COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3529, 16 July 1920, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

AIJDINGTON MARKET.

INCRE sSl‘. IN PRICES.

CHRISTCHURCH, July 14..

At the. Addington market, the yard,ing was ‘smaller than usual in; (all classes, excepting fat. cattle. There was an advance in .~:.tore sheep and cattle prices, and fat sheep reached the highest falues since last season. Store sheep values were about 2/ a head in advance of last weel:’s quotafions. Wether hoggets 23/10 to 28/3, mixed sex hoggets 24/6 to 29/», ewe hoggets 28/1 to 29/6, cull hoggets 16/3 ‘to 19/3, fairly good 2,4, 6,°and 8-tooth ewes in lamb 36-6, illfel?ioar do. 18/ to 24/, aged ewes 16/ to 22/5; '5-year-old ewes in lamb to 29/, 4tooth wethers 33/6; infen}-1' 2 and 4-tooth wethers 2:7/6.

Fat Sheep.—The smallest. yarding of 3the season, and the presence of several country butchers stimulated competition, the m-.l.rke’t jumping ‘for prime quality muiton by 6/ {.O 8/ a. head, and in cases brought‘ near 11d per lb. Extra. prime wethers 57/6 to 68/6, prime wethers 47/6 to 56/, medium wetliers 42/6 to 45/, lighter Wethers 33/6 to 40/, extra prime ewes 54/ to 67/6, ptrime ewes 45/ (co '52/6, medium ewes 37/6 to 43/6, light. and unfinished [ewes 26/6‘ tf) 36/, }ex’tra. prime hoggefts 43/10, prime hoggets 31/6 to 37/, lighter hoggets 26/ to 31/. Fat Cat.tle.—-The yarding~eomp.rised maintained throughout. Extra prime steers to £37 5/, prime steers £22 to £2B 15/, medium steers £l6 to £2l, light and unfinished £l2 to £ls 10/, prime heifers £l3 15/ to £l6, medium £lO to £l3 10/. Vealers were in short’ supply, and there was a. good demand for prime quality. Runners to £9 12/6, good vealers £6 17/6, medium £4, in.ferior £1 10/, newly-dropped calves 6/.

Store Ce§t‘t.le.—A small yarding, the market showing a decided improvement Forward 4 and 5-year steers to £ls 6/, 3-year steersg£l2 10/, 2% to 3-year heifers £8 10/ to £9 5/, rising 2-year heifers £5 to £6. _

Dairy Cavtfle.-a3—CoWs near profit sold‘ readily, good heifers to £2l 5/, sp_ri_ng-5 ing heifers £ll, second ealvers.£l3 15/; small and inferior £9. , '.

Fat. Pigs.-A keen demand. Chop~ pers £5 10/ to £9 10/, heavy bacon-« ers £7" 15/ to £8 9/ (average price per ‘lb 11d), heavy porkers £5 to £5 15/, light porkers £4 5/ td £4 15/ (average price per lb 1/I.to 1/2). Store Pigs.—-A strong demand and an advance on recent values. Best stores £4 7/6 to £4 16/, medium £3 15/ to £4 5/, sm.~all £2 2/‘to £2 13/, weaners £1 4/ to £1 13/_ TAIHAPE SALE_ Messrs Dalgety and 00.,‘ Ltd., Palmerston North report having held their "usual Taihape sale on Wednes(lay the 14th inst, when a. small yarding 0? sheep and ‘cattle came forward, which sold as follows: Cull ewes in lamb 19/, m.a. ewes in lamb to‘Rom-. ney rams 27/8, 4-yr empty ewes 25/, f. and f_ ewes 27/9, 4 and '6-th wet};ers 28/ to 34/.

RABBBITSKIN MARKET ‘ REPORT.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd._. report as follows:—-Our regular fortnightly sale was held yesterday, when a large catalogue was submitted to the usua'l full attendance of buyers. We have again to report what must be regarded as- a very satisfactory sale. Although prices in some instances‘ were down :1 fr” ‘pence, values all round were very "tle below last Sales’ rates. and the .~..2e must be considered quite a good one. Blacks still command high values. one line of first. Winters bringing 203 pence. Fawns also brought. higher rates. \V'lrile prices are so szztisfacrory we

cannot give our clients bet*;'er acix-ice than to consign their skins regiilarly. VV'hen skins.are arriving in as large qiiautities as fhejv are at present it is mlvisable to forwai-£1 consignmenfs as early as possible to ensure inclusion in the“ sale. The following are the prices obtained by us at )'é‘:<.te2l'day’s sale:———Runllers and suckers up to 12d per lb, summers 17:':d, light racks 18"j~d. heavy racks 243 d, prime racks 233,11, early autuinns 34d. late autumns 46d. incoming winters 55:}, early winter bucks 603 d. early Winter does 62d. winter bucks 61.‘_.d, winter does 86d, Vfirst winter ‘bucks 66.‘_.<1, first winter does 960. spotted V\'illt€:F§. 55;d. mixed fawns 32d, winter fawns 91d, summer blacks 262 d, autumn —-blacks, 54?_.d, second winter blacks 111 d, first winter blacks 203 d, hareskins ‘26§d, horsehair 26%;, catskins ‘o‘tl each, summer lbroken 13.‘_.d, autumn broken 19d, winter broken 311 d. milky does 136.