COMMERCIAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18444, 30 March 1922, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

BURNSIDE MARKET. (Per Presi Association!. ■* DUNEDIN, fllarch 29. There were large yardings of fat stock in each department at Burnside to-day. Sheep and lambs? sold at slightly firmer values, while fat cattle were easier. Pigs maintained late rates. Fat Cattle. A large yarding, numbering 30 2, was offered. Quality on the whole was good. Demand at the opening of the sale was quiet, and a reduction of 10/ per head on late rates took place, but conditions improved before the close, and advanced 5/ at the close. Prime Ox beef averaged 22/6 per 100 lbs, prime heifer beef. 10/ to 20/, and inferior down to 15/. Prime bullocks realised from £9 15/ to £ll 10/, medium £8 to £9 5/, and lighter kinds from £6 10/ upwards. Prime heifers realised from £7 to £8; medium £5 15/ to £6 10/, light and aged from £4 upwards. Sheep.—A large yarding, numbering 2615 head of medium quality. The sale opened under keen competition. at an advance of from 1/ to 1/6 per head on last week’s rates, although values during the last sale were easier and opening rates were not maintained, passings being frequent. Very few first class sheep were forward. Good wether mutton brought up 4%d and ewe mutton 3Jd to 3%d. Extra prime heavy weight wethers realised from 29/ to 30/3; prime 23/6 to 27/6, medium 19/ to 22/6 and lighter kinds from 16/6 upward. Prime ewes realised from 19/6 to 22/9, medium 16/ to 18/, and light and aged from 10/ upwards. Lambs.—A good yarding, numbering 1204 head, of fair quality. Bidding was brisk from both freezing buyers and butchers, and store sorts were eagerly bought by graziers. Values advanced, th© prices realised ranging from 16/ to 28/6 per head. These prioes work out at about 7|d per lb.

Store Cattle. A. large yarding, several of the pens contained choice animals. Competition was slack, and prices showed no improvement. Half the fat cqrws and young animals were sold at unusually low values. A line of good three year old steers almost fit for the butchers realised up to £7 11/ per head. Pigs.—A medium yarding, which was an improvement on last week’s supply, and all classes were well represented. Baconers and porker's were well competed for at prices on a par with late rates, but small pigs and suckers showed a decline in values. Best baconers realised from 7d to 7%d per lb., and Pest porkers from 8d to BJd per lb. ADDINGTON MARKET. tPer Press Association). CHRISTCHURCH, March 29. Addington market 'again had very heavy yardings of all classes of stock Fat and store sheep and fat lambs met an improved market, but beef was again in weaker demand. Store sheep.—A big yarding of about 3<l,Ct)t>. including Chatham and Nelson sheep. There was a keen sale throughout for all classes, notably forward lambs and wethers. Passings were negligible. Forward rape lambs, 15s Id to 17s 9d; good lambs, 13s 3d to 14s lOd; medium, 10s 3d to 12s 9d: small, 7s 9d to 9s lOd; cull, 4s 6d to. 7s 6d; good 2-tooth halfbred ewes, 26s 6d to 31s; ordinary, 17s 9d to 22s 6d; inferior. 12s 9d to 15s 9d; good half bred 4, 6 ind 8-tooth ewes, 24s 3d; good crossbred, 18s 6d to 21s 6d; good 4-tooth ewes, 245; ordinary 4, 6 and 8-tooth ewes, 16s to 18s 3d; inferior, 12s 9d to 15s 6d; rape ewes, 7s to 10s 6d; oull, 2s 6d to 6s 6d; forward 4 and 6-tooth wet hers. 18s to 20s 9d; ordinary, 14s 6d to 16s; inferior low conditioned. 12s 9d to 13s lid; 2-tooth, Ils 6d to 4s lid. Fat Lambs.—s3oo penned. An active sale, freezers paying from 7Jd to 7 7-B<l per lb; extra prime lambs, 25s 6d to 29s 3d; prime, 22s 6d to 255; medium, 19s 6d to 22s 3d; light unfinished, 15s to 19s 3d.

Fat Sheep.—Average yarding. Values improved slightly on last week, exporters purchasing the bulk of the light-weight sheep. Extra prime wethers, 26s to 29s 4d; prime 21s 9d to 24s 6d; medium, 19s to 21s 6d ; light, 15s to 18s 9d ; extra prime ewes, 21 s to 23s 3d; prime, 17s 6d to 20s 6d; medium, 14s to 17s; light. 10s to 13s 6d.

Fat Cattle.—Another big yarding, totalling 335 head. A further easing in values, and, excepting a few prime pens, the bulk of good beef sold about 25s per 1001 b; extra prime steers. £l5; prime, £8 15s to £ £l2 7s; medium, £6 10s 6d to £8 10s; light, £4 15s to £6 ss; prime heifers, £5 to £8; ordinary, £2 17s 6d to £4 15s; prime cows, £4 15s to £8 2s 6d; ordinary, £2 10s to £4 12s 6d.

Vealers.—Satisfactory sale. Last week’s values maintained. Runners, £5 16s; good vealers, £3 15s to £4 10s; medium £2 to £2 10s ; small calves, 6s upwards. Store Cattle. —No quotable lines forward, the, entry consisting of nondescript lots, and low prices ruled generally. A line of two-year-old heifers made £3 10s. and good yearling heifers, £1 15s to £2 ss. Dairy Cattle—Second and third culvers, close to calving, £8 10s to £l4; Juno and July calyers, £3 to £7; springing heifers, £9 to £l4; cows in milk, £3 to £9; aged inferior cows, 15s to £4.

Fat Pigs.—Brisker demand for porkers, but baconers inclined to be easier. Choppers, £2 10s to £4 10s; light baconers. £3 10s to £4; heavy, £4 5s to £4 15s; extra heavy, £5 4s 6d; (average price per lb. 6Jd); light porkers, 47s to 545; heavy, 57s to 645; (average price per lb. 8d to 81d.) Store Pigs.—lmproved demand for good sorts. Sows in pig, £2 12s; good stores, 34s 6d to 435; medium, 27s 6d to 335; inferior, 17s 6d to 255; weaners, 6s to Ils. NEWTON KING, LTD. At Whangamomona on 22nd March, heavy rains just prior to the sale prevented the full advertised entry from coming forward. Of the stock yarded everything sold and prices were considerably in advance of late levels. 2-tooth ewes 17/6, mixed sex 2-tooths 11/, 11/4, 14/4, and 6-tooth ewes 12/9, 13/6; 4 and 6-tooth wethers 14/6, 15/6.. At Inglewood on the same day a full yarding of all classes came forward. Sheep were In small sup-

ply and the bulk sold. Of the cattle offering, weaners predominated in numbers and although ordinary mixed heifers were almost entirely neglected lines showing quality and size sold at satisfactory prices. Other classes remained at late levels. Lamb 5/4, 8/6; cull do.. 3/9; mixed age ewes 14/6; weancr steers 9/-. 18/-; 16-month do. 23/6, 28/-; 3year old do. £2/16/, £3/2/6; weaner heifers 17/6, 28/6, Holstein do. 36/-; Jersey do. £2/7/6, £2/12/6; choice quality do. £3/7/6; empty heifers 29/6, 35/-; in calf heifers £2/10/, £3/13/6; store cows 15/-, 25/-, 36/-; sound in calf cows £3/2/6, £3/10/, £4/2/6; boner bulls 16/-, 20/-, 30/. At Rahotu on 23rd Inst, prices were as follows:—Fat mixed 2-ths. 14/-; weaner steers 10/, 15/; weaner heifers 10/, 15/, 20/; extra choice Holstein do. £2/2/; in calf heifers £3/15/; store cows 15/-, 22/6, 27/6, forward do. £2, £2/9/, £3/2/6; bulls made up to £2.