ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 239, 3 July 1919, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

■By Teleerann—Press Association. ••: / Christchurch, July 2. At : A'ddington market' to-day . there frere large yardings of fat sheep and fat ■■ cattle, but entries in other departments were only, moderate. It is oxpected that ' the curtailment of the railway service will affec oiferings in future. Local supplies of fat sheep are now very short, and requirements will.-have to bo filled from a distance, which makes ■ the position more difficult, during a restricted railway■ service. Store sheep-sold at about the same rates as before the snowstorm of last week. 'The market, opened Black, but intimation was given by tho - „ Railway authorities that the evoiiing trains would carry 'as many sheep as they could, and this brightened up the market. A small yarding of fat lambs, which were much above .tho average in quality, sold well. Fat sheep'met with ft keen demand at an advance,of .Is. to '/'3s, per-head. Prices for prime fat cattle were also firmer, the yarding . being made up chiefly of steers. Thero were a few store cattle offered, mostly old cows.' Veal calves 6old well at advanced rates. There was a moderato demand for dairy cows, x nothing very :■ good being offered. ' All classes of pigs, especially stores, sold well. Store sheop —Two-tooth ewes, 255. to 355.; two and four-tooth ewes, 255. 9d.; four, Bis, and eight-tooth ewes,, to 225.; sound-mouth . ewes,' 18s'. 6d. to 205.; best ewe hoggets, ;. 25s.';.'others,.;lis. to 235. : Gd.; .mixed sex hoggets, ,7s. to 225. id.; wether hoggets, :.' 18s./9d.'to 21s. 5d,; four and six-tooth wethers,- 28s.' Id.'; Fat sheep—Extra prime: wethers, to 625.; prime wethers, '■ 40s.': to 50s.'; medium wethers, 31s. to '■ 39s.;'lighter- wethers, 28s.'8d. to 335. Gd.; '. merino wethers, Sis.; extra prime ewes, '-. 50s. 6d.;' prime ewes, 375. Gd. t0...435.. 3d.; medium ewes, 30s. to'37s.; lightor ewes, : / 235. to 295. 6d. Fat-lambs—Extra prime, j to 355. 9d.; prime, 28s. Gd. to 325. 3d.; •.'.medium. 21s. to 285..; lighter, 20s. to 235.' : fid. Fat cattle—Extra prime steers, to 265. 10d.; prime steers, Mi 10s. to ,£2l; • ordinary steers, .£lO 12s. Gd. to ,£l4; i. 'prime heifers, .£lO 10s. to 55.; or-

dimity .'heifers, £1 15s. to ,£10; prime cowft.'"i£lo 10s. to £U; ordinary cows, £$' I to ilO ssl; vealers (runners), £0 ss. to ■£5.123.;Gd.; good vealera, £3 to £i 195.; fair'.'.' 33a. to £2 125.; small, fe. to 30a.; dairy cows, .£7 to ss. Pigs—Bacon-nrs.-iB4-103.-to .£7 10s. (equal to Sid. to .'SJd.'3o"r'..lb)T porkers, 435. to .£3 10s. (eq?fal"to'"9d:, to Pjd. per lb.); choppers,

£& 10s. to £&; good stores, 455. t ; o 555.; emaller, 355.; to 425. j weaners 16s. to 225.