COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 April 1918, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON At Arlington market there was agaL. < a large entry of store sheep, a larger • i yarding of fat cattle, and in other dopartments there "were average offerings. ."j The demand for store sheep waa mainly :•;;; confined to good' lines of locallv-bref} f ,' sorts, ewes and forward wetheis selling »' well, but backward sorts were easier. loMuvdy tlie end the market eased > eral shillings per head for all classesFat lambs were firm at late rates, and j\' fat cattle were somewhat easier on ac- l count of the larger numbers, but prices-, were still above export level. Store i. " cattle were in better demand, but the < entry consisted of many odd lots Gooddoing cows were in demand, and pigs met a good sale • ®

Store Sheep—E-tooth ewes, 21s fid' to 425, 2 and 4-tooth ewes. J.W. (i-tooth ewes, 40s 3d; 4, n aria 8-VwtU, , ewes, 30s, 0 and 8-tootb wwe* Ada- 7d;' ■ 7 sound-mouth ewes, 15s to 33b sooad-' moiith merino ewes, ICs ':ta • "*** <8- • ' tooth wethers s 2Gs 5d to 30s 6d; wethesr lambs 14s !)d to 22s 9d; mixed sex lambs 19s 3d to 2-ls 6d.

Fat Lambs.—Kxtra prime, to 34»; * prime, 28s to 325; medium, 25s ty '37 a '■ '' ;<M; ligfiiter, 23s Id to 24s Gd. ' H

Fat. Sheep:—Extra prime wethers, to -' fc 475; prime wethers, 303 fid to 41s |r lighter wethers, 31s to 365; prime ewes, ' ,■ 34s to 37s Gd; medium ewes, 30s to 33s ' f lid; lighter ewes, 253 to 39s Cd. Fat Catle. —Extra prime steers, to £23 10s; prime steers, £l7 to £2o>; '-|j ordinary steers, £l3 18s to .•QIC lOsj - ■•ji extra prime heifers, £lB 17s Cd; prime a# heifers, £ll 5s to £l7; ordinary heifers £!) 2s Gd to £11; prime cows, £l2 10s . to £IU 17s 6d; ordinary cows £9 to < , £l2. >

I J igs.—Choppers, i£3 10s Cd to £7; extra heavy baconers, £C; heavy baconors; to £5 lfls ; lighter baconers,, -W

to £-1 10a (equal to 7.|d to Sd lb); > t heavy porkers, £'i 10s to £3 15s; ligh- ■ _ tor porkers, £2 15s to £3 4s; large stores, £3 to £3 3s; medium stores, £2 12s to £2 ISs; smaller, 28s to £2. i>s; i' 1 ] weaners, 14s (id to 275. i ;w

BURNSIDE. ,]f At Burnside 178 fat cattle ~j wore penned. Competition was 'active ,» and prices hardened. Best bullocks nrndo £l9 to £2l; medium, £l7 10a . to £18; lighter, £l4 10s upwards; prjnle lieifcrs, £l6 to £l7 10s; medium, £l4 to £ls 10s; light and aged, £1( 10s upwards. Sheep.—2ll7 pained A few pens of really prime were it offered. Bidding was not so keeft ac last week, and values were a little lower. Extra prime wethers, 44s tp > 4Ss; prime. 3!k to 42s Gd; medium) 36e / j to 395; light and unfinished, 2Ss up-' 1 wards, extra prime ewes, 42s 9d to "44s , v 3d; prime, 37s to 40s; medium, 33s to ' . 3Gs Gd; light and aged. 25a upwards. Lambs- —1233 penned- The quality was j good find competition keen. All freezing buyers were represented. Extra prime, 32s lid to 355; piimrf, 28s 6*l to /; jls 3d; medium, 23s to 27s 0d ; light ' and unfinitdied, ISs upwards. • '■s