ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 246, 5 July 1918, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

At Arlington yards on Wednesday entries ol stock fell in cases to extrenielv small proportions, whilst there was ii very .small muster of farmers, the attendance, with a lew exceptions, comprising only dealers, butchers, export Inner.s, and stockmen. In the i'at sections the small entries resulted in the com petition being limile I to butchers. and prices vere correspondingly high, hi the store sheep section onlv'Hj pens came forward, all being small lots. There was no inquiry lor these, and (.1 were passed ill. Giving to (tie smallness of the entry, fat sheep and lambs were penned together. With the supply much 'below butchers' requirements, values for sheep particularly titled extremely high. About 2ui) head of fat. rattle were penned, this '.lumber being particular)/ raod consiih-ring country eruditions The bill'; was prime steer or heifer beef. An resulted at the start, and Hie in proved competition was maintained throughout. .Uuichoi'S were tho only purchasers at the 'ruling rates. Compared villi the prices current last week, values showed an advance of ulxiut .fcl per held, l-'a! calves were;in very small supply, the entry coii-si.-ting principally of mediiini-siyed animals, but the condition llitottglimU was satisfactory. As could be expected from the small entry, coin'peti'iun between butcher.-' was keen, and prices ruled high. There was a small enlry of store cattle and their condition was indifferent. A few dairy heifers shoved some quality, but the rest of the dairy stock penned were not in good condition. Fat pigs wi-re in sm-.'.1l supply, but their quality, generally speaking, was sali.-tactoo-y, and there was a good demand. Fat Sheep.—Wethers, D7s. ad. to ads. fill.; ewes, '"Is. lid. to Ms. Id.; fat lambs, Sis. lid. to .'i.!s. (id. Store Sheep.—l and li-tooth ewes, ;t2s. (id.; f.iu. ewes, its, !)i|. tat tattle.—Mxtra prime steers, .£23 1.15.; prime steers, J.'IT Ills, io .£2l las.; oidiuary steers, ,;CS las. to ,IM7; prime heifers, to .il. r > as.; ordinary heifers, „C 8 I.V. lo .Cla; extra prime co.vs, to .12(1 2s. (id.; prime, cows, ,fc!o to ..-.'til; ordinary cows, .til 17s. (id. to .tit 10.5. Fat Calves—lv'unuers, lo .L'ti 17s. (id.; good vealers, .t:i 2s. to I'uir veaiers, Uls. lo ; small vealers. lis. to !i!lj. I'igs.—Choppers, Jtl> to X 7; extra heavy baconers, .Hi to i:li I'-.; heavy bae'jners, jCS Ills, to 43 IS?.: lighter iiaeotiers, «M ills. to eta, equal to tjjd. per lb.; heavy porkers, .SI lo ,B 12s. iid.; light porkers, .-£2 11k lo JI2 175.. equal to Hid. to Hid. per lb.