CANTERBURY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 15 February 1919, Page 2

CANTERBURY.

At Addingitloa the quality of the best store lambs was not equal to that of last week's offerings, but there was a keen demand for forward iape lambs, forward wethers, and good young breeding ewes. Fat lambs were '-iim, and fat sheep prices were above export. Jevel udtil towards the end. of blie sale. Fat cattle weire rather tinner, but stores were difficult lo dispose of. Fat Lambs —Extra prime to 30s, prime lambs 26s 9d to 30s 4d, medium lairtbs 24 S to 26s 6d, lighter lambs 21s to 23s 6d.

Fat Sheej)—Exta-a. prime wethers to 45s 3d, prime wethers 35s 6d to 40b, lighter wethers 29s to 355, merino wethers 19s 6d, extra prime eswes 42s 6d, prime ewes 34s to 37s 9d. medium ©wes 29s to 33s 6d 3 -lighter ewes 23s to 28s 6d. Fat Cattle—Extra prime steers to £22 ]0s ; prime steea-s £16 5s to £20, ordinary steers £14 2s~6d to £16, prime heifers £13 to £16' ss, extra prime cows £16 2s 6d, prime cows £13 to £15 10s, ordinary cows £9 10s to £12 15s. Pigs—Choppers and baconers, equal to 9|d tl j 9fd per lb, porketrs, equal to ,10^1 per lb.