COMMERCIAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 17779, 30 January 1920, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET. (Per Press Asociation.) CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 28. At Addington market to-day there was a good yarding of fat cattle and lambs and an average one of fat and store sheep. The market for beef was practically similar to Ir-st week’s. Sheep were equally as firm, and lambs were a shade butler. whilst store sheep recovered from the drop of the preceding sale, average prices being from 3/ to 3/6 better. There was a spirited sale for all classes of store sheep, particularly for forward lines of lambs and wetherr,. Recent beneficial rains stimulated the market. Good two-tooth ewes 25/ to 37/3; ordinary two.tooth 20/9 to 24/1. inferior two-tooth 18/5 to 19/6; good two, four, and six-tooth ; ewes 23/11 to 26/; failing-mouth 1 ewes 16/1 to 18/5; forward four and six-tooth wethers 30/ to 31/6; ordinary 23/ to 28/6; good two-tooth wethers 24/ to 29/1; ordinary 17/6 to 22/9; forward lambs 23/ to 25/10; ordinary lambs 20/ to 22/9; backward and inferior 15/6 to 18/7. There was a good yarding of 500 0 fat lambs, compared with 4300 last week. Freezing buyers secured the bulk of the entry at values somewhat in excess of the preceding week, prices averaging about 9»d per lb. Prime lambs 28/6 to 33/2; medium 25/ to 28/; lighter 22/9 to 24/11. There was a yarding of between eight and nine races of fat sheep, compared with eleven for the preceding week. At the opening of the sale the demand was slightly easier, but it speedily improved and prices were generally fully as good as last week. Prime wethers to 44/1; medium 37/3 to 42/9; lighter 28/6 to 31/1; prune ewes 34/ t0.38/6; medium 29/ to 33/10; lighter 23/6 to 28/. In fat cattle the yarding was •‘25, compared with 385 last week. The market was firm except for heavy prime, which eased slightly. A good proportion of the entry was secured by freezing buyers. Extra prime steers to £32 10/; prime steers £2O 10/ to £26 10/; medium £l6 to £l9; lighter £l2 12/6 to £l5 15/; prime heifers £l5 10/ to £l7 5/; lighter, £8 12/6 to £l4 5/; prime cows £l3 to £l6 5/; lighter and inferior £9 7/6 to £l2 15/ (average price per 100 lb. £2 15/). There was a fairly good entry of store cattle and good inquiry for fresh cows suitable for potting, but young cattle were hard to quit. Dry cows £6 5/ to £10; empty heifers £4 to £7; three-year steers, to £lO 10/; yearling to 18-months cattle £3 to £4 5/; bulls £5 to £2O. A good entry of dairy cattle met a keen demand. Good cows close to profit made up to £2O 5/; Jersey Friesian springing heifers made £ll to £l5; vealers and runners to £8; medium £5 to £4 10/; medium calves £2 to £2 15/; small and inferior 6/ to 25/. Heavy baconers made up to £8 10/; ordinary to £6 10/ (average price per lb., llld to 1/); heavy porkers £4 15/ to £5 10/; ordinary £3 15/ to £4 10/ (average price per lb. 1/61 to 1/1; best stores to £4 15/; medium £2 18/ to £3 10/; small £2 to £2 8/; weaners £1 5/ to £2 5/. LONDON WOOL SALES. Messrs Dalgety and Company Limited are in receipt of a cablegram from their London House under date of the 23rd instant, reading as follows: “Wool sales closed firm. 104,000 bales offered on inspection, and 42,500 bales according to description. English buyers are the principal operators and French buyers are buying again more freely, but the Americans are not buying much. Merino wools are 5 per cent, higher, fine crossbreds firm, but unchanged, medium and coarse crossbreds 5 per cent, higher, as compared with last sale’s closing rates. For medium and coarse crossbreds the Government limit is still often too high.” STOCK SALE REPORTS. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. Palmerston North, report having held their usual fortnightly sale at! Taihape on the 28th inst., when a good yarding of both sheep and cattle came to hand. There was a good attendance of buyers, and all lines submitted were disposed of at prices in favour of sellers, the market being inclined to harden for all classes of stock, especially lambs and wethers. We quote:— Cull lambs 4/4, 6/-, to 6/9, mixed shorn lambs 12/10, mixed woolly lambs (small) 11/9, better sorts 15/- to 15/1, 2-tooth ewes 27/6, 2tooth wethers 27/11, mixed age ewes 19/9 to 20/1, 4 and 6-tooth ewes 26/-, cull ewes 11/- to 14/-. Cattle.—Small 15-month heifers 3/11/-, 15-month steers (small) £5, 2-year heifers 5/16/-, 2-year steers £7, cows and calves £7/5/-, culls £4/10/-. bulls £B/10/- to £l5/5/-.