COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3415, 20 February 1920, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 18. Store s'heep.——A big yarrli?l§{. The market opened spiritedly, bu: eased before the close, particularly for lambs. Forward lambs 22/ to 25/6, ordinary 17/ to 21/6, cull lambs 8/4 to 12/4, ewe‘ lambs 21/4 to :32/1, good 6-th ewes 32/, good 6-th ewes 32/6, 2,. 4,6, and 8-Eh ewes 23/, 26/9, wound and failing‘-111outh ewes 18/9 to 23/9, aged and forward ewes 18/9 to 22/:.-1, cull ewes 12/9 to 14/11, 6th wethers to 31/10, 2 and 4-th wethers 24/ to 25» '6, 2.th wethers 24/ to 27/6. Fat lambs.-—Extra prime lambs to 35/, prime lambs 29/5 to .'<4v’6. medium lambs 25/9 ‘to 25/, fighter lambs 22/'3 to 25/6.

Fat cattle.——Extra prime steers to £2B, prime steers £2O to £25, n.led.ium £ls 15/ to £l9 10/, lighter £ll 10/ to £l4 17/6, -prime heifers £l4 to £23 15/, lighter heifers £8 17/6 to £l3 -10/, prime cows £l3 17/6 ‘to £7, light and inferior cows £7 15/ to £l3 (average per 1001 b £2 5,‘ "to £2 15/). g _ Fat sheep.——Pl-ime wethers 38/5 to 43/3, prime ewes 36/6 to 41/6, medium 31/6 to 35/6, lighter 23/ to 30/. Store Cattle.—Extra heavy bulls £8 to £2O, 2-year steers £7 10/, dry cows £s‘s/ to £9 10/. _ Dairy Cows.——-Aged cows £8 10/ to £ll, good 2 and 3-year-old heifers £l4 10/ to £l6, good dairy cows £l3 10/ to £ls 10/. VeAalers.——R-unners to £8 2/6, med ium runners £5 7/6 to £6 15/, good vealers £3 10/ to £4 15/, small and inferior 8/ to 30/. Fat Pigs, ——- Extra heavy baconers £9 to £9 16/, heavy baconers £7 to £B, ordinary £6 to £3 (average yrice per lb 112 d); heavy porkers £5 5/ to £5 15/, ordinary £4 10/ to £5 (average price per lb 1/1); choppers £6 to £lO. ‘ MELBOURNE QQTATIONS. Received 10 a.m. MELBOURNE, This )')ay. The hides market is brisk, heavics in good condition being a half-penny to a penny better. Barley. English, 7/ to 774; Cape, 6/ to 6/3; Oats: Al- - mining, 5/8. feed, 5/3 to 5/4: potatoes £7 to £8; onions £13—.!0/ to £l4.