COMMERCIAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 13 February 1920, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

! ADDINGTON MARKET. | GOOD DEMAND FOR LAMBS. I Christchurch, February 11. . At the Addington market there was rather' a smaller yarding in most classes than usua 1 except in store sheep, and there was a good demand for forward lambs, but ewes were not so

easy to quit. Forward lambs made from 22s to 255, ordinary 10s to 20s Od, low conditioned 3 and inferior 12s 9d to 15s Gd, culls 6s I 3d to 11s, good 2-tpoth breeding ewes a to 33s lOd, good 2-tooth breeding ewes | 32s Id t0,32s (id, good 4-tooth ewes 345, I 5 and G-tooth ewes 23s Od to 275, sound- ’ iaouth ewes 21s (id to 265, 2-tooth weth- • ers 26s 7(1, fat lambs. 4Ss 7d. Exporters 1 operated freely and paid about 9Jd lb : overall for fat lambs, and the market | was firm all through." Extra prime made 3 to 33s 3(1, prime 27s Id to 31s 2d, > medium 21s Gd to 275, lighter 23s to * 23s ll'd. There was a smaller yarding of fat,sheep, but a sound sale with values a little harder. Extra prime wethers made to 49s (id, prime 37s (id to 42s 4rl, medium 32s Id to ,47s Id, lighter 27s Gd to 2Ss Od, extra ' prime ewes to 4Os 3d. prime 30s to 30s Id, medium 27s to 29s 3d, lighter 23s 9d

t,o 2(is. Fat Cattle.—3l9 were yarded, and were principally of prime quality, which sold at low rates, though secondary stuff commanded an increased price. Extra prime steers made from jj £26 to £2S 10s, prime £23 to £25, j medium £.15 15s to £l9 15s, lighter £ll ■] to £ls, prime heifers £l4 to £l9 7s 6d, lighter £8 7s (id to £l3 15s, prime cows £l4 7s (id to £l9 7s Od, lighter and inferior £ll to £l3 11s. The average per looll) was £2 5s to £2 15s. .Store Cattle. A mixed entry of large numbers, which sold at late rates. j 1 Dry cows made from £4 17s 6d to £S, empty heifers £4 10s to £6 13s Od, three-year steers £l2 15s 2d, yearling to IS-inonth-old cattle £3 10s to £4, bulls £5 ,10s to £IS 15s. Dairy Cows. —Them was a fair yarding, included in which were some pedigree Shorthorns from the herd of i the Sunnysidc Mental Hospital, which f realised up to .'Signs, and springers £IS 3 10s, good first calvers up to £l4 10s, I second, third, and fourth year £l2 10s j I to £ls, and others from £S to £ll. J Venters.—The entry was not so good, j but’ there was a keen demand. Runf ners made to £S ss. medium £5 7s to £0 15s, good venlcrs £3 10s to £4 15s, small and interior Ss to 80s. Fat Pigs.—The entry was on the small side, but there was a keeu inquiry. Choppers made from £5 to £8 10s, extra heavy bnconers £9 to £9 19s, heavy £7 5s to £S 10s, ordinary £0 to j £7, the average price being Is lb. * Heavy porkers made from £4 15s to £5 10s, ordinary porkers £4 to £4 10s, the average price being Is Old to Is Id per It). ,

(store Pigs.—There was only a small entry of store pigs, which met with a fairly good demand. Prices were uuclianged, and the best stores made from £3 to £4, medium £2 7s Gd to £2 19s, small £2 to £2 12s Od, weaners £1 0s to £1 17s Od, sows in pig £S 2s Od.