ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 7, 3 October 1918, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

i ' - ; By Tolegraph.-Prcss Association, i Ohristohurch, October 2. •U Adding ton market there were ain moderate entries of fat stock 3 fair entries in other departments, t cattle were very firm, a considerie proportion of the offerings • not ing well. finished. Fat sheep wero {'irregular market, opening well and sing weak • but -the average was put the same as last week. A large rtion of the yarding came from iith Canterbury and North Otago, d some of these lines, of heavy sheep finish. Fat lambs wero penned [larger numbers, and brought lower pea. Store sheep and store cattle re. dull, of sale 011 account' of the skwardness of (feed. Thore was a r, demand for dairy cows, and all saes of pigs sold we'll.' Store Shee{>—Sound-mouth ewes, 265. I; with lambs, 21s. Id., all counted; ling-mouth ewes with lambs, 13s. 6t1., jcounted; two-tooth wethers,-to 325.; a ari d four-tooth wethers, 335. lid.; li: and six-tooth wethers, 375. sd. to J. ; 9d.; ewe hoggets, 325.; mixed sex sgets, 235. 2d. to 345. 3d.; wether ;gets, 28s. Id. • fat Lambs—Prime, 245. to 285.; ater, 20s'. to 235. 6d . ' fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers, to !i?; .prime wethers, 425. to 485.; meiri:. wethers, 38s. to 41s. 6d.; lighter there, 3os. to 375. 6d.; merino weth',.37B. 9d. to 465. 3d.; ewes, 345. 6d. 395.; hoggets, 28s. 6d. to 38s. 6d. !at Cattle—Extra prime steers, to 3 10s.; prime steers, £20 to £25; iinary steers, £12 17s. 6d. ; to £19 ■j. ; . extra prime heifers, £20 os.; mo heifers, £15 10s. to £17; ordint. heifers,, £8 2s. 6d. to'£ls Ssi; me cows, £10 to £16 12s. 6d.; ordin- ! cows, £10 to £15 15s. '.tore Cattle—Yearlings, £4 to £5 two-year, steers, £7 10s. to £9 65.; i-year heifers, £6 ■to £7; forward tad 4-year heifers, £11 3s. to £11 I 6d. i» dry cows, 30s. to £8 15s!; ry:cows, £9 10s. to £15 10s. ';igs.—Choppers, £7 to £9 12s. '6d.; ra. .-heavy baconers, £8; heavy bacjrs, '£6 10s. to £7 12s. 6d.; lighter bners, £5 os. to £6, equal to 9Jd. lOd. per lb.; heavy porkers, 755. to p; light jporkers, 5Js, to 725. 6d., ial to 11(1. to lljd. per lb.; best res, to £3 10s.; medium, £2 Ss. to 155.; smaller, 345. to' 445.; wean--1 235. 6d. to 355. |" BURNSIDE STOCK SALE ' By Telegraph-Press Assocjation j: Dunetlin, October 2. It Bwrnside market 221 fat cattle •e yarded. The quality was good l , but 10 of the biggest bullocks were on the 'e_' side. Values' declined 10s. to >jiper head. Extra prima,heavy bulks, to £27 10s.; prime, £20 to £23; Hum, £18 to £19 10s.; others, £16 Fards; extra, heifers, to £19; prime rs and heifers, to £14; medium, £11 ; to £13,105.; others, to. £11 10s. ? number of sheeppenned wis'329B. jre was an average drop in values, of ;ut 2s; 6d. per head. Graziers steadjthe market for unfinished sheep,-but' | entry of fats exceeded requirejits. Extra' heavy prime wethers, i.-to 545. 9d.; prime. 445. to 485.; mem,. 40s. to 435. 6d.; light, 355. to t-; /extra 'ewes, to 535.' 3d.; heavy, ; to 555.• others,. 355. to 40s. Six ;bs were penned, and realised 28s; to C 3d. .