COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 August 1918, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

ADDING TON MARKET. Clirieitclniroli. .Tuly .11, At. Aldington market there wevc good supplies of fat cattle and sheep, arid a moderate yarding in other departments. Tho fat cattle market whs very firm, and I fait sheep sold well, lmt prices were not equal to the previous week's rates. There i a fair demnnrl for store sheep. Fat pi<j* sold -well ,l>ut stores were easier. Store sheep.—Six and 8-th owes 25s 3d to 27s (id, sound-mouth ewes 20s to 3H 2 and 4th"wethers to 22s fid,.fi and Stli wethers .'123 lOd to 345, prime hoggets IPs to 2Gs, n.'ixed sex hoggets 17.s 2d to 23i i 9<L

Fat sheep.—Ex,tra prime wethers to jfs fid, prime wethers 40s to 475, medium wethers 37s lo 39s 0,1," light,ev wet/hers 82* to "(is (Id, extra prime ewes 475. prime eews .'i:h (Id to ')os (id, medium 27« fid' to !Ms. lighter '24-; (id to 275, hoggets 'Ms (>d to :ll!s !td.

Fat cattle- —Extra prime steers to £26 Ms; prime steers £l'S to £22; ordinary steer*. £)] to £l7 );>s, prime heifers £1(1 17-: (id, ordinary heifers £8 to £l4 ss, prime cows £Ki to £l7 .'is, ordinary cow* £7 7s (id to :014 l'.ls. Store cattle.—Small Ayr steers £lO, yearlings £4 10s to £f> ss, dry cows £5 •Is to €D, dairy rows £7 to £liß. Pig's.—Choppers £5 to £lO, baconere £4 Ljs to £7 19* fid (equal to !Ud per ib). porkers £3 Gs to £4 10, (equal tn tfid, to lO'/jd per lb), large stores £ - 2 Ids. medium £'2 2s to £2 10s, smaller 2(ls to :its, weaners lis to 225.

BURNSIBE STOCK SALE. J>imelin, July 3-1. At Buvnside to-day 22S fa.t cattle '.vero penned. The quality was fair and prices about equal to last week's ratc=. Best •bullocks .I'2o to £22, extra. £24 as, medium 1o y.iiod Clli 10s to £I S, best cows and holers £l3 :U to .€4.5, extra £l(3 17s lid, medium to good £l2 to £l3, others £lO upwards. Sheep (20GS penned, ) There was very seen competition and price* advanced Is to Is Cd. Bast oOs to extra 67s 3d, medium to good ?>9s to 42s (id, others 30s upwards. nest ewes 42s to 40s, extra 50s, medium to'good !>»s to .ISs, others 2os upwards. Lambs (3.M penned). The offering v.-;is cleared at late rates. There was a medium yarding of fat pigs- Competition was very keen, and prices showed an advance on last week's rates. A fair entry of stores was cleared at late rates.