LATEST COMMERCIAL NEWS.
STOCK SAL.ES. Chkistchobch, April 20th. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report (per Mr E, G-. Stavelev) as followsAt the Addington yards to-day there was the average entry of cattle, and an excessive supply of pigs. About eight thousand sheep* Demand for fat cattle has improved. Bullocks, L 6 to L 8; cows, L 4 5s to L 6; being 16s to 19s per 1001 b. Store cattle almost unsaleable; fat sheep quiet but good demand, prime quality. Best crossbred wethers, 8s to 11s; medium and ewes, 5s 6d. to 7s; ordinary and inferior, 4s to ss; merino wether*, 3s 6d. Mutton, Id to lfd per lb. Store porkers, 21s to 32s ; store pigs, lls to 15s. Dunedin, April 20th. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agncy Company report (per Mr D. Stronach) as f0110w5235 cattle were yarded. Best bullocks are selling at L 65s to L 7 15s; one pen to L 8 12s 6d; light and medium quality, L 3 103 to L 5 15s. Beef, 15s to 17s 6d for 1001 b. Sheep —3016. Best crossbreds, 6s to 9s; ordinary to good, 2s 6d to 53 9d. Merino wethers, 4s. Mutton, gd to l£d per lb. 611 lambs brought 4s 6d to 7s. 460 pigs ; suckers, 33 6d to 6s 6d; stores, lls to 193; porkers, 203 to 265; baconers, 30s to 425.
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New Zealand Mail, 22 April 1887, Page 16
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