COMMERCIAL.

West Coast Times, 19 March 1910, Page 1

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET

There was a large entry of all classes of stock and a good attendance. Store sheep met with a good sale, fat lainsh were firm, tegs showing a rise, fat cattl«> were without change, and pigs w ere dull of sale. Fat sheep showed a rise in price, stoic cattle were dull of sale, and there was a moderate demand for dairy cows. STORE SHEEP.

The yarding of store sheep was not quite as large as the previous week, and the offerings were mostly of back ward sorts. There was a keener demand for ewes, and prices wore better by Is per head; wethers sold at about last week’s rates ; and rape lambs were down about Is. Two-tooth ewes made 14s to 14s Gd, four-tooths 13s to 17s, and sound-mouthed 8s lid to 15s. Forward wethers made Pis to 14s, others Ss lid to 31 > Gd, forward lambs 11s to 12s 2d, others 7s 8d to IDs Gd. FAT LAMBS. There was again a large yarding ol fat iambs, totalling 8149 head, and in-

elmliiijJC some good lines of tegs, bill there was also a proportion of inferior and unfinished lambs. There was a keen demand lor all well-linished lots, and legs siimved an advance of about 3d to Gd per head, and other sorts, sold at about last week’s rates. FAT Si IFF',’. There was a fairly large yarding of fat sheep, the greater portion being ewe*. There was a good demand (or all descriptions, and prices were tinner all round. The range of prices was:— (Mam >VI (hers. 15s Gd to ISs 2d; lighter, 1:1s :;d lo 15s; prime ewes 12s Gd to IPs lid; other- 10s Gd to 12s; merino ew i's, 8s 1(1 In 8 S<d. FAT CATTLE. Tie entry of fat cattle totalled 2S(I head, which were mostly sent in by dealers- ileiter heel was in rather better d ona lid, but, on the whole, there was little or no change in values. Stem’s realised TO 17s Gd to Gil ss, heifers G5 5s to G7 17s Gd, and cows 1 0! 2s to GH 15s, edinl to IDs Gd to 22s Gd for prime, lS,s to IDs for me- ; dinni, and 15:- (id to 17s Gd for cow and inferior, per KiOlb. Veal calves i made 3s Gd to 525, and up to :G3 IGs

for extra 1 n’gc. STORE CATTLE.

f bulk of the offering were small sorts, t which made 20s to 335, and three-year steers sold up to £5 15s. i DAIRY CATTLE. There was a fair entry of dairy cattle, and a moderate demand. A line of springers sold at £7, and other cows brought £3 to £9 15s. PIGS. There was a large entry of pigs, and they mot with a dull sale through-, out. Baconors brought 44s to 525, equal to 3kl to 3:] d per lb, porkers: 32s to 435, equal to 4RI to 4.U1 per lb, large .stores 25s to 325, smaller 14s to 18s, and woaners Cs to 11s Cd. A line of 500 good stores from ■ liana Bros., Southbridge changed hands at 31s.