COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3330, 7 November 1919, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

A DDINGTON MARKET.

CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 5.

Store ‘sheep: ‘Two-tooth ‘ewes and lambs (all counted) 21/4 to 22/, s.m. ewes anld lambs .(ally counted) 18/ to 24/9; 4 and 6-tooth wethers 33/ to 44/9_, 6 and B—tooth wethers 36/6 to 39/6», cw‘e”ho=ggets.'2s/6"to 40/, shorn 21/9, m.s.- ho/ggets 27/6,. Wether hoggets 22/6 to 33/4. Fat -lambs: 603 wqrc penned as against 152 last week. The quality was fair, 'ranCd‘:‘\v!al&ucs wen}. #SO 39/ for best lambs. A

Faf sheep: Extra’ prime wethers to 87/6, prime‘6o/ to 70/, medium 458/ to 56/, lighter 30/‘to 45/3, extra prime ewes 70/6, prime 52/" to 61/, medium 42/ to 50/, lighter~3o/3_to 40/, prime hoggets 90/, lighter 33/10. .

Fat cattle: Extra prime steers to £42 5/, prime £2l 10/ to £36 107, ordinary £ll 5/ to £l9, extra,‘ prime heifers to £37 5/,' prime £l7 to £35 10/, ordinary £9 to £l6, extra prime cows to £3B, prime £ls to £2O, ordin.ary £9 10/ to £l4 10/.

Store dattlez Tllree-yo=ar-old steers to £l6 12/6, 24]; to 3-year steers to £l2 5/, 2-1; to. 3-year cattle (mixed sex) £7, yearlings £2 17/6 to £5, cows to £9 10/. -

Dairy cows: Springers (second and third calvers) ‘to £l9 10/, heifers £lO, cows in milk £6 to £ls. Vealers: Runners to £lO, good veal~ ers £4 to £5 5/, fair Vealcrs 45/ to 52/6, small and inferior 6/ to 42/. Pigs: Extra heavy baconers £8 12/6, heavy baco-ners £6 to £7, medium £5 to £5 17/6 (equal 10 10d per lb), heavy porkers 85/ to 90/, medium 65/ f 0 75/, (equal to .lo.‘_, to 11d per lb), choppers to £l2. 'l‘horo was a. good entry in 'the store pig section, and best stores realised 75/ to 90/, medium 55/ to 65/, smaller 40/ to» 52/, v'vounel'S 16/ to 40/,

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKET

Received 9.35 3.111. MELBOURNE, this day. The following are the latest market quo’ra.tions:— V‘ Barley, English malting, 5/9 to 6/; Cape, 5/ to 5/2. ‘oats, Alge'rians,'6/. Potatoes, £24 to £24 10/. Onions, £9 to £l3.