Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 144, 2 May 1901, Page 2

Commercial.

ALDINGTON LIVE STOCK. MARKET.

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€brlßTchbbch. MayT. _; There was a fair entry of stock in .the yards and agoodv attendance, but ■ prioes in almost alldepartiiients showed a slight decline.. In- the store- sheep pens the*ewas An entry of 6467, or iittfe : oVer half'|he yarding; of tbe. previous .week. 4 There were again severs/J! Hneeof Crnfthara Island-sheep those offered. Ewes and wethers sold much about- the same as last week, but lambs were easier; Most of;fcne lots .were placed at the following rates r—• Sheep-2000. six- and eight-tooth "half-bred: ewes, ,14s 6d; 86 two and four-tooths, 14s; HS- six and "eight toolh crbss-brel ewes, 13s 6d; 124 sound-raothed, 18s 4d to 15s 6d ; 89 at 13s; 170 at 12s ; small lots, 121 63 to 14s; 162 four and Bix-tooth wethers, 13a 93; 250 at 12s lid; a line" of 886 two tooths was passed at lis 9d; and 360 two and' four tqpths at 12s lid. Latnhs—loo sold at 12s Id; I>A at Us 9d; 114 at lis 2d; 287 at lis; ■ 400-at 10s Hi- and 230- at 10s r 6d; .small lots, 9s 4d to 10s Bd. The fat letups pens were filled with an entry of 4437, the quality not being ao last week, and prices for all but the very.jgjoaest showed'a decline of 8d to 6d pei bemgalueSy confindt to export buyers. For freefcing!B794 153 3d; (76 by butchers at 9s 4d to 13s i 2008 by'graaersat lis to U« 7d; and 86d were pussed". The entry of fat sheep was somewhat larger than last week,, jjbere being a few hundred ' wethetsi'in, aod some pens of largo framed p^ime-ewes. Cattl£—The supply of beefconßisted"' of 148 head, of which-oofy twelve were > steers, the bulk beihglighl| and hmidy, weight <i heifers and «ow»< Anything 'very BrjiaHty *I»9W bul «qpst or the yarding changed Tiands at' ;i7e toiileper 1001b<>; steers made,£6 #Mo <ad'iw 6<L;'4ieif*rsV~ £& 6s to Sfiy 2a 6d vaod'cou-s, M 10f to 6U • : Piga-~J?at pigs were ia rather-jbort supply !kw wsre - iffwner -in 11 >hse «a^^4wrtfl%^P^tffwp»

Iteration in the cheese market sinne list reek. The herrip market ; s very firm ; air oorreirt. Manila,£33r B)» ; good fair £26? July sKpmerit, £22 o*. . Cpct»foot seed, SEw? ho jSreseuFft to elf; cocksfoot. The mutton mftrk*f if veak j Oan«*roury, average,' r 3§d ; 3unedin. 3£d ; North leland, Sf* ; Adsralian, 2£d; River Plat*, 3d. liamb is in good demand; Canterbury, Sid; other 5d ; Australian 4fd. Beef ie doll; hinds, 3|d.; fores, 3Jd.