ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 18, 16 October 1919, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

Br ToleirsDli—Prein. Annotation. Christcliurcli, October 15. At Addington mai'ket to-day tlicre was a slightly smaller yarding of fnt 6heep aud about the same as last week of cattle. Prime quality in both maintained values, but second grade showed ji weakening. Store sheep: There wns a slightly bigger yarding, but the proportion of interior was again high, though not so pronounced as last week. Dealer!)' lines were in eviiu-nce. 'Hie market showed an improvement on last week, that for fourtooth wethers particularly so. llwes and lambs, lGsafld. (all counted): two mid four-tooth, wethers, Dili. Gd.; lour and six-tooth wethers, 30s. to lils. Id.; ewe hoggets, 2Ss. 7d. to 335. 3d.; mixed spx hoggcte. 18s. 6d. to 28s. 9d.; wether hoggets, 2-is. to 2Ss. id. Fat lamb;: ]ii.T were penned. The market was easier, except for best, which sold up to HCs. Fat. shep: The quality was better than Hie previous week, several very prime pens Iwing forward. The market lor these was up to recent values, but there was a decided lack of keenness for indifferent quality. Extra prime wethers, to 725.; prime wethers, 51s. to fiGs.; medium -Ws. 3d. 'to 495.; lighter. 375. 7d. to 'Ms. 9d.; extra prime ewes, to 625: 3d.; prime cwos, 18s. Gd. to 5Gs.; medium ewes, lls.'to 47e.: lighter, 31s. 9d. to 395.; primo hogxets, 453. to 553.; lighter, 365. Gd. Pat cattle: 33i were entered, and included some pens of good quality beef, for which the demand was practically on a par with that of the previous, week, Our pen of 15 four-year-old steers sold at Jl'M 10s. Inferior sorts showed a decline. prime steers, .*(<) 2s. Gd.; prime. .521 10s. to .£34 10s.; ordinary. MO to ;Cl9: prime heifers, .£ls 10*. to .£2l Vs. Gd.; ordinary, ,-28 Ifls. to £\i 10s.; extra prime cows, to <C2l 10.5.; prime,' ,-CHI 10s.; ordinary. £1 ss. to ,£l2 10s. Store cattle: There was an increased yarding, with a fair proportion of indifferent, quality. There was practically no change in values. Three-year steers. \£l3 2s. Gd.; two-year, to £S 10s.; drv cows, -£9 17s. fid.; heifers. £8 7s. Gd.; v,oaj'lings, M. Dairy cowe: There was an average entry, and n fair sain for good sorts. Second and third calvM-s, to JSI6; "others, .£8 to ,£10; (leifcrs, 10s. Vealers: A fair yardi'ng of poor quality. liuniicr.s £a to £G Cs.; good vealers. i:3 to £i 10s.; fair, ills, to 555.; small and inferior, ss. to 3Ss. Pig*: There , was medium entry, ft keen demand, a.nd a. good sale. Extra heavy baconers, heavy, £1 Ids. to .£8 103.; medium, .£5 10s.. to £1 (equal to lid. to lHd. per lb.); heavy porkers, ■Si .10-;. to £5: mcdiuni. £3 15s. to M !K fpqual to Is. per lb.); t0.,-P.O. Store pis!s met a bj'i c k demand. Larire etores, 7)s. to ?2s. Gd.: nlcdium. 535. lo 655.: fluia.ll, 38s. to 505.; weauers. 245. to 38s. Id'.; eows, in pig, £1 10s. to «ElO.