COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 20 June 1919, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

i » _ :£DDINGTON." cHni’sTcvHL7RcH, June 19. At. Addington inarket” to-day there were large entries of fat sheep and fat lcaittle, and nioderate entries in other I classes. The market was firmer for all i classes of sheep, and the yai-ding ‘of fat icattle was not only one of the largest,‘ 'but of the best for qualit._f»' since last lspring. There was :1 dcvided improve'ment in the demand fr‘ store slieep, ‘_and all classes advancml 3;: price. There l_was 21 small and poor entry of .<l'o:'e lcatfle. and :1 large ya:-(ling of dairy lcows was of niodcrate quality. Fat ! pigs sold well. The range of prices was follows:— i Store sheep: Ewe hoggefs 18/6 to I2S/, 2 and Jptooth owes to 23/6, 4 and }6—tooth owes to 23/_. sound-mouth o\\'e.< sl7/2 to 26/4. wether hoggets 15/.0 10 Ix2o/10, 2—too’rll \\‘Of'll(‘l‘S 17/3 to 25./1|), I -Ltooth wethers. 21/ to ~25/3, ewe lambs {to 24/10, wether lambs 15/ to 17/9. 'mixed lambs 11/ to 90/l Fat" lambs: Show lambs 441/ to 45/, 3 extra. prime to 34/, X.‘-‘r‘in“«i3 28/ to 31/6, moaium 23/6 to 27/6. lighter 17/7 ' to 23‘/. Fat sheep: Extra prime wethers to 58/. prime 30/ to -15/6, medium 31/ to 35/6. ligl’lf<‘l' 27/ to 30/6. Merino wo.‘l:-rl'.'~: 10 30/3, exfra prime owes to 50/. nrixna‘ 35/ to 40/, medium 27/6 to 3-1/. ligl:te:' 20/ to 27'/. Fat Cattle: Extra prime steers fo £2O 10/V.prime £l4 10/ to £2l. ord‘ln:ll'y £6 15/ to £9 7/6, prime cows £lO 5/ f 0 £ls, ordinary £6 15/ to £9 15/, vealers. runners £5 to £fi"s/. good £3 4/ #0 £4 15/, fair 37/ to £2 16/. small and inferior 6/ to 31/. - . ° Sfm-e catlle: Two-year-old steers. to . £6 10/. (Tr-_v cows £3 15/ he £7 10/, bulls £9 10/ to £l3 5/, dairy cows £7 to £l4. A . Pi-gs: Baconers £4 5/ to £7 16/. 001131 fr: 83.6 Der lb: porkers £2 7/ £0 £3‘. 1.5_/, "“‘.'-9.1. to 91,6. per lb: (‘.llopf\o’.S £3 10/ to £9: small s-fores 22/ fr) 32/: weamlrsz 1.i,/ to 18/. .