ADDINGTON MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 39, 16 February 1933, Page 18

ADDINGTON MARKET

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.). .:•.: CHRISTCHURCH, February 15. Entries in the store sheep section at Addington market, today were much larger,' but ■': in other. departments,' except fat .'cattle, they were lighter. There-was a. general'teasing in values. Store sheep had a hard sale, with frequent passings of ewes; Wethers-sold slightly better. In a heavy store- lamb yarding values were down about Is- a head-in: anticipation of a drop, in the schedule for export lambs. Medium 6 and- 8-toothßomney .cross ewes sold to 10s 3d; ordinary 4 ;an.d 6tooth Romney cross, Os 9d to 10s 6d; ordinary' S.M. Romney cross, .to 7s, 6d; medium 4/6, and '8-tboth halfbred 'to 10s; ordinary 2:tooth halfbred -to' 9s; : good S.M. halfbred, 8s to 9s; ordinary S:M. halfbred, ,6s to' 7s; aged, 2s 6d to 4s;. good 6 and 8-tooth halfbred' wethers, to 9s ;6d; "ordinary halfbred, 8s to 8s; forward lambs, 8s 6d to 95.6 d; m*.dium,-7s to. 8s 3d; average, 5s 6d .to 6s 9d; cuir lambs,. 3s to 5s 3d; good Corriedale ewes to 12s; ordinary halfbred, 7s to 7s 9d; ordinary crossbred to 7s 9d. Fat lambs had a weaker market, but not to a quotable extent except for heavy lambs. Extra prime heavy lambs - sold to 16s-IOd; prime heavy, 14s to 15s 6d; medium weight, lis 6d to 13s 6d; light, fls 6d to lis. Fat sheep: A smaller entry, and this was the cause of last week's, prices'being maintained in spite of a reduction in the export schedule. Freezers . bought only a small proportion of the entry. Extra prime heavy wethers sold to 17s 6d; prime heavy, 15g .'to , 16s 6d; prime medium weight, 13s to 14s 6d; ordinary and light, 10s to 12s 6d; extra prime heavy 'ewes, 12s; prime heavy, -9s 6d to' lis; •■ prime medium weight, 7s 6d to 9s; ordinary, 6s 3d to 7s 3d; light, 4s 6d to 6s. Fat cattle: A heavy entry, comprising 410 head. The over-supply caused a further easing up to 15s a head. Best beef sold up to 21s 6d per 1001b, with odd pens of baby, beef selling up to 215.. . Good steer and heifer beef... made 16s to 18s; medium quality, 13s 6d to 15s 6d;! good cow. to 13s, and' rough to ordinary cow, 6s to '10s per 1001b. Extra prime heavy steerß sold to £9 7s 6d; prime heavy. £6 to £7- 17s- 6d; prime, medium weight; £5 to £6 10s;. light: and ordinary, £2,-2s 6d to £4 10s; extra prime heifers to £7.2s 6d;; prime, £3 10s to £5 ss; medium, £2 17s 6d to £3 10s; light, £2 10s; extra prime cows to £6 2s 6d; Prime, £2 to £4; medium,. £2 2s 6d to £2 17s 6d; light to £2. ' Fat,pigs: A small market and■ an improvement in prices. Choppers made £2 to £4; baconers; 34s 6d to 58s 6d; average price a pound 3%d to 4d; porkers, 24s 6d to 32s 6d; average price a- pound 4d to sd. .■ ~ .'