ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 97, 17 January 1918, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

By Telegraph-Press Association, Christchurch, January 16. it Addington market there were naain small yardings of fat lambs and fat sheep, but good entries in other j departments. Fat cattle veto easier, nnd exporters were able to do more business in light cows and steers, and , the heavier and better quality heme all j taken b'v butchers. Cow beef for export made up to ,455, per 1001b. over, and steer beef a little more. Ihe fat Jumhs were nearly All required by butchers, and prices were firmer by is. to Is. 6d. uer head. There was ke.en demand for'all classes of store sheep, ewes and wethers both being firmer. Of fat sheep the supply was short and prices were abovo the export level, the advance being about Is. per head, wethers especially being firm. There was ft good demand for forward store cattle, of which there were some we 1crown lines on offer. Dairy cows sold well, as did fat pigs, but store pigs were a little easier. ' Store -Sheep.—Two-tooth ewes, 28s. 3d. to 31s. 9d.; four and six-tooth twos, 295. Id. to 295. -id.; sound-mouth ewes, 255. -to 28s. Bd.;. two-tooth weth- ! ers, 275. 10d. to 28s. \i.:, four and sixtooth wethers, 27s lid. SOsj six iind eight-tooth wethers 295. lOd. to 31s. 3d.; rape lambs, 21?, 6d. to 246.; !mk«l.-s9S lambs, 18s. Id. to 235. id.; i mixed-sex'hoggets, 30s. 4d. Fat Lambs.—Prime, 265. 6d. to Ms. 12d.: lighter lambs, 225. 66L to 265. Faf Sheep.—Kxtra prime wethers, to 40c; prime wethers, 325. 6d. to 365. Cd ; li"hter wethers, 28s. 4d. to 325.; merino, ivethers, 265. Bd.; extra prime I ewes, 405.: prime ewes,, 82s to 345. 3d • medium ewes, 28s. 6cl. to 31s. 6d.; i lighter owes, 225. to 285.; mermo ewes, 1 225. 6d. to 335. 6d. . Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers, to.

£23 12s. 6d.; prime steers, £16 10s. : to £20 55.; ordinary steers, U, lib; , prime hoifers, £11 to £15; ordinary heifers, £9 17s. 6d. to £10 10s.; extra : prime cows, £18; prime cows, il2 J Us. to £16; ordinary cows, £10 to £12. .Store ■' Cattle—Calves, £A -is.; eighteen months Herefords cross,_ ill . 55.; two and three-year heifers £, 10s. to £8; three-year steers, £15 J 2s. fcd. to £16; dry cows, to £10; dairy cows, £7 to £19. in Pigs.-Choppers, £4 lo £b /Os., extra heavy baconers, £6 to to 45.; heavy baconers, £4 15s. to lo 10s., lighter baconers, £4 to M 10s ..equal to B}d. per lb.; porkers £2 15s to £3 4, <Wtofl}d. to9jd. per lb.; large stores, £2 15s. to £3; medium sW, £2 Bs. to £2 125.; smaller stores, 30s. to 385.; weaners, 18b. to 255.; breeding sows, to £6 us.