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Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 September 1913, Page 3

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THE ADDIXItTUIN SALES. [i'ER I'IIESS AbbUIIATiU.N .j Ciirislciiurcii, bepi. iU. At Addington 10-uay there were average enLries ol stock and a good attendance. There was no change in the values ol lal cattle. Store sheep were oitered in smaller inuiibeis, and tlie only change in prices was tiiat owe liog'&ols were hrmer. A few new season s fat lambs sold well, and fat sheep opened firmly, Inn the market e.tsed soniewluti later 011. Eat pigs sold freely at an advance in prices. Tlie yarding of store siieep was very small. Uood ewe hoggets, lUs to 20s sd; otlLor ewe hoggets, lUs to 17s: best lines of mixed and wether hoggets, lUs Ud to lis 2d; good sorts, 10s; small and inferior lines, 14s; four and six-tooth wethers, 22s to 22s 8d; two and fourtooth, fairly forward, to 20s Ud; two-tooth, low-conditioned ewes, 18s lid; aged and low-eonditioned ewes, 12s Bd. Twenty-six new season s fat lambs were entered. These were of nice quality, and well grown, and they sold well, the best making 25s to 28s, and lighter Vorts 15>>a to 22s Ud. The entry of fat sheep was somewhat larger than foi the past two weeks. The market opened very firmly, but of): somewhat later on. There were a number of unfinished wethers that were not 1 even forward enough for graziers, and there were dull of sale. Prime wethers, 2:Js (id to 2!)s: lighter, 21s to 2os: prime ewes, 20s Gd to 27s 4d : others, 1.7s Ud if" hoggets, 18s (Id to 20s; ,merino wethers, 18s to 225; merino ewes, I.Bs 'id. Beef cattle were represented by a yarding aggregating 2GT tliead. Steers, £7 Jos to £11 2s Gd; extra to £1G 12s (>d; heifers, £G t's Gd to £9 ss; extra, to £12 ss; ,: ' oA y s » £0 10s to £9: extra to £12 las. Store cattle were in fairly good supply, but. the bulk were toe young for this season of the join, and, consequently, the demand was not keen for this class, out other descriptions were iu gpot demand. Yearlings made ill 12s to £11 13s; fifteen to eigbteenmonths' sorts, £2 Gs to f-J los

two-year steers, £b Is; two-year heifers, M 3s; two ami a half-year steers, £b Is: three-year heifers, M. 2s fid; dry cows, £1 15s to £h 10s; dairv cows made ;£3 to £10 10s. There was a medium entry of fat pigs. Prices realised: Choppers made £5 10s to £(i 10s; large baconers, £o 12s (id to £4 4s; lighter, £2 15s to £:', 10s. These prices were equal to (id to Old per lb. Large porkers made £2 18s to ■£212s:'ligliler40sto40s. This was equal to (ild to 7d peril). Store pigs realised oßs to 425; medium 28s to '17s: small sorts 22s to 275: Only one pen of weancrs came forward, aud these realised 225.