LATEST COMMERCIAL NEWS.
Christchurch, September 7. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile A gfency Company report (per Mr E. G. Stavelev) a 3 follows:—At Addington yards today there were large entries of stock, about 7,000 Bheep being yarded. Fat cattle remain steady ; medium weights, L 6 10s to L 6 10s ; _ extra heavy. LlO to Lll,. equal to 16s to 20s' per 1001 b; there was good inquiry for store cattle. Fat sheep were irregular in prices; best crossbred wethers brought 14s to 16s 6d ; medium, 8s to 12s ; merino wethers, 10s to 14s. Mutton averaged 2d to 2fd per lb ; store sheep were in fair request, and values unaltered. There was a good demand for pigs; heavy baconers are worth 42s to 50s, equal to 3d per lb. Dunedin, September 7. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report (per Mr D. Stronach, as follows 137 cattle were yarded. Cattle— Best bullocks are worth L 7 to L 9 10s; ordinary, L 5 to L6lss ; beef, 17s 6d to 20s per 1001 b. Sheep)—best crossbred wethers, 13s to 14s ; ordinary to good, 7s 6d to 12s 6d ; best crossbred ewes, 9s 6d to 10s 9d; ordinary, 7s to 9s ; merino wethers, 5s 3d to 7s ; mutton, lf!d to 2|d per lb. Pigs —suckers, 5s 6d to 9s 6d ; light stores, 13s to 19s ; porkers, 22s 6d to 29s ; baconers, 30s to 46s ; a few heavy pigs brought 72s to 77s 6d.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 810, 9 September 1887, Page 16
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243LATEST COMMERCIAL NEWS. New Zealand Mail, Issue 810, 9 September 1887, Page 16
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