COMMERCIAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1680, 20 November 1919, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET, (Pub Pnt:sa Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. Nov, 19. There was a bjg yarding of all classes at Addington market to-day. Prices were down for practically all stock. The fat cattle penned numbered 525, about double the ordinary supply, and the drop was irom £3 to £4 per head. Eat sheep wore down from 5s to 3s per head, the market being a very erratic one. The decreased demand by butchers is due to the growing use of frozen mutton, and the late high prices are likely to recur. There was an entry of 288 fat lambs, compared with 603 at the last sale. The, demand .remained linn. Rest prime iambs, - 335; prime, 36s 6d; medium, 30s; light, 25s 7d. Eight races ‘of fat sheep were penned, about snfiiciont under ordinary circumstances for the week s requirements. Extra prime wethers, to 26s 3d; prime wethers, to 26s 3d; prime wethers, 51s to 58s 3d; medium, 42s 6d to 50s, lighter. ■ 27s to 38s 6d ; extra prime owes. 58s; prime, 46s to 54s Id; medium. 39s 6d to 43s 9p ; lighter. 26s to'36s 3d ; prime hoggets, 4 Is; lighter, 345,,6c1. There was a yarding of 523 fat cattle, Extra prim? steers, to. £39 : prime, .steers. £l7 to £3O : ordinary, £8 to £lO 10s; prime heifers. £l3 to £l9 15s; ordinary. - £8 2s 6d to £l2; prime flows.;£l2 to £l9 10sg ordinary £8 to £ll 104.‘ Store cattleT.There was a big yarding « very inixi\(J,quality, and a drop in jirlees. >' Three-yea;’! fleers £9 12s 6d to £lO ,17s; 6cl. 21,-yV. steers £9 15s, mixed sex 2-y’E - mils £7 17s 6d, jlry cows £5 7s 6(1 to £8 ss. 1 Dairy cattle;. A large yarding of, mixed; quality AHis- penned. Second and ttiini ‘eklvers to ! f £l6 10s, cows in milk £10,! htifers £6 Ss. txv-£l3 ss. Good veal -tjalvwere itilivervr small supply. JltinheVs. Ip to £B, gop}|, •veulers £5 2s 6d, fair 52s 1 , snail and inferior.ss to 10s. Store sheep;' T’vo-looth ewes (shorn) 27s 9d, 4, G and 8-ti) ewes 30s to 34s 9d, shorn 28s Id. with lambs and in wool 20s to 25s lid (all counted), 2-lb ewes and wethers shorn 21s, 2-th wethers shorn 13s lid to 255, 4 and 6-th wethers 35s to ,455. shorn 28s to 31s 9d, ewe hoggets 22s to 375, mixed sox hoggets 26s 5d to 375, ,wether hoggets 29s to°3Bs. Fat pigs: There was an except tionally keen demand, Extra■ heavy baconers £8 10s, others £5 10s to £7 15s, equal to 111,(1 tier lb; heavy porkers 90s to 109s others 85s, equal to 10id to Is Id per lb: choppers £6 to £lO. Store pigs: Goods sorts £3 5s to £4 4s, medium £2 15s to £3 ss, slips, £2 10s tu £2 15s, weaners £1 5s to £2 10s.