COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 October 1918, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

0 " ADDINGTON. " , 1 Christchurch, Oct. 9. At Addington n<arket to-day there weue again moderate yardings of stock. Store stock were again dull of sale in consequence of the late season and the shortage of feed, but the fats all sold well, prime beef maintaining its value and fat sheep and fat lamljs being firmer. Store Sheep—Failing mouth ewes and lambs 14s lid to 15s (id (all counted), small two-tooth wethers 2Gs lOd, four and six-tootS# wethers 33s 8d to 28s lOd, ewe hoggets 32a 3d. mixed sex hogegts 235. Fat lambs, 21s Cd to 82s Cd. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers to 58s 9d, prime wethers 43s to 50s, medium wethers 39s to 42s Cd, lighter wethers 36s 3d to 38s fid, extra prime ewes 50s, prime ewes 37s shorn ewes 27s Gd to 30s sd. " ' Fat Cattle—Extra prime steers to "£35 15s, prime steers £2O to £25, ordinary steers £l2 5s to £lO 10s, extra prime 1 heifers £lB 7s 6d, prime heifers £ls 10s to £l7, ordinary heifers £lO 12s 6d to £ls, extra prime cows to £2l 7s Cd, prime cows £ls 10s to £lB, ordinary cows £lO 2s Cd to £ls ss. Store Cattle—Yearling £4 10s to £5 10s, fifteen-months £7 Is, two-year heifers £8 18s to £7 10s, three-year eteors £l2 ss, dry cows £8 to £9 17s (id, dairy cows £6 15s to £ls ss. Pigs.—Choppers £6 to £8 15s, extra heavy baconers £8 to £8 13s, heavy baconers £7 to £7 15s, lighter baconera £5 10s to £G 10s (equal to 9Jd to lOd per lb), heavy porkers 75s to 80s, lighter porkers 60s to 70s (equal to lOd per lb), best stores 60s and 58s, medium 42s to 495, smaller 32s to 40s, baconers 15s to 335. BURNSH®.' At Burhside prices averaged about 20s higher than last week's rates. Extra prime heavy bullocks £25 17s 6d to £27 7s Cd, prime £22 5s to £25. 12s Cd, medium £lB 10s to £22 10s, lighter £lO upwards, prime heifers £lO 15s, light and aged £ll upwards. Sheep.—Competition was good and prices in several instances Showed an advance of Cs to 7s on last week's rates and an advance Increase of 3s to 4s. Extra prime heavy wethers 595, prime 51s to SCs Cd, medium 40s to 49s (id, light and unfinished 40s upwards, extra prime heavy ewes to 52s 9d, prime 43s to 475, medium 37s Cd to 425, light and aged 82s upwards. Lambs. —Five were penned, and met with keen competition, selling at 28s to 35s 9d. Pigs.—A fair yarding met a keen demand at price equal to late rates.