Commercial.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8105, 4 June 1906, Page 2

Commercial.

— Addition Markets. (Per Press Association.) Cll RISTCHI" KC'H. May 30. At the Addmglou live-stock market to-day, there *.vere fair entries of .stock in ail departments and a large attend* jtnce. Store sheep and fat lambs sold well. Beef mis easier, and pigs sold better than of laie. Fat wethers, except prime, were not so 'brisk of sale, but ewes sold well throughout. There was a poorer demand for store unttle, and a good sale for best sorts of dairy cows. Store Sheep.—There was a fairly good yarding of store sheep, and all classes were m demand, ana sold fully up to late rates. Fat lainbt.—The entry of fat lambs totalled 5770, and the quality was very mixed. There wan a good demand for well iiuished lot», but prices were not quite «p to the previous week. Prime lots made 17s to JSs lid, one extra pen 2I« 10d, and lighter 11U Gd to 10* O,L About 1000 were boughs, by grazier* or paused in. Fat sheep.—-There was a good entry of fat sheep, boib m to uuuibom And

| ty. Competition for wethers was hardly j so keen, and prices wero ft shade easier, but there was a good demand for ewes, and prime sorta wore, rather bettor in value. \ Fat cuttle.—The number of fat cattle j penned ua.-* 2-UJ, there being onlv a j Nina 11 'proportion of good steers, a, few j cows, and a number of light-weight ! heifers. There was a dull Mile ami • prices were easier all round. Steers sold | nt £5 5- io £10, heifers £l 15 s to •£"/ 12s t>d, and cows J; J 5s to £0 IU-, equal to lUs and 2us for prime and 15s to lS.s for inferior and medium quality per , lOUlb. Veal calves sold at 7h <>d to £2 j 1 Us, and extra to J."t. ! Store and dairy cattle.—There was :i " email mixed entry of atore cattle. The j number of dairy cows was larger tfmi ! usual, owing to a lairge herd being offered, Good sorts sold well at £7 10<s i to £0 ss, and others at £.'i to £7. ' Pigs—There v.'as a largo yarding of pigH, and all elapses wet with & better . demand, especially large stores. B&coners made 38 i to equal to .'J.Ui to B]d, ' porkers 283 to 82u, equal to 4d to 4|d, a | number being purc&asad for export; , stored IB<* to 23s 6cl, medium 12s to ! 17a 6d, and weanors 4s to 7b, 1