ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 66, 11 December 1919, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET

By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, December 10. At Adduigton market there was a larger ertry of store sheep, and the sale, though weaker at the owning, firmed well to lato rates. Woolly wether hoggels, Kis. 2d. to 2is. 10d.; woolly ewe hoggets, 31s. 3(1.; ordinary fi'o-tooth wethers, ids. 3d. to 21s. 3<1.; good, 225. to 2fis. 7d.; 2, 4, and C-tooth wethers. 245. lOd. to Ms 3d • ordinary d-tooth wether?, 225. Bd. to 2J,s! I'd.: good forward, 2Gs. to 30s. 3d.; -i and fi-tooth wethers, 275. to 295. Bd.; ordinary 2-tooth ewes, 255. *o 265. 2d.; good 2 and 4-tooth ewns, 30s. Id.; good 't-tooth ewes, 295. Id. to 31s. 3d.; fairly good 4-tooth woolly owes, 31s. lkl.; good, snmd, and f.m. ewe and lambs, all counted, 19s. Gd. to 215.; inferior f.m ewes, with lambs, Ma Gd. to 18s, Sd., all (•minted; good f.m. woolly owes with lambs, to 245. Gd.; 2, i, G, and 8-tooth woolly ewes, to 3l)s. 9d. Fat lambs- 12(0 Denned, as against SGO last week. Values declined a little, Is. to Is. Gd. per head, though not as much as was expected, hxtra prime, to 3.\s. Gd.; prime, 28s. to 305.; med'um, 2. r )S. Bd. to 275. Gd.; lighter, 225. Gd. to 245. 9d. Fat sheep: Good yarding. Sale opened firm, but weakeneu towards the end, price.} then being appreciably lower. Extra, prime wethers, 525. Gd.; prime, 455. to 485.; woolly, 555. [>d.; medium, 355. to «s. 6d.; lighter, 2iß. 9d. to 335.; prime ewes, 41s. to 455.; nudiuin, 355. In 495. 9d.; lighter, 245. to " !'i, i h o ™ o '*- 2fe - 6d. to 335. Fat cattle: A yarding of over 380 head, the bulk of the ontry being prime. There was a keen demand for good stuff at the start, but second quality was neglected. I ho salo weakened badly at the close, trimp steel's, £H lo .f!}0; medium stoers, .£lB to «C 23: lightest steers, .CM to «£IG 155.; unfinished nnd inferior rteers r£o 7s. Gd. to .£l3 10,-.; prime heifers. .£l3 10s. to c£2o 10s.; lighter heifers, .£9 10s. to iCI2 155.; primo cows, .£l4 ]os, io -£20 10s.; lighter and inferior cows, .49 to ,£l3 10s. The average nrho per 1001b was £2 15s. to .f.3 fa Store cattle: A larger entry and serviceable lines of steers made good prices. Two and 21 to ■''•year steers, .£l3 75.: SJ-year steers," .£8 15s. Io .£l2; 18 months, Xfi ss. to J?,yearlings. 7s. Gd, to .£5 15.5.; cows, 17s. Gd. to .67 15s. Dairy t.ows: An average yarding, and keen demnud. Good springing heifers, .£l3; good ltflcll cows to oClfi 15s. f i ho vrvtl wns ftlnf'ted, and price l ; receded. Runners, to •is.; good yealers. 355. to 555.; fair to medium, 15s. to 30s. There was a very large entry of pigs. Fnls were in good demand. Choppers to .£7 10s,; h»nvy baconcrs, .CS to .£8 18s. Gd. ; medium baconers, jCG ss. to .£7; lighter, .£5 Sn. to i£s - 15?,; the average pries per lb. being lid. to 1 lid. Heavy porkprs, ,£•( 10s. Io .£5; lighter, .£3 10s. to ,£i 5=., the avwage nrice being 12d. per lb. Demand was linn for «.farp«, in spite of the heavy siipnly. Large stores, .£4 to •M 11s.; medium, '.C 2 10i, to .C 3 65.; small, £2 3s. to .£2 95.; weaners, 225. to 3S».