THE MARKETS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11760, 21 February 1919, Page 2

THE MARKETS.

ADDINGTON MARKET. Per Press Association Christchurch, Feb 19 Ac Addington to-day there, was the largest entry of store sheep this season, including some North Island ewes. Best quality .ewes sold well, ani the market for wethers remained steady at late rates. There was a good demand for forward lambs Best 3th ewes 32s to 36s 6d, good 30s to 31s Bd, medium 38s 6d to 29a 6d, poorer from 235, 4 and 6ths 26s to 37a, 6 and Sths 25s to 26a 6d, smaller awes from 19s to 255, 2fch wethers 21s 6d to2 ss, 4 and 6th wethers 26s to 37s 6d, best rape lambs 23s 6d to 25s 6d, good 21s to 23a, medium 17s 6d to 20s, poorer 15s to 17s, culls from 7s 6d. The entry of tat lambs totalled 2851. The general quality was good, and exporters took most of the lots. Extra prime to 35s 6d, prime 27s 6d to 335, medium 24s 6d to 275, light 23s|4cl. , There was a largo yarding or tat sheep, mostly of good quality Ewes and wethers were almost equally rapresented. Extra prime wethers to 41s, prime 34s to 40s, lighter 27s to 33s 3d, extra prime ewes 37a, prime 33a to 355, medium 29s to 31s 9d, lighter 20s to 28s 7d. There was a smaller entry of fat cattle and bidding was a trifle slacker than last week. Good average quality prime steers to £35 12s 6d, prime £l6 to £l9, ordinary £l3 15s to £ls 15s prime heifers £l2 15s to £ls 17s 6d, extra prime cows £l6 7s 6d, prime cows £l3 17s 6d to £ls 2s 6d, ordinary £9 7a 6d to £l2 10a.

A medium quality of yealers was entered, and there was good competition. Runners £4 14s to £5 15s, good vealers 53s to 83 s.fair 35s to 40s, small and inferior 6s to 3ls. There was a medium yarding of store cattle and the quality was rather indifferent. Two-year heifers £7, 2>£yr steers £8 2s, dry cowe £6 to £lO~, 3yr steers £lO 16s to £ll There was a large entry of dairy cows. The qnality was mixed. First calves made £7 to £ls, second calyes £lO to £l6, older cows £9 10s. A medium entry of fat pigs met a good demand. Choppers £5 to £9 12s 6d, heavy bacorsers £7, baconers £6 to £7, medium £5 to £5 ISn, equal to Q% per lb; best porkers 75s to 90s, medium 60s to 70s, equal to per lb. There was a entry of stores and the demand w»s slack. Best stores £8 [ to £3 IQs, medium 43s to 545, small ;80a to 38s. j ' gURNSIDE fMARKET, Per Press Association Dunedin, February 19. There was a large yarding of fat cattle at Burnside to-day, 238 being penned. The quality good, competition .ksea, find prices firm at late rates. Best bullocks £l9 10s to £23 , extra £24 2s 6d, medium to geod £l7 to £lB 10s, best cows and heifers £l4 10s to £ls 15s, medium tofgood £l3 10s to £l3 10s, others £9 10a and upwards. Fat Sheep.—A small yarding, 1083 being penned. The quality was 'indifferent. Thera was keen competition for prime wethers at 2s to 2a 6d above late rates. Medium qnality showed a drop of 2s to 3s. Best w fi thers 43a to 40s 6d. extra 56s 3d, medium to good 34s to 36s 6d, others |27s to 80s, best ewes 34s to 38a, extra 43s 6d, mediurts to good 29s to 31s, others‘24s to 28s. Lambs.—A small entry of 401 was penned. The gnality yraa medium, and prices were ou~a par with last week's rates. Pigs.—Thera was a large yarding of fats. Competition was good, bat late rates were not maintained. The entry af stores was much beyond requirements, and a sharp slump in prices resulted. Many pees were sold at half late rates, STOCK REPORT. MeasfS Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsouville sale as follows: —We had {a record entry with a yarding of about 5500 sheep. There was a fair demand for all clas&es and neatly everything was disposed of at prices ruling at other ‘-centres. We quote:—Fat wethers, S9B 10d to 31s 9d, 4 and 6 tooths 80s 4d, 4-tooths 29s 64 to Bis 7d, 8 tboth 21a to 27s 7d, fat ewes 29s Id, 'f.m ewes 235, 2 tooths |33s store fcwes 12s, prime fat lambs 235, store lambs 3s 6d, wether lambs 11s, culls 5s 5d to 8s 7d.