ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 46, 18 November 1920, Page 8

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

Br l'«le?rßph-Pr«s« Association. ; Christchurch, November 17. There was n big yarding nt Addington to-day, nnd a drop iu prices both in beet' and mutton. Siore Sheep.—A very small yarding, mostly hoggets nnd ewes nnd lnmbs, which, tho wool outlook notwithstanding, practically maintained recent values. Sound-mouthed ewes nnd lnmbs (nil counted) made 21a.. 9d. to 225. 10d.; 60imd and fniling-moutlied ewes and ]nmbs ' (nil counted), 20s. Gd. to 215.; aged and inferior ewes nnd lambs (all counted), Us. Id. to a lss. 6d.; four-tooth dry owes 295. 3d.; two. four, six, and eight-tooth dry owes,- 225. id.; aged dry owes, liis. Cd.; fnirly good wether hoggets, 2Gs. Sd. to 2lfe. 7d.; good mixed ecx hoggets, 275. Gd.; inferior mixed sex hoggets, 20s. 3d. to 2is. 10d.; cull mixed sex hoggets, 17s. to l~s. lOd.; good mixed sex shorn hoggots, 255.; two and four-tooth wethers, 275. I0c1.; four and six-tooth halilied wethers, 38s. lOd.

Nearly 300 lambs were penned, and they 6old strongly. Values ranged from 30s. to 41s. for a few specially prime sorts.

I'nt Sheep.—The market opened at satisfactory rates, but half-way through tho enle tho demand eased, and towards tho finish lines were diflicult to sell. TJiero was a drop of 4s. per head between tho ijommencemont and the end of the market. Extra prime woolly wethers, 5Gs.; primo woolly wethorp, 45s to 525.; medium woolly wethers, 395. to 445. Gd.; light and unfinished, 383'. to 38s. Gd.; prime shorn wethers, 395. Bd. "to 4(>s. 3d.; medium shorn, we tljers, 345. to 395.; light and unfinished .shorn wethers, 28s. Gd. to 335. 9d.; extra prime <ioBMy ewes, to 515.; prime woolly ewes, 395. to 445.; medium woolly ewes, S4s. to 38s. Gd.; I'ght and unfinished wooljy owes, 28s. to 335. Gd.; extra prime shorn ewes, 435.; primo shorn ewes, "345. Gd. (o 395. Gd.; medium shorn ewes, 295. to 315.; light and unfinished shorn owes, 325. Gd. to 28s. Bd. Fat Otitic.—A yarding of paiticulnri? good quality, comprising goiifl Otago am! South Westland drafts. Tho entry was abovo requirements, anil a drop of from 60s. to GO*, wag experienced. Extra prime sfters, .CM lOs. to fa.; prime steers; .£25 to .£32 12s. Gd.; medium steers, JIIB te~J224 7a. 6d.; light and unfinished steers, .£lO to -617; prime heifers, JCI4 ss. to iGW; ligMor heifera, .£lO ■to'JBIG 10s.; primo cows, £li ss. to .£2O; ordinary cows, iill 17s. 6d. to JEI4 12s. Gd.; light and unfinished cows, £9 to i'll 10s. Storo Cattle.—An easier demand, tleifers .£6 10s. \to JCB 5b.; oigliteen months' steers, .£8 12s. &1-; bulls, «£l3 155.; good etoro cows, .-£8 10s. Dairy Cattle.—Tho yarding was diflicult to quit. Good springing lieifcrs, to .£2O 55.; ordinary heifers, to .£l4; specially good young dairy cows, <£18 to A2G 59.; oldor and backward cows, .£8 to £15. Vealers —Burners, £9 55.; good vealers, £7 17s. Gd.; medium vealers, -£4 165.; inferior calves, .£l2 2s. Bd. Eat Pigsi-A general .easing in pnees was experienced. Choppers, £9 to i£l3, light bticoners, £5 15s, to XG 10s.; heavy baconers, £& to £& 10s. (average price per lb lid. to llid.); light porkers, £i . 10s. to i£s; heavy porkers, ss. to .£5 12s. Gtl. (average price per ib. Is. 1411. to .A •much easier demand, except for verniers. Medium stores, .£3 10s. to M 45.; small stores, £1 12s. to £3 Gs:; good'weanera, £2 lto.; email weaners XI 12s. to .£2; flows, in pig, & Nfc" to .£lO 10s!