ADDINGTON MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3057, 19 April 1917, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKETS

By Telegravk—Preaa Association. CJirlatohuroh, April 18. ' Entries of fat lambs and store sleep »t the Addington markets were smaller ' than last week," but in the other De■i payments the yardings wore larger. Fat cattle sold y well, and fat lamba .were firm, prices per liead for the 'latter being better, as there was a . larger proportion of piime lambs than . last week. Good young store ewes sold well, but backward stores of all kinds were duller of sale. Fat sheep showed hu advance in' price, especially prime ■!. wethers, which were fully 2s. per head : ~-better./ Store cattle were rattier dull'of sale at the prices asked;- arid dairy -cows were iu keen demand. -Fat pigs Y«oId-weIl.

Store Sheep.— l iW-tooth ewes, 20s. to. 28s. 9d.; four and six-tooth ojfp's, 255. 3d. to 86s. 3d.; six and eighttooth ewes, 17s. 6d. to 28s. Id.; soundmouth owes, ;17s.'4d. to 255. 3d. ; four and six-tooth wethers; to 285.; soundmouth wethers, 18s. 2d.; two and' fourtooth wethers, 20s. Gd. to 28s. 9d.; ewo lambs, 21s. 3d. to 225. 69..; wet Tier lambs, 15s. to 21s. 3d. ; mixed-sex lambs, 14s. to 205.; fat lambs, extra prime, to 38s.'- 6d.; prime, 295. to 335.; medium, 2os. to 28s. 6d.; unfinished, and lighter, 18s. 6d. to 245. 6d. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers, to 495. 6d.; prime wethers, 365. to 415.; lighter wethers, 265. to 355.; merino wethers, 21s. 9d. to 38s. 3d.; extra prime ewes, -10s. 6d.; prime ewes, Sss. to 38s. 9d.; medium ewes, 295. to 345. 6d.; lighter ewes, 225. to 295.; aged ewes, 195.; to 225.

■ Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers, £21; prime steers, £14 ss. to £21;. ordinary steers, £10 to £14; extra

pnme heifers, £15 15t.; prime heifers, £10 10s. to'£l4; ordinary heifers, £8 10s. ss.extra prime coivs, £17 55.; prime cows, £11 to £15; ordinary cows, £7 15b. to £10.

Store Cattle.—Fifteen' to eighteen months, £3 10s.-; two-year steers, £6 25.. 6d.; two-year heifers, £o 18s.; threo-yoar steers, £9 7 S . 6d. to £io ! 10s.; "three-year heifers, £8 10s.; di-y 00w6,. £4 10s. to £S 10s.; dairy cows, £5 to $18. - ■ Pigs.—Choppers, £3 10s. to/ £7; extra heavy ba'coners, £4 16s. to £5 Bs.; heavy baooners, £4 to £4 10s.; lighter haconera, £3 7s. to £3 15a. (equal to 7d. to 7jd. per lb.); heavyporkers, 50s. to 675..; lighter porkers, 445. to 48s. (equal to 7d. to 7jd. lb.l;' medi-um stores, 32a.; weaners, lis. od. to 17s.