ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 34, 4 November 1920, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

By TeleernDh—Prena Aenoc'atlnn. Christchurch, November 3. X double market was held at Addington to-day owing to tlio proximity of Carnival Week. There was an average "iitr.y of storo eh-ocji. Prices were similar lo last. week. Good halfbrcd ewe hoggets .to 335. 9d.; good crossbred owe hoggets, 28s. 2d. to 2!)s. 3d.; cull ewe hoggets, 225. Bd.; pood' wether hoggets, aCs. 8(1. to 2Ss.;. small hulfbrcd wether hoggets, 21s. Bd.; good ewe hoggets, 31s. 7d.; interior to medium hoggets, 23s.'Id. to 255. Gd.; sound-mouthed ewes and lambs, 225. Id. to 245. (all counted); failing-mouthed ewes and lambs, 21s. Id. to 225. Id. (all counted); inferior ewes and lambs, -17s. (all counted); 4, 6 and 8tooth empty ewes, 235.; shorn f.m. owes and lambs,' Us. (nil counted); 4, 6, and 8-tooth crossbred wethers, 355. Bd.; 4 and 6-tooth wethers, 28s. 4d. to 31s. 3d.; 1 and G-tooth shorn wethers, 225. Id. to 295.; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 30s. 3d.; 2tooth shorn, wethers, 245. A total of 248 fal lambs came forward. There was keen competition, the Jop price being 50s. Nine racos of "frit sne'ep were penned and prices wero about 7s. higlier per head than last sale. Extra prime wethers, 60s. to 705.; prime wethers. 51s. to 595.; pri'mo shorn wethers, 425. Gd. to 475. 9d.; medium vothera, 455. Gd, to 505.; medium •shorn wethers, 335. Cd. to 395. Gd.; light and unfinished wethers. 38s. to 435. lid.; light and unfinished shorn wethers, 30s. 6d. to 335.; extra prime ewes, to 575.; prime ewes, 4Gs. fid. to 525.; prime shorn owes. 38s. 9d. to 435. 9d.; medium ewes, 39s 6d. to 4Gs. 9d.; medium shorn ewes, 34s to 415.; light and unfinished ewes, 33s'. to 38«. 9cli; hoggets 345. to 41s* 3d. There was a yarding of 445 head of fat cattle, and values were similar to lost week's. Kxtra. prime steers, A 34 10s. 10 Mi 10s.; prime steers, .£2B to .£34; medium steers, .£2l 7s. Gd. to £26 155.; light, and unfinished, steers, .£l2 to 17s Cd • extra -prime heifers, .£3O; primo heifers, ,£l7 to .£2O 10s.; lißht and unfinished heifers. .£lO to ,£lO 10s.; extra prime cows, .£27 12s. Gd.; prime cows £W 17s. Gd. to .£2O; ordinary cows, Xl 3 12« Gd. to JGIG 12s. Gd.; light and unfinished cows, £S 10s. to .£l3 fa. Gd.; vcnlers, runners. : good vealers, .£8 2s. Gd.; medium vealers, .£4 155.; inferior calves 12s. Gd. to £2 10s. Good storo cows,'.£7 ss. to .£9; iwrlin* cattle. X-5 55.; 3-year steers, M los. to A 8 10s.: dnirv cattle, good second and fouith calvers, £U to .£22; older ,enws, .£l4; good springing heifers, .£ls to .£2O; ordinary and inferior spring heifer*, *8 os. to BH 10*. Tat pigs—Chopper. £8 to AW, light baconers, -£G 15s. to XI 155.; heavy baconei*, J8 to f 13s. (average-price per lb, is.); liPf'it I""'^-./! =. K r„ • heavy porkers, £o Ins. to M p». Store pigs-Best stores, .&, ss. to .£5 195.. medium stores, JA 10?. to .£5 14s.ism.in Zm, .£3 10s. to.. £4 ftj: fliers, 425. to 485.; sows, in pig, -£U 1"^