ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 150, 20 March 1919, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

Br Telesranh—Press.''Association. •• •xi-'i, j-,- Chrjstchurch, March 19. At Addington market there were fairly large "ynt'dibgs in almost all classes of stock, .'.here was a weaker tono throughout tho -whole market, and prices for w>t,i cattle and sheep were easier. The store sheep entry included consignments trmii the Island and Kaikoura. (jood ewes showed little change, but rousrher sorts wero easier. Tho supplies w stock awaiting slaughter at freezing . ttwte have caused buyers to restrict thsir operations, and tins has particular reference in the fat lamb market, where Dives declined fully 3s. per head, vendors having to accept the low' rates offered rather than take the lambs home iji the.tace of the present dry .weather find scarcity of iced. Store lambs wore • also dull of sale, and prices declined 2s. to 3s. (id. per head. Fat sheep', which were offered in larger numbers than for some time past, were easier by 3s. to as. per head, and fat cattle showed a drop o; 20s. to 30s. per head. Store eattie were very dull of sale, hut thero was a lair demand lor dairy cows. Store sheep—Best two-tioth owes, 28?. t» 30-,. M.; medium two-tooth ewes, 235. to 2(ls. (iu.; lighter two-tooth ewes' 19s. in 225.; good four-tooth' ewes, 21s.' 9d.; KO-nl six and eight-tooth ewes, 20s. to' 245. ; good lambs, lGs. to 18s. Gd.; medium t0 7(1 "' "Bhter lambs, lis. Jd. to 135.; cull lambs, down to 75.; two and • four-tooth wethers, 225. 3d to 2b:-. 9.1.

I-at sheep—Extra-prime wethers, to 38s. 3d.; prime wethers, litis, to 385.; lighter wethers. 255. 9d. to 295. (id.; merino wethers. ISs. 3d. to 225. fid:; prime ewes, 28s to Ms. 2d.; mpdium ewes, 245. to 275. Gd. ■ lig'.itar ewes, 19a. to 235. Gd. ' Pat lambs—Prime, 21s. to 28s. 3d.; mo. (hum. 20s. to 2!)s, Od.; lighter, ltis. to l-Js.bn.

Pat cattle—Extra prime steers, to J2O-' prime steers, £U 2s. Gd. to 5a.; od.djnary steers,'ill 2s. Gd. to .fill; extra prime>heifers, XW 155.; primo heifers .£9 to prime cows, ,ClO 12s. Gd. to ■£12; ordinary oows, .£7 to iCIO. ■ • ' - Stive cattle—Calves, lis. to ,£2 15s. Gd.; two-and-a-half-year heifers, £-i lGs. to ic 2s, W.; best dry cows, JJS to .118; old cows. £2 to £i 10s.; heavy bulls. jCIO to .£ll 10s.; lighter bulls, £5 ,to .£9: dairy ,<oto'£l6 ss. '

_Pigs—Choppers, £5 to '£9 95.; baconore, #3 to .£B, edual to 9£<l. per lb.; porkftre, Is. to M 55,, equal to IOJd. per lb. ; best stores, .S3 to M 165.; mediup, 425. to 86s. 1 smallef,- 325. to 405,; weanora, ■13a, 04/ to JBS4