COMMERCIAL.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 30, Issue 22, 19 March 1918, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

CHRISTCHURCH, March 13. At the Addington market there wore largo entries of stock in almost all departments, but the attendance was not quite so numerous as last week. There was a firm sale for all useful classes of store sheep, but the demand was not keen for backward sorts. The yarding included drafts from the North Island and Marlborough. Fat lambs wore very ifirm, exporters' prices averaging BJd per lb over all. There was also a good sale for fat sheep, exporters operating freely. There was a more even sale for I fat cattle, and prices were generally [ above the export level, only a few head ! being secured by freezing buyers. pTlivru was a good sale for the moderate I class of store cattle offered. Fat pigs ' sold well, but scores were easier on { account of the large entry. [ Store Sheep: Two-tooth ewes 80s to | 40s 9d, two and four-tooth ewes to 31s | 6d. four and six-tooth ewes 34s 3d, six 1

j and eight-tooth ewes 24a 9d to 345, [ sound-mouth ewes 335, two and fcurtooth wethers 30s 9d, ewe lambs 20s to 26s sd, mixed sex lambs 13s to 24s 7d, | wether lambs 10s 3d to 20a 9d. Fat ‘Lambs. —Extra prime to 33s 3d, prime 27s to 30s fid, medium 24s fid to I 2fis fid, lighter 22s Id to 245, extra f prime wethers to 43s 3d, prime wethI ors 35s fid to 395, lighter wethers 27s | fid to 355, merino wethers 22s to 26s 4d, j extra prime ewes to 38s lOd, prime I owes 33s to 37s 3d, medium ewes 29s I fid to 32s fid, lighter ewes 23s lOd to j 295. Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers to j £24 10s, prime steers £l7 to £l9 10s, | ordinary steers £l2 5s to £l6 15s, prime t heifers £ll 5s to £lB ss, ordinary hei- ; fers £9 2s fid to £ll, prime cows £l2 7s fid to £l6 15s, ordinary cows £lO to £ll 17a fid. Store Cattle. —Calves £3 16s, three to three and a half year steers £l2 17s fid: dry cows £7 to £9 15s; dairy cows £IS 10s. Pigs.—Choppers £3 to £7, extra heavy ; baconors £6 12s, heavy baconers £5 10a to £C, lighter baconers £4 10s to £5 ss—equal to 73d to 8d per lb; heavy porkera £3 15s to £4, lighter porkers £2 17s to £3 10s —equal to 94d to IOJd per lb; largo stores £2 15s to £3, medium stores £2 Ss to £2 12s, smaller 27s to 355, woauors 16a fid to 255.