COMMERCIAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 7 March 1919, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET, Vj ** T' Christchurch, March 5. At Addington market to-day thoro were fairly large entries of stock and a good attendance, especially of those interested in tho store sheep sale. Fat sheep were firmer than the week before and stores sheep were lower all round. There was little demand fer store cattle. Pigs generally sold well. Store sheep.—Best two-tooth ewes 23s Cd to 31s, good two-tooth ewes ifc3s to 28s, medium two-tooth ewes 23a 8d to £ss Cd, good four-tooth ewes 26s to 28s 63, medium four-tooth ewes 21$ 6d 25a 6d, good four, six and eight-tooth" ewes 29s Cd to 31s Id, others 23s .6d ttf 295, two-tooth wetbera 22s to 235, four and iix-footh wethers 24s to 2G«, four, six and eight-tooth wethers 20s Id, best rape lambs 22= to -23 s ,3d, good rape lambs 19s 6d to 21s 9d, medium rape lambs 15s to 17e, cull lambs 7s 3d to 12s 6d, ewe lambs 17« to 20s Cd. Fat sheep.—Prime wethers 35s t»42s lighter wethers 27s to 345, merino wethers 235, prime ewes 34s to 375, medium ewes 30s to 33s 6d, lighter ewes 22s 6d to 29s 6d.

Fat lambs. —Extra prime lamb 3 to 345, prime lambs 28s to 32s Gd, medium lambs 25s to 27s <sd. lighter lambs 213 2d to 255.

Fat cattle.—Extra prime steers £23 12s, prime steers £lB to £l9, ordinary steers £l3 10s to £ls 15-;, extra primp heifers £l3 5s 6d, prime heifers £ll 5s to £l4 15s, ordinary heifers £3 to ! £lO 15s, prime cow 3 £l2 10a to £l4 ss, ordinary cow* £8 17s 6d to £l2 7s 6d. Store cattle.—Yearlings £4 17s 6d, IS-monih steers £3 13s, dry cow* £4 to £9, heavy bulls £lO to £l4 17a 6d, light' er bulls £5 to £9 10s, rJairy cows £2l to £l6 10s. Pigs.—Choppers £5 to £0 10s, eztta. heavy baeoners £7 10s to £3 Bs, heavy baeoners £6 to £7, lighter baeoners £3 to £5 15s (equal to &ld to I«>2 per lb), large porkers £3 1U to £4 15», lighter porkers £3 to £3 lOa {equal to IOJd to lid per lb), large stores £3 !<>= to £3 17s, medium stores £2 15s to £3 ss, smaller stores 3fz to 445, weanera 10a Gd to 225, sows in pig to £3 10s, ;