ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 279, 21 August 1919, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

B7 Tolegranh— Association. Christchurch, August 20. At Addington Market to-day the yardings of stock were not very liu'go in any i department except in fftt sheep and stove cattle, the latter shoving » considerable mI crease over the sales for weeks past, btoro Sheep, especially ewes and ewe hoggets sold at au advance oil late sales, hat sheep, of course, were not up to sales of the double market a fortuight ago, hut sold at an advance on the prices ruling on July ,30. The quality of yarding was, however, very moderate on tile whole, ft proportion being unfinished. There wia ft further advance in the prico of fftt cattle, the proportion of really prime being small. There was only a limited demand 101 store cattle, and t'ew sales were made at auction, but some business was done privately. Good dry cows Bold well, ond there was a keen demand lor the few vealers penned. Kgs of all classes told well. Storo sheep: Two-tooth owos, 30s. 2d. to 385.; four to six-tooth ewes, to 365. 6d.; four, six, and eight-tooth ewes, 235. lOd.'to 31s. 7d.; four and sixtooth wethers, 325. Bd, to 34a. lOd.; sis and eight-tooth wethers, 3ss. 3d. to <A& 6d.; ewe hoggets, 325. Gd.; wether Jiogceti 275. 3d.; mixed-sex hogget., 21s.dd. to 30s. 3d. Fat cheep: Prime wethers, ■Ms. to 605.; medium wethers, 3Ss. to «3. Gd.; unfinished wethers, 31s, 3d. to 3d. Gd.; ex/a primo ewes, to 535.; primo nwes, 38s. to 455.; medium ewes, 30s. to 37s 6d.; unfinished ewes, 235. 6d. to 295.; hoggets, 235. 9d. to 385.; extra prime steors, to 15s. Cattle:, Prrnio steers .£23 to .€27 2s. 6d.; ordinary steers, .£lO 15s. to .221 10s.; prime heifers, £'14 Is. to £16 7s. 6d.; ordinary heifers, 10s. to =611 10s.; extra prime cows, ,£ls to £1$ 155.; ordinary cows, 028 10s. to «£M 10s. Store cattle: Three-year steers, to £9 lis.; two-year 6teers, 12s, 6d. to £1 155.; three-year heifors, to £7; dry cows, £i 12s. 61 to £7 155.; dairy cows, i£B to ,£l7 103. Pigs: Baconers, ,£5 ss. to JES 16s. (equal to lOd. to l<Kd. per 11).),• porkers, £Z 15s. tp JBS (equal to Is. per lh.). Choppers, Mto .£ll 17s. Go.; medium stores, <£2 2s. to wG3; smalloi, 325. to b£2; weaners, 17s, to 275.