COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 20 September 1919, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET. (',?HRIS'I‘CI-lURCH. Sept. 17. At .\ddingf(m y:_ll'dS. except; in beef and muHml. Hm on’rl‘i('+s were about on a par with lust \veejk’s. Store sheep sr_)ld very wvll_ :1 nd ~l'hm'o was :1 decided :Idv:lnco‘in gmmrill vilhlos. 'T‘wo—tOol:h mvos 24/9. 4, (5, and 8-booth ewes 35/9 m 40/4, 9.111. mvos 27/9 to 31/, 4- and (3-tooth wothors 33/ to 35/3, C-we hogg'o.ts 24/2 to 35/8, mixed sox']logg(ét‘S 23/1 to 23/9., wefher hoggots 24/5 fu 25;/8, Of fart <’=at.tle there was a small entry. Tlwre w9.S koon competition, and :1 sharp rise in price. Extra prime steers to £3B, prime £l9 to £26, ordinary £l2 ‘lO/ t0»£18. extra prime }lCifCl‘,fs £22 10/6', pl'ime £l6 to £2O, olfdinal-yv £l3 17/6 to £ls. pl'ilnc*- cows £l3 to £lB, ordinary £7 15/ to £l2. Of fart sheep there was It small ent—l'y, of much I)ot’rm' qn:dity than last week. Bidding was brisk, -.and prices rose 1/6 to 2/ a head.

IC>:tl'u prime ‘»\v'etll'el‘s I 0 30/. Pl'flilt‘ 44/5 to 59/9, medium 40/ to 42/9,. lighter 3-J,/3 to 37/, extra. prime ewes to 51/9, prrime 64/ to 50/, medium 39/9 to 41/, h({,gef.s‘ 29/9 to 48/_ The yarding of siore cattle was a fair one of mixed auaility and a few good straight lines. The demand was moderate. Two-yu=Lr steers £4 10/, calves (poor) 13/ to £1 S/6, heifers (forward) to £8 5/, dry cows to £8 2/6. Of vealers there was a good entry, though the proportion Of primepveal was small. Runners brought £6 7/ to £8 10/, good vealers £3 to £4, fair £2 1/ to £2 12/, small and inferior 5/ to £1 12/. The entry of dairy COWS was a nioderaie one, some nice quality being yarded. The demand‘ showed irriprovement, and values firmed. Second and third calvers to £l7 10/, miieh cows £l2 10/, aged to £lO, heifers £4 17/6 to £ls. There was a good entry of fat pigs, and brisk inquiry. Exrta. heavy baconers to £9, prime £7 5/ to £B, medium £5" 10/ to £6 15/ (equal to 10{;d per lb), heavy porkers 75/ to 90/, medium 60/ to 70/ (equal to 11d per lb), choppers £5 to £lO. Store pigs were—'in excess of requirenients, and prices eased considerably, except for w'eane’rs. Large stores 60/ to 70/, medium 42/ to 52/, srnall 28/ to 38/, weaners 21/ to 28/, sows in pig £5 to £B.