ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 150, 14 March 1918, Page 10

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

:-■ — By Telegraph—Press Association. -<',■;■, Christchurch, March 13. '... At A<ldington market' to-day 1 -there were larger entries of stock in almost all departments, but tho attendance was not quito so numerous as last week. There was a firm sale for all useful classes of store sheep, but the demand was not keen for backward sorts. :. The .yarding included drafts from the North Island and Maryborough. Lambs were very firm, exporters' prices averaging BJ<l. per lb. over- all.'.There was also; a good salo for fat sheep, oxportcrsloperating freely. There was a more oven sale for fat cattle, and prices were generally above export level, only a lewij head being secured by freezing buyers. There was a good sale for the ; - Moderate class of store cattle offered. : \ Fat: pigs sold well, but stores wore .' - casjer' on account of the large entry. Siiore Sheep.—Two-tooth ewes, 30s. to iOs. Oα.; two and four-tooth ewes, '.. to j}ls. 6d.; four and six-tooth ewes, 34sj'j.3d.; six and eight-tooth ewes, 245.

M-. to 345.; sound-mouth ewes, 335.; two and four-tooth wethers, 30s. 9d.; nwe lambs, 20s. to 265. 5r1.; niixed sex lambs, 13s. to 245. 7d.; weth'er lambs, 10s. 3d. to 20s. «d.:

Kit Lambs.—Extra prime, to 335. 3d.; .prime, 27k. to-30s. ■ 6d.; medium, 245. 6d. to 265. 6d.; lighter, 225. Id. to '245.

Fat Sheep-.—Extro. prime -wethers, to--435. "3d.; prime wethers 355. 6d. to 395.; lighter ivetljers, 275. 6d. to 355.; Merino wethers, 225. to 265. 4d.; extra prime owes, t» 38s. 10d.; prime ewes; 335. 10d. to 37e. 3d.; Ti.edium ewes, 29b. 6d. to 325. 6d.; lighter owes, 23&. 10d. to 295.

Fat Cattle.—Extra prime rtcers, to £21 10s.. prime .steers, £17 to £1.9 10s.; ordinary steers, £12 ss. to £1.6 15n.; priino heiftre, £11 los. to £18 55.; ordinary lieifors, £9 2s. 6d. to £11; prime cows, £12 li. Gd. to £16 los.; ordinary cows, £10 to £11 17s. 6d. Store Cattle.—Calves, £3 '165.; tTiree to tlireo-and-a-half-ye&r steers, £12 17s. Cd.; dry cows £7 to £9 los.; dairy cows, £i 8 10b

Pigs.—Choppers, £3 to £7; extra, heavy baconers, £6 125.; heavy baconers, £5 10s. to £6; lighter' baconers, £4 10s. to £5 os. (equalto 7jd. to Bd. per Ib.); heavy porkers, £S 16s. to £4; lighter porkers, £2 17s. to £3 10s. (equal to 9.Jd. to IOJd. per lb); large stores, M 15s. to £3: medium stores, £2 Bs. to £2 125.; smaller, 275. to 355.; wcanere, 16s. 6d. to 255.