ALDINGTON MARKET...

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 221, 12 June 1919, Page 8

ALDINGTON MARKET...

'■' ';■■■■' . By .Telegrapii- Press Association / "', . Chri.stchurch, June 11. j "At; Addington market there were fair j..V ynrdinga of., stores. Prices generally for i-i all claS3esj of eheep and prime cattle were ;■:.' firmer; and there was a betttV demand •f. . for store eheep and for store pigs. There' :'■ -was fair inquiry for dairy cows, but the , quality of the best was" only medium. : Store "pigs sold better. Vealers were easier • . owing to there being a large entry ef . ... large • calves. ; . Store ' Sheep.—Two-tooth ewes to 245. 5 ' .' Id.; two and four-tooth ewes, 225. 9d.; '; four and six-tooth' ewes> 13s. Cd. to 275. ■ 10d.; four, six, and eight-tooth ewes, 14s. ■,■ i' •'9d. to 253.; sound and failing mouth'. ■ ■■ ewes, 17s. 6d..-to. l?s. 6d.j two-tooth weI thers, 21s. to, 243. l<1.;. twq and : four- | tooth wethers, 19s. 9d. to 255. 9d.; four ! . andsix-tpoth wethers, 225. 10d. to 255.; f-. £Ik-tooth wethers, 275. Bd.; ewe lambs, t- lfis. to 225. 3d.; wether lambs, 12s. to ; JBs.6d.j mixed sex lambs, 11s. Id. to Ms. Fat iJambs.—Extra prime, to 335. 6d.; • ' '■■ prime, 275. to 305.; medium, 225. 6d. to I 265. 6d.; lighter, 16s. 3d.,t0 225. I - Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers to i •; <9s.;lpri-dieV.Trethers, 365. to 455. 3d.; ■ medium Wethers, 30s. to 355. 6d.; lighter i wethers,-265. 7d. to 293,.6d;;'extra prime 1 -ewes, 48s.■ 9ct.; prime ewes, 325. 6d. to 385.; medium ewes, 2Cs. to 325.; lighter. ewes,-''2os; to-255. Cd. . i '-.- Pat:Cattle—Extra prime steora to Mi I' 175.'6(1.; prime steers, £li.2a. 6d. to £W; i. ordinary steers, ,£8 10s. to i; 14; prime '■ heifers, 15s/ to £11 2s. 6d.-; ordinary i • heifers,- 47-- 6d. to ,£9 10s.; prime cows, ! i10,25.'6d. to 2s. 6d.;'ordinary cows, i £S 15s; to £9 15s: . I ' Store Onttle—Two-year steers. £6 10s.; ['■' dry'.cows, ,M-.io £8; bulls, £h to .£l3 , '>' 10s.; dairy cows, £10 to £11 10s. , I A Pigs.-Qhoppers, £i to £8 12s.;"bai * coners; £~i i -7s. to 10s. (equal to BJd. !■ >rlb); porkers, £2 10s. to .€3 15s. (equal i"-. to.'9j<l: : to '93d. per lb.); medium stores, 1 . 85s. to 405.; smaller, 20s. to 25s.;,wean-' I ers, te'to'lSi. -. ■■ ■