ADDINGTON MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 8, 4 October 1917, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKETS

By Tele/traph—Prees^issociation. Christchurth, October 3. At. Addingfon market (»-day there wuro somewhat larger supplies of lat cattle ana fat sheep thaii last w(i)k, auda large yarding of store cattle.ljmt' moderate or email entrios in the ofaer dep» r tmenle. Butchers who ha.ve be}» drawing their supplies from the fre/itng works have been surprised, to find fclai they aro being charged 3s. per •carcas/ of •■ mutton iu cover' Rle-loss of frectflig - and storage, which is equal to abei). id- per lb. on an average carcase, he butche-s consider that (his is a distinct bieach of the agreement -made ivith the Board oi Trade, arid a telegram /has been 6ent to the board asking' if the/increased cost can be passed on to the consumer. No further' supplies of beef are/ivailable from "the local freezing workVj The marlttt lor fat cattle was firm ii last week's rates, and equal to 555. ttftGs. per 1001b. I'ac sheep were firmer, if in view of the increased price of /frozen mutton the .butohers had to seciife full.supplies. Competition was all tiiefteener in consequence uf. a AVest Coast umyer and a- grazior operating. - The tor etere. , .wethers and hoggets offered sold-well. For store ca-ttls there was a keen jßemand at high prices, coniiideriug the qUdlity. Dairy cowe eolu well,.as did store'pigs, but fat pigs were easier. • . 'j,Store ' . and : six-tooth wethers, 30s. 3d,'to 425: 9d.; mixed sex hoggets, 275. ld.ito 31s. lOd. : ■ New Season's iTat Lambs.-Prime, S3s. 6d. to 335.; UgMpT, 21s. to 275. 9d. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers, to 50e.; prime wetliers, 455. to 505.; lighter, wethers, 41s. 6& to 445. 6d.; prime ewes, iiSs. to 505.; liSfliter ewes, 355. 3d. to Us. 6d.; hoggets, Us. 4d. to 85s. 3?at steers, to J624; prime steers,/ to Jffi iOs. IDs.; ortffitaryetee*, 25.: b3. to .618; cows, iila t6 j<6l9 j ordinary cowe, ilO.to ill 10s.; prihfie heifers, ' £U to .£ls 12s. 6d.; ordinary; heifers, to ilO 10s. to JZil iob. /; Store Catfle.— Yearlings, to £1 7s. 6d.; twb-reaf heifers, M 103.; four-year steers, £14; to 25.; dry cows and heifers, £8»b. to £W 25.,6 d.; dairy cows, to JEIB jlOs. ■■. ; ■ ■ Pigs.-Cl fppers, JK 10s. to 175.; baconers, M 4 to 11s., equal to 9jd. to SJd. per IM.; porkers, 58s. to 785., equal to 10d. to/iOid. per lb.; large stores, 58s. to 635.; ijedium, 455. to 605.; smaller, Sss. to 47k; weaners,,26s. to 32a.. \