COMMERCIAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVII, Issue 9128, 25 October 1917, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

AODINGTON STOCK MARKET.

CHKISTGHURCH, October 24. i

At the Addington market to-day therp were larger yardings of stock in all' the principal departments. Prices all round were, generally ■ easier. Fat cattle showed a decline of about' £2 per -head, and dry store ■"sheep were | down about 2s 6d and ewes Is 6d to ! 2s 6d, compared with a fortnight ".be-, fore. ■'Larger"''yardings 'of fat sheep and fat lambs also resulted in lower prices, the former"'being down 3s' to. I 4s'per head and towards 'the end o€ the sale competition fell away alto-, gether. The store cattle pens contained among the offerings the largest; number 0f...:; 'fchreo and four-year-old cattle, most of "them from Southland,: thai had been seen in the yards for, some time. This class of cattle met with good demand and sold up to £16 per head. Other sorts, were difficult to dispose of, and many were passed. Pigs wero easier. Sheep. Store Sheep.—2-tooth shorn ewes to 26s 6d, 4 and 6-tooth ewes with lambs all counted 22s 7d to 23s 6d (shorn ewes 18s 7d), sound-mouth ewes and lambs all counted to 22s 9d (shorn ewes 18s 3d). 2 and 4-tooth wethers to 27s 6d, ,4 and 6-tooth 34s 9d to 42s Id, merino wethers to 26s 3d, shorn 19s 7d; ewe hoggets to 335; wether hoggets to 255, shorn 22k 5d to 22s 9d, mixed sex hoggets .to 33s 3d.

Fat lambs.—Extra pi imp to .'s3s 3d, prime 2G<; to 28s 9d. hghtei 22s to '25s Gd.

' Fat .sheep.—Extra prime Avetlieii, to 525, prime 41s to 465, lighter 27s> to 40s, shorn 29s 3d to 38s, extia pi ime ewes. 47*., prime 35s to 41s. lighter 22-s Jd to 345, shorn 28s lOd to 35s ■3d; hoggets 345, to 37s Gd , Cattle. Fat c-attlo.—Extra piime stceis to £24 lss. prime £17 to £20 oidinaiy £13 17s 6d and £16 10s, oxtt.i piime heifers £20 12s 6d, prime £13 to tIG 10s, ordinary £11 to £12 10s, extia prime cows* £18, prime £13 10s to £16 10s, ordinary £10 5s to £13 Store c-a.ttle.—Two-yeai stc ci s f.9, heifers £7, three-year steeis til, heiiers £8, £9, four-year .steeis £14 7.s (xl to £16, four and five-yeai steeis Ul6 dry cows £6 and £10; dau\ urns €6 12s 6d to £15. Pigs. "' Pig^s.—Choppers and baconers equal to B£d to B^d per lb. Large stores 57s to 61s, medium 32s 6d to 555, smaller 25s to 28s, weaners 2Gs (id to 355.