ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3092, 24 May 1917, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

By Telegraph.—Press. Association. Christchurch, .Mav '23. At Addinglou market, llioro wore, increased entries in almost all depart- : •incuts.' A heavy • yarding.' of fat ' ciuttlo sold «t'about Into rates,, export buyers operating to s'omo extent. Fat lambs sold 'rather better, as moio business was done for export. Store sheep also sold well, and fat sheep wcro very firm. Eat pigs were in good demand at.lato rates, and Ihcro was a sharp advance in porkicrs. Store pips were in hotter demand. ! Store cattle met with a fair sale, and • good dairy cows were sought after. Storo Sheep—.Two-tooth ewes. 'Jos. to 345.;. four and six-tooth ewes, 21s. to 325. 9d.; eight-tootli owes to '255.; soundmouthed ewes, 15s. .Bd. to 255. 8d:; t\vo and four-tooth' wothers,"22s. Ild. to 30s. 5d.; six and eight-tooth wethers, to 295. 2d.; wether lambs, 14s. Td. to 255. 2d.; owo lambs, 235. (id. Jo 275. 10d.; mixed se.x lambs, 17s. lOd. lo 225. 3d. Kit Lambs—Extra prime, to 405.; prime, 28s lo 325. 6d.; medium, 255. to 275.!( id.; lighter, 20s. to 21s. 6d. Eat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers, to lis. 9dij prime wethers, 365. 6d. to 425.; lighter, 28s. to 365.; merino wcthors, 21s. 3d. to 28s. 9d.; extra prime owes, 425. 3d.; prime ewes 355. to 395. 6d.; medium ewes, 295. 6d. to 345. 6d.; lighter. 20s. to 295.; merino ewes, 18s. to 28s. lid. Fat' Cattle.—Extra prime steers, to _E22 10s.; primo steers, £13 ss. lo JU9; ordinary steors, JilO to J!13; extra primo cows, .CIS 55.; primo eows, ,£lO 10s. to .£l6; ordinary cows, «£8 to £K; cxlra prime heifers, to i£ls; primo heifers, .£9 15s. to £U; ordinary heifers, .£7 10s. to Ji9 10s. Store Cattle.—ls to 18-months, M 7s. 6d. to £i 10s.; two-year 6teers, M; 2Jycar steers, £7 7s. 6d. lo £7 10s.; twoyear licifcrs, £5 17s. Gd.; three-year steers, £S ,10s. to. £9 10s.; threc-vcar miters,, .£3 10s,; dry cows, £3 ss. to .£8 10s.; dairy cows, £R to £18. , PiSS—Choppers, i to £7; baeoners, £3 10s. to £(~ equal to 7id. per lb.; porkers, 4bs. to 655. 6d„ equal to 83d. to 9d. per lb.; medium stores, 28s. 'to fife.; smaller, ISs. lo 265.; weaners, 9s. to 16s.