ADDINGTON MARKETS
Er Telegraph—Press Association. Christohuroh, November 28. 'At Addington market there entries. ■ ■ Store Sheep.—The yarding was of moderate dimensions, the bulk being composed of wethers. The general demand was cood. Two and four-tooth ewes, to 28s. 2d.; smaller woolly owes and lambs, 20s. 9d. (all counted); twotooth wethers, 20s. 7d. to 255. 2d.; two and four-tooth wethers, 245. 2d. to 295. 7d.; woolly, to 295. Pd.; four and six-tooth wethers, 265. to 325. Bd.; small woolly merino wethqrs, 20s. Id. ■to 255. 10d.'
Fat Lambs.—The yarding of fat Jambs was much smaller, and a very good sale eventuated, prices hardening Is. to Is. 6d. a head over late rates. Extra prime, to 31s. Id.; prime, 265. 6d. to 295.; lighter, 21s. 6d. to 255. 9d. Fat Sheep.—There was a rather larger yarding of fat slieep. The demand was'poor, and there was an approximate drop of Is. 6d. to 2s. per head. Woolly wethers, 40s. to 435.; extra prime, to 375. 3d.; prime. 31s. to 355. 6d.; lighter, 28s. 4d. to 295. Id.; extra prime owes, 375. to 395. 6d.; prime, 295. 10d. to 355. 3d.; lighter, 245. Id. to 28s. 4d.
Fat Cattle.—There was a large entry of fat cattle. The demand for steer and heifer beef was good. For other classes the market was slacker. Extra prime steers, to £24 17s. 6d.; prime, £18 to £21; ordinary, to £18; extra prime heifers, to £18: nrime, £13 to £17; ordinary, £10 to £12 10s.;_ extra prime cows, to £19 10s.: ririme, £13 to £16; ordinary, £10 to £12 10s. There was a fair demand for vcnlers, and best sorts made £6 10s. to £7 7s. 6d.; smaller. £2 to £6.
Storo Cattle—Tliere was a laree entry of store cattle of very mixed quality, and the demand was distinctly p'asier, passings being numerous. Yearling heifers, to £0; yearling steers. £7 .Us.; two-Tear-old steers, £9 155.; • three and four-year steers £H to £19; dry cows, £8 10s. to £12. Then* was a good incrairy for good duality <Hry cows, ■which mnfleup to f-i.o; medium "sorts, £10 to £14; and old cows from ■£8.
Piss.— Chopnors. fiS fn £6; extra heavy haooncrs, £n 16*.: heavy bac.on,<ts. £4 10s. to £;": litrMor b.nrnnprs. ''£2 15s. to £<1 ."<;., +.lip price "°r lb.-'»>-"ine 7td. +0 7M.; heavy porkers, ;"7s.
to 605.; lighter jwrkers. .Ms. to SiJs., .the price per lb. being 9d. to Old.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 56, 29 November 1917, Page 8
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