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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 51, 1 March 1923, Page 12

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THE MARKETS AT A GLANCE. IMPROVEMENT IN TRADE. DRAPERr SALES TERMINATING. Auckland "Stir" Office. Thursday, March 1. Improvement is reported both in whole- «•»!.. and retail turnovers this week. lue that most of the retail drapery _oS aTtermlnatlng their special autumn clearing sales at the end of the Pf«"»" week is responsible for renewed activity. an. sales have been remarkably h-jr Drastic reductions arc marked on goodb • his week in the endeavour to quit summer ioods and. as the weather has been warmer These offerings have found good resP°"=> e - Nest week will see the opening up of winter goods and windows will be tut Source of much attraction In the endeavour to ascertain what will be worn this season. According to reports entirely new creations arc promised, with prices much below last "ear's figures' for dress goods, coatingsi and _at« I'ancy goods sales are mentioned as good' where prices are induclvc; the public lave shown "their appreciation °f genuine reductions at _th_3c sales, which have helped considerably to reduce stocks The crocery trade B hows more actlvltj, ana heavy public buying is forcing retailers to look for replenlshings. btocks generally are fairly heavy, and this encourages competition now that stocktaking period is drawing near. Some lines that are scarce have found their way Into brokers hands this week, this move being made merely to realise as much as possible berore the end of March. A little sago and tapioca has changed hands this week, but buyers were very glad to have their wants met. Collections are fair, and April deliveries are already being arranged for-to follow Immediately after stocktaking. Shipping has contributed a wide range of goods this week, but there is an absence of declining costs; quire a number of lines show added cost, and cable news this week shows that a number of lines are moving upward. Competition in the grocery trade remains keen, and there is no change in the particularly fine margin that attaches to many lines, but this method of selling so many lines without bearing their share of overhead expense Is generally admitted to be a forerunner of trouble. Already more than one firm have bad to close down In Auckland, while in the country districts quite a number have been compelled through competition to wind up their businesses. Sugar.—Deliveries show - Improvement this week, although orders are still in arrear. The firm nature with advancing tendency of cost In producing centres removes possibility of lower prices for us. However, our present cost is a favourable one compared with some overseas reports. Nuts.—Cable Information to hand shows a sudden' change In- quotations for Sicily almonds, the move being a substantial advance, which Is a surprise to merchants who have been holding off since Christmas wants were met. A good sample of walnuts has arrived from China, while French are expected at any time. Peanut kernels are scarce.

Island Trade.—The Navua has brought in a fair amount of business for Island traders, and this will provide a rush of work to enable dispatch In time for the sailing which is timed for the week-end.

Singapore Produce.—Prices this week are unchanged, with no new arrival of stocks. On account of annual stocktaking, some merchants have let some of their stock of sago and tapioca go to other merchants, who were right out, so- that most- wholesale houses now have stock to meet the retail demand. Spices an? In better demand now that the pickling season is in full swing. Cloves and chillies are a little dearer.

Jam Pulps.—Sales are very satisfactory and. it is evident that the low costs will stimulate business. Respberry and black currant are even in cost. Stocks are lightly held, but further supplies are expected from South In about a fortnight's time.

Corks.—Demand Is heavier, with stocks moderate. Some fine quotations are naming for G.B.'s. Pickle bungs are selling Well.

Tinned Fish.—The low prices that have heen operating for salmon ore responsible for heavy inroad into holdings, consequently the lines that have been selling at Ioss«to Importers. are now carrying a share of overhead expenses. Pinks are most popular In demand, with small inquiry for Chums and Spckeyes. New shipment of Norwegian sardines have ,been distributed this week, two-layer previously being almost unprocurable. Eights and sixteenths, very suitable sizes, for lunches, are again available, after being off this market for some years. There is an' lnoulry for cod, but with none to meet business offering.

Tinned Vegetables.—Business has been »cry quiet the last month or two, but peas are now getting a demand. Heavy stocks of American have been held, consequently It has been possible to purchase at well under cost, and) at this some hundreds of «ases have been qnlt. Now, with lightening of holdings merchants are moving costs to a level that will carry its share of working evnense. Tomatoes for winter trade •re offering, hut little business is being done. Beans have arrived, but sales are quiet.

Rice.—Competition amongst retailers is responsible for a filing price to the public iat landed value or a shade over. Naturally retail demand under these conditions shows, much improvement. Forward booking is taking nlaee for Rangoon at a very low nrlce. and aulte a large proportion of the. shipment is already covered for.

Sheet Gelatine.--New Zealand make is securing most of the trade offering. A shipment of Nelson's sheet has arrived, but cost Is very much above that asked for local.

Dried and seedless raisins show improved demand, but business Is far from brisk. Some very low prices are being asked, at which buying should result. Apricots are quoting very low. In some cases without profit, but business is very quiet. Dates are good sellers.

Hardware.—Conditions in this trade are very good, in fact building cost Is reported to. be very similar to the highest during the time of the-war. Many line's are- hard to pick up- locally, these include Enelish enamel ware, also American. English lam? and gas chimneys, scythe blades, nnd numerous builders' lines. Building continues to deyelon both in business and home reaniremmt. Fencing wire nnd corrugated Iron locally are belne subjected to keen competition, but producers' quotations arc firming.

— BUTTER DEARER. Following upon the tssproved prices ruling -for-bntter on the-London market the price locally has been advanced one penrrV ; tier pound all round. Judging by the out- __ look regarding the position of tbe market , J for. butter In London, a further advance in j "rice locally is by no means improbable. ■ The nresent wholesale price for butter in , Auckland is l/sj per lb net for superfine. » 1/8 for first grade, and 1/7 for second . grade. EGGS AGAIN ADVANCE!. Supplies of eggs are so short that a fur- : tber advance in price takes place to-day, f 2/2. per dozen wholesale being the quota- * tibn, and 2/4 retail. in Christchurch first . 1 srade hen eggs are quoted at 1/7 per dozen t wholesale. BACON AND HAMS. Owing to export of bacon and hams sup- : plies are still short on the local market.! There Is talk of a branch of an Australian : bacon-curing firm-being opened in Anck-'' , land; in fact, representatives are over here! ► at the present time. It Is recognised that the bacon-curing business is capable of big; l » development in New Zealand, especially if ' a good market is opened for export to ' ■ Great Britain. POTATOES. 1 Although less quantities of potatoes have . , come, to hand during the past week, sup- ] piles are quite equal to the requirements of this market. Latterly the quality of • some lines of potatoes sent In has not been quite up to the excellent standard of those received earlier in the season. As soon as the new southern potatoes reach this market what remains of the local crop will be hard to quit. The first of the southern * potatoes are expected to reach this market , about the middle or this month, which Is! I earlier than usual. Cheap prices are , being quoted from Canterbury for ahlp- ! 2_°J to Auckland, an Indication that the * W?ni.£s!LJ ,een a , 8«><1 one. . As far as " DortJrt^SJ. 8 . market is concerned it is re-! 5 £_d o___ B _.i n S crop of at Hurt! - year. been an exceptional one this' i 0... . ON IONS FIRMER. } export to An£rie_^ ImMB _ >ea * «*<">« '»* leave ... The ahlpments that vessel, ta ago,?. - *£.« ne:tt trl P » f result has been to° c ._«_*s^ 8 tta »e.. The ; value to Increaseabc-u? <gw wers ' ,deas ot . &'. howeverT the M»i M)/ , per ten - So America has h,,. ™ . * *°» export to I than that of Ua? se_.o_ n,U< il 8D *»« acale (- *°™ appear thit the" °re __L' WonW th «w----l local onion, to keep thi? S?_2 c . ,m « , l»»es <* I piled, and unless more *«« «up- » occurs prices are «_", *? port business - --urtnUi. h_, ta ,

MAIZE. | Arrivals of maize, while larger than has i been the case during the past few weeks, did not prove In excess of the requirements of this market. Growers on tbe Coast are still disposed to hold on to their maize in the hope of getting better prices later in the year. Reports from Gisborne are to tbe effect that the price of this grain has advanced. OAT MARKET FIRMER. The market for oats in tbe south firmed 2d to 3d per bushel Blnce last report. This is partly due to the large quantity of oats that were damaged during the wet weather experienced ot harvest time. The result has been to cause a shortage of A grade oats of bright colour, and is expected to keep prices Arm until next harvest. Added to this, although export of oats to Australia has ceased for the present, it Is thought supplies will be wanted later on, and this causes growers In the south to maintain a firm attitude. I CHAFF. Just at the moment ample supplies of chaff are in Auckland owing to a couple of vessels having arrived close together from Blenheim. Prior to this stocks held locally were very short. Reports from Blenheim are to the effect that merchants experience difficulty in procuring supplies of chaff of good quality. Plenty of undergrade chaff is being offered, but sales are difficult to make, excepting ot standard quality. MILLING WHEAT. The Government control ceased with the opening of March. .Representatives of the Farmers' Union In the south have conferred with millers re fixing a price for wheat. Advice from Dunedin is that the market for new season's milling wheat there opened at 4/6 per bushel, sacks extra, a fair amount of grain changing hands at that figure. The Government still holds a quantity of grain purchased under the agreement made with growers at a cost consider? ably above 4/6 per bushel, and the question arises as to how this will be marketed. Some growers also have a fairly large carry over of wheat which the - Government would not purchase as not being up to tae milling standard. On the other hand the new season's yield of wheat is estimated at 8,500,000 bushels, as against 10,500,000 last year. Eight and a half million bushels of wheat is, however, more than will be required for consumption In New Zealand and there Is also the carry over from last year to be disposed of. The quality of the new | season's wheat te reported to" be satisfacI tory on the average aud heavier crops are being gathered this season. FOWL WHEAT. This line is in good supply. Buyers arc holdlne off the market in the south In the hope of lower prices ruling for this grain, when the whole «f the new season's crop is harvested. GRASS AND Cn.OVER SEEDS. The market for cocksfoot seed has been upset owing to the large quantities «r Danish that were Imported towards the end of last year. The lines Imported are of good quality. Ryegrass and clover seeds show no alteration .In price. White clover is meeting with-good demand. As far as red clover is concerned, there was a substantial carry over of seed from last year. Inquiries have been received for white clover. Chewing's fescue and brown top for export. Locally --there is a good demarjol I for grass seed "for sowing ploughed lands. Unit owing to the wet summer preventing felled bush areas being burned off. there will he little surface sowing done this autumn. WHOLESALE CURRENT PRICES. Farm and Dairy Produce. —Superfine creamery butter, 3/S} per lb for prompt cash; first grade, 1,3; second grade, 1/7; farmers' separator, 1/3 per lb; cheese, first grade factory, medium size. lOd to 1/ per jib; hams, lOd to 1/ per Jb: -bacon. lOd per lb net; lard, bulk Sid, pats 9d; honey. | prime grade sections from 8J to 9*d; eggs 2/5 per dozen wholesale.

Flour. £17 57, less discount of 2} per cent per ton. in 2001b sacks; sharps. £9 10/; bran, £6 10 : oatmeal. 25's. £23 per ton. Grain.—Onts. A grade. 4/10 to 5/ per bushel, ex store: Algerian seed oats, 6/; maize, 5/ per bushel, ex store; fowl wheat, 6/6 per bushel. Chaff. —Best southern. £11: Onions.—Local, 8/6 to 9/ per cwt. Potatoes.—Best quality. f6 10/ per ton, ex store. •OX CHANGE. Business on 'Change lias been quieter this week, out values have not receded. As a matter of fact the fewer transactions recorded are due to holders declining to sell even where higher prices were offered by buyers. Bank of New South Wales shares had steady inquiry at £37. but no sales resulted. Buyers of Colonial Sugar, Australian Issue, offered up to £40, but this did not lead to business. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency ha<4 n good rise since last report lit the buying offers, the latest bid helng, £84. Union Bank shares firmed slightly during the week, buyers offtring £13 16/6 yesterday afternoon. Dalgety, Ltd., shares are wanted at £12 2/6, and transaction took place during the week above that figure. The demand for debentures continues good at late rates. Macky Logan stock were wanted at the last call yesterday at a premium of 20.', while par was offered for Gisborne Sheep Farmers. Government War Loans are wanted at late rates, and buyers came in this week for the 1941 line at £90 10/. The ."per cent' loans are now wanted at £97 7/6 and £97 10/ tfor the respective issues, while Soldiers' Loans of 5$ per cent could be placed at flOfl. New Zealand Insurance shares are a/shade firmer this (week, sales Seing made at 27/6, while Nationals could be placed at 78/6. Auckland Gas new issue ROld at 2.VC since last report, and buyers of Tauplri Coal now offer 2CV9. Buyers came In this week for both issues or Wellington wool at £8 12/. but no selling price was quoted. Further transactions took place In Wilsons Cement at 23/, and buyers or Tonson Garllck, Ltd., advanced their offers to 12/3 without sale resulting. Wallil shares are easier this week, selling at 29/3, while Grand Junctions - changed hands at 8/11.

AUCKLAND STOCK SALES. I . The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:— We held sales of stock during the past week at Westflpld, Kaukapakapa, Whltford and Silverdale. having large yardlngs, and report practically complete clearances at late quotations. Best dairy cows, and heifers, £9 to £16; others, f5 to f8 17/6; inferior cows aud heifers, £2 to £4 17/6; bulls. £2 to £5 17/6; empty cows, £1 10/ to £2 15/; wea_er calves,'best, £1 10/ to f2 10/; others, 12/6 upwards; yearling to 18-months heifers. £2 to £3 5/: ditto steers, £2 to £2 17/0; 2 to 2i-year steers. £3 to £3 17/6; 3 to 3}-year steers, £4 to £4 17/6; 4 to 5-year steers. £5 to £317/6; beef at fully Westfleld prices; store lambs; 13/ to 18/; store wethers, £1 5/ to £1 8/6; ewes, £1 2/3 to £1 5/. Alfred Buckland and Sons. Ltd.. report: At our weekly Westfleld Thursday's sale of dairy and store cattle, the former were In better request and sold at Improved values. Best cows at profit £12 tc £16 10/: good cows, £9 to £11 10/; others. £? 10/ to £8 10/; aged and Inferior, £2 to £5; best springing heifers £9 to £13; good heifers £7 to £8 10/; others, £8 10/ to £6 10/; empty cows and heifers fl 10/ to f4 5/; calves, 15/ to fl 15/. - There was an avenge yarding at our bi-monthly Clevedop sale on ! Monday, and everything changed owners at ruling prices. We held our fortnightly sale at Pukekobe on Tuesday, and had large entries in nil departments. There was a large attendance and a good demand existed for all classes. Grown cattle were easier, although all penned sold. Young cattle were in strong demand. Grown steers in. forward condition £3 5/ to £6; fresh-conditioned 3} to 4*-year-old steers f4 5/ to £3; 2 to 3-year-old steers £3 to £4: yearling to 18-months steers £2 to £2 15/; In calf heifers £3 to £* 10/; empty yonng cows £2 5/ to £3 5/; store cows £1 5/ to £2 2/: Jersey heifer oalves £2 10/ to £3 10/; other calves £1 4/ to £2; weedy calves 15/ to fl 1/: fat steers f6 to f9: fat cows and heifers f2 10/ to _6 10/.(187 beef sold): dairy cows and heifers £4 to £12. according to quality. A heavy yarding of pigs met with a keen sale (539 sold). HAMIXTOS STOCK SALE. The Farmers' Co-op. Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report:—At Hamilton on Tuesday. February 27, we had an average yarding of I all .clase. of stock In all branches. Competition was easier,-except for beef which, probably owing to the short market, seemed i In better demand. Cows, heavy, made from :f5 5/ to f6 6/; medium weights, f4 9/ tq£s 2 '6: light weight steers, f5 9/. The advertised line of Hereford steers, whilst lacking nothing In point of quality, did not-come up to expectation In condition, oon- [ sequently the reception was not cordial. Bales made after the auctioneer had passed reached an average of £3 15'; 2-year steers, fair quality, made from £2 18/ to £3 B. Other classes of store, cattle were penned in small lots only, lnsufflcent to base values npon. Tbe pens were practically bare of prime sheep, a few lots of second quality selling at about late rates. Rape lambs drew bettor competlton, selling from 16/6 to 18/3 for medium lines; store lambs from 115 to 13. Breeding ewes were quieter. A full yarding or pigs were offered. Prices for baconers were easier owing to tbe absence of outside buyers, while porkers, iB.. 8 -- a _? stores maintained late rates. I Heavy baconers, £3 6' to £3 14'; medium.

£2 17/ to £3 »/; food porkera to light baconers, £2 12/ to £2 15/; medium porkers, £2 7/ to £2 10/; light, £2 2/ to £2 B/J stores, 88/ to 3ft/; best slips, 25/ to 30/; others, 18/ to 22/; good weaners, 12/ to 15/; email, 7/6 to IV. rRAHKTON STOCK SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile j Agency Co., Ltd., report: , At Frank-ton Yards on Tnesday we bad i an average yarding of sheep and cattle, • | and although the demand for sheep was not , so keen, and several lots were passed at auction, we cleared all our offering after- : wards. Beef was not as plentiful as for-, merly and a good sale of this class resulted. | Heifers in calf were required and met with j spirited competition. We quote : Heavy fat • steers, £9 2/6: light nnd unfinished steers, £5 10/ to £5 12/6; fat cows, £4 16/ to £6 7/6: lighter weights, £3 17/6 to £4 8/; cows, fresh to forward, f2 6/ to f3 10/; store cows, £1 0/ to £1 17/; Frlcslan heifers 18-months, r.w.b., £5 16/; S.H. and Jersey cross, r.w.b., £3 5/ to £4 2/6; weaner Jersey heifers, £3 17/: work bulls, £2 to £4 5/. springing heifers, £7 to £8; fat ewes, £1 5/ to -fl 0/3; fat lambs, £1 5/6; store lambs, 14/6 to 15/2; f.m. eWes, fl 3/9 to £1 5/; fin ewes in low condition, 16/. Both fat and store pigs were penned in large numbers. Prices for fat pbrs were slightly easier than last week, while store pigs were slightly better. Prices realised were: Heavy baconers, £3 to £3 7/: -tedium lwconers, £2 12/ to £2 19/; S°od Porkers, £> 5/ to £2 12/; light porkers, 35/ tot., good slips, £1 .V to £1 13/; others, 18/ to £t 1/; good weaners, 137 to 16/b; others, 9/ to 12/. FAT STOCK MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. report:— At West field on Wednesday beef penned In large numbers and although wo- , I ding was erratic prices generally showed « slight Improvement on last week's sa'* B ! quote:—Extra choice oxen to 24/ per 10"»": choice and prime oxen, 19/ to 23/ per iou '"T rough and plain oxen, 14/ to 08/ per lOOib,young cow and heifer beef, 17/ to 21/ per ! 1001b; other cow beef, 12/ to 16/ per 1001b. ,No extra heavy prime steers- were pennert. i Heavy prime steers. £8 10/ -to £9 12/0; medium prime steers, £7 7/6 to fS </6; light prime steers, £0 7/6 to f7 5,1. smaller and unfinished steers, £4 5/ to £6 5/; heavy prime cows and belters, £5 15/ to £8 ij.-e; medium prime cows and heifers, £4 15/ to £5 10/: light prime cows aud heifers £3 13/ to £4 12/6; inferior cows, £1 10/ W> i wards Sheep were .penned in average I numbers, selHng at late quotations. Heavy prime wethers, £1 15/ to £1 17/3; medium prime wethers, £1 12/6 to £1 14/9; light prime wethers, £1 8/ to £1 12/3: smaller unfinished wethers, £1 2/9 to £1 79; heavy I prime eweß, £1 6/ to £1 8/9; medium prime 'ewes, £1 3/9 to fl 5/9; light prime ewes. |£1 1/ to £1 3/6; inferior ewes, 12/ to 17 6- ; Calve* were penned in large numbers and Isold at late rates. 'Runners sold at from !£2 10/ to £6 15/ for one fattened by iMr. Ed. I Brown, of Clevedon; heavy vealers, By to £2 18/: medium vealerß, £1 12/ to f2 3/; light venlers. £1 1/ to fit 11.': Bmaller, 12/ j to 20/; small and fresh dropped, 5/ to 11/. , Pigs were penned In large numbers, selling | i under keen competition at advanced prices, j Choppers, f2 "to £3 2/0: heavy and medium baconers. £3 10/ to £4 «/; light baconers j and heavy porkers, £2 "16/ to £3 9/; medium and light porkers. £1 18/ to £2 15/; large mores, fl 9/ to £1 17/; slips, 19/ to £1 B/; neanerc. 10/ -to 18/. Lambs were penned In average numbers and sold at late quotaItlons. Heavy prime lambs. £1 6/6 to fl 8/9; medium prime lambs, £1 3/6 to £1 5.9; light prime lambs, £1 Ofl to £1 3.3: rape | lambs, IC/6 to £1 0/6; store lambs, 12/ to 16/.

Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd.. report: Yesterday, at our weekly Westfleld fat stock market, our supply of beef totalled 01*1 head, comprising 414 steers. 165 cows and- heifers, and 12 bull.. There was an improved demand and generally values were firmer, especially for well-flnished oxen. Extra choice ox" sold 'to £1 37 per 1001b; choice and prime ox. £1 2/ to £1 4/; ordinary and plain ox, £1 to £1 1/6; prime young cow and heifer beef, 17/ to £1 2>; ordinary cow beef. 14/ to 16/: rough beef, 10/ to 10/. Heavy prime steers ranged in price from £9 10/ to flO 17/6 <no extra heavy prime steers penned); lighter prime steers,----£7 5/ to £0 5/; light prime steers £5 13/ to £7; unfinished and small, £3 to £5 5/; extra heavy prime young eoittj and heifers, £0 3/ to £7 10/; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £5 to £6: lighter, f3 13/ to £4 15.'; other cows, fl 3/ to £3 10/; 0)0118, £1 10/ to £7 7/6. Sheep came (forward In Increased numbers. ' There was a steady ■ demand throughout -with values on > ttt with last report. Extra heavy prime wethers,' £1 16/ to £1 17/!); heavy prime wethers, £1 13/ to £1 OS/6; medium to heavy prime wethers, £1 10/ to £1 liV9; light, fat and unfinished wethers, fl 6/ to £1 9/6: extra heavy-prime young ewes. £1 8/ io £1 11/; heavy far ewes, £1 5/6 to £1 7/6; lighter ifat ewes, fil 8/ to £1 3/: other ewes. 16/8 to fl 2/j 2531 penned. Lambs were also penned in larger numbers than usual and sold readily. Extra heavy prime, fl' 8/9 to" £1.10/; heavy Jambs, & 5/9 to £1 8/; lighter, £1 3/ to £1 5/6: unfinished 17/6 to £1 I': small stores, 14/ to 16/6 <835 sold). Fat and young calves were penned in record numbers, comprising mauy lines of extra good medium ' and heavy vealers. There was a steady demand throughout, but owing to the heavy entry, values were lower than last week. Runners made from £2 15/ to £3 16/: "heavy vealers, £2 12/ to £3 11/; medium vealers, fl 15/ to £2 8/; light vealers, fl to fl 10/; small and fresh-dropped. 5/ to 16/ (3*l sold). Fat pigs were penned in large numbers. Competition was keen and values Improved on last week's report. Store pigs were also firmer. Choppers. £1 8/ to £3 IS/: heavy baconers, £3 12/ to £4 8/; medium baconers. £3 to £3 9/; heavy porkers and light baconers, f2 10/! to £2 18/: medium porkers, £2 4/ to.£2 9/; light and unfinished porkers. £1 1(1/ to £2 2/: large store pigs. £1 32/6 to £2; slips, £I' 2/6 to fl 10/; good weaners. a-2/6 to £1; sniall weaners, 7/6 to 10/. (620 sold)

At the Haymarket on Friday last we had a large yarding of horses. ■Competition wi. fair, and last week's prices were realised.

. Dalgety. and Company, Ltd.. report having held their,.usual sale of fat ..stock at Westfleld yesterday as follows:

Beef.—A good yarding. Tbe market was erratic, but on the whole good beef -was slightly better- Plain beef was dull of-sale. Extra choice ox, £1 5/; prime and-choice. £1 to £1 4/ per 1001b; plain and-rough, 16/ to 09/ per 1001b. Sheep.—A heavy yarding. 'Prices were about the same as lust week's quotations. No extra heavy wethers yarded. Prime and medium wethers, £1 11/ to £1 14/9; light, £1 8/ to £1 10/; unfinished, £1 4/9; ewes, heavy prime. £1 9/9: medium, £1 6/6; light, £1 4/3: lnfer(or.' 16/ to £13/. 0 Lambs.—A fair yarding. Fat lambs sold readily, unfinished were decidedly easier. Heavy prime, fl 6/6; medium to £1 4/; rape lambs. 16/ to 20/: store. '13/ to 16/6. Calves.— A heavy yarding. Prices were slightly easier. Runners, £2 4/ to £4 4/; vealers, £2 7/6: light vealers. £1 to £1 10/. Pigs-—A very heavy yarding sold readily, especially baconers. Porkers were slightly easier. Heavy baconers to f4 «/; medium baconers. £3 5/ -to ,£3 18/; heavy porkers, £2 14/ to £8 9/; medium to .light porkers, £1 18/ to £2 12.'. ADDINGTON MARKET. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. At the' Addlngton market to-day there were record yardlngs of store sheep, the total approximating from 35*000 to 40,000, about 75 per cent being ewes. Store Sheep.—The yarding Included lines from Poverty Bay, Nelson, South Marlborough, Marlborough Sounds, and ' tbe Chatham Islands. The sale opened a shade easier, but improved, and on the average was better than last week. A good clearance of all classes-was effected. Qood 2tooth Roraney ewes, 38/ to 39/9; good 24, 6 and 8-tooth Romney ewes, 32/6 to 33/8, ordinary 28/ to 31/6; good 2 and 4-tooth jew.es, 32/ to 34/, ordinary 27/6 to 31/3; good 2 4 and 6-tooth half bred ewes, 39/; good 2-tooth three-quarter-bred ewes, 37/; full and failing-mouthed ewes, 23/6 to falling-mouthed 19/6 to 23/9, aged 13/ to 16/3; forward 6-tooth wethers, 31/1 ordinary 27/ to'2B/6; good half-bred 2tooth wethers, 29/; good forward lambs. 24/3 to 28/1, ordinary 20/ to 23/9, Inferior 17/9 to 19/9, cull 9/9 to 14/9. Fat Lambs. —A total of 4230' was penned, and a good sale resulted at last week's values, lOd to lOid. Extra prime lambs 33/ to 96/, a few special 38/11, prime 30/ to 32/9, medium 27/ to-29/6, Inferior 23/6 to 26/9. Fat Sheep.—A bigger yarding than for some months, and a further easing of about 2/; on wethers and 2/ to 3/ on ewes. Extra prime wethers, 37/, a few special 39/; prime wethers 31/ to 34/. medium 28/ to 30/, light 25/ t0.27/6.; extra, prime ewes 35/, prime 26/ to 29/6,. light 20/ to 22/6, old 16/ to 19/6. Fat Cattle.—About 460 were yarded. Good beef about held late values, but cow beef wag easier. Best _eef 29/ to 32/ per 1001b. secondary 25/ to 28/; ' extra' 1 prime steers £14 10/ to £16 12/6, prime £11 12/6 to £14. medium f9 7/6 to £11 10/, light £6 12/6 to to £9 2/6: extra prime heifers £10 to £1112/6, prime £7 10/ to £9 10/. ordinary £4 to £7 5/;.ex£ra prime cows. £9. 10/ to £10 7/6, prime £8 15/ to £9, medium £4 12/6 to a io/.

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