COMMERCIAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 27 June 1919, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET.- , Christchurch, June 25. -At the Addington market the snow which set in during the early mroning continued intermittently while the sale was in progress throughout the day. The entries were rather smaller, but the weather did not affect the rjrices to any extent. Store sheep sold at much •the same level of values as at the previous week's sale, the entry being small and the quality generally good. Fat lambs sold well, and there was also a keen demand for fat sheep, ■ export buyers bidding freely. The fat cattle market opened well, but eased oil' somewhat. The yarding totalled 323, as against 425 the week before. The store cattle yarding consisted almost entirely of dry cows, and there were only small; entries of dairy cows and

' Store .Sheep.—Ewe hoggets 22s 9d to 27s lOd, 2-tooth ewes 28s (id, 4 and 6tooth ewes (halfbreds) 24s (id to 32s (id, -I, (i and 8-tooth ewes 255, mixed sex hoggets "-9s 9d to 21s lOd, wether hoggets las to 225, 2-tooth wethers 17s 7d to 26s Id, 4 and (i-tooth wethers 27s (id, 4, (i .and 'B-tooth wethers 255.

Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers'to 4:!s, prime wethers 36s (id to 4os Gd, medium wethers 31s (id to 36s,.lighter wethers'27s to 31s, extra prime ewes to 17s 7d, prime ewes 355. (id to 40s 3d, medium ewes 2Ss to 355, lighter ewes 22s to 17s (id.

Fat Lambs.—Extra'tine to 345" lid, prime 2Ss to 325, medium 23s (id to 27s (id, lighter 17s to 235. Cattle.—Extra prime steers £l4 to j £2O ids. ordinary steers £0 to £l3 10s, extra prime heifers to £l(i lis, prime heifers £lO to £l4 ss, ordinary heifers £9 to £l-1. prime cows £lo to £l4 12s 'id. ordinary cows £7 15s to £0 10s. Voalers. —Runners to £(i. good venlers £3 to £5, fair vealers 34s to £3 .Ms,, smaller 7s to 2(ls. Figs.—Bacouers £4 15s to £(i 18s (id •(equal lo Sid per lb), porkers £2 10s to £:; 15s (equal to !.Hd to igjd per lb), choppers £4 Ids to £S, "and to £l6 for extra heavy, forward stores 42s Sd, weaners 5s (id to 12s (id.