ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 85, 4 January 1919, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET

. .By Telegraph—Press Association ,: : , Christchurch, January 3. ■ At >the Addinijtou-market there was a moderate yarding of all classes of stock owing, to : the sale, having (o bo held so late in the week. • Tat cattle showed no chnrigefor . prime qunlity, .but medium and inferior,were easier, a little business l)Ding: done'in cows for export. Fat lambs dropped :3s. and 4s". par head on the market rate before the holidays, and graziers* were able to secure a few pens, but exporters did not operate. Fat sheep declined about 2s. Gd.-par'head on the average, prime heavy wethers maintaining tJioir values best. A little business was done for export at about 6d. per lb. over all for wethers, and- b\d. for ewes. Graziers also operated freely in unfinishod. lines. It was a-dull sale for store .cattle, and fat pigs sold proportionally better, thnh stores. . Prices:—Store sheep , : ,| ■i and β-toolk owes, '335.; 2-tooth wethers, pie. Gd. to'2ss.; 4-tooth wethers, 28e.; i and G-tooth wethow, 265. to 325.; 4, 6, and 8-tooth wethers, 20s. lid. to 28s. Id. Fat lambs: Extra prime lambs, 30s. Od.; prims, 253. to 285.; medium, 235. to Sis. (id.; lighter," 21s. Bd. to' 225.. 6d Fat sheep: Woolly wetliers, 403.; extra prime .shorn.'wethers, to 39e. 9d.; prime, wethers, 325. 6d. to 3Ss. "6d.; spedhuri wethers, .293. to Sis.; lighter wethers, 2fis: Bd. to 29a.; oxtra pnmo. shorn ewes, to 34e.; prime ewes, Mβ. 6d. to 323.; medium owes, 275. to 295.; lighter ewes, 245. to 265. 6d. Fat cattle: Extra prime steers, to £25; prime steers,* .£21125.- Gd.; ordinary steers, £lo 12s. 6d. to i!l6 17s. 6d.j prim« heifers, 'Ml ss. to prime cows, 10a. to .£lb; ordinary cows, £9 los. to .£l2. Store cattle: Yearling steers, ,£5 Bs. Gd.; 3 and 4-year steers, 10s.; 3-year steers, to .£l2 155.; 3year heifers,' to Is.; cowe in - calf, ,£10; dairy cows, £! 10s. to.dCl6 10s. Pigs: Choppers, ,£5 to 10s.'; heavy baconors, ii 7 to £i Us. 6d.; lighter baconcra,' .£5 15s. to .-£6 10s*. (equal to 9Jd. to 9}d. per lb.); heavy porkers, '.£3 10s. To M; lighter porkers, 15s. to (equal to IOJ<I. lb.); medium stores, 50s. to 585.; smaller stores,.42s. to 495.; weaners,: 12s. Gd.. to 245.; breeding sows, to .£6 ss.