COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3429, 8 March 1920, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET

ADDINGTON, March 3

At the Addington market there was an average yam-ding of fat cattle and sheep, and a large one of fat lambs. Both cattle and sheep sold at late 1-ates, notwithstanding that freezi-._lg buyers operated less freely than usual. Fat lambs Were easier.

Store Sheep.——Thel'e was a large yanling, about 28,000 being offered. The sale for forwzu-d lambs and wethers was good, although all lines eased towards the close of the sale. F‘orW:ll'd lambs 22/ to 24/10’, ordinary 18/ to 21/9, low conditioned inferior 14/ -to 17/9, cull 11/4 ‘to 13/0, 46 and B—th ewes to 31/2, and 4-th 26/ to 31/2. 4 and 6-th 25/ to 32/, good 4 and (Hll to :33/5, low conditioned 18/6 to 24/6, aged 14/5 to 19/, 2 and 4-Th wethers to 29/2, 6 and 8-th 28/, 2-th lmlfbi-ed ewes’ 42/. Fat L:lmbs.~—6Boo were penned, compared with 4860 the preceding week. A big proportion were of in«lifferem quality, which met with slow sale. A few pens of really prime brought from 33/ to 36/, prime lambs 29/ to 322/11, medium 25/ ‘to 27/9, lighter and unfinished 20/6 to 24/9.

[ Fat Cattle.--350 were penned and the quality generally was inferior. a great quantity of unfinished stuff being put forward. Values were firm ‘throughout, particularly toward the lclose. Prime steers £3l to £24 10/, medium £ls to £2O 10/, lighter and unfinished £8 15/ to £l4 12/6, prime heifers £l7 to £l7 6/. lighter £8 7/6 to £l2‘. 10/, prime cows £l3 10/ to £lB 10/, lighter £ll to £l3. Fat Sheep.--~.Xn average yarding of seven races of good quality and ‘tone. [Prices were very firm towards the ‘close. Freezing buyers secured a proportion of the yarding, but did not display so much activity as at ‘recent sales. Extra prime wethersi to 46/7, [prime wethers 37/6 to 43/6, medium 134/6 to 36/6, lighter 28/9 to '34/1, lprime ewes 37/ to 43/4, ordinary '3l/ to 37/, lighter 24/6 to 31/. Dairy Cows.——A short supply, which met with keen demand, up to £lB, good cows £ls to £lB 5/6, ol'd’r.--xry £9 to £l4 10/. Store ('.2lttl«_~-‘ ..-'\!l average entry, bulls figuring lar;;e‘l,v.l Forward steers met with a good in-1 Quiry. Bulls to £l6 10/, 2-year ste:*rS. ‘ £7 5/ to £B, 3-yr steers £3O 10,’ to £l2 15/. 6 U Vealers.——A medium 1/zirdlng and; an average demand. I

Fat Pigs.——A godd entry of .-‘M pigs, which met with a fair demr-md. Recent rates were realised, the average price per lb being 11d to 115 d.

Store Pigs.—~A lal-,<;e‘Y£ll'('li:l-‘.-’. WWI 51 reduced demand, the best Slol'eS' bringing to £5 3/, nledium to £3 18/.1, weaners 19/ to 32/-

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§ Messrs Abraham am]. Williams, Lhl., report: Our first hide sale under the ’nu\\' I'og'lllationr~: was held. to-Ga)’ when our large of‘f 'ol'ing was all clo:1rod at ’1'oc0r(1 prices. C‘mnpel'iti(m was c.\'cop--itionally koon unfi t:lml<-I's made good ‘use of ‘rhnir rights to MRO hides at the Ilip;h{\.°:f bids. As cr>nlp:l'rm] with expnrf pTi('€‘s at our last S2llO in Docom~ be)‘. .~‘.(znml ox and (‘OW }lid(‘.< \\'c)l‘o 11]‘ 341 ‘ro M pm‘ 11:. and aalfsliins Sid fn 1/ nor H». 'l‘aHow sold (\x<-<>pfinn;ll|.v wull. \Vo quotn: Ox. hoavy 22M ‘[o :2.“.‘,«1. mndinm 23d fa 2-H. ligsllt S_’2‘,‘{l {H 2?. 1-9:]: cow. h(‘£lV_\' 2211 1}» 2‘_’A.‘_.(!. m0(‘:i11m 22d 10 230. ]i_;:‘hf 21d to 22M: (mt. SH]’>p_\'. and in’r'oriol‘ 1.161 to 24W. (‘:lH’skinS: B03’? lixms 4.‘§—._'.J, good 45d f 0 .I‘7—:‘,d. .<taino<l 38d to 45d, cut_ slimxv. and infol'ior 15d to 3541. _v<\al*lin_<_;'s 900 fn 33.4-d. ':Hol‘so}lido_< 12/(3 tn 40/ ozwh. ’l‘al]mv in (tasks £63 fn £74. pm‘ ion. in fins £63 to £7l per ton. horsehair 124 ‘m lfid per lb, I':lbhi‘Fskins 2011 to 5110 per lb; cowfails, per H 07... 1/6. 0117'

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