COMMERCIAL.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 27 August 1920, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

TE KORO STOCK SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., .Ltd., report: — At To Horo sale on Wednesday we offered to a good attendance of buyers a full yarding of cattle. Competition was good and a clearance made (with Ihe exception of two pens of low condition heifers). Quotations: —Medium fat cows £lO to £l2. forward condition do. £8 to £O, store do. £4 5s to £5, yearling steers £4 2s, yearling heifers £4 Is to IT), aged spring cart, horse. £l4 15s to £2l, light, bacon pigs £5, porkers £1 (is, store do. £2 13s to £2 9s, sow in pig £<i gs (jet,, empty sows £4 6s to £4 12s (id.

ADDINGTON MARKET. Christchurch, August 25. At the Addington markets to-day there, was an average yarding, and, generally, an easing in values. Store sheep prices-showed a drop in both hoggets and wethers —the former by quite 2s (id per head. There was a good yarding of ewes in lamb, which sold well. Ewe hoggets realised 22s Id to 3ts 3d, mixed sex hoggets 21s Id to 335, 2-tooth ewes in lamb 31s 6d to 3!ts, fairly good 2, 4. 6 and 8-tooth ewes in lamb 29s to 31s (id, sound and failing month ewes in lamb ISs 3d to 30s 3d, 6 and 8-toolh wethers 32s 2d to 36s 3d. 4 and S-tootli wethers 32s (id to 30s, 2-tooth wethers 24s Id lo 25s lOd. t sheep were a big yarding, and prices till round receded on last week’s rates by 3s to Is per head. Graziers secured the. bulk of (he lighter lines. Extra prime wethers 47s (id to OSs 6d, prime wethers 40s to 475, medium wethers 33s Oil to 50s, light and unfinished wethers 26s (id to 33s fid, extra prime ewes to 47s (id, prime ewes 36s to 4 1s Oil, medium ewes 30s to 345, light ami unfinished 23s 3d to 2Ss 6(1, prime hoggels 30s to 355. Eat cattle were a big yarding, with tt good proportion of prime. The sale was somewhat irregular, but values were easier than last week. Lxtra prime steers £36 10s to £4O 2s (id. prime •deers £25 10s to £3O. medium steers £l6 to £24 10s. light and unfinished steers £lO 15s to £ll, prime heifers £l7 to £l9 15s, ordinary heifers £l3 to £l6. prime cows £l7 to £24, light and unfinished cows £8 7s (id to £9 10s. Vealers were in good demand. Runners to £ll ss, good vealers to £7 10s. medium calves £4, interior calves 50s. Store cattle were a large yarding of indifferent quality, and good steers were in demand. Three-vear-old steers £lO to £l3 2s 6d. two-year-old steers £7 to £lO. dry cows £3 to £<• heifers in fair condition £7 to £lO.

Dairv cows were a smaller yarding. Good springers brought satisfactory values, but the bulk of the yarding was of inferior quality. Second and third culvers £l9 to £2l, old cows £lO to £l2. good heifers £l3 to £2O, inferior heifers £0 to £ll. Fat pigs were a small entry, and there was u good demand. Choppers £« to £ll 15$, light baconers £6 5s to £7. hcavv baconcrs £7 15s to £S 10s, extra heave baconcrs to £9 ss. average price per lb Is to Is lid. Porkers £4 10s to £5 ss. heavy porkers £5 10s to £6. average price per lb Is 2d to Is od. ' Store pigs were a smaller yarding, with values on a par with last week. Largo stores £3 ISs to £4 b . medium £3 4s to £3 15s, small stores £•2 10s to £3 2s fid, wcaners 30s to 12s, sows in pig £l4-