ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3098, 31 May 1917, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, May 30. At tlio Addington market there was a far smaller entry of fat lambs anil fat sheep than at tlio previous week's sale, but the entry of fat cattle and storo sheep was a good one, and tlio demand was brisk, the bulk of the store sheep being in good forward condition.

Storo shcop: Two-tooth ewes, 235. Oil. to 30s. (M.; i'our and six-tooth 'ewes, to 355.; six and eight-tooth ewes, 31s.;soumlmouthed ewes, 335. 7d.; tour and six'tooth wethers, 275. I<l. to 3Gs. 2d.; sir and. eight-tooth wethers, 28s. 3d.; merino wethers, 275. 9d.; wether lambs, 20s. 3d.; ewe lambs, 275. Id.

, Eat lambs: Extra primp, to 335. 3d.; prime, 275. to 30s. lid.; medium, 21s. id. to 2Gs. 10d.; lighter, 19s. to 235. Fat sheep: Extra prime wethers, to ■ISs. 3d.; prime, 32a. to 405.; lighter, 2Ss. Id. to 30s. 7d.; merinos, 21s. 6d.; ewes, extra, to 10s. 3d.; primo, 31s. Id. Id 375. CS<l.; medium, 30s. to 335. Id.; lighter, 235. to 2Ss. 7d.; merinos, los.

Fat cattle: Extra piimo steers, to .021 10s.; prime steers, £U ss. to .£2O 10s.; ordinary steers, ,£l2 15s. to- ,£11; prime heifers, ,ClO as. to <£14 2s. Cd.; ordinary heifers, .£8 to JilO; prime cows, £10 10s. to £li 17s. 6d.; ordinary heifers, ,£S to JilO. • Store cattle: Fifteen-mouths, £3 55.; two and a half year heifers', ,£6 10s.; three-year steers, £S 10s. to £S; dry cows, .£3 10s. to y£7 10s.; voalers, 15s. to -C 5 155.; good dairy cows, to £10 55.; medium, ,il2 to .£ls; poorer, from .£5 2s. Gd. Eat pigs: Choppers, £-1 to £7; extra heavy baconers, to .£5 5=.: heavy baeoner.s, £1 7s. to <£••( 155.; lighter baconers,' -C-3 12s. to .£■! fcqual to Till, per 11).); ■heavy porkers, 525. to GOs.; lighter porkers, -Ms. to 50s. (equal to Sid. to 9(1. per lb.).