ADDINGTON MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 2, 27 September 1917, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKETS

■■'~;•.. "•"'.', By Telegraph—Press Association. y ; 2i ; Christchurch, September 26. i,iAt Addinglon market there wore bmall yardings of fat sheep, fat cattle,' and -. /store sheep, and average'entries in the ..other departments. Fat cattle were .' ;<lear, and equal to 60s. to 655. peV 1001b. for prime, and 55s.'to 60s. per 1001b. for other classes. Pat sheep, of which a considerable proportion was from the ■•,'.. south,--were'firmer by Is. to Is. 6d. perr '■:V;head' for prime quality. The few store ' eheep -were mostly hoggets, and both these aid wethers sold well, hoggets showing- a rise. There was a keen de- '-: ih'and for store cattle, and all classes of ~ pigs .sold -well, especially porkers and baconers. '■■■.-• '"'Store Sheep—Two and four-tooth weth"ers, 355. 6d.; fair and six-tooth weth- ■;;'•• ers, 345.'5 d. to 40s. 5d.; ewe hoggets, 253. ;''.6d. to 375. 7d.; wether hoggets, 275. 44..t0 . 325; 3d.; mixed sex hoggets, 265. to 31s. 3d. '^.ilew,.season's fat lambs realised. 28s. /6d.to 38s. 3d. r: ; -,■■',. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime, wethers, to. : \ 85s. 10d.; prime wethers, 445. 6d. to 505.; ; lighter wethers, 345. to 445.; prime .'ewes; 375. to ; 505.; lighter ewes, , 2Ss. to 345. 4d.; merino ewes, 335.. 6d. to : , S7s: 6d.; hoggets, 325. 4d. to 40s.' ■-:-.'• •i.Faf-Cattle.-Prime 'steers, J!l7 10s. to ;v. i'j£2l l?s. 6d jHi't-iiv ,*ls to '.' ' ! "_EIG 10s.; extra prime cows, £27' jOs.; prime cows,' £15 to .C2O; ordinary cows, . £8 10s.'to £14; prime heifers, ..£l2 to ' - -, : sfil7 -155.; ordinary, heifers, £9 10s. to ill !. : 'los.\r .-..:'. r[.'.■;■, ■ '■"-.':■ Store -Cattle.-Yearling,' £6 14s.- to. £6 : --■■'■ 175.;-two-Tear steers,- .£B--15s'.;. two-year ■';. heifers.' -is 12s'. to £8 155.; three-year ' 'steers, £12 7s. 6d.; throe-yoaf heifers,.£9 . :?;iOs:; 'dry cows, '£3 to £li 125.'.6 d.; dairy ..cows, : £6 Ss.itoi £15. ss.' ' ~■; -' ,-' '-■Pigs.—Chopners,£s to £10: baconers, ("■' '£4 5s 'to 48,15. Gd.i equal to.Old. lolOd;. '': per v lb.';'porkers. £3 53."t0 £i, equal' to .•lid.-, to'ls. per- lb.; large stores, 50s. to

575.; medium,.3Bs. to 455.; smaller, 255. to 355.; weaners, 20s. to 315.; breeding sows, to £8.