ADDINGTON STOCK SALE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1918, 28 November 1913, Page 5

ADDINGTON STOCK SALE.

(By T.'lcgfraph.-Prees Association.) Christchurch, November 25. At the Addmgton live stock market there were umall entries of stock, in consequence of so many farmers having to come into town to assist in rcopenin r the port of Lyttclton. There was consequently a sharp rise in prices of fat cattle and sheep and lambs. Store sheep showed no chain;!', and neither did pigs. Four-tooth shorn wethers, fair qnalif ISs.; four-tooth shorn wethsrs. very forward, 16s. 5d.; shorn two-tooth wethers. 14s. to 14s. 2d.; wether hoggets, medium, lis. 7d.; four, six, and eiffht-tooth shorn ewe 3, in low condition, with fambs, 8-;. Bd. all counted; sound-mouth half bred ewe, unshorn, with iambs ,12:, 2d. to 13,,. all counted; wolly merino ewe?, with fa'mlss,' 9s. 6d., all counted; shorn four, and sixtooth ewes, 16s. Id.; fat lainbs, fat eheep, and woolly wethers, 245. to 27-:.; prime iJhora wethers. 225. 6d. to 3*3.; lighter, 20s. Id. to 225.; woollv exrv. 235. 6d,; prime shorn ckm. 21s. to 255.; others, 17s. lid. to 20s. fd. Fat cattle: Beef, 31s. t-d. to 38s. nor 1001b., according to quality; steers, £B'7,=. Cd. to £11 lCs.; extra, to £1* 155.; lieif»r« £6 17s. 6d. to £9; extra, to £12 17s. £dcows, £6 to £8; extra, to .£l2 17s. 6d. Storo cattle, yearlings, £1 lEv;.; If. to 18months shorts, £i sa. to £4 !.!.; two-veur •itcers, £4 16s. to £5 55.; two-year heifers. £4 125.; cows. £1 10s. to £5 55."; dairy eow.i made £3 10s. to £10 lfts. Fat pigs: Choppers, £3 to £4 155.; heavy bacoiicrs, £3 to £3 45.; extra, to. £3 10s ; lighter. £2 7s. to £2 15s. The aricc* are equal to sd. to 5Jd. per lb. Hea-vv porkers. £2 3s. to £2 65.; lighter, £1 18s, to -£2 2-:. These .prices arc equivalent to 6ri. to 6Jd. per lb. Store pigs, large sorts, 30s. to 365.; medium pigs. 225. to M.S.; small woauora, 10s. 6d. and upwards; l.'j"bre sons briuging to 186.