COMMERCIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3498, 28 May 1920, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON.

CHRISTGHUR-Cl2l, May :37‘

There were slightly smaller yardings of all cZa>;ses of sheep at Addingtén to-day, but fat cattle showed an increase. Prime beef and mutton maintained good values, and there was an advancé in prices for both prime and secondary, but store sheep showed a. distinct easing. The market for all classes of store sheep was dull throughout. Fol'ward lambs made» 20/- .t.O 25,/6‘, Ordinary 15/9 to 19/6, cull 13/- to 14/6, ewe lambs 17/1 to 19/6, 2,4, (5, and 8-tooth ewes 20/6 to 28/9, inferior 2,4, 6, and B—tooth ewes 14/- to 20/-, 2—tooth ewes 22/8 to 28/}, good 4,6, and S~tooth wethex-s 28/- to 34/-, ordina.ry 25/6 to 27/o'. inferior 22/9 to 24/9, good 2tooth wethers‘26/9 to 29/3, inferior 21/7 to 24/3.

Extra prime lambs made 35/9 to 40/-, prime 28/- to 33/6, medium 25/6 to'27/(5, light and inferior 20/10 to 2-1/9.

Extra prime wethers made 47/- to 55/9,Aprime 39/6 to 45/6, medium 34/9 to 38/9, lighter _3O/- to 34/6,.cxtl'a. px-ime"~cr-res 51/-, prime 37/9 to 42/6, medium 31/6 to 37/, lighter 22/ to 31/-.

The fat cattle yarding‘ included a Jgood proportion of well-finished beeves, for which the market was firm, showing an advance of about 20/- per ‘head on the preceding week. Extra. prime steers made to £29 5/, prime £l9 to £26 6/, medium £ls 10/ to £l3 15/, lighter £9 10/ to £l4 10,’, extra prime heifers £3 17/6 t_o £l6 17/6, ordinary £lO 17/6 "to £l3, extra prime [cows £l3 10/ f 0 £ls 17/6, ordinary £9 2/6 to £l3. _ In store cattle, 18-month steers made‘ £1 15/, 2-year-old steers £7 2/6, storei cows £3 to £4, spring calvers £5 8/ to £7, bulls £3 10/ to £6. 1 ’ .D"airy heifers £9" to»£2o, second and! ‘third calvers to £22, backward and] linferior cows £5 to 510. ' ‘Choppers £6 to £9 11/, light bacon-I _ol‘..S_ $5 _ls/__tc £6 10/, heavy-_ £7 to‘,-.;£7. ‘IS/, extrauhueatvy £8 7/, average :‘p'r'i"ce' ._per lb 10d;‘ light porkers £3 5/ to £4, heavy £4 5/ to £5, ave_rage__pl-ice per lb _lld to 111 a. _ _;

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

- Received 9.40 a.m.~ = ’ ' ~ " MELBOURNE,-This:"Da'}*». Following ’a‘re-’th'e latést market ..qu.otationsz - The hide market is very weak, and there is a "decline up ‘to '3d per ‘lb_.'_all round. - I ‘ . Barley: English, 7/8 to 8/; cape, 6/9 to 7/. ~ Oats: Algerian‘, 6/3 “to ‘6/4- ' Potafoes-: £l2 10/ "to £13.10/.' . Onions: £l3 10/ to £l4.‘ * - .