ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 233, 26 June 1919, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET

By Telegraßh.-Preiw Association. Christchurch, June 25. At Addington market the snow which jet. in during the early morning continued intermittently, while a gale was in progress throughout ihe day. Tho entries were rather smaller, but the weather did not affect prices to any extent. Store sheop sold at much the same level of values as the previous week, the entry being a small one and the quality generally good. Fat lambs sold well, and thero ■was also a keen demand for fat sheop, export buyers bidding freely. The fat jcattle market opened well, but eased off somewhat, the yarding totallinß 325, as ngainst 425 tho week before. The store cattle yarding consisted almost entirely of dry cows, and Ihore were only small entries of dairy cows and pigs. Store sheep—Ewe h'oggete, 225. (Id. to 275. 10(1.; two-tooth ewes, 28s. Gtl.; four «nd six-tooth ewes (Imlf-breds) 3&. (id. to 325. Gd.; four, six, and eight-tooth eyes, 255.; mixed sex hoggets, fls. 9d. to 21s. 10d.; wether hoggets, 15s. to 225.;. twotooth wethers, 17s. 7d. to 2Gs. Id.; four and fix-tooth wethers, 27a. od.; four, six, end ei.?ht-tooth wethers, 255. Fat sheep—Extra prime wethers to 53n.; prime wethers, 3Gs. Gd. to 455. Gd.; medium wethers, 31s. Gd. to< 365.; lighter wethers, 275. to 315.; extra prime ewes to 475. 7(1.; prime ewes, 333. *Gd. to 40s. 8(1.; medium pwes. 2Ss. to 355.; lighter owes, 225. to 275. Gtl. Fat ■ lnmbs-Extrn. fine, to ."Ms. 11d. ; prime, 28s. to 325.: medium, 235. Gd. to 275. Gd.; lighter, 17s. to 235. Fat cattle—Extra prime steers to £U\ prims steers, £U to ,£2O 10s.; ordinnry steers, £9 to «£l3 IPs.; extra prim'o heifers to ,£l6 10s.; nrimo heifers, ,ElO in £U 5a.; ordinary heifetf), £9 to ,£11; prime cows. £10 to £li 12s. Gd.: ordinary cows, <C 7 15s. to .£9 10s.

Veftlers—Runners to ,£(!; good vealprs, JS3 to fflir veiilers, Kls. to £2 lls • emnller, 7s. to 20s.

Pies—Bnconers, ,-C-l 155. to M 18s. Gd., pnunl to BM. ner 11>.; porkers, <£2 10j. to .63 caunl to 9jd. to (Ijd. wv \h.\ choppers, £i IDs. to .£S and to for Pxfcra hcttvy; fonntivl stores, 425. del.; waiiere, Bs. Cd. to 12s. fid.