COMMERCIAL

Temuka Leader, Issue 7672, 19 January 1918, Page 1

COMMERCIAL

ADDINGTON MARKET. Cll lIIST CTIU 11,C 11, Jan. 10. At the Addington market, to-day there wore again .small fat lambs and fat sheep, but good entities in other departments. Fat cfALle were easier, and exporters were able to do more business, in light cows and steers, the heavier and better cjuality being all taken by butchers. Cow: beet for export wasi making up to 45s pen lUOlbs. over all, and steer beef a little more. Fat lambs wore nearly all ro.'iwired by butchers, and prices were tinner b\ Is to .Is lid per head. There was a been demand for all classes of store sheep, ewes 'and lambs both being firmer. The fat sheep supply being a short one, prices wore about export level, an advance being made of about 10a per head, wethers especially being - firm. There .was a good demand for forward store cattle, of which there were some well-grown lines on oiler. Dairy cows sold well, as cid fat pigs, but store pigs "'ere a little easier.

Store Sheep— 2-tooth ewes 38s 3d to 31s 9d, 1 and b-tooth 29s Id to 39s id, sound mouth 25s to 28s 8d ; 2tooth wethers 27s lid to 30s, 6 and S-touth 29s LOd to 31s 3d ; rape lambs 21 s (id to 245, mixed sex 16s Id to 23s 7d. mixed sex hoggets 30s 4d. Fat •Lambs—Prime 20s Gd to 29s 2d, lighter 23s (id to 2(is. Fat Sheep—Extra prime wethers to Mis, prime 32s 6d to 3Gsi od, lighter 28s id to 325, merino 25s 3d ; extra prime cues 40s, prime 32s to 31s 3d, medium 23s Cd to 31s fid, lighter 22s i o 28s, merino 23s 6d to 33s Gd. Fat Cattle—Extra prime steers to ,c 23 12s 6d, prime £1(1 10s to £2O ss. ordinary £lO 2s (vd to £1.6 ; extra prime heifers £l2, prime £ll to £JS, ordinary fiO 17s Gd to £lO 10s; extra prime cows, £lB, prime £l2 10s to £lO, ordinary £lO to £l2. Store Cattle-Calves £3 Is, 18luor.ths Hereford cross, £l.l. ss, 2 and 3-year heifers £7 10s to £S, 3-year steers £ls L2s fid to, £l6; dry cows £6 to £lO, dairy cows £7 to £l9.

Pigs—Chjopoers and baconcrs actual to Sid per {'v, porters equal to, l>4 ,d to 9fd. Large stores £2 15s to £3, medium £2 Ss to £2 1.25, smaller 30s to TAs, wcanors ISs to 255, breeding sows to £5 ss.