ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 48, 20 November 1919, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET

By Telegraph—Pre'-? Association. Christchurch, November 19. There was a big yarding of all classes at Aldington market to-day. I'riccs \yero down for practically all stock. Tho fat cattle penned numbered 523, about double lh« ordinary supply, and the drop was from JE3 to ,E4 per head. Fat she.']) were down from 3s. to Bs. per head, the market being a very erratic one. The decreased demni'd by butchers is due to the growing use of frozen mutton -and the lato lush prices aro not likely to "recur. Thorp was an entry

of 288 fat Jambs, compared with 003 at the Inst mile. The demand remained firm. Best prime lambs, 395.; prime, 30s. (id.; medium, 305.; light, 2."is. Td. flight. vaecs of fat sheep .were penned, about sufficient under ordinary circumstances for the week's requirements. Extra prime wethers, to jilis. 3d.; prime wethers, to 20.-,. 3d.; prime wethers, 51a. to 58s. 3d. j medium, 425. fid. to r»o.s.; lighter, 275. to 38s. Gd.; extra prime ewe?, 583.; prime, llis. to sts. Id.; medium, 3!k fid. to 435. ad.; lighter. 265. fi) 3Gs. 3d.; primo lionets, 415.; lighter, 345. Cd. Tlicro was a yarding of 523 fat cattle. Extra prime steers, lo £3i); prime steers, .£l7 to ■ Ji3o; ordinary, .£3 to X'lli 10s.; prime heifers, } .Cl 3to .fill) 155.; ordinary, JiS 2s. lid. to Xl 2; prime cows, .£l2 to .Clil 10s.; ordinary, 41S to i! 11 10s. Storo cattle; There was a big yarding of very mixed quality, and :i drop in prices. Three-year steers, .t'J 12s. (Id. to .£lO 17s. (id.; 2J-year-old steers, .£9 155.; mixed sex two-year-olds, £7 17s. fid.; dry cows, .£5 7s. lid. to <£8 SS. Dairy cattle; A largo yarding of mixed r, ualih- was p.-mied .Second and I him calvers, to .£1(1 10=; cows in milk, .£10; heifers, ,£fi ss. to .£l3 ss. Good veal calves were in very "small supply. Runners, up to ,£S; Rood venters, ,£5 2s, fid.; fnir, 5'25.; small and inferior, ss. to 10s. Storo sheep: Two-tooth ewes (shorn), 275. 3d.: four, six, and ei.?ht-tootli ewes, 30s. to •lis. od.; shorn, 28s. Id.; with lambs and in wool, 20s. to 235. 11(1., all counted; t.wo-tooth ewes and wethers, shorn, 215.; two-too;'a wethers, shorn, 13s. lid. to 255.; four and six-tooth wethers, 355. to 455.; shorn, 28«. to 31s. fld.; ewe linnets, 225. to 37fi.: mixed sex hosgets. 265. 5(1. to 375.: wether hoggets. 295. to 38s. Flit pigs: There was. an exceptionally keen demand. Extra heavy baconers. ,£8 10s.; other=. .£5 10s. to .£7 155., equal to 11' d. per lb.; heavy nnrkcrs, 90s. to 100s.; others. 855.. equal to 10Wi. to Is. Id. pel' 11).; choiroirs. J2G to XlO. Store ijigst Good sorts. J3 ss. to .£4 45.; mttlium, J!2 15s. to XS-55.; slips. .£2 10s. to JS2 15s.j weancrs, ,£1 ss. to id! 10s.