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Taihape Daily Times, 5 July 1919, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

_____.._0.._._...... . ADDINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH, July 2. At Addington mqrket to-day there were large yardings of fat sheep and fat cattle, but entries in other departments were only moderate. It is expected. that the curtailment of the railway service will affect the ofierings in future. Local supplies of fat sheep are now v ery short, and requirements will have to be filled from a distance, which makes the position more ,diflicult. during a I'estFicted railway service. Store sheep sold at about the same rates as last Week. The market opened slack, but intimation was given by the railway authorities that the evening‘ trains jxvould carry ’as many shoe}; as they '(~:ouId, and this brightened up the market. There was a small yerdiiig ‘of fat. lrambs, which were much ‘above the average in‘ quality and sold well. fat sheep met.‘ with a. keen demand at an nclvanee of 1/ to 2/‘per headein prices. Prime fat eat.tle‘"Were also firmer, the y‘_:l'l'-fling being made up chiefly of steers. The range of priees ‘ Was» as fo11oWs:

Store sheep: Two-tooth -ewes 25/ to--35/, 2 and 4-to-oth to 25/9, 4,6, and S—tooth to 22/, sound-mouth 18/6 to 20/, best. ewe. hoggets to 25/. othcnrs 11/ to 22/6, jlnixc-‘d _,’n.[oggelts -7/-ate $22/4, wether hoggets 18/9 to 21/5, 4. 3 and 6.100111 wethers to 28/1. 1 Fat sheep: Extra prime wetllers to 62/, prime 40/130 50/, medium 34/ to 39/,‘ lighter 28/8 to 33/, Merino wc-thers to extra firinle ewes 50/6, prime 37/6 ‘to 43/3, niedium 30/ to 37/, lighter 23/ to 29/6. Fat lambs: Extra. prime to‘ 35/9, "prime -28/6 to 32/3, medium 24/ to 28/, li_9;lltm' 20/ to 23/6. Fait Ica’c.tle: _Extl'a.Vpl'imo steers to £26 10/. prime £2O 10/ to £2l, ordinary 1310 12/6 to £l4, prime heifers‘ £lO 10/ to £ls 5/. 01'd‘i_nz11'y £7 15/ to £lO, prime c._ows'£lo 10/ to £l4 5/, ordinary £9 to £lO 5/, vealers, runners £5 5/ to £5 12/6, good £3—to -£4 19/. fair £1 13/ ‘to £2 12/, small 6/ to 30/, -dairy eows £7 to £l7 5/. Pigs: B-ac'onel'.= £4 10/ to £7 10/, Mll2ll f 0 B§d per lb; porkers 43/ to £3 10/. equal to 9% per lb; choppers £4 10/ to £B, good stores 45/10 55/, smaller 35/ to 42/, weaners 16/ to '32/.