COMMERCIAL.

North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 14025, 17 January 1918, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET. (Per Press Association). CHRISTCHURCH, January 18. At Addington to-day, there were again small yardings of iat. lambs and. fat sheep, but good entries in other departments. Pat cattle were easier, and exporters were able to do more business in' light cows and steers, the heavier and better quality being all taken by* Butchers. Cow beef for export was making up to 45s per'loolb overall, and steer beef a little more.' Fat lambs were nearly all: required by butchers, and prices were firmer by.ls.to-Is 6d per head. There .was a keen demand for all classes of store sheep, ewes and lambs, both being firmer. The fat sheep supply being a short one, prices were above export level, the advance being about Is .per head, wethers especially being firm. There was a good demand for forward store cattle, of which there were some well : grown lines on offer. Dairy cows sold well, as did fat pigs, But store pigs were a little easier. Store Sheep.—Two-tooth ewes 28s 3d to 31s 9d, four and six-tooth ewes 29s Id to 29s 4d, sound-mouth ewes 25s to 28s Bd, two-tooth wethers 27s 10d,to 28s ild, four and six-tooth wethers 27s lid to 30s, six and eight-tooth wethers 129s lOd to 31s 3d, rape lamb 3 21s 6d to 245, mixed-sex lambs 16s Id to 23s 7d. mixefysex hoggets 30s 4d.';' Pat' Larr.b'9.—Prime 26s 6d to 29s 2d, lighter lambs'22s 6d to 265. ■

Eat' Sheep.—Extra prime wethers to 40s, prime wethers 32s Gd to 36s 6d, lighter wethers 28s 4d to 325, merino wethers 26s 3d, extra prime ewes 40s, prime'ewes 32s to 34s 3d, medium ewes 28s 6d'to 31s Gd, lighter ewes 22s to 28s, merino ewes 22s 6d to 33s 6d. Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers to £2312s 6d, prime ss, ordinary steers £lO 2s Gd to -£16,. oxtra prime heifers £l2, prime- heifers £ll to £ls, ordinary, heifers £9l7s Cd to.£1010s ; extra prime cows £lB, prime cows £l2los to £l6, ordinary cows £lO to £l2. ';

Store Cattle.—Calves £3 Is, eighteenmonths Hereford cross £lllss, two and thrcoryear heifers £7los to £B, three-' year steers £ls 12s Gd to £l6, dry cows .£6. to, £lO, dairy cows £7 to £l9 4s. . Piga.-rChopp'crs £4 to £6los, extra heavy baconers £(i to £6 4s, heavy bnconers. £4, .15s to £slos, lighter baconers £4 to £4 10s (equal to fyd per lb), porkers £2 ..Lis to £3 4s (equal to Old to. fljd per lb), large storeß £2 15s to £3,'■ medium stores £2 8s to £2 12s, smaller stores 30s, to .38s, weaners 18s to 255, breeding sows to £fi 75.. .-BURNBIDE. MARKET. l . null iiiii • ,■• *'■ . , . . DUNEDIN, January 16, > At Biirnside to-day, there was a large yarding of. fat eaf.tle of, good quality. Competition was not so keen as of late, and prices, especially towards the close, eased.about 20s per head, compared with last week's rates. Best bullocks £lB 10sto £2O, extra to £22 2s Gd, medium to good £l4 to £ls 10s, best cows and heifers £l4, to £ls 10s, extra to £lB, medium to good £l2 to £l3, others from £lO up. Fat'Sheep.-There was a small yarding of good quality, and prices, showed a rise of about Is per head on last week's rates. Beat wethers 39s to 42s 6d, extra 44s 9d, medium to good 35s 6d to 375, best ewes 36s to 38s 6d, extra to 40s,' medium to good 32s to 345, other's 28s up. v

'Fat Lambs.-Last week's high rates were not maintained, prices showing a drop of 2s' to 2s fid per'head,. Best lambs 28s to 30s, extra 325, medium to good'24s to 265, others 21s up.., , Pigs.—There was a good yarding of fats,'and prices 'were. well,up rates; There was a Jarge'yarding of stores, which were' cleared at .good prices. • •.'•/./ ■ , '