ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 25, 24 October 1918, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET

fiy Telegraph—Press Association

Christchurch, October 23. At Addington market there were generally lurge.r yardings of stock than the previous week, especially in fiit cattle- j and fat lambs, The heavy shower of i rain on the previous night will do a lot of good, but wns not sufficient to affect the market, as much more rain is yet required to secure a supply of the requisite i moisture in the Soil i.o carry over the '. summer. The demand for fat cattle was good, but the prices were hardly up to the previous week's high level. A buyer from the West Coast was operating. The ' yarding of fat lambs was double that of : tho previous sale day, and there was a keen demand, due partlv.. no doubt to ithe holiday next week. There was only a moderate inquiry for store sheep, wurners and hoggets selling better than ewes. ■ Fat slieep sold irregularly, but the prices on the average are about the same as ■ tho week before. There was little demand .for store cattle. Dairy cows'and i pics sold well. Store Shqep.—Sound-mouthed ewes with lambs, all''counted, 20s. 5d.; failing, mouth ewos, with lambs, all countei, lGs.; shorn ewes, 16s. Gd.i two and four-tooth wethers, 28s. sd, to 3Ss. Id.; four and six-tooth Vethei's, 325. to 41s. -(d.; six nml eight-tooth wethers, los. to '125.; merino wethers! 235. 10d.; ewe hoegets, to 355.; hoggets, mised «e*es, 18s, 9d. to Sis, - '

I'at Sheep.—Extra prime wethers, to Sis.; prime wethers, '13s. to 505.; medium, 375. 6d. to 425.; lighter, 325. 6d. to Sis.; shorn wethers, 2fi.s. to 38a. 2d.; merino wethers, 21s. j extra prime ewes, 51)5.; prime ewes, 40s. to 475. 3d.; lighter-ewes, Sle. 9d. to 395.; shorn ewes, 23a. to 335. 9d.; hoggets, 283. .'ld. to 3Ss. id. Fat lambs.—Prime, 28s. to 305.; lighter, 225. to 275. (id.; prime, 2Ss. to 305.; lighter, 225. to 275. .Gil.

Fat Cattle—Extra prime 'Steers, to £30; prinio steers, .£2O 10s. to 10s.; ordinary steers, to £20;: prime heifers, £16 10s.; ordinary heifers, £7 to £10; prime cows,. ,£15.105. to ,£l7 55.; ordinary cows, £7 10s. to .€ls. Store Cattle.—Yoarlinge,...£s 2s. 6i1.; three-year heifers, .M ISs. fid.; dry cows, £o to £8 11s. Gd.;. daily cows, £7 ss. to .£l7. / Pigs.-Choppeva, £5 to .£9 155.; extra heavy baconers, to ,£7 10s.; heiivj- bnc'oners, M to £7; light baconers, £5 to £5 15s. (equal to 9!<l. to 93d. per 11).); heavy porkers, 755. to 80s.; light porkers, 575. to 70s. (e((iial to 10d. to lfljd. per lb.); medium stores, dOs. and -17s. 6<1.; smaller, 30s. to 3Ss.; 'weaners, 225. and 355.