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Grey River Argus, 18 April 1929, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET Yesterday‘s Prices LATE EATES MAINTAINED. (Special to Argus.) CHRISTCHURCH, April IG. Messrs H. Matson and Coy report that the rang e of prices realised at to day’s stock sale at Addington is as follows:— Fat Cattle—There was another large yarding. Best steers were firm at laic rates, and cow and heifer beef was easier. Extra heavy steers realised £9 10s to £2l 15s, special to £2l •’s Gd, heavy £l7 t o £lB 15s, handy weights £l5 5s to £l6 15s medium £l3 to £l4 15s, light £ll to £l3 ss; cows, ex.ra heavy £l4 5s to £l5 17 s Gd, prime £9 to £lO 10s, medium £7 15s to £8 15s. inferior £5 to £7 ss. Store Sheep—There was a large yar ding; store lambs, forward sorts, selling firm; and owe lambs selling at ’are rates. Adult sheep were a shade firmer, especially for the better class oi ewer ami wethers. Fat Sheep—A larg e yarding, mostly ewes. This market opened on a par with last week, with an easing tend ency. Extra prime ewes made to 425, good prime 33s to 37s Id, medium 29s Gd to 325, inferior from 27s extra prime ewes to 31s 4d, prime 26s to 29s Gd, medium 21s Gd t ? 24s 64, light from 19s. Fat Lambs —A fairly small yarding of mixed quality. The market was v.ek up to shedule rates. Extra prime lambs made to 35s 4d, good prime 28s Gd to 31s Gd, medium 26s 3d o 28s 36. light from 23s 9d.

Pigs—A large entry, and pork a medium entry. Bacon values were irregular. and there was an casing ten dc.ncy for port, selling up t 0 late rates. Choppers, light from 30s, extra heavy to £6 8s 6d, light bacon from £2 15s to £3 10 \ heavy bacon £3 15to £4, extra heavy to £4 8s Gd; average 5-Jd to 6d per lb. Light pork 32s o 40s, heavy 42s to 53s Gti; uveragv 7d to 7ld per lb. POTATO CROP. SYDNEY, April 17. Tilt Tasmanian potato crops suffered severely in the floods; and even some which it was considered had escaped, developed wet rot; and 1000 bags or so affect’ <d found amongst the shipments reaching Sydney during ’the past week had been destroyed. Their market value was £lB per ton. AUCKLAND, April 17.

Sales: Taranaki Oil 5/3, AVailii 13/10, Auckland Ga» (eon). 18/3, Kauri Timb'r 17/9, Government bonds 5J per cent 1930 £99/10/-, National Bank of Australasia (con). £9/13/-. Reported: Westport-Stockton 3/-, Commercial Bank p’cf. £ 7/ 9/, Bank of New South Wales £5l/5/, Union Bank £l5/0/6.