ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 162, 3 April 1919, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

By-telegraph-Press'Aßsociation

•■'-•■.• ■::'., ■ Christchurch, April 2.. LI--At Aldington market there was a fair: : lyilarge entry of stock, fats, showing, an -increase. : Tat. cattle -.were, practically change, bit fat sheep and- fat I lambs ncain dropped in price from 2s. r.to 3s. per head, thure being very little i competition for export owing to space i-in the works gat tragi ■ scarce. storo (sheep were easier by Is. Bd. to 2s. per fhead. the continued dry weather and Scarcity of feed' seriously affecting the "iosition regarding stock both for the im- : mediate .future and for the coming winter .Store cattle were dull of sale, iat Ibigs vsbld'3ell,- but weaners were not I'jnuoli-in" : 3einand."'.''-■'■■" ,',". : .„. ■ "■■■.■■: Stor e,; sTieep'4Sest two-tooth ewes, 2r s. i) 27s" , 9d. ; :"other two-tooth ewes, 21s. to f 2Gs. 5d.; four six and eight-tooth ewes, •2ft. 7d. to 295. Bd.; good'two-tooth'weth-er» "is* 9d. to ,275.; four und six-tooth .ivethers:' : 23s. 9d! to 265.; good mixed sex I lambs. 15s. 3d: to-lfc.; raedmni, 13s. M. [to l'4s. Id.; cull lambs, down to ss. U.; \ .ewe lambs, 19s. .•. ■ ■ (Pat sheep-Extra prinw wethers, 425. ■fid.; prime wethers, 30s. to 3oS. ilcl.; ■ listlitei-wethers, 255. fid. to 295. 6d.; extra prime ewes, 425. 9d.; prime ewes, 2is-G(l. hr 31s. 6d.; medium ewes, 235. lid.- to 275.; lißhter ewes, 18s. 9(1. to 235.; merinoewes. 105.; Gd. .* ■ Fnt- prime, w m..; prime, 245. Gd. to 28s. Cd.; medium, 21s. -.to 2fe'.Y liKliter, las: 6(1.• to 20s. ■^ ■: Fnt cattlq-Extra . prime steers, X 23 155.; prime steers, £\5 to : Ml; ordinary, steers. 15s. to Mi 10s.; cxba prime ;ieifors. .£ls 2s. Gd.; prime heifers XlO to Ms.;'ordinary heifers, £6 Ms. to i£9 10s.; extra prime £ib 2s. btt.; ■prime cows, .£ll to. 3e.. Gd.; ordinary cows. &1 to JBIO 10s. . !'- Store cattle-Calvesj-803. to 705.; eigh-|-teen months steers, i 6.55. to dE7; twoTear 3 steers, dry. cows, £i lis. M. Kto.-JE7: bulls,. .£6 to .£l2 17s. 6d.; dairy ■ ■" ■ :■ PiRS-Clioppers,-..«5 to.i; 9 10s.;.bacon-, !'--ers.i3'to"Jß 175,, equaV.to 93d..per lb.; I porkers, >M 15s. to ■10s., eftual- to !,iOW. .to 103 d per lb,; best stores i^M .to l:ja 163.-: medium, M-: Bs. to A 2 18=., I :(imall-etores,V2ss. t0..385.; weaners, is. 6d. ( : tb 16s Mi ,-, ~.■;.-.,.•:. ...■..;:■:/ ' ■■' .