COMMERCIAL.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13858, 19 April 1917, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

' ALDINGTON MARKET. \' " (Por Press Association.) •' ;; ; CHRISTCIIURCH, April 18. At Addiugton market to-day, the entries of fat lambs and store sheep were smaller'.than last week, but in other departments the yardings were larger, Fat cattle sold well, and/fat lambs were firm,;prices, per head, for the latter being better, as there was a larger pro-, portion of prime lambs than last week. Good .young sjorc ewes sold well, but backward stores of all-kinds-were duller of, sale. Fat sheep showed an advance in price, especially prime wethers, which were fully 2s per head better. Store cattle were rather dull of sale at prices asked, and dairy cows vrore in keen demand. Fat pigs sold well.

Store Sheep.—Two-tooth ewes 20s to 28s 9d, four and six-tooth ewes 25s 3d io 36s 3d, six and eight-tooth ewes 17s 6d to 28s, sound-month ewes 17s -Id to 25s 3d, four and six-tooth wethers 18s 2d, two and four-tooth wethers 20s 6d to 28s 9d, ewe lambs 21s 3d to 22s (3d, wether lambs 15s 0d to 21s 3d, mixed sex lambs 14s to 20s.

Fat Lambs.—Extra prime to 3Ss Gd, prime.29s to 335, medium 2os to 28s fid, unfinished and lighter 18s 6d to 24s 6d. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers to 49s Gd, prime wethers 36s to 41s, lighter ■wethers 26s to 35s fid. merino wethers 21s 9d to 2Ss 3d, extra prime cwcs.-J.Qp, fid, prime ewes 35s to 3Ss 9d, luedjiuu); ewes 29s to 34s fid. lighter c,wes 22s ,(jd, to 28s, 6d, aged ewes 1,9s to 225, h * Fat Cattle.—Extra, prime stcersiiio'i £2l, prime steers £l4 5s to £2l. ordinal} 1 steers £lO to £l4, extra prime heifers £ls 15s, prime heifers £lO 10s to £l4. ordinary heifers £S 10s to £lO ss, extra prime cows £l7 as, prime cows £ll to £ls, ordinary cows £7lss to £lO 15s.

Store Cattle—Fifteen to eightcen-months-old £3 10s, two-year steers £6 2s 6tl. two-year heifers £5 18s. threeyear steers £9 7s Gd to £lO 10s, threeyear heifers £S 10s, dry cows £4 10s to £8 10s-dairy cows'£s'to £lB. Pigs—Choppers £3 10s to £7. extra heavy baconers £4 15s to £5 Ss, heavy baconers £1 to £4.105, lighterJjaconers £3 7s to £3 15s.' Equal to 7d to 7}d per lb. Heavy porkers 50s to 575, lighter porkers 44s to 4Ss. Equal to 7d to 74d per lb. Medium stores 325. weancrs lis 6d to 17s.

BURNSIDE MARKETS.

(Per press Association,) DUNEDIN, April 18,

At Burnsidc to-day, 200 fat cattle were yarded, mostly of good quality. The competition was good, and prices were satisfactory. Prime bullocks £22 2a Gd, medium £lB to £2l, lighter £l4 to '£lß, others £l2 to £l#

Sheep.—3o2l were penned. Heavyweights were in keen demand, but the average prices' declined from Is 6d to 2s. The prices for medium quality were somewhat lower. Extra heavy wethers 49s 9d, prime 45s to-48s, extra heavy ewes 50s, medium 4s 3d, others 28 to 345. >' : '

Lambs—l36B' were penned. In the absence of keen competition, by exporters, on" account of the scarcity of shipping space, prices receded 4s to 5s per head.