COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3487, 15 May 1920, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, May" 12. At. the Addington market there was :1 big yurding of both beef and mut~ ton and :1 smaller one of mos’c'sections of store stock. There was a strong market. for prime mutton, but all classes of “inferior fat stock were in poor rcquosf. Store Bllcep——Tho yurding was~sxllallor than at recent: sales, and generally the .~:l1c-op were inferior in quality. The demand \Vll:s‘ fairly_ firm, lambs unrfl good class wethers being eagerly sought. Forward lnnlbs realised 20/6 to 25/-, ordinary lambs 15/3 to 18/10, cull lambs ,7/6 to 14/2, 2 and l-lh cw0.<.26/6, good 4,6, and 8-th owes 22/ to 24/6, good 4, G. and 8-th \vol’lwrs 29/’ I'o 3/:2. ol'din-my -:1. 6." and 8-H). wetllox-.< 26/6 to 28/-. good ‘2-tlx \\‘l_~l'lwl'.< to 2§(l/],‘inl'C‘l'i(>l' ‘ro ordimll‘y 2-‘.ll \\'Gfhol's 23/9 to 25"-/6.

Fat L:nnbs.~—Thé' yarding was about 2000, and ificluded :1, big proportion of light sorts, for which’ 'IOW prices were‘a'ocepted. A special line of 28 Suflfolk cross lambs brought from 38/ to 54/6. Freezing buyers .~:ho\\'od :1 little more animation, possibly on ac—count of the now American market.

Extra prime lambs brought from 34/5 to 51/6, prime lambs 27/9 to 34/, medium lmnbs 25/ to 27/6, lighter lambs 20/6 to 21/15. Fat Shecp.—Thel'e was an average _v-arding and some heavyweight sheep were ofl’ered, four wethers realising 5/l/ per head, aiid one £5/11/, While -a small pen of ewes brought £3/1/. For good prime mutton the market was firm throughout. Freezing buyers operated to a slight extent. Extra prime wethers realised 40/6 to 111/, prime wethers 38/6' to 43/ medium 34/ to 37/6, lighter 30/3 to 33/9, extra prime ewes 36/4 to 41/9, medium 30/ to 34/3, lighter 20/2 to 29/6.

Fat C.a.ttlc.—For good prime steers and heifers there was good sale, but medium and inferior cows were almost unsalcnblc. Erxtra prime steers brought from £25/10/ to £27/10/, prime steers‘ £IS/15/ to £24/15/, medium steers 5:14/15/ to £lß,lightel" sfecrs £9/15/ to £l3, prime heifers £l3 ‘ro £lB/17/6, ordinary heifers £7 to £l2, prime cows £l3 to £l7/10/, ordiuury cows £B/10/ to £l2/7/6. Store C‘attle.——-Cows £4/10/_ to £8

10/, good 2-yr steers to £B/18/, 18months to 2-31‘ £4/17/6.

‘ Dairy Cows.———Thcre was a good de.mand for .good quality cows which brought. up to £2O, inferior and bac.k~ w:—lv'd to £lO. good heifers up to £lB, small to £9. ‘

Fat Pigs.———B:lconers to £7/10/, extra heavy to £B/S/6. Average price per lb 10d. Light porkers to 553/10], heavy to £4,/10/, .average pri'ce 10d to 104_;d. .-St-ore pigs .'La_l'g6 stores ‘to £3/10/, snmfl to £2/8/G, Wcaners ('0 21/. _