COMMERCIAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 228, 29 August 1912, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

AIiDINGTOX STOCK There were fair entries df ttarit- Ari easier; fat sheep barely maintiuned last week’s value; and Jtore stoep in good demand, eqpetiMlV ewnJqijßgßto • Bacon pigs wyre - rather porkers firmer. The yarding =df nt* sheep was fair for the season. Fully one-half of the entty eonnated of hoggets. mostly above the average and included very good ewe Jtonpws., There was a keen demand for u (nates, esperiallv ewe hoggets, wjuch brought the highest prices at Addington this seasdL >n imprMWMit of from IN to I<6 perjhead. The of prices was as ft|knrs:—Hod®ets: Good wethers 14/6 to. lfi/6, mixed ere« 14'- to 15/6 X halfbred ewe? (tuna#) 17/8, other ewe hoggets. 10/6-to and culls 8 /3. Wethers :’Twe-tooths (in low condition) 14 5. Ewts: Soundtetefflhth sorts 18/- to 20/-, foor and six-ttoth (good) 24/9, full and fading-mouth 14/G to 17/-, aged aorta 10/- to 14/-, diy ewes (aged) 21/4, ewes with latobKgaD. counted) 9 - to 9-'fr. ->-■ The yarding of fat abeep warn what larger Gian I,st week. TWtwlity was mixed, and there were some really good lines of .very prime merino wethers, a considerable proportion being lignt unfinished fehtep. At the opening of the sale prime sheep were a shade under last week’s values. Graaier wen* unable tv secuye unfinished lots at som-wliat easier rales than they paid last week. There was prattanlly no change throughout, butchers’ sheep being easier by 65 and 1 '-.'per bead, ewes showing a greater decline. Grasers secured a large number of wetoprs at 19 - and 23 The range of prices was:- Extra prime wethers to .49, ■- prime 20 <» to 24 G. others 18.’- to 20/-, extra prime cues to 24. 9. prime 17/6 to 23 other- 14 2t017 -, hoggets to 22 3. nrimc nu-riuo aethers 18 9 to 24 3. other- 12 - t » 18 -.

The yarding of fat cattle aggregated 235 head against 2512 at the sale held the weak earlier, and 142 on August 14th. AH <ie-ciipti<.us were represented Generally speaking, the quality was satisfactory, and included some animals of extra prune quality The range of prices reported the meek rerlicr was scarcely mainTained. Compared with rhe rates ruling on that occasion, the price of Iswf suflered to the extent of 1 6 per 1001 b. the range being 25 -to3o - per IWlh. Steers realised £8 7 6 to £32. extra to £25. heifers £7 7 6 to £l2 5 and con s £« to £ll 12 6.

Of store cattle few entries caflwr fortwd. principally a p<x>r chuss of cows forming the greater part of the yatd- | i::g. There were many inquiries' for I store catlie of all descriptions, and the I supply was insufficient for requirements. ! Filiwif to cighteen-montk sort* ’£2ll - t<> £3 11tno-year steers £S ■1(1 ;r.isv,-ar heifers £1 10/-. tfirweyeai -tv.»rs £♦> 4 three-year heifers* £5 7 -. ami ».ow- £2 to £US Dairy eot’.'s made -£4-10 to' Th, re was a large entry of tet Figs* averag.- quality and a satisfactory <b n,and Baec.i<e; s showed an carter •emh-’i-y. Porkers elicited keen competitiou Chepj s-• mads* £3 '2 6to £5 Rl one extra realising £6: he»v,v batoneis 70 - io 77 6. and lighter pigs .Vi -to 65 <• equal to 5d to s|d per Jf». Th-- -t jMrrkcrs realised to 52 -. and lighter sort- 40/- to ; J3/-, equivalesit to old jmt Ib. There was * i air oh try t>f -tores and a good demand for .i 1 eij-x-s. Irarge sorts made 40 - to 45 and smaller pig- 28 -t035 -. a line «>f‘ niediuia quality realising 52:6A. line of young sorts brought to £3/'5 small : .urli „<-aners b rough t 20'6. and good sort's 17 - ;■> 21 -.