COMMERCIAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 30 May 1919, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

> ADDINGTON MABKET. 'Christchurchj- May 28th. At Addington market there were moderate yardings of fat cattle and fat anibs, small yarding of sheep and fair entries in other departments except in store e'atie and pigs, in which very few were offered. Fat lambs and fat sheep advanced a further Is and Is 6d per head and prime fat cattle were also firmer, but much of the yarding was unfinished. There was little or no change in other classes of stock except vealers, which were dearer.

Store Sheep.—Two-tooth ewes to 22s 2d, four, six and eight-tooth ewes 21s tOd t0.25s 10d, sound mouth ewes 17s •4d to 17s lid, two and four-tooth wethers 2-ls, four and six-tooth wethers 25s •Id, sound mouth wethers 21s, ewe lambs 17s (id, mixed sex lambs 15s 7d, wether lambs 13s Id to 15s 2d.

Fat Lambs.—Extra prime to 3-ls, prime 29s to 32s (id, medium lambs 23s to 28s (id, lighter lambs 17s 3d to 22s (id. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers 445, prime wethers 34s (id to 41s,- medium wethers 30s to 34s (id, lighter wethers 24s (id to 2i)s (id, extra prime ewes 395,-prime ewes 31s to 34s (id, medium ewes 23s (id to 30s (id, lighter ewes 15s to 235. .. > ;

Fat Cattle. —Extra prime stores to £25- 7s (id, prime stores £l4 15s to £H> 5s, -ordinary storcs-£9 17s (id to £l4, extra r prime heifers to £ls 7s (id, prime heifers £9 15s to £l4, ordinary heifers £5 JOs to £9 -355, prime cows £lO 5s to £ls 12s (id, ordinary cows £5 JOs to.£lo. Vculc'rs. —Kunners £5 9s to £7 7s, good vealers £3 Ss to £5, fair vealers £2 to £2 19s, small and inferior, sorts 3s to £1 l ,; s, dairy cows £7 to £l7 ss. l;igs.—Choppers £(i to £8 2s, baconers £4 5s to £0 15s (equal (o Sid per lb), porkers £2 7s to £3 10s (equal to 10Id per 1 lb). . LEVIN SALE. / Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:— At Levin on Tuesday, 27th inst., we had a large yarding of both sheep and cattle, comprising an entry of run cattle and fat sheep on behalf of the Trustees in the estate late -Tohn Davies. There was a large attendance of buyers and competition was keen and practically the whole yarding changed hands at an advance on late rates. Eat sheep sold exceptionally well. We quote:—

Prime-fat wethers 38s, prime fat ewes 375, fat ewes 28s Id, fat two-tooths 32s fid, 33s to S3s 3d, 21-year P.A. steers lis fid, breeding cows in calf to S.H. Lull £9 9s, £ls ss_fo £2l 10s, cows with calves at foot £l3 10s, cows in calf (poor) £5 5, p.b. 18-months S;H. heifers (empty) £ll lis, bust fed weaner heifers £3 9s (id, bust fed weaner steers £4 Is. IS-months empty heifers £(i Is (id to £(i 10s, IS-months steers £(i 4s (id, 21-year steers £(i 10s, 31-year steers £l2 7s (id. 3-year empty heifers £9 10s, siore cows to £0 10, fat heifers £7 ids, fat cows to £lO, vealers £2 lis to £3 ss, mixed weancrs £1 Ss (id to £2 heifers £9 10s to £lO, cows in milk. £l.O fo £l(i ss. July calvcrs £5 to £ll 10s, store pigs 30s, 35s to 37s (id. weaner pigs 17s. sows in pig £3 17s (id. pork pigs £2 Is, £2 3s, £2 10s, £2 lis, £3 to £4 13s. • .. "■'i^WM