COMMERCIAL

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 April 1927, Page 9

COMMERCIAL

ADDINGTON MARKETS.

(Special to "Star.")

CHRISTCHURCH, April 13. Messrs Dalgety and Co,, Ltd., report oil to-day’s Addington sales : —- Eat Sheep. —A large yarding owing to the Easter holidays. The butchers’ requirements were small and there was a dragging sale at prices 1/6 to 2/ below last week’s.

Fat Lambs.—A medium yarding, with a large proportion of light and unfinished. Prime lambs sold at schedule rates, but unfinished laffibs were in poor demand, and prices were easier.

Store Sheep.—A small yarding, with less overseas sheep than for some months, which met with a poor demand, and prices were again easier. Local ewes met with a fair demand at late rates.

Fat Cattle. —A large entry of medium to good quality, with cows predominating, but a very slack sale. Owing to the Easter holidays when no slaughtering will be done at the abattoirs, and butchers having purchased practically all their requirements last week, when there was a heavy supplyvalues showed an all-round drop of 20/ to 30/ per head, according to weights and quality.

The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., reports: — Fat Cattle.—A yarding considerably beyond requirements. A dragging sale resulted and values were down fully 2/ per lOOlbs, Primest quality steers and heifers to 35/ per lOOlbs, prime 28/ to 32-, good cows 24/ to 28/, and rough down to 18/ per lOOlbs. Store Sheep. —A falling-off in the numbers yarded this week. The demand for lambs was not keen, except for good ewe lambs. Adult sheep suffered a further decline of 2/ a head. Forward lambs 14/ to 15/, good halfbred ewe lambs 21/6 to 24/6, fuUmouth half-bred ewes 13/ to 17/9, North Island two-tooth ewes 20/ to 22/, good two, four and six-tooth halfbred wethers 17/ to 18/9.

Fat Sheep.—A heavier yarding than the previous week. A fair proportion of wethers were penned. A decline of 1/ to 2/ a head was experienced in this section. Extra wethers to 29/7- prime 24/ to 28/, medium 24/ to 25/6, extra ewes to 25/10, prime 18/ to 22/6, medium 13/ to 17/6, light 9/ to 17/6. Municipal elections »

Our special correspondent reports: Fat Pigs. —A large entry of fat pigs. The demand was weaker than at last week, and prices were low all round, though porkers showed a hardening tendency towards the end. Choppers £3 10/ to £7 8/6. light baconers £3 5/ to £3 10/, heavy baconers £3 17/6 to £4 5/, extra heavy baconers to £4 10/, average prices per lb 5d to 6d, light porkers 45/ to 50/, heavy porkers 52/ to 60/, average price per lb 7d to Bd. Store Pigs.—The entry of store pigs was of medium size. There was a large attendance of buyers. The market opened on a par with late rates. This level was maintained throughout the sales. Pedigree sows in pig were offered and made from £4 5/ to £5. Wenners 13/ to 18/6 slips 19/ to 24/, medium stores 25/ to 32/, large stores 33/ to 39/, 6d extra for Targe stores to 46/. STOCKS AND SHARES AUCKLAND, April 14. The Stock Exchange closes to-day until Tuesday, April 26. Sales: Lucky Shot 2/4 (con.) and 2/8 (paid), Kawarau 3/-; Alburnia 3/2, New Zealand breweries, deb. 24/-. Reported:—Bank N.S.W. £5O, National Mortgage £3/5/6. WELLINGTON, April 14. 10 a.m. call; sales on change, 4£ per cent, bonds 1938 £96/7/6, bank of New Zealand £3. APPLE QUOTATIONS. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Aaan.) LONDON, April 13. Of the Mahana’s New Zealand apples, the Cox’s were rather spotted, but the others were in excellent quality and condition. Worcesters brought 14/ to 16/6, Jonathans 16/ to 17/6, Dunns 15/ to 17/7, best Cox’s 25/ to 30/. butter prices. SYDNEY, April 14. The Butter Stabilisation Committee decided to raise the price of blitter by halfpenny a pound to 172/8 hundred weight. Should the increase stimulate the import of New Zealand butter, the price will be reviewed next week.