Jd to 9d. Large stores 56s to 70s Gd, medium 15s' to 545; small 32s to 425; weaners 20s to 28s; sows in pig £6 12s 6d.