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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10058, 28 January 1909, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKETS. (Per Pbess Association.) Christ-church, January 27.

At Addington yards to-day there were fairly large entries of stock. and a, good attendance. Fat 'cattle on the avomgo brought about last weeks rates, store sheep sold well, freezing lambs were a shade easier, and pigs sold at no change. There was -n very large entry in the store sheep class, the hulk being lanibcs, of which a- good, proportion was in forward condition. The competition was good for all classes, and a clearance was effected at prices that were hi some instances an advance on late rates. Lambs made lis to ISs 10d. and a specially good line of halfbreds were taken at 13s sd. Iwyes and lambs, of which there were but few in, made 10s 9d (all counted), wether* lCs lid to 14s, and ewes from 7s 3d for aged up to 20s 8d for a good line of 000 four-tooths. There were 2400 fat lambs penned, the qualitv being an improvement on last week.' There was good competition among the butchers, and the exporters wore also operating, but at a somewhat lower limit than previously. Considering the quality of the ianiljs, prices showed a slight decline. There were 1061 taken for export, about 800 by butchers, two small lots by gra/.iers, and about 4CO went- to the factory on owners' account. freezing lambs made los 6d to 16s sd, butchers Jots 13s to 15s lid, one extra pen. 17s, and two lots were taken by graziers at 13s lOd and 12s lid.

The yarding of fat sheep was somewhat larger than last- week, and the larger portion uf the entry consisted oi wethers. The sale opened at last week's level of prices, the butchers being the only buyers, and when requirements were becoming tilled the demand eased oil", and prices uvre rather weaker. The range ot prices was: Prime wethers 16s 6d to 13s 6d, other.--14s 3-d to 16s, prime ewes 15s to 17s Bd, medium 13s to 14s 6d, aged and light 10s to 12s 6d.

The yarding of fat cattle totalled 254 head, principally of good to prime quality. The sale opened well, but as the supply was somewhat beyond requirements during such warm weather, the demand eased oil as the sale progressed, but the general average of prices was about the same as last- week. Steers made £>l 5s to £9, heifers £5 5s to £7 12s 6d, and cows £5 to £8 5s (equal to 23s for prime, 18s 6d to 20s 6d for medium, and 17s to 18s for cow and inferior pel' 1001b). there was a good yarding ot veal calves, and they sold at 4s 6d to 52s according to size and quality. There was a large entry of store cattle, and they met with a good demand. Yearlings made 335, 15 to 18-months £2 to £2 6s, 2-year steers £2 19s to £3 9s, 2-vear heifers £2 13s 6d to £3 9s 6d. 2-year mixed sexes £3 2s 6d,_ 25-year steers £4 19s. 3-year steers £4 ss_to £5 13s, 3-year heifers £3 15s to £4 13s, dry cows 20s to £3 ss, 42 3 and 4-year steers £6 15s, 18 3 and 4-yoar dry cows £5.

Good dairy cows were in demand, and the i-aiu'c of prices was £3 10a to £7 lCs, and up to £9 for extra good. The yarding of pigs was a small one., and the demand was" fair for all descriptions, stores selling rather better than iast week. Ciloppers made 50s to 7os, heavy baconers 55s to 625, and lighter 45s to 52s 6d (equal to 4.jd to 4Jd per lb), large porkers 37s to 44s 6d, and smaller 32s to 36s (equal to od to sj-:l per lb).

M.'XE-DIX MARKETS. (Per Phuss Association".)

Dunedin, January 27. Fat Cattle. —197 were yarded, a good varding. Not- many, however, were of L'ood quality. Prices were unchanged. Rest £8 15s. to £9 15s, medium £7 5s to £B. inferior and lisht to £6. cows to £7 10s.

Fat Sheep.—l3sl were yarded, consisting largely of medium and inferior wethers and ewes." Most of the butchers had supplies on hand, and the few buyers soon had what they required. The sale opened with prkes about Is better than last week, but soon dropped again to the previous week's levei. Best wethers 18s to 19s 3d, extra 21s, medium 15s to 17s 6d, inferior and light 10s 6d to 14s, best ewes 15s to 17s 6tl. medium 12s to 14s fad, inferior 9s to lis.

La-mUs. —361 were yarded. A small varding, and prices were a shade better than last week. Best- lambs 15s to 16s, extra. 19s. medium 12s to 14s. Pigs.—l 26 were yard-ed. Prices lor small pius. notwithstanding the large varding. were fully eipial to last week's rati.', and porkers and baconers sold a: late rates. Suckers 13s to 16s, slips 17s to 19s. stores 23s to 28s, porkers Ms to 38s. light- baconers '-10s to 455, heavy 5,-:s to 60s.

Gats. Brokers ha.ve been very busy in connection, with the sales, little urain business is being done. '1 here is a fair demand for prime Gartons and sparrowbills. but medium and inferior oats are neglected. Prime milling Is 8d to Is 83d. co'hl to best te-ed Is to Is I-|,d. inferior to medium Is od to Is (sacks Wheat.—Millers are hanging off pending the new crop coining on the market. Prime milling 4s to 4s medium and best fowi wheat 4s 5d to 4s 6d, good 4s to 4s 4d. broken and damaged 3s to 3s 9d (sacks extra). DUN'KDIX WOOL SALES. The following table shows the prices realised at the second wool sale held in Dunedin 011 Monday hist-, as compared with those ruliun at the corresponding sale of 1908:

Pieces of all descriptions met a verykeen demand, and sold at prices quite equal to those paid in January, 1908.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report a? follows We ofi'ered a catalogue of 56a bale? and effected a total clearance with the exception of 93 bales. Clips came forward from South Canterbury, Otago, and Southland, and we would draw the attention of Erowers in this district who have been in the habit of consigning their wool to Timaru to the prices realised for the various classes, a few of which we give hereunder: Merino —Waipori, 10 bales Ist combing merino wether 10|d, 2 combing merino 10j,d. 5 Ist combing merino wether 9£d, 8 2nd combine merino wether 9d; Ex. 3 bales merino ewe and hosrget S. over Greenvale. 8 bales merino lCd ; FX over Alburv. i2 bales merino ewe lOd ; Jlacfarlane over Downes, 5 bales let combing wether 9ad : H over B, 2 bales Ist combing wether 9|d': 4 2nd do 9£d; Rontcburn, 2 bales merino ewe 2 bales merino ewe and hoggets Tl, 2 bales merino 9_^d; baT over P, 3 bales Ist combing merino 9id; star oyer BF. 9 bales Ist combing merino ewe 9id. 4 Ist combing merino wether 9d ; BO over Stoneburn, 5 bales Ist combing merino Halfbred —R over Berwick, 3 bales Ist combing halfbred hoggets lljd, 3 Ist combine halfbred ewe lHd, 2 Ist combing halfbred wether 10Jd, 2 Ist combing wether 10|d, 4 2nd combing halfbred ewe, wether, and hogget 2F, 2 bales halfbred hogget 8 halfbred wether ll|d, 6 halfbred ewe lOd; horseshoe over Greenvale, 6 bales Ist Halfbred ewe and wether bred hogget IOJd. . • Several lota from tho Oamaru district came under the hammer and 6old' at full I values. Owing to shortage of space, we I cannot give the prices realised for each i individual lot, but the wool, all of which. > was sold, was'on a par with above prices.

January S ale*. 1908. 1909. d. d. (1. d. Merino, super... 11 to 12 10 to 12A Merino, medium to cood to 104 8i to 9 j Merino, inferior 7 to <4 6 % to 7jJ Halfbred, super 10J, to 112 10i to 12 A Halfbred, meto 10 dium to good 8 to 10 8 Halfbred, inferior 6| to T 4 to Crossbred, Sll10i to 13.1 per 10 to 12^ Crossbred, iiood T 4 to 9i 9 to 10.J Crossbred, meto 8| dium to Crossbred, inferior 5 to 6i 5 to 6j