COMMERCIAL.

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COMMERCIAL.

LONDON BANK BATE.

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Londen, July 20. The bank rate is unchanged.

ALDINGTON STOCK SALES.

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ChriEtchurch, July 19. j .At Adding ton market-today there; v-ere again moderate entries in almost; .all classes of fat stock except fat sfceep, " which were again sent feam^l in fairly large numbers. Fat carae Svere very , firm, as were fat lambs. There was a , \ery fair demand for store sheep, and prices showed a further hardening tendency, especially for owe hoggets. Fat sheep were rather easier. Store cattle, dairy cows, and all classes of pigs sold well. Store sheep ■ Hoggets, mixed sexes,14s 3d to 20s; ewe hoggets, 24s Id to 28s Id; wether hoggets, 19s 8d to 21s 6d: two-tooth wethers, 20s 3d to 22s 3d| two and four-tooth, wethers, 22s to 245; four ,and six-tooth wethers, 21s 4d to 295; two, "four, and six-tooth ; ewes, 27s to 28s 9d; best sound-mouth ewes, 25s 6d to 29s 8d; others, 14s 6d to i 235; aged ewes, 13s 8d to 34s 2d; sound-mouth merino ewes,- 10s Id to 15s 4q. • '; ' „ Fat lambs: Extra prime," to 365; prime, 25s to 295; medium, 22s 6d to 24s 6d; "lighter, 20s to 225. Fat sheep: Extra prime wethers, to 535,; prime wethers, 28s to 355; lighter, 24s lOd to 27s 6d; merino wethers, 19s 7d to ?0s lOd; prime ewes, 27s to 335; medium, 22s 6d to 26s 6d; others, 18s to 225; merino ewes, 13s 6d to 17s 9d. Fat cattle: Extra prime steers, to £20 15s; ordinary steers, £9 to £12 10s;' extra prime heifers, to £14; ordinary^ heifers. £8 to £9" 10s; extra prime; cows, £15 12s 6d; ordinary cows, £7 10s i ■ to £10. Store cattle: Fifteen to eighteen-: month, to ,£4 7s; two-year steers,} £5 7s 6d; two and a half year steers, j £7 ; two-year heifers, £4 10s to £4 15s; j three-year heifers, £6 3s 6d; dry cows,: . £3 los to £6 7s 6d ; dairy cows to- £16., Pigs: Choppers, £4 0s 6d to £7 Us 4d; ;• heavy baconers, 87s to 955; 'light ■baconers, 70s to 80s; prime, per Jb, 63-d to 7d- heavy porkers,'s6s to 625; light porkers, 48s to 545; price per lb, I 9d to 9id; large stores, 48s to 525; medium^ 3555 to 455; smialler, 20s to 325; weaners,-34s 6d.t0.225.-