COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8209, 5 August 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

ADDSNGTOM STOCK MARKET.

(Per Press Association). CffRISTCHURCH, August 4. At the Addington live stock market, there were large entries, particularly of J'at stock, and a good attendance. Fat cattle brought very high prices, fche rate per. lb being the highest for 1 fche year. Prime fat lambs were very firm, but unfinished sorts were easier m sympathy with lambs. In the' store : pens, store sheep sold irregularly. | Ewes and ewe hoggets and. forward wethers well; but. other . classes ■ were easier. • . •• Sheep. Store Sheep.—Fairly, forward four-. tooth and six-tooth wethers 22s 6d to 235, ordinary two, four, and six-tooth wethers 19s 3d to 21s,' two-tooth wethers 14s 3d to 17s 6d, t good ewe hoggets 15s 3d to 19s 3d, cull ewe.': hoggets lls lOd to 23s 9d, good hoggets: 13s'4d to 15s 6d^ inferior hoggets 9s 6d to 12f; fid, bull hoggetTs 6s 4d to -8s 6d, sound mouthed ewes 17s lOd.to 18s 9d. ■inferior owes 10s to 13s 9d,;two-tooth ewes to 19s, aged ewes',ss 3d to 8s ■:.6d. ■■-■.•.•■..■ • ■ / . ' ■■ '. . ■Fat Lajtibs.-—Extra prime "lambs to •4.35, fat lambs 22s 6d to 27s 6d, medium lambs- 18s 6d to 225, lighter 12k 6d to 18s. ■". . .■■'.■-- .; Cattle.

. Fat Cattle.—Extra steers to £40, ordinary steers £8 10s to ..£l3, extra heifers to £14 10s,; ordinary heifers £6 5s to £10 ss, extra cows to £18 17> 6d r ordinary cows £6 to £13 10s (price ofbeef pi>r lOOlbj'-extra steers to 60s. others'3ss to 555.) ' . . ,/ ■- "Pigs. .. .. -^„. .;' "■■■:■.

Pigs.—Choppei's 50s; to 140s, extra heavy bnconers to 80s to 1 j 92s .6d','' iieavy baconers 74s ■ to 80s, light baooners 57s 6d to 70s (price per lb 6i- to 6-Jd), "light porkers 38s to 42s (price per lb ■ 6Jd to 7d).