COMMERCIAL

Southland Times, Issue 17866, 17 January 1918, Page 4

COMMERCIAL

BURNSIDE MARKET, I (Per United Press Association.: I DUNEDIN, .1 ;• nts.xry 16. ! Far Caul? —A large yarding and good duality. Competition was not so keen aof late and prices. especially toward- the close, eased about 20s per head as mini- 1 pared with last wtrkd rate.-. Beat led locks, ills 10s to £2O; extra, to £2O gs n.t ; meilium to good. £l4 to £I.» KB. best cow- .’ ami hellers. £l-1 to £ld lUs; extra, to £IS ; lar-lium to gn.i.i, £l2 to £l-0; oilier.- trum | £lO up. i Fat Sheep—A small yarding of goon . finality. Frees showed a ri-e ot about 1- j j'er head on hist week s rates. Best wethers. 110 - to 42 0; extra, 4 10; medium to •rood. 3d oto 37. best ewes. 36. -to :;s 0; j ex’ra. -10 medium u> good. 11-’. • t<> 04/-; Fat Lambs- Last week's high rates were' not maintained, prices showing a drop ot j 2 - to g 6 per head. Best 1.-ml/s. 2>. • to , £O, -; extra, 32. tae.dmin to good, £4, - i Xo go, ; others, gl up. ■ Pigs - A good yarding o; tats. Prices ; were well up to lau- rates, I'here was a , large yarding of stores, which were cleared j iii got-1 prices. j ADDiifGTON MARKET | (HR 1.-TCii C RCH. .laiui u y CP I There wa- again a .-mall yarding of f ; ,t lambs and tat sheep. mug ! vninc- m otaer departments. Lit cm lie wrr" easier anti exporter- ••.•••re aide to r.o tin-re Ln-i----up- in himi • ows and stei-rs. the heavier ; anti better quality being all taken by out cncr=. Low 1-cit mr export was making I up to id - per loom . : .-,e r ail and steer’ bee; a lit I more. Fal i -mb- w-r." nearly nil renuireu :-y the 'a o h-Ts and prices , were firmer by i - !•> i 'I per hen.-', there ; was ke- a drinano tor all ■ Losses of store j sheep, ewe,' am. imho.- om;; r,cmg firmer, j The supply ot tat -hear, i.eing a short one i pro--;-.- wee amove ;nv export level, the ad- j van.ce being a.-out I pep head, wethers | C.'pCCtaliy o-ejig hrm. "lie:" ..vis a g0,,,] 1 demand for forward -lore eat. is. ~j whi.-h 1 til ere were son;" well-grown line- on Piter. • i>atry cow- -aiu w< li a- did fat pigs, but : Store pig- ,vere a lit Ile e leler. 51 9 ; ;our ami -ix-tooth ewes, 20 1 to 20 4: .-out!(--mouth ewes, gd, - io g’S, 1; Jot:r and six tooth wether-, _’7 11 to 30, -; 1 six and eight-tooth wethers, gO R) to 31/3; rape lamb.-. _’i, 6 to g’4. - ; mixed sex hoggets, at) 4. Fat I.ait.o Prime, go 6to 20,2; lighter lam Os, gg o to go -. j Fat bheep-- Extra prime wethers, to ’ 40 -; pnmc wether-, 6 ;.i 1> ; lighter I wethers, gs a to 32. - merino wethers, ! 26 3: extra prime ewe,-. -jo prime p»e>, ) 52 - to 34. d ; medium ev. es. 28 • 6 to 31.6; i lighter ewe,-, gg, ■ to g>. ■; merino ewes, j 22 6 to dd ’i. | tat Cattle- Extra prime steers, to £23 ! Igs (id; prime steers, £l6 IDs to £gi) ds ; | ordinary steers, £1(1 gs rid to £l6 ; extra; heifer.-, big 4.- 4d; prime heifers, £ll to | £ld; ordinary heifers. £;» 17.- 0d io £lO lbs: extra prone cows. £ls; prime cow-, ; £lg 10- tu £l6; ordinary cows, £lO to I £lg. ’ j More (atilt—Calves, £:; 1,.; IS-month! Hereford cross, £ll ds ; two anti three-rear i heifers, £7 Ills to £ji; three-year steers, £ld 32s 6d io £l6; dry cows, £6 to £10; dairy cov.-s, £7 to £lO. Pigs—Choppers. £1 to £6 10s; extra heavy baconers. £6 4s 4d to £6 4s; heavy baconers. £4 Ids to £d 10s; lighter baconers, £4 to £4 Is, equal to Sid per lb; porkers. £g’ Ids to ,£d Is, espial to 9id to 9id lb; large stores, £g Ids to £3; medium stores, £2 8s to £2 12s; smaller stores, 30s to 38s; weaners, lx- to gds -id; breeding #ows, 60s to 6ds. DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. DUNEDIN, January 16. Stock Exchange -ales; —Huddart, Parker (ordinary, buyers 32s Sd, sellers 32s 9d.