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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 310, 5 December 1912, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

■ -DjHTFuRD LODGE. I ihe u»no: -iiAed biok.-r.- r"pu!t having I held t!ie:r v. ■..••■kiv ,ale at Stoitford I Lodgij ,'.<■• a heli thev offered i uuall yarding* „t d.-partiuent to a tn aib'ii<lan<-.‘ i.t Inner.. Eat ilirnri; realised Li l 5 -. medium • [«<j:ght- up I( , £;;; - ti j. lT eow-, (heavy)i ■L. I" -. ine-iiii>n weights LG. IS-nwnt! ' ■ iairy m-ileis £3 ]n .. torv. ard cows £•’. j (2-. -j forward sic •:■ ■ £6 I I (t ' lai .born (■«<•« 15 10. 10l wind shorn! 12 !'. shorn cue. with lambs al. ' P. Ihe i •■-;■■■: i-. ■■ firms. > report a - liillml -. : - | ; k> ', B.i \ Earim-r-.' Co-opcraliv< 1 At . t... 1 . :..; heifer.. £!■■ I •j -. 2 )iit £7 |(j 2 tat lamb'1- -. 2- iai i'V.i-, 13 3. 17 tut (■■; and I !a:-ihs - '.i. I ! Murr.iv. K- '•■•. : wed Co.. Lid. S -3i. I forward LG LI 6. ’ Didg'ty ard C<jir:p;.:iv, Ltd. —Thre. ' •Lt <..As £5 15 -. 3 at LG In -. 3 ai 'LL ~ 6. n| tt . ai LI 26. one at £5 26. j -7 lai am! lore, ard ■ e. 12 !.i. J THE .-rDDJXGTOX MAKKET.- : Christel.ureh. Dec. I. I Th re v.ere mud‘rate entri and a; | fair attendance. Eat cuttle sold al i ~Slightly inipro-.ed rates. Store she i ire;e in keen demand at advanced ! prices Fat lambs ware ve.v i.irm. th.- f ;l r .h-.-ep .ale opened well and r< 1 ’ nwined firm throughout. There itas a' ■ <:.-er-siij>ply of f.:t pigs, and -tores, exicept ’.lejm-rs, v.ere easier. Store cat th. I were iii very k*>en demand, and dair; . I tows sold well.

| The yarding of stere s!n?-'p was slightJ' in ixcess oi that of tile previous I week, and piactieally all grades were represented. The attendance was < <m-. siderably largo;- than usual. Competilion was keen, the abundance of grass co doubt being an incentive to the farmers to make purchases. The bulk ul th ■ yaiditig va. or.t of woo'. The' prices were very firm, and in most j case, .‘lowed an advance oi lid pell head compan d v itb the previous week. I Tuo-?.ji,th shorn wethers realised 17 1.1 woolly r. ethers to 22 -. futtr and six-j tooth sb.oi n wethers IS I. ooily ewe: hoggets 1* I to 21 -. shore ewes 16 U two-tooth shorn ewes 20 2. merino! 'aethers (woolly) 10 S. woolly merino ■ owes with lambs S 1 (all counted), crossbred ewes in wool I t W. ; There was an entry of SJU fat lambs compared with 415 last week. The quality of the yarding was exception- ' ally gO'xl. the lambs being well grown ! and prime. There was keui demand on the part of butchers, only a smalt i amount ot business being done for ex-1 port. The prices v. ere very firm ' throughout, amt especially towards the; . 1 of the sale. Best lambs made 17 f> to 21 -, .-'.nd lighter 15 3 to 17 3. The yarding of fat sheep was moderate, and composed almost entirely of shorn sheep. Tim bulk of the offer-.' irgs consisted of prime-conditi .med wethers and e-.vev. there being a goodproportion of Imitvyu eights. The sub. opened firmly at last week's rates, butchers competing fre-dy throughout, and graziers bought several hundred' head of wethers that required a littie more finishing, paying IS - to 19 - foi th<*m. The range of prices was: Woolly I ewes 22 6to 26 prime shorn wethers * 19 6 to 2 4 3, lighter 17 6 to 19 -. prime ! shorn ewes IS - to 23 2. others 14 6 to I 17 6, shorn merino wethers 13.6 to. if? 6.

Two hundred and forty-cne head oi cattle were penned against ISO the previous week and 259 on Novembet 20th. The bulk of the cattle offered consisted of dealers' lines, and the average quality was satisfactory. The tone of the market all round showed an improvement. Beef realised 26 - to 34 - per 1001 b. stenrs made £7 17 6 to £ll, extra to £l4, heifers £6 17 6 to £9 10 -, and cows £6 12 6 to LlO. Th? yarding of store cattle wa-., of medium dimensions. The aifondaiicc was large, and then 1 was quite an exceptionally keen demand, the competition for all lines offered being ihe keenest witness-.'d at Addington lor a considerable lime. The natural result was that the markot advanced in prices. Yearlings made 32 6. 15 to IS-month sorts £2 15 - to £4 7 -. 2-year -tears £5 15 -. 21-year steers £6 7 - to £ij 15 -. thre -tear heifers £6. and cows £2 to £6 17 -. Dairy cows made £1 to £lO 10 -. The yarding oi lat pigs was one oi [the largest at Addington tor some inimtlis, probably on account of the lover-supply. There was a decide-.: I Wcaki-ning in the demand, the prieI boil g lery u.uch easier than tit live.. I markets. Choppers realised £3 to Lb 10 -. heavy baconers 60 - to 6j -. an., light .‘l’ sorts 4- - lo 55 -. these !■>■■■ - 'being equal t<> 4-,‘d to 5d per lb. pal'd with s}d to s’d the pr. .:u::-si-.it. Heaty porkers made to 4": .:i:il lighter -oris 3! - r. ‘O - cqc.ivident t“ sid tv sfd per Hi. on-f 5 4 to ' 1 : tlx' -ale held a ,:;rl:, 1 :-. Store pig-, were in fair jy. 1.;..g0 -orts er,- not in den v-' ;nd .-■■id at pric. - 111-low reeel it ra;. -. ten n>-■ liuni and smalt stores lu'd "ere in g<"si i-eqiiest. ami -i-hi iSe,.'-. Luge -tore- made 35 - to »(• medium i-ii - :■■ 31 -. and small -oi t- 20 - to 25 Small weam-rs >■ I*i -. whilst extra good sorts 'irunght up