COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3492, 21 May 1920, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

TAIHAPE _SAI.-E. M A __ Dalgcty zuld Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report.‘ ha.v'lug'hold their usual": i’ol'tniglltly sale at Taihape on Wednesday, the 19111 May, when a fair y~-.u'ding of slleepécam-.1-s f.orwal'd,.tlle. whole of which sold sut.isfac.tol'ily».a‘s,, I’ollo\\'s:—Enlpty ewes 23/, 111.3. ewes I'.w. Romney rams .19/13, cull ewes 7/, 2 tooth \\'«‘-fliers 30/ to 33/2} ,

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(QHIRISTCHURCH, I\l:ty 19‘

At the Addi.ngt.on market there were snlaller yurdings of fat stock to-day. _ A good entry of store sheep comprised mostly store sheep and wefhers, with a good pl'opo.l'tiou of Chatham Islands and Sou=thdowll‘ sheep. Forward lambs made from 20/ /10 23/11, ordixlary lambs 15/6 to 19/6, cull lambs 12/6 10 14/3, ewe lambs 23/ to 35/, 2, 4, (3, and 8-tooth owes 25/6 to 30/, inferior 2,4, (5, and S-tooth ewes 25/6 to 28/, inferior 2,4, 6, and B—tooth ewes. 19/ to 25/, 2—tootll ewes 25/1 to 27/1 to 27/2, good 4,6, and 8-tooth we’t.hers 29/ to 30/6, ol'din:lry 4,6, /and B—too‘rh wolhor.< 26/ to 23/, good 2-tooth \\'ol‘h(‘.r.< 30/<5, other 2-tooth wethers 25/ ‘TO 28/.’

Freezing buyers operated in fat sheep to :1. fail‘ extent. Extra prime. \s(“chel's made from 47/ to 59/6, pl‘iln6 wethers. 38/6 to 45/6, medium wethers 34/ -to 38/. lighter wethers 28/1 ifo 33/(iv, extnz prime ewes 36/ to 41/6, mmlium ewes 331/ to 35/, lighter ewes 22/ 1:0 29,/. V

Prices for fat cattle were: Extra prime steers £35 to £32, prime steers £lB 12/6 to £24 12/6, medium steers £l2 12/6 'lO £lB, ligh’r.or steers £8 17/6’ to £l3 12/(S, extra prime heifers to £l9 2/6. prime heifers £l3 5/ 50 £l6 10/, Ordillzlry heifers £7 17/6 to £12'15/, prime <l-nu-.< £13,5/ to £l9. o*.'d.inal'y t:u\‘.'.~s £8 tin £32 17/6. #' ‘V .- ~ Store v2li_'fl(‘: Best cows to -.£B‘ 5/, other lines £3 to £5 15/, bulls £l-Pls/. A line of Hereford calves bro_ugllt"-£3.

D:Liry uzmlcz Cows, folll"f.ll*'c;‘l.lvel’s up to £23‘, good Iloi.fel's up 'to*f.£‘lß-,-..in-:fLG.l‘iol‘ cuws up to £l2, slna]li;.a‘ildi»:;"in—ferior to £7 10/. Vealers, 1-Lirfiiers up to E 7 5/. good vealers £5. 17/6s£i.o=.‘!£G 10/, medium vealers £2 7/6 £6 £2 17'/6,

«::il\-‘es (.~_~.ma11) 8/ to 37/6.: .- :1: A, good entry of fat pigs _lne-t-=»a»-weak» oning denmnd. Choppers £9. light. bacmmrs £5 to:_£s§;.sh{, Heavy bammers £6 10/ "to £7,T__...,.Q,x’rl'a. heavy bn.cmler.< £8 to £8 11/__U._‘sl.\r.‘_§;-:,;:_§_l._ég."4.=,';f‘«‘g:V_ricc,> per lb 91d to ma. I‘.ig}3‘t,_-ggoglgggg £3 5/ f 0 avel"ug_§'cv pl-I'c<=_jpor lb