COMMERCIAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 1 August 1919, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

CLEARING SALE. I I The Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:— Having conducted a clearing sale on account of E. J. Knight, Esq., of Manakau on Monday. The stock came forward in good condition, • and under spirited competition. Everything was. sold at prices in favour of the vendor. Vhoy sold 4 and 5 year ewes with ' B.F, lambs at foot £1 17s, 4 and 5 year j owes iu lamb £1 11s 6d, fat hoggets i „ l t.s itd, S.D. rams 1{ guineas, cows in | mi Ik £l7 to £2O, August calvers £IS i . l —ii to £25, September calvers £l6, | £.i. • .‘.'IV October calvers £l4 to £ls 13s. tunic- - lust calved £l7, 2-year | springing tu'iuws £ll 15s, £l4 17s 6d 1 to ill •, 20-immtlis empty heifers £4 Bs, i. ug liciteis £3 2*. store cows £6 10s to 2.' is on. agfii mure £ls, aged geldii. _ls It 1 .-, pony £to. discs £lO, plough I£l i*.o. mllei £23 li 1 -. manure distributer 4 10s, au.l-sundiies at market vali ue. xlie N.Z. l.onu auu Moreir.itili I A gene;, Co., Ltd.. re| _t . -g e. ■ ducted ~ clce ring siue ou ace. i.tU u Messrs I>. and A. Woljloy, Kikioiaug on Tuesday last, and \under spir.le competition sold everything at satis factory prices. l'lioy quote:—2 tool!, wethers 2os, M.S. liogjct f.ncdiumV 18s Id, cull hoggets to 10s (id, :ige«. empty ewes £l, Lincoln -ms gjgn:potter rams 4 to Ign, store cows £4 2-ycar empty heifers £7 6s, 18-inonths steers £4, yearling bulls £3 ss, weaner calves £2 17s, dairy cows in milk £l-1 10s, springing heifers £ls, and sundries at market rates.

ADDINGTON MARKET. j Christchurch, July 30. At the Addington market there were j fairly large entries of fat cattle and , sheep, and moderate or small yardings ,in other departments. Chief interest , was centred in the fat sheep sale, in i which a further rise of several shillings per head was shown. Fat cattle | also sold at advanced rates and valuos were above export level. There was a ! little improvement in store sheep, especially for forward wethers and good ! ewes in lamb. Pigs of all sorts sold I better. Store cattle and dairy cows j were a moderate lot, but there was a j bettor demand for the former. Veal calves also sold well. 1 Store Sheep.—Four, six, and eighttooth ewes 29s Id to 29s 4d, sound and 1 failing mouth ewes 7s 9d to 235, two and four-tooth wethers 28s to 32s 3d, four, six and eight-tooth wethers 29s 1 to 63b Bd, four and six-tooth wethers ! 29s 4d to 31s, ewe hoggets 28s 9d to i 36s 9d, wether hoggets 26s 6d, mixed I sex hoggets 12s 7d to 24s 9d. I Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers to ' 17s 6d, prime wethers 50s to 60s, medium wethers 40s to 495, lighter • wethers 30s to 39s Bd, extra prime ewes 60s, prime ewes 45s to ,555, medium j ewes 37s 6d to 445, lighter owes 30s to 3375, low-conditioned ewes 21s 3d to 29s I 6d, hoggets 21s 3d to 31s 3d. | Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers to £32 10s, prime steers £l9 5s to £23 10s. ordinary steers £l3 to £lB 12s 6d, prime heifers £l4 15s to £l9, ordinary heifers £8 15s to £l2 15s, prime cows £l2 to £l7 12s 6d, ordinary cows £9 15s to I £l9 2s 6d.

' Vealers.—Runners £5 2s to £8 Os, good voalors £0 to £5, fair vealers £2 8s to £2 Ids, small inferior 4s to 3b's. •Store Cattle.—Eighteen-month heifers £3 7s lid to £4 2s, dry cows £5 to, £S 10s, bulls £S to £l7 10s.

Tigs.—Extra heavy baconers £S (is. heavy baconers £6 15s to £7 10s, medium baconers £3 5s to £(i 5s (equal to 9}d per lb), heavy porkers £4 15s to £5, medium porkers £3 5s to £3 15s (equal to lid to lljd per lb), choppers £5 to £O, best stores to £3 2s (id, mc(dium stores 4Ss to 545, small stores 25s to 325, weaners ISs to 275, sows in pig ( £5 to £B.