COMMERCIAL.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 30, Issue 24, 26 March 1918, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

CHRISTCHURCH, March 20. At the Addington market to-day the yarding of store sheep was estimated at about 45,000, a record for the yards. There were good entries in other departments. Eat cattle and fat lambs sold firmly at previous week’s rates; store sheep were easier, and passings were frequent especially in the case of travelled sheep. Good locally-bred ewes and ewe lambs and forward wethers maintained their values fairly well, but all other descriptions were easier. Fat sheep showed an advance, there being keen competition for export, values being equal to 6|d per lb. over all for wethers, and 6Jd per lb. for ewes. There was a poor sale for store cattle, and most of the yarding was passed. Good dairy cows sold well, as did fat pigs, and there was a moderate demand for store pigs. Store Sheep.—Two tooth ewes to 38s Bd, four and six tooth ewes 37s 3d, six and eight tooth ewes 33s 6d, sound mouth ewes 24s 9d to 30s 9d; two and four tooth wethers 25s 9d; four and six tooth wethers 26s 3d to 31s Bd, two tooth wethers 24s 4d; ewe lambs 26s 2d, m.s. lambs 21s 3d to 265.

Fat Sheep. —Extra prime wethers to 43s 6d, prime wethers 36s to 40s, lighter wethers 29s to 35s 6d, prime owes 33s 6d to 365; medium owes 30s to 335, lighter ewes 24s 9d, to 29s 6d. Fat Lambs. —Extra prime to 34s 9d, prime 27s 6d to 30s 9d, medium 24s 6d to 275, lighter 22s lOd to 245, shorn 21s 6d to 24s 2d.

Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers to £22, prime steers £l7 to £2O, ordinary steers £ls to £l6 15s; prime heifers £ll 5s to £l7 ss; ordinary heifers £9 2s 6d to £11; prime cows £l2 10s to £l7, ordinary cows £9 17s 6d to £ll 17s 6d. Store Cattle.—Three and four year steers £l4, dry cows £7 to £9. Dairy Cows. —£8 to £l7. Pigs.—Choppers £4 to £6 15s, extra heavy baconers £5 15s to £6 8s 6d, heavy baconers £5 5s to £5 10s, lighter baconers £4 5s to £4 15s—equal to 72d to 8d lb; heavy porkers £3 15s to £4, lighter porkers £2 15s to £3 10s—equal to 9d to 9|d lb; medium stores 52s to 60s, smaller 28s to36s, weaners 16$ to 245.