COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 143, 19 February 1915, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET. CHRIST CHURCH, Feb 18. At the Adding ton live stock market there were smaller yardings of fat stock, but e fairly large entry of store sheep. Owing to the block at the freezing works, no expert, buyers were operating-, e.ud there was a decline in prices, sto'-e sheep being affected, in sympathy with fats. Beef declined 5s :o 6s per lOOlbs, store lambs 2/6 to I/, store ewes 2/6 to 3/6, fat lambs ]/ to 5/, and fat sheep 2/ to 5/ per head.

Store Sheep: Forward lambs 13/5. fairly- good lambs 10/ to 11/3, medium lambs 7/7 to 7-9, inferior lambs t/3 to 7/3, prime lambs 11/1, good sound-mouth ewes 13/ to 15/3, fair sound-mouth ewes 12/ to 13/3, 2-th ewes 15/3 to 18/6, medium 2-th ewes 12/3 to 13/9, 2-th wethers 10/ to 12/3, forward l and 6-too-th wethers 15/ to 17/6. Fat sheep: Prime wethers 20/. to 24/6, medium wethers 16/6 to 19/6, others 13/6 to 16/, merino wethers 3/10 to 22/6, prime ewes 18/, to 20/10med'ium ewes 15/ to 17/0, others 8/ to 14/6 ,merino ewes 5/. Fat Cattle: Ordinary steers £7 10/ ! o £lO, extra prime steers to £l3 10/ ordinary heifers £o 17/6 to £B, extra prime heifers to £l2 2/6. v ordinary eews £5 5/ tc £9, extra prime '.lows to £lO 2/6. Price of beef, 28/ to 37/ per 1001 b. Store C-atle: Yearlings 24/, 1". to 18 months £3 2/6, 2-year steers to £4 14/, 2-year heilfers to £3 5/, 3-year steers to £6 7/6, 3-year heifers to £5 15/, dry cows 30/ to £5, dairy cows £3 to £ll 5/. Pigs: Choppers 50/ to £3 12/6, light baconers 57/6 to 55/, heavy 57/ to £3 12/-—equal to s£d to s£-d per lb, porkers 25/ to 40/ —equal to old to 53d per lb.

JOHNSONVILLE SALE. Abraham and. Williams report on their Johnsonville sal eyesterday as follows: We had a good entry of bullocks and yheep, and there was a fair demand. B'liiel-ers. f<r<=> anticipating lower prees fcr sheep, out there was very little change in the market. Prime bullocks £l4 to £l4 5/, lighter £l2 17/6 to £l3, weaners 22/6 to 31/r fat ccws £9 8/, (prime wethers :-Z 8, I light wethers £1 to £1 0/6, good ' ewes 19/ to £l, light ewes 17/ to 18/, prime lambs 17/, g>ood lambs 14/11 to 15/, shorn lambs 13/5.