COMMERCIAL

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 20 June 1919, Page 4

COMMERCIAL

ADDINGTON,. MARKET. Christchurch, June 18. At Addington market there were large entries of fat sheep and fat,eat - tie and moderate entries in other departments. The market was firmer for all classes',of sheep. Fat lambs made equal to -d per lb over all. and in some cases more. Meuium and light fat sheep arc also firmer. The yarding of fat cattle was not only one of the largest but one of the best for quality since last spring. It included a number of station lilies,Sales were about oil a par with last week as far as prices were concerned. There was a decided improvement in the demand for store sheep, and all classes advanced in price. There was a small and poor entry of store cattle and a large yarding of dairy cows, which was of moderate qualify. Fat pigs sold well. .Store Sheep.—Ewe hoggets 18s (id

| Jto -Bs, 2 and 4-tooth ewes 28s (id, 4 » j and 6-tooth ewes 28s, sound-mouth ewes | r 17s 2d to 2<is -Id, other hoggets Iss S>d a to 2(is 10d, 2-tooth wethers JBs 3d to | 21>s 10d, 4-tooth wethers 21s to 25s t ewe lambs 24s Hid. other lambs 15s to • 17s fid, mixed sexes lambs Us to 20s. i Pat Lambs. —fcthow lambs 41s to 455, j extra prime lambs 345, prime lambs 28s j to 31s (id. medium lambs 28s (id to 27s oil. lighter lambs 17s 7d to 28s. g Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers to p 38s, prime wethers 80s to 4.is (id. mete diuni wethers 31s to 55s (id, lighter | wethers 27s to 80s (id, merino wethers 1 80s 3d, extra prime ewes 50.-,, prim. l | ewes 55s to 40s, medium ewes 27s (id .o 545, lighter ewes 20s to 275. l-’at Cattle.—-Bxtra prime steers £2(i IDs, prime steers £l4 Ids to £2l; ordin-, ,rv steers £8 eiiers to £ls 2; (id, prime heifers £0 5s to £U 7s (id. prime cows £lO - s to £ls. ordinary cows £0 15s to £0 !->s, Coalers.- —ltuliners £5 to £0 os. good .•onlers £5 Is to £4 15s, fair 5.7 sto £2 .is, small and inferior (is to 81s. . Store (InltioA-Two-year steers £6 j Its, dry rows £3. 15s to .£7 10s, cows £8 15s to £7 Ids, bulls £0 10s to £lB los, iairv cows £7 to £l4. I’igs.—Baroners £4 os to £7 H>s (rqual to B.UI ll»), porkors £- 7s to £•» 15s (equal to 9Ad lb) choppers £ii HJs to £B, small stores ill's to oils, '.waiters Us to 18s.