COMMERCIAL.

Mataura Ensign, 18 March 1909, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

bubnside stock sales

DIuNICDIN, March J7, Sheep. ~5 fi yarded. A very largo yarding. Owing ;to butchers being fully supplied prices reeded from Is to Is (id per head all round. Old ewes ami unfinished wethers .wen* practically unsaleable. Quotations; Best wethers, 15s to 10s (3d; extra, 17s 3d; medium to good, 13s to l is 6d; light and uuliaished, 10s to 12s <jd; host ewes, 13s Gd to lis (3d; extra, 1.5s (3d; medium to good, 10s to 12s (id.

l,umbs.—i»2a jurdoU. Another good yarding, but not equal to last week's. Tho limits of freezing buyers luive been reduced considerably, ami there (was consequently very little competition, prices showing a further decline. Quotations; Best lambs, 12s (id to 13s; extra, 15s 3d; medium to good, 10s to 12s.

Cattle. —2l7 yarded. A large entry, composed principally of medium quality stores and Iheifers. I'riuio bullocks sold at prices ruling lately, but for unfinished sorts there .was little demand. Quotations: Best bullocks, j£B to jLt 10s; medium to good, £7 to £8; light und inferior, £6 to £6 10s; best cows aud heifers, £5 to £6 10s; medium, £4 to £-1 LOs.

Pigs.—llo yarded. A fair yarding, tho prices obtained being much tho same us those got last wtxik. Quotalions: Suckers, 10s to 12s; slips, Ms to 19s; stores, 23s to 28s; porkers, 35s to 10s; light buconers, 15s to 555; heavy, jjtfs to liOs.

ADMMiTOX STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHrjKCH, March 17. Al the Addington stock market today there was a very large yarding uf store sheep, the hulk being lines from a distance. The demand was decidedly nIhoU, although some of the. best lots sold lairl.v woel and up to expectations ami towards the end ol tlie sale showed a rise in price. Sound-mouthed hulflired ewes sold at lis to 15s; tour a lit! sixlootli, to Kis Id; two-tuotlis, Lo 17s 3d; a special line ol two-tooth hullbred ewes L'tis; crossbred ewes in low condition, 10s lo lis (id; old ewes. 7s upwards; lambs, IDs Sd to lis (id; acorage lots. Os lo 9s (irl; travel stained anil in low condition, 7s (id to 18s (id; culls, 5s to Gs fill; forward wethers, lis to 12s; hankward snrls, -Hs (id to 10s.

Sheep.—-There was a fair entry. Kxport buyers wore able (<t operate in wclhers, prices beiii<j now down to their limits. Tlir eonsetpieiiee was that wethers sold licllcr; eives, on tliu other hand, niel with :i dull sale, and aged and infirm soils showed a still further lull in prices. Prime wethers realised l-w t« 10s lid; lighter, 12s 8d to Its ■III. I'rijne ewes, Us to Ms Cd; others. !is l()d to Ids Gil.

store Cattle.—The market was easier lor all hut good sorts. Quotations: 50 ihree-veur steers, £5 9s; eighteeu:»iollll * Hereford steers and heifers, £7 ■is; two-year steers, £1 10s; two- nud three-year steers, L'-l los; dr.v cows, 50s 1.0 £-1; dairy eows, £3 10s to'£B 7s Gd. I'at Cattle.—About ;|8!1 were yarded, i large proportion heing prime steers ■ind useful heiefrs. Owing to tho heavy •nfry I lie sale was dull and dranninK iml priees, e.xeept for very prime steers •ind heifers, showed a decline. Best heel' made 20s (id to 225. medium 18s to 20s, ind cow and inferior 1 (is to 17s Gd per 1001b. Steers sold at £(i 2s Gd to £lO Ills; heifers, £4 5s to £7 10s (extra £8 •*>; rows. C I as to C 7 5s (extra to £M: veal calves, lis (id to 575.