ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 310, 19 September 1918, Page 9

ADDINGTON MARKET

> By Telegraph.—Press' Association. ( Ohristohuroh, September 18. At Addingtoh market there were fair entries ' of •stock. l Tho' increased supply of both fat cattlo and fat sheep resulted in tho prices of beef and mutton being somewhat oasier, unfinished fat sheep showing tlio most decline. Thero was a. fair demand for . storo sheep, especially for good hoggots, but prices generally showed a decline on late rates. Thero was a moderate inquiry for'store cattle. Pigs of all classes sold well. Store Sheep.—Two and four-tooth ewes, 235. Id. and 81s. 6d.; same ages with lnrabs, 15s. 7d. to 19s. Id., all counted; four, six, and oight-tooth ewes'; 245. Id. and 345.; same ages with lambs, 16s. to 225., all counted; two and four-tooth wethers, 31s. 3d. to 38s. Id.'; four and six-todth wethers, 41s. 7d.;, owe .hoggets, 225. Id. to 355. 3d.; mixed sex hoggets, 225, and 335. 7d.; wether hoggots, 255. Id. to 30s. 6d. • Fat Sheop.—Extra prime wethers, to 565. 6d.; prime wethers, 41s. 6d. to 485.; aedium wethers, 31s. to 415.; lighter wethers, 355. to 365. 6d.; prime ewes, 365. 6d. to 425. 6d.; others,-265. to 80s. 6d.; hoggets, 325. 4d. to 41s. 9d. Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers. , to , £82 7s. (3d.; prime steers, £20 to £26; ordinary steers, '£14 ss. to £19 10s.; extra prime heifers, £18 7s. 6d.; prime heifers,. £15 10s. to ! £l6 10s.; ordinary heifers, £10.to £15: prime cows, £16 10s. to £17 17e..6d.; ordinary cows, £9 10s. to. £16. Store Cattle.—Three-year steers, £12 ss. to £18; two-year steers, £11; eigh-teen-month sorts, £7 to £8 10s.; linss to fifteen-month, £5 to . £9; cnlvos, to £8 17s;; dry cows, £6 to £9 155.; dairy cows,'£B. to £16 55.. Pigs.—Choppers, £6 to £10; baconera, £5 to.£B 4s. . (equal to. 9Jd. i>w <lb.); porkers, £3 ss. to £4 10s. (equal to 10|d. per lb.); medium stores, 40s. to 485.; smaller stores, 295. to 365.; weaners, 18s. to 235. '