ADDINGTON STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 143, 12 March 1920, Page 10

ADDINGTON STOCK SALES

By Telegraph-Press Ansociation. Chrlstchuroh, March 10. There was an exceptionally heavy yarding of store and fat hlicoii at Addincton, the total sheep entry being over -fb.OOO. Fat cattle also came forward in larger numboi'B than usual. , T Store sheep; Ewcn composed the bulk of the bin entry, which was mostly of average quality. 'Hie sale was dragging at the start but. improved, though it did not come iiu to last week's valucß at any stage except for good wethers and young ewes, which sold well. Tlio entry contained a number of Marlborough ana Otajro elicen, which did not meet tlio vendors' values. Forward lambs .made 20s. 9d. to 255.; ordinary lambs, 17s. 6d. to 20h. 6d.; cull lambs. 9fl. to 16s. 6(1.;. fairly goad ewe 'lambs, 215.; Rood -twotooth ewes 325. 6d. to 365.; ordinary twotooth ewes, 28s. 6d. to 325.; . inferior twotooth owes, 255.. to 285.; Rood four, fix, and eight-tootli ewes, 295. to 375.; ordinary four, six, and eight-tooth ewes, ?,6s._ to 285.; sound-mouthed ewes, 28s. to -335.; failing-niftutbed ewes, 225. 6d. to 265.; cull ewes, 16s. 9d. to 19s. 3d.; pood four and six-taotli wethers, 29a. 9d. to 325.; ordinary four and six-tooth wethers. 265. to 295.: good two-tooth wethers, 265. to 285.; inferior two-tooth wethers, 235. 6d. to 255. Fat lambs; 3350 yarded, compared with 6600 last- week. The miality generally was rather inferior. A pen of 25 really prime sold at 365. Prime lambs mado 28s. fid. to 335. 6d.: medium, 255. 9<i. lo 2lk; lighter, 235. sd. to 255. 3d. Fat sheep; A very larce yarding the duality not being up to recent standards. The market was about the same as last week, freezing buyers securing a good proportion of tlio entry. Extra prime - wetlierß made 455. 3d. to 515.; prime wethers. 38s. 6d. to 445.; nieiiiirfi wethers, 345. to 375.; lighter wethers, 31s. trt 335. 6d.; prime owes, 355. 6d. to 465.; medium ewes. 30s. 6d. to 355.; lighter ewes, 245. lid. to 295. Fat- cattle; 450 yarded, an increase of 100 on the preceding week's figures. Some good prime beef was torwnrd, the nrflket for which was good, but lighter torts came down to within freezing values, exporters operating on this basis to a fair eitcnt. Extra prime steers made Ut £t7; prima steers, £20 to £25 155.; medium steers. £15 to £19 10s.; ordinary. £12 ss. to £14 155.; prime heifers. £14 7s. 6d. to .£lB 17s. 6d.; lighter, £8 to ,£l3 2s. 6d.: prime cows, £14 15s. to £18; lighter, £11 10«. to .£l4. Store-cattle; A medium yarding, recent values being maintained. Jlalrv oalt'e: A modern,te entry. ITeif. era sold well at, up to £17. Good dairy cowb made £16 to £23; medium, to £14. Yealers; Advanced rates ruled for rather indifferent quality. Runners made to £7 10s.; good vealers, lo £4 17s. fid.; small, 10s. to 355. Fat pigs: Therf was a goon demand for baconers, the average price being lid. to Hid. per Hi. Porkers made Ib. Ojd. per lb. to Is. Id. Store pigs: There was a cnod dimand for a more then average-si-zed entry. Good stores brought to £5; small, to 385.; and weaners, to' 3fe