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Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 16 April 1920, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET. STRONG DEMAND FOR SHEEP. Christchurch, April 14. At the Addingtou market there was a heavy yarding of store and fat sheep, and an average one of lambs an.! cattle. Store Sheep.—This was one of the biggest yardings of the season, and comprised a large proportion of ua veiled sheep which were in poor condition, and prices showed a I'm I her decline on the lower prices ruling last week. I Forward Lambs.—These made fro a H)s (id to 22s Id, ordinary i is I'd to It's. . culls 10s fid to 13s (id, ewe lambs nmdc to 22s (3d, good two-tooth ewes :!.",- (id. I ordinary two-tooth 22s (id to 2s- 'Sd. two, four, six. and eight-tooth ewes 22s (id to 27s (id. low conditioned two, foe.r. sin. and eight-tooth ewes'lSs (id to 2! fid, four and five-year ewes ISs !'d (o 20s 2d. failing-mouthed ewes Ids lo 2". fid, and sound-mouthed ewes 20s <'■ ; 2.Ss 3d.

J'at Lambs. — -3300 were yarded, ■• [tared with 4100 the preceding wad: and the market was linn al las' week '■ rates for the best -oris. The free. i.e. buyers were operating more freely leaat recent sales. Extra prime nm.it .. 85s 3d, prime 27s to 335, medium 21- . to 26s fid, and inferior and unfius 1. 20s fitl to 34s 3d. Fat Cattle. —425 were yarded com pared with 250 last week. Thcrj wa: some prime beef put forward, bin lie market showed a drop of quite ti2 : head, the yarding being in excess of butchers' requirements, and ihe ...- ing buyers were operating to so \< ry little an extent that passings were more frequent. Kxtra prime steermade to £27 15s. prime £IS to I J2-i ' . medium £l-1 7s fid to £l7 Ids. light ■ £l2 to £l3 10s, extra prime heifer.- £2-i 7- t.d. prime heifers £l2 I2s fid to ■:':•. ordinary £7 te £l2 2s fid. prime cu - £l2 to £lo 17s fid. ordinary 7s fid to £ll 12s fid.

Fat Sheep.—Notwithstanding the big penning the demand was keen and ihe market was n shade better than lasi week. Freezing buyers showed more activity than usual. Extra prime wethers made -15 s fid to 55s fid. prim. 37s to -lis fid, medium 31x I'd to 36s 3d. lighter 25s fid to 30a fid, extra prime ewes 44* to 47s (id, prime ewes 35s fid to 435. Led in m 31s tu 34s SHI, lighter 23s to 29s (3d. Dairy Cattle. Springing heil'.-is made £lO 10s to £2O 10s. second : ■• third culvers £l2 to £1«, and third and fourth calvers £8 10s to £!(i. Vealers, —Anything of quality v.ia keenly sought after and -eld well. Runners made to £f> os, good vealers '.'•; 12s fid, medium £3 5s to £3 15s. and small calves £l2 fis to 15s. The recent rate ruled tor both fe and store pigs. The average price for bacon was lOJtl per ib. pork Is Obi.