ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3566, 28 September 1916, Page 7

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

I CHRISTCHURCH, September 27. At the Addington stock market today, there was a moderato yarding of fat stock and good entries of store stock. Store sheep sold well at late I rates. Fat cattle were rather easier. ! The fat sheep sale opened at v firmer > rates, but the market eased off to below last week's rates. New Season's fat lambs sold well. Store cattle were somewhat easier in consequence of the large, yarding. Pigs were in keen demand at high prices. Prices were:— Sheep. '; Stores.—Hoggets (mixed soxes)' realised 20s 3d, owe hoggets 20s lOd to I 27s.4d,,wether hoggets 19s to -275,. two ; and four-tooth wethers 20s 6d to 26s 9d, four-tooth wethers 2Ss 4d to 325, four and six-tooth wethers 28s to 325, Merino wethers 14s lid, two, four, six 1 and eight-tooth eweß and lambs (all .counted) 16s 2d to 18s 9d, four and ' six-tooth ewes 27s Id to 30s 3d. !" New season's fat lambs 28s (xi to Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers to 48s, prime wethers 31s to 40s, others: 25s 4d to 303, extra prime Merino wethers 27s 9d to 35s 6d, others 14s 9d to 22s lOd, shorn wethers 21s to 22s 7d, extra prime ewes. 41s, prime ewes from 30s to 35s 6d, medium 25s to 29s 6d. others 22s to 24s 6d, hoggets 21s to 27s 6d. , Cattle. Fat pens.—Extra prime steers rca-J Used to £2-4 ss, prime Bteers £15 to I £20 10s, ordinary steers £12 to £141 10s, prim© heifers £12 to £14 15s, ordinary heifers £8 15s to £12, prime cows £10 to £14 15s, ordinary cows £7 5s to £9 10s.* Storo Cattle.—Yearlings £2 10s to £2 18s, 15 to 18 months' £3 4s to £4 15s, two-year stores £6 17s 6d,. 2jyear steers £7 15s, two-year heifers £5 2s 6d to £7 7s 6d, three-year steers £9 10s to £10 7s 6d, three-year heifers £6 7s 6d to £7 ss, dry cows £2 6s to ££6 ss, dairy cows £3 10s to £I. 10s. Pigs. Choppers realised £o to £G 10s, extra heavy baconers £5 10s, heavy baconers 92s to - 100s, light baconers ms to 85s (price por lb 7*d to 7*d), light porkers 48s to 51«, . heavy . porkers. 56s to 60s (price per lb. Bid.;to ,?d), large stores 48s to 58s Cd medium 40s to 47b Id, smaller 33s to 395, weanors 20s to 255.