ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 174, 17 April 1919, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET

■ ,By. Teleeraph-Press : Association. ■""'•'. Christchurch, April 16. At Addington market, with the exception of fat lambs,, there were fairly large entries"in all departments. The warding of store sheep was not quvto f=o largo as of late, and the market showfed a little improvement. There was a email offering'of fat lambs and prices ;were a shade Jjett.gr. Eat sheep were j entered in.; larger numbers than for some time past, and the market, showed a pood recovery from the drop of the, previous week, the rise being from Is. 6d. W-2a 6d.-per head. Fat cattle were irregulaiybufr on the. whole.prices were somewhat firmer:' Store-cattle were dull of sale'-'and prices accepted wore lower than .for some, years past. .Fat pigs sold well, tut stores were easier. Store. sheep.-Two-toqth ewes, 21s. Gd. 'to 25s 6d.; foiirnnd six-tooth ewes,, to. to 295. 9d.; eound-mouth ewes,. _12a .to 205.; two-tooth wethers, 235. 7d. to 255,; imall wethers, 10s. 9d..t0 18s. Bd.; four and six-tooth wethers, 20s. 3d. to 215.; ewe lambs, 14s. to 205.; wether ainbs/ Ils. Gd. to 14s. Bd.; mixed sex lambs, ss. %anambV-extra Prime, 325.j prime, '263 to 295. Gd.; medium, 225. 6d. to 255. 6d. : ; smaller, 193.-to 225 , . - Flit- sheep-Extra pnmo wethersJ;o il^GdiVprime. wethers, 32 3 . 6d.to.Sßg, 6dV'li4ter- wethers, 255. Gd. to 325.; wethers, 30s. 4d. to 315.. 3d.; extra'prime ewes, 435.;- primehots. 30». to 365. Gd.; medium ewes, 255. Gd. to ot 3 6d.; lighter ewes, 20s. 2d to 205.; inferior ewes, 14s. 9d. to 173. Gd. ' Fat cattle.-Extra prime steers, to .£32; steers, £15 to 55.; ordinary S £8 15s. to Xl 2 Us.; extra prime heTfc to ils; prime heifers o ■/l - ordinaiT heifers, .£7 2s. Gd. to : .£, Ss ; extra prime cows, =£18 155.; prime cows -«8 to .£l2 155.; ordinary cows, £t 17s Gd. to i£B 10s. ■ . cattle-Fifteen to eighteen-month Rteers an 1 heifers, & to J!3 25,; eig liteenS to 2-year steers, 43 to Mlg eighteen-month to 2-year ho,fc« .& to ( . M. /W cows, ;£1 to *G; bulls, J-j +nil - dairy cows, £1 Is. to .£lO 10s. Pi"S.-Ch"ppers, .£3 12s. to J» Ms.; Wers, £ to ,£8 10s. (equal to 9}d. pei lb ; porkers. =£2 Ms. to £i lte. (equal to IOJd. to 10*1. per lb.; tot stores, Ms to GOs.; medium, 42 3 tq 52s • sraallef,'lss., 315.; weaners, Bs. to lGs.

: BURNSIDE STOCK SALE By Telegraph—Press Association Dunedin, April IC. : At Bnrneide 14G fat cattle were penned. • /Thev were of good' quality and realised ! about-late rates, but there was no de- • Znd for unfini.he. bul oete and cows i Best bullocks, Ml 10s. to Ire. Cil.; i others, £14 10s. to £16 55.; light and uni fiTiislied Xl 2 to £13 153.; prime » eliv y ! coTw ,£l3 10s, to £10; others, M Ito, : to £12 las. Gd. There wore 3012 fat sheep : yarded, tlie bulk being medium to interjor qualit}-. -Owing to the holidays and '. the pressure at thd freezing works, the ■ Bale was ono of the worst held at Burn- , eide in leeont years. Prime quality sold at an advance of Is. on last weeks rates, i but mpdium and inferior were down a shillin" por head. Prime heavy wolhers, ; 4fls 3d. P to 455. 3d.; prime 3-.« 3d. (o I' 38? • medium, 2"s. to 32?. Gd.; light, 21s. : umvards; s.xtra prime heavy ewes, M. ; Bd. to 11s. Gd.; prime, ,28s. t0.335. M.; ; medium, 21s. Gd. to 253. 3d ; lig.it ami in- : ferior. from 12s. Gd. the., fat lambs ' -yarded numbered 6-M, tho bulk being fair ! to medium quality. The lamb market

was affected by the same conditions as that for sheep, and a largo proportion of the yarding was turned out unsold. There was a moderate yarding of pigs. Fats ruled at about'last week's rates, but'stoics eold at a decline.