ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 207, 27 May 1920, Page 8

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

By Telegraph-Press Association / Christohurch, May 26. At Addington market to-day there was a slightly smaller yarding of all classes of sheep, but iut tattle showed au increase. I'riuie beef and mutton maintained good values, and there was mi advance in prices for both prune and secondary, but store sheep showed' a distinct easing. Store Sheep.-Thc market for all classy was dull throughout. Forward lambs brought 20s. to 255. lid.; ordinary lambs, 15s. 9d. to 19s, 6d.; cull lambs, 13s to 14s. (id.; ewe lambs, 17s. Id. to 19s! 6d.; 2, 4, (i, and 8-tooth owes, 20s. 6d 'to 28s. 9d.; inferior, 2, 4, 6, and 8tooth ewes, 14s. to 205.; 2-tooth ewes, 285.; good 4, 6, and 8-tooth wethers.. 28s. to Ms.; ordinary 4, 6, and 8-tooth wethers, 255. Gd. to 275. Gd.; inferior 4, S, and S-tooth wethers, 225. 9d. to 245. 9d.; good 2-tooth wethers, 2Gs. 3d. to 29«. 3d.; inferior 2-tooth wethers, 21s. 7d. to 245. 3d. . Fat Lambs,-For prime, the market was good. Extra prime lambs, 355. 9d. 'to 405.; prime lambs, 28s. to 335. Gd.; medium lambs, 255. Gd. to 27a. 6d.; light inferior, 20s. lOd. to 245. 9d. Fat Sheep.-Thc market closed very firmly at an advance on recent sales. Extra prime wethers, 475. to 555. 9d.; prime wethers, 395. Gd. to 455. fid.; dium wethers, 345. 9d. to 38s. 9d.; lighter wethers. 30s. to 345. 6d.; extra ewes, 515.; prime ewes, 375. 9d. to 425. Gd.; medium ewes, 31s. 6d. to 3is.; lighter ewes, 225. to 31b. Fat Cattle.-The yarding included a "ood proportion of well-finished beeves, for which the market was firm, showing an advance of about 20s. a head on tno nrecedlng week. Lighter beef was also in better demand, and the market for nlfclnssw' closed firm, particularly for prfinTstuff. Extra prime steers, to .839 5..: prime steers. ,£lO to .£26 2s. Od.; medium steers, £li 10*. to .118 155.; lighter steers, £9 10?. to £U 10s.: extra prime heifers, .£l3 17s. Gd. to m lvs. Gil.; ordinary heifers, XIO 17s. Gd. to JM3- extra prime cows, .Cl 3 10s. to Ala 17s. fid.; ordinary cows, £9 2s. Gd. to .£l3 Store Cattle. - Eightoen-month-old steer?. H 15a.; 2-yesr-old ffecrs, £< 9, (],{ • store, cows. -S3 to .£4; sprm* ca'lvers. .£5 to .£7; bulls. .M 10* .to M. Dairv cattle wer» in brisk demand. PnHon-incr heifers, M t« .£2O; second and thir(l"calvers to .£22: backward and inferior cowr, fin to oEIO. Fat PiRH.-Chonnois, ,£G to .£9 lis. Gd.; lieht baconevs, ,£5 15s. to .£fi heavy hacouers, •£" to .£7 155.; extra heavy bnennp's, -£8 7i. (average price per lb. 1M.); light norlcers, .£3 ss. to M: heavy porltors. M s=. to ,£5 (average price per lb. lid. to HJd.).