ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 72, 19 December 1918, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

jj; By Teleeraph—Press Anßocint'in. Christchuroh, December 18. it Addingtou yards the doubly market suited in very largo entries of almost ('classes of stock. Store sheen met a rv Rood demand for forward sheep, l)ut .o'kward sorts were more difficult to sppso of. An entry of 2533 fat Jnmbs st with a brisk sale for the Christmas jule, and prices improved on an avereby Is. to Is. fid. per bead. T!io liility of the offering being an improve3iit on the previous week's. Fat cattle, .' which there were -155 penned, sold ; .about the previous week's rates, though there were rather more than ;ro required, and very heuv.y-ivei?hts, which, there were snveral, head from ulhlnnd, did not sell nearly as well ;• handy weights. Story cattle, of lich there were about a thousand head .rded, met a fair sale from a good atndancc of buyers. Fat sheep were sier by about 2s. to 3s. per head on e average, but considering: the numbers e salo was a good one. Prices were:— Store sheep: Two-tooth ewes, 265. to 3 7d.; four-tooth ewes, to 335. lid.; •o-tooth wethers. 20s. to 28s. 2d.; foiivbth wethers. 2fe. 2d.: fonr-tooth wetlis, in wool, 30s. Gd.: four and six-tooth jtliers, 235. 3d. to 30s. Bd.; mixed-sex iscets, 30s- 3d.; wether hoggets, 31s. Fat lambs: Extra prime, to 375. 3d.; lime, 28s. to 325. 6d.; medium, 255. to fid.; lighter, 225. Gd. tn 2-ts. (Id. Fat sheep: Woolly wethers, 375. 9d. (o s. 3d.; woolly owes, 35a. Id. to 'Kb.; •tra primo shorn wethers, to 455.; iime wethers. 355. to 28s.;' medium others, 31s. Gd. to 31s. fid.; lighter ethers. 275. to 3ts.; woolly ewes, 355. i. to 405.; extra prime shorn ewes, 385.; rime ewes, 31s. to 335. (Id.; medium ■res. 275. to 30s. Gd.; lighter ewes, 21s. i 26s- Gd. Fat cattle: Extra prime steors. to .HG .; prime steers. i:l7 10s. to .£24; ordiirv steers: ,815. to ,£l7; extra prime jifers, J;1!) 7s. Gd.; .prime- lieifers, ,CH - .£ls 10s.; ordinary heifers, .-£9 to .Cl 3 s.; extra primo cows. .£lB 55.; prime ra-s. .£l9 10s. to .CIS; ordinary cows, <£9 s. to m. ' Store cattle: yearling,*, .83 Gs. to. /£(>: ;teen-inont,h. ,£G 25.; two and two and - half-year steers. -C 7 15s. to .£3 25.; ro-yenr steers and Heifers. .£8 IBs.: two' id two and a half-year heifers, .£G 125.. i v£B; three-year steers, .filO-to ,£H 10s.; iree and four-year steers, ,£l2 10s. to 12'175. Gd.; Ary cows, .£5 to JCII 7s. fid.; >irv cows. ,C 8 10s. In ,-CH 15s. iPigs: Choppers. ,£s' ss. to .£R 1-K; iconers, .£5 ss. to -€8 55., eriual to lIM. >r lb-; norkers. S2 15s. to .£-1 155., jnal to IflJd. In lid. per lb.; large'stores. 3 10s. to'r-ES IS'.; medium. Al*. to F<K; nailer, 425. to ,Ws.T ireaner.s, 225. to 325. ; reeding sows, £5.