COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9758, 6 September 1917, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS.

QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE. Press Association. AUCKLAND, September 5. Stock Exchange sale: Auckland Tramways, ordinary 27s 6d, Sales reported: Auckland Gas. 37a 3d,' 27s 6d. LIVE STOCK SALES ADDINGTON MARKET, Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH. September 5. At the Addington market to-d®! * were moderate yardings o£ almost an classes of stock and. a large attendance of buyers. For store sheep and beef the market opened easier, but firmed up o last week's : prices. Fat sheep opened at about Is per head in advance of the previous week’s rates, but eased a little towards the end. There was a small entry of fat lamb«, and only about onehalf were sold, the others failing to reaoh the owners' value. Store eheop were in keen demand; and prices were firm, hovgets showing a rise of. about is per head. Store. cattle were in bettei demand, and all classes of pigs sold W Storo Sheep—Sound-mouthed eyes H2s 6d, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 2as 9d to 36s Hid, 4 and 6-tpoth wethers 36s 3d to 395.' 6 and 8-tooth’ wethers 37s Id to 38s Id ewe hofrgots to 83s 4d, wethers hoggqts 24s Id to 31s 3d, mixed, sex hoggets New season’s lambs 29s to 335. : Fat Sheep—Extra prime wethers to ms 9d prime wethers 42s to 50s, lighter wethers 36s to 41s, prime merino wethers 33s 3d to 395. lighter merino wethers 24s to 29s 3d, extra prime ewes 48s, prime owes 48s, prime otves 38s fid to 39 s 9d, lighter ewes 27s to 38s, hoggets 35s 3d to 33s 6d. . Fat Cattle—Prime steers £L to 2 3 3 los, ordinary steers £9 <s 9d to £l6, prime cows to £3O 12s Gd. co^ £l3 to £l9. ordinary cows £7 10s to £l2, extra . prime heifers tc* £BO priie heifers £ll, to £l4. ordinary heifers £8 17s 6d to £lO. 10s. . ■ Store Oattle-rMixed yearlings £4 Kfe. yearling steers :£4 12a, 2-year steers £7 jOs to £9 ss, 2-vear heifers £6 12s, 2 and 8-year steers £9 13b. ■ dry cows £2 5s to ■£9 Kte, dairy cows £8 to £l4, and to £2O for extra good animals. _ Pige—Choppers £3 to £lO. °®» extra heavy baooners £6 15s. heavy baooners £5 5s to £6. lighter baconers £4 to £1 IBs (equal to 9d to 9id per lb), heavy porkers £3 to £3 16s, lighter porkers £2 8s to £3 16s (equal to lOd to 10|d per lb) large stores 55s bo £9, inedium stores 48s to 545, smaller 33s to 465, weanars: 17s to 28s. BURNSIDE MARKET, Press Association. DUNEDIN, September 5. At Burnside to-day 231 fat cattle wetl- - Competition for well-finishiKl bullocks was above last week s ■ rates, light and medium cattle were in oversupply, and prices showed no improvement. Best bullocks £9O to £36 10s. extra prime heavy £23 tp £2O, medium £lB to £3O, light unfinished £ls up wards, best cows £16,105, medium, £U 10s to £l3 10b. others £9 10a upwards. Sheep—3Bo7 were penned. A very considerable proportion were light unfinished wethers, which declined by from_l6 to Is 6d. a small proportion or prune ■wethers, with a few pens of extra heavy, which sold at an advance on last week s rates. Exporters were still off the market, and few graziers were present. Best wethers 45s to 60s, a. few extra .prime heavy 735, medium: 40s to 45», light un finished 36s bo 40s. best heavy ewes to 41s 9d, medium 35s to 40s, light unfinished 2f7e 6A upwards.

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