COMMERCIAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 14 May 1920, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET. Christchurch, May Id. At Addington market to-day there -a; a big yarding of both beef and mutton, and a smaller one of most sections of store stock. There war, a strung mar ket for prime mutton, butnil rlosses of inferior fat stock were in poor request. Store Sheep. The yarding vr an .mailer than a't recent sales, and generally the sheep were of inferior quality. The demand was fairly firm, lambs and good class wethers being eagerly sought. Forward lambs made dOs (id to 25?, ordinary lambs l->s 3d to ISs 11id, cull lambs 7s Gd to Ms 2d, d and 4.tooth ewes dGs rid. interior 2-lr, (id, ami 8-tooth ewes dds to d-ls Gd, good 4, (i and 8-tooth wethers 29- to 33s dd. ordinary '-1. 0 and S-tooth wethers 20s ml to d-Ss, good 2-ioolh wethers to 30s 1,1, inferior to ordinary 2-tooth wethers ;:is (id 1 o dGs- (id. Eat. Lambs. —There was a yarding of nbout 2000, which included a big proportion of light -oris, for which low prices were accepted. A special line of dk Suffolk cross lambs brought from 38s to 5-is lid. Freezing buyers showed it little more animation, possibly on account of the new American market. Extra prime lambs made 31s 5d to -ils Kill, prime lambs d7s I'd to 3is. medium lambs do? to d7s Gd, lighter lambs dOs fid to iM* Cnl.

Fat .Sheep. An average yarding, some heavy-weight sheep were offered, four wether? realising £5 1? :i head, and 1 one £5 .11?, whilst a small pen of ewes brought £5 I?. For good prime mutton tho market was firm throughout, licczhig buyers operated to a slight extent. Extra prime wethers -16 s fid to Ills, prime, wethers 38? Gd to 13s. medium wethers 31? to 37s Od, lighter wethers 30s 3d to 33s lid. extra prime ewes 42s 3d to tils, prime ewe? 36? -Id to II? 2d. medium ewe- 5 ,! ? to 31? 3d. ljgL-.er

ewe? 3 1 " 1 ? 2d io 2?s Gd. Fat Cattle. —For good prime steers and heifers there was a good sale, but medium and inferior cows were almost unsaleable. Extra prime steers £25 10s to £27 10s, prime steers £lB 15s to £2l 15s. medium steers £l4 los to £lB. k lighter steers £0 15s to £l3. prime r heifers £l3 to £IS 17s (id, ordinary heifers £7 to £l2, prime cows £l3 to £l7 10s. ordinary tows £8 Ins lo ill 7 s tfd. Store Cattle.—Cows made £1 10? to £8*"10?. ood two-year steer? io £8 10?. 18-months to 2-voar steers £4 17? Gd. Dairy Cattle. —There was a .good demand for good quality cows, which brought up to £2O. inferior and backward to £lO, good heifers up io £l3. small heifers to £O. FaTFigs.—Baconc-r? brought c? to £7 10s. extra heavy baconers to £S 3? 6a (average price per lb 10a), light pork- | ers to £3 10?, heavy porkers to £4 10s (average price 10d to luld). Store I’igs.—Large stores brought up to £3 10s; small stores to £2 Ss 6c. weaners to 21s.