COMMERCIAL.

Marlborough Express, Volume LIIII, Issue 82, 8 April 1920, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

ADDONGTOiN" STOCK MARKET.

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CSHR.ISTCHURCH, April 7. At the Addingto?i market to-d!ay the yarding of all classes of stock was smaller except in lambs, and values in, nearly all sections showed a decline on recent rates, though for best duality of fait stock it was good. Buyers, bjovever, were few, and secondary cfcock sold poorly. • Store Sheep: The yarding was about 33 per cent, less than at the preceding sales. Competition was lifeless, and though the salo improved slightly values were below recent xates. The dry weather waa a factor in the slack demand. Forward, lambs Bold at 19s 6d to 2os 8d; ordinaa;y iambs 143 6d to 19s, cull 3ambs 8s to 13a 9d! ©ye lambs 225; good two-tootn ewes $2a 6d. ordinaiy twontooth ewes 23s to 30s, good four and six-tooth «wee 37s 6d, low conditioned' 19s to 24s 6d T faaling-moathed ewes ..lw.to 225, soundl-anouthedi ewes 21s 6d to 28s 6d; four, six, to eight-tooth, wethers 25s 6d« to 295. two-tooth wothers 23s to 275. Fat Lambs: "4400 were yarded, compared with 3100 the preceding week. Sxcept for prime,, lambs," there was a <distinot drop in valueis, represehtang from 2s to 2s 6d per head. The bulk of the yarding went to freezing buyers. Extra prime lambs 33s to 395, prime lambs 27s 9d to 32s 7d, medium 25s to 27s -3d, lighter and unfinished Sis 4d to 24s 9d. ■~■,.. Fat Bheep: Ihere was a slightly lesser yarding than last week, and -values, except for primest, receded from 2a to 3s per head. Competition from, freezing buyers was restricted. Extra, prime wethers 44s to 49s 6d, prime 36s 6d to 435, medium 31s 6d fe> 36s lighten- 28s to 30s 9d; eixtra, piime ewes 49s to 60s, prime 34s 6d to 40s 6d, medium 30b to 33s od), lighter 20s to 28s 6d. Fat Cattle: There was a much, .smaller yarding than usual. Bidding was slack, and though prime beef about maintained recent values, prices for secondary beef receded., jfcxtra prime steers brought up to £^o 10b, prune steers £18 10s to £23 ss, medium steers £14 7s 6d to £1«, lighter steers £10 to £14; prime lietfers £13 to £15 12s 6dj ordinary £15 to £12 10s, prime cows £13 10s to £17 2s 6d, ordniary £9 15s to £13. Store Cattle: There was a smaller «ntry and little competition. Two-Year-old steers and heifers brought l^cows to £10 7o 6d, bulls £5 17s Dairy Cattle: A small entry met -with a keen demand. Springing leifers brought to £16, and second and third calves £14 to £21. Pigs: There was an easier demand. Heavy baconers to £8 12s, ordinary £6 to £6 10s—average price per lb lOJd; heavy porkers £4 10s to £5 ss, ordinary to £4 ss—average' price 11 Jd to Is • choppers £6 to £8.

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