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Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16356, 4 October 1917, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

THE RIALTO. ,H. Allchureh and Co. report for the week ending September 29th: — On Saturday the entry of poultry was much smaller than of late, owing to the wet weather. Prices are still firm. Hens brought 3s 6d>to 5s 3d, ducks 4s 6d, cockerels (small) 2s, (medium) 5s to 6s, all at per pair; chicks, 3d to lid each. Pigs.-—Weaners brought from 26s to 38s. stores 535. Calves.—Bull 10s, 13s, ISs; heifer, 20s. ' -. Produce. —Potatoes, table os- to 7s, prime repicked table, 8s" to- 10s;»' seed, , 4s 6d to 10s; pig. 2s 6d. " Wheat, 15s to 225, oats 18s 6d to}'2os, rye 13s\to 14s, carrots 4s, parsnips' 6s 6d, '-i>.s. chaff 45,.6 dto 5s *s.i.' *\ \* v f > Brocoli, 5s Csacks- extra) ; - "tomato plants 2s to 2s "6d, 'per„ tin of 2" dozen.v; Household furniture ,-> and, .- sundries? sold] well. ' , _, *'jC~*? "V r ""-K • ■ ~stoci4sale£/ ' V- ;.'%:/ - ~ ADDINGTONr C % --" -fU i ': - .Per Press „,- i- ' ~* ' ~ ' **~ V \ CHRISTCHURCH, Oct." '3.;' .* \At,the Addmgton'maiiiet there'were" somewhat larger supplies of "fat- cattle and fat sheep than last week,- andi a-i larger yarding of store cattle,', but moderate or small entries in. other 'departments. Butchers who have been' drawing supplies from the freezing works had been surprised'to find'that they are being charged 3s per carcase of mutton to cover the cost of freezing and storage, which is'equal to "about 3d per lb on an average" carcase. The butchers v consider- that this is a dis-„, tinct breach of the agreement made with the Board of Trade, and a telegram has been sent to the Board asking if the increased cost can be passed on to the consumers. No further supplies of beef are available from the local freezing works. * The market for fat cattle was firm at last week's rates, and equal to 55s to 65s per lOOlbs. Fat sheep were firmer as, in view of the increased price of frozen muttog, buyers had to secure fiill supplies and competition was all the more keen. consequence of a West Coast buyer and a grazier operating the few store wethers and hoggets offered sold well. Store cattle met with a keen demand at high pi ices considering the quality. Dairy cows sold well, as did store pigs, but fat pigs/were easier. Store sheep.—4 and 6-tooth wethers 30s 3d' to 42s 9d, mixed sex hoggets 27s ld'-to 31s- lOd; new season's fat "lambs, prime 29s 6d /so 335/ lighter, 21s to 27s 9d., * , \ . iFat sheep,.—Extra prime wethers to 565, prime wethers 45s to 50s, lighter 41s 6d to 44® 6d; prime 1 ewes, 36s to 50s, lighter 35s 3d to 41s'6d; hoggets 33s Fat cattle.—Extra prime -steers to £24, prime £lB 10s? to £2l 10s, ordinary £ls 2s'6d to £18; prime cows £ls to £l9, ordinary £lO to £l4 10s; prime heifers £l4 to £l6 12s, ordinary £lO lOs-to £l3 10s. ' ■ '" Store cattle.—Yearlings £5 t 7s 6d, 2-year heifers £8 10s, 4-year steers £l4 to £ls 2s, dry. cows and heifers £8 5s to £lO 2s 6d, dairy' cows" £8 to £lB 10s.

Pigs.—Choppers and baeoners to 9}d to 9£d per- lb, porkers'eq'uar'to lOd to 10£ d lb. Larjje.stores,'sßs ,to 635, medium 48s to 60s. SSs'to 475, weaners 26s to 325. ' ?

BURNSIDE. DUNEDIN, Oct. 3. At Burnside 168 fat cattle were penned. The quality was very good, and the demand keen. Prices advanced 15s. A fair number were purchased by northern butchers. Best bullocks sold at £2l 10s to £24, extra £27 12s 6d, medium £lB 10s to £l9 10s, light and unfinished £l6 to £l7 10s; best cows and heifers £l6 to £lB, medium £l3 10s to £ls, light £ll 10s to £l2 10s. Sheep.—2soo were penned. The quality was very good. At the commencement of the sale last week's prices were barely maintained, but as the sale progressed competition became keener at late values. Best wethers 46s to 4Ss, extra 55s 9d, medium to good 40s to 445, light 38s 6d to 425; prime'ewes 44s to 465, extra 50s 3d, medium 38s to 40s. , Lamhs.—2] were penned. The quality'was good, and prices realised were! up <to 345.