COMMERCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 2 June 1926, Page 9

COMMERCIAL.

STOCK EXCHANGE FIRM. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, May 31. In view of the possibility of. Sir Baldwin seeing the miners’ leaders to-night it is interesting to note that the Stock Exchange closed firm in the confident belief that there will be an almost immediate settlement of the coal crisis.

ADDINGTON MARKET. PRICES EASIER. By Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, .Tune 1. Owing to Thursday being tho King’s, Birthday, the weekly metropolitan market was held to-day. Entries were smaller all round than has lately been (he case, bat prices were nevertheless inclined to be easier.

Store Sheep.—The yarding was large for this time of the year, and included shipments of ewes from Gisborne. Good crossbred awe lambs made 23/3 to 2G/10, inferior 20/to 22/-, forward wether lambs 20/6 to 21/10, medium lambs IS/- to 20/-, four, six, and eight-tooth Corricdale ew'es 34/-, sound-mouth crossbred ewes 26/-, sound and failing mouth ewes 20/6 to 24/-, four, six and eight-tootli crossbred ewes 29/2, two and four-tooth wethers 2G/2 to 26/3, four and six-tooth crossbred 22/4 to 23/3. Fat Lambs. —The entry was again small, only 1600 being penned. A good sale resulted, freezing buyers operating" freely. Extra prime heavy lambs brought up to 35/7, prime heavy 2S/6 to 32/-, medium weight prime 27/- to 30/-, medium quality 24/- to 26/6, light lambs 20/6 to 23/6.

Fat Sheep.—Slightly more than ten races were filled with fat sheep, and as is usual at recent sales, owes heavily outnumbered wethers. Extra prime wethers fetched up to 40/1- prime 32/- to 35/6, medium 29/6 to 31/6, light 27/9 to 28/9, extra prime ewes 23/6 to 24/-, medium 20/- to 23/-, light 10/- to 19/6. Fat Cattle.—The entry totalled only 455 head, as against several preceding sales, when the total averaged 600. Best Canterbury steer beef prices ranged from 37/- to 40/- per 100 lbs., North Island prime 35/- to 37/-, medium quality 34/- to 36/6, fair to good heifers 29/- to 3 2/-, inferior cow 24/- to 28/-. Extra heavy steers realised up to £IS 12s 6d, prime heavy steers £ls 10s to £l7 12s Sd, prime medium steers £l3 10s to £l6 ss, medium steers £ll to £l3 10s; extra prime heifers to £l3 16s Gd, prime heifers £8 10s to £ll, ordinary £6 10s to £8 ss; extra prime cows to £l4 2s 6d, prime £S to £lO 10s, ordinary cows £5 10s to £7 15s. A r ealers —A medium entry of vealers was forward. Good runners fetched to £6 12s Gd, medium £4 5s to £5 17s 6d, best calves £3 to £3 12s Gd, medium 30/- to £2 15s, small 10/- to 25/-. Store Cattle. —The yarding was comprised mostly of cows. Good forward cows made £4 ss, fairly good cows £2 to £3, others 25/- to 30/-, hulls to £5.

Dairy Cattle.—The entry was small, totalling 441 head. Demand, was good, and good second, third and fourth calves (spring.ngj rodlised £ll to £l4 15s, medium sorts £< to £lO 10s, others £5 to xG 10s, springing heifers £6 10s to £ll. 16s. Fat Pigs.—Choppers made _£3 to £6 15s, light baeoners £4 to £4 10s, heavy baeoners £5 to_ £j> 10s, extra heavy baeoners to £3 as (average price per lb 7ld to S!,d) ; lignt porkers 4 6/- to 52/-, heavy 00/- to 67/- (average Sd to 9d). Store Pigs. —Only a small entry was yenned. Wcaners 10/- to in. slips 22/- to 26/-, small stores 2,,to 29/-, medium stores ■'■%/- to 4J ; -, large stores to 4 6/-.