COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 27 September 1919, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

HUNTERVILLE SALE. Abraham and W'illiauls, Ltd_, r(‘po“*. on Hunterville sale held on Tuesday. A fair entry of caftle sold as follows: 3-yr steers 11/7/6; yearling 60. 4/18/; empty heifers‘ 4/7/6, 5/1,8/; dairy heiferg 9/0/0, 11/0/o._ On account R- E. Beckett 2-yr~ Polled Angus bulls from 20 to 27.1_;gns; yearling do. 13§gns! 3yr do. 19gns; aged do. 10},-‘gns_

ADDINGTON.

CHRIASTCHURGH, sept_ 24.

At Addington market there was a small yarding of both store and fat sheep. and the demand was extremely good prices for fat sheep reaching 6/ to 8/ above last. week ’s 1-ates. There was a'vel-y mixed yarfling of cattl-; whieh sold fairly well. The range of prices was as follows: Store sheep: Two-tooth ewes to 28/, 2 and 4-tooth to 38/, 2,4, 6, and 8-tooth 31/9 to 37/, 4,6, and 8-‘tooth 33/ to 35/6. 4 and 6-toot/}__l wethers to 35/4, ewe hoggets to 27/7, mixed hoggets 23/9 to 29_/8, wether hoggefts 16/8 to 20/1.

Fat cattle: Extra prime steers to £33 15/8, prime £l9 to £26 10/, ordinary £l2 10/ to £lB, extra‘ prime heifers £22 to £27, prime £l6 to £l9 10/, ordinary £lO 5/ to £ls 10/, extra prime cows «to £24 15/, prime £l3 to £lB, ordinary £8 17/6 to £l2. _ ,

Fat sheep: Extra prime wethers "o 85/, prime 45/6 to 76/, medium 42/6 to -15/_. lighter 33/ to 40/, extra prime owes to 60/, prime 45/ to 54/9, «medium 40/ to 42/6,lightel"' 33/ to 35/6, hoggets 26/ to 42/6. '

Store cattle: Two-year-o'ld steers to £5 12/6, 2—year,old heifers to £6 5/, yearrlings to £4 10/_. calves at £1 2/ tb £2 13/6, cows £5 12/6 to £8 15/, dairy cows, second and third calves, £lO to £l7, others £6 to £lO, springing heifers £7 to £l2 10/. ' Vealers. Calves 70/ to 99‘/, fair 41/ ‘co 60/_,;small and inferior 4/ to 38/. . ’ . _

) Store pigs‘: Best 60/ to 68/, nl'ediilm 52/ to 58/, small 35/ to 45/, welaners 25/ to 35/. _ _

': Fatvpigsz ‘Extra heavy baconers ‘to £8 10/, heavy £6 10/ to £7 15/, medium £5 £0 £6, equal to 10d per lb; heavy po=l'kel's 85/ to 90/, medium 65/ to 75/, equal to 11d per lb; choppers, £6 to £9.