COMMERCIAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 23 July 1920, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

, ▼ ADDINGTON MARKET. Christchurch, July 21. At tlic Addington market there "as a bigger yarding of all classes of stock to-day, and a slight casing in values, (store sheep, iri quality and numbers, showed an improvement on last week. The demand commenced weaker than last week, but improved as the sale progressed. Wether hoggets 20s to gtis, ewe hoggets 27s to 21 s 3d, mixed sex hoggets 2(5s (id to 275, cull hoggets los <Jd, two-tooth wethers 2Ss (id to 31s. two and four-tooth wethers 27s (id to 37s Dd, two four, six and eight-tool h ewes in lamb to 37s <Jd, two-tooth ewes ill lamb to 3Ss (id, sound and failingmouth ewes in lamb 23s tid to 30s 3d. inferior and failing-mouth ewes His !>d Fat .Sheep. The strong values o, last sale were nut maintained, thenbeing a decline of about -is a head. Extra prime wethers 30s to 7Us (id. prime wethers ISs to 53s (id, medium wethers -11 s (id to 40? (3d, lighter wethers 37s to -lis. prime ewes 42s Od to i .-,ls. medium ewes :)4s to 40s lid, prime wethers -ISs to 55s Od medium wethersI Is lid to -tbs Od. lighter wethers 37s to I Is. prime ewes 42s oil to 51s, medium ewe? 34s to los Od, light and unfinished ewes 23s Od to 32s Od, prime hoggets 32s to 30s, lighter hoggets 23s 3d to 20s 3d. f-'al Cattle.—-The yarding included some very prime steers, and the values of recent tunics were well maintained. . Prime steers 222 10s to £4l 10s. I medium steers £lO |o £2l ss. lighter £1 I ( pis to £ls; extra prime heifers £2! i 10s, prime heifers £l4 to £l7 12s mi. j medium heifers £s 15s to £l3 5s extra prime cows £2O 2s Od. prime cows £l4 I •’> to £l7 12s od. ordinary £0 15s to £l3 10s. 1 poolers were in better demand. Kunl jieis to £2 2s Od. good vealers £0 17s Od. , and medium £4. Jiairv Cows. —There was a good dc,1,.,tel for springing cows and heiifers. Third culvers from £l4 to £2(l, fourth 1., -livers £l2 Ids, springing heifers £ll Ji/.s, good cows £l.» 12s od. tstim- Cat lie. —There was a larger eniry t<( belter quality, and a good demand. Three-year-old steers to £ll. 3i year heifer, fin calf) £l2 11? ' 'd, 1? month heifers £3 75s to £5 l-4s_ .10meiitli to 2-year heifers £5 Ills to £«- Fat jiigs were in good demand. Cliop- , pers £0 Ids to £O. heavy bueoners £7 ' to £7 15s. light baeoners £0 to £(i 15s, extra heavy bueoners £S 12s. Average price peril', lid to Hid. Light porkers £4 5s to £4 15s, heavy porkers £5 5s to » £5 15s average, pri'-i- per 11* Is 2d to Is 2i<l. '• I Store pigs "ere In good demand. Best stores £4 13s,,inedium £4 ss, small | stores £2 12s, verniers 335. / SAI.E AT LEVIN. j the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile 1 Agenev Co.. Ltd., report having eou- } dueled a rk-ariiig sale of dairy stock on of Mr Vernon Harwood a» I,evill on Monday P'rh insf. There was a good attend:,nee of buyers and com i,cl it ion was keen throughout the sale. The herd averaged £2O 10s (including several which sold below £!'). TL«.“y \. u August ealcers £2O His to £33. September elvers £l2 l» £.“(», October culvers £0 His. cows in milk £'3 to £L. til-moath heifers £4 IK spring-cart mare £54. spring-cart g-Ming £2O, spring drav £52. harness £0 los. JO good ! ,|airy cows olTered and sold on account of other vendors averaged £24 .is per head, prices ranging from £l4 l"s to £53 1' (s. LEVIN STOCK SALE. There was a very large entry of pig? al the Levin sale yesterday, all classO 1., well represented. With thr dairy season near at hand, tveaner.showed a big advance oil late rates and the entry was quickly disposed ot ,viih the demand unsatisfied. The best price?' were £2, 39s od. down to 29s f.u ' small sorts. The inquiry for stores was also keen, of which there were several good pens, and values went from £2 2s U< £3 5s and £5 His. There was a big J consignment of baeoners forward, foi » which there was spirited competition from £3 7s Od to £4 13s and £5.