COMMERCIAL.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 8, Issue 27, 2 April 1907, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

Christchurch, March 30. At the Addington live stock markets there was a very large entry of stock and a numerous attendance. Store sheep were in active demand, and lambs and good breeding ewes were firmer. Fat lambs sold only fairly well, though the large yarding was almost of prime freezing quality. Fat cattle met with a good sale at a slight advance. Baconers were in demand, porkers easier, and stores very hard to sell, even at lower rates. There was a large yarding of store sheep, and all classes were in demand, the most inquiry being for good breeding ewes aud lambs, and for these the prices showed an improvement over the previous week's. The heavy yarding of fat lambs was an excellent one in point of quality. There was not quite so much activity in the bidding, on account of the difficulty in getting space at the works. Tegs sold up to 18s Bd, and standard weights 12s lOd to 16s 6d.

The entry of fat cattle totalled 209. The quality was mostly, prime, but there was an unusual proportion of cows. Bidding was fairly brisk, and prices rather fimer. Steers brought £6 2s 6d to £ll, extra £l3: heifers £4 17s 6d to £7 7s Gd, extra to £8 7s 6d ; and cows £4 5s to £7 7s 6d, equal to 22s 6d to 25s for prime, and 20s to 22s for medium, per 1001 b. Veal calvas made 4s to 40s, according to* size and quality. There was a moderate yarding of pigs, baconers selling at the previous week's rates, while porkers were somewhat easier. Stores, especially small ones, were very dull of sale. Baconers made 40s to 565, equal to 4d to 4|d per lb; porkers 24s to 345, equal to 4Jd to 4fd per lb ; largo stores 17s Gd to 225, medium 12s to 17s; weaners, 2s to Bs.

CHEESE OUTPUT

The output of Canadian cheese last year was 2,227,838 cases, 106,647 more than in 1905, and 118,199 more than in 190-1, but 168.094 cases less than in 1908, the year of Canada's record output. More interesting are the figures showing the export of cheese from the United States to Great Britain. In 1900 the Americans shipped G 80,583 cwfcs to London, and their export steadily fell till in 1905 they only supplied British consumers with 175,256 cwts. Last year, however, the exports showed a considerable increase, the shipments to Britain for eleven months of the year being 209,589 cwfcs. At one time the cheese-makers of the United States practically controlled the British market, but the " filled " cheese frauds, increase of local con- '< sumption, and the good quality of Canadian cheese have been responsible for the Americans losing control of the market. It now appears, however, as though the Americans, tempted by the high values, will continue to increase their shipments to Britain. The position of Canadian cheese is said to have been somewhat weakened on British markets during the past year by the quantity of imperfect and immature cheese being shipped,