ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 119, 13 February 1919, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

By Telcerapli-Press Association, Christchurch, February 12.

At Addington market there was a larger yarding in all departments than in the'week before. There was a numerous attendance, especially of those interested in store sheep. The quality ot the best store lambs, was not equal to that of last week's offerings, but theru was a keen demand for torwavd rape lambs, forward wethers, and good young breeding ewes. Vat lambs were linn, and fat sheep prices the export level until towards the. end ot the sale, fat cattle were rather tinner, hut stores were difficult to dispose of. t'riccs: Fat lambs, extra prime, to 305.; prime lambs, ills. 3d. to Mis Id.; medium lambs, 245. to 265. fid.; lighter lambs, 21s. to 235. Od. Store sheep: Best two-tooth ewes, 28s 3d. to 345. 6.1.; smaller two-tooth ewtV. 21s. Oil. to 285.; four-tooth ewes, 2!ls. Od. to 355.; soundmouth ewes, 265. to 295.; rape ewes, lis. to Ills.; two-tooth wethers, 225. to ..>».; inferior Iwo-tooths, 18s. to 215.; four and six-tooth wethers, 255. to 305.; test rape lambs 20s. to '215.; medium lambs, lbs. (Id. to 19s. (id.; light lambs. 9s. 9d. to lfis; ewe lambs, 17s. to 235. Od. hit sheep: Extra prime wethers, to Lis. M.i prime wethers, 355. (Id. to 10s.; lighter wethers 295. to 355.; merino wethers, 19s. Gd.': extra prime ewes, 12s. 6d.; prime ewes i3s. to 375. 9d.; medium ewes. 295. to 335. 6(1.; lighter ewes, 235. to 28s. Gd Fat cattle: Extra prime steers, to £.'-- 10s.; prime steers, £10 ss. to £20; ordinarv steei-, .211 2s. (id. to _C1B; pnmo heifers, J! 13 to .£l6 55.; extra prime cows, .£l6 2s. 6d.; prime cows, .£l3 to £b 10s.; ordinary cows, .£0 10s. to .£l2 15s. Store cattle: Twelve to fifteen months .£3 2s 6d. to .£4 165.; eighteen-month steers .£6 10s. to £7 3s. 6d.; eighteen-month heifer": .£5 11s.; two-year heifers. £7 165.; 21-venr steers, ..£7 10s. to £8 IGs.; threeyear heifers, £9 ss. to £9 12s (id.; dry cows, £5 to .£10; dairy cows, £8 to .£l6 10s. Pigs. Choppers, £6 to .£9 12s. 6d.; baconers.£s to £8 12s. (equal to 9)d. to 9'd per lb); porkers, 555. to JCI ss. (equal •to IAM. per lb.); large stores. 58s. to 685.; medium. 12s. to 555.; smaller. 31s. to 10s,; small weanere, lis. to 245.