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Taranaki Daily News, 27 October 1917, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET.". ■• ■Store sheep—Two-tooth shorn ewes to 28s fid, 4 and 6'tooth ewes with lambs (all counted) 22s 7d to 23s 6d, shorn ewes 18s 7d, south-mouth ewes and lambs (all counted) to 22s U, shorn ewes 18s 3d, 2 and 4-tooth wethers t 0 27s 6d, 4 and G-tooth wethers 34s 9d to 48s' Id, 4 and 8-tooth merino wethers to 26s 3d, ewe hoggets to 335, wether hoggets to 25s (shorn) 22s 5d to 22s 9d, mixed sex hoggets to 33s 3d. Fat lambs—Extra prime ■to 33s' 3d, prime 26s to 28s 9d, lighter 22s to 25s fid. Fat sheep—Extra prime wethers to 525, prime wethers 41s to 465, lighter wethers 27s to 40s, shorn wethers 29 3 3d to 38s, extra prime ewes 475. prime ewes '3ss to 41s, lighter ewes 22s fld to 345, shorn ewes 28s lOd to 33s 3d, hoggets 34s to 37s fid. Fat cattle—Extra prime steers to £24 15s, prime steers £l7 to £2O. ordinarv steers £l3 17s fid to £l6 10s, extra prime heifers £2O 12s Od, prime heifers £l3 to £l6 10s, extra prime cows £lB, prime cows £l3 10s to £l6 10s, ordinary cows £lO 5s to £l3. •Store cattle—Two-year-old steers £9, 2-year heifers £7, 3-year steers £ll 4s, 3-year heifers £8 to £O, 4-year steers' £l4 7s 8d to £ll, 4 and 5-year steers £l6, dry cow s £6 to £lO, dairy cows £6 12s 6d to £ls. Pigs—Choppers £5 to £6 7s 6d, baconers £4 to £5 18s (equal to 8 l-4d to SV.d per lb), porkers 50s to 75s (equal to fld to Md per lb, large stores £5 7s to £6 Is fid, medium 32s fld to 555, smaller 25s to 28s, weaners 25s fld to 355. BURN-SIDE. Prime heavy bullocks £3O 2s fid, medium £23 2s fid to £29 10s, others .CIS a.nd upward':. Rest cows £l9, medium £ls to £l7, others £l2 and upwards. Sheep—Prime heavy wethers 53s to 5Hs, prime 48s to 535, medium 42s to 40s, light unnished ewes 53s 3d, one extra special 70s 3d, heavy 45s to 51s Dd, medium 40s to 4tis, others 35s and upwards. Lambs—Best 325, medium 25s to 27s fid.