ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 77, 24 December 1919, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET

By Telegraph-Press Association, Christchurch, December 23. At the Aldington market lu-ilay tluiro was ii small yarding ui fat slot!;, except slice]), the yurdinp; of which was of average ma mi account of a shipload of Chatham Islands sli'.'op arriving. The t'.emnml fir fat cntllu was keen, and improved values were rralisml, but sheep and lambs were slightly easier. Store sheep—There was a Wg decrease in the yarding, and some sorts were hard to quit. Two-looth wethers. 19s 7d. to 235. 5(1.; inferior and low-conditioned lambs and ewes, lasi Id. to 15s. Hd. (all counted); two-tooth ewes, 235. ffd. to 2Js.; two and four-tooth wrthurs, Hi. ik\. to 29s ; four, six, am! eirrht-tootli wethers, li7s 3d to 3Cs. 2<1.; good four-tooth ewes, 295. fill. Fat lambs—s33 were yarded compared with n-lflfl last week. The finality was very ffootl, but in view of the h : g hiiyinjr of 'the previous week by butchers and the uncertainly of the position, there was it flight wins; in lhi> <!nuund. Iwtr.i prime lambs, to "«s. lftd.; iivime. 27s fill, to 30s Id.: imvViim, 23=. Iflil. to 275. 3d.; liirhtcr, 18?. lid. to 235. 3d. Kit onUle-A small yarding of T29, the l)iilk lieins of irood quality. Values were up from twenty to forty shillings compared with the- preceding wock. 15xtra prime- stem, to .EM ss. l<1.; nn'me. /i"A. to .22ft: lß'ilinm. .£l7 Ifls '.o .H2 155.; ljflil. m In .€ls; prime hcifpr*. .£l.l 15s. to 4223; lighter. .Cβ to £10 las.; extra urime cov/s. ,£2l 10s.; lighter and inferior ,'JI) i=. fxl. 1o .Cll) 12s. Oil.: average priep p"r iflOl'i.. .£2 12". fid. to .X' 3 «■;. l'at sheep—The quality was somewhat bettny than the avenge' The sale k'-pt near late rates in the rorlior half. l)iit values fell away towards the finish exc?nt for a few very good pens. JJxtrn prime wethers, to Us. 3d.; nr'nie. 37,5. 3d. to 40s. 7i1.; mwliuin. 32?. 5(1. to 3Rs. Til.: I irrlilc r. 275. to 32". 3d : prime ewrs, :',"<?, 3d. to 3P<.. P'Nlium. 235. 7<l. to 3d.; lighter. 225. Oil. to 2Ss. G:l. Vealers—Thrre was o moderate ynrdiiig and i\ slaelc demand for real, but best runners raid nn lo .£8 ss. voalers, SO* lo 523. Gd.; fair to medium, Ifis. to ■ 275. Cd. piirr—Thrrn were small yarding* and a lcr"ii sale. Twn-p-'pee choppers brought .£l(! each; liravy iwonifK, jSS to .ES 17s. Till.; nipdin'm, .CC ss. to .£7 155.; l'ghrpr. £■) to £'■> 15s. Id. invernyn per Hi'., 1O; heavy norkere, -C-i Ifls. to £C> K; liirht. -C 3 Ifls to M ss. (avenige price, U. to Is. 15(1.). More pi'ts—A smnll ynviinjr and price*. Medium storca, ,t.l l"s.; small, 3Ss. to 405.; weaners, 21s to -Ids.