ADDINGTON MARKET

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 January 1914, Page 4

ADDINGTON MARKET

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Christchurch, January 14. At Addiugton to-day there were large entries of stock and a good attendance. The change in the weather that set in in the afternoon came too late to effect* the number of stockj coming forward. Fat cattle showed'a further drop in jmees, and fat lambs firmed by about £d per lb. Store sheep, which were mostly hoggets, also sold \yell, and fat sheep maintained last week's prices. Pigs showed a slight improvement ill prices. Best hoggets made 14s Gd to lGs, other average lines lis to 14s, culls Gs upwards, 4 and Gtooth wethers 18s Gd to 18s 7d, others 15s to 17s lid, 2-tooth wethers 9s Gd, 2-tooth ewes 14s 9d, merino wethers 13s Id, merino ewes 14s. Fat lambs.—Tegs 21s to 245, equal to Gd per lb, average freezing weights 17s Gd to 21s, equal to G|d per lb; light and unfinished 14s 2d to 17s. Fat sheep.—Prime wethers 21s to 24s Gd; others lGs 5d to 20s Gd, prime ewes 18s to 255, others 13s to 17s Gd. Fat cattle.—Steers £8 10s to £11, extra to £15 10s, heifers £5 17s Gd to £8 ss, extra to £10 15s, cows £5 5s to £10 12s Gd. Store cattle. Fifteens to 18inonth sorts £2 15s to £3 10s, 2.year steers £4, 2-vear heifers £3 15s, dry cows £1 10s to £5 9s Gd. Dairy cows made £3 to £10 7s fid. Fat pigs. - Choppers 55s to 85s, heavy baconers 57s (id to Gss, ex- ■, tra to 735; others 48s to 50s; these prices being equal to s.jd to -)id per lb. Heavy porkers 43s to 4Gs; lighter 38s to 425; equivalent to G(d to H|d per lbStore pigs. -Largie stores ,38s to 41s Gd, medium 30s io 375, small sorts 22s to 295. ' Weaners were easier and realised 12s Gd to His, larger sorts making to 225.