COMMERCIAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 10489, 14 October 1926, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

ADDINGTON YARDS

SHARP RISE IN FAT SHEEP

AND FAT LAMBS

CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 13. Entries in the sheep section at the Addington market to-day were small, and a sharp rise in values was created. Particularly was this the case in fat sheep'and fat lambs. A heavy entry of beef met with lower values.

Ln st-ore sheep there was a very small entry and a. particularly keen sale took place for ewe hoggets, and a firmer one for ewes and lambs, due to thei good rainfall of the past week. Good aged ewes and lambs made 15s to 16s 6d, fair ewes ancl lambs 13s to 14s Gd, inferior aged ewes and lambs 11s Od to 12s 6d; Come dale ewe hoggets 38s Id, threequarterbred wether hoggets 23s Gel to 24s lid; 2 and 4-tli crossbred wethers 26 sSpring lambs.-—The entry of 140 was too few for butchers.’ requirements, and a jump of 3s to- 5s a head took place. Most of the lamb was over Is a. pound. Prices ranged from 24s to 36,s per head.. A small yarding of fat sheep, most of excellent quality, met with a, spurt in values, the average being from 4s to 5s a, head. Extra;prime wethers made 44s to 48s Jf)d; prime wethers 36s to 38s 6d; light, wethers 33s to 35s 6d; extra prime ewes, to 39s 10d; prime ewes 32s Od to 335; medium ewes 29s Gel to "325; light ewes 24s 6d to 395, Prime shorn wethers 31s to 35s 10d; medium shorn wethers 25s Gd. to 29sFat cattle.—There was a large entry of 550 head, 200 more than last week. The bulk were from North Canterbury and Banks Peninsula, but a good few truck-lots of cows and'heifers came from South Otago and Southland. The sale at the commencement lest 40s Id, the advance recorded last week, but recovered by Best beef made to 41s per 1001 b; good prime 37s to 4.0 s ; heavy 33s to 36s Id; medium quality 32s 6d to 3os Id ; and inferior down to 27s 66 per 100 lb. The sale c-oneludccl firmly. Extra heavy bullocks made £l9 to £2O 17s .6(1; prime heavy steers £l6 to £18; prime medium weight steers £l4 10s to £IS ss; medium quality steers £ll 10s to £l4; light steers £9 12s 8d to £11; extra prime heifers £l4 to £l(> 12s Od; prime heifers £ll 5s to £l3 10s; ordinary , heifers £9 to £11; light' heifers £7 to £8 15s; extra prime cows to £l4 17s 6d; prime cows £lO 5s to £l2 15s; light sows £5 17s 6d to £7. Vealers.—A poor quality lot was yarded. Good runners made to £8 and best calves £4 10s to £O. Store cattle.—Only odd lets were i yarded. A few pens .of three and four-year steers made to £9 15s; and 2-year to £6 IsDairy cattle.-—There was a small entry. Best sectioned to fourth calvers made £7 to £10; others £3 10s to £5 10s; springing heifers £2 10s to £6.

Fat pigs There was a medium entry and a slacker Sale for baconers. Porkers made about-- the same. Choppers realised £4 Is to £7 10s; baconers £3 17s 6d to £4 10s; heavy baepneVs to £6—average price per lb 7-I-d 1 to Sd; porkers 50s to 5s 76d; heavy porkers £3 3s to £3 12s—average price per lb 83d to 9Jcl. Store pigs.—There was a. good sized entry and a, keerv sale with an advance in prices. Weaners made 27s to 38s; stores 36s to 50s; large stores 36s to 50s; large stores 2s to 625; sow in pig £7 10s. —P. A.

WESTFIELD YARDS

AUCKLAND, Oct. 13

At the Westfield sale there was an average yarding, beef prices being on a par with last week’s values.' Extra choice cx made 39s per 100 pounds; choice and prime 34s to 86s; just killable 30s to 335; prime 30s to. 2-3 s • prime young cow and heifer beef 32s to 365; just killable 27s to 31s 6d.

Sheep were penned in average numbers. Competition was keen and last week’s prices were fully maintained. No- extra heavy prime wethers w'ere penned. Heavy prime shorn made 2Ss; woolly 37s 6d; melium shorn 23s 6d; woolly 34s- light and unfinished shorn ancl woolly 24s to 28s; heavy prime ewes shorn 22s ; woolly 275; lighter shorn 17s; woolly 235. Lambs.—There was a gbol yard-, ing, prices being easier. Heavy prime made 295; medium 24s to 2-5 s 6d; light 18s to 225. . Calves.—There was a fair yarding, good calves being penned ismall numbers anl selling realily at last w r eek”s prices. Runners made £4 10s to £5 10s; heavy vealers £3 18s to £4 9s; medium £3 to £3 15s ; light £1 18s to £2 15s; small £1 to £1 14s; fresh dropped 3s to 18s. Pigs.—There was a smaller yarding which sold readily, prices being slightly better. Choppers made £4 to £5; heavy baconers £4 13s to £5; medium ’Aaconers £4 5s to £4- 11s; light baconers £3 l‘3s to £4 heavy porkers £3 10s to £3 16s; medium porkers £3 5s to £3 8s; light porkers £2 9s to £3 2s.—P.A.

SALE OF ABERDEEN ANGUS PEDIGREE BILLS

DANNEVIRKE, Oct. 13

. The annual sale of Aberdeen Angus pedigree hulls, under the auspices of the New' Zealand Aberdeen Breeders’ Association, was held yesterday at Dannevirke, and was more successful than was anticipated, considering the recent and present conditions.

Forty-four hulls were offered, the top price at the auction being 100 guineas for Mr Armstrong’s two-year-old Urge 1 , of Akitio, which, was acquired by Mr W. Clark. Gisborne, Other prices at the auction ranged from 20 to 70 guineas. Mr W. A,. McFar lane’s Jupiter, of Waiterenui, was sold privately to Mr F. Armstrong for 150 guineas.—P.A.

CHEAPER BUTTER IN SYDNEY

(Received Oct. 13, 7.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, Oct. 13

The wholesale prite of butter has l>een reduced one halfpenny a pound to 172 sßd per cwt- TJ.P.A.

STOCK AND SHARE MARKET ‘ AUCKLAND, Oct. 13. Sales on Change: National Bank of Australasia., com. £9 4s; Bank of New Zealand rights 6s 9d; Albumin; 4s 7d, 4s 8d; War Loan 1938, £96 15s. WELLINGTON, Oct. 13. Reported sale: 4-j- per cent, bonds, 1930, £9 712 s 6d. . * CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 13. Reported sales: Western Australian Bank 57s 6d (2); N-Z. Breweries •53s 6d. s . . . DUNEDIN. Oct. 13. Reported sale: Bank of Now' South Wales £45 ss. BRITISH TRADE RETURNS LONDON, Oct. 12, British trade returns for September show that imports increased by £3,789,000' and exports decreased by £10,055,000, and re-exports by .£2,433,000. The principal inaroases arc: •Imports, coal" £7,748,000, iron., and steel manufactures . £1,60'9,(K)(>. The principal decreases are:: Imports, wood and -timber £1,175,000; raw cotton £1.270,000; oils,' seeds, etc., ' £1,182,000; rubber, ’ £1,193,006;exports, coal £3,656.000 ; .iron and steel manufactures £1,686j--000; cotton yarns and uianufactures .£3,505,009—U.P.A.